American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-11
l:AhE ADMINISTRATION AND
ESfM YoDN'S NGUMCro!

TSII poDE'S NGUNCfC!
Theproofs Of bargain and corruption
between the ruling Administration and
would-be-ruling Popcry in this country,
are augmcnting as the subject is agita-
tntcd, and the question investigated
In the onset, public opinion, awakened
by strong circumstantial evidence, &C
cused the Administration that the APP
pointmcnt of Campbell as Postmaster
General, was made per contract for the
Catholic vote in the Presidential cam
pnign; and for u long time no attempt
was made on the part of the Admins
tration or its fuglers to disprove the
charge or to escape the odium, which,
as the charge is now substantiatcd,
must rest upon and cover the contract
ing parties. The aggressive spirit Of
homansm, and the proligacy of our
politicians and office hunters, as shown
in the facts adduccd in the examination
OF this question, wcrc sufficient to ava
ken the jealousy of free people,"
and we are happy to add that they did
not calm vain for a remedy at the hands
OF the people. While we regret that
there has been found an American so
lost to honor and love for the glory of
his native land, as to stOOp and traffic
Cabinet appointments with the mini2ns
of the Pope, we arc happy that Ro-
manism has thus carly and uncquivo-
-caily shown itself in it's arts of political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and temporal advance
ment, so that Americans, with their
eyes open to the startling position the
monster has assumed, may rally to the
defence Of our institutions, and to puri-
fy the sources Of power in our glorious
government, that hereafter VIC may be
free from the dcccitful embraces Of Jes-
uitism, so undoubtedly inimical to the
well being Of our Republic. In all the
dark and brilliant eras Of our national
progress, as dangers or calamities be-
gan to be discerniblc in the future, q be-
nliicent Providence has provided the
means Of our dcliycrancc, and We have
been permitted to pursue career of
glory, prosperity and power that has
surprised the world, while it has demon
strated the practicability and beauty of
our Republican system of government.
Then as Romanism, "thc mother of a.
Nominations, the enemy Of freedom,
began to lay its fangs about our Ameri-
can Capital, and claim the honors and
emolumcnts of our system, may not the
very prohigacy and corruption of our
politicians in high places, have been
the means to discover to the people
most offectually the designs and cray.
ings for power and place, which head:
in the gaudy crown of the Pope, and
flows down in its meandering course
permeating the Cardinals, Bishops anC
Priests, and uniting them SO firmly to-
gcther in purpose and profession. Glat
are We that the good year Of 1856 vii
come upon us With disclosure Of tho
purposes Of Romanism, and the fact III
dubitably proven that as q politico
religious body Popcry has invested it.
self with the elective franchise to aug
mcnt its power and secure to it higl
ftyor, iii this government. Forewarn
cd is forearmcd, and with tile SWord oJ
s~0rage the American people will re
bukc, with whitening stroke, the st.
tempt to unite retjgtom with polttics al
our elections to honor the votarics OF
such an unholy ".fusion," with the
power and spoils Of the victors.
In an editorial article in this paper
Of July %, on the subject of Roman.
ism, its temporal authority and politi.
cal aspect, VIC referred to the fact that
Mr.. ycspasian Ellis, in fourth Of Jul
lyoration, had rciteXtcd the dcclara-
tion made by Hon. Kenneth Rayncr,
that our Minister to Span was told in