The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-27
Signed by Patrick Byrne, John Malln,

Signed by Patrick Byrne, John Mallln,
Richard Knott, and seventy others.
The last is longer and yet more in detail
"MAsoHEsrER, N. H., septemter a. q, 1882.
"Ms. Enron: We hS-., ss.r -, letter 10 Iobp
"hi'1, ESQ., Oh cIiiwauke, signed by a number of
>a'"o''0S =. Concord, in which great praise is be.
s'""ed on General Franklin Pierce for his efforts
In the convention and elsewhere, TO have the rei.
gious test removed from the constitution Of this
State. IL is but natural to suppose that something
will now be looked for from the Catholics in this
State who hold the opposite opinions in politics.
peciay the letter referred to to speak not
only for the Catholics Of this State but for those Of
New England. Before going into the subject any
farther We assure the Catholics Of the Union that
there are plenty Of our religion in New England
who have about as much regard for Gen. Pierce and
the politics he advocates they have for the old
Blue Lava OF Connecticut. But are willing TO
give TO Mr. Pierce whatever credit he 10 entitled to
Tor the part he took In trying to have the est re-
| moved. The Daily Patriot OF Concord gave n full
report OF the proceedings after the convention and
upon II we chiefly depend for information and
where in the report 10 the proof to be found that be
made anything like powerful effort to have the
odious test eIpunged from the constitution, We
are unable 20 say-in fact, we can nothing what.
ever that Mr.. Pierce did, while tho test was under
consideration, TO have IL removed.
carer Judge Woodbury. had spoken upon the
subject the property qualification came up, and
then General Pierce spoke, and in his remarks
mentioned the religious test u blot or stig.
ma upon the State, and that Il had for n long
time been dead letter, and other things which
are really laugbable. Early in the convention
Judge Woodbury. had made known his inten.
| ftnV 40, nfy.r
by striking out the word Protestant from the
| sixth article Of the Bill Of Rights When the
| time arrived Mr.. Pierce reminded him of it, and
he did SO, and it stricken out; and this is
the sum and substance OF what he did in the
convention 10 have the odious test removed; and
how far this may be considered n powerful
effsrt,' We leave others TO Judge. Many OF US
were under the impression that he had done
more until we examined the report for
selves. What he has done at town meetings
in Concord or elsewhere know not; sure
1t is that his speeches. if he made any, have not
been reported even by his own party, and
TO what is reported in the Democratic papers
throughout the country, concerning the liberality
of the Democracy Of this State, we would have
Catholics mighty cautious, for as can assure
them by partial experience, and IA the votes in tho
late elections on the revision of the constitution
have shown, more determined enemies of the rights
Of Catholics there not in the country than the
Democrats of New Hampshire. That the papers
OF that party throughout the State advocate the
removal Of the religious test is nothing. We
know that the organs OF the same party thro 1ghout
the country have always appeared strong in their
love of Catholics and Irisbmen, and we also know
how they have treated them when anything con-
corning their interests came up.
can anti. "a tbolic bio,ts u.b.thor yyLSu n-
Democrat, (and we know there are a plenty Of
both,) We heartily despise; yet we prefer the bold
and daring characters among them to the soft.
hearted, liberty loving souls, who are always go
enthusiastic in our welfare that there is little
danger Of hair of our head even being harmed
In their presence, except however that they find a
good safe chance to burn US alive. Every ono
knows the f1attery used by that party to catch
the votes OF Catholics previous to, aye and since,
the agitation of the school question in New
FORK city, and how they treated in that
affair. Again, when they went into power
in Massachusetts in 1915, with the express UNI
Outstanding that they were to do something in
the convent question. We all know what they
did-it is easily to!d-nothing. Still later with our
war with Mexico, and when that party SO
deeply interested in every thing that concerned
US, that they applied for Catholic chapians to at
our forces had far got possession of the country
that they thought they could try it safely, We
well knew how costly they proposed robbing the
churches in that country, and applying the plum.
der TO the expenses OF the war All this we re.
member, and, AZ far MS it depends our efforts,
poserty shall also remember it.
"For the Wings to do this might raise our ds-
gust nd Indignation, but not our surprise, for we
q ba ed tn he dos in
love with us as the other party. 1t was the blow
from the danger of Bcutus that more that all 9TH
ers carried death to the heart OF Casar.
''We will not provoke the laughter of any one
who may read this by gravely telling them that
this is not for clcc,ioncerng purposes; the
trary, wish it understood that it ia for the ex-
press purpose of party that publish this And
while we openly avow our preference for the party
who, although they have seldom manifested any
great regard for Us, arc steady advocates of pro-
lection to home industry, we wish to show our
aversion to that party which has always lattered
nd 30 often deceived US"
Signed by B. P. Runnells, Michael Lyons,
Timothy Murphy, and one hundred and nine
teen others.
These certificates are the best evidence that
IAN be given of the feelings with which Mr.. |
PIERcE's claims are regarded by the Catholics
and lrishmen of his own State. Apart from this,
hey are valuable as the protests of Irishmen
,gaiust the pretensons advanced by the Demo
cratic party as the friends, par excellence, of our
adopted citizens. We leave the documents to
tell their own tale
Death of n Member Of Congress-