BY D. A. & 0. H. BUBBLER
V OLUME
EXKOUTION .OF REBELS AT CANTON,
is stated in the China Mail,
that the thonsanda of men brought to Can
ton u paleness are now beingdecapitated
at the rate of one hundred and fifty a day.
Thelditor, who witnessed some of the
executions says:
With a sharp knife a slice was out out
from underieselt arm. A low suppress
ed and fearful groan from each followed
the operation of the weapon. Dexterous
as butchers, a slice was taken successfully
by the operators from the calves, the
thighs and then from each breast. We
may suppose, we may hope, that by this
time the sufferers were insensible to pain ;
but they were not dead. The knife was
then stuck in the abdomen, which wait rip
ped up to the breast bone, and the blade
twitted round and round as the heart was
separated from its holding. Up to this
moment, having once set eyes on the
victims under torture, they had become
fixed as by fascination ; but they could be
rivetted there no longer. A whirling sen
sation ran through the brain, and it was
with difficulty we could keep ourselves
from falling. But this was not all ; the
lashings were then cut, and the head be
ing tied by the tail to a limb of a cross,
was severed from the body, which was
then dismembered of hands and arms, feet
and legs separately.
OLD PROVERB Fst.strteo.—Benjam in
Bird, a bachelor aged 70 years, was mar
ried at the Roman Catholic Church, on
Fifth street, Cincinnati, 0., to Mrs. Julia
Chair,. a buxom widow of 30 So the
old Bird was caught at last by C/uti.
CHECKERED Pouncs.—The Liberty
Party Convention held at Utica N.Y., on
Wednesday, placed on their ticket for
-State officers two black men and five
white atm. A black man (Fred. Doug -
lass) is placed at the head of the noket,
for Secretary of State, and the other bla
man (Jae. B Peahen) is nominated hr
Attorney General.
A HHAVY CLAIM IN PRrINPECT.—M .
Chas. Ingersoll, .of Philadelphia, on, f
the killed by the Camden and Amb - ... •
Railioad disaster at BUrlington, would
have inherited a fortune of e 500,000 had ,
he lived until he arrived at the age of '2l
ycars. which would have been the last of
the present month. A clause in the will
provided that in the event of . his decease
before arriving at ago . the fortune would
fall to another hraneli of the -family. It
is Haul that all effort will be made to re
cover this niUUuut from the Company, as
in all probability. hail not this accident
oeenreJ. lie would have lives UNCOnliti in
pomsessitni of the fortune. /
SaMIC TP . I : ;T - . .Valley Delis*
otrat says "M r.' Win. S. Kirkle, living
in the Inwer end of this younty, has in
formed It. th.ll hr has just finished digging
his potitnes and lily's Or measurement that
ho liar one hnadrt. I and sevenlll bushels
4 r iiiii iweenei_flalti of an acre of ground, I
tin.l eight porone., we are inhirmed filled
a hall bushel measure."
Ex PREIIDENT FI LLMORE. it is said, has
declined the honor ill a Doctorate, of Laws
from an Ettglibit University which Lord
i'a tme 111111 other great men of Engltiod
were fle,.irints to have einiferred on ,himi
*site tin the croitiol that he had not receiv
ed a university or even a.college etinca
t
limas nvE A Nontstt.--z-Sir Walter Scott
wrote, "The ;We I , i mankind would per
ish dial they reave to help each other.—
From me time that the mother binds the
child's head to the nininent that some kind
assistant wipes the death damp from the
brow of the dying;•we cannot exist with
out mutual help. All, therefore, that need
aid, have a right to ask it of .their fellow
mortals; and no one. who his it in his
power to grant can refuse without incut
ring guilt."
The following is an extract from a
__soldier's letter in the camp in the Crimea:
✓l'he other night I was in the en trench
ments, and a good number of us were sit
ting together amusing ourselves. One
was singing* song called, "Mary, weep no
more for me," in which occurs these
beautiful lines ;
'Far, far from thee I sleep in death,
Bo,Hary, weep no more for me;'
when a shell came in. burst among us,
and killed the man while he was singing
the song. never was so sexed for any
one in my life; it•opened his skull com
pletely, and he died in sit instant."
WORTH A TRIAL.-II is stated that Mr.
John Brush, of Brooklin, N,Y., haisaved
the plume on a number of trees, the pres
ent season. by binding bunches of tansy
upon the limbs, in several Olaces. The
fruit upon the trees thus 'treated ripened
to perfection, while that near by. not
thus protected, was entirely destroyed by
the insects.
YALE Cou.nots.—One hundred and
forty freshmen have joined Yale College
this year. the largest also ever known.-
-About thirty more have joined the other
chasm •
Arm shred months' incessant labor,
the Russians have replaced ME great bell
In the tower of Bats "Juan, on the Mom•
lin,. which, on being tolled for the late
Czar, fell and broke through no less than
three separate stories of vaults, killing
five persons on the spot. The bell is
said to be the largest ,M the world, weigh.
ing no less than 80,000 pounds.
An ancient rhyme divides female-bean
it into lour orders as follows :
Lotig and lazy,
Little and loud,
• Fair and foolish,
Dark and proud.
It, is estimated that the wheat mop this
year, in the United States, will not be
less Than one-hundred and eighty-five
millions of bushels I Who says bread
will not be Cheap this fall and winter t
The Yellow Fever is abating inmost of
the Southern cities.
THE STAB.AN . D HNNII
U771738E14.
Friday Evening, Sept. .tl, 1855.
True Americanism.
"Against the insidous wiles of foreign influ
ence, I conjure you lo believe me, fellow citi
zens, the jealousies of a free people ought to
be constantly awake. History and experience
both prove that foreign influence is one of the
most baneful foesof a republican government."
—Washington's Farewell Address.
"It does not accord with the policy of this
government to bestow offices, civil or military,
upon foreigners, to the exclusion of our own
citizens.— Washington.
"Foreign influence to America, is like the
Grecian Horse to Troy i it conceals an ene
my in its heart. We cannot be too careful to
exclude its entrance."—Madiron. .
"I hope we may find some means in future
of shielding ourselves from Foreign Influenm
—political, commercial or in whatever form it
may. ho attempted. I can scarcely withhold
myself from joining in the wialksof Silas
Deane, that there were an ocean of fire between
this and the old world."—Afferson.
"I f ever the Liberty of your Republic is de
stroyed, it will be by the Roman Catholic
Priests—. Lafayette.
"It is true that we should become a little
more Americanized."—Jackson.
"They will make our elections a curse in
stead of a blessitig."—Martin Van Buren.
"The people of the United States : may they
remember, that, to preserve their liberties, they
must do their own voting and their own fight
ing."— Harrison.
'Lord preserve out country_from all foreign
influence."—The Last Prayer of General
Jackson.
The Woo. George W. Woodward.
HIS OPINIONS ABOUT FOREIGNERS
This gentleman is one of the most zeal
ous and talented members of the Demo
-M:title-Party in the Siete of-Pennsylvania..
He always possessed the confidence of the
radical Anti-Bank and Anti-Tarifrportion
of the Democrats. He was nominated
for the Senate of the United States by a
Democratic cadet's, and for the Supreme
Cmirt of ifle United Stilts by the Adm in
istration of James K. Polk. He was de
feated for both places by General Simon
Cameron. In 1852, Geo: W. Woodward
was nominated by the Democrats for the
Supremo Court of Pennsylvania. He re
ceived the whole Democratic, a small por
tionir of the Whi ' e, and was elected by
andsiAie hI3 .
In 1837 and o vcconvention met for
, the purpose of °forming the Constitution
. f -litemiiiii+iiistie i-4,i3liShiltiihirirrit . wee'
a member of the Convention. During the
sitting of the Convectilm, a resolution was
introiced to inquire into the expediency
of pribiting the immigration of free ne
groes into this Stns. A motion was
made to amend the resolution, and, also,
prevent the immigration of forei gners.—
When this amendment was pend ing, Judge
Woodward offered an amendment to it,,
which will be found reported, in Vol. V
444—Debates of Reform Convention, in
the following manner:
"Mr. Woodward moved to amend the
amendment by adding thereto the words :
..and that the said Committee be also in
structed
to inquire into the propriety of so ,
amending Mc Constitution as to PRE-1
VENT ANY FOREIGNERS, ‘VIIO
MAY ARRIVE IN Tills STATE
AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY,
1841. FROM ACQUIRING THE
RIGHT TO VOTE OR TO HOLD
OFFICE IN THE COMMON
W EALTH ."
In suppcirt and defence of the above a
mendment Judge Woodward said: •
, •Sir, I appreciate as much as any man
living the many political rights and • privil
eges, which I, in common with the people
of the United States, am now enjoying;
and it is my honest impression that WE
DO BUT SQUANDER THOSE
PRIVILEGES IN CONFERRING
THEM UPON EVERY INDIVIDUAL,
WHO CHOOSES TO COME AND
CLAIM THEM. He knew that a great
portion of those who came among us
from foreign countries, consist frequently
of the WORST PART OF THE POP
ULATION OF THOSE COUNTRIES;
THAT THEY ARE UNA,CQUAIN
TED WITH THE VALUE OF
THESE PRIVILEGES ; AND THAT,
THEREFORE, THEY DO NOT
KNOW HOW TO USE THEM. I
think that in thus conferring them indis
criminately upon all, WE ARE DOING
INJURY TO OUR LIBERTIES AND
INSTITUTIONS; and 'I believe thet,
it the time has not yet come, it will speed
il.y come, when it will be indispensably
necessary .either for this body, or some
other body of this State , or of the United
States, to inquire whether it s not a right
to put some plan into execution, by which
FOREIGNERS SHOULD BE PRE
VENTED FROM CONTROLLING
OUR ELECTIONS, AND BROW
BEATING OUR AMERICAN CITI
ZEN. AT THE POLLS."
Judge Woodward says further; -
"And what claims have foreigners from
any country—aye, Sir, from any country,
which is strong enough to justify us IN
PROSTITUTING OUR POLITICAL
PRIVILEGES by conferring them care.
lessly and indiscriminately on every indi
vidual, who may reside 'here for two or
three years—become a naturalized citizen,
and then command our offices ? THERE
RE VERY MANY OF THESE
MIGRANTS WHO KNOW MOTH-
' NG OF POLITICAL PRIVILEGES
IN THEIR OWN; COUNTRY BE
FORE THEY EMIGRATE TO THIS.
The world is unknown to them ; or if
they hear of it at all, they hear of it as
something in which they have no partici
pation. Is not this the fact Sir, we
all know that it is; we know that very
many of these emigrants never enjoyed
any political privileges themselves—
GETTYSBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTENBEB 28, /855,
THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWL
EDGE OF THEM, AND LEAST OF
ALL, HAVE THEY ANY KNOWL
EDGE OF OUR PEOPLE, OUR
GOVERNMENT, OR OUR INSTITH.
TIONS: The acquirement of this knowl
edge is not the work 'ea day. THEY•
HAVE NO SYMPATHY IN COM
MON WITH ; THEY HAVE NO
QUALIFICATIONS 'l'o RENDER
THEM FIT RECIPIENTS OF
THESE HIGH . POLITICAL PRIVIL
EGES."
'Phase were the sentiments avowed by
the Hon, Judge Woodward to the Reform
Convention of Pensylvania. They can
be found in Vol. V, page 447, Debates of
Reform Convention. It is not improbable
that this distinguished Democrat and learn
ed Judge may have suggested to some in
genious and patriotic, person the idea of
tor ming the Know-Nothing or American .
Party, for be predicts that the time will
speedily come when it wi II be indispen
bly necessary to-put some plan in execu
tion to prevent foreigners from controlling
our elections, and brow-heating Smerican
citizens al the polls. The Republican, or
anti-Slavery leaders, think that the Know-
Nothing Party had its origin in the South,
and was intended to distract the North
iv the - Slavery question.. -The Roman
Catholics hold that it originated with the
devil, who has a bad habit of deserting his
friends,and,thinking that the Pope was go
' ing down hill. wishes to assist hi' progress
by a hearty kick ; but, with endue deference.
to their great means of information, we
incline to award the honor of first mugged
ling Ate idea of the Know-Nothing Party
to the Hon. George W Woodward, of
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Opinions of lion. James BUChillII.•
an about Foreign Influence.
The newspapers and politicians, owned
and controlled by the Alien -Party and its
allies, have been most virulent and clam
orous in their denunciation-of the Amer
ican Organization, because it is hostile
to foreign influence, desires a madification
of the Naturalization law and contends that
"Americans should rule America." We
wish toehow that the opinions of the Amer
kon Party are not new ones, but they
have been long ago avowed by distinguieh
ed leaders of the Democratic Party. In
1815, on the 4 of July ; the Ilon. James
Buchanan delivered 'an Oration in the
City or. landaster. from that oration We
-With -1114---fotion-ingriratracr: - ' -- If
the subject of foreign influence, and upon
the policy that the United States ought to
pursue towards foreign nations -Mr. Buch
anan said :
'Again we stand nentral towards all the
European piYwers. What then shall be
the political conduct of our country in fu•
ture ? Precisely to pursue the political
maxims advoCated by Washington. WE
OUGHT TO CULTIVATE PEACE
WITH ALL NATIONS BY A DOP•
TING A STRICT NEUTRALITY
NGT ONLY OF CONDUCT BUT
OF SENTIMENT. We ought to
make our neutrality respected py placing
ourselves in an attitude of defence. We
ought forever to abandon the wild project
itself. For its protection we ought to
increase our Navy. We ought never to
think of embargoes and non-iutercourse
laws without abhorrence. We ought to
use every honest exertion to turn out of
power those weak and wicked men, who
have abandoned the political path marked
out for this country by Washington, and
whose visonary theories have , been tes
ted by 'experience and found wanting
ABOVE ALL, WE OUGHT TO
DRIVE FROM OUR SHORES FOR
EIGN INFLENCE, AND CHERISH
EXCLUSIVELY AMERICAN FEEL
INGS. FOREIGN INFLUENCE
HAS BEEN IN EVERY NOE, 'IIIE
CURSE OF REPUBLICS. Her jaun
diced eyes see all things in false colors.
The thick atmosphere of prejudice, by
which she is forever surrounded, excludes
from her sight the light of Heaven.—
Whilst she worships the nation which , she
favors for this very crime, she curses the
enemy of that nation even for their vir
tues. In every age she marched before
the enemies of her country, proclaiming
peace when there was no peace, and lul
ling its defenders into fatal security, while ,
the iron'hand,of despotisiut was aiming al
death
.blow at their liberties. Already
our InTant Republic has felt her withering I
influence. Already has she involved us
in a war, which had nearly cost us our
existence. LET US THEN LEARN
WISDOM FROM EXPERIENCE.
AND FOREVER BANISH THIS
FIEND FROM OUR SOCIETY." -
The substitution of foreign for native
police-men still goes on in New :York,
On Thursday of last week, four wore dis
charged ; and four others appointed. The
latter are named Thomas Beattie, Thomas
Maxon, Jersey Graluim and blichaelOongh
ral--and are all Irishmen by birth. On
this the N. Y. nneit--anti-4 , 11.n0w Noth
ing"— remarks
s 4 Gentlemen who'go down we commiser
ate ; but they bad no business to be born
in America, if they expect to hold office.
Next time let them be wise enough to go
over to Ireland and bo born, and better
luck to them. We congratulate the lone
cent people who sinl believe that four mo
del mayor does not allow any politics in
the Police Department,—upen their igno..
ranee."
The Greeks had !Idle or ao dlion ~ri
butter, and the early Retnane used it as 'a
medicine—never as a footle co that it in
comparatively a modern article of diet.
Tetiperance puts wood on the fire, flour
in the barrel, vigor in the body, intelli
gence in thobrain, and spirit in the whole
composition of men.
(TEARLESS AND, FREE."
?
American Principids from our
ConntrigB Fathers.
We,ask those who revile American
"principl'es• to reed over the following.
GEORGIC WASHINGTON. in a letter addres
sed to Gov. Meatus, dated White Plains,
July 24, 1770, said'; ' '
• ,
"Baron Steuben, I 'now find, is also
.
wanting to quit his inspectorship, for a
command in the line. ,This will be pro
ductive of much discontents, In a word,
though I think the Heron an excellent of
ficer. I do most devoutedly. wish we had
not a single foreigner amongst us except
the Marquis de Lalayette; who acts upon
very different principles' from those which
govern the rest."
In another letter dated Philadelphia.
Nov. 17. 1794*, and addressed to 'the eider .
ADAMS. the Pater Petri...said :
~
"My opinion with respect to immigre
tion is, except of useful. mechanics, and
come particular descriptions of men and
professions, there is 'ee:need of encour
agement."
• ,
•,, ,
Again, a letter from ,tbe same hand, 11.1-
ted front his residence, January 20, 1790,
in reply to a letter applYing for office, has
this passage :
"It does not accord with the policy of
this government, to bestow offices, civil or
military, upon foreignerrc to the exclusion
arGUr citizens."
THOMAS JEYFETSON, the- great apostle ,
and founder of American Democracy, thus I
recorded his opinions:
"Foreigners will bring with them the
principles of the goveriments they leave,
imbibed in their early youth ; or if able
to throw them off. it will be in exchange
for an unbounded licentimuness, passing,
as is usual , front one extreme to another.
It would• be a miracle were they to stop
precisely at the point of temperate liberty.
These . principles ,,-.. with ..their language,
trey will transmit to their children. In
proportion to their Initialers, they will
share with us in the Legislation. They
will infuse' into it their spirit, warp and
bias its direction, and render it a hetroge- .
neous. incoherent, distracted mass."
In his "Notes on Virginia," speaking
of the population' of - America, the same
author of the Declaration of Independence
said : . •
"Here I will beg leave to propose a
doubt. The present desire of America is'
to produce a rapid population, by as great
importation of foreigner. • as possible.—
But is this foUnded in gond policy 1 * *
* * Aie there noAtteofiveni noes to
...bo.4.thrown.intraim.-101 011 1 016 : *d
i*
vantages expected from 'the multiri motion
of numbers, by the importation of foreign
ers f It is for the happiness of those
united in society, to harmonize as much ae
possible, in matters which they must of
necessity transact together. Civil govern
ment being. the sole object of forming so
cieties, its administration most be conduc
ted by common consent. Every species
lof government has its specific principles.
Ours, perhaps. are more peculiar - than
any other in the universe. It is a com
position of the freest principles of the En
glish Constitution, with oilier derived
from natural right and reason. To these
nothing can be more opposed than the
maxims of Titanium monarchies. Yet
from such *we may expect the greatest
number of emigrants. They will bring
with them the principles of thn govern.
ments they have imbibed iti'early youth ;
or if able to throw them off, it will he
in exchange for an unbounded licentious
ness, passing. as is usual, from one ex•
irerne to another. It would be a miracle
were they to atop precisely at the point of
temperate libel ty. Their . principles, with
their language, they will transmit to their
children. In proportion to then number
they will share with us in the legislation.
They will infuse into it their spirit, warp
and bias its direction, and render it a het
rogeneoue, incoherent distracted mass. I
may appeal to experience, during the pre
sent contest, for a verification of these
conjectures; but if they are not certain in
event, are they not possible. are they not
probable 1 Is it not safer to wait with
patience for the attainment of-population
desired or expected I May not our gov.
ernment be more homotenons, more
peaceable, more durable 1" •
On another occasion he penned this
memorable paragraph : , •
"1 hope we may find some means in fu
lure of shielding ourselves from foreign
influence-political, commercial or in what
ever torni it may be attempted. I what
there were an ocean of fire between this
and the old world."
The good Jamas Moms, animated by
the same spirit, said;
"Foreign influence is a Grecian horse
40 the Republic—we cannot be too care
ful to exclude its entrance."
ANDREW JACIDION declared to his coon-,
trymen :
"It is. time that we should become a
little more Americanized, end instead of
feeding the paupers and laborers of En
gland, feed our own ; or elye, in a short
time, by our present policyJ we shall be
paupers ourselve.."
At a - later date, impressed iiith the truth
.of the facts we have mentioned, .DANISL
Waimea, with the sententious brevity pe
culiar to the man, recorded it u hii firm
conviction "that there Is an irnorative
necessity for reforming the Naturalization
Laws of the United States."
10:7-The Americans of Mifflin 'county
had a grand popular deinostration at Low
‘-ton...reetntly. _Lerjice numbers of the
people were preeent.and eloquentspeoches
were made by Gon. Wit. H. levier and
Hop. JOHN WILLIAMSON. A full ticket
has been nominated headed by John Par=
cell for liwiembly. The Whigs'and Low.
foots lutve amalgamated' upon • "him"
ticket.
•
[From the Imam:ill; Journal.
Henry Clay and the' Antl -Amer-
leans.
TURN AND NOW:—We must acknowl
edge that it puts our patience to a severe
trial to read the articles and paragraphs
of the anti-American papers and to listen
to the speeches of anti• American condi
dates and orators in relation to Henry
Clay. In every anti-American paper and
from every anti-American candidate, we
see and hear the most highly wrought en.
[ogles ;Ton the man whom they now call
the intinortal statesman of Ashland.—
They talk of him as a man of proud and
honorable principles ; they denominate
bid "the glorious Clay," they speak of
him as being Inc lofty in all his feelings
and impulses and sentiments over to stoop
to concealment or deception; . they tell us,
that while ho wits the leader of the Whig
party, it was a noble and bold and gener.
ous and patriotio party ; and they invoke
his name in every assault upon the Amer
jean organization and ask how his pure
and high and haughty lout, if he were
now alive, would regard such an organiza
tion. Now we say to these anti-American
newspapers and these anti• American aspi
rants for office, that, if what they say a.
born Clay and the old Whig party is just
and true, if it has one psrtiele of . justice
and truth in it, they the:wolves have
bean throng,bout nearly all their political
fives, the vilest and basest and most info-.
mein liars and slanderers that have' over
disgraced their kind. By th4' declarations
which, for the sake of securing.attti.Know.
Nothing votes they aro now putting forth
as to Henry Clay and the old Whig party,
they' proclaim , themselves to have been,
through nearly all the years of their ex
istenee,N set of calumniators fit for noth
ing better than to have their tongues cut
or pulledkclut of their mouths or bored
through and through with rod hot irons..
If Henry. Clay was great _and._good_ and
lqty and patriotic, and if the life'of the
Whim e party was proud and glorious,: what
sort of men or beasts or devils can those
editors and demagogues have been, who,
with their accursed pens and' ,
lips, lied a.
way the lives of Henry Clay and the Whig
party ?
• We have been daily intending for some
time past to le& over the files of these
old Democratic ellirs, who, to win - Whig
support to the AFT-American or Sag Nioht
comae, are now so loud and. rapturous in
their praise of Henry . Clay , and the - old
Whig party. But , the Editor of the Shel
by News has saved us the trouble of an ex
amination of those files by quotitg two er
three of the most infamous•of their ar
tildes. • • •
And here is a most horribly atrocious
iiiiiilicatirinVinfieti - - - 1t sant
noted in the Illinois State Begisterof Aug.
'2B, 1844, and which was paraded as prom
inently as possible in the Louisville Dem
ocrat, and, so far as we remember, in ev
ery other Locofnee paper in the country.
Whigs ! look at this infernal pieturo, paint
ed a little 'more than ten years ago by
those, who to wheedle you into the sur
port of their candidates, now talk to you
about the proud and glorious Henry Clay
and the proud and glorious old Whig
party.
Henry
•Clay, the liv
ing personification
and embodiment of
Whig principles,
Whig address.
In 1777, •
born;
in
1805 quar
relled with Col. Davies of
Kentucky, which led to his first
duel ; in 1808 he challenged Humph.
rey Marshall, and fired three times at his
heart; in 1825, he challen,ged the great
- John Randolphh, and fired once athis
heart *. butwithouteffect•inlB3Bpl aned •
the SILLY DUEL:by which was
per pctrated afoul murder and
a w ife madeamaniac; in
18 41, when 65
yea rs old, and ' 11T
ay headed, is nn der
5,0 00 dollars BONDS TO
NE EP THE PEACE 1 . At
the age of 29 be perjuredliints elf
to secure a seat in the U. Sta tea
S enate lln 1824 he made an in
fa moos bargain with Sohn Quincy
Adams, by which he sold out for It
rFoR• A - SIX THOUSAND
. year office ;ho is also well known
as a gambler and Sabbath
breaker. His polticalprin
ciples are pr emsely, And
exactly tho se of die ,
Hartfordeo ventionfid
emlists ; • "posed
to equal rights,
equal pnvila
ges, a nd eq
nal la wsand
• char tered
privileges
' • Alsci bean
' • stain • s the
faros ions
Alge rinea
in th eir d
eeds . of bl
nod and
murder
ILIL
CONSTITUTION AND LAWS
Now if Henry Clay and the old Whig
party were 400 d and patriotic andglorions,
as the anti-Americans who want Whig
votes sell no they wore, we ask if it does
not seem almost a pity that God permits
the_authors of the fiendish slanders .of
1844 to falai and--poison, hi . s mines
bhase with their foul and' faittiferons
reath.
KANSAS PtiLITICB.—The free-aoilors
have nominated Roo . Govenoilleeder for Cong.
rosy and have selected the;second Monday in
October 11;ir
[Thm the .Ltrtheran Observer.
'THE SNOW-NOTHINGS.
Thia association has been ushered into
existence "all - of a' sudden." A year or
two ago we had not beard of them; and
now they number their teas of thousands,
and are exerting an influence in political
affairs that has already disturbed the equa
nitnity of both Democrats and Whigs.—
Both these leading political parties condemn
them and theirleading principles, but they
notwithstanding seem to be multiplying
with great, perhaps unparalleled rapidity ;
and judgipg from the signs 'Of the times,
the periedls.not far distant when they will
take the reins of both State. end Federal
government into their hands !!,p,ti,rule this
nation without the official aid of foreteßrs.
Lest we bo suspected of an unfair bias,
we remark in advance, that we do not be
long to the order, and know not that wo
ever shall. Wo however believe that
there was a net:ashy for something of the
kind in our country and that Roman Cath
olics, together with the c,ourting, fawning
and adulating—might we not say--intri
gueingeourse of politicians in order to win
them over to their respective parties, in
part constituted this necessity.
As'we understand the subject the "Know-
Nothings" diselaim all proscription on the
score of religious rights guaranteed in the
constitution-alike to all Christian denomi
nations. "The head and front of their of
fending," if we aro ootrectly informed is to
prevent foreigners arid Roman' Catholics
from holding civil office. This is said by
their opponents to be ,oppression and per
mention, and also a violation of the Con
stitution of the United States as well as of
individual States. Is this true ? Have
not the Whigs been doing their utmost
these many years ,to prevent both Protes
tants and Catholics, foreigners and natives,
who did not belong to their party, froiti
holding office ! Have net , the Democrats,
been engaged with all •their might in the
NllllO _inglorious effort ? And let it be
remembered that this Whig and demoeratio
Warfare against all who did not believe and
not as they believed and acted, was based
not on a religions but a political urged; and
is the, latter more important than the for
mer ? The dedrine "to the victorsbelong I
the spoils," or in other words, the demi
,nant'party are entitled to all the o ffi ces of
profit or honor, was publioly proclaimed
and too faithfully put into practice., Did
either party think itself justly chargeable
with oppression and persecution, on account
of pursuing the same policy:which now
they condemn in the Know-Nothings ?
But the truth is, the doctrine of the latter
does - net even appear to be so proscriptive
as that of the two political parties. They
only aim at excluding foreigners, while
thdlrtaittniniur
may hold office whether they belong to the
Know-Nothiug order or' not. But it is
contended that the exclusion front office of
naturalized foreigners is a violation of the
constitution, because this document claims
equality of civil and religious rights and
privileges for the adopted us well as native, ,
the Catholic as well its Protestant eitizen,
and that this is in accordance with the laws
of God and mature, Let us look at this for
a moment. The Constitution of the Uni
ted States etuphatically declares that no
foreigner shall be elected either to the
Presidency or Vice Presidency of -this
country. Now what is this, so fur as it
goes, but the, ratikest Know-Nothiugism 7 1
If :linen is not honest enough to be a Pres
ident, can he have sufficient honesty to fill
an inferior office ? if he might rob you of a
thou and dollars, would he refuse to wrong
you of a hundred ? •If he would betray
his country as President, would lie be true
to her intrests as congressman. or cabinet
minister, or judge,or miuister-plertipoten.
fiery If treason be in the heart there is ,
no danger of his turning older in a aubor
dinate as well as in the supreme office ?
As to religions rights and privileges, wo
have already intimated that, as we under
stood the thing, the Knowttothings con
tend for equal rights•hoth to the foreigner
and native, the Outhcilio and Protestant ;
and it strikes us it is the .Catholio who de
nies these "rights" to the people. At any
rate the "Shepherd of the Valley" has
plainly told ns that "when the Romanists
get the numerical majority in this country.
then religious and civil freedom will be at
an end."
If then, there was a necessity in our
country for such an order as that we al
lude to, was it not, as alleady, said,
the Catholic who created it ? Have
they not joined together as Foreign
-rs or, Roman Catholics instead of eel
ing as American citizens, and is it wrong
to counteract such movemeots by alt the
legitimate efforts which patriotic citizens
of all parties make? It cannot be denied
that they have been used by leading for
eigners and natives, whose object was to
obtain power by throwing votes into the
political scale at an opportune moment,
and that by this means they have obtain
ed a most undue influence both at Wash
ington and at home. This course is mitt
einevious to the country and . subversive
of the spirit of our Constitution, because
it appeals to and is founded on the the sup
port of men who go to the ballot box, not
as' Americans, not mi citizens, bat a's na
tives of a foreign land and as religionists
of a foreign dictator, banded together )o
accolziplish some object gratifying in some
way foreign tastes or feelings. Now, how
is this evil to be remedied except by a u
nion of native citizens who shall act to
gether until a signal -rebuke shall have`
been administered to this indecent effort
on the part of men who, coming to our
shores generally poor and ignorant, have
allowed themselves to be- turned against'
the spirit of the institutions of the coun-,
try by which- they have been cherished
hate vigor, life and energy I They have
tilled our poor-bouses and prisons ; they
have blocked up our streets witk vagrants
and paupers ; they have increased our tax
es; and, as if all this were not (moue!,
they_ have obtruded themselves iuto_politi
cal offices before they unllerstka either
our language or institutions. If the Ro
man Catholics of tbie country bad been
let alone; bi politicians of nob. parties; if
the former hid btencontent to protein It*
churoh,na they could and mlht tohivedum‘
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUL
;NUMBER 19.
from the vast importation of foreign pietist'
who have come here filled with the bigot
ry of Europe and always ignorant of the,
spirit of our institutions and people, all
would have gone on well enough with their .
~
church ; and if they could not protect
themselves and their church from such big.*
otry it was because they were under a for
eign influence.
We hare never heard that the Know
Nothings complain of hernial" church
, principles, or that they object to their
worshiping in their own way. But when
' Romanist, refuse to enlarge:mato or iden
-1
tify themselves with Americans, and in
sist upon acting as foreigned and papiaa
in political matters ; when they, moreo.
ver, allow a foreign influence to be brought
to boar upon them and tamely submit to
that,influenee—an influence subrersive of
our fr4lnstitutions--they dare not com
plain if 'they are resisted by voluntary as.
sociations or new and the most. formida
ble organisations, and also if both the in
nocent and rho guilty nro eonfounded in
the mighty effort to redress the frightful
and daily blot:ming grievance.
Lotus present this subject in another
of its phases . Who commenced this con-;
troversy ? Who first blended political with
religious questions ? Beyond all qtled.
lion the Roman Catholics. For years and
years Whigs and Delmont's, Presidents
and cabinet-ministers, newspaper-editors
and politicians, have been simultaneously
or alternately offering • incense to Roman
ists. No reckless paramor over 'wooed
his mistress, and bowed and cringed mire
sycopbantly to win her smiles. And in,
proportion as they could hold out the most.
flattering protuises,of office to Romiah in :
di viduals, and aggrandisement to the Runt:
ish system, they succeeded. Hero was au
unholy blonditiou of Romanian and for
eignism, or of roligionism and unti-Aanfr
Monism for the exclusive benefit of politi
cal partyism. Next came • the school,
question. Archbishops, bishops, and all
the imposing and gorgeous dignitaries of
Romanian held a grand con voeqtion a few
yeate ago iu Baltimore. They Met in se
cret, deliberated and decreed in secret, and
soon afterwards, one universal simultane
edirattack was made by Romanist!' on our
ecanta'n school 'system. The crusade
oommetieed by an attempt on the 4 publie
school fund. They ware resolved that
the money levied upon the peole . for gem
oral education should be appli e d ' to sada
rian schools. The design was, and the
result would have been, to destroy. the
public schools, and thus leivethe children
of the pourer classes of sooietyi3ither en-
tirely unedneated or iaducated only unthir
the direction oftatholio priests. Publio
(minion coadenined their efforts, ate.frus
retintl-theirt eleeinish—purpoace'rt disL.
eovering that the . Protestant' community
would not submit to the contemplated out
rage, the ory of persecution and proscrip
tion was raised, and their pulpits and pe
riodicals teemed with abase, some of theta
oven going so. far us to threaten that there
should be no 'religious toleration wher
ever the Catholics might obtain the con
trol in a State ;' the wttole foreign Catlin
lie force of the country was brought into
requisition to put down Ameridana And
American principles ; and it appeared as
if the natives of the soil were econpelled
to unite or submit to their foreign azid.
priestly dictation. They have united, and: ;
they
they now seem to be determined to de
fend their rights whatever may be the;'..
result.
Take another view. Amerteans have
peacebly assembled, not le violate,Jhe
Constitution as they are eliiirgid, but to
support it in all its lengtb and breadth . not
to proscribe:the religon at any many, hut
to preserve perfect freedom to all. But
it seems that whilst the frialt•Catholica par
ticularly insist upon exercising, their own
religon, they are resolved that. Protestants'
"shall not have Ate same right. 'Wised in
slavjah obedience to . their. priets. .they
promptly consent to bectime - agents to do
works of violence and to outrage the laws
of the land.. Protestant dare not' peace;
ably march through the streets or wear
clothes to snit themselves. wit hout ,being
assaulted with 'pistols and 'bludgeons: by'
these brawling emissaries of the i Pope
and foreign bishops and priests. And
there are some natives (we hope the new.
bet is few) who have not a wonlto say
in condemnation of
. these lawless sets of
violence, but are. perpetually denouncing
Americans who stand up' for their 'own
rights. Bun it should be remembered that
Irsh Catholics cannot quench the . Ameri
can spirit, nor force their religion upon the
American people. •
If it were not for political demagogues
who hope to partake in the distribution of
the loaves and fishes, there• would not be
native American in thecountry, whether
Catholic or Protestant, o would not
condent the outrages so repeatedly commit
ted by the Irak Catholic& But :as Arn
old betrayed Washington for British , gold,
so'wolild some politicians trail the banner
of their country in the dust. if 'by that
act they could ob'airt the aid of foreign
vagabonds to place them in power, For
such Americans we can have no respect,
" But though there was and is a real ne
cessity for such au effort as it now being
ma de by the Knownothings. and:, though
that necessity was brought about by; the
proceedure of the Catholics, under the
guidance of theirprieits, in connection with
politicians, yet we cannot in all teapots
sympathiae.with this new order. s _,They.
are a secret society, sod in :this respect
we cannotgo with them. True, the Bointah
clergy are alsoto all intents and purposes a
secret society for political action,oontroll
ing a mass of vassals, and ready to turn
the Whines of power between political
parqes, this way or that, to serve ,their
onAllWds. Such a society very naturally
oonapire wilhoorruptoffieo siehersegainst
the common good. Equally true„/Milk,.."'''
Jesuits also are a schnr4l, a profoundly 1*
°yet society, who seem to have bed ;kr ;
aid of the-devilitt keeping-thairaketalla4 , ....
no le.va true the conclave of .gtudistils
Out Vatican are an intriguing and natter late '
cinahht Herd. Yet ell this knOtl.
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oafs. to this aospoet the scaaw_. ,
have only botrasital some of thio