Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-20

THE TWO CANDIDATES NOMINATED At BALTI-
MORE.
General Scott is a southern born man. and, if
report speaks truly. decidedly favorable to
Popery. which, If so. is TO the mind Of the great
majority of Americans decidedly questionable;
while General Pierce's New Hampshire friends
as was fully shown by their votes against abol-
ishing the anti Catholic provision in their State
constitution. are determined supporters of Pro-
esiantism and opponents of Popery. And SO,
beyond question. is General Pierce himself
as his good old father was before him, who
assisted in The framing and adoption of the con-
stitution by which Papists arc excluded from
Office in TINT State.
An additional proof that general Pierce is at
heart strongly an,i-Papistin his sympathies and
connexions. take the fact the Democratic par
ty cfN Hbsmp shire. Of which he has long been
the leader, have long had the whole control Of
the government of bat State and managed mat
tiers as they pleased; instead of amending the
constitution So rs to do away the exclusion Of
Catholics Fl pm Office, thcy have always maintaln-
ed as it il, and Catholics can now no morehold
Office there than slaves at the South and In.
dams. Will they stand any better chance to
obtain /edc,ai Offices from General Pierce
when he shall have been elected President? As
still further proof on this subject, take the fact
that all the the Protestant nssociatlons-the
"Orangemen." "Order of United A mericans,"
aud "Sons Of Amerca-are supporting Gene
raj Pierce on The ground ofhls position IN res
pect to Poprry. This a protestant country;
and |, sir, think that Gonral Pierce is entitled
TO the support-so far, al least, as any such
question is conccrned--of all Protestant mer
cans.
Again, sir. ii is in good measure owing to
the Democratic party the barbarons practice Of
hogging in the navy has been abollshed and il
tho. names have given you, Of anti slavery
men who now support General Pierce and
the other facts | have stated are not con
elusive proof that tie Democratic party and
candtdateof progress, and Protestanism, ondhu
man rights, are the party and candidate from
whom we must look for tie abolition Of slaucry,
do not know what can constitute such proof.
] think nothing moro is necessary to show that
the claims of General Pierce To the anti slavery
mon and Protestants are far superior to those
Of the Wing candidate.
A dissolution of the Union has been spoken
Of am Democrat in favor of all laws aud
systems comforting the greatest amount of good
on the greatest number Therefore, consider
the perpetuiy ofths Union Of more impor-
lance to the spread of civil and relg ous hber,
ty and the final abolition of slavery of every
kind throughout the whole world, than even
Tho immediate or final abolition of the slave
ry Of the limited number of the African race
in our Southern States, strongly as desire
their immediate emancipation. The eyes Of
the oppressed and ensaved hundreds Of mill
ons Of other lands are turned to our country
as their last and only hope, and as the only
land of all Gods earth where the victim OF
foreign oppression and the exilcd patriot can
find refuge and home,