The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-08
Por the Express.
Por the Express.
The Ivhigs and the Catholic Question in .Ns,o
Hampshire.

H0WpSnHe.
Mn. EDrroR.-I concluded my last to you,by
asserting that the wing party has always been
found in alliance with every illiberal and lntoie-
rant faction that has at any time disgraced
this country The Federals', the Anteoessors
Of the wings were VIGOROUSLY iberal, intoler-
ant and anti-republican; but they were more
honest, therefo more bid in avowing their
principles, than the heirs to their principles are
at the present day The Wing Orators and news
papers are always, just before an election, very
liberal and tolerant in their views and profess
ions, but after the election, their speeches and
their acts invariably belle their previous profess
sions, and whenever in power, they fully es'ap-
lish their title, to be the legitimate possesors OF
the prescriptive principles Of their Federal pro-
genitors.
A knowledge of these facts is sufficient rea
son why nine -tenths Of the Catholics OF this
country are to be found in the ranks Of the dem
ocra,ic party; and with knowledge OF these facts,
no, Catholic, can, conscientiously perform his
duty to his country and vote Cor Gen. Scott, the
very embodiment Of Nativeism, AbolitionIsm
and Federal whiggery; for, as have before re-
marked, it matters not what recanta:ion of for
mer opnions,.& those opinions, ripencd into con-
vctons nor what;promises Of future liberality are
made by any wing upon the eve Of an election,
they are to be distrus,cd, for they are only made
for the occasion and will be, as they always
have been, violated upon the first opportunity.
yb, ,i,i couu,au snnsa dutv of
every Catholic in this cases Aud here | will
remark, what | believe to be the fact, that the
Catholics of this union have condemned aud re-
pudiated in the most mphatc manner, this APP
peal to their religious feelings in this contest
but it has been made, and is continued with un-
abated zeal and thus forced upon them by the
wing party, and it now becomes them men,
! as citizens and christians to meet it boldly and
| by their united votes for the democratic candid
ates PIERCE and king, give it such a rebuke as
will for ever silence and prevent a similar appeal
| from being made hereafter.
Let us now test the claims of the wing party
to be titled the friends of liberal and tolerant
! measures, the advocates of Catholics rights * c
How are we to Judge of the tolerance or in
tolerance, the liberality, illiberality, of any
party but by the side each party takes, by the
speeches of their leading men and the advocacy
of the party news papers upon the subject wher
brought before the people for discussion; ant
without going into other subjects, or to other
present, to the course pursued by both parties in
regard to the New Hampshire test.
1t is fact, that, all the democratic paper,
of New Hompshire took strong and firm ground
in favor of amending the constitution, and Of a
polishing the religious and property tests.
End Iii las.;t4sss that; .ha N tool
: ground in opposition to the democratic papers
and advocated the retaining Of the "Odiou
: tests
Bird There were prominent men of the Will
, party who took sides for and against the aboli
ton Of these tests, among the latter, was Mr.
Chamberlain of Keen, who opposed the amend
ments to the constitution, and spoke at consider
. able length in favor of retaining the religion
test, and the property qualification in the const
tuition, and lest it should be said that hav
done him injustice the following is copied fror
: the official report as published in the Ne,
Hampshire Patriot of April the "a 1851 "MI
Chamberlain of Keen, moved that the resell.
: tons be indefinitely postnaz-i- and advocate
in s1,s.~1. some Isngth the retention of TIL
religious test and the property qualification i
the constitution" Now mark what followed
did the wings to evince their love OF liberal an
tolerant principles in hestowng their favors, Sc
: part and spoke IN favpr of liberal and toleran
: principles: they dare not say they did; but o
the contrary they selected and nominated I'll
same Mr.. Chamberlain Of Keen as their can
didate for Governor Of the State and thcrcb
: endorsing, and approving the principles of thei
candidate, and marching under the banner q
the champion of intolerance with the mott
Prescription for religious opinions; and not con
tent with this evidence Of hostility to Catholics
they again selected man as their candidate 70
partythe most publicly committed to Natives,
One, who approved Of the organization of th
Philadelphia natives, which led to the burnn
of the Temples of the living God, Catholic Asy
Iuns aud Libraries, the murder of Irish Catho
lies, and the destruction of their property; sue
is The evidence which the wings exhibit I
: prove their claim, to the gratitude and the vote
of Irish Catholics.
r Let us now turn from that picture, to this, AN
I see what sort ola face the democratic party ex
hbits on the canvas In the first place we hav
: seen that the democratic press in New Halnp
: shire unanimous ia favor of abolishing til
religious test and the property qualification fror
4 the constitution of New Hampshire, so also tn
e demn and ostracise, the principles of the nativ
: American party. The whig leading news pa
pers say, that General Scott's native America
principles are no cause Of ccnsure with tlicr
0 and more, or less, approve Of them. So ia
+ then, as the acknowledged organs Of Il party ca
d be an index to the principles and the policy Of
y party, the democratic party, as a party, stand
f acquitted before theworld ofihe charge of illber
: atty and intolerance; and the wing party stand
condemned as the party Of intolerance and pro
more substantial proof of the business of it
claim to the foregoing verdict; that Is, Nh
q speeches, sentiments and votes OF their leadn,
S men, afterwards endorsed by the party.
J | shall here give few short extracts from
long and able speech of Judge Woodbury., a
published in the daily Patriot of November I4t
1850.
, l,--~-...,oLoos- siEsTss-ine HrSI resolution
striking out all Religious tests was taken up"
, "Judge Woodbury. made the following re
marks"
"Mr. Charman: Being opposed to the test
that some olourprincipal Offices shall no.be file,
except by persons Of the Protestant religion,
| ask leave to offer few reasons for it. uov
does the question stand on the principles of on
bill OF rights
1t is contrary to the Declaration of lndepen
dence and of the first article of your bill of rights