The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-23

c;,izen of Nashville, where there are but few
Catholics, and where the citizens generally are
somewhat pujudfced against them, could, if J
wished with Im2unity speak derogatory of this
sect. But let Justice be done, though the heavens
should fall From whence or how was obtained
the idea that Catholicism is hostile to liberty, Po-
cal or religious? During the reformaton-that
! great mother rofrevoutIohs-whenth of the foundations
! Of powers and princpalities were upheaved as BY
the eruptions of volcano, did not the demon OF
persecution rage as fercely among the protestant
sects among these and the Catholics? Did not
the Calvinists Lutherans, and ArmInIans oit ar
raw themselves against each otherF DID moi the
Protestants previous to the revolution In Great
| Britain persecute with dire vengeance each other
and have they not done so IN Germany, France,
and many other European powers since! During
our colonial State when Protestants, Pu:itans, and
Quakers, were dsfranchising and waging re-
lenlIess war of persecution against each other
Through Pennsylvania and the New England col
oaies, did not Catholic Maryland open her tFee
bosom to ALL and DECLARE, in her domain, that no
man or sect should be prosecuted for opinions
sake2 And was she rot, from this fact The sane
tuary of the oppressed and prosecuted, not only
of America, but of Europe? And when the Storm
cloud of a seven years revolution burst with all
| its destructive wrath, were not Catholics seen
! fighting in the vans of our armies, and mingling
their torrents Of blood with those of Protestants
| in defence of Americana liberty and independence!
WAS there an ocean, bay, or stream, not
empurpled by their blood? Was there hill or
!
olicsm foe to liberty? Is Ireand's Catholic Isle
the nursery of slaves, though her evergreen
Shamrock no longer wreathed the brows OF her
warrors-though her palaces are in ruins, her CIT
| les in tears, her people in chains No! Thou
didst never cradle a slave; and thy incessant con-
Vulsions are but the struggling throes OF that un-
extingulshed spirit of liberty which shall yet burst
| forth with irresistible impeuosity, and shake
deep in the main. Was Catholic Poland the birth
place of slaves? Go ask Cracow and Warsaw,
when they last beheld against combined Russia,
Austria, and Prussia, in death arrayed their patri-
OF bands; few but undismayed;' ) or ask Freedom,
too as said the bard, did she not shrek, when Po-
land, under Madainski and Kosciusko, fell? Were
Lafayette, Pulaski, McNeill, De Kalb, and O'Bri-
en-, foes to liberty? Was Charles Carroll Of Car
rotoR, the last survivor of the SigneTs Of the De-
claration of Independence, friend ofdesPotism
Was Tomas EiIZsimmons, one OF the immortal
revolutionary spirits, that framed the constitution,
foe to liberty? Have we forgotten what Wash
ngton the great Father of his country, said of the
Catholics? He said: IhOpe erer TO see AmeTi-
ca foremost among the nations Of the earth, in
examples ofjustice and Hberdlity and Ipresume
my telLou-citizeRS lDiU nerer forget the patriotic
part 10hich Catholics took in the accomplishment
Of their reroLution and the establishment of their
government, or the important assistance tohiCh
they receired from France, in 1chich the Cdtho-
lie religion IS protessed.' Therefore, if persecu-
lion is any proof of The anti-repubcan spirit any
denomination, does not every protestant sect stand
in all ages and in all governments, is any proof of
the republican spirit of any secu'< creed. does not
Roman Catholicism stand jusuhed2"
This Mr.. J. thought conclusive upon this point,
and he was in hopes they would hear the charge
no more that all the Catholics belonged to the
democratic party, when it was not true. Did the
gentleman from North Carolina not know that
Mr.. VIM. CASTOR, the most distinguished whig
in the State, previous to his death was Roman
h0li ha thoHM
was influential in having the constitution Of North
Carolina amended as to make Catholics eligi-
BILE to hold civil Offices in that State2 Mr. J.
said he had not made this reference to the Catho-
lies with the view of arousing any new prejudice
or reviving any old ones, but merely to set this
subject right before the public as to himself he
was willing to admit and receive Catholics as we'll
as all other denominations into the democratic !
church, when they were convinced upon princi-
pie.
Mr.. J. next, in reply to Mr.. CLINGMAN, took |
a view of Mr.. Folks course in relation to the |
tariff, which he showed to have been consistent
throughout and openly explained, as we'll as un-
derstood by the public; and then he contrasted |
with it Mr. Clay's vacill ltng course and contra
dlctory letters on the same subject. Healso read
a letter from MIR. Clay, in which he said that,
considering the near approach of the election, he
had come to the determination to answer no more
letters making political inquiries.
He went on to quote from Mr. CL1NoMAN's
Speech and to comment thereon, particularly on |
that part in which the gentleman from North !
Carolina had spoken of the President elect as
man without nerve. He said Mr.: Polk had
shown himself as a man of great moral courage !
and If his physical courage should be tested by
call TO the feld-of what some called " honor"
but which he (Mr J. held to be infamy and dis
grace-he had no doubt it would be found that
Mr.. Polk's. pistol would not be discharged before
ne had brought his arm to an angle Of 45 degrees.
TLaughter.l"
Mr.. J. said, after the delivery Of this string of
bold assertions, it was remarked by several that
he deserved severe laceraton but the story of
the new married couple occurred to him and he !
would tell it fit was not out of ORDER and might
be considered personal. I" Tell it. tell II, was the
cry from members all around."I
The story was something like this: the newly
married couple, after a sufficient length oftime
had elapsed, were blessed with a responsibility.
One day the husband invited a friend home with
him to dine; while they were sitting in the par
lor, conversng to kill time while dinner was pre-
pairing, the little responsible, which was with its
mother in an adjoining room, began to fret and
cry at wonderful rate. The husband asked the
mother if she could not quiet the baby. The
mother attempted to soothe and pacify the f-etfhl
thing, but to no purpose; the child continued to
cry; he made the same inquiry again; the mother
by this time had made every effort in her power,
but all to no effect; at last the fretting and crying
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