The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-08

pscs.....ss ~ most ether States, have moi had
opportunities ofknowing what il 10. The bigots
were opposed to this ans:idment, Of course
and their influence vas exsSted 10 prpsufs ito |
defeat. II was in Concord thsab,eo.s w ,s~
busy, and .he .ste va. going t.ss~ y. = work
a" -: na.ns en s.sn a~pested hia vote,
IN ne os, :'.e5 nen.,se Of the afternoon-
- .; ~ W.aSsasy, and other gentlemen, who
:. 4 !. hsr-s 10 Convention and elsewhere for the
G. .AoIc amendment, supposed that the people I
would sustain it, ~ the convention did, a.
matter Of course. On the receipt Of this unex- |
pected and unwelcnme news, he hurled TO the /
town-hall, where the people were voting, OBJ. |
tanned leave to speak, and delivered an earnest
appeal in favor Of tho amendment. The bigots
were sisenced, and the ballots thereafter were
cast for the amendment. Had he, or any ofthe
prominent friends Of the measure supposed thot
there would have been considerable opposition,
1t would have been an easy matter to stump the
3 ate, a. the phrase u But no one expected
such a result. This 10 plain from the fact that
the convention was unanimous, When Judge
Woodbury. had finished his speech. one OF the
members observed that it was good argument,
but il was thrown away because there was no
opposition. He thought that the people would
accept the amendment by an overwhelming
vote.
A convert 10 good thing, but recent coverts,
especially when they are converted at eiection-
eering times are open to suspicion. Gen scout
assuredly did once espouse the Native cause.
About le4S, he retracted the error A second
retraction comes now, IN 1852 These are TWO
residential years All this 10 well, but It would
be better 10 be free, not only from Nutivcisri,,
but from the suspicion of It. Now, our readers
RENE mber the Philadelphia riots Of 1874. The
strongest voice that was raised in New England
spainst those excuses. was the voice Of General
Pierce. Meetings were held, ut his suggestion.
to deuounce them. In this matter, ~ well a. IN
the controversy respecting the New Hampshire
constitution, ii 10 particularly worthy of remark
that Gen. Pierce had no visible interest Of his
cwa 10 serve. The late Baltimore nomination,
% unexpected to himself, has made these things
Of some importance. But, At the time, IN de-
tending the interests Of Catholics, and Of ad"ped
citizens generally. he did generous, dls'nterest
ed thing, and he ran the risk, If risk there was,
Of offending two parties then powerful, or seem
ingly powerful, in the country. We mean the
| Natives and the bigots.
! We are sorry that this question was raised ~
all. Not on account Of Gen. Pierce, tor the iies
| circulated about him will do him no harm, as
they have been 90 promptly exposed ~ Inc
Catholic prsss--the party naturally the best IN
formed upon the matter. But we do not Ike 70 :.
| see the Catholics singled out from the body o.
American citizens, and made the subject OF cleo
pioneering experiments. We dislike the polite
clans Who love us, at electioneering seasons. and
Who do not know Ne at all after the election IS
over. Now the Wings have been guilty OF this
capital error, and in opinion, it will not end
TO their good. They have suddenly discovered
that Catholics are an interesting class of per-
sons tina, New Hampshire does not treat them
we'll: that Gen. Pierce must be to blame tor
this, and therefore ought not to be Presid+nt !;
that Gen. Scott treated catholic soldiers well,
respected Catholics churches, was present at
Caiholc professions IN Mexico, and therefore
ought to be President. This 10 not the way in
which the contest shouid be conducted. The
true question to be settled is,-which 10 the best
man. which candidate stands on true Ameri-
can pround,-which man 10 the enemy Of freee
soilism, fbustersm, intervention, domestic
anafchy, or radicalsm which man 10 Tor the
| Union the Consultation, Including the slavery
clause land for the Notwithstanding the laws
against treason and violation OF international
treaties! These, and similar questions are tne
questions which should be asked. The policy
Of singing out the Catholics in this way, besides
being anti. American. 10 foolish for America has
not, and cannot have a state religion. The re-
ligion, or religious prejudices, or want OF reli
zion. in Pes,dent, cannot effect Catholics 81
/ rrotesants, az such. And Il 10 very foolish IL
misrepsesen a candidate, "a some OF the paper'
misre pYesent Gen Pierce. in order TO prejudice
the Catholics against him, when the msrepre
sentation is 10 easily exposed. The authors o.
THE falsehood about Gen. Pierce forgot tina
there are Is Catholic papers In the o. s.. oil o.
them independent in politics, and none Of then
disposed to allow even one Of their readers te
be hoodwinked. Il WILDE well for Gen scott
It ne can clear his skirts Of Nativism a. easily
II p:nr.a n>n As,,, har ho AharCA Of o0nOSlnc
Catholic interests.
i All these things are we'll understood here,
the East, and we smile at the efforts made to SO
cure our votes because this candidate was sup
posed to be friendly 10 the Catholics, or because
that candidate was born in a Protesfant Safe
But we learn that unremitting efforts have bee,
made 70 range the Catholics Of Wisconsin
Iowa, and other Western States against Gen
Pierce. on the alleged ground that ne oppose
Catholic interests. We write this article I" le
!, them know the inertia Of the whole story. nm
10 show them that the story 10 very CLUMSY
lie. Afier that Is settled, they can vote TO
whom thew please. but It 10 not right that ei'he
party should single us ont particularly, and tr'
TO secure our votes upon false issucs. Let U
stand npon American ground, or none at all.
i We repeat that we hope this subject vii
never apsin cali for a remark from the Catfoli
press. We have treated il from the beeinnin!
with reluctance, because It il really humiliaiin!
10 know that Politicians think 80 meanly of US
Catholics. ~ 10 suppose that such consideration
as these can sway our votes If the time eve
was that they could. il Il gone, and the soonc
this truth is appreciated the better Il will be 10
all concerned. Meanwhile our readers VII q.
; cept this aricie a. fhlhlment Of oar nso'n'sss
IN espoee fslsehcods and false issdes RAISED
; arainst either candidate. from whatever Quarter
4 orr;adepen5<nt rosisj-n ebHges rs TO do This
"a az nothing of the falsehoods told about the
New Hampshire affair, and the silly issues pres
d;cated upon him, were such a. espe cially merit
"a rebuke from the Catholic press Of the United
Iet.tes, Give the candidates fair field, tell nc
lies shout them, discuss their claims honestly
Il and that 10 all that eith>r can ask.