The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-09-19

u Az IA Ak4OL. il UOE a O2tfT2I
OF the u. s., and shall have been a RESIDENT
OF the same at least four years next before
his election
Let,Mr. Kendallspeak of these facts when
next be charges The Wings with hostility to-
wards naturalized citizens. They are unde-
nlables and should by all means accompany
his o~racular statements.
To expose still further the can't of this
Wretched Tract, and show how far the Loco-l
focos are the friends of religious liberty, it is
only necessary to look Into the constitution
OF Now Hampshire, a State in which they
have held unlimited control over every de-
partment of the government for years, and
whose devotion to their principles has won for
her the name of the "Gibra1tar of Democra-
cy." The 9th article of her Bill of Rights is
in these words:
"As morality and piety, rightly grounded
on Evangelical (Protestant) principles will
give the best and greatest security to gov
erument, and will lay in the hearts of me5
the strongest obligations to due subie ction .
and as The knowledge of these is most likely
to be propagated through society by the in
%stitution of the public worship Of the Deity,
and of public instruction in morality and re-
" $4,000 AA4 -
igfon-thereiore, to promote these impor-
tant purposes, the people of THE State have a
rgnt 70 Empower, aud do hereby fully impow-
CT ne Legislature 10 authorize, from time to
/ time, tie several towns, parishes, bodies cor
porte, or religious societies within this
State, make adequate provision, at their own
g expenses, for the support and maintenance
ofpublic Protestant teachers of piety, religion
e and morality
g The same Bill of Rights which declares
religion 10 be Gan inslienable right" creates
e in effect an established religion. Morality
and piety, it is said, rightly grounded on E.
yangelical principles will teach men due sui,
e lection, and therefore public protestant
teachers are TO be provided for by the towns
n parishes, and religious societies, and that toe
by taxation OF. all the people. A h~e1utiful
commentary truly, on the declaration tina
d freedom Of religion is, and of right ought tc
d be, uncircnmscribed. One principle is,
positive and explicit contradiction of the 9th
err. This is Locoioco New Hampshire! The
rs l4th section of the constitution contains thi.
e. provision
ofI 'Eyery member of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall be chosen by ballot, and 70
two years at least next preceding bis cleo
I'd ton shall have been an inhabtant of thi
~ State, shall have an estate within the distric
IT. which be may be chosen to represent of tn
value of one hundred pounds, one-half Q
oil which to be a freehold"
If, Il. contains a further provision that the REP
SIX resentaiiye shall be ofthe protestant religion
The 29th section of the constitution con
IN tains the following provision:
il "Provided, nevertheless, That no perso
to shall be capable of being elected as a Sena
a tor who is not ofthe Protestant religion,an
a seized of a freehold estate, in his own RICH
or and ofthe value of two hundred pounds, l.
b. ing within this Stale.o
in In the 42d sect on of the constitution
of this provision:
Ar Sand no person shall be eligible TO th
rly Office, (Governor,) unless, at the time ofh
rn- election, he shall have been an inhabitant
tu- this State for seven years next precedin
bv and unless he shall be of the age of thirr
em years, and unless he shall, at the the san
Ids! time, have an estate Of the value Of f!
ice hundred pounds, one-half of which sha
consist Of a freehold, i'll his own righ:, wit
9Th in this State; and unless he shall be of Il
Protestant religion"
Here, then, in Locofoco New Hampshit
&C. Catholics, whose religious liberty Amos Ke
irty dali is so anxious 10 protect from the da
ULCER that threatens it, are excluded from
ad- office. Religious liberty is indeed in da
the ger; it has not only been invaded but is tro
nd den under foot in the Gibraltar of Demo
e a racy.' This is not all. There is another pl
vision in the constitution which renders
the Improbable that this %abridgmeut Of freedo
will ever be removed. Here it is:
zen "No alteration shall be made in this &C
the %stitution before the same shall be laid |
be fore the towns and incorporated plac,
free and approved by two-thirds of the qua
age fed voters present, and voting on the $.
rs a ject."
hall Twothirds of the qualified voters, ih.
usi- must be present and vote for the alterati
before ii can be made. The rights and pc
the er of majorities are repudiated in New Han
wis shire, and theiwo thirds rule is in full a
practicable effect. No doubt Col james
flee Polk has the highest regard for the Dem
med racy OF New Hampshire, and why should
zen not? Their constitution only reflects
en- a principle OF Mf. Van Buren2s downfall {
zion his elevation. And worst of all, is the 1
nave that this restraint upon conscience has
FIVE apologists and defenders. We have
fore US the Lowell Patriot of Oct, u, Is
con- under the caption of'the Courier and n
Hampshire thu print uses the following |
the guage: i
stall "An honest man, in naming these def
duly would have SAID further, hat these are S
more defects as the people of that State are
II be dom called to notice, there being comp;
afive lively lew 10 whom these executions ap