Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-08-21

bother the convention about making any alter
ations on that subject.
When these remarks were made, the Reli-
s,ious test sCas not before the Convention.
THAT subject had been defnitelyeacted on.
(Sec official report in The Concord IN. HI
Patriot of Nov. Ia, 1850, and compare it with
June Il, 1852, to see the juggle and trick of a
reckless set of prrtizAns)
PLAUSIBLE DECEPTION.
But To give plausihility 10 the forgery, for
forgery it is, at the conclusion of Woodbury.
speech on the Religious tests, six stars are
printed Now, when stars are introduced 1t
always means that a part of the speech is
omitted of no Importance But in this case,
those six stars, which are printed in Wood
bury's speech, now going the rounds Of the
Loco,Foco papers, come IN between the con
clusion of Woodbury's speech on the Reil-
rious tests and the closing sentence OF his
speech on the property qualification. Those
six stars are all we have for the speeches Of
Messers. Parker and Robinson, tie decisiUe
uotes on the Religious tests, the taking up Of
another suJject.and Judge Woodbury's speech,
Of nearly whole column, on that other subject :
and thus, by the magic influence OF those
stars, joining the duodecimo speech Of Pierce
on property qualification TO the folio speech
of Woodbury. on the Religious test. these
tricksters hope to leave the impression on the
public mind that both were M ade upon the
s1nae subject, aud that it was after Pierce $
powerful" speech that the vote was carried!
The enemy, however, was conquered, and had
capiIulaLed to the artillery of Woodbury.. be-
fore Pierce discharged his pop gun. And yet
hv this shallow derice, these forgers hope to
blind the eyes of The citizens interested, and 10
cheat them out oftheir votes, in support of
candidate whose conduct they must depise
Since the time when an Internal home was
opened for outcast villainv, has any rascality
nieaner and more stapid than this been per-
pepetrated?
OTTER VOTES AND TRIALS.
The question which had been decided in
committee Of the Whole afterward came
before the Convention. Mr. Cass Of Holder
ness. a Loco Foco friend of Franklin Pierce,
and, believe, a relative of Lewis Cass, of
Michigan, spoke against Catholic Emancipa-
ton. So, also, did Mr. Brewster, of Dutton,
"a Loco-Foeo,) and MIR. Wingate, of Strath-
am, (also a Loco Focn.) Franklin Pierce
descended not from his chair, but put the
question, and it was carried. with only Z
Nays. The names are not given, but believe
the whole seven were political friends of
Franklin Pierce.
Nov. IL Franklin Pierce made two speech
es on giving the election of Judges to the
people. Like everything else from him, it
was non-commitai; but the effect of his re-
marks was in opposition to the election BY the
people.
Nov Is. The question was taken whether
the word protestant" should be stricken
from the qualifications of Representatives.
Carried-but not word from Franklin
Pierce.
Nov. 10. The question was taken on stri-
king the word protestant" from the qualiGea
ton for Senators. Carried, on division.
'iseVeral members voting in the negative"
Franklin Pierce still silent on Catholic Eman-
cipation, though be found time. the same
day, without descending from the chair, to
make four or Eve speeches on minor matters
one Of them nearly a column long
Dec. 4. The question was taken on striking
the word protestant" from the qualifications
for Govener. Mr. Cass spoke against it; sew
eral members voting in the negative. No word
from Franklin Pierce. Judge Woodbury. was
absent, attending Court at Washington, Mr..
Pierce found time to make three speeches on
the basis of representation during the evening
session of that day.
Dec. S. Mr. franklin Pierce made another
speech on representation
ADMIRATION OATH PROPOSED.
Dec. 9. Mr.. Cass offered the following
resolution
Resolved, That an article be inserted in
the Constitution as follows: "No one who is
bound by the oaths of allegiance to any mo-
narchieal or foreign power whatever, OF who
is bound by his religious faith to put down
free federation, shall at any time hold any
Office Of trust or prft in the State"
Dec. 10, The President. Franklin Pierce,
decided that Mr.. Cass's resolution, as repor-
ted above, was in order. Now, here was a
chance for Mr.. Pierce to descend from the
Chair.
Mr.. Cass (Loco Foco) asked; "Was it safe
10 elect man Governor who was sworn toI
the Pope of Rome, and believed that all Prot
estants wore heTetics and should be persecu
ted unto death? He would not have it left
open SO that prosecutors could come in and
take the helm of Government. He thought
il right to put up the bars. Was it ever
known that Catholics gained the power over
any people, and got the Government into
their own hands, that they did not persecute.
even unto death, all that were opposed to
them? And was it not their religion, though
they might be bound BY all the oaths that
could be imposed on them, that they might,
be absolved by the Pope? And were they
not striving for conquest eVerywhere, and to
set up their religion of Church and State ?
Were not nunneries and Catholic
schools springing up all around us? And
were they not teaching the children that we
are all heretics? And should Ire
land be free from England to-day, would she
sustain Republic? No. Let Ireland be free
from England, and the Pope would have the
power. And would he sustain Republic? !?
Look to Mexico" dc.
Mr.Richardson, Loco Foco.) of Hanover
followed Mr.. Cass, and spoke against the res