The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-29

speech OF the Hon. Thos. stanhepe Flour
noy, late Candidate Of the American Party
for Governor.
REPORTED FOR TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
Mr.. Flournoy delivered speech At Lynchburg during
the recent session Of the Convention Of the American
party ut that place. One Of the special reporters OF the
NEW YORK HERALD there. There were IT 81 tnrec
thousand assembled to hear him. and at the hour
appointed for the night session OF the Conversion Mr.
Fournoy took his stand upon he platfo m and said -
Fellow Citisens-Though, for want of time, having
made no preparations " deliver address, yet gives
me particular pleasure 10 address large assenbaye
Of the American party IN the saant and patriotic city Of
can party far may aSe the liberty IT doing 80,
to It's future action While 90 not condemn secresy
GOOD policy would dictate their entire removal that
In future there shall be ceremony militia tion but
will cooperate in Its action shall DC egs ded
beers Of the orgaDizs ion. Not that believe that thu
secresy the oaths o. the paety wrsug themselves
but that their removal will ane from aiyersaries the
false Issue which enables hem TO avoa a disc assion OF
the principles Of The party do not admit thu,
any portion of cur countymen having for their objects
the good Of the country and The reservation OF
tonAl Union, have not perfect gnt 70 meet secret
az they choose TO consult togeho or H. advancement
and preseI vatou that IL i wrong Ia ELI take
solemn obligation that they will advance one
into Office, either by tb If votes appointment,
but native born citizens OF the country who acknos
ledge aleg lance paramount TO the Allegiance due TO
government. And even now while advise the
initiation would be wiling to take in the presence Of
this assembly most solemn obligation TO sustain 40
one for Office but native citizen OF our country. Wy
Opposition TO the ap II foreigners to ocs
arises from hostility iowa DIS them bat from at
tachment TO my own country; (Cns,e,rsl ! wohd re-
liberty that enjoy Bot the preservation Of
government requires that the snacmens Of It's laws and
administrator should be coDfded to the hanis OF its
native citizens. There IL why any that sym
pathze with us and tina. aid In tue accompihu Of
the object in view shout not participate in ali the action
n rUNu iztlipu "a tn. Amart marty
was demanded by the increased inning ion into our
country. Years ago, when the number Compare
lively small, they host In the Of the country,
and their IL huence not injurionsy felt They
In such numbers that hey form distinct and separate
tive characters opinions, At war with the
republican simplicity OF our nsitu'ions. The annual
In all probability until II reaches million. We have
not only the emigration from Europe bat by the
sion Of country to the Pacific the immense hordes of
China pouring in upon western frontier AM If
naturalization laws remain unchanged and check
be imposed upon immigration, it must be apparent
that In the next twenty years, the foreign iu-
fuence viii become dangerous II not destructive
element In our country The wi dom If Ia theirs
the dangers and warned against these Influences.
Take the best examples Kossuth the Hung arian exile
who came to our chores and was ma 10 the nations
guest his heart filled with love Of hi, country and
earnest desire to avenge her wrongs with his burn
ing eloquence well nigh overturned the time nored
doctrines Of Washington and Induced country to
that has read the columns the ise edited by Joun
Mitchell, the Irish patriot and exile, who received
with the same hospabie feeling that did no. discover
COVE nment and England, the purpose of aveng-
ing the wrongs Of lrelandS We dna that dstn
guished exie-Soue-who had received at the hands Of
of the States Of this Union the
Of seat in the Senate Of the United States and the APP
pontment Of Minister to Spain from the President be-
came 30 interested in the affairs Of Fracce that the EN-
peTor of the French, regarding II necessary the
safety OF his own government refused him passport
Though his Kingdom and thus became well nigh in
voved in with France. These distinguished
men and patriots Of high intelligence and great moral
tivity and early association. Though in America the
heart Of kossuth was In Hungary; the heart Of Mitchell
In Ireland the heart OF sose was n France And l. It
who, If he went to any portion of the habitabe globe
and became citizen Of any country, c,ulo forget his
native State could to Sympathixe with 10
any struggle or difficulty which she might have TO
endures or the citizen of America that coud
forget that America hi, native land or could ever
TO feel for her prosperity the of
her government deeper interest than he could feel for
any other government pom earthY We have an Ameri-
citizen a distinguished illustration of this truth.
Peabody the great banker Of London though subject
OF he British government having heen born and reared
in the United States entertsns lively and devoted
collections OF the home of his childhood aud bis early
manhood that, even in London upon he Of each
anniversary Of our national Independence he miles
all the Americans that be found c-lebra 20 It's
birthday And who believes that delicate
between England and the United states Peabody could be
safely entrusted with The interests Of Eng l. there
CITIZEN of country who woui not regard Il
act Of extreme folly in England to appcin him minis
ter 10 this government to entrust him wi the
agement OF her interests in question in winch ia
terests Of The Uni ed State in conflict with
Ard il l. dis para cement him hat this {. So Tn,
feelings of nature control him. The .hngs Il history
Of the dangers ~ 70 eign influence The rise and
fall Of the Roman empire con'ans An lesson
that should not be lost upon country The liberty Of
that empire was sacrificed to the northern no des who
and Frustrated the HUI city. The Ameri-
party IL charged with religious intolerance AMI with
opposition 70 rel gous freed fni utterly oeny One
Of Its leading objects IL the preservation Of religious
liberty by holding in check the influence la this country
Of the Roman Catholic church whose teaets ami whose
history show u TO be the great enemy Of freedom
o. opinion; We make no war upon it as
religious denomination, but uncom promisngy
oppose the temporal power which it claims. aud rig
to control the conscencer and actions Of ciseas
and as subjects We insist that they shall have secured
to them Ia our country perfect freedom IL opinion anil
the right to worship God according TO the dictates u
any candid mind shall misconstrue the principles IL
the American party touching these subjects
upon them the unjust and unfounded charge OF religious
intolerance. The eighth article u the platform Il
plain that he that may read and understand de-
carng In emphatic terms opposition to thoseoniy
either civil spiritual II il the political 10 the
Rmish church which oppose; and while would aid
their own judgments, even TO the sacrifice IT my ie
yet when We come to prefer men TO office, would unhe-
tatingly record my vote against them, believing that
their principles make them unsuted tn republican insH
tutions To Illustrate suppose the Methodist Baptist
Presbyterian Episcopalan churches declare
part Of their creed their belief In the necessity uaon
OF church and STATE would il be religious in'ce ance
opposition to religious freedom 70 determin alton
to oppose their election appointment Officer Would
this opposition be the support and main ansnce Of
religious reedomf History teache. that Protestant
ism and liberty 20 hand in hand. Wherever the Roman
Catholic Church Is in the ASCENDANT dsspotism prevails
Preceding the Reformation under its inaueace scarcely
ray Of liberty penetrated the 81 ON when had settled
upon the world. But Prote-tantism Ia. ivanced
liberty has progressed, and wherever It has taken
q foothodi Liberty has found home. For
illustration look to Spain and Ialy upon
the one hand, to Scotland ami England upon
the other; compare in Ireland the adj ,iuiug coun-
ties 10 which protestanti-m and Remanisn alternately
prevail and the difference Il marked. Is equally az
liking between the Protestant and Catholic states "
Germany; and upon continent IL IL more
strlibey illustrated between the Unitei States ani
Mexico The struggle 81 the Anne lean party upon his
subject but revival of the spirit Of the ia
oIIosiion TO the Romish church. whose track has
marked with persecution and b,od and that the
american party throughout the country will aihere
hrmiy TO 'he position they have taken In oppos !,
the temporal power OF the Church Of Rome Civil and
religious freedom both require IL. The American party
Is opposed IN the outh the further charge IN
sonndnerr upon the question Of sisvery question II
the teere and most vital portance all the southern
States This charge equally unfounie No party has
ever yet IN national convention, taken POSITION upon
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