Show KNOW NOTHINGS VS CATHOLICS IT seems that the know nothing organizations which once troubled society in the east are being revived and are actively opposing roman catholicity in the new england states and in the valley of the mississippi the catholic and anti catholic forces have ha veal ready already crossel swords in wha might be termed skirmish encounter a the catholic press throws down the gauntlet and declares Axes itself ready for the fray here is 18 what the new york catholic review says we are here not by their invitation their courtesy or their toleration we are in the country that we discovered that we explored that we first settled in which we first of all proclaimed the principle of freedom of conscience whose independence we helped to establish and whose existence as a united republic F U alic we aided to perpetuate therefore re the know nothings that oppose us we will 0 oppose se no matter in what party they may be fou found under what cloak or of Amerl americanism earlis 91 the they y may hide their intolerant hea heads a or what unconstitutional oaths they may ay take to destroy the fundamental principle of religious liberty |