The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-11

fesses 70 represent the meaning Of my statements,
he misrepresents me again. no doubt unintention-
ally. His commentaries upon these misrepresented
statements OF mine must necessarily correspond
with the Misrepresentation themselves; and thus ]
am placed, by implication, before the American
people as maintaining sentiments and advocating
principles which / abhor and despise. Again
General Cass must permit me to complain o him
In that he suggests an immediate Judgment against
me at the tribunal of what he calls the nineteenth
century" "the spirit of the age" public senti
ment," and above ALL the opinion Of the great Anne
rican public. This is not fair have great respect
for the American people; but even Senator OF the
United States ought not to attempt the extnguish
ment of honorable manhood in any citizen by wav
ing in his face the threat and danger of his incur
ring the frown Of even the great American people
For the purpose Of this argument 1t is not necessary
that should incur the frown OF either. But ii cir
cumstances required it, am quite prepared to mee
the issue with which the Senator would indirectly
intimidate me, and to incur without murmur, il
regard to any question now discussed between us
the frown of any people, rather than incur the owI
and reproach of my own conscience.
The honorable Senator has REPRESENTED me as at.
tempting to balance accounts between this country
and the Grand Little Duchy of Tuscany. This was
not fair. made no accusations against this country
merely suggested that civil governments, our own
included, are sometimes unable to escape difficulties
such as have sent the Madia from Florence, accord
ing to law and driven unprotected ladies from
their dovecot in Charlestown, In Massachusetts,,
against law, into common Punishment. General
Cas- thinks that, inasmuch as the Punishment
of the Madiai was according to law in Tus-
cany and that of the Ursunes against law
and by violence, the comparison is wonderfully
against Tuscany and in our favor. believe directly
the reverse. The laws OF Tuscany had made known
to all parties beforehand that the establishment Of
domestic conventices for the purpose Of proselytiz
ing the subjects of tine Grand Duchy from the estab
lshed religion, would be visited with the judicial de-
cislons OF the established courts, and would be fol
lowed, on conviction of parties with the penalties
which the law had In such cases provided. Here
there was at least fair notice given beforehand.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, on the other
side, had proclaimed to oil the inhabitants OF the
land that property, reputation and life would be
safe under the shield of her sovereign prote ction
unless in the case that all or either should be for
feted according to law and justice applicable to the
case. The Madiai of Florence had not been de-
ceived by the laws of the country under which they
lived. The nuns of Charlestown, in regard to the
laws of the country in which they had conifded,
were deceived. The latter, without having incurred
even reproach, much less an impea chment or trial
by jury, or judicial sentence consequent on such
trial, were driven from their own home in violation
Of law, their property destroyed-the very graves
OF their departed sisters desecrated. What then
Oh, says Gen. Cass, THAT was mob.' My answer
is, $50 much the worse for his side of the com par
son." The State of Massachusetts ought not to
have allowed those ladies to spend their money in
building house, and confdng their safety and pro-
perry to the high promise OF It's SOVEREIGN Pr2seo
pablo of protecting them. But although in any
country in the world it may happen, as it
has happened in nearly all, that mob may
have violated the laws, stil, when order is
restored, such sovereign State having pledged
itself to protect personal rights, ought to be
prepared to make such puny reparations rs would
be possible, with view to vindicate its own charac
ter Of sovereignty. Massachusetts has neither pro-
tected nor has she compensated. General Cass
thinks that reparation should have been made This
shows the beevoence of his heart. But the outrage
has been on record in the public annals of the coun
try and of the world for the last twenty years. and
General Cass had before betrayed, SO far
as am aware, the secret of his kind sympathies to
the poor ladies Of Charlestown. Neither has any of
the great men Of Massachusetts,, far as has come
to my knowledge, expressed publicly such sympa-
thy for them. MI Everett or his great Predecessor
Mr.. Webster, since the burning Of the convent at
Charlestown, has hardly been able to find himself in
locality from which it would be possible to look on
the Bunker Hill monument without having at the
same time within the range Of his vision the black
vague recollection that Mr. Everett did on one occa
sion many years ago. refer to the subject in language
OF regret, but il ! am not mistaken in my memo
ry he alleged on that occasion that by false zeal
the convent had been raised, and by false zeal had
been destloyed-thereby ignoring all distinction be-
tween acts Loyalty and honestly done in faith of pro-
lection from the sovereignty OF tue State, and acts
done in violation of the States laws and contempt
of its authority.
IT may be easily imagined with what greater
pleasure shall be able to find points OF agreement
with my own principles of conviction in the
paienty hostile views of Gen Cass than points of di
appear to some, ! am persuaded that there Is NJ
difference between the distinguished Senator and
myself, in regard to ninetenths OF his great speech
large portion OF IT is assertion, rather rete
ration OF patriotic and liberal feelings with which
every true American is, matter of c0sr5e, sup
posed to be imbued. Among his countrymen the
Senator from Michigan has acquired an honorable
eminence by his well known patriotism, benevo-
lence of heart, zeal for the advancement of his
country's interests, and profound respect for reli
gon, all which have been generally acknowledged
If not universally appreciated. His speech will be
said developing BY implication these noble attri.
butes of his own personal feelings and character.
Neither shall offer one word of apology for the
real or supposed crimes insinuated in his speech
against foreign States, whether Catholic or Pro-
testant for their want Of decent humanity
regarding the burial of the dead within their
limits In all those States | take it for grant
ed there are many things as well az this, which
might be advantageously reformed. l would only
observe, that Professionals sojourning in Catholic
countries, can hardly claim privileges which, II Of
fered in their own they would not choose to &C.
cept. They do not believe in prayers for the dead,
and the attendance of Catholic clergymen at the
obsequies of the departed has invarabie reference
to that belief Neither do they believe In what
Catholics call the conservation, by religious rites
of Catholic cemeteries. Hence, in their own coun-
try they prefer TO be inferred in common ground
not consecrated. do not see, therefore, any cold
for its being insisted on that they should be
buried in consecrated ground when they are abroad,
in Catholic countries, since the very idea of such
thing never enters into their mind in their native
land. II the following exhibit correct estimate Of
what American Protestants believe regarding
Catholics, one might infer that the former would
have no desire to be inferred among such pa9ans,
either at home or abroad
THK PREsBrrERIANs THE CATHOLICS.
The Presbyterian General Assembly, (new school }
sitting at Philadelphia Thursday had under consi-
deration report from special committee 'Popish
Baptism" The report was read BY Dr HATFIELD Tho
question submitted for the consideration OF the commit
fee was follows
It's the administration Of what is denominatei hap.
tsm in the Roman Catholic Church TO be recognized
Christian Ia ptism?''
The committee ead the dispeusation OF baptism by
other than regular ordained ministers had been
from by the Romsh church. The committee concludes
that the Rcmsh church Is longer church Of Christ
but synagogue Of Satan. The Pope Is considered the
aniiChist The tendency Of tn. Popish church IL 10
establish the power Of the in all parts of the world
in opposition to the church and religion Of Christ The
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