New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-07
Baltimore Cosnaa,aaadence.

Baltimore C01r0a11a2dsnce,
PUBLIC SCHOOL QuEST] tsIoNAL NoMI-
NATIoSs-GERMAN 4 ELECTION OF
BIsHoP-CHURCH sQUlBbl1h, ETC.
Correspondence Of tie Errstfnt.
BALTIMORE, May 81.
A petition signed by Archbishop KenricB,
and large body Of Catholics, was recently pre-
sented to our City Council, asking that the pro
perty Of Catholics may be relieved from the
School tax, as they did not wish to be forced to
contribute to the support Of s'Schools which
they did not use and cannot approve The Com
mittee on Education, to whom the petition was
referred. have submitted o very strong report, |
which will not be likely to heal the scctarian
bitterness of which our city is 50 full The re-
port Of the Committee boldly asserts that the
petition IS from Ties head and heart Of y TO,
reigner,5 who is incompetent, both by birth and
edueaton to understand the genius Of our insti-
tutions. They hold tllat the public school sys-
tenn is perfectly inconsistent with Christianity,
and that it is the ant-repu blican tendencies Of
the Church Of Rome that have brought 1t into
opposition to the educational system of this
country. They declare their unwilingness to
yield one iota of our civil and political rights
the poouliarities or prejudices of any individual,
or combined religious sect or party, and con-
Guide that it will be unsafe, unwise, and unjust
to interfere with the present system Of our pub
lie schools. This is, perhaps, the strongest
anti-Cathoiic document ever put forth by n p9-
litieal body, such as our City Council, and is an
evidence of the excited Protestant feeling which
has been evoked here, 1t naturally causes
much remark, and is bitterly denounced by the
Catholics. The City Council have 50 far en-
dorsed it as to discharge the Committee from
the further consideration Of the petition. Some
of the Catholic citizens design resisting the pay
| ment Of the school tax in order to test the un-
constitutionality Of the law under which it is
| collected. In the Legislature resolutions have
been reported excluding all sectarian books
from the schools, but expressly declaring that
| the Bible shall not be considered as sectarian
robert NJ. McLane has been named as the
democratic candidate for Congress from this
CITY, and in a card published in this afternoons
| Argus announces that this use Of his name Is
made with his full consent The whole tone Of
| the card seems to assume that the nomination is
| his if he chooses to take it, and indicates that
he has his plans too well laid to fear defeat.
Mr.. McLane sails for Europe in a few days, but
leaves his cause in the hands Of Mr.. John ket-
tleWell-the Father of the Ward packing sys-
TEN, as the malcontents call hini--Who will no
| doubt secure the nomnationt for him. This cleo
ton would seem to be impossible unless the
g Young America division Of the party Is
whipped into the traces between this and fall
The wings will no doubt re- nominate their pres
ent able member, the Hon, I. Yates Walsh.
ING GlNERES WHO FORM 50
large a portion Of the population of Baltimore,
and contribute their thousands Of votes at cleo
| ton time to sustain the democratic party, seem
| disposed just now to give their political allies
trouble. They complain that while g our Ger
man fellow citizens . are highly valued at the
polls, ne sooner is the election over than they
are treated without Gonsiaeration--th claims
10 office denied, their pleasure resorts broken
into by democratic rowaies, and their friends
III Had f1nnto1 vilE+
the aid of democratic Judges, .juries and lawyers,
escape without punishment, To give potency
to their movement, the Germans are holding
g Independence {unacElaeBgigkit) meetings in
the wards at which they are adopting measures
topreYent themselves from being made the tools
OF denagogues. An address setting forth their
Objects IS soon To be issued
The election Of DR.. Atkinson to the Bshoprel
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church IN North
Carolina was entirely unexpected here, and is
therefore tho occasion Of some remark. DR.,
Atkinson has but recently taken charge Of Il
handsome gothic church built especially for him
in the most fashionable portion Of our oitN
This congregation, if he should accept, will part
from him WITH much regret. He is high
churehman and strong supporter OF the pres
ent Bishop Of the Diocese lie is, also, however,
an excellent and most esteemed clergyman, and
not likely to follow Bishop ives in his conversion
to the Roman Catholic Church.
The late Convention Of the Protestant Episeo-
pal Church was the scene Of an excited struggle,
growing out Of Or. Johns case. DR.. J. had
persisted in preaching in a Methodist Church > &
lhe time revival was going on, in the face Of Il
/ femonstranee from Bishop Whittingham, 10
i whose high church notions such conduct Was
unelurchnan=like- The Bishop submitted tie
Mas.er to TO the Standing Committee for advise
Mene; =, lhey conceded with the Bishop, CEN
sure -. 9oiins, but refused him the trial Wllish
Bishop this document Was published amonn lie
proceedings q the Convention, thus recording 4
semi official condemnation and censure ot s..
Johns, whilst refusing him a trial THIS eale
rise ts an excited debate this year; hut pfrtial
justice was done TO DIR. Johns by the nassaoc 4
a resolution declaring that the document VS.
intended only for the private adyisement Of the
| Bishop, aud not as 4 oensare or prejnagmeut u
Dr.. Johns OBSERVER