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I3 y THOMAS A. BURKE, PROPRIETOR.
VOL. VII.
rpIIE Cassville Standard, is
HQ an 1 published every Friday.—Ot
jfilSf 0 flee, north-east corner of the pub
CsgSLy lie square.— Terms, Two Dollars
a-veur if paid in advance, two and
a half after three months,or three
dollars at the end of the year.
So p iper discontinued until all arrearages are
Kiid, except at the option of the publisher.
’ Miscellaneous advertisements inserted at $1
U er square (twelve lines, 1 for the first insertion,
•’ and 50 cents for each weekly continuance.
hegal advertisements published at the usual
Advertisements not marked will be published
‘until forbid, and charged accordingly.
betters on business t/t u-xt be prepaid, and au
’ dressed to the Proprietor.
■Business Bii-cctoty.
CR VWFORD & CRAWFORD, Attorneys at
law, Cassville, Ga.—As a firm under the
above name John A. & M. J. Crawford will
.promptly and faithfully attend to all business
; ntriwteil to their care in any of the counties of
4c Cherokee or Blue Widgc Circuits. M.J. Craw
v, ill (rive particular attention to the collec
ting of all claims and debts, and will spare no
pains to put clients in Speedy possession ot their
money. 1 W
I-\ \y CHASTAIN, Attorney at Law, Mor
1/. giiiiton, Ga.—Practices in all the coun
ties of the Cherokee circuit. Jan 5
Tff \MES MII.NER, Attorney at Law, Cass-:
ville. Geo. Practises in the counties of the j
Cherokee circuit. m ” *•
CRAWFORD. Attorney at Law, Cai
>* houn, Geo. —Practice in the counties ot
•he Cherokee circuit. a P r -*•
1") H TATUM. Attorney at Law, Trenton,
\ # Ga,—Business entrusted to his care in any
of the counties of the Cherokee circuit, will meet
with prompt attention. Nov. 21.
SWKtt,, Attorney at Law, Canton, Geor
• gin. Business entrusted to his care in
any of the counties of the Blue ltidge circuit, will
meet with faithful attention.
Refers to Hon. David Irwin and Fx-fiov.
McDonald, Marietta; Col. Joseph E. Brown,
Canton; Capt. W. T. Wofford, Cassville; Col.
Gw. N. Lester, Camming.
Feb IC>, 1855—“tf
(~1 J. FATN, Attorney at Lon-, Calhoun, Ga,
j, AN ill practice in all the counties of the
Cherokee circuit. Particular attention will be
paid to the collecting business. mb 9.
VI r T. WOFFORD, Attorney at Law, Cass
’ \ ville, Ga.—Practices in all the counties
of the Cherokee circuit, and will attend faith fill
lv to all business entrusted to his Care. Ofiice
east ot the court house. aug 18—ts
nOOPEH & RICH, Attorneys at Law, Cass
ville, Geo.—Practice in the counties of
i • tss, Cobh, Chattooga, Catoosa, Cherokee, Dade
rinvll,Gordon, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walk
er and Whitfield, Jons H. KVb w ill, as here
tofore, continue to give his personal and almost
exclusive attention to the collecting business,
april go, 1854. * • **
( and L. BARBOUR, Attorney at feett, Athm
’• ta, Georgia.— Will practice in the differ
ent Courts of Fulton anil contiguous counties.
Particular attention given to the execution of
Interrogatories, and draughting legal instru-
Mu-oits, Claims in the citv of Atlanta will be
promptly attended to. Office in the Holland
House, up stairs.—Entrance first door above
Whitney A Hunt. Feb 16, ’ss— lv
j t y.. UPSHAW, Dealer, rn Dry Goods, Gro‘
NT# ci Tics, hard iva re, cutlery, saddlery, hats’
.-and caps, hoots and shoes, iron, nails, Ac., at
Black’s old stand, west of the public square,
(Cassville, Ga.
WHILE A WIICLE, Dealers in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Ac. Ac. South west corner
Public Square, Cartcrsville, Ga.
Jan. 2-5, 1854.
T 1). CARPENTER, Dealer ill fancy, staple
t) # and domestic dry goods, sugar, coffee, nio-
M:i<s f's, Ac.; hardware, cutlery, Ac., at Erwin’s
old stand, Cassville, Ga. _ Jan 1.
T W. HOOPER A CO., Dealers in Stapleand
*) • Fancy Goods, Groceries, Iron, llats, Cups,
Hoots and Shoes, Ac., 4c., at the Brick store,
1 Cassrillej Ga. Feb 2, 1854.
nIRSCHBERG A DAVIDSON, Ckmmtte,
Ga. —Manufacturers of clothing, ami dcal
•ers in Roots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gentlemen's
Furnishing Goods, Fancy Goods, and .Jewelry,
Wholesale and Retail, at Patton’s olb stand
tCassrille, Ga. June 23 18->4.
TOCKHTT A SNF.LLINGS, Factor* and
j General o'//// ini**ion Merchant*, will attend
‘Strictly to Receiving and Forwarding and
‘Selling everything sent to our address.
sept 9 —6m*
WM. M. PEEPLES, Dealer in Dry Goods.
Groceries, Iron, Hardware, Saddlery,,
Roots, Shoes, Drugs, Medicines, Ac., Ac. Cal
-1 houn, Ga.
May 5, 1854. —-ly
G. COURTENAY, A CO. A. Broad
• Street, Charleston, South Cos roh im. Rooks, |
Stationery, Fancy Articles, Magazines, and i
•Newspapers.
The most extensive stock of Novels, Roman
; ces, Ac., in the Southern country.
VW N ear the Post OHice. mh Id
S. G. (Jt)UKTENAT. W. A. COURTKNA V.
HYATT McRURNEV A CO., Direct Im-i
porters and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign j
and Domestic Dry Goods, No. 57 llavtic Street,
Charleston, S. C'. Jan 12, 1855—19 —1 y
WARD A BURCH A RD, Augusta Ga.,
would inform their friends and the pub
('v generally, that anticipating a change in their
the coming season, they are disposed ,
‘to make large tone -ssions from their former low 1
scales of pric es, in order to reduce their stock to
Hhe lowest possible point. The attention of
’■wholesale dealers as well as customers, is res
pectfully solicited.
Augusta, Dec 22
|I).VRR A McKENZIEi —Factors and Commis-
I sion Merchants, and Dealers in Groceries,
Produce and Merchandise generally, Atlanta,
i fill.
Particular attention given to consignments of
Cotton, Grain, Bacon, and all kinds of Produce.
■*“ J. PARS. E. MCKENZIE.
aig. 11.—ly.
W INSHIPS IRON WORKS.—The subscri
ber is now prVpured to receive and exe-
orders for anv kind of Castings, or Ma
chine work, and all persons favoring him with
thk ß m:i ’ lc l v upon having them executed in
nebest manner, and with despatch. Orders
or Sash-blinds and doors promptly attended to
... “ s Car Establishment. Cash paid for old
hopper, Brass and Iron Castings.
JOSEPH WINSIIIP.
Atlanta, Ga., Juno 30, P's 4.
LACKSMITHING.—The Subscriber
w i- ,s P r '-P art 'd to do all kinds of work
11 “is line, such as Ironing Carriages,
rnenti Ta n . K rc P a >ring Farming imple
manner’ 00ls . borae-shoemg, Ac. in the best
Er| -e tooh d ° u, lc , raoßt reasonable terms.—
solicited A share of patronage is
Feb. 16,1855. -2- f”™’
|/V Barre l ‘Sj , Lt^ T of thost: che P
jLEVV’s CHEAP CASH STORE.
w 5 iV
tmi Mi BMIDMB.
B£bettiseh)ei)is.
CARRIAGE and Buggy Malting Establish
ment at Cartersville Gass county Georgia,
emp, WE w'ould solicit a continuance of
the patronage heretofore enjoyed.—
We are doing good work, and at reasonable pri
ces. We keep on hand a good selection o
Stuck, and have employed a line assortment o
firstrate Mechanics, who know what they ar
about. We warrant our work not to fail. Gh
us a call before purchasing elsewhere. Oi
motto is Honesty and Industry.
JONES A GREENWOOD.
Cartcrsville, Ga., July 8, 1854.
NEW Tailoring establishment, at Cnrtersvi’le
Georgia, Shop at S. 11. I atillo’s old stand.
tThe subscriber has lately opened in
the town of Cartersville a New Tai
loring Establishment, where he Is pre
pared to do any work in his line in the
best and most fashionable manner. He guar
antees all woik turned out of his shop to fit in
the most unexceptionable manner. Particular
ly attention paid to cutting and fitting jobs for
ladies. He lespectfully solic.ts a /'air trial, as
he is confident of success.
SILAS O’SHIELDS.
sept 9 —ly
rpo FARMERS ANI) PLANTERS. A. A J.
JL L. Hill, are now receiving a superior lot
of Negro Shoes, Negro Blankets and Kersevs.
Osnahurgs, Shirtings, Trunks, Ac., for the fall
and winter trade, which they are ottering Low
for Cash, or on short time. Farmers or others
wishing to pu~cha.se such articles will do well
to give us a call and examine prices, for we will
have them on hand and intend to sell. All that
we ask is that you will call and examine lbr
yourselves, east of the court house.
Cassville, Oct 27
p FORGE VOGT’S Piano and
y T Music Store, No. 148 Arch
I street, Philadelphia. Constantly
“ on hand Pianos, Melodeons, Musi
cal Merchandize of every description, Sheet Mu
sic, Ac. Ac.
Vogt's Pianos are pronounced superior to
all others in. sweetness, power and beauty of
tone and unequalled Workmanship. Persons
wishing a Piano of the first class and undoubt
ed excellence, at a very moderate price, will do
well to give them a trial. sept I —l
‘VTOTICE TO LANiroWNERS i
ii- signed having removed from Albany to ■
Troiipville, Lowndes county, Ga.
Will in addition to the practice of Law examine
and report the value of land in the counties of
Thomas, Lowndes, Clinch, Ware, Appaling and
Irwin. lie will, when requested, examine
Lands personally, and give full information as
to r "alue, location and probability of immediate
sal a. Having no connection whatever with
land speculation he will engage to act as agent,
in the sale or purchase of lands, in any of the
aforesaid counties for a fee often per cent, up
on the amount received or paid out, His char
ges for examining land will be five dollars per
lot, for lands in the 12th district of Lowndes, in
all the other districts, he will charge ten dol
lars. Additional will be charged for an exami
nation of title upon record.
EPIIRIAM 11. PLATT,
Attorney at Law,
Troiipville, Lowndes Cos. Ga.
Nov 17—ly
PIANOS, SHEET .i/r.s/r, ( {v.
—y THE undersigned is pre
-jr—Rsßjgygaa- pared to furnish Vogt’s
Pianos, at short hotice,
a sf and on as good terms as
t f \fi they can be had anywhere
at the South. These in
struments are warranted to be equal in point of
tone, durability and workmanship, to anv man
nfactnred in the world. Every Piano warranted
for five years. Any instrument failing to meet
the expectations of the purchaser, may be re
turned at any time within six months, and an
other will be given in its stead. Having a
brother (a Professor of Music ? in Philadelphia,
who selects every Piano sent out, purchasers
may rest assured that none hut perfect instru
ments, in every respect, will hi? sold.
A large lot of Sheet Sit:sic, of the latest and
most fashionable issues, constantly on hand
and for sale at Publisher’s prices.
WM. SCHERZER.
Professor of Music in Cassville
Dec. 8, 1854—l y Female College.
V—YI)HIXIZY A CLAYTON, W.xrk-
F/rM.isM' l *- House xso Commission Mer-
C[IA .( ii/ntxf-ti, Ga. —Continue the
business in all its brandies, and will give
their personal attention to the sale of COTTON
and other produce. Cash advances made when
required. Bagging, Rope, and family supplies
purchased at the lowest market rates. Coin
mission for selling Cotton 25 cents per bale,
aug 18—
rpO OLI) SOLDIERS. —By a recent Act of
.JL Congress, all persons who have served in
any War since l~'jn, are entitled to 100 acres of
Land—and those” who have received Warrants
for a less number, are entitjed to a sufficient
number of acres to make that amount. The
undersigned will attend to the collection of
such claims. WM. T. WOFFORD.
Cassville, mh B—ts
Agency at Washington.—The un
dersigned prosecutes all manner of claims !
against the United States, before Congress, be-j
fore Commissioners, and before all the Public 1
Departments, and especially claims for bounty j
land under the act of Congress just passed, peii- j
sions, back-pav, half-pay, Hdiiistmentof amounts [
of disbursing officers, settlement of post mas
ters and contractors accounts, and every other j
business requiring the prompt and efficient ser
vices of an attorney or agent.
A residence of twenty years at the seat of the ;
Federal Government, with a thorough and fa
miliar acquaintance with all the routine of the
Imblic business at the different offices, added to ‘
lis free access to consul’ .he ablest legal advi- j
sers, if needed, justifies the subscriber m pledg
ing the fullest satisfaction and utmost dispatch j
to those who may entrust their business to his i
care.
Being well known to the greater portion of
the citizens of Washington, as well as to ninnv I
! gentlemen who have been members of both i
i Houses of Congress in the last fifteen years, it 1
l' s deemed unnecessary to extend this notice by 1
| siiecia! references. A full power of attorney j
should accompany all cases. Communications
must be pre-paid in all cases. Fees regulated !
by nature and extent of the business, but al- 1
! ways moderate.
H. C. SPALDING, Attorney.
Washington, D. C. mh 15
pOUNTT LANDS.—The undersigned huv*
I > ing long been engaged in the prosecution
of Revolutionary Pension Claims, Invalid Pen
sion Claims, Bounty Land Claims Ac., against,
the General Government, now tenders his ser
vices to all such claimants, especially to Bounty
Land Claimants for the procurements of their
Claims, as there arc many such Claims under
the late law of Congress, which gives an addi
i tional Bounty of Land to the soldiers of all tlio
j wars in whicn the United Stales has engaged
: since 1790, who have not received as much as
160 acres. ELISHA KING.
Adairsville Ga. uih 22 —2m
SELLING off at Cost for Cash, As the under
signed is closing up the business of the firm
of Leake A Howard, he has determined to
sell off at cost for cash.
Come all that want good bargain and eome
auick or you will miss them. ,
Cartersville, Dec I—ts1 —ts W. W. LEAKE.
Ready-made clothing, p>mti. stuff,
Chambrav, and a fine assortment of Jew
i dry, at LEVY’S CASH STORE.
I apr 28—ts ,
n Eumily tftopnper~-&eOofeO to miO Siqte,£oliiics, JLitcrqfirre, il)c lurliefe foteigi) &oiiwsiis Tfctos-, M
CASSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1855.
Cjjaire |ktrtj. j
of
BY ALICE CAREY.
Among the beautiful pictures
That hang on Memory’s wall,
There is one of a dim old forest
That seemeth the best of all.
Not for the gnarled oak olden,
Dark with the misletoe —
Not for the violets golden,
That sprinkle the vale below—
Not for the milk-white lilies
That lean from the fragrant hedges,
Coquetting all day with the sunbeams,
And stealing their golden edge—
Nor for the vines in thy upland,
Where the bright red berries rest,
Nor the pinks, nor the pale, sweet cowslips.
It seemeth to me the best.
I once had a litle brother,
With eyes that were dark and deep,
In the lap of that dim old forest
He lietli in peace, asleep.
Light as the down of the thistle,
Free as the winds that blew,
We roved there the beautiful summers,
The summers of long ago.
But his feet on the hill grew weary,
And one of the autumn eves,
I made for my little brother
A bed of the yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
My neck in a meek embrace,
As the light of immortal beauty,
Silently covered his face;
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the tree-tops bright,
He fell, in his saint-tops bright,
Asleep by the gates of light.
Therefore, of all the pictures
That hang on Memory’s wall,
The one of a dim old Forest
Seemeth the best of all.
“oki
Avery aged man in an almshouse was asked
what he was doing? lie replied, “ Only wait
ing.”
Only waiting till the shadows
Arc a little longer grown,
Only waiting till the glimmer
Os the day’s last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded
From the heart once full of day;
Till the waters of Heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray.
Only waiting till the reapers
Have the left sheaf gathered home;
For the summer time is faded,
And the autumn winds have come.
Quickly, reapers! gather quickly
The last ripe hours of my heart;
For the bloom of life is withered,
And I hasten to depart.
Only waiting till the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet I long have lingered,
Weary, poor and desolate.
Even now I hear their footsteps
And their voices far away;
If they call me I am waiting,
Only waiting to obey.
Only waiting till the shadows
Are a little longer grown,
Only waiting till the glimmer
Os the day’s last beam is flown.
Then from the gathering darkness
Holy, deathless stars shall rise,
By whose light m3’ soul shall gladly
Tread its pathway to the skies.
jpijcs 3JUi*!iki) id £<'irty Sph\q.
BY WORDSWORTH.
I heard a thousand blctulid notes,
While in a grove I sat reclined,*
111 that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to 1113’ mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran :
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose turfs, in that sweet bower
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And ’tis my faith that every flower
Enj<>3's the air it breathes.
The hy-ds around me hopp’d and play’d,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:
But. the least motion which they made,
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
If this belief from Heaven is sent,
If such he Nature’s holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament,
What man has made of mail ?
, urt &osi.
Thou art lost, yet I am keeping
Treasured in my heart thy uame ;
Waking, sleeping—smiling, weeping—
Thou art with me still the same.
I Yes, tlie link at last is riven—
AH my happy dreams are o’er;
For unless we meet in Heaven,
You and I can meet no more.
Thus the aim's bright rays alighted
On the petals of the rose,
And although its leaves be blighted,
Still he lingered to life’s close.
I Tliuh the heart doth sometimes cherish
Thoughts that wear away the soul,
Giving pleasure, while we perish
‘Neath their strange, but sweet control.
Yes, thou’rt lost; yet love hath bound me
Though I struggle to forget,
In the heartless throng around me—
All in vain—l love thee 3-ct.
Pardon me the pain I’ve given,
As I pardon pangs as spre,
For unless wc meet in Heaven,
You and I can meet no more.
“PRINCIPLES NOT MEN.”
jfnr tljt Httoni-Jiatjiingn.
m From the Chronicle & Sentinel.
ILdfei* fl’oh) % ifoo. B if-
Elbf.utox, Ga., May 5, 1855.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens :
Dear Sir: A rumor prevails in tins
section, to a considerable extent, that
you will decline to serve us in the next
Congress, and the chief reason assigned
is, that it is supposed a large number of j
your political friends have gone into the j
.secret order called Know-Nothings. Ma- j
ny of yOur friends desire to know it this
rumor be true, tt is considered an im
portant period in our national affairs,
and your retiring at this tune would be
felt as a loss by those who have relied .
on you through so many trying scenes, j
What are your opinions and views of j
this new party, called Know-Nothings ? j
Knowing your willingness to give your j
opinions on all matters of public concern, I
I am induced to make the inquiry, and
request permission to publish your reply.
Yours truly,
* TITOS. W. THOMAS.
Crawfordville, Ga., May 9,1855.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the sth in
stant was received some days ago, and
should have been answered much earlier,
hut for my absence from home. The j
rumor you mention in relation to my j
candidacy for re-election to Congress, is |
true. 1 have stated, and repeated on j
various occasions, that T was not, and j
did not expect to he a candidate —the j
same I now say to you. The reason of j
this declaration on my part, was the !
fact, that large numbers of our old polit- j
ical friends seemed to be entering into:
new combinations, with new objects,pur- j
poses and principles of which I was nol ;
informed, and never could he, according j
to the rules of their action and the opin- j
ions I entertain. Hence my conclusion ;
that they had no further use for me as |
their Representative, for 1 presumed they J
knew enough of me to be assured if they
had any secret aims or objects to accom-1
piish that they never could get my con
sent, even if they desired it, to become
a dumb instrument to execute such a j
purpose, I certainly never did, and
never shall, go before the people as a
candidate for their suffrages with my
principles in my pocket,. It has been
the pride of my life, heretofore, not only
to make known fully and freely my sen
timents upon all questions of public pol
icy, hut in vindication of those sentiments j
thus avowed, to meet any antagonists j
arrayed against them, in open and man- 1
ly strife—“face to face and toe to toe.”
From this rule of action, by which I
have up to this time been governed, I
shall never depart. But you ask me
what are my opinions and views of this
new party, called Know-Nothings, with
a request that you be permitted to pub
lish them. My opinions and views thus
solicited, shall be given most cheerfully,
and as fully and clearly as my time, un
der the pressure of business, will allow.
You can do with them as you like—
publish them or not, as you like. They
are the views of a private citizen.
I am at present, to all intents and pur
poses whatsoever, literally one of the
people. I hold no office nor seek any,
and as one of the people I shall speak
to you and them on this, and on all oc
casions, with that frankness and indc-.|
pendence which becomes a freeman to J
bear towards his fellows; and in giving j
my views of “ Know-Nolhingism,” I j
ought, perhaps, to premise by saying, j
and saying most truly , that 1 really j
“know nothing” about the principles,
aims or objects of the party I am about
to speak of—they are all kept secret —
being communicated and made known
only to the initiated, and not to these
until after being first duly pledged and
sworn. This, to me, is a very great ob
jection to the whole organization. All
political principles, which are sought to
be carried out in Legislation by any j
body or set of men in a llep.iblic, in my J
opionion, ought to bo openly avowed
and publicly proclaimed. Truth never j
shuns the light, or shrinks from investi- j
gation—or at least it ought never to do ,
it. Hiding places, or secret coverts, are l
natural resorts for error. It is therefore,
a circumstance quite sufficient to excite
suspicion against the truth to see it
pursuing such a course ; and in Repub
lics where free discussion and full inves
tigation by a virtuous and intelligent
people is allowed, there never can be
any just grounds to fear any danger
even from the greatest errors, either in
religion or politics. All questions, there
fore, relating to the government of a free
people, ofight to be made known, clear
ly understood, fully discussed, and un- j
derstandingly acted upon. Indeed, Ido
not believe that a Republican Govern
ment can last long, where this is not the
case. In my opinion, no man is fit to
represent a free people who has any pri
vate or secret objects, or aims, that he
docs not openly avow, or who is not
ready find willing at nil times, when re
quired or asked, candidly and truthf ully,
to proclaim to the assembled multitude
not only his principles, but his views and
sentiments upon all questions that may
come before him in his representative
capacity. It was on this basis that
Representative Government was founded,
and on this alouq ,crii jt Tie iiuiiiUqiiigd
in purity and safety. And if any sscrei
party shall ever be so far successful in
this country as to bring the Government
in all its departments and functions un
der the baneful influence of its control
and power, political ruin will inevitably
ensue. No truth in politics can be more
easily and firmly established, either by
reason or from history, upon principle or
authority, than this. These are my
opinions, candidly expiessed.
1 know that many good and true men
in Georgia difter w-itli me in this partic
ular—thousands of them, I doubt not,
have joined this secret order with good
intentions. Some of them have told me
so, and I do not question their motives.
And thousands more will perhaps do it
with the same intentions and* motives.
Should it be a short lived affair, no harm
will, or may come of it. But let it suc
ceed —let it carry all the elections, State
and Federal —let the natural and inevit
able laws of its own organism be once
fully developed—and the country will
go bv the board. It will go as France
did. The first Jacobin Club was organ
ized in Paris on the 6th of November,
1 789, under the alluring name of “ The
Friends of the Constitution,” quite as
specious as that we now hear of “ Amer
icans shall rule America.” Many of the
best men and tiuest patriots in Paris
joined it—and thousands of the same
sort of men joined in the affiliate clubs
afterwards—little dreaming of the dead
ly fangs of that viper they were nurtur
ing in their bosoms. Many of these
very men afterwards went to the Guillo
tine, by orders passed secretly, in these
very clubs. All legislation was settled
in the clubs—members of the National
Assembly and Convention, all of them,
or most of them, were members of the
clubs, for they could not otherwise be
elected. And after the question was
settled ill the clubs, the members next
day went to tlie nominal Halls of Legis
lation’ nothing but trembling automat
ons, to register the edicts of l he “ Order,” ]
though it were to behead a Monarch or I
to cause the blood of the best of their j
own number to flow beneath the stroke )
of lire axe. Is history of no use 1 Or,
do our people vainly imagine that Amer
icans would not do as the French did j
under like circumstances ? “Is thy ser
vant a dog that lie should do this tiling,”
said the haughty, self-confident Hazed.
Yet, lie did all that he had been told
that he would do. “ Let him that think
eth be standeth take heed lest he fall.”
Human nature is the same compound of
weak frailties and erring passions every
where. Os these clubs in France an
elegant writer has said :
“From all other scourges which bad
afflicted mankind, in every age and in
every nation, there had been pome tem
porary refuge, some shelter, until the
storm might pass. During the heathen
ism of antiquity, and the barbarism of
the middle ages, the temple of a god or
the shrine of a saint, afforded a refuge
from despotic fury or popular rage.—
Eut Fieiich Jacobins, whether native or
adopted treated with equal scorn the
sentiments of religion and the feelings
of humanity; and all that man had
gathered from his experience upon earth,
and the revelations he hoped had been
made him from the sky, to bless and
adorn bis mortal existence, and elevate
bis soul with immortal aspirations, were
spurned as imposters by these fell do
st rovers. They would have depraved
man from his humanity, as they attempt
ed to decree God out of bis universe.—
Not contented with France as a subject
for their ruthless experiments —Europe
itsolt being too narrow for their exploits,
they send their propagandists to the new
world, witli designs about as charitable
as those with which Satan entered Eden.”
This is but a faint picture of some of
the seems enacted by that self same
party, which was at first, formed by those
who styled themselves “ The Friends of
the Constitution,” And where did these
“secret Councils"’ we now hear of, come
from ? Not from France, it is true—
but from that land of isms , where the
people would have gone into anarchy
long ago, if it, hud not been for the con
servative influence of the more stable
minded men of tho South. And what
scenes have we lately witnessed in the
Massachusetts Legislature, where the new
political organism has more fully devel
oped itself than any where else ? What
are its fruits there ? Under the name
of “The American Party,” they have
armed themselves against the Constitu
tion of our common country, which they
wore sworn to support —with every mem
ber of Ibe Legislature, I believe, save
eight, belonging to “ the order,” they
have by an overwhelming majority vote
deposed Judge Loring, for the discharge
of his official duty in issuing a warrant
as United States Commissioner, to cause
the arrest of the fugitive slave, Burns.
In reviewing this most unheard of out
rage upon the Constitution, tho “Na
tional intelligencer,” at. Washington says
it “shudders for tho Judiciary.” And
if they go on as they have begun, well
may the country “shudder,” not only
for the Judiciary, but for everything else
wo hold most sacred. “If those things
bo done in the green tree, what may you
expect in the dry ?”
But l have been anticipating, some
what. Iwas on tho preliminary ques
tion ; that is, the secrecy which lies at
,thi!Touulain of the party-- that atmos*.
TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
pllere of darkness in which “ it lives and
moves, and has its being,” and without
which probably it could not exist. Ido
not, however, intend to stop with that.
I will go further, and give now my opin
ions upon those questions, which are
I said to be within the range of its secret
! objects and aims. The principles as
l published (or those principles which are
* attributed to the Order, though no body
as an organized party avow them,) have
! as I understand them, two leading ideas
! and two only. These are a proscription
by an exclusion from office of all Catho
lics, as a class, and a proscription of all
persons of foreign both, as a class; the i
latter to be Accomplished-not only by an
exclusion from office of all foreigners
who are now citizens by naturalization,
but to be more effectually carried out by
an abrogation of the naturalization law
for the future, or such an amendment as
would be virtually tantamount to it.—
These, wo are told, are the great osten
sible objects fur all tins machinery—
these oaths —pledges—secret signs—e
quivocations —denials, and what not.—
And what I have to say of them, is, that
if these indeed and in truth be the prin
ciples thus attempted to be carried out,
then I am opposed to both of them open
ly and unqualifiedly.
lain opposed to them “in a double
aspect,” both as a basis of party organ
ization and upon their merits as ques
tions of public policy. As ihe basis of
party organization, they are founded up
on the very erroneous principle of look
ing not to how the country shall be gov
erned, but who shall hold tho offices— 1
not to whether we shall have wise ard
! wholesome laws, but who “ shall rule
j ms,” though they may bring ruin with
their rule. Upon this principle Trum
bull, who defeated Gen. Shields, fur the
Senate in Illinois, can be as good a
“ Know-Nothing” as any man in tire late
“Macon Council.” though lie may vote,
as he doubtless will, to repeal the Fugi
tive Slave Law, and against the admis
sion of any slave Slate in the Union;
while Shields, who has ever stood by the
Constitution, must be reject!d by South
ern men because lie was not born in the j
country ! Upon this principle a Boston j
Atheist, who denies the inspiration of!
the Bible, because it sanctions slavery, is
to be sustained by Georgia “ Know-
Nothings” in preference to me, barely
because I will not “bow the knee to
Baal,” this false political god they have
set up.
The only basis of party organization i
is an agreement amongst those who en- j
ter into it upon the paramount questions ,
of the day. And no party can last long
without bringing disaster and ruin in its
train, founded upon any oilier principle.
The old National Whig party tried the
experiment when there was radical dif
ferences of opinion on such questions,
and went to pieces. The National l)em
ocratic party are now trying a similar
experiment, and are experiencing a sim
ilar fate. This is what is the matter
with it. Its vital functions are derang
ed—hence that disease which now af
flicts it worse than the dry rot. And
what we of the. South now should do is,
not to go into any “Know-Nothing”
mummery or mischief, as it may be, but
to stand firmly by those men at the
North who are true to the Constitution j
and the Union, without regard o'tlier to j
their birth-place or religion. The ques- j
tion we should consider is not simply !
who “shall rule America,” but who will
vote for such measures as will best pro
mote tho interests of America, and with
that the interests of mankind.
But to pass to the other view of these
principles—that is, the consideration of
them as questions of public policy. With
me, they both stand in no better light
in this aspect than they do in the oilier.:
The first assumes temporal jurisdiction
in “ jorum conscieniicc" —to which lam |
quite as much opposed as I am to the;
spiritual powers controlling the tempo -;
ral. One is as bad as the other —both
are bad. lam utterly opposed to ming
ling religion with politics in any way!
whatever; and especially am r opposed j
to making it a test in qualifications for >
civil office. Religion is a matter be- i
tween a man and his Creator, with which j
Governments should have nothing to do.;
In this country the Constitution guar-;
antees to every citizen tho right to enter-1
tain whatever creed he pleases or no!
creed at all if lie is so inclined ; and no
other man has a right to pry into his;
conscience to enquire what lie believes
or what ho does not believe. Asa cili- (
zon and as a member ot society, he is to
be judged by his acts and not by bis j
creed. A Catholic, therefore, in our
country, and in all countries ought, as ;
all other citizens, to ho pormitted to ;
stand or fall in public favor and estima
tion upon his own individual merits. —
“Every tub should stand upon itsowfi
bottom.”
But I think of all the Christian de
nominations in tho United States, the
j Catholics are the last that Southern.
I people should join in attempting to put;
| under the ban of civil proscription ; for ,
j as a Church they have never warred a-,
! gainst us or our peculiar institutions,
j No man can say as much of Now Eug
; land Baptists, Presbyterians or Metlio
j dists; tho long roll of Abolition portions
with wliich Congress has ‘boon so much
excited and agitated for years past come
; from the Catholic J their pulpits at
3STO. 16.
ihe North are not desecrated every Sab
bath with anathemas against slavery;
and of the three thousand New England
clergymen who sent the auti-Nebraska
memorial to the Senate last .year, ‘not
one was a Catholic as 1 have been In
formed and believe. Why then should
we Southern mcn j°’ n tbe Puritans of
the North to proscribe from office the
Catholics on account of their religion?
j Let them and their religion be as bad as
i they can be, or as their accusers say
| they are, they cannot be Worse than
I these same Puritanical accusers, who
| started this persecution against them say
j that we are. They say we are going
going to perdition for the enormous sin
of holding slaves. The Pope with all
his followers cannot I suppose even in
their judgment, be going to a worse
place for holding what they consider
the monstrous absurdity of “ immaculate
conception.” And for my part I would
about as soon risk my chance for Ilear
en with him and bis crowd too, as with
these self-righteous hypocrites who deal
out fire and brimstone so liberaally upon
our heads. At any rate I have no hesi
tancy in declaring that I should much
sooner risk my civil rights with tlie
American Cotholics, whom they are at
tempting to drive from office than with
them. But, sir, lam opposed to this
proscription upon principle; if it is once
begun there is no telling where it will
end, When faction once tastes the blood
of a victim it seldom ceases his ravages
alnongst the fold so long as a single re
maining one, be the number at first ever
|so great, is left surviving. It was to
j guard against any such consequences as
would certainly ensue in this country if
, this effort at proscription of this sect of
j religionists should be successful that that
I wise provision to which I have alluded
! was put in the fundamental law of tho
Union. And so maintain it intact, in
letter and spirit with steadfastness at
this time, I hold to be a solemn public
duty.
And now, as to the other idea—tho
proscription of foreigners—-and more par
icularly that view of it which looks to
i lie denial of citizenship, to all those who
, may hereafter seek a home in this coun-
J try and choose to cast their lots and
destinies w ith us. This is a favorite idea
with many who have not thought of its
effects, or reflected much upon its con
sequences. The abrogation of the natu
ralization laws would uot stop immigra
tion, nor would the extension of the terni
i of probation, to the period of twenty onft
years, do it. This current of migratioft
from East to West, this Exodus of the
excess of population from the Old totlife
New World, which commenced with
the settlement of this continent by Eu
ropeans, would still go on. And what
would be the effect, even under the most
modified form of the proposed measure-,
—that is of the extension of the period
from five to twenty-one years, before cit
izenship should be granted \ At tho
end of the first twenty-one years from
the commencement of the operation of
the law, we should have several millions
of people in our midst—men of our own
race—occupying tho unenviable position
of being a “ degraded caste” in society,
a species of serfs without the just fran
chise of a freeman or the. needful protec
tion due to a slave. This would be At
war with mv ideas of American Repub
licanism as I have been taught them anil
gloried in them from youth up. If therft
be danger now to our institutions (as
some seem to imagine, but w-liich \ am
far from feeling or believing) from for
eigners as a class, would not the danger
be greatly enhanced by the proposed
remedy ? Now. it is true they are made
to bear their share of tho burthens at’
Government, but are also permitted, af
ter a residence of five years, and taking
an oath to support the Constitution, to
enjoy their just participation in the pr.v
ilcges, honors ami immunities which it
secures. Would they bo less likely to
be attached to the Government and its
principles under the operation of the
present system than they would be un
der the proposed one which would treat
them as not much bettor than outcast's
and outlaws? All writers of note, frond
the earliest to tho latest, who have treat
ed upon tho elements and component
parts, or members of communities and
States, have pointed this out as a sounril
of real danger—that is having a large
number of the same race not oulv aliens
by birth, tut aliens in heart and fooling
in the bosom of society.
Such was, to a great extent, the con
dition of the Helots in Greece—men oY
the same race placed in an inferior posi
, tion, and forming within themselves a
1 degraded class. I wish to see no such
i state of things in ties connfry. With
us at the South, it is trite we have a
! “ degraded caste,” but it is of a mce
! fitted by nature for their subordinate
; position. Tho negro With ’hs fills that
! place in society and mulUi ‘one system of
civilization for wluch he vvas designed
!by nature. No training can fit him foif
j either social or political equality with
! his superiors; at least history furnishes
: us wiilijio instance of tho kind; nor
does the negro with us feel any degra
dation in his position, because it is his
natural place. But such would not bo
the cash with men of tho same race and
corning from tho samo state with our
selves. And what appears not a litUa
strange'and singular to rao in cousideriug