Wabash Express, Volume 14, Number 43, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 October 1855 — Page 2

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DlfiMTY v*. It.ULnO.'. OS We pti!»li-h l»"low, resolution* J,!1 f»«w disappointed geritlcincn, some ilays aj,o, at Brazil. We do not copy them because there is a request that the papers in the State should do so, but in order that the community may see what great fooia great men sometimes make of ihemselvv*. Wc are surpri^d to s*e the names of tire Individuals attached to those resolutions. The judicial ermine mu«t have hung losely on, Judge Hughes' .shoulders—the scales of justice have been sadly out of fix, %hen lie assisted in giving publicity to surh resolve*. Legal gentlemen must have forgot ten the consequences that sometimes result, in Kailroad cars, being either before or behind their time. Perhaps their sense, of what was right, was not So much distorted, as was their individual dignity wounded.""-' t:nH3 T'-'i

There seems to be a disposition upon the part of some men to always find fault—and particularly with Railroads—the cars start too •oon, or too lata—they run too fast or too slow —they stop too frequently or not frequent enough. Liko an old maid with the hysterics, nothing suits their individual convenience, or individual notions. '1 The Terre-Haute and Richmond Railroad lias its rules—those rules arc printed and given to the world—in the eveniug train, the rule is, they will stop only atOrecncastle, between this city and Indianapolis. No road in the

State is more punctual to tho hour, or more determined to carefully carry out its regulations. Tho entire connections from here to New York, depends upon their punctuality.— Suppose they had stopped to let iu the four or Jict passengers there waiting, then, perhaps the entire connection cast, would have been broken and while those few would have been accommodated, the hundreds, already in the cars, would have been disappointed.

But "word was sent to Terrc-Haute that passengers, would be iu waiting at Brazil. Beautiful presumption—we suppose then whenever a few passengers, assembled at any point along the Road, and send notice of that fact, the rules of the road must be imrr.odiately changed, new notice must be given—new bills printed and new and heavy losses incur cd. This might occur at every point along the road. Bettor let the passengers make the rules for the government of tho road, and dismiss the ofiicers altogether

The truth is, the seuding these resolutions to the press is a piece of arrogance and selfimportance, that deserves only silent contempt. No road in theStatoof Indiana is managed bettor than tho Torre Haute and Richmond Railroad, and no road pays the men who ad ranee their funds to build it, a handsomer percentage. Wo have had occasion to ride over tho road frequently—we have had once, as we thought, grounds to complain, but when we bccame convinced they wero only complying with their established rules, then our complaiut ceased.

Every officer connected with

all,

must

•tern

integrity

trol

it, to,

hkrk.vs

V.'uuld

road, from

the gentlemanly, accommodating and efficient President, Mr. Crawford, down to the firemen,

are,

as far as wn have been able to discover, anxious to gratify the convenience of all their passengers, if it doos not interfere with their established rules—but when it docs, Judges, State'B Attorneys, ex-Judges, ex-Representa

share alike—there is no

favoritism with this road—there

too much

on tho part

of the men who con

for a moment think of such

thing.

The following are the resolutions: At a meeting of travelers and citizcns held at Brazil, Indiana, on Wednesday evening, September 36.

On motion of the Hon. Jam^s Hughes. Hon. D. K. Eckels was called to the Chair, and F. L. Neff. Esq., appointed Secretary. Judges Hughes, offerfcd the following resolutions, which were advocated by I). E. Williamson, Esq., in a brief and spirited speech, in which the Railroad Company was roughly handled, and unanimously adopted:

The night train of the Tern*

Haute and Richmond Railroad has just passed this place, on a bright moonlight nii'ht, at a speed of between lit) and ittuoij an hour, ufUT noticc scut to il*u ofticers of the train at Terre Haute by pri vatc conveyance, that a party of passengers would be in waiting at Braxtl. and alter placing a man with a lantern at the switch, who was nearly run over, though the whistle of the locomotive recognised the signal, and the party of travelers were distinctly visible, and could hav« boarded the cars if they had slackened their speed for a few seconds

Rcsulmis That the studied disregard of the convenience of the Iravelftt^ public., and the unaccommodating and insuldng-, disposition manifested by the officers ot (Aid train, in refusing to take passengers^ on board at a regular station Under the above circumst6uces» merits the reprobation of'the public, and shows an illiberal and improper spirit unwor*hy the conductors of a public thoroughfare. h*«sohvJ That the Tvrto Haute and Richmond Rnilroad, in the above transaction, has giv evidence of the arrogance of monopoly which is increasing and

to be

diminished^

Jfrstored. That our voice is still for war!

Resoled, That the hrvgo»ng resolution^!

God and Liberty! H. ECKELS, Prt*X P. L. Nsrr, 5ec'jr,

4O* The man foumi dead,of rhwii

til 01}r i*su* of Monday, turns out to he Psetcr.

FulU. so eld soldier of the "Grand Armie"—j P°te

r-_-j*ow cmnr

coHtiiiai lid by ffen. n.'rney, and soivb tribes

«f yotfri^Mi!««•*. if ilns letter Kn

-they

R'Jr

liienl

«ri'*tamre« ffirntfts frjfytvHir 4iV'*cV4}»'.'.v 9 1 ii ix ii iS lie delayrtl

this

tint liu.i

(Jl»r«i«t'i»ii—iiiore in

rh .T:iqert tpjyy

ATX I KVV VTH R»#ft BlAff? Jti ili- Ss. Luiti Republican, of the 27tli ult •here %Ul*r' writieiftiy one wl.o par^cipafl »pj^ American partjf'of ^figo |0kunty, tegiv the rereirf battle heiween ftfo^ps^consi&er it

M&tenivii?*, pf thjtik ihe ',,tl ''''C^motives, bjythetr

tiijnk he wliolef

{«lic Indian*,) --u

tinders, that if willing: but if we wihed to fi^ht thry wen

h]m

|»romirtly

.WCOTCITI-

There is, however, but little use to write— the last of that noble race, who first inhabited these, our beautiful prairies, will, ere loug, stand on tho shores of the Pacific—the last boundary to the Indian the wild surf will dash ih his face, and the shrill crack of the Americau riflo echo behind him—the ocean, will open its bosom, and close over him, and then will tho Great Spirit assign him his last hunting grounds. -v

hild's

13* S. B.

Goodwis

necessary

Z(M15.

e* cor**putations,

•tfaSni^ outrage and a«di-grace to Ani$r caii^not awarfc^of having done anything more :trie« ... lights secured..tu all. "tfvfrirc Selling iho Indian ean»p, tln'wfffrr American citizens, of voting for whomso--»y*.

word

wini^—Wiil. P«or a«^ ccIessn^.t

wifli'n^""Willi poor, defenceless, nn!:cil

..av^,^uld it not have n,or« con^is-

.»b unr »r «l.,t i, ri,!..?- i,Lml hov it il^ib!e to be

re in tht spirit

i»f

waA held out iu order to deceive the Indians,]

and decoy says

moved

their lodges and they began to move beauti-

cive the Dragoons time to show themselves.. We gave tho signal, and the Chief, Little. Thunder, came wp to us. We had a long talk with him, and discovered that this was the I band which had attacked the Mail Train.— While talking with the chief, we perceived aj

The ludiaus "showed signs of parley." What a spectacle—five hundred American soldiers, drawn up, in the pride and plenitude of their power—the stars and the striptfs floating above them—opposite, and opposed to them, are a band of savages—huddled together in their rude camp, and making signs of parley—asking in their untaught way, for peace. But the soldiers "came for war and not for peace," and whether right or wrong, blood they would have. ..As soon as the Indians saw there was no hopes of adjusting tho differences, as Christian men, the signal was given, and horse and rider, old men and young, women and children made an effort to escape. For fear they would escapo, signal was given to the Chief, Little Thunder, who immediately came up— there he was kept, until tho Dragoons got in proper position and made tho attack— the conference was then breken up—the Chief permitted to go back to his confused troops, and the Infantry ordered to the charge. "The Indians ran to the hills, throwing away everything they had in the world"—men, women and children in one confused mass, were fired into by the Infantry and sabered down by tho Dragoons.

To take this whole battle together as described by this eye witness, it was a cowardly, dishonorable attack,—unworthy the American arms, and a stigma to the whole nation. The poor Ioa »n, oliuweU litmsell a better Christian than the whites—they were willing to ad a a

t~ii-

-J

O* Wo have received Harper's Magazine, from both

and

uckingham's

Book

Stores. They are ansually interesting this month.

'"-1

left in our office some ap

ples that cannot bo beat for sise, or flavor— they grow on his farm, about three miles over

the riverv «A

OCT See F. Ntri'KHT's notice of "Sevastopol taken"—there is no doubt of it now^you who do ypt belief jt, go and sec. fl-.ai

(Kr The liver is now in tine order for Boats, and is rising very fast—it is anticipated that the bottom will again be inundated. ii fft-1

00s" The last number of the Terre-' Haute Express is a very beautiful looking

And the Enquirer, has "fibteiya the tractive features of th

Five Bank list, ,-uid

in a few days,

oughuj

tvar bcr

ucxtf,cP

be published in the Indiana State 'u auropeAo a crusade against American nstso,,

and\hat the papers il»i«uSh«ii Oie J*1 I it anl actaeeonlin^t. be requested lo copy the sauie. rai11

.T may sneered, as we want to see her^ "try

u0-

mu!

**r

l®a011

•Wi

paper. It contains two Circus advertise- constitute, meats of half a column each, standing Side of the foreigners now iu this Country, who by side. illustfaTed'wilh mpS of "pieiers" jare scattered about our Cities, Towns -r-deeidely the most attraciive featnrei—innd neighborhoods, and wlto go to tlie Kmumnlll Enquirer, -w poiUil* droves, under tlie lead Of some

"picters!''

mir

will

U,v

t.]s0.

aec«»rdai.ee with American litthrTtn]"^5^i'!i up'»li those of the

M,n

penot «•. t'Vt "I* primjiples, but as it may deceive many lionCut it cceinna palpable fraud was practiced ,e3t men in ri feronco to those principles, upon them by our troops—that the white flag 'this publication is considered necessary.

them by stratagem. The writer

As wc

up, Ihc Indians showed signs

of parley but, a* we had come for war and not

for peace, we paid no attention tJ them. As

0ftlcc an(i

f».i 11y in the very direction of the Dragoons boi" tor, and to gain tllCSC they do wha.CV-

ijreat commotion among the Indians, which ding to their wishes, and then they swear showed us plainly that the Dragoons were by every thing that is sacred, that every •ear. The conferencewas broken.up. and the

Infantry were ordered to place their rifles at.. long range of from six hundred to one thou-

.1 II HM. T.. JI

8and yarclfi, and advance rapidly. The Indians ran, of course, to the hills, and were in a fine position to repel an attack of Infantry

when the Dragoons showed themselves, then, I can assure you, dear the fuu com- sal execration, because it expects its mem menced in reality. I never saw a more beautiful thing in my life. When the Infantry saw the Dragoons coming down in beautiful style, they gave one yell, which resounded far and wide. The Indians threw away everything they had in the world. We suppose we killed about seventy. You know they carry off their dead so rapidly that it is almost impossible to say with certainty as to the number killed or wounded. We lost four men killed, four wounded and one missing. They shot remarkably well. We, of necessity, killed a good many women and children."

Presidential election, if the American peo pie are not aroused to the necessity and duty of asserting their rights to govern their own institutions in their own way?

Kossuth has been prophesying rfgnm.j to no such thing. Wc think He sax that if Russia triumphs th* 1

,Th' or aiiy!

In doing this it is not necessary that we make any war upon foreigners, as such. For ourselves, wo have no such object, For many of them we have the highest respect, and will go as far as they themselves or any body else, in asserting and maintaining all their just rights of protection to property and person and religious worship. But while we will do this, we arc not willing to concede that they have any right to political office in this Coun try. Perhaps we might be disposed to concede something on this poiut, if we had not Xative born Am-cricanj enough, competent to fill all our offices. And so long as the country abounds with so many of this class as are all around us, every where, we see no necessity for any concession. And yet wo agree that there are some foreigners iu this couutry competent, in all respect, to fill office well and creditablv. But these are exceptions to the general rule, and are not numerous enough to induce a change of the rule.' The larg est proportion of this class are noi general Iv disposed to interfere iu our political controversies, but being content with the protection given them by our laws, are respected

and

counci

address ftje citi-

of the County, in reference to the im-

so constantly madeupoji their

Adversaries- They are

br the ever ih^y please, Tei fur this they are eon\

wished peace. they stnntlv $bu* {^atiJ villlfi^d by a certain class tit" {JId Line Democrats"-inihtconn-. tvho havebeen so Ion* the men.*®*. P™J"J,c.eS' »R*" "Of™!

who lvebeen

so long the mere

esteemod by every body. They however, but a small portion

cunning political wire-worker, who supplies them with tickets wliich they vote with the: same Sort of servile obedience as

nank dm. "l7 that to which they have been accustomed We^trfropariug revised e-llttort of

in Ums

hurc it iu our lXirty

Countries from whicli they came.

C«a any right minded man oonsi ler these

people th! equals

rt'. ?4ite*rcs in this to jquiet, peace

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Bank of Owrgia, *nd th© F»rnK»n* and Mer- The "011 Line Democrats'4 pre chants' Bank, Gwcnsborongh. Md.,have fail*]icni tlmt tlKy are. Indeed they have mmif^tftd more partiality for them than tho? have for fhrir own Country men'

thal mr otrH

why

Wher. or *11 other humnean power^, un aentimiMit has been perfectly outraged, on Lrlf I bat utile job, the sooner it will be, subject, by these po itical demaI off their hands. If that ts to be the next whom we hare spoken. Wiihstep after Russian success* wc hope she

hewasfonnd lying by his wagon at.d bsup-, his intention afUrwarx&* to bocoioe acitipoacd to h»« ^ledT^njwpltty 1 H« bid A bluadcnng compositor in setting up sen. Wliat w»a this done for? For no heard ths thunders of Wateiloo, atu) eacajxd the toast—"Woman, without her. man is other purpose, thaa to get the votes of thecaroageoftbatniMiiiguiiied field,but wbro but savage," gi*4tie-eeeeteatioa in (he tlwal class of loreignera who are embraced r. the puitaant fio«cr of hi* God toucbrd loaf wrong place, which made «t read/-Woman.) by this provision Ought aot tae men warn heart, it ccaa«d to throbVi

"American Ivepumtcamsm has |^w C^gjass, Uiey have given him

to fear fronvthe European ues-. yjgjji to vote, hew, after he has lived

iri'

Americj upon thi for a moi this

rope, with all his

hack,]

thems,!^, that°they cannot ubH ^'aud.our la.^ia^, who has not ye^

anytliinif

TU, if «lch

mco m»fe»

bttl

lT™

A mer

b' an- sincerely devoted to its

The American party aro?e out of the he Old Line" orabe-

state of things which tors and editors desire to coutinfte-

cause, by its continuance, they can keep

the people deceived in reference to their

ljf.y

ail

soon as they saw that, signal was given to rai „„,i :.

blinded to their corruptions,

.,11

.i,-, i„

PaY

1\a11.th,S

?la3S?f

a?cn la*

Post Office, or wherever else it is convenient, and divide out all the offices in the country amongst themselves. They then call their conventions and manage them so that the nominations shall be madeaccor-

mn w]lQ to

endorse what they

have done, is not worthy to be called a Democrat! And, at the next breath, these men have the barefaced assurance to .charge that the American party deserves univer-

bers to vote for those who adopt its principles and are williug to aid in carrying them Otlt t*fW tAt 'a

We avow that this is our purpose—that the great and leading object we have in view is to give ascendancy in all the political affairs of the Country, to purely American principles. We have uo secrets on that subject—and have willingly flung our banner to the breeze, with the motto upon it, that "Americans must rule America Under this flag we intend to stand, and by the principles of this motto we intend to abide, whatsoever may bo the result of the contest uoon which we are entering. We have no ends to accomplish other than those for which every citizen should labor —the advancement of the honor and interests of the Country. And for these we shall struggle, with all our might, in spite of the silly vapouring and senseless defamation of those Avho abuse us. And our struggle will not terminate to-day nor tomorrow—but will continue until the principles of our party shall achieve a permanent triumph. Why should not "Americans rule America?" Can anybody but a political demagogue point out an objection to it? And can he see any, except that which arises out of the fact that resistance to this idea, gives him the votes of foreigners? That is, beyond all question, his real motive, and we have many cases constantly occuring, where that motive is flagrantly exhibited. It is a very common thing to see these men giving encouragement to foreigners, in maintaining their foreign views and opinions, when they know those views aud opinions are An ti-American—merely for the sake of keep ing them iri their party and getting their votes. This thing has been carried so far, in some portions of our country, tl a', elrv'tinns Unvo boun oontrollad by faraf votes, while these foreign votes were con trolled by the most contemptible dema gogues. Such may be the case with a

events, to

point of pouti&dpri#-

.bk

LoufOit.—It is repimcd that the Ailant»1anj intelligent native »rn American Cili-j sentiment prevailing ttMbe coutitncsfrom repiKiiakto it. Our Oftn

have more political

!u*d rights here than they and can see no

we should be afraid to declare

ln 0^n S.at^{he

Native American

out wailing until the foreigner has become

SiatcSt

P®***- Jf ja the i^ate six months, and has declared

«. without ber roa^ is but a savage.". Hk* drivpa from U« public

under

iii^weFsasspmesea

stern rebn¥e' of

rlhe

i? Bet the| houe|t voter !ht qf the

We all know the force of habit, and

a foreigner who has been educated in any of the European Countries, and has lived there until he has grown up to manhood. He has certain ideas of government which are derived from contact with vionar-

customed to think one class of men stipe-1

our

our population rgsting jauce^f^iis state of ihiag.-'r^J hroe

Condition in

£of thtngs places him. £f a good old age, as

perhaps,|Bred

mly be, tiis' fatlier d1^~6o Be-' coimrm

battle fore him—in resisting

foreign

hy the-^voic tif & f&faifffier just

ments upon the rights of our Nation, and kevp them in ignorance entirely, so that world

yet his vote at the polls is,counterhalancede^tet ejuiuulifeR 1 h*f! -ht^fioTft ^Wthm^from But iT thtv,

P^juj.ces, 10 cau netuier s^eau norun- expressv tor™

««»•». the ojlU ot naumhmnoo- :v.,l who or a^Wihepm^.

"f •!««. .« _OoW»Uul.

than he does about our language. Ts fh is is tW^at^CTTi^li?^ right? We think that the/*American fran- and to thfe PopC? Mn tll^ltjtfian States, chise is a privilege for too valuable, to be where lie governsPtrirh the mos^ absolu sported away as it has been in this ius'ance. despotism,by virtue of tlie authority which by a set of feckless pbbticalpartizatf3, and he elaimsns "God's viccgerenttpon earth" we intend to do all we can to wipe off this theiist of books which the people are prodisgrace from the State. And we call, hibited fn.m: reading is very large, and' with confidence, upon the great body of they ftre chiefly, if not entirely, of that the people of this County, to help us to character frOtn Which they woUld leartv if consummate this great and noble work. they were to mid them, either sdine of the

The American Party is composed of principles of free''government or of the both Whigs and Demounts. Many of

were taught our political faith under the principles, is *denonnced by the Roman lead q{ Jackson, and we have not forgot- PontilF find his CoYincils as heresy, for ten how strong!v that faith was then mark- which those who comwit so ]on ible a sin, ed upon the question of foreign intiu- are turned over to t\^^n^hsitl&A, where,, ence in this Country. Wu well recollect it they do not recant, thev are put to the when the great controversy with theUni- most cruel torture, cursed and anAthemated States Bank was going on, that we tized by the Church nhri consigned to were taught to oppose that "monster" endless perdition in the-*next world. We because some of its Stock was owned by will illustrate this by ati example-,** the efforeigners who had the right to vote in the feet of which should not be lost upon us. election of directors, and thereby acquired The existing bulls of the Pope prohibit control of the affairs of this Country.— the reading, in the States directly under That was one of the great arguments his against the Bank, and mauy are the thou- United States, the Life of Washington, sands of good and honest Democrats, all the Protestant Con\menlari£§ upon the Biover the Country, who were influenced by ble, and all books of this class and deit. But in these days, when Jackson is nounce those, who read them

dead and gone, those who pretend to be ting a am against God, and as incurring his followers, spurn and spit upon all the the awful displeasure of his earthly reprearguments he then used, and if you will sentative—the Pope. If a member of this listen to them you will conclude that they Church or any Italian subject should lie think nothingin this Country half so good found with one of these books in his hand as that which comes from abrdadr—c spe- or in his house, he is immediately arrestcially if it is a voter! Jackson thought ed, thrown into prison, put to the torture that foreigners should not even be per- and otherwise Severely and cruelly punmitted to own Stock in a Bank chartered ished. The rule, is sometimes relaxed it bv Congress, so that they could vote for is true, but this is done .only for the purand elect its President, but the "Old Line pose of raising money. By the sale of Democrats" of this day, are straining ev- what are called' "indulgencies'J the party ery nerve and muscle, almost tocracking, who is able to buy is permitted to do to have these same foreigners come over some of the prohibited things and to read here and help them elect a President of some of the prohibited books. But this the United States! I privilege is confined generally to those

Tho man whose memory Ave revere more who have money to pay lor it the poor, than that of any other man living or dead, who have no money, are unable to obtain it. Gen. Washington—repeatedly

declared

that it was not consistent with our insti-1 acter of tlie act and nothing else can buy tutions that our offices should be filled by the right to commit the sin. But the casforeigners. He drew a just distinction es in which this privilege is purchased, between those who came herefrom the are not numerous enough to produce any love of liberty, to help us fight our battles, permanent effect upon public opinion, and such as Lafayette, Pulaski and others, the great mass of the people in the Cathoand those who-become noisy politicians lie States are kep!, through life, in a.conand seekers after office. And so do we. ditioti of the most abject ignorance fiid Upon the former class we look with rover- superstition: When thev come to this ence and respect-, andc^nceJc to theni ev- country thev do riot, by merely breathing ery thing that can be claimed for them Our free air, dispel either this igtior.nice while of the latter we have only to say, or superstition at oiice, or for along tune, that, while we will protect them in all their The Pope is* represented here by the Priest just and legal rights, we ask them to let who takes charge'of these people, and our offices alone. These belong to tho-'-adopts various modes"of keeping them In American People, who understand the nn- ignorauce. He keeps tlu in away fiom ture and wotkingof our government, and the Protestant Bible and from Protestant who are fully able to.attend to their own Churches fr tlie same reasons that the} affairs. We profess to believe in the ca- were kept away from thom at home: pacitv of the American people to govern that is, tor tear they may learn to

govern that is,

They learn our institutions by seeing their eminent, operations from their boyhood, and understand thorn fully.- wi.tk-ilre tvjrotgner finds the greatest difficulty in comprehending them, and, in a large majority of cues, cannot do so at all. To say nothing, therefore, of the question of WV/M involved in

rior to another, and one.class as more en- Jepen.1.•

titled to govern than another and the only government whose practical vorkiug he knows any thing about, is carried on upon this principle. If he has any idea of

government, it is only a limited

knowledge of its theory, which he may have acquired from reading a few books on our history, or, more likely, from a^et-^ ter or two written to him by some friend already here. "When such a man as this gets to this country, with all these notions, every man of sense kuows how difficult itis for him. to unlearn them, a ad to learn others. And will any. pretend that, if he does and learn those that are.«in«rw»n,-- n« -t vt,„ lit to hold office ti.» oountrr. though ho may be ever

8ogW)l

respects? The Aiunc,n Party think

he is not, and the Old Line Democrats^ think Ac is—and that is the issue between us, which is now to be tried by the country.

wli -nce thty came. The Protestant re ligion wherever it prevails teaches a man self-reliance and independence, and gives him an idea of his o\m personal responsibility in all matters tliat concern his welfare. Therefore, our institutions %re prot-

estant, because th jT embody these principles, and teach in political affairs what the^ protectant religion teaches in spiritual mat-* ters. But the Catholic religion of Europe teaches the very opposite of this, and impresses upon the minds of its followes, the doctrine, as port of tktir fel*yious fakh, lhat they have no right of self-reliance and personal independence, either in religion or politics for its conceded, on all hands, that tne Pope of Home is the source ofboth spiritual and temporal authority in the Roman Catholic .states Therefore, all Roman Catholic states are despotisms aud keep the people the most abject ignorance and servility, because if they are permitted to become intelligent and free, the authority and power of the Pope w3!

•^^SSS^SSSSSSSSi

WvVerlhrowa.. ^'cur.* ihi'

do his

dino'

ile under tiling a

iniSftrt

llflr li^i

frisk# his\life u#n the field bf, fauier d1?^o Be-'

pir eonttol

ests toj

ill

'Pl

policy and

Protestant rel%ion" To entertain these

brought, necessarily, in contact wi.h our pe ple and institutions, and thus, in seme degree, learning something of both, But ... it cannot b.'pretended, with any sort of

the matter, we think it better and safer, at plausibility, that tney learn enough by all

fill our offices with Ameri-j litis means, to unlearn what they had can born citizens, who have not to bo learned before, or to fit tliem to aid, by taught, but who already understand our holding office, in the administration of language, our character and the nature of our political affairs. We think the} do our government. not, and therefore, are unwilling to con-

our

how difficult it is for us to unlearn whaL^ed in entire dependence upon we have once learned. Take the case of' riests, and having no ot ier

chical institutions alone. lie has been ac-!."Pon{lh«

political interests ta their care

a man in' other\t-hMput't'ect IhatpDe^tliuy.wc.

dV«lw

|».!Sjl!l,?«SSLSwP

oWn.^ an^e|iV^„ft^,r

But we frankly concede ibat theio is a difference between foreigners in this respect, and that it consists in tlie fact'th# some become Americansmore readily tlianj trt^rfprnd with others. This ,.oWS out

tbc

wSftiiiT.i •SSdkoaBatt

conunu-

even

OCU 11)05.

encroach-, Indeed, as a. giuieral. wiogidyb!S3b JHie.fet..o

resslv forbidden to rea I any thing 't4 5 4 4 ...}., ..ti stahtrr^igion. And the of this despotic rule

if mill

commit-

Nothing hut money can change the char-

think

themselves, and we think thev can do this for themselves, and, by that means, adopt I combination of causes, not necessary to be without iHiiimvt foreigners to help them.— Protestant ideas of religion and gov-1 m,eated here—the foreign emigration to .. ... And so they continue through this Country, within the last ten or fifteen :c -rrvi-c^ b-.-ft 'rC phrm boon jjMmtlnWtl. 11 ]H I'eacllCtl hanged only by being hom four lo #ix hundred thousand a year, until the aggregate of foreigners here, lias almost become beyond computation. And this aggregate is made up of all classes of people—good, bad and indifferent. A them were paupers and

Hie, more or came hoiT

their

idea of lib-

erty than that of the most unlicensed character, and no'just ideas of true, real and manly American independence ot.character, we are unwilling to confine, so, much t£ tiiem As the management of our'politithe. successful

suc(, (:sful

wh'i:h'

^,c (lowestinterest ofman-

not our censrfHT^ WjiTlReir misfortune

to haveith^ir btVist in ft country where the growth

liepubliean sentiments ir.

their bosoms wos forbidden, and where such sentiments, if they dared

them,

were

oar.

We are accused ot desiring to interfeer with their relight*t to •pievent tbem from trorshijSping God according to the dicttrtcs Of their eotiscidtirefikl We deny it—fl itlv and unqualifiedly deny it. 1 here is no principle of the American- paly whii It avows

^ntimfcnt that TOy man's

J3 opii:

s'iiution tusjrantees to evorv man the right to bo a Protectant orn Catholic as he, pleases/and we shall neyer^willingly. ^tveour consent lo any innoration upou this right. But this we say and shall maintain—that the Roman Orthotic tarised in Europe, with all the pri^cipfes ^ini superstitions of Europe, fix«d and imbedded »n his mind by tlie ot habit and education, cannot so eradicate tliose. principles and superstitions as to become a safe depository of political t+ust in this Couutry. He may continue to hold the Pope and his Priests in just such reverence as he pleases, and ba subservient to one or the oth«r or both, justJis suits his conscience, or his convenience, And we will pro'.ed tiim in liis right to do s. But if

11* an

faith of that,Church is not the same the over, and if it is not, let it be ooenly avowed and we shall credit the a\wa| or not, according to the motives Jlhat

no can »w ui»» ire "v. v* different*tthiidf wheY, hea-irS for/oto Upo caloffire ht this &mntry. while he contm- andthe Country must decide be wee* us. betlte devfttee of a Clrttfcb wbosoj We bate every confidence that tbe peopje

chief authority declares that all our insti- of this County will rthder tl.i'ir verdict

tuiions, bothjgtpoli nothing morfe mo! That they arc he fficus faith of tip' if he daro deny the "Inqtiii^ot We h.sve yet to

IDU!

.ss uoi nil

h^ esu

i»a jfcrt ofe tho rch ttropam Cntb die, an he vtirgtciogS jaws IS1 cl§|d |§:on hin team that the tdigious

it from history

and from facts constantly occuringin the world, we are compelled to view it as Protestants every where do, and while these impressions remain upon our mi

violate pur owji ,CQn,sQiene ^v.fP4,be stitution% to untrue to our Protestant Institutiqp pursue any other course than that we have* marked out for ourselves. In doing that we proscribe no man for his religious opinions. AVe only promise ourselves, each to the other, that we will .not vote for any man Tor office, who, either from political or-religious education, entertains opinions14*wd hostile to our institutions. Let him enterfciinthem, if he chooses—that is his affair, not ours. But he has no right to ex poet us to approve and endorse them, and we are resolved that we wilu not do it.

For,this we are charged with being illiberal to foreigners. But are wo any more illiberal towards foreigners than the "Old Line Democrats" are to us? They resolve.that .they, will not vote for us, and we resolve that wo will not vote for foreigners.,. They have the right to do the one, and we have the right to do the other. But if it were true, as they say, that we proscribe foreigners inanunpatrioticsense,

government, of the Constitution of the then they proscribe us, their oicn CouutryWhich is the most

men, in the same sense. enviable condition? We claim that ours is—for we only say that we will not vote for men whose opinions have been moulded by the influences of Monarchical Governments, while they declare that they will not vote for those whom they know to be Americans by birth, in principle and in feeling. Is it not a very strange objection lo a party that it is too American? That is tho objection the "Old Line Democrats" have to us. They pretend to think, or rather they say, but cannot think it—-that our institutions are endangered by us, because we are desirous of keeping them free from foreign influence. A moment's reflection would satisfy them of the perfect ridiculousness of their position, for every body must see that, whether it be liberal or illiberal towards foreigners, it can certainly harm our institutions in no way. There is no danger of their becoming too much American. But, in our opinion, there is danger that they may become too much foreign, and it is that danger that we seek to guard against. If wc err, therefore, we err on the side of our Country, and true patriotism will not find fault with us.for that. If the "Old Line Democrats" err, they err against their Country, and true patriotism will condemn them for it. Are we not, then, upon the safe side, while they are still continuing their old party practices of merely getting votes by any sort of trick or cunning, with an utter disregard of tho effector consequences of any lino of policy they may pursue? j'»\Vhen our Government was organized there were bat few foreigners in this Country, and for'many years after, they were not so much increased in number as to produea any sensible impression upon the character of our population. But from a

great ninny of them were paupers criminals in Europe, and have been brought here by the Governments to which they belonged, from the double motive of saving expense and getting rid of a bad pop. ulation. These Governments have treated our Country as a sort of "Botony Bay" to which, with impunity, they could send these people, until tho increase of Crime in our large Cities, occasioned by their coining here, has become alarming. And a great majority of this immense crowd of foreigners are from the Catholic population of Europe—for as the Catholic Government* are, proverbially, the most despotic, so

are

s.\mPa

'y»

entertain

instantly eradicated. It was

no crime in them to bo thus situated, and we congratulate them upon their better condition iu this country. Here they have every protection they need. The country is large,enough for them and us. We are glad, to see then^ mingle with our people, so that if they cannot, tbeir^childrcn

the people under their influ

ence tho most ignorant and debased,

The

question then—what is to be out policy in reference to this immense foreign population amongst

us?

is very different from

the same question at the formation of our government. It involves considerations which it did not at 'hat time, and which should be very carefully examined by the American people. For ourselves, we declare the conviction, that, for the present, atall events, it is better and safer to keep them out of our political offices. Even when there were few of them here, out* forefathers thought it expedient to insert in the Constitution a provision that no foreigner should be President of the United States. No»r that they arc several millions and their inrtueuco is immediately felt in our elections, the same polleV precisely, requires that we should exclude them froni other f.olitical offices. But it Is not pro-»| pose to do this by Taw no legislation to, this eftedfW necded/n The Amerk-Hu par^ tv proposes the rrmdtff} Which is. lliat we slull simply withhold our' vot* from them. This leaves tbem to enjov all their civi] and religious rights, and who but the lit^e-swrVirig political demagogue can see a't^ebabte8objectipft'tpa remedy so pal pably necessary as this? It is just in itielf —just to' ourselves—just to the foreigners, and rendered indispen.sible by the present exigency of our affairs. Vfcmust preserve our Idslitulioui* by all the. rnfiausy in our pow'er. They sire n6t only important to us, but to those who shall succeed us. If we can succeed Sri keeping them purely 4.m^ncati, they will remain as a legacy fof dttr children—if we shall, from whatever cause) sillier foreign influence to creep into them/ they may be lost, even in our day. We repeat, then, that h4is better and safer to keep out this" influent at once, before it shall become

great thai

resistance to it may be impossible. The Old Line IJetivxralr"—who have abused the name they bear, quite long enough— insist that it is Democratic to Jet this influx ence alone and let its effect .be felt.in the

iffo

m0Df

-iron this issue consistently with the views wqhave here expressed. We have examined cnrefnlly all the grounds of opposition to the American organization, but have yet heard none formidable em,ugh to induce us to abandon Tt. That dwelt upon, most constantly and violently, by our opponents, is the fact that we meet in secret and require each

he* wiffai in cnrryuig out our principles,, -eo- long be shall remsinamongst fis: As te our secfeci/i there is n^tiling either! unusual jr/ alarming inji|.| III is just miai, fo some extent* alT

some extent^ all the parties in this

party» rnore^ than^ AkOi' Ifalte tile example I6f a»l$?tim pf fgspljttidns thathave beeb adop&ti&y nearly, if not entirely all the late meetings of this party In"this 'County, precisely (fie same words, as if they were^&tereotyped for-n Special porpese. Where

here did they

cfirtvi from? Whose prolific brain produthem? Even body nlnsrb^isattsflbd that they were written here at the County Seat, by some of tho wire-workers of the party, who met in secret, in some of-* lice or other, and in secret concocted them How would thty hate liked it, if all that possod between them, when they were talking about the best way to fix them np to eakh votes with, had been heard in public? All parlies do these things, and have always done them. The committees they appoint act in secret talk in secret, aud fix up their platforms in secret. Besides, it is not inconsistent with the universal practice of our Governments Tho President and his cabinet sit in sticret. The Senate sits in Executive Session in secret. The committees of Congi*tes and of the Stato Legislatures sit in secret The Treaties made between us and foreign-Na-tions are made in secret. All our diplomatic correspoudonco is conducted in secret. fcver^ department of the Government carries on its busiuess in secret. Tho records and papers of tho Government are kept secret. And while all this is well known to these "Old Line" Orators and Editors, they aro splitting their throats and wearing out their type, in constant denunciation of our secrecy—as if our Council Chambers were as muoh to be dreaded as those inguisitoriUl halls, of Europe where the work of blood and death has been carried on for Centuries by tho lioman Catholic Church, whoso enormities they arc now justifying and whoso battles with tho Protestantism of America, they arc now, so industriously, fighting.

But we require a pledge, and so do they. All party organization ia based upon a pledge, and when that pledge is violatod the denunciations of tho party follow it. Where then do we differ t'om our opponents, on this point? In.tho simple fact of secrecy—according to their own showing—and that wo have explained. But they sny there is another difference, because We administer an oath whoso violation is perjury. Perjury can only be committed upon a sweating authorized by law. We have no officer acting under the authority of any law, which gives him power to administer oaths—therefore nono of our members can commit perjury. Do you not see, then, that the only difference between us and the "Old Linem," even according to the charges thej' make, consists in the mere form of the pledge? We compel no body to

join

us. We com

pel no body to remain with us, after they have joined. We find no fault with any body for leaving us. Wo leave all men to act for themselves, without restraint, and do not denounce tlicm for differing with u.s. Can our opponents say as much? Listen to their speeches and read their papers, and answer. The former aro made up of defamation and slander, and the latter are filled with tho foulest libels upon us and our organization.

The fervid imagination of some of these gentlemen has lately betrayed them into a newly invented slander, about us which is, that we have a mode of severe punishment for those who desert our order after they have once joined it. To say that this is false would be using unkind language, and imitating the example set us by our accusers. We will deal with it more mildly and say that it has not the slightest foundation in fact. Those who made it must have had in their minds the Catholic Inquisiti'/n—forwe know of nothing else b- aring retnemblance to the horrible places they have pictured. $

Wo have not space to pursue this matter farther. Many of the matters wo have mentioned suggest a great many other reflections—but wo must content ourselves with a simple discharge of duty—leaving your own intelligence to supply whatever defects thercrmay-btrirr our mode of sUting what. has.been said. We have confidence in your intelligence and will cheerfully abide by whatever verdict you may rend' rtJ) Respectfully

ommitter of the

American Oroek OY Tbrrb- Hautb.

Holmbs Fohbvkr —The finest of wits, Oliver Wendell Holmes, sent two poetical letters lo the post-office" of an Episcopal fair at Pittsfieldiwwin one of them the first stanzas was! "Pair lady, whomever tftou art,' f**®

Trn this poor leaf with tendcrest ciir^55*** And hush, 0,hash £fiy breath iiig heart--The on* thou

lotrant

S one

wtlltfew 4h«»fft*.!®• '^.

Oft f«irn»»»u the "poorl«af," there

WStt

fotwd

dollar bill, with aomo veraea brgrning?

"Fair lady, liTt thine eyes and tell

If this ia not a truthful Irtfcf, Thia f* the Anre fl) thou lovest Well, And noagtrt (0) can make thee lore ft better, wfrioyi H*

Defaciwo Coin.—Some rascals in thft Plastern cities appe»Mo be~bti•• at work sweating and boring the gold.coin* This fraud may be defeated by every .honest person refusing to receive nay pieced"coin so tampered with. If not-feli^ped at.on^e* the practice,will become fo ueneral tba^ in a short time the banks will reject-,a ft such defaced pieces, mid thos^wbo receiva them will bc.left lo bear the loot* a

»Thc Crf II Still They «»e.«f i^ince the incarceration of Mr. Katb&a Brown in our .county, jail^ se~ve&, )ofhi%K wives have been discovered, and now we arc informed that the has still another. Tbe last one comes to light tiear Dubois eonnty* wh^re Mr/ BroWrf mar* ried b«r some four or five years ago. Her* name. believ©^ was Inkiw. IfBrowltl has any more wives tbe (actwill probably be discovered.., ,Wa have oaw eight oa our list. 'f*