The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-09-08
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GEN. PIERCE AND THE CATH

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WE hoped, last week, that we ha6 heard
the last Of the cries which interested par;i-
sans had raised against the democratic can
didate, in consequence Of the refusal Of bis
native state to, amend the local constitution
in such way as to admit Catholics to State
Offices in New Hamshire. supposed that
we had said enough, and more than enough
to convince our two hundred thousand read
ers that If New Hamshire have a, constitu-
tion which excludes Roman Catholics from
certain offices, General Pierce is not at all
responsible for chat state ofthings,. Our ar
ticles on this subject. summed up, present
the following result. General Pierce, from
the beginning of his career IS a public man,
has exerted all his influence in favor of a.
mending the constitution, ,so,as to expunge
the obnoxious clauses which require that
certain Offices shall be held only by Protest
ants. He, and the late Judge Woodbury.,
succeeding in procuring q State convention,
three years ago, for the purpose Of fTeYising
this constitution. He was the presiding
officer, and all, or nearly all, the members
returned BY the people for The, convention
were democrats, Whenthe articles concern
ing Catholics came up for consideration
Judge Woodbury. made amasterly speech in
favor Of amending them, which was publish
din the Prior, and General Pierce also de-
hvered a powerful argument on the same
side, he leaving The Chair for this very pur-
pose. This speech was published incur pa
per not long since. 4.tt, that time, heBno
more expected the nomination than we did,
Then for amending the constitution, ia this
respect, was unanimous, we. believe. So il
is clear that the leaders, ana Representatives,
Of the democratic party in New Hamshire
were unanimouslyin favor Of ofstriking from
tile Constitution the clauses respecting Cath
oles, and they strongly Recommended the
people to approve, BY their votes at the prl.
mary elections, , amendments made p! BY then
delegates, 90 tar nelther ne Il leaders I q I the
dempcratc party nor uenrefel lFlefce' de-
serve any piameIfn me contrary. cen lhey mer
i PRAISE and II the conyenson voted unanIl, n
mousy IN J 1ayor Of 1he Cstpollcs the Pralse
que % WOODBURY. woo ana FniERcE' S VINO laDor' apo!
ed re, zeaouSly 70 70 orng aDout t lat M result & .,
( When the SUBJECT came oeipre the people,
az ther town meetings zee an the a amendmsnMts =. = M
proPGsedi py inc conYenllon 9 n ~ we're lost zen
erai rierce, however: mace MACS aaother ss9n4, eilor p
IN tavor qf the Cathollcs' @ ana manly fhr@ousf @
bis influence the whole g supJect was recon
sogreu oy me PeoPie' anu shey so.cp as al
upon certain aiehoeh's am h' y oi .e SqhSef'9uol
presented lor 'nelr aPPtooaCioqh oy Fe " W uele l
gags. lpe amenomehIs IN whch We e ar' !,
PartIculsrly nterested s % were once moFe iost
u 'lls secpnp t III, .,lst ueieta. 'Hs lI ~ III
sn1se ~ = y ~ oite 'He y
is9iqiiy seiVeu ~ y 'li oS'n9c sno
q NeW flan,Pshlie twas, ~ was noE R ny lauht 9h
'he ;T @nchu'neHc was reJecIeu ~ ne PeoPle
we h"ye oll'isent,y ulleu iil'o lnls ll''l
f'er, an9 W. ate sas'speu 'h'' 'liiS curious le
SuI is due 70 tue i9i'owins owing i"uSs uuScss 81 ag,s
! mere Wefe seVela, ahleHunlents 70 tnt
GohstlpIlon Y, PropoSea py ing coeY YehIon lo'
tPopu!.ar 4. sopSlpeIlllgnn llg1nn o9me,ot lnsm were
4'ie9Sl y " Peop5, anu n'fnltops t'ieSe, "
may Sa!fly g ipeHtlon tlss PfoPSsep aaeinneh gTl
4DoilShlis Y ~ pfoPeliy 4uarilifit'ion lefs
Was n iW eAFSH ie9soh Spy tness sHS@i ~ p'
4telecseqq l '. leJcp.en 'lleg Yste. tne y.
M n Moments IN were hot' Ne pfi,eEs, ac9Eeq upon
sepearaf'feiy, ffay pT lhey were alls On Heaflyg al
u'sPosep q q tulpP fonc y A9eil Fefe ny
acGceptaole y ny peoPe',ianG 'he 0!nefS
Shayep 'Ie tne H. q 'nfSFi ~ Tfffss loSE
H. FefSohS lafllllar WIN lne colHuGt l y .o"I
meeetHnSs ars aware tilaH cl'lzenS tt HRol nays
business q shelr 9Wn so lrahSafE frequently
NOT li ofIqlihWly eoqIeet tlStpSfAlYeS WIN So!hSS
10 the pois Simply ior the sPpfPose. FL ol Young
lor: 1, ohcefs' E, ylliy 90 not Always remain
through the gay % take Pafsih ue9latEes or 10
ealloshss Thlch Slf may occur aver 5he yoleS
Tor ,f4 olllcers nave peen east' y 81 happened
IN tie case We afe f consfldef3hs ihe yoses
fon the questions M iMamefhdlns f the constitution
were tMaken axe many to"shs N lhe attefnooHn,
|hen the meetlnSs were MoIe thlniy attend
ca. 90 we n nave Deen ihAlormed' gsa 9di lr
I's Religious, preiudiee,, unquestionably. had
much to do with the result, as we intimate in
arecept article on this. subject, "a Wespppose
that Catholics must wait patiently, >. fora lew
years, gs thAey'hb;aye;Eaited u New York,
~ Massachppsetlss Gafollns, ana IN other STATES
and these laws VIII sIrelyqbe repealed, Ia
most . STATES penal laws were enafssd against
itathollcs; ;i Our Slan dlathsfs can ,almostrer
member the ams when thepriestswere hung
rRg new ork. wv lashhgeefss 1can remember
the llHmns %hen Gsthehcs were ,not aamlt'ed
to the rights oil iuil clllz1epshlP "a iMarElanpdd,
ana IN some oher PateYss0oN lcan remem
ber the time when II was so IN Carolina, and