Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-12

BY all true Americans. The day is about
ushefimg in, however, when our smooth
and harmonious prosperity is TO be mo-
Tested. Those who have sought homes a t
our hands as relief from their oppressed
and paupcred condition at home-those
who were suffering under the iron yoke
of tyranny and oppression. and had not
even the privilege of worshiping under
their own vine and fig tree according to
dictates of their own consciences, and
dare claim nought else as government
tai prerogative but the humiiating posi-
ton Of serfs and menials, and having de-
termined as an effectual remedy, to shake
off their shackles, abandon their old gov
ernments and rulers and seek an asylum
under the benign influence of our insiitu-
tons which so readily furnish the RENE
dies they eagerly sought. mow seek to SOW
the seeds of discord and anarchy amongst
us. Yes, whilst the oath Of allegiance is
vet fresh in their memories, and their
tongues scarcely siilled from their renun-
Citations Of all obligations to other gov
ernment heads. they dare dictate to as what
changes are necessary in our civil code
With the stain of perjury upon their pol
luted lips, Catholics in this country still
adhere to edicts Of the Pope of Rome an
tasanistic to the principles of our govern
ment. In obedience to his will, we are
boldly assured that their children are not
to be taught in our schools; and still more
daring, they claim as matter OF right,
portion Of the public fund collected for
common school purposes, for the employ
ment of Catholic teachers for the instruc-
ton of their children.
At the municipal elections this spring
in Cincinnati, Detroit, and other places.
great excitement prevailed, created by
the proposition of the Catholic clergy, to
divide the school funds, allow then their
share in proportion to their numbers, to
defray the expense Of educating their chill
dren i'm Catholic schools. The leglsla-
lures of New York, Maryland and other
States have been applied TO for the adop-
ton of such measures as would secure
them access TO a portion of such funds,
or, we suppose, exempt them from taxa
ton. Even at Madison, in the southern
part of our own State, quite an excite
ment was created, and the end is not yet.
During these excitements, many such
limitations as the following were thrown
out. The Celt, Catholic paper in Buff
falo, in an article upon the school sys
TEN, says to Irishmen:
"Better languish and die under the rec
flag of England, than to live to beget
children Of perdtion under the flag Of {
PROSECUTING Republic"
In reference to the same subject. during
the election excitement in Cincinnati
the Catholic Telegraph of that place says
Zone of the good effects of the pres
ent school agitation will be to give tht
Catholic voters an opportunity of know
ing bow far the stupid bigotry of the agt
controls the conduct of the democratic
party. An attempt is now being made
by Protestants to combine politics will
religion, and an appeal has been made tt
democrats not to vote for two Catholic!
nominated at the recent convention il
this city. We will now ascertain wha
dependence can be placed upon democrat
&c consistency"
How near at hand the period is, whel
those who adopted our present State con
stitution favoring so early an opportu
nifty for foreigners to vote at our regula
elections, we may too soon be able t.
tell. Many were the doubts entertained
as to the propriety of the step. when tina
instrument was submitted to the peOpl
for their adoption or rejection, but it
numerous wholesome provisions out
weighed this objection; yet they may nov
begin to see that their fears are upon tn
verge Of realization. During the few
past months, an alarming increase Of i'm
migration to the United States, is report
ed, and as natural consequence Of tn
extensive public works now under con
struction in our State. swarms of thel
will seek their homes amongst us, am
they will learn their right to vote befor
they learn the judIcious exercise af tina
right, or for what purposes it was thu
extended to them.
4 The Irish is a stubborn and headstron