Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-25

might have been sneaking insinua
ton, that IL they did not watch out
somebody would get into trouble
His whole speech was y bitter trad
sgainst the ''tii colored fiag Of Wing
gerry. and black flag OF Abolitionism.
The New Englsnd clergyman ant
ministers in general. Who dared I,
lspesk In The name Of God against iha
Colossal crime. the passage Of III,
Nebraska- Kansas Bill. y
i The Proli Buzzard says Ia sub
s,ance, Il have not the nuisante abou
me J shat Mr., Hannegan said nothin.
about Proiestanls or Catholics, thai
he did no: shy Anything against min
isteras lie otois 10 prove that i,
by three or four oafers who. he say,
will swear that NJ. Hannegsn did moi
say anything about Catholics DC.
do not doubt but that he can prove
hat everything that t'ok place al n,
Convention did not happen at all. II
The interests Of his pet whisky demand
H., sf
The Laporle Hard Times says, '.he
-Hannegnn-however drew no dis
tinetion betwc n sects said nothing
of Protespnts. p.ahing { Catholics. |"
Will atlw Times and the delegates
swear 20 thai too? l suppose they
would II they were not saved lhst
trouble by the summary confession OF
Mr.. eHannegan himself. All of the
advocates oi rum and ruin werc ready
TO swear to that same fact. Tn
friend" of free whisky and opponent
Of enslaved men. Of CoyingIon. de-
nies and denounces too, and all the
bandy-soaked papers chin, in and
sweal that | lie. and that Mr.. Hanne-
gan said nothing Of "f,e." !" "fagg It, {"
and "dcstrcction." II the swearing
OF such men amounted to much, then
alltrue men would be in danger. But
W., now put Mr.. Hannegan' 3 statement
against the whole bruod and leaves
them there in their gloiy. IL viii be
seen that Mr.. Hannegan fully ac-
knowledges every material allegation.
Ne says in bis letter to the State Sen.
iinel. speaking Of those ministers.
who had made such an attempt to de-
feat law, the Mel raska-Kansas Bill
conforming in all its featur,s to the
letter Of our Constitution. supposed
them 10 be Of that class who are con.
stanily endeavoring &, einbit,er the
public mind aga INST our Catholic pop.
ulation. and who by their own utter
want Of charity show that with power
In their hands they would turn on their
adversaries with fire ind faggot. and
with as little remorse rs the Catholic
or any other church clothed with su-
preme political power, ever exhibi.
ted.
Now Is there nothing OF Catholics
nothing OF fire and faggotls.' The
only discrepancy BETWEEN his stste.
ment and mine. is in reference 10 the
Protestant clergy. lie says ho meant
the Ani-Nebraska clergy alone, and |
say that hs not only roundly abused
them, but also made 4 sweeping state.
ment in reference 10 the whole Protes.
tapt clergy. Mr.. Hannegan knows,
and all of his sham eompalriots
know; that nearly all the Protestant
clergy are opposed to the Nebraska
Bill.
After Mr.. Hannegan delivered him.
self Of great quantity Of bile on the
heads OF The uniortunalc Wings and
AboliIionists, aud poured torrents Of
indignation on the heads Of the New
England and Chicago clergymen. he
closed that part OF his address With
this sentence. The Protestant clergy
Of this country would. If they had Il
in their power, perSccutc and destroy
the Catholic Church and her Priests
with fire and faggot and then build up
a despotism worse than ever existed
in Rome. or under the Church Of
Rome.
Having been often ssked how I
know he said this. answer once for
all. | was there and helrd il, and rs
soon as possible wrote il down and
read IL to some friends who also heard
il and agreed that | had precisely the
meaning il not the exact words.
have not seen single person who was
there and did not understand il pre-
cisely ms did, All the whisky news
papers whose editors believe tie chief
end of white men is 10 catch negroes,
have published that told a falsehood.
viii any one Of them have .he manli-
ness to confess themselves mistaken?
Will the numerous gentlemen that
were going 10 cane me for lying Just
conclude not to do that genteel thing
until they get morc.lighlY II they still
feel like Gaming ! respectfully suggest
TO them that demur TO that plan, and
shalllet the demurrer lie on the table
until the action commences. An AZ
iom occurs TO my mind: Base pol
troonery isthe invariable attendant oi
a clustering braggart." AS to the
Convention of the 2Ilh, | have not
one word TO correct Of all I said. 4
only regret that the people could not
see il rs il was. The candidates nom-
mated by that Convention are clever
but unfortunate men. have regard
ed all of them as my friends. l have
and still do, love some Of them. and
respect of them. With thousands |
mourn the necessity that compels ire
to decline oil aid in elecling them on
the Platform upon, which they were
thrust. aofcns voiens. u f1ac1f
/ have heard no complaint against
them as officers. but their platform s
4, ha adH.ct iowact narrowacf utrllosf