The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-29


he amongst the leading men in Congress-
felt interest enough for you, TO speak even
the truth! And has Mr.. Clay from that time
10 the present ever said or done any thing
inconsistent with the friendly conduct and
sentiment which he had previously shown to
the Catholics and their ~religionq Nc! no!
But on the contrary he has uniformly treat
ed US with the utmost respect and consider
alton. Roman Catholics have equally shar-
ed with the Christians ofall other denomina-
tons, not only the fostering care and protec-
ton of Mr.. Clay as public man-but they
have been alike the objects of his private
bounty. They have shared equally with 9th
ers the attentions of Mr.. Clay in social life,
and have always been received with the same
cordial welcome under his hospitable roofs at
Ashland. For these reasons Mr.. Clay has
always been admired and respected by the
intelligent Roman Catholics of this country,
and particularly by the Catholic clergy. Not
long since two ofmy Irish friends got engag-I
ed in a political dispute-the one being in
favor of Mr.. Van Buren, and the other in ia
vor of Mr.. Clay-and after they had discuss
ed their differences for a while, they propos-
ed to end the controversy by calling upon
father McElroy of Frederick (who had stop
ped a while in Cumberland on his way to the
West) and getting him to say which of the
two men, Van Buren, or Clay, he preferred.
That remarkable and good man at first said,
my children | don't liketo say which of the
two | prefer for, it is not right that | should
allow my opinion to be quoted for he pur-
pose of influencing your votes-but they in
sisted that he should let his opinion be known
TO them, and he then said, well, | have al
ways preferred Mr.. Clay to Mr.. Van Buren,,
because Mr.. Clay has been a better friend to
us than Mr.. Van Buren,.
In Mr., Clay's recent tour through the
South-who received him more cordially
met him with a more open hearted welcome
and treated him with more marked attention
than the Roman Catholics. To whatsoever
t town he came where there was a Catholic
: institution, he was immediately waited on
by the heads of ii. The Catholic clergy
D every where turned out to greet him-and
t saw it remarked in one ofthe newspapers OIL
f the day-how delighted and happy the sisters
: of charity and other ladies, belonging TO one
e of The catholic female Institutions of the souti
c seemed to be at visit paid TO the institution
e by Mr.. Clay
So far from anticipating that an effor
II would be made to prejudice the Roman
e cat holics against Mr.. Clay, by accusing hin
ofholding sentiments u%nfriendly to them a
a christian sect, | had really thought it like
l. " that we should hear him assailed by In
enemies of the catholic religion, because O
his having been too liberal in bis views ant
conduct towards the Roman catholics. Blu
| am gratified 10 find that this effort has bee
r made, not by catholics, but by reckless poll
b %ticians who profess 10 belong 10 other chris
10 tan denominations-by men, who are, veri
le ly believe, at heart the worst enemies Of ih
a Roman catholics. 1t must be so. The ma
le who can deliberately take advantage of you
it want of information, my Irish and Gemai
in friends, by asserting before you directly c
he indirectly, that the Clay party the Wings
lc are blameable for the destruction Of tn
tie churches, private houses and other property
s. as well as the lives OF the Roman catholic
by the recent mobs Of philadelphia, is certain
ly your enemy. He seeks, by a falsehoo
IN of this sort, TO enlist your votes against NJ
ey Clay-your early, long-tried, and faithll
e. friend. He seeks TO Withdraw you from til;
Ut political party to whose liberal and enligh
ened views of national policy, you have bee
&c mainly indebted for the opportunities yo
n have enjoyed in this country of making th
ur means of support, and of acquiring wealt
he standing and influence. He seeks TO poiso
lie The chief fountains of your domestic peac
~ and happ;ness-by breaking up your fellow
mt ship with your %neighbors, and planting bite
hatred and dire revenge in bosoms whic
ON had heretofore delighted in cultivating f
try one another the growth Of christian love ar
re- charity. He is plotting for you that vel
co ruin and oppression which he processes
raj deprecate. Yes! my catholic brethren,
ar ever you become a prescribed and disfra
chised people in this country, it will be on
le- when rabid Locofocos shall get the e%xclusi,
he possession of the government, and the emit
Of ascendancy over the popular mind. VIII
in. party was it that expelled the votaries of Of
nd Holy Religion from their temples and cree
BILE ed Idols upon the affairs of the living Go
eri- in the days of the French Revolution.
in was the vile democracy of Paris-the par
led zans of R~obsepierre, the l~ocofoco orator wi
an by protesting TO be a dear lover of the peop
lso and by constantly addressing himselfto the
passions and prejudices. had enthroned biz
ian self in perfect despotism over the populate
of Paris. What party was it that in the da
fol- of Cromwell prosecuted alike the catholi
and other sects of the christian religion
except that TO which Praise God Barebon
the and such other wretched fanatics belonge
1t was the same vile class Of people wi
try. whenever in any age or country, they ma
,rtc ,Do 10 nag into potvor hu tho arfS IF DEER