The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-07-04


OF War who believes in the right Of nulliica
lion, and an Attorney General who is known
only 10 The nation as an aboliiionisi, ahea,
even Of Giddngs and Sewardl He commenc
ed TO govern the country by union OF lhes,
two elements Of disunion, and he can do no.
y thing 10 save il that will not involve him s,il
deeper in disgrace. Why, gentlemen. it ough
Il not 10 surprise US il we hear tomorrow that Thu
Mr.. Wilson, who breaches 50 luriously sgains
the fugitive slave law, has influence enough Il
turn oul Gushing and take his place in the Ga,
binet, on the principle that fresh horse car
travel faster than faded one.
But, fellow-citizens, turn from these unplea,
SAINT pictures to the platform on which have
thought an old Jackson man could stand with
consistency and honor. You have seen thai
Mr.. Pierce and The new school Democrats have
surrendered TO the nullifers. You have seen
that the country stands absshed at The enormous
pIelensions Of this school. Modification in the
South il the highest passport to public favor
and stretches out It's hand 10 Modification in the
North Tor succor and aid. Can sound Jack
son man, or Clay Wing, witness The fralerniza,
ZION without agreeing to bury their former DIFF
lcrenres on MINOR questions, and make one uni
ted effort 10 rid the country Of such sysiema,
tic attack on the body polite! Il is The object
oflhe American party to accomplish this. You
will see from The extracts which | read that the
Union sentiments Of Washington and Jackson
constitute the platform.
President Pierce and Mr.. Seward, have form.
ed their coalition in such way as 10 secure The
foreign vote, and 10 enlist The Catholics as par>
uzans in that cause. To counterfeit this coal.
lion. the American party propose 10 modify the
naturalization laws, and TO enter into political
brotherhood with no ecclesiastic OF seciarian.
who riofesses 10 owe allegiance TO any power
besides the Constitution az the United States.
There is no wrong here done 10 any human be-
ing. The foreigner who has acquired the rights
Of citizenship, as he values those RICH s, cannot
object TO place them beyond the assaults OF lhose
paupers and criminals who are landing on our
shores BY The thousand. Nor ought The Ca,ho-
llc to feel surprise tina, the American mind looks
with dislrnsi and apprehension upon hierarchy
which 10 all other countries has sought 10 con.
meet the Church and State. and whose history
has been one continual struggle for dominion il
temporal as well as secular matters. We are
charged gentlemen. with establishing religious
test, aid assailing The great natural right Of all
human beings, 10 worship Almighty God sc-
cording 10 lie dictates Of their own conscience.
The charge is false. The position Of The Ame-
rican party on this question i clear as ia, light
Ii simply announces 10 The Catholic Bishops.
that II lliey possess The power TO organize their
COMMITMENTS with political train bands 10 sup
port system dangerous 10 liberty. and subser>
siye Of the Constitution, il is lawful 10 oppose
them. We say that it's lawful to oppose them.
By our votes al least, until they can show that
their allegiance to tie Pope is subordinate 10
that Of obedience TO The Constitution Of the land.
The Pope claims infalIibiliiy,-the power or
psrdnning sins. lie claims The right nf depos-
ing princes and polenlales. Let bis followers
satisfy us that these prelensions are not claimed
By them, and they will fluid The American Par.
~ as willing 10 meet them il the bonds OF
common and equal citizenship as any other class
Of churchmen.
dismiss this part OF The subject with the de-
caraIon. that the idea Incorporated into The plat
inrn, that America must rule America, Is a. old
rs the Constitution. and has bern maintained by
al the early statesmen Of ihe land. Il is moi
the prescription Of The Catholic, but timely
and sautary warning TO him, that II The influence
OF bis church is brought into the political arena.
as an element Of power, it will be opposed with
candnr and frankness. and trust with success.
come now. gentlemen, 10 that porlloa Of
the platform hirh disposes Of the question Of
Slavery. We have mel il with 6fnness. We
declare that Congress has nothing to DO with il.
That The Constitution recognizes il in three IN
stances, aud that beyond Ills recognition il IS
local hing.
We are not insensibc TO the fact that the
bill erecting governments in Kansas and Ne
bra.ka, has caused great agitation. and has
rendered the interposition Of the conservative
men Of all sections necessary to tranquiIize
the country. But how can these conseryas
tive men aetf Can they do any thing but in
woke tie people 10 survey once more the true
character Of this question, aud apply TO it the
old doctrine Of our Fathers, that slavery is q
local institution, aud must be regulated by
the authorities having competent jurisdictions
over il. II Is impossible 10 restore tile Mis-.
souri, Compromise, because the people of those
territories have, under existing laws, rights
which Congress cannot touch. No matter
What may be thought Of the folly and reck-
lessDess Of Mr.. Pierce and his cabinet. ia re-
opening the slavery question. by the passage
Of the bills in question, all ,lispassionate men
must admit that their repeal IS now an im.
possibility, or, il practicable, that the repeal
would only widen the breach between the
north aud the south.
Under the treaty, BY which we acquired
Louisiana, slavery within its limits was plae.
ed on the same footing that il was in the 9th {
er territory II the United States. But the
South, 10 1920, for the sake Of peace, consen.
ted that il might be excluded from tie coun.
try North Of $3.50. Mr.. Pierce aud his nuI.
lilying friends North and south. were not sat.
isted to lei we'll enough alone. Nothing
would satisfy them but to reopen the 1ues.
ton. aud 70 DO 50 under tie pretence that the
Compromise d ls50required the course they