The daily union., 1852-10-31

Union.
a.. Catholic Press, and the Religious Test In
Now Hampshirc.
>;oe, The presidential nominations in June last the
M nrsss and whg parsans with few solitary ex-
'.'ons have been wfuly and inpotently endeavoring
'e,sale and maintain false issues They not only
e bnked (and substituted pictorial life OF their
rl,. or the discussion OF all the great questions OF
.tona policy--questions which originated with and
".s foslefed by democratic administrations, and
t the prosperity and protection OF every interest, and
u avery class OF citizens, from the Atlantic to the Pa
Ia but they have, with pertinaciy and xity OF pur-
a,.s unparalleled, labored-aye. disrepuaby abored
a,;y and hourly--o make religion the potent, and
,ht add lwiihout being considered uncharliable) al
,nicious and dangerous element in the canvass. In
G unprecedented effort, however, OF partisan peiy and
| ~ NAV uss the expresson) sanctimonious solicit
Va n Yesterdays CREATION for the exposure and con-
l.mnaon of .he religious test" in the constitution
y Nav Hampshire, and the defence OF the rights
,b,r Catholic fellow citizens, who have not sought
hs;r counsel 10 consoaiion they have and will sig
n,lly fail particularly with that class whose pre-
a,iye and pleasure il is TO use sMat rich brog@,
"a wbo are not yet ready 10 deliver themselves up,
s.dy and soul, TO any party, matter how pure, pa
soc u,neat and exalted the professions OF the expo
. and file leaders OF that party may be IN their own
,ma,ion OF this fact the recent elections IN Indiana
ohio and Pennsy lyania are strong presunptve eyi-
locesignihcan admonitons for cautious men to con-
sder-and stern rebuke TO demagogues who' IN the
M xuberance OF their zeal and superficial imagnatlons
that legion Of falsome speeches and the crcu-
,, ~ millions OF false documents are all that is re-
on;ed II contest TO convince con6dng eemen OF their
sincerity.
s is manifest from the attacks made on
the Catholic press for unanimously defending General
Pierce on the religious test, as was their duty to DO
Mr. Horace Greeley the socialist, and his coadiuors,
Robinson, Cooney & Co., have the modesty 10 assert
,bat the Catholic press Subsidized By the Pierce toire
sm kers and made TO curse and bless at their bidding" All
such attacks and particularly from that quarter augur
well for the triumph OF democratic principles for the
name Of Mr.. VIM. A. Robinson Qike his friend. the
Rev Orange Romney, Of Armagh, reland) is sufficient
for every Catholic OF Irish birth and for Mr. Greeley,
for whom at one time they had great respect, he has
long since forfeited their confidence and now looked
on as claiming the commiseraton OF their silence.
How far the whg party expect TO profit by the aid OF
such agents and emissares will not stop to inquire
rather think, however, that they have deceived them
selves and that hey will discover when too late that the
people whom they have thus attempted to amper with,
and whose feelings they would outrage, have treated
them with that indifference and whitening contempt which
the ades and abeltos OF such despcabe demagogues
Justly merit. 9t
OF the editors OF the Catholic press, Mr. MCGEE, OF
the Cet. and Mr.. Donoho, Of the Pilot, (from whose
journals and the New York Freeman subion extracts
in the eyes Of the whg jugglers the unpardon
able enemies. The simple English OF all this is, that
MessIs McGec and Donoho have furnished them with
more OF the essence OF thIt rih brogue than they de-
sired to bargain for" more truth than poetry" They
have done simple justice 10 Gen. Pierce and in doing
exposed the Swiss tribe tha, had conspred 10 slande him.
that he who may read their true character. This
was holy duty, and they have performed it we'll They
have placed the man. who at all times and under all cir
cumsances had the moral rmness to defend sacred prn
cples the face Of brigade Of intolerance and bgoiry.
in his light before the hundreds of thousands who
read their journals, and thus exhibiting their fellow
cizens language be misunderstood the grandeur
OF their truly independent and truly American position
in the canvass
The following is from the Cet Of the 10th of Novem
ber $780, nearly two years ago. From it, it will be seen
that MIR McCee entertained The opinion OF General
Pierce then thai be does now, and therefore be
charged with any desire TO compromit his neutral posi-
tion beyond what is due TO the defence OF truth and
justice
NEw Hampshire KrpEEMED.-CoScoRp, IN. II } kovem-
Der In the convention today, when the 9Th article OF
the Old bill OF rights was read, authorizing the legislature
TO make adequate provision their expense,
The support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers
oil piety religion, and moraily"-
Mr. Pierce, OF Concord. proposed to adge Woodbury.
renew ms mouon to strike out the word Protestant in
thc oh article which he did and the word was stricken
We have not been sppoined in the hope Wood.
long retained, and only retained. by New Hampshire.
Again: in the Celt Of the 9TH OF December. 1850. Mr.
MCGEE, believing from the vote in the convention that
its action would be confirmed by The people, said,
Tue BIGoTs Box.-Thanhs TO the enligh-
ened statesmen Of New Hampshire, the prescription Of
Catholics Ia that State has ceased be law For this
we are indebted firstly to he and tolerant spirit Of
our sge and next 10 that, to the personal influence Of
Messrs Woodbury. and Pierce, and men of that stamp.
From the Celt OF August al, Is5a.
PARTY AND rHE CATHOLIC PRESS The Albany
journal, In high dudgeop, calls the Ce Pierce paperh
u ths were true, would be violation of prospectus,
sna our posuon BUTT Is not true Like many other
efuons uttered by party during the paign
Is neither intended proven nor rcacted IL thrown
out nj random Tor temporary partisan pu urpose and
very unworthy e1pedient IL Is We sorry the
VonmsIclal Q, ,hls cy adopting IT, Is natural in the
Ihe Ca'hoiic press, as far know, have unsni-
mously declined to take sides In the present
contest WIN eqoa nnanmity they have inierposed their
against candidate by the pnuans of the other This
they were bound In COINCIDENCE honor 10 do The in
dctmen was laid In their name and antaned nominal.
y on their accout that for 10 be silent would he
making themselves parties 10 gross Injustice
by Unauthorized journals In the sely assumed name OF
the Catholic community. Mr.. Perces speech in the Con-
cord convention Ia june 1880 and bis In his
State III Is detailed at length The last Bo.too Pilot
ente him to ibis justice hands Ia tbe Evsniny
Journal and its allies had laid
him, they be the Catholic press would not have
brought Onward 20 uly he real facts Of which is
ouis as well as his SO long they slsehood and
misrepresentation, In the name Of the Catholics they can.
not expect us 10 give the tsct our silence 10
such base electionsering ari6ce.
From the Pilot Of August "A, Is;a
GES. PKHcr AND THg CATuoLics.--We hoped last week
bet we bad heard the last the cries which
usnns had raised against the democratic candidate in
sequence o the refusal his Sta In