Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-22

?, mar, IT tho Native American organizations WHO
/ had committed these outfages. ne desired TO be
understood as freely and publicly speaking oi
| them as contemplate lfany one were here pre-.
sent authorized 10 speak OF their principles aud
Objects and il upon disclosure of them, those
principles were sound American principles, If
they did not require him 10 prescribe his own IA
Their because he was q Catholic. 10 prescribe his
friend and colleague because HIS father was a
native of Wales--if the principles OF that order
we're such that all republicans could embrace
them. then he would unsay all be had said oil
them.
He replied TO objections to foreigners settling
on the public lands. lie said the people of Iowa
welcomed these people there. They were there
in large numbers. No attempt had ever been
mnde by them 10 resist the execution If the laws
or constitution He saw no disloyaty among
them But supposing they were of the danger
Gus character imputed to them, this bill would
relieve the Atlantic States from them, and settle
them in the Western States where they would be
welcomed.
Mr. CLAYTON said TINT man perhaps knew
less Of the Know Nothings than he did
He desired to correct the Senator from Iowa,
in historical fact. IL l. not true that the A
mefeans shed the fret blood in Philadelphia
The Americans were assembled III meeting and
were deliberately fired upon, and shot down by
the foreigners. This was what led TO all future
disturbances OF the Know Nothings, as he
said. ho knew nothing.
The Senator from y. Y, bad read series OF
their principles from some obscure print in Bos-
ton. If that paper was to be credited one of their
principles was war upon Romanism. The
grounds of their opposition to Romanism he did
not know nor did he know that in fact they were
opposed to it--but the Senate would remember
the occasion some months ago, when the Senator
from Michigan had made II speech upon the in
tolerance of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Cass denied having made any speech ON
the intolerance of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Clayton said that upon the oecnsion OF the
Senator's speech, something was said to the
intolerant sentiments of "A paper called the Shep-
herd of the Valley, published under the authority
of Bishop of that Church. lie would ask the
Senator from Michigan if after that speech. he
had not received copy of that paper containing
the most ntolerant sentiments, &c.
Mr.. Cass said he had received such paper
Mr. Clayton said that paper bore ut its head
the name of the Bishop of that diocese and the
editor asserted it was published by the authority
and under the sanction of that Bishop. S1ppo-
sing, therefore that these Known othngs, seeing
this most intoerant doctrine and sentiment pro-
claimed in a paper so sanctioned. and believing
that if carried out it would jeopardze their own
civil and religious liberty, were they not excusa-
BILE in opposing sentiments which they had rea-
son to believe were the ayowed doctrines of that
church, Some of his dearest friends, some of
his ancestors were Catholics and he could not
believe these intoerant sentiments were enter
tanned by the Catholics of this country, without
further evidence.
Mr.. Miller said he had some remarks to make
on the bill. and would therefore move adjourn
ment, and in the meantime he hoped nothing Sc
rious would grow out of the difficulty between his
young friends, the Senators from Ohio and Della
ware. The Senate adjourned.