The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-27
COM M UNIC ITO N.
For the Wing STANDARD.
!. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN DANGER"

last production, and low as he is, 1t sinks him |
still lower in the slough of infamy into which he |
has thrown himself 1t bears the impress of
malignant spirit, and is, withal, species of poll
tico-regionism, the more detestable, because it
comes fresh from the lips of the hypocrte and
pander The passions and prejudices of the peo-
Die are appealed 10, with all the art of an insdious
demagogue. and the effort 10 array religious insti.
tutions against political party, is here indirectly
made, If not openly avowed. The object of the
tract is to make the Wings responsible for the
late disgraceful riots in Philadelphia by identity
ING them with the Native American party, who, |
the heaven-born Amos is pleased to tell us, are |
Wings under new name. Now, we have no
appeals for any religious denomnaton-nor would
we even, if it were in our power, drag religion
into the political arena. We view it as too pure
and holy to be prostituted to partisan purposes,
and we have no fear that our CATHOLIC fellow
citizens will give favorable response to the over
lures of Mr.. KENDALL. On the contrary we
believe that they will receive them with disgust,
and reward him who dared to make them, with
sovereign and ineffable contempt. AS body, the
Catholics of this country are too intelligent and
discerning, to be influenced by the political bawds
who seek their favor by sycophancy and decep-
ton. They are the last people to be easily gull
ed, because none are frmer in their political
principles, and that man is at fools labor who
undertakes to move them, more especially with
the means now brought into service.
AS to the Philadelphia riots, over which Loco
focoism now sheds its crocodile tears, but did
nothing to arrest, they should be deplored by
every friend of law and order and never was
there more wicked and malicious lie, than the
statement that the Wing party in any manner
countenanced the outlaws engaged in them
They deprecate and denounce all such acts of
violence, and whether religious zealot assists in
firing church or a convent, or an agrarian level
Ter leads on a mob to sack four-store or demol-
ish banking house, matters not with them: they
have no sympathy for either. They regard both
alike as rapscallions and desperadoes, fit only to
grace the cells of penitentiary. No man knows
this better than AMOS KENDALL; and yet, true TO his
calling. he has the audacity to declare that the prin
ciples of "church-burners'' are all Wing. Nor he,
nor any one else, ever uttered meaner or more
despicabIe falsehood. The Wings have no feel
ing of opposition toward any class of the people,
except the Locofocos, and against them and their
principles they are and will ever be uncompro-
missing in their hostility. With the NATIVE A
MEXICAN PARTY and its designs, they have nought
to do; nor they for abridgng in the least that
freedom of conscience guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition to all, without regard to the doctrines they
preach, or the affairs at which they Worship
They the friends of civil and religious liberty
Between the native and the naturalized citizen,
they know no distinction, and the rights Of the
Catholic are sacred with them those of the |
Protestant.
The Wing candidate for the Presidency has
always been the eloquent champion of universal
freedom, and his opinions are easily given-they |
are embodied in the legislative history of the
country. Passing by the beautiful tribute which |
he paid to the emigrant from every country and
every cline, in a speech he delivered in the Sc
nate in 1882, we shall take an extract from his
letter to the editor of the Tennessee Agricultur-
ist, under the date of August g. 1913. He there
speaks as follows:
"With respect to the station which that por-
ton Of our population engaged in mechanical pur-
suits ought to occupy in the United States,
THINK THAT ALL CITIZENS, NATIVE AND NATURAL !
lied, without any regard to their respective vo-
cation, should enioy such consideration in society
as is due 10 their virtue and intelligence, their
industry, sobriety, and general department."
Is there anything in this opposed to the citizen
of foreign birth Anything narrow or proscrp-
tive? Not at all it breathes on the other hand,
the most liberal, enlarged, and catholic spirit of
democracy.
For his views on the Catholic religion, and its
influence on republican institutions, we will refer
to his speech in the House of Representatives in
1918, onthe independence of the Spanish Ameri-
can provinces. Those opposed to the recognition,
commended that the people of Spanish America
were too ignorant to appreciate, and too superst-
tous to conduct, free and independent Govern
ment. Mr.. CLAY repealed the allegation that
they were ignorant, and with regard to their su-
perstilion, be said
"They worship the same God with us. Their
prayers were offered up in their temples to the
same Redeemer, whose ntercession we expected
to save US. Nor WAS THERE ANYTHING IN THE
CATHOLIC RELIGION UNAVOIDABLE TO FREEDOM.
All religions, united with government, were more
or less inimica to liberty. All, separated from
government, were compatible with liberty
Such are The feelings and opinions of HENRY
CLAY-such q re the sentiments of the man w HON
the Wings would make the President of this ma
ton. How worthy are they of him and the great
principles he advocates !,-how truly noble, pa
triotic, and American
Let us, however, turn for while to Locofoco-
ism, and see in what its boosted friendship for
the foreigner consists. Is it in opposing inter-
nal improvenents--the making of railroads and
digging of canals, OH which so many foreigners
with their wives and children, depend for bread