The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01

To the Editor Of the M,ssRs' ErRIss -
The Whigs 4 the Catholic qus2tss
HAnaN.ssnvs
Mr-Eprros.~rne above religious que s''on
MT. auced by the wings for political effec, into
this Presidential campaign, has been run INT"
the ground and was about to expire tor the Wan.
Of Wholesome nourishmen nj CHECKED w''h me iou'
ana pu rid air with which was surronnded'
IN, il wonld appear thu, it has bren lately gall
vanized, and tne SPocnies are IN perfect costa
els. at lis galyaniz,ng sfft, OF Greeiyite
Abolition Spoony, named Robinson, n'f'h-''
Ireland Presbyterian, who, has assumed to HIM
eel. the task of !ec,aring & directing the Cath
olc citizens how hey she uld cas, their 70 es al
he coming Presidential eiection-very modest
indeed in a north. Of Ireland Presbyterian whig
The who.e burthen IF his speech Is 10 prove
hos liberal aud ioieran, Inc wings are and "ha'
Urea, friend. hey are 10 The foreigner and the
Catholic, nnd at the same time tells tie Cathee
lies "tha, If Pierce is not defeated that they VIII
be excluded from the rights Of citizens m Ne"
Hampshire for The next Fifty or hundred years
WIS, IS this bu, plainly telling them ('he oath'
olcs, tina, If they do not vote for, and elect the
whg candidate, the whi"s Of New Hampshire
have i, in their power to defeat them when ever
they shall again look for the rights oil citizens
nd The liberty Of conscience, and in revenge
w,ll do >, for the next fifty or hundred years.
thu. is proving the liberality and tolerance OF the
wbiu. with v, ngeance and his too after gong
=, Concord TO examine the records anu making
s.b or seven mortal columns IN New YORK
,.n.r 10 uroy- that the "Locoocos' are their
"a, enemies. the most liberal and intolerant
bi.cts his day unhuny
| Weli,his is surely delightful for the Spoonles;
no wonder they are in ecs'acies, to find tne''-
| selves proven by an lishman to be the genuine
simon Pure ofliberali,y ana tolerance, the true
| friends Of the foreign and the Catholic J! what
| the mselyes had never before dreamed OF.
Blu, i, would appear tina, This Greeiyite ABB!
ition Spoony was only trying 10 come f'ddy O.
yer hem fnr the sake Of the tun,for we nnu M"
| calling the old Federal Tories Of 1899 Wing
rories, thereby admitting the identity OF the
wo names; this is all right enough ana proves
that he is acquainted with the 'antececants /"
his present friends, but is /, not cruel IN MN
be giving his friends such side wiPes,and Calm.
them such ugly names as"Old fsdcraas's 'i''e'
and ,ed;tiou Lars,r THE .4ntf. Cathohc res
of The old Federalist" &c &c this is certa'nl.
the severes, cut Of all, and | really cannot Sc
why Spaonies worked themselves INTO such &C
.tacies; j, cannot he that they believe he hasex
culpated them from that burning hand OF mia
nv; that asiigma' on the state of New Hamp
hire: and fastened IL on the democratic party
not at ALL for he has admitted and clearly proven
beyond contradiction that this Ante Ca'h"'i
test was originally the work of the Fedrrall''
and h.. has admitted that, Frderalist and wh'
are one and the same, and he also has said ina
II the dubious religious test Is continued 10
the ne 1t City or hundred years, 1t VIII De don
nv the wings. if the Catholics do not vote for tn
whio candidate for Preside Mt. Then why a.
thus 10Y and exultation Of the Spoones asou
this speech 1t must be simply because the
have found out by it, that they are not quite
bad as they thought they were; that IS, they nm
+ by ROBINSON showing that the Continuance
this disyracefui test in the constitution OF Nr'
Hs,npshre, is not the entire work OF the wing
and Abolitionists, but that the democrats mus
also bare portion the "Stigna. We mus
cer,a.nl, give the Spoones credit Tor cein
preatiul for small favors, when 80 little coni
out the n in such ecstacy. Now assert tina
there is not one Catholic in the United State
of any intellige me-, who ever thought or belle'
: ed otherwise, than that the failure to adopt III
amendments 70 he cons.Itu,ion,was to De 49,
ou,ed 10 both parties.
/ ....,sys that it is no exaggera,ion say tha
?, at lea,, nine ,enths OF he Catholics OF thes
states, are democrats, and hey are neither igno
rant OF, nor blind to the fact that there ART nun
bers who call themselves democrat ,who are iiiit
eral and bigoted 80 tar as regards foreigners All
CATHOLICS, but they are lean minority in III
nar,v aud their illbeIsl opinions, are not the IT
suit OF any princlpl. Of the democratic Party'bt
in direct violation of he great leading principle
OF the DSutoCIAllC Ciecus "uiSA w" S''eSe
. men as equals, standing upon The same plat oru
, no matter in what country or srcn"n "f COUNT
he first hrea,hed the breath of life, or, By wh'
! creed or in what Church he may pay has ado
I alton to the great Creator Of Us all.
Neither are they ignorant Of the fact, th'
there are men IF liberal and tolerant views 9
mong the why's but these views form n" part
: The principles or policy OF the wing party, an
: the too form but very small minority ct tn
whiy party These facts hav- been abundant
proven not only in the case Of New Hampshire
where it was not really made n party test, I,
:, wings and democrats voted unfortunately f'
and against the "Od,ous test,' but in ever
I state. o. the Union since the peace Of So dow
e to the present time, the great majority of III
!, wing party have proven themselves to be tn
steady allies Of al Liberal and intolerant fax
n tons that have ever dsgraced tbs countr.
: whether of the state or The Federal gnvernmen
? SARSFlELD.
Picayune Sanders
This iIlustrious little gentleman who says
his las: No. "Eiecsn gears ago thts day WEI
sued the first number Of the Davenport Gazette
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