New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-14

in the rst ace Of asserting the right Of the State TO
The ncx pieee, Of opposing self TO religious liberty
While Iroiessedy eoB'ending for it. To deny o. Cahc &c
the free enoyrien, Of their religion in the Of re-
,on for these ie, and viii 90, be very excessively .w,
Ssre ny he Amerean Peop =. much a. the majority Q,
straightforward for that
Then, again the party only diserimnaies between
foregners but d-crImnSs- badly with its eyes smut
or blinded and under the ingence % fierce ani i-npbe
passions II does direct it, opposition foreigners in
general but TO Catholic foreigners in par,c uar that
against the only class Of foreigners from whom very e
If any danger TO be spprehendei. The really Catholic
portion of foreign population, whether Irish Oar
at present the most conservative body 10 the
country They have principle, they have conscience and
when shown the right be relied pursae H. In
their religion which is living and informing principle
within them, the country has the best of all guarantees
that in proportion they learn the real nature Of n
.tution. and the real interest, Of the American people
they will demean themselves good and loyal citizens
srpphes N them and even more than supplies the want
ofepuhiesn discipline, and if they sometimes lay do
'hines winch are not IN accordance with tina; wise and
moderate which the boast Of the country
must be set down, rot to their religion, but to their
cumsiaDoes under which their characters origin ally
formed. II precisely mont aiholc, and merely nominal
Catholic oregners the pets Of our demsgogues, who
.hresen the peace and order Of the country because not
recognizing d-regardng the restraints Of religion and
freed from the authority Of the chiefs or princes they were
brought mp obey they imagine that they free from
all authority and forget that the people here thou yh in
collective capacity sovereign individually mach
subject iothe laws AZ the people in any stae OF Europe
They thus prone. coming here, 10 lapse into the
character Of anarchists The only fault to be found with
Catholic foreigners Is that they suffer Themselves 20 be
Influenced end guided not by their religion but by their
fon-C Caboo aud revolutionary cOunirymen Hence, all
the danger really primarily from the noaCaihOlc
class and these If are 10 discriminate at all the
class against whom should discriminate They
really dsDperouscass because they have religion 50
supply their Of respect for simple political authority
.uch TO restrain them by Of duty to God and
their nogbbor in submission 10 the constituted authorities
and laws of the country.
The evil whatever It be, would be increased, M. d.
mrished, by refusing naturalization TO Catholic nn-
grants and continuing to bose who not Catholics;
for the Catholic nauraliZod citizens now, - con-
siderable extent Deutrsze the influence Of non Catholic
rs.urazed citizens, and will be found every year doing
Ito stiil greater extent We recOlect when alucSt
every Catholic journal in the country. If it alluded tn poll
ties nj ALL redical tending 10 ultrademocracyi
now there is not one with the exception of tn CIt9Ac
S0r90rd III California that, though republican IL not
strongly conservative in the good sense of the term, and
tie majority them conducted by natura-born Amer
icsn citizens No journals in the country can compare
with them IN fearless American independence, and
gec assertion Of genuine American principles moan
tic principles entertained by the fathers of Republic
and rccr,,eted into our institutions During the popu
lar ceamOoBsO Europe they for the most Par took the
side OF liberty and order, against social disorder, mad
revoiaoisi-. and despofism in the STATE whether The
ccsposn OF the monarch or Of the mob You never find
the Catholic press properly called advocating any o.
The popular humSugs OF the day you never see it avail
ing Itself OF any uicmentary popular excitement 10 at
is cause. Ii sust,ns the tnon Icy opposing Nu-
lhcation State Rights by opposing the Abolition faas-
csm and individual liberty by refusing 20 advocate the
sainp;uary legislation samored for by our swarms of
pla anihTopisi- We do not pretend that our Catholic
press is all TIA; should be- far from saying that
il il faultles but ashamed OF il, and the
try ought to be proud of it, for y governed by prnc
pie and is the only really free and Independent press IN
the Republic This press if you will study il honestly,
cGndidy, tells you what will be pursued hereafter
y the great body OF Catholic population whether
tive OK foreign born Now disfranfhse Csholcs, anil
naturaze non-Catholics aud you will only aggrGvate
mlioniold the evil You profess to complain Of
Tie multiplication dioceses, churches ani priests
which alarms portion OF coUntrymen is only
pledge of security To the country Il nc-e lses tfe
ptir and intelligence Of the Catholic community, brings
hem more Immediately under the influence of religion
and protects them from the demoaizng aud dangerous
influence OF deInagogues. II the conservative portion o
the old American population were a wise a. they tink
themselves they would contribute bcray 10 the erection
of Catholic churches wherever there j. Catholic popui
ton Give in this city churches aud priests enough for
the Catholic population, and ali those things which now
C.cbd Anne Tcan taste and prejudice would s"0n dippea
rs far with the ordinary fray OF human nature can be
expected The effort to Americanze 10y Protestant Ling
foreign born Catholics, even in political AMI s9ci! ,ih
of view il unw-e Catholics who abanlo heir religion
usually become intde ard they profess Proie'ian;ism
il is little better They never become good citizens, any
than good Christians BY this native Ameroan hos
iy 10 them Catholics, and these constant en'rts 70
prOseyte compel them Ia retain as long ~ possible
their old national character and customs, 10 consresle to-
geher distinct and separate people to found schools
of their own and tar possible to live apart once
frankly accept them Catholics, and le; them iee 'ha
they can American without aposta'zing, and You val
piled viii diminish all danger TO be aPPrehended from
them. True, in this way Caihoicy may become strong
in The country and native born Americans Ike ourselves
may through the mercy OF God become Catholics; but
that IL matter with which politicians or statesmen ~
SUCH have nothing 20 do for no one is or can he forced 10
become Catholic and every has the ma: urn right TO
become Catholic, If he choose without leave asked or
Si a, Catholics we are not disposed to offer any op
posnou TO Native Amercanism if II will only be impair.
tia and discriminate against US IL II chooses 10 re-
peal the naturalization laws and enact that hereafter no
person not born III the country or oi AmeIcan
temporarily resident abroad shall have the right to vote
in our elections be eligible TO any office, but concedng
the full rights Of citizens TO all born in the country VIM
out regard the nationality OF their parents we na our
selves offer opposition. The true policy Tor every re-
publican country believe Is to condne suffrage anu
eligibility to nauralborn citizens although 1t should ord
narly render far as civil as distinguished
from political citizenship concerned as easy as
Ii the trainers Of government hal contemplated suen
influx of foreigners as We have witnessed Tor te a
few wears we think they would ave confined the political
rights of citizenship, suffrage and eligibility TO natural
born citizens. There would have been no hardship 10 io
egners in this there would be NO hardship Ia do.g 80
now 10 those already naturaized because no oregher
can claim these rights natural right The IMMIGRANT
could then, indeed hope to be voter or an omce
holder himself but he could acquire ana transn .s @
prosperity of the country and be conseled by knowing
that his children would be citizens, and placed Poiucay
on an equal footing with Others To Catholics tins would
he no and Of them think So since
they manifest in general but slight disposition 10 oe na
urazed as we have found by experience Ii would u
had been adopted in the beginning have saved them from
the pencous influence of both foreign aud domestic dem
aeoeues and spared them both the cajoey and the nos
,lisy Of political partsans Catholics not haiarsnLea
pros din the law altered TO give them after sua
BE declarations the civil rights of citizens, may wsi con-
sent 10 foego those political nights now extended 10 az
nsturalized citizens If by doing they can save the
country from the corrupt mass OF non-Csthoe foreigners
who are doing their best to ruin II.
Yet do not apprehend as we do not advoss,e, any
material change naturalization laws, anf the rear
evil we have designated must be endured or eit Tor ne
and the CHAPTER Of accidents properly 10 row
dence 10 cure In the met time. beg naturazed