New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-19
M BARRY-Hss secret society the right to bind


- Mr.. BARRY would ak whether the New. York
Council had the right to bind under oath 10 tell
who they voted for
Mr. BANKS repl ell have a RICH, to my OPT ion.
My vote u my ballot WEIGH u secret nsI utlou. (
have ris BIT - giveit secretly, uukBOsn TO men or
seere. ir,tItutioLs IL cNns5erng public wrong il
n III ht 70 hat constitutes the oDg aud by N A,
get at the idea of wrong. What i-tae .s.oc,t-
t,p, aud who the m"mp.rs of it1 The pea yIs VI
the United Statos. Ii is not association nsd by
nun bere but il seeks through tie numerical strength
Of its members 20 control the elections If the coan,rv
Therefore IL is popular IN ts dure. Wh.tever the
deegn Of the New Ork Couucu or Asspc,4 At on sny-
where they who uBo II axe ~ control the G. lyerBment
OF this country by numerical votes make secrecy in-
possible There il popular element ia this assoca
ton apc 10 doubt the gentleman knows more than
do what makes secrtsy impossible. Toe gentleman
from Mississippi 50, Know NOth0gs are one class In
the South and ia the North another; that in one
section they take up man who was connected
with the Democi attic party, and ia another a
person connected with the Wing party. This
was true aud reasonable. These men LET. the
old party organizations for reasons Thsre NAV some
timee be necessity for this and the form ch mon
NAV choose 90 organize thenst Ives lie took
an Illustration from his own State and 10 this connec-
ton tpoke OF the oppressive influence OF wealth and
Corporations the free spirit Of the PEG Ole The
movement in Massscbusefis was on the part OF the
people, and not by those who xned property. There
there, who coulo not iadepe identity with.
Out being crushed. bat ID the night, aud on a Sunday
in dark lane, AID in amy steriJas way. these men
mace asubterraneaD passage a covered way seen by
nobody The moment they have constructed hat
way you should have them 70 through it.
Laughter He would ask tho gentenan from Mis-
sissppi whether the people has not ri ht to resort
that avenue OF escape. The people Responsible for
their conduc'. Whi have they Gone. Notbiog to sab
1ect them to crmba osecuton; ADD this ut could
not be con'Iover'eG by his friend from Mississippi.
PenDsyl ania Judge may charge the Jury OF such
and such things much he cho,.es. 5Gt the peo-
pie will take Of Jurors aud Courts, wei the
judges. Laughter Aud gentlemen may fnd they
hax " do In bts Ia ot,.ti tn.
was not necessity which j1.tihed this seton H.
thought he has demonstrated the right of the people
TO acr in their own way. lie ca led attention to the
fact, that they who do the wrong il g Kn0w hing.
" inn are the people. If there is no majority OF the
people, then DO harm is done. The geGtieman AXIS
against secrecy was NO the last Prs.ideDal cleo
ton controlled by secret association aud combina M
There Is no popular movement that dos not operate
through few privileged members He Vas for pub
licity when man ac's for Others; bat when a man
acts for himself no mau has right to his thoughts;
II he said nothing AID knew nothing" il WAS bis
right. Laughter He did uot know whether the
gentleman fiom Mississippi was right wrong 10 his
exposition of Know NOibingisIn ne had read Inc ar.
ticle from which the gentleman quoted bat did not
thing there about tbe na,ur azation laws
o limitation voting. The article from The Penn
syigo.'on was copied into The papefs OF bis section
be did not any thing referring to the Catholic re-
lgiOn the Roman Catholic church.
Mr.. BARRY will correct the gentleman. |
will read from The PenasyiVan'aa, and the gentle
man will admit his error.
MI DANhc-I viii duUli uOlulDg. kuOW Hoin-
ing. Laughter, and a voice: " b anks, you re a
"good Know. Nothing. Ha. bs.
Mr.. BARRY read from The Pean'ylvaasan part of
the oath You will remove ali foreigners alieus or
" Roman Catholics, and ia no case appoint such 10
office"
Mr. BANKS-The gentleman at first aid Cathocs
he now Gays Roman Catholics.
Mr.. BARRY-rhe gentleman mis understood me.
MI BANKS replied he had no objection to men Of
the Roman Catholic Church aud would vote for his
friend from Pennsy AHA, (Mr Chandler notwith-
standing he beoDg,d 10 that Chur h; but there was
another branch Of this qNestion. The Pope stands
out as the Vicar Of GOd-not only as supreme in
spiritual AFFAIR." but aso to control all Gcvernments
and sunder men from their relations to the state and
that the part Of the church creed which N ikes the
Pontifi the supreme head wits power to absove men
from lleg iaDco to Government, has never been asa
vowed. If that wac mab's Ro nan Catholicism he
should not vote for him. He doubted not every man
here entertain cd the view. lie had IN the eye
Of God always underworld t. be just TO yard all meu
be had defended North and South when right, and
had stood by foreigners, whether high or ow rch or
moor; but IL foreigner declares he holds rs his gu
preme head the Pope Of Rome, aud that by hlm he
can be dissolved from all allegiance to the United
States, or the Commonwealth, no has no claims on
him.
MIR BARRY-I have always heard such prcro-
pstiye disclsmed.
Mr. BANKS-So haveI. But have never heard
such a power dsavOwed. ,
principle THAT be is never compelled to tell anything
Mr. BANK S-That is true.
Mr. BARRY agree with the gentleman th"' ,he
man who Acknowledges such power IN tue Pope, mas
no right 10 sit here. 49,.
Mr. BANKS rest myself on the ground thst TINS
mower Cf the Poe has never been di-aVo yea, as 10
secular matters. lie proceeded to condemn oid
partes trucking to foreigners who have held tue
balance of power in elections Ana s.a man once 20
!" shout for Cas-, but vote for Taylor
Tie Committee rose. ,,,
The Indian and West Point Appropriation bills were
passed The House adjourned