The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-11-27
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by that party for their late overwhelming
defeat. That portion Of them who have drop
ped the name of swing" and have adopted the
cognomen of "American Republican," for the
purpose of re.enacting old John Adams Alien
and Sedition Laws, are savage against the "Ab-
Olitionistsn and sPapisis"-swearing that these
two classes associated with the Democracy, de-
Ifeated "gallant Harry Clay" Another section
of the Roorbacks declare that this is all a lie,
and that, there are as many Catholics who voted
for Henry Clay as for James K. Polk. Indeed,
quite an interesting family quarrel is going on
among the Roorbacks in regard TO Nativeism.
The Yew York Tribune, Albany Evening Jour
nal, Pittsburgh Gazette, Ohio State Journal, fed
tied by an Englishman) and other leading RoOr-
back papers are opposed to the Native movement;
while on the other hand, the Boston Courier,
N. Y. Express, Phil. North American, Baltimore
Clipper, Pittsburgh Age, ct genus Omnia, are in
favor of forming a church-burning prrty. The
Cadiz Republican is not in favor of abandoning
the name of wing, while the STANDARD, the paper
edited by the crazy man, is out in fay or Of dis
franchising our adopted fellow citizens.
In answer 10 the charge that the whole Catholic
population voted for James X. Polk, the New
York Tribune, (the leading wing paper in the
union) contains tho following sensible article.
The quarrel Of the Federal Roorbacks is now
becoming intensely interesting. We shall look
on like the lady who witnessed the fight between
her husband and a bear, and don't care which
whip.
Pytha goras, a celebrated ancient philosopher.
was the founder of the doctrine Of Metempsi-
Ghosts, or transmigration of souls. He believed
that when a person died, his spirit, by a sort Of
invisible animate legerd emain, was transplanted
into another being, as horse, a dog, a cat, and
tive %presume) a coon! In the Federal party
of this country, we have a perfect specimen of
Political MetcmpsichosiS. Every few years that
party dies a political death; but shortly again,
we find il rising into being under a new name
it assumes a new existence, and sails under new
%|colors. Although a few Of the Roorback sheets
will adhere to the name of wing for a while, yet
still we predict, that before another Presiden-
|tial Election, the whole party from the great
Daniel Webster, down to the Insignificant crazy
creature Of the " White Black Bird, f" will all be
genuine unadulterated Native Americans. Ma
Itiue Americans Pshaw who are Natipe A
~mericans, unless it be Indians, the Aborigines Of
the %country2
But we are keeping our readers from the Tri-
bune article. Read this every person who be-
!, I~lieves what the church-burners say about the
Catholic population voting for James X. Polk.
From he ". Y. Tribune, "a uhig paper.)
S THE ELECTION and the CATHOLICS.
1t appears that the great Wing party, are to
be, or perhaps have been already defeated, and
o those who anticipated with high hope a different
result, are now casting about to ascertain the
cause through which that result has been bro't
IS about. | perceive that it is yariously charged
Il upon the Abolitionists, the Native Americans,
d and the Adopted Citizens-especially those pro-
TX Tossing the Roman Catholic faith And it is 10
this last class that | would call your attention in
the few remarks which ] am about to make. l
am myself Of opinion that 1t is injudicious to
e bring out the religious or s~ectaran character of
any potion of our citizens, during a great poll
II teal contest, in which they ale expected TO act
OF exclusively in their civil capacity. Having paid
some attention to the subject / have not been
able to discover thatthe Roman Catholics at any
as time acted or ~professod the intention of acting
as Roman Catholics. Appeals indeed have been
made TO them as such by both parties, and in this
think that both parties have committed an error
10 But | have not been able 10 discover any evi.
dence of their having acted as Catholics more
than Presbyterians or Methodists may be con-
j. sdered to have acted as such. On the contrary
see in the reports Of different States, that the
Catholics Of the Union at large are as divided
and opposed to each other as the parties them
be selves to which they respectively belong. The
i, great majority of the Catholics in Maryland are
nd Wings, and voted for Henry Clay. The MAJOR.
~ itv of the Catholics of Louisiana are. of the same
political party. The reports from Ohio furnish.
ed in the Tribune attest that the Catholics and
Adopted Citizens stood up l~nanfully for the grea
statesman of Kentucky. A large number Of
no the Catholics Of Pennsylvania have voted in tht
same way. And in our own Stale, and even in
our own City, the voters in the Wing ranks pro
Isl Tossing the same religious faith, though a small
minority, still in point Of numbers we're consid
he cradle, Many Of them indeed are known Il
ell have voted for Clay and Frelinghuysen whel
they thought they could not vote for any Othe
of their party.
What, then, is the result, if these statement
is be %correct2 Simply, that the Catholics are a
ert divided, taking the whole extent Of The Union
as any other class Of citizens. IL the Wing
blame them for not voting more generally thei
ell Electoral Ticket in New York and Pennsylyu
MIA, is it fair to forget that the success Of III
re- Wing party in Maryland, Ohio, and possibly Lou
X %isiana, not 70 speak Of Kentucky and Indiana