The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-06
McCLINTOCK YOUNG,
Acting Secretary of the Treasury.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

The election for members of the State Legis-
ture is held tomorrow. The topics of discus
sion which have engaged the parties, in addi-
ton to banks, currency, tariffs, and internal i'm
provements, are, in the city of New York. the
assessments for city Improvements, and in the
State, the claim of the mechanics to be relieved
from the competition of convict labor, and the
attack made by the Catholics upon the system
of public schools.
A very extraordinary politico-religious de-
monstraton was made by the Catholics at Car
roll Hall, New York city, on Friday evening
last. The school fund of the State maintains
public schools, at which children of all sects are
admitted without expense. They are purely
literary institutions, except that the Bible is
read once day. The Catholics object to their
children mingling with those of the Protestants,
and desire an appropriation of portion of the
school fund for their separate use. Most of the
candidates of both parties, Gall on the Wing
side,) are understood to be opposed to any
change in the present system for any sectaran
purposes. The Catholic meeting accordingly
brought out two of their own nominees as can
didates for State Senators, and three names for
the Assembly to be joined with the rest of the
regular Loco-foco ticket. The chief speaker at
the meeting was the Romanist Bishop Hughes.
The Herald says, 'Bishop Hughes, and Sc
veral of the Catholic priesthood, mounted the
platform, and were received with great ap-
plause." This is an important step, and has
been met with very strong condemnation. The
first dawning of an attempt like this to unite
Church and State, should be frowned upon by
all parties. We trust the ballot boxes will ad-
minister their severest rebuke. We copy the
report of the proceedings of this new politco-
religious movement from the Herald:
MEETING OF THE CATHOLICS TO NO.
INMATE A SEPARATE TICKET.
Last night a meeting of the opponents of the pre-
sent Common School System was called at Carroll
Hall, which was attended by an immense concourse
of people. Mr.. Gregory Dillon was called to the
chair, by reclamation. Shortly afterwards Bishop
Hughes, and several Of the Catholic priesthood
mounted the platform, and received ,oith great
applause. The Right Reverend gentleman began
his address to the meeting by expressing his delight
and satisfaction to find that the forlorn children of
New York had SO many friends and advocates ready
to stand FORTH for the purpose of relieving their
cause the children required friends but because their
prospects for better system of education better
than they had been for sixteen long years past.
His Reverence then took q view of the school ques-
ton, and went over the whole ground, which he dis
cussed before the Common Council. He adverted to
their opponents wishing to establish monopoly
of religious freedom and to enslave the young mind
compel the tax payers to support system, which,
while it took money out of their pockets prevented
the fathers brothers, and unces of the children from
boy n in pdu MI
them 10 pauper schools paid for their education
second time. His Reverence then said, that the ques
ton had been before two tribunals, and it
left for the decision ofthe people themselves Ii those
who wanted change would not vote for the advocates
Of change, then was their cause hopeless; but if
they would neglect the opponents and for these
public men, who had stood by them in the hour
al, there brig liter day before them.
The Right Reverend speaker then proceeded thus:
II is impossible for to say any thing personally Of
those whose names have been recommended to be
placed the list Of candidates, and would not for
moment urge that they should be placed there,
had not been assured on the most positive evidence,
and which could not doubt that they friendly
alteration in the present system of public educa-
ton | know that some Of Them it i SAID "ppo-
sed to But again, on the other hand, have been
| assured by gentlemen who spoke from their per-
sona edge-some speaking for one candidate
and some for another-that by public and recorded
acls or authorized declarations, all OF them-ay, all
OF them can be depended determined, should they
by your votes be elected to the position in which they
decide this question: to support the justice of
our claims. tremendous apPlausr)
If however should happen, that any discover that
mistaken la them, and il alter taking him for
a friend, according to all assurances have to the
| contrary received, we find him opponent of our
measures, then he has the easy remedyhe can write
to the papers, and say used his name without au-
thority. (Cheers.) If any Of the gentlemen named
take this course we can supply his place And con-
that he shall be bound in honor to do so, if