The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-19

tive begun to be pat now; but they won't mince
things yonder when they once begin. (Laughter.)
They win even 60 ahead with it, and through with
1t, and win not be deferred by bugbesrs and
shadow One Of their great writer's, in substance.
has said:-"America was asleep; but Is was the
sleep of innocence. We were unsuspicious; but
there were traitors within our gates. II foreign
power has begun to be afraid Of the young giant
Turk in the cradle along with him, and poison him,
they will find their mistake. They will find soon
that this young giant will put forth his energies,
and nothing will deter him. No admiration of the
specked covering of the snakes and fear Of their
deadly sting, will deter him from giving them a
fatal grasp" (Applause) Now then, they said,
let US have share Of the public money for schools
for ourselves. Next, they wanted to starve the
Professionals by taking the Bible from them, and
then share OF the PrOtestants money to help them
to stun their own children with all the superstitons
and abomlnations Of Popey, with its relentless in
tantism and entrenching themselves behind the bull
warks of their own apostate faith whence also they
might batter down the free institutions of America
The Americans soon noticed this. They said, "Have
as many schools Of your own, at your own expense,
az you please and If any man will hurt or annoy
you we will protect you but you must not set up
anti-American schools at our expense" The Pa
public money, according to the number Of children
they would reach. The reply was that they might
get back the share they had themselves contribu-
ted, but that was small that in the common school
system they actually got each twelve dollars for
One It was found, moreover, that In the taxes for
paupersm the Papist generally got back ten or
twelve times what they contributed besides supply
ing their jais. They said, You are rathera costly
set It is rather bad to ask us to pay you for making
pay ten times more for keeping you from starva-
ion, and for putting you In jail. Laughter) No,
the Americans have resisted that. and believe
they will resist the Popish application utterly.
Would that Britain could take q lesson in this
respect from America. (Applause.) Then our
Maynooths would be down tomorrow, and cast at
once and forever to the bottom Of the sea. (Hear,
hear.) We have many lessons to learn in these
matters yet. Why, may mention in passing, as
singular characteristic Of America, that in New
s there Ss Ks ssSns HR new M sS Lately whole calls
their object may be, nobody well knows but the re.
suit establishment proves this that this class
are striving very much to counterfeit the nsidious
show it in many ways They go quietly to elections
nobody knows about them and of late it has been
found that no man under Popish influence is getting
RS sRa Sa Not ng Gust e
began to preach openly in the streets and elsewhere
against the Papacy, and some of the Papists just
IN Ireland and other places began to boot and pelt
time great number Of these "Know. Nothings" got
into the crowd so that for every Papist there was
know Nothing" We'll, the Protestant man went
began to hoot Suddenly, every Papist got a firm
thwack the side of the head with the most thorough
American gravity-(great laughter)- Occupied with
such words as these:-"Sr, this is a free country;
every man is entitled to speak, and, sir, when
the man is done, if you want to answer him,
we will see to it that you get Justice" WE'LL if it
had been only one or two who behaved in this man
the Papists seeing the apparent righteousness Of
these Know. Nothings, were glad to give in.
lCheers.) They tried it again and again, however,
but always with the same result, so that ere long
city of New York. I do not know whether we could
initiate this or not at Qaughter)- but, at all
events, the plan has proved quite successful over
the water. (Hear, hear) Now, with reference to
in America it is undoubtedly to find its grave-(ap.
plause) its influence is Enthusiastically on the de-
cline, its power is melting away. When the Popish
Nuncio was sent to America, the Americans were
ready to receive him because he was stranger He
was entertained in high places; but it was observed
that the President of the United States did not
think proper to invite him to dine with him; and
this was no doubt part of the sound policy Of the
United States in reference to Popery (Hear
hear.) at last they began to find him out.
He began to interfere in many things. The
bishops were striving hard to get the whole
ecclesiastical and charitable property of their
own body into their own hands; and while many Of
their people were passively but reluctantly assent.
ing Others stoutly asserted their rights American
spritualities, and let the aty as heretofore man.
age the temporalities. When the Nuncio came, he
took the side Of the bishops but although he coax
ed and hattered, and threatened, they would not
yield. They began to ask, "What sort of a man is
ths?" and by and by some of the Papiss themselves
began to tell him, "You will better get about your
business az soon as possible" The Professionals be.
gan to be thoroughly roused and at last the Nuncio
had to take fight from New York. He concealed
himself in house for some time, in great trepda.
ton; and at last, by means of steam-tug, he was
struggled into the British steamer which was to
carry him away from the States--glad, indeed, to
get away on any consideration. This is the way
they deal with Popish Nuncios, the emissaries Of
Popish yrants in nobly free and energetic America:
Cardinal Wiseman himself # ie went there (Ap
plause) l might go on referring to many other
subjects connected with the history and social econ.
omy Of the States, illustrative Of the remarkable
energy OF that people, If time permitted That extra
ordinary energy Is manifested in everything they
undertake. This energy, stimulated by the want Of
laborers, has led to the invention and employment
of machines CT every conceivable kind to abridge
the labor of man; and the same energy manifesss
itself in all directions in the accomplishment of all
objects, and by all classes of society. I was much
surprised, on one occasion, in one of the chief
schools of New York, on being introduced to Pro-
fessor So and So-a lady. / began to think what
she could be professor Of (Laughter.) Music?
No; nothing of the kind. observed in the room
huge black board covered with forest of algebrac
characters. 1t was, in fact, complicated problem
in the diherentia calculus. And afterwards found
that this lady was professor of mathematics,
and, consequently Of the diferental calculus
Qaughter)-and as modest and unpretending
person as l ever met with. (Appfause.) They
carry it sometimes, perhaps too far for our country;
for they have set up medical schools for ladies' in
which females are taught to become professors and
medical practitioners. ca laugh) They carry the
principle right through don't know whether we
can go into that here; but may observe that be-
lieve three fourhs of all the teachers of the United
States are females; and right good teachers do they
make. (Applause) There is a spirit Of vitality and
stir throughout the whole scholastic system OF the
States. There is in many Of the States an annual
convention of schoolmasters and schoolmistresses;
and they are in the habit of perambuatng some of
the States in the same way as the British Associa
tion doesewith US. TEey fix upon some town at
piled with invitations, and the people throw open
their houses to them. At these conventions they
discuss all kinds of educational questions the male
tie discussion; and they discuss the topics intro
duced in n way that is really profitable to all par.
ties. In regard to their religious societies. must
say one word; because, though later in the field
than those of Great Britain it is quite amazing to