The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-08-12
Frldny Evenlng. Augusl 9. lssa

FRIDAY Evening, August q. 1882
The CATHOLIC CASE BRIEFLY STATED
The Milwaukee News says "Iet il be re-
mcmbered, that the charge that the Demo-
cratic party are responsible for the odious h
test in the New Hampshire Constitution,
excluding Catholics from holding certain Of
hees, Is taise; that il requires tioo-btirds
oOb u alter the constitution Of that State; I
that the Democratic party there have never +.
been IN two-thirds maiurity; that If the I
ruling partyis responsible for the lest, the /
wings and aboltionists, who were in power I
/ in 1876 and again in 1851. are TO blame for /
not abolishing git.-OhiO Eayie.
Still determined TO keep the subject before
the people. 50 be it then, and let it be re.
membered that the Democracy have been in
power FOR the last twenty years, and that,
whether it required two-thirds vote or not,
a majority voted against abolishing the test
Strong Wing towns voted for the repeal;
strong Democratic towns against repeal; and
the largest majority against repeal was given
in Gen. Pierce's own county, strongly Lc-
cofoco. The Wings were not in power in
1851, were not in power when the vote was
taken, and we do not think that the Wings
and abolitionists combined can be held re-
.sponsible for not doing in one year what the
Democracy did not do innineteen years of un-
interrupted power. But the Constitution.
we believe, has provision that amendments
shall be submitted every seven years, and at
no time has this era happened when the
Democratic party was not in full power.
Against the facts and figures, the Eagss
wilfully makes the above statements. It
seems determined that the issue shall be
made and kept before the people, and much
against our own wishes do we recur to the
subject. 1t was only few years since, that
the disposition of the New Hampshire De-
mocrecy towards this test was exhibited
1t had been decided that, under the Consti-
tuition, certain class of persons could vote
for municipal officers, and a large majority
: of Irishmen in one ofthe towns voted for the
: Wing candidates. Immediately after, a law
was passed declaring that this should not be
the case, and this law signed and was approx
a ed by Gov. the Ajax Of New Hampshire
. Democracy.
= Is this enoughl IF not, the Washington
% (Pa. } Reporter says that, "on Sunday morn
ing, the 4th day ofJuly, the feelings of many
ofour citizens were much shocked at seeing
: a flag, with black cross with the names OF
c Scott & Graham inscribed thereon, floating
: from the Cross placed on the top of the Cath
olic Chapel.
S This flag was erected on Saturday night
d on the Cross on the Church, as before stated,
by some Locofoco gentleman of our town for
the purpose OF ridiculing General Scott and
J. casting odium upon the Catholic Religion.
Is Although the design was such as could only
J. emanate from black and malignant heart
% it will fail of effecting its purpose-it cal
~ neither injure General Scott or disgrace
the Catholic Church in the slightest degree
but will recoil with sore vengeance upon tn
Mt perpetrators"
r. We heartily despise all such miserable at
of tempts to array one class of our fellow-citi
D. zens against another-it is the offspring @
the malicious attempts now made to induc
the naturalized citizens to vote against Gen
n, Scott-the motives that lead to these out
OK rageous acts, cannot be found in the bosoI
''' ofany man who has any regard for the Cor
as stitution of his own country, which gives
Sd every citizen the liberty of conscience
ne ne Whether any religious sect votes again'
aa our party or not; whether naturalized cit
tn. zens are against US or not; we conceive tn
'er, they are entitled to their opinions, and viii
urn we are of the belief that they are operatiI
,,h against their own present and future int
! ests when they vote against the Whig par
&C., we shall make no appeal to prejudices to
Ith' duce them to change their votes. If Fl
- argument cannot win them over to the rigl
al we shall make no false statements like I
zen above 10 get them to join US. All such {
eat forts we leave to others, who are ready
nat all times to use corrupt means for the pu
for pose of obtaining or retaining the spoils
tel. Office.
.;sh The EWING CLAIM.-The Eagle trum
Ken up this pretended Galphin again and insin
Ild, ates that it was an old claim in possession
eral so,ra ope Of the urelatiyes or friends" of [