The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-10
The Catholic TIE st Lar the Presidential EElec.

[From the Boston Pilot. Sent. 4l

The Catholic TIE st La the Presidential Elec-
tpOss
From the Boston Pilot Sept.
There is not, in all America, we believe, man
moro hostile TO CathOlictv than Horace Greeley.
There is not paper than tho Tribune For four
years, down to the month of June last, whom Scott
and Pierce we're nominated the Tribune preserved
lie anti Catholic character IL preserves that char
acter yet, in every respect II does not
openly attack Cathoiicity by name. 1t would not,
for all the world give utterance to word in displr
agement of any thing SAID or done by tho Most Rev.
Archbishop Of New York, or by any bishop in Amor
lea. And il publishes most moving appeals in be-
half OF the Catholics OF New Hampshire. Now this
trick stale II is tIue that, were not for the vigi
lance and independence of the Catholic press, many
voters might be bagged and tossed in at the polls.
But the in pudepee Of these politicians. and the u-
suit upon the understanding of Catholics were too
great TO be allowed to pass The end of it will be
that Greeley, in trying to serve his party will have
done it great harm He does il Injury in other ways
MS We shall hereafter. What we have heretofore
said Of the duty of the democratic party with roor
ence TO the wretched gang that hiss possessed tho
Democratic R'ce,u may be said Of the set that pos
sess the Tribune. These men infct iacalculabls
injury upon their pa,tJ, and the sooner they are
tuned out Of doors, the better will it be for the
country. They rust be turned cut one day, III
The work may rs yell DO done now. Not withstand
ing he di'guse Of party name: and If party slang,
it is easy to see that the free soers the DttocrG.c
Reco,c fanatics, and Greeley, really belong to ono
faction. Wait few years. aud see If they be net
The other reason which moved us to expose this
trick was as follows We Catholics, nowadays,
understand our own interests, and can take care OF
Ourselves We have a hierarchy numerous body
of priests an imposing list of influential lsymen,
and press made up OF fourteen papers, all Jealous,
united, watchful and fearless. Nov, not one co n
plant objection against Gen Pierce, in conse
quence Of New Hampshire higot,y, came from any
of these sources opponents defender: Of s5nrno3
authority and Of Catholic interests No esclesias ti-
cal voice was ,aiset, q course. No paper opposed
him. This silence Of the Catholic press is the more
valuable, Dasmuch as not one of the Catholic papers
is party journal. Eve do not consider the Truth
ItHtr, OF course, much less the Irish 4Amnic1n.)
No Catholic paper. that know Of, has written u
line directly advocating the eection either of Pierce
or Scott. Only four laymen, we believe, in the
United States, have expressed opaon tb Catho-
lie interests would or could be in any possible way
injured by the election Of the New Ham pshire can.
didate. Cahoic citizens therefore, may be regard
ed as OF the unanimous opinion that Catholic into
issues. They have not entered, therefore, as Catho-
lies. into the political arena-they have only inter-
fered to prevent party hacks from dragging them,
as Catholics, into that arena without cause.
Very well. If Catholics are satisfied, who has n
right 10 complain! 1t is most curious fact that
champions, in fight which we neither got up.
encouraged ror cared for, Protestants, and
some Of them deadly enemies to Catbolicity. Had
this happened years ago, when Catholics were few,
and voters fewer, perhaps their honesty would be
less liable to suspicion. But now, when we are
fifth Of the population, when vote is strong,
when we have position and q stake in the country,
this misbegoten love of popcry, the part of the
enemies of cathohsity, is queer thing. The votes
and the close elections explain it al.
w. h. Robinson is one Of these suddenly converted
friends of popsh rights Our ncighbor Of the Post,
in common with some other papers. was mistaken
in supposipg that Robinson is a Catholic He is
not He has no right or title of any sort to speak
for us. We can speak for ourselves; and the fact
fhpfr have Il -
dence that, in this Presidential election there is
nothing to be said. II we needed advocates, we
would lot 60 TO Mr.. Robinson. In saying this, We
90 not Intend the remotest disparagement to his
character as private individual, for we know no.
thing of him in that capacity, and, if we did, we
would not say pythiog But he is party hack
worse. party hack selected for driving in dirty
weather A party hack is'a man engaged to do
both parties; perhaps, like spies, they are ne
cessary evils; perhaps the party leaders, es-
pecially the gallant and honorable standard
bearers, Pierce and Scott, may repeat, with refer
ence TO these hacks, the language Of Cromwell and
say" love the treason. but abhor the traitor
Such characters, above all others in political life
excite our adherence and disgust. Hence we can
rot express our contempt for a long lecture, pub
lished by Mr.. Robinson in the Tribune, in which he
laments, weeps, and how over the condition Of the
Catholic voters in New Hampshire, of which there
were none twenty five years ago, and but very
few now Why dd he not lament, weep. and howl
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State,) who are disqualified by law on account Of
their not holding property! Because like keener,
he has engaged to cry on the other side This lee
ture has been printed at tho Tribune Office, and
Greeley offers it for sale at nominal price, in order
to secure wide circulation for it Mt the West for
here, at the North and East it is Of no use Neither
is it of much use Mt the West, for the Catholic
press, higher authority, for Catholics than Mr.
Robinson. has settled the matter also there We
did intend to review this lecture, but we give it up
in utter WEAKNESS. u would occupy more than a
page of our paper in close type, and review of it
told in three words. frequently requires twenty for
its examination. We care less for It, as the New
Hampshire question, so far as it affects Catholics
has been thoroughly discussed in our columns. and
we have no wish to repeat what we have said when
othr topics, claiming attention, press SO closely
upon our space.
Domestic Intelligence.
An aged man by the name of Alexander Wade while
laboring under fit of temporary nsanity leaned from
fhn lad AZ u