The daily union., 1852-09-29
The Seward Wings Bidding for the Irish and
the Native Vote at the same Time.


An intelligent gentleman met us the other day and
asked, "Do you think that you making too much
Of the attempts OF the whig demagogues TO the
Irish Catholic vote Is there not some danger of re
coil among those OF other persuasons ?"
Our reply was, No when great principle is at stake
the democratic party adheres 10 il regardless OF conse.
Qaencss That party is not the special advocate OF the
Irish voters because they not born this soil
nor does anticipate the Catholic vote because il is the
vote OF particular sect II defended the Irish and the
adopted citizens when the whig party was absorbed in
the fanaicsm of nativsm; and when the blood OF the
Catholics in the cutters, and their houses and churches
were fred by phrensied mob, the democracy stood by
them. What it did then, when there power TO lose,
and defeat 10 encounter and persecution TO endureand
all this single handed and alone-it will do now when
the skies clear and the wings come forward TO OBJ
tain the suppor, which The democracy have earned-a
though the latter did no, calculate this as an nducement
when they the principle OF religious oleraon and
freedom invaded by the whg natives. They DEFEND
rms GREAT PRINCIPLE. NO MATTER WHEN AssALED or in
the person Of wha, sect or Of what people
But again: VIII this advocacy OF the rights OF
religious locraton in the persons OF the adopted citizens
who are Catholics affect the democracy with other per-
suasions' No In the first place, democrat knows
his creed by heart In this creed, az laid down by the
immortal Jefferson, bound 10 stand by and il need
De suffer Tor, the cause OF religious freedom In the
ond place, what the democracy does for the Catholic to-
day. woulddo II the crisis demanded its energies and its
sacrifices. for the Presbyterian, the Baptist. the Metho
dist the Epscopalian. tomorrow And in the third and
last place. all who might be disposed TO object TO the course
mfr thp havo
Seward whg party in Pennsylvania and else where who
now openly bid for the votes OF the Catholic adopted cti
rens aud for the votes OF the native Americans who are
bitterly hostile TO the Catholics, the same time Thus
while the State Of Pennsylvania is filed with pamph-
lets agans, General Pierce the foe OF the Irish adopted
citizens, and especially OF the Catholics and while ennis.
sarss like Robinson sent into the different Catholic
counties OF that State preaching the wbg party the only
Trend Of that denomnaton Mr.. Levin, the native leader
IN Philadelphia. known to be for Scott and the organ
OF nativsm in Philadelphia the Daily Sun. print cir.
culang largely in the sronghods OF natissm is filed
with bes upon the Catholics and with articles in favor
ofGeneral Scott and agains, Gen. Pierce.
Such is the distinct undened and unanswerable posi-
ton Of General SCOTS friends on this great question
ihey occupy, like himself, both sides. They labor,
IKE himself 10 unite upon him the votes OF the adopted
'uzens and Of their fanatical foes The democracy, as
usual stand erect upon their fsiththeir plain, their
p''Ve and their immortal faith courting side, do.
justice to all and letting their past actions speak for
'nelt future fidelity to lha, which Is right
Inc simple contrasts eloquent II is more instructive
'na' words II ismore convincing than the mos, mas.
s'Ve argument i annhilates sophism and ialschood
tears The veil from deception while il establishes the
courageous consistency Of the party Of truth and Of
progress