Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-10-04
The Prospeot.

The Concord, New Hampshire, Statesman, of
the I'd, says il is now acknowledged by such
Of the New Hampshire Democracy" as have cool
heads and clear visions, that the result of the
Presidential election may be considered doubtful
Some there are who even confess that the pros
poets of General Scott are better than for their
candidate, and that the cause Of the one has been
waning for several weeks while that of the other
has been as constantly improving To be sure,
the New Hampshire papers ADVOCATING the cleo
ton Of Gen. Pierce are uttering their predictions
with about the same confidence as usual but
whoever confers with leading and discerning men
OF that party, will find that the boasful assurance
Of July and August has been exchanged for doubt,
and, in some instances, that the confidence so
prevalent through the summer, is succeeded by
fear "that all is lost" There is such elasticity
IN popular opinion-such mutability in political
affairs-such liability that the aattering appear
ances of to-day may be placed under cloud to-
morrow--that it is always well for those who take
deep interest in general elections, to be pre-
pared for defeat or victory. Let the Wings stand
in their lot, work like men for the cause they
espouse, and abide their time. II seems now to
be very generally admitted that the prospects Of
Gen. Scott have greatly improved within the past
month In the summer the Wings were engaged
upon their farms and with their merchandise
but when the time for action arrived, they re-
sumed their posts, and will keep them until the
battle is fought The towering name of Winfield
Scott is ralying the Wings of the whole Union for
the great conflict of the I'd of November, and they
will come up in their majesty, as they came to
the support of Harrison and Taylor, and we be-
lieve with the same result
The Extirpatfon of Catholicism.
We extract the following from the Dover New
Hampshire) Enquirer:
"The vote of large majority of the New
Hampshire Democracy against striking out the
anti Catholic test from the Constitution Of the
State surprised no one who was aware of the in
tolerance with which Catholics had always been
treated by that party. Few Catholics in this
town can have forgotten the bitter speech made
by the late Judge Woodbury. against them in our
Town Hail. in 1916, when he was stamping the
State against John P. Hale In that speech, in
justifying the Mexican war; he took occasion to
declare that one Of it's glorious results would be
the extension Of free institutions over Mexico,
and the consequent spread of Professionalism and
the EXTIRPATION OF CATHOLICISM This
speech was loudly applauded by Mr.. Woodbury.
Democratic hearers, and caused considerable feel
ing among the Catholic voters in this town. 1t
was but the echo Of the general sentiment of the
Locofoce party at that time against Catholics
whose votes they were always glad to receive, but
whose right to equal privileges under the Consti-
tuition Of the State they have for more than half
a century obstinately denied"
The extirpation of Catholicism and the extirpa-
ton Of Professionalism by Catholics and Protest
ants are things that each may fairly attempt in
a legitimate way-by instruction and the inhu-
ence of good example. But neither will be per-
mtted in this country by other means; and least
Of all shall political efforts be directed toward
aiding such achievements. The Roman Catholic
attempting it should and would be promptly re-
buked, and every liberal minded Protestant will
concur in the adoption Of similar course toward
those who would proclaim or attempt to consum-
mate the proposed extirpation of catholicism 4
We do not ask our fellow citizens of the Roman
Catholic Church to sustain our party because of
any claim we possess upon them. We hope that
neither they nor others will permit the bias Of
religious partizanship to influence them in the
decisions they may make with reference to party
politics. The opponents Of the Wing party rep
resent it to the membership Of the Roman Catho-
lie Church, and especially to those of foreign
BIRTH as adverse to the people Of that faith We
simply ask these 10 look al the facts, and form their
owH conclusions.