The national whig., 1847-07-07

being the burners Of The Charlrstown Convent,
the Philadelphia Churches, &c., &c. The
Dug Halterack who wrote that article, we are
well informed, is not Roman Catholic at all
In the following letter from the National Intel
lig-ncer Of the "a inst, Dug gets as good as he
sent and little better too. II Dug dares put
ON The sleeps cloihing again, we hope. "An-
other Roman Catholic" who is indeed a mem
Of that church. will strip The mask. spectacles
aud ALL from the face Of the false Catholic.
MEssRs EDIroRs | regret extremely that a
writer in the Union" Of last evening, who signs
himself "A Roman Catholic" should have dragged
the subec, OF religion, he has done into the
ui politics, aid attempted TO lasten upon the Whg
parry settled and regularly constituted hostility TO
the Church Of which he hoasts himself member.
Now, sirs, unworthy member OF the same
Church. and Democrat At that-haying cooper tied
with the Democratic party active lnemher Of II
ior twenty years and more--and having also aided
and advocated the election Of JAMES X Polk to his
present high staton-I protest against this attempt
Of "A Roman Caihol c. TO identity the " hig party
with any either Of The outrages pepetrated by the
Conv-n burners Of Boston, the Church-burne,s Of
Phadephi4. the lying tales contained in the book
cali,d maria Monk" And why! Because tho
very crc instances attending III these cases, part
Of which will show, from indispu, able facts, would
rather attach e. cimes alluded to by "A Roman
Catholic" to own party than 10 the other. It is
agreed on all hands that th,s, who committed the
outraees enumerate abve were the canaihe Of their
respective communities; and. as such, were more
likely To come from that party 10 have been fur
nlshed by it, in the greatest proportion as 10 num-
Lers, which has he largest mass Of them within its
ranks Now, sirs, no one will say that the Wings
can furnish more rowdies, robbers church-burners,
or convent-burners than the Democrats, and "A Ro
man Catholic" II he be not totally blind to the
lii,ion Of his own party will agree with me in this.
But what are the facts
Soon after the destruc ion Of the Charlestown
Convent, Democrat whom had at work for me
told me he cognizant Of the conspiracy to burn
It some days before it happened but that he took no
part IN the business | was bound 10 believe him, MS
had no proof to tn. contrary but it occurs to me
noW that if II was exclusively Wing plot he would
not have been confidant OF the measure. IL not
the presumption fair one from the single circu;n-
stance That the" Democrats" ii Boston had as much
to do with the destruction Of the Convent, ii not
more. than the Wings think so. But believe
,h,t neither, purity, ha any thing to do with
it how unjust therefore TO charge any political
party with an Of this sort.
As to the "Mara Monk" publication, how could
that he Wing measure, when it was VIM. J.. Stone,
esq, lead Of the Wing party Of New York, who
took the trouble and incurred the expense Of gong
Montreal and satisfying himself of its entire false
hood an account Of which he published himself
afterwards on his return home "A Roman Cat,-
lie must have hard cheek TO write such rndomon-
taIe, aud the Union great deal Of moesty to pub
tsh it. after its article Of the th of May last. The
Union and its correspondent fear neither very
nice very scrupulous about what they assert in
the present desperate condition in which the leaders
of the party have placed themselves this suffice,
in connexinn with the Mexican war The Catho-
lies Of the United States want advice from either
this time; they OF age, and able to Judge for
themselves, and "a Roman Catholic" if he be really
such, which doubt, will learn il soon enough.
Again, srs, as 10 the destruction Of the churches
in Philadelphia, here is the history Of it: Alderman
Hugh Clark, Of Kensing'on, who nominated in
l842, ! think. by the city and county Democratic
Convention fer the office Of county treasurer was
defeated by his own party by some 500 votes on
account rf being "Ro'aan Catholic and an Irish
man, and the Wing nominee, Joseph Plankinton,
was elected The year following, an election for tho
office took place, and the Irish. who could not
influence the g, invention to nominate Clark again
FIR it, defeated the whole city and county ticket con-
sisting OF comfy tr. asurer auditor, county comms
sioner, and sheriff. The " d mocrats," enraeed at
the dependence Of the Irish in not submitting to
this species of prescription, organized Native
American association at tavern, at the corner of
5h and Race streets kept by VIM. Dohnart, a lead
ing Democrat If Philadelphia, and chairman of
the first Van Buren, meeting held in that city dur
ing he last Campaign. untoru ely for this move
mfnt, an Irshm4n, whom they thought was a" Ma
pyi al m / IN ,ybiph no a a ,bo
purpose, as he told me, Of exposing their doings,
w,ich was accordingly done and the three hundred
F" Demor ats" who gned the constitution Of their
Z" Native" organization, thought it better to burst
up" of Iheir own acc ,rd lest they might eventually
Use all the Irish votes Of the city aud county. S-
mul,aneonsy with this movement the PhiIadephia
Sun" Native American paper. brought "u,
by Reverend "Democyatic" gentleman OF the place,
and Democrat put at lis head editor. Have these
gentlemen ever been anything Else but Democrats
the ten twelve hundred sanding majority
in Southwark, the centre and heart nf ativism'
aud "Church. burners" Wings? Go and ask any
ore residing in "oid Democratic Southwark" and
he will tell you, No! No! "A Roman Catholic"
counted without his host when he undertook to be
the advocate of party and paper Ohs u,lion)
VIII ch has been vina'ing every principle Of Justice
aud common honesty towards those who have
bren their firnest supporte s. II shame have not
lost its blush, the Union is The last paper in the land
through whose columns "A Ro ran Catholic" ought
10 make charges OF this kind against any party.
paes "A Roman Catholic" forget It's caricatures of
Ca,hocity III its hundreds OF articles editorial a.
well as communicated, from The first Of " Bundel-
cund' down to its last speculation" about rohbing
the Mexican churches! Let him 60 back. sirs, over
its files and see for himself its filings at his church
and hrr creed, and say if he had not the Union
and its supporters in view when he wrote the foolish
and false charges against the Wings. | am no
Whg sirs; have ever been Democrat; but the
/" speculation " of the Union has opened my eyes in
connexion with what have sail Of the party doings
PhjlaeI phia to see at least that C1fhoIirfu as