The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-29

the Wings and the Catholics.
J We give to day an article from the c"'nmn
of the New YORK Tru Teller, on- "f the abks
papers in he service of the Roman Ca'h In
pnrsuaion in this country. Ais" letter, fr",I
. nunshrr nf,he members of thai denomination
living in New Hampshire.
j The "tj-st in giv!n. plac3 I" these two *
tracts-,he IL. ter Of which we take from tn.
..Alhanr Campaign Ar.u, 10 show. how
far and in WIN hght, the "ffnrts Of wing cot m
pnrares ami p,litc.ans, T. cs'ct the Csti'"ii'
vote. is regarded in csrtnin quarters.
| When we consider ,hr number of plain and
honest thinking nrn. VIII from years Of ex
pcrience and unbiased observation, become
thoroughly disgnsted with the very name "i
politics and p"hlic ana, we are naturally led Ia
fenonre how and why it is sn' IT howe ver,
whou, claiming inpeccahii''y for ourselves,
we but take up the present and p,st course OF
the whip party, touching the Catholic v"te OF
this country, we will discover on, amongst the
m,nv fruitful rou-ces nf this d. gust. In 1879,
when MIR Van Bur-n was c,ndida'e tor III"
Pres d,ncy, the most scand.lons means were
rrsart-d I" by The whig party, for tn ru pos +
feedin. and tanning the fires IT bg"try, and
imp! ,n,ing in the Am, rican heart dep and
settled aversion to the Democratic party, IN the
ground that il was the hand maid Of the P"pe of
II. me. Mr. Van Bnren was represented, carl
ca, ured in the ridiculous posture hf kissing tn.
Pop.s toe, and receiving trnn him thr n, crsss
" instruc'in ions for the due propagation of th4
faith amongs, the benigh,rd h-retics # th-s-
United States. Whole armies If the f.ll 'wrrs
Of his Papal Maj-say. were rspfesrnted as
SWEARING allegiance IN the D"nocra'ic parry,
with cross in hand. The Pope himself, "wi'h
,h. head of a man on the body of Scarlet wo
man" WIS pr rai'nrcd, and used I" "'na'+ Mt
'hs walls OF Wing Halls. all over the co"nr,.
The Pope aud the Catholics; Mr.. Van Barren
and the Dem crats, w,re all consigned 1" III
sane end, all delivered up t" some p litc ! an
niha,on, as being the active agents 1t pnut
cal hell on this c. II nt nj, which nust sonncr or
later, overwhcln the K"Publ.c with every evil,
every misery and wo. TIL Il roe at r.ci " Ia
which religion was assaulted, and thu f''nd.s'
attempts pu' forth by every b'y"t.rd knave and
>c"nndrri IN the wing ranks, 10 constitute It
great motive power for tn. p 'li,ical engine IF
that day. tail - accomplish their purp 81, aud
Mr.. Van Buren, was elected The American
peo;le had no, yet forgotten, how c"nspicu us
ly the predecessors IF their Catholic fellow cit
iz.ns hed & cured, in the ardu Us but brilliant
s,rusgl-s Of the R-volu'in THY had no, FIR.
g tlcn The noble in r'pidity and gallant bearing
nf :h.. brave Rnch h'nbean, Pulaski, Lafiyrttr,
Dr.. Grass. DE-. KaIb, Flrury. Barr. Fhzsi"
mons and host Of others, all fr'isners, all
Ga h,lics. and all fighting hand to hand, and
shoulder to shoulder, with the imn raj Wesi-
ing on, Green, Hamilton and Morris.
But W.. t is he order 1T the pre sent day, with
us s,mc Wing party: Where d We fad them?
S.t;sGv! that ,h- pa'riolisn Of the American
people, could not b, m rged ntp religious fanai-
ici.m, we find these same whiy d, fan'rs, on
beaaoi kaes, impl"ring the vnte Of lhese SAM
;. Papal f,liower>," thte same ''ene mics # The
Institeii ,ns of our country tn g. "same he'll
bern SONS of the P"pe," wh", with Mr. Van
Buren, At thtr head, were to steep IN" Milton IN
irr-,r.yab!, ruin We 6nd hem app 'al,h. 10
the noted fidelity of the Roman Catholic to his
peculiar faith I" vote f r and sustain Gen Sc 1T,
on the grounds o' his friendship tor Catholics
and foreigners. Noble friend to the foreigner.
is this same Scott, who hssitctcs between an'x-
ten,ion Of the period fur naturalization, and
T"TAL REPEAL OF ALL LAWS IN THE SUBJECT :.
A beautiful friend nd-ed, must such man be /"
the Catholic foreigner or to any other foreigner.
To our Cath .lic fellow citizens, We commend a
chareful pesusal of the extracts 10 which we al
luae.