Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-09
From the Washington UniOn.l
The Religious Test.

Yesterday we published a communication from the
Catholics Of Concord New Hampshire. defending Gen.
him touching the religious test Now we furnish evi-
ence which proves the failure Of the appeal 10 religious
prejudice which would have been so dangerous had IT
been needed.
To-day we invite the particular attention Of our
readers TO the following article taken from the Truth
Teller published in New York. The perusal oil such
sentiments as il contains would be gratifying to Us I'M
der any circumstances; bat find them at the present
time in journal which occupies the position which the
Truth Teller does, affords peculiar pleasure. The
Wing leaders, actuaed by the worst motives, and reek
less of the consequences which might ensue, have
temped TO drag religion into party politics. They
have appealed TO Catholic citizens, and attempted
to array them against General Pierce because Of the
disability clause in the Constitution OF New Hampshire
10 which he is opposed The Truth Teller is OF the
leading Catholic journals in the United States, and the
artclewhich have taken from its columns gives
suranee that taedangerons course Of the wing leaders
lfy Understood and that Catholic citizens repu
date the efforts which have been made to induce them
to come as a religious body into the political arena.
From the Truth Teller. August All
The PREsrpENcY-Eliorts of peculiarly mean, in
sdious and inscriptions character being made by
agents Of the Wing party catch Irish votes for the
Whig candidate for the Presidency. The deep and
well-qrounded antpathy oil freshmen 10 the English
Government is made Of and they are asked to vote
for Scott because as it is alleged he carries British
lead" about some portion oil his body The sacred
name of religion also used and Irishmen asked
vote Scott because daughter of his had the grace
10 become Catholic. We aliude to these despicable
efforts and the silly arguments by which they are sqs-
tanned because we conceive that the parties who se
them insult the understandings oil lrshmen and Cafho
lies in the United States. We do not deny-no one
can-to General Scott the merit OF being goes soldier
bat il may be worth while TO inquire on what occasion
he received this dose of british lead about which so
much said II Of the battles oil the war oil
lSI2-a war declared and carried on by Democratic
administration, and opposed in its inception and ats pro-
gress by that Wing party OF which General Scott IS
now the Had the Wing party beer in
power in 1912 no would have been declared against
England, Scott would have no laarels, and the U
States would have been Inundated and disgraced Du-
ring the Scott then junior officer obeyed the or
ders which he received from his superors, and fought
galany; but to the party which originated the war IS
due the thanks oil all true Americans and oil every ene-
envy of English nsoleAce. No matter what SCOTS per-
s0nai merits may be- he is now and would be, u by ac
cdent he should be elected, tool in the hands oil that
party which, every occasion since the foundation oil
the Government, has lent itself to the designs oil the
British Government-that party with whom originated
the alien and sedtion laws OF John Adams, and whose
most prominent leaders, even oil the present DAY, are
tainted with the spirit Of Native Amerlcansm-that
party who opposed every proposition for the extension
by purchase negotiation, OF the limits oil the Repub
lie by which from year 10 year new fields have been
been opened the West and South FOR the labor oil our
oppressed countrymen-that party who have commits
stoned Abbot Lawrence the Court oil St. James, to
besaver with his praise the tyrant arstocracy OF Eng
land and who, within the last years. have sgnaz
ed their rule by the betrayal of the Republics of Central
America, and the most savsh submission to English
aggression. Out with the cant Of "British lead" We
oppose General Scott because he is the tool OF party
whose sympathies British and whose policy has In
variably tended to invite British aggression.
With reference to the religious cry we would simply
ask by whom has it been raised! By the anointed
guardians of the Catholic religion in the United States!
No! BY jealous adherents open professors of
that faith! No such thing; but by men who belong to
other religious persuasons and who if they be sincere,
have sympathy with the Catholic religion. 1t is
not then, love for the Catholic religion which
ates these parties bat desire TO make political capital
Of the religious feelings of Irishmen The attempt
Is not reprehensible the parties who make it
than it would be disgraceul in any lrshman to allow
himself for to be Influenced by such unworthy
appeals. What matters it to any Catholic in America
what religion Scotts daughter proiesses2 What mat
tiers it what religion Scott himself may protest.
Here in this free land there is State church, bat all
ereeds are, by the of the constitution, placed
equal footing before the State. To introduce, there
fore, the question of religion into the OF party
politics is uncalled for, is wicked. The who does
is not the friend of religion, of the peace and
happiness of the United States. In Ireland the case
would be different, for there the government is the
enemy of the peoples religion; here it is not
can be so, unless such parties those to whom we
have referred should be allowed make of the religion
of section of citizens the scape goat of
their little political designs Such result, how
ever, is impossible long Irishmen intelligent
and true to the institutions Of their adopted country
Were we so disposed we might enter into a compar
of the relative merits of Scott and Pierce and show
how purely personal grounds Pierce is entitled to
the SURFACES Of every who values the honor and
prosperity of this country We might show how, while
Scott altogether unsked in civil affairs Pierce has
fulfilled the most important civic trusts with honor and
distinction-how, while Scott, but a few years ago
avowed the most ultra native American sentiments
Pierce has always been the friend Of the exile, and in
State (the only one, happily, in the Union) where in
tolerance has oothold has been distinguished the
able and Jealous champion OF federation. We might
show all this, but prefer TO argue this question
higher grounds.
We oppose Gen. Scott because he is the tool Of the
Wing Party-of the party which can bully the Austrian
minister while il intrigues with the British which can
indte insulting epstles to Hulsemann while it ex-
changes Of compliment with Bulwer a
Crampton-of party which can behold without muir |
muir the establishment Of British colony the /
American continent, while it threatens to go to war
with the feeble American republic of Peru about dung
heap.
We support Gen. Franklin Pierce because he is the
worthy champion Of the great Democratic party Of the
Union-of that party which derives its inspiration
from the counting houses of Wall street, but from the
workshops and the field where the honest pursue
their daily toils-of that party whose is identified
with all that great and glorious in the past history Of
the United States which hnmbled the insoence of Eng
land in the Of 1912, which has extended the limits
OF the republic and which has proclaimed to the world
gression should heneeforth be permitted this CONT
nent1"
We sustain the Democratic party. We sustain Gen.
Frank Pierce The party is worthy of the mantle
man Is worthy Of the party.
Buckeye State, her trip to Buffalo, Monday night.
He took a seat at the supper table, opposite Ken
tuckian, who, with large number oil other passengers
e the table declaring that they would not sit at table
with persons Of color Captain Inston politely request
ed Douglass to leave the table, and take private sup
per, inasmueh large number OF passengers were
dissatisfied To this the sable reformer demurred and
proposed a vote on the question, as at Alliance The