The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-03
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| From de Louisville Journal.

From lhs Louisville journal.
Polisscai nns1 1seiIgiess L,Derty.
TIE editor 4 tie Dsmosrat occupies lasss
space in his paper Of yesterday with extrscts
from the co.'s itutions Of most of the States Of :.
tie Union. The provisions which hs quotes are
ti,oss which secure to the citizen the right 70
3ersl.ip God according 10 the dictates Of bis own
conscience, and Which declare that men shall not.
onaccoant of their religious opinions, be denied
the right to vote Of held Incapable Of holling Of
fec. W. really think that our Deiglbbr is very
silly IN taking 50 much pains, rs 40 opponent Of
the A nerican party, to establish doctrines which
the American party avows and pfactices.on. doc
trl.l-s which ip fact every true American regards
a. fundamental
Tae American party hsIdsxthe doctrine that
all men have a right TO worship God according to
trir own conseiencssi and il is resolved that thu
right shall under no circumstasces be violated;
the American party has never proposed. and it
does net propose. and most certainly II win never
propose. thatfh members Of the Romap CatLo-
lie Church or ofsahy other Church shall be de-
MED either The privilege ofyoting at the polls or
Che privilege of holding any Office to which their
iel.ow-citizens may see it to elect then. But no
constitution Of any State undertakes to guarantee
TO Roman Cathocs or Pfotestanfs or Mormons
or Antirenters Of Wings Of Democrats or Abo.
llionists or Secessionists or the members Of any
Other partysor sect or class the right to hold of.
fees unless The majority of the people yolcntari.
ally elect them thereto. The people have nat.
sural right, an constitutional right, and legal
right, and, 4 there is such thing. even a-h;gher
law right, - vote fer whom they please, and
they can ohly feel scorn for any attemptto to make
them believe that they are guilty Of a violation
ofthe constitution IN not voting for deyotees Of
the Church Of Rome. Where in an this broad,
free lend IS q constitution to be found which ion.
lposes an obligation upon the citizens, IN their
elections to distribute their suffrages equally or
proper Iionatty or;st ~ among candidates either
of different religious denouinations or Of The diff.
Fferent political fdftipe2
l. Let US look nio4ent at the extracts which
the editor Of the Democrat makes fem The State
SoliStttutiOuos uS loOh
Which he makes from thesconstitution D IT,
sippi: "No person shall be molested Tor his
Opinions on any subject whatever nor suffer any
scisil or political incapacty acquire any civil
fsor political advantage il consequence Of such
sll.opinions. This IS . provision Upon which the
Ieiito- Of the d .morrat rel. q. He thinks that
the letter spirit Of it il trectly violated by any
Iparty that refuses to vote for Roman Catholics
for Office. Bat the reader win see that it is a
provision not merely that no person shall suffer
any civil or political ncapacity for his religious
I opinions. but that he shall mot suffer iacapacty
for has opinions on any subject .uhateper.' tits
"a provision that he shall not suffer ineapacity for
his religious o. sectarian opinions So it is just
las much violated bgmmen who vote against
Wing or a Democrat for Office bscahse he is a
I Whig or a Democrat, as it is by men who vote
against a Roman Catholic because be is Ro-
man Catholic Isnot this the fact? Is not a
fact which even the editor of The Democrat. with
! all his talent for denial, cannot deny2
3 The members of the American party claim to
be, and they are, the true and staunch and de-
termned friends and defenders of religious liber-
I ty. To the utmost of their power. they mair-
tain that liberty in its fullest extent Their own
religious and political liberty allows them to sup
port whomesocver they ike for Office, and they
!, will tolerate no effort to Interfere with "a mans
7 right Of worshpping God as hespeases. Fer the
: very reason that they are the champions Of the
most entire religious liberty, they refuse to vote
b for the elevation Of Roman Catholics to Office.
They know that Roman Catholic is bound, by
the strongest obligation known to his creed, to
: be the mortal enemy Of religious liberty. They
e know. that, Whenever the principles of the Re-
2 man Catholic ca prevaiE religious liberty
, dies. And surely we are not called % By our de-
fvotion to religious liberty % support ita deadi-
Z est enemies for ofIices Because w deem reli-
gious liberty essential to the prosperity and the
J, honnr Of the country, We sill support none for
i office, who, if they had the power would strike
j it to the heart Our devotion to religious liber.
# lty no more requires IS to vote for devotee
y the Papal power than ouf devotion to southerl
! J rights requires IS 70 vote for Abolitionists o,
than pnr devotion 10 the truth requires as 70 vot
for its ialsifeis s
We think nows IS we thought in 1882, and a
!. We always thought, that national and State con
stitutions should leave the people free 70 elec
whom they win to Office. and We are in favor Q
8 the people, not only having that freedom but Q
!. 3 ihsr psine 1. The American ps1 vlluse il =
ng ~ rale'
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