The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-09-22
From the Boston Pilot Catholic paper
The Workings of the Catholic Test in New
Hampshire, by an Irishman.

Times OF the 3d inst, L lind that a
New Hampshire delegate inquiries who
this P. Quinn is that corresponds with
the New York Tribune. l would an
swer that gentleman, by saying that l
am the same who in the year 1916 had
the scales taken from my eyes by drop.
ping into this hot-bed Of locofocoism-
the same sir, who in the month of
March, 1851, was supported for pru-
dental school committee in this town
and out Of fifty-three votes l roceiy-
ed twenty-three, most of which (if not
alb were cast by wings. And why
did l not receive democratic votes
Because, as they themselves said,
was an Irishman and a Catholic. j
am the same, sir, who in the same year
was designated by a whig board Of se-
lectmen asa fit person for juryman,
and they handed my name, with seve
raj other Of my fellow-citizens, to the
town clerk, to be drawn for that pur-
pose. Well, it fell to my lot to be
drawn, and the democrats went so fal
as to say that they would see that the
Judge would not receive me. Then
in the month Of March, 1852, some o.
the same board of selectmen were vi
for office, and the democrats made pc
litical capital out Of my selection, ans
tried to defeat their election by saying
to some of the Wings, " Arc you go
ing to vote for men that would, Will,
there were plenty Of Americans an(
Protestants, put into the jury-box al
lrishman and a Catholic. P" This, sir
is pant of the liberation we receive
from the democrats Of this place. Gu
democrat goes OH to say, was once ;
democrat, but am now whig. This
sir, is not the place, nor now the tim'
| sec fit to answer him Oh that point
But if this is the case, does 1t no
speak volumes for the cause | repre-
sent If all my countrymen coulC
by any possible means have the sam'
opportunity of spending six years il
this State, as have had, instead o
being democrats, as three-fourths Q
them now are, nine-tenths of then
would be wings. lie asserts that mos
of my countrymen in this part OF th'
country are democrats. Now he know
this to be falsehood for all Of III,
countrymen who are voters in thi
town, | question if there was one WHIT
voted for the democrats last March
He says the wings were as much t
blame as the democrats in regard t.
the relief clause. Now, sir, revie,
of the votes in the democratic an,
whig towns, for the alteration, show
that the wings went for it, while in al
most all the democratic towns the re
verse is the case.
He says have been resident 0
this State six years, and that durin,
that time l kept busy at my occupa
ton, and could not get acquainted
! with 10000 voters. Our worth,
+ democrat is not aware that before
became a resident of this State, | hat
fair chance Of ascertaining the opin
ion of many members of the two grea
political parties on that question, an,
have judged for myself which wa
most favorable.
He says l don't pretend to say an,
thing against Z. Pierce. True, sir
the London Times, the organ of tn
prosecutors of my race, speaks in ia
vor of him, and says he will be a grea
accession to the British interest if {
lected. This, sir, is enough to let m,
countrymen know what they ought t
do. Not so with our illuStrious hero
Not word in his favor, but tia
he is the greatest living General. The.
have net forgotten what he said on
former occasion, that for every Irisl
prisoner of war that should be sacr
feed, two Englishmen should bite tn
dust. And then when his fondes
hopes were realized in seeing thos
poor fellows whom he alluded to, one,
more walk American soil, said he, "
have fought many battles, but was nev
er so near being killed as | was by tn
embraces of those poor fellows y an,
now that he is once more in the field
to fight one more battle, l trust m
countrymen, whom he has said neve
turn their back off the enemy, will no
now desert him until We proclaim hir
Chief Magistrate of the Union.
p. QUINN.