Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-09-08
GRAND WHIG RALLY.
SPEECH OF w. E.. ROBINSON.
PIERCE AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION
ANTI-CATHOLIC TEST.

ANTl-CATHOLIC TEST.
Mr. Bill Of Clifford. moved to strike ont the whole
Of The s'At clause except The prosso winch reads
follows:
As morality and p-,y. rightly grounded
g-ica principles will The b-st an greatest s-cu-
10 t,ov-rnrre anI will Law tn the h-art- q:
the strongest obig snbeciion and the
knowirdg- OF the + likely be propog ted
ihroucI, society b, the institution of the pub
ship Of the Deity aud Of pubic instruction oraiity
and religion. therefore. to PROMOTE those important
purposes 'fe people Of 'hi, state have night 80
power aud do h-r-by fully empower the Legislature
% authorize from time 10 tme the several towns par
-h"s. no iirs corporate. religious within
this Sta-. to make ad-guat- provision. at their
expenses. for the support mud maintenance of pubic
Protestant teachers of p-ty, religion and morality -
franklin PIERCE. Of Concord, warmly opposed this
in sp--c, Of which the f,!c. i-v hr.ef r~rv-,
given officially IN ,he Concord Fhtriot OF \oyeb-
"Mr ri-rc". of Concord, sail he crnLI be- sorry to
ha,- i;i- question taken upon the Of g-n-
'l-'"an from Clifford. Nr Bill -trk- ali he
sixth art,i- bat the LIST clause or We proy>o lie
SUR ti- would. upon r~flrcIi"n drs'r-
'-'"'" ~" hf0' Part Of MT ar''ri-. on every ground
""d rsp-catiy a the d-t.-ra- expression OF "pinion
oi wi-r ami p,'t'uiic of a past p-n,ta,ion dis
'nrr ~c..) "P"n til" question TO what will giv-
'he best and greatest security 10 Government" lie
b-'icN"h That What i"rribly oppressed III the
Constitution Of ~. wouli be >oi-mniy r--liirm-d
me t"ibtrHfr, uhhnI'nous gn-nt OF Tins CoUven>
tinu"
Now. here i th~ ONLY .p--cl he made on the test,
""h 1t hIfis undressing the Anti Catholic clnu--~.
framed b, his fa,-r. GO not k.cw what Language
the Convention o make rndnr bat such
ar" clearly Indicated ty the people
P'HkCE AGAINST REFORM.
In C"nvrn'i"". Nov. T. the committee on Religious
hnh Property T-.t- reported f,vor o. their
Iii' sixth arttci-. ahov-, ,rkra ur F,auki,u
Pierce -.'i IN ""s hi< ,nrne~i deste II r'"n
i""g""gs ot thus sclion lie spoke IN favor of retain
ing The word "E.anc-iical." winch is generally APP
Psi-d 20 tie th"rc, ~tich he attends Concord lie
spoke several fim"s during the day, but single
OF
tic Emancipation.
The same Gay. Franklin Pierce spoke upon the Ju.
dirr'rv. Indeed he to '>pr-.,i him
~"ii upon almost every subject but upon his fathers
Anti Catholic policy
TIE DECISIVE DISCUSSION
Tie gr-at and decisive on III. nt c alo-
l'c lest ,ne off on Nav H. | might here
that the ful~om- going the rounds of tn.
I.ocofoco p-rS. III Mr Pierce ,tesc-nI.d from III.
Presidents Chair. &C. is nothing bu, non-cn>-, and
nons-ns- of very ri"icn!ous stripe. The discussion
took place IN Committee of the Whole aud the Pr-si-
dent was not in She chair nj all. The Chair. this
day Nov I3} was occupi-d by Mr.. Sawyer, Nash
The first resolution strike out r-ligous
tests anh Judge w "odbnry made long speech upon
it, lie con'endcd that. in the Bill Rights all were
made -q"ri and yet all but ProteSta"'s ",.ie
equal: ''Y"u hold out the hu>k but i,oid the ker-
lead 10 load them
lie c"nt-ned t'n, call other than Prot.stan, sec,s
are virtually deprived Of representation AS they
made lnri'gih!c To III, L.. .i>,iur-. Then opinions
and wishes are un~ard there fr"" themselves They
rc branded ihoy are driven forth as witt, the mark OF
Cam for servudc and ignoniny,' He continued.
JUDGED this test d-hars from what allow
fnc d'gr0ded 81 heis eligible oic.
well as VOTE Whit. The pres. nj test continues
sad be- ''it Is with III grace e call other coun-
tres b'g"t"i. who, like England, have e,uncipated
the Ca,holics.''
Mr. Parker, Of Na>hau followed. and tended ,la,
,ii-rr wa- Il" "Ppo~if'on t" strike out the test.
Mr. Robinson Of Salisbury, followed in favor of
bo-hng the tests. and passed in Committee Of the
(" hole without opposition nni ruhouf single
marx from Frnnt!." Pirrcr n its frror.
What then s, III . Of the speech, now going
t rounds OF ii- papers, attributed 10 Fronhn Pierce.
which. W. are toll h. left The chair. (which be OH
occupy 10 make am sorry that compelled o
here Of the ,ric r-.urtcd to-
10 DC fraud aud deceive the people
A CUNNING DODGE.
A soon rs Il known that Franklin Fierce W..
nonn i"t"d al Is ,It'morr. the ber nd-d all
.-ctS. ami particularly the nuraiz-d cuz-ns d-cI.r-
- that unless could he proved Frank lin Pierce
,,i advocated repeal of the Catholic diss.
'iliiy. they would not 10 hin. When Nr Dat
n> SPOKE IN fhitd.lpl the v.ry next weekday
.v"n'"g after i'- ,ton Of Mr. Piecr he could
not have seen any public charge made ac.u>t Mr.
'efc'' i"' hIg'f'' o' duty !" tins respect But, aS
he inspired frorcritst informs .Th- "ick-d lice
Nh-n pur-urh'' lie stated ,.a: Franklin
Pierce hal a'ivoc ,trd the repeal of the Ant Catholic
est On searching the records speech from Nr.
Fierce could be foun. ,u, II decided on. t,at
onrihinC III iir shape of speech >ouII be- post
srfo put into his mouth Some dod.e must he re-
ort-d 10. AMI the leaders seemed auv dodc-
,owcv-r d-spicah-, will he goo! gin Tor tl. Ca,Lo
ic-. who wont know the difference The tell crash ,
oon lnforme,! that the Washington pins would 5
h. next morning contain t,- .,--cI of Er.nLi,. ,
Fierce tins sub -"t. which h. make
mi even descended from, the chair u deliver, q
Though the speech first Published in The W ash
ng'on mon. aud coPIen INTO the Ohio of c
une l., Vet the dofH~. bvlicvr concoct.d in +.
:oncori. and. cannot help thinking. by the assis-
Of Frank lin Fierce himself Accor, ,iupy The
concord Patriot Of June I tn, l-52 contains IN. !
l'r-rh "hrh was TO gull aud deceive every liberal
minced natur"iiz-d czrn. and far the forgery ha.
ncceedrd admirably. On referring the official re- ,
or of the proceedings IN the Concord Patriot, founG
hat frsnkiin firce he'd spoken at all upou the
utect bat looking further found that after ,h-
t-iiCIous test had been abolished without opposjiop
nd LAID asfe completed, AMI the Property com
nc uP, Franklin Pierce made speech IN favor Of J.
triking out the property test. and that speech the
My reference he made to the religious that
had been dead letter a nd though II had bee a 9
stigma upon the State, he referred oth-r parts Of
he constitution TO grouse their fathers bigotrv In
--d he coh'-nied that the great question Of Religious
ration was settled; which if il meant anything.
'eant that there necessity TO bother the Con
ntion about making any alterations that subject
When these remarks were made the ReIiyous t-s, u
as not before the Convention. That subject hn5 been
-in'irly ac'ei See official report the Caneerd
y ~ Patriot. of No. IA. 1850 and compare it "a i'll! p
ne :. i>o2 10 see the Juggle trick Of a reckless
Il Of partiztns) :,
FLAtSIBLE DECEPTION c.
But to give pau>'hiity to the forgery forgery il
at the conclusion Of Woodbsry's speech on III. r..
re- introduced II always means that a mart Of IN.
'~eeh IS omitted OF no Importance. But this 81
'>e, hose SIX stars. which printed in Woodbury..
'e-ch no" going the round. Of the Locon~o papers
pine IN Between the conclusion Of Woodbury.. !"
'eech onihe Religious tests AMI The closing sentence II
hrs speech on property Qualification Thos. 81, "
ars are all We have for the speeches of N.s.rs Pck
""o hooin>on the decisive the Religions D.
s's. 'h- taxing up OF another subject, ami Judge "
oodburys speech. of nearly whole column on u