Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11

the gentlemen TO verify ms quoaton again. the genile-
man. his Speech speaks of the Popes having published
encycca letter against slavery in the United States
Now sir there is not word in this letter In relation
slavery in the United States The aluson in this letter
fes the slave trade the States of South America
and Africa and but repetition Of the sentiment Of
ghtened every section of country North South,
condemnatory Of that nhuman traffic. bolder attempt
palm off mssatemens upon the creduy OF this House have
witnessed.
Mr.. LEVIN. may be mistaken to the name Of the
author but will produce the work from which the quotation
made And the subject of slavery, il is the Pope
did not the term american slavery for he granting
his dspensaon the very ioerang slavery in Cuba
and Brazil but you must take that letter in connexion with
the letter Of Daniel OConnehe and the commentary.
suppose is necessary for me 10 quote did heretofore
his exact language Where you have the electoral franchise
give your to none but those who will you
ying the pious intentions of bis Holiness the Pope"
And In order corroborae what before said this sub
jec, will quote from Capt Maryat's Diary, which
suppose colleague will regard as authority fully equal TO
that Of his Unitarian correspondent in the city of London
"The remark of the author Of the Eoice from 4erca that
aware of the mplacabc aversion Of the people monarchy
thespries,hood accustomed suosy adapt emseues
to this state Of eefn proves rather the universal sub
tey shown BY the Catholic clergy which, added their zeal
present Catholicism is compa,aveiy speaking, weak in Anne
and the object of that church become strong They
do not therefore, brighten alarm their by any pre-
show the nvrabe results but bde their
time until they shall find themselves strong enough exert
their with triumphant The Protestant
in America weak from the evil effects OF the voluntary
tenn particularly from its division into many house
divided against itself long stand and every yea will
found the Catholic church will increase its power and
it is question whether hierarchy may eventually be
raised, which, far from advocating the principles equality
may serve as check to the spirit Of Democracy becoming more
powerful than the Government cubing public opinion
reducing better order the chaotic state OF society
"Judge Halliburton asserts that all America will be Ca
thoic country That all America of the Aeghanes will
eventually be Catholic country have doubt the Ca
holic already in the majority, and there is nothing,
that any other religion MereGgon Of the State and this
is of the dark clouds which hang the destiny of the
western hemisphere.
'The Rev. MIR. Reid says should really seem that the
Pope in the fear of expulsion from Europe anxious find
continent having the enmy free political institutions
which his holiness has to free religious institutions willingly
unite in the attempt to enra this people They have heard
of the necessities OF the West they have the foresight to
that the West will become the heart OF the country ult
mate determine the character of the whole and they have
resolved to establish themselves there. Large yea, ace
grants have been made from the Leopold society and other
sources Chiefly though by exclusively, in favor OF
this portion of the empire that is to be- These are
tanning priests and emssarie Every thing done to capt
yate, and to beraze nappearance essentially despo
tic. The sagaciy OF the effort is discovered avoiding
attack and shock the prudces the adult that they d
rect the education of the young They look to the future
out teachers exceeny qualified SUPERIOR certainly to tho
Of native teachers Some value the European modes of
education the excellent Others value them the
mark OF fashion the demand for instructions too awsy:
beyond the supply that they find little difficulty obtain
ing the charge Of Protestant children This in my Judgment
the point of policy which should be especially regarded with
jealousy but the actual alarm has arisen from the disclosure
of correspondence which designs the West beyond
what have here set down is curious affair, and is
other evidence evidence needed that Popey and Je
susm are one"
Ater reading this extract Mr. L. also read the following
noteboth Of which, the note and extract to be found
the page Cl59h) Of Marryats Diary in America I'd
volume
There nothing in the constitution Of the United States
to prevent all the States particular State from pos
sessng established religion choppers Democrat.
Sir my colleague seems willing create this religious link
between Rome and the United States destined to lead to the
overthrow Of American rights and American institutions, and
tells language not be misunderstood that return for all
this wrong we will have market for our sugar, cotton, aud
tobacco the proposition were true the cotton planters oil
the South and the OF Louisiana, Catholics as
they would repel this proposition with and ndig-
nation. But, sir, let examine this point think II can
be very readily demonstrated that the gentleman must have
forgotten the geographical features of this question: that
he must have been grossly msnforned The gentleman has
gravely argued that England making her yarn from the cot
ton of the South which could be cheapy manufacu
ed by your saveabor annually throws into the States OF the
Germanic confederation through the port Of Trieste, in the
Adraic, and Hamburg, by the Baltic amount OF exports
from which she realizes profit Of twelve millions Of dol
lars and that for the annual export Of your tobacco and
sugar, through the channels she realizes addition
al profit of fourteen millions of dollars. Does the gentle
forget that Trieste is within the Austrian domnlons
that Hamburg separated by the breadth of Europe from
the Papa States aud that the waters Of the broad and
free Adrac Papa Rome exercises way, could one
Italian Zol-Verein have any influence Or does he rely
my presumed want Of information commercial sub
jects in the Preparation Of this gross imposition the in
teligence of the House
After all, sir the gentleman has undertaken to reply
TO any proposition assumed by in the speech which
had the honor deliver few days since There il stands
upon the record and, said before let posery judge
between US. The record will live Poserty will remem
Der my prophecy made in the Congress Of the United States
the 9Th day oil March, lS4s Let coming generations
remember that vanly struggled apply preventive 10
this gigantic evil and vindcate American rights. The
representatives. Of the American people prefer that their chill
dren and their chrens children shall apply the Fear
ul will be that remedy for the stain which you this day
ax upon the nation is destined be washed only with
their blood
Mr. DICKEY said lie wished to call the attention Of the
House the missions which included in this def
cheney BILL He desired to have them stricken out Of this
BILL in order that they might up for the deberaton and
determination Of this House upon the report made from the
Committee Foreign Affairs. In the annual message Of
the President to Congress at the OF the last
session he had thought proper recommend TO his Demo-
cratic friends upon this floor the institution Of these missions
They not then included the estimates They could not
now be deficiencies They were new missions, which
proposed to be instituted for the first tme and included
by the Secretary Of State upon the suggestion Of the Pres
dent in the bill to supply deficiencies because he desired to
send these missions before the present fiscal year expired
Now, he disposed grant him the permission TO
nominate these at this m and to appropriate from the
Treasury for their outfits and salaries He desired that the
House, both sides Of the House, should discuss upon the
report Of the Committee Foreign Affairs the nature and
character Of diplomatic relations with foreign countries
He did know what the object Of the President in
his desire institute this mission Rome. II might be