The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-08

tna1 IL oefeveS IN a1substantation or the Real
Presence of Christ in His Sacrament; we allow il
to ho.d what is pleases ON this subject It teaches
that there Is Purgatory; we eoncede it the right
OF teaching this doctrine. Il holds itself to be the
only true church Of Christ; We say, hold what YOU
please on this subjec Every one OF these doctrines
IS at variance with the faith OF Professionals but we
make no war upon them- Nay, We will uphold and
maintain Catholics in their enjoyment, so far as to
prevent any political legislative or social interfer.
ence with them. And what more have our oppo-
neRts to offer Catholics But there is one feature
OF that church held by a large proportion of its
members, which is at war with Republicanism, and
1t is that feature only, which we oppose. / obvi-
ously aiude to that power of the Pope and Priest
hood, which has control Of the conscience Of the
laity II is little matter with me, whether this
power be termed temporal or spiritual the evil is
the same, If the action of the man be under its
control. The American party was organized to
preserve the Constitution and the Union. Ii is at
war with any power or any person, whether in
Church or State, who acknowledges an authority
higher than either of these. If can oppose Mr..
Seward or Mr.. Wilson, because be holds to law
higher than the Constitution, why may l not oppose
Tue catholic, who acknowledges similar allegiance?
L oppose them both on the same ground, because
they both hold the same fatal heresy that the Con-
stitution is not the highest law Of the land l be-
4 heve there are many Catholics, bO.h Of American
and foreign birth, who disclaim such allegiance to
the Pope or the Church. have always commended,
that the manifest construction Of the PhadeIphia
Platform torbids its application to native Americans
who are sound on this point The FOREIGN Catholic
who denies the temporal supremacy of the Pope. ia
excluded by bis foreign origin, no matter what
may be his religious or political opinions. Il is
vain for Gov. Brown or Gov. Any body-else To saw
that the Catholic Church. understood by the vast
majority OF its adherents, has political element
or that it brings foreign influence into this eoun.
try. The Pope himself, wears q temporal crown
and maintains a temporal court. Are we not rep
resented, as nation, at that court by cur Minis
ter or charge dss 0fdires 1t is singular fact that
the Catholic Church is the only church in this coup
try, that maintains its;connexion with a European
head. EpiseOpacy in England acknowledges the
Queen as its temporal head; but Episcopacy in
! America has severed that connection. American
| PFesbyteranism and MethOdism have nothing to do
with European Presbytenanism and Methodsm. IL
! remains, / repeat for Catholicism, alone of all the
ecclesiastical organizations in America, TO retain its
head and the seat of its power in one of the rotten
empires of Europe. And yet we are told that there
Is no danger Of foreign influence in all this. And
when did Democracy arrive at this new light con-
clusion? Certainly, since it pictured the horrors
of eleeting Gen. Scott, the bare suspicion that
his wife was Catholic, or bis daughter in nun
merry. Ii is strange that Catholics themselves can
not see through this fimsy pretenee of love for
their religion on the part of Democratic orators,
who shocked their bearers with its abuse no longer
ago than 1882.
And this is the argument of the religious ques-
| ton in a nutshell OF course, could extend and
Illustrate it at will; but have preferred to state,
rather than TO argue it. have said enough to ex-
pose the misrepresentation Of our enemies and to
commend our purpose to every one, who can IN
derstand truth or appreciate patriotism
| Our position in regard to foreigners hus been no
less misrepresented. We deny that we propose TO
interfere with any right of nauralized citizens.
A large proportion Of them understand this, and
testified their approval, by voting with US in the
late election. To some OF them, our platform may
seem litte harsh; but they will bear with u.s. and
| cooperate in general purpose. The formation
OF great party is not the work OF dey. Its
principles must take their hue from public expert.
encc, free discussion and candid conference and
comparison Of views. We are neither jealous nor
afraid OF our naturalzed citizens. Our purpose is
to protect them and ourselves IRON that heterOgene
Gus horde Of emigrants, who are fOckng in count
less numbers and with untold increase, 10 our
shores, bearing with them the religions, the social
principles and motley ideas Of every country, and
OF every rank in that cOntry. 10 must be remem-
bered, that the same law, which naturazes the
honest German in New-YOrk, will naturaiize the
idOlatrous Chinaman indOent Sandwich Islander
in California. We might scarcely need any natual-
izaton laws to protect against the intelligent and
honest foreigner, while the stringent and ex-
treme regulations will hardly defend rs from the
vicious, the idle and the ignorant Of his
trymen. Hence, worthy foreigners will the
necessity OF laws, which seem to operate harshly in
particular instances. The character of emigration
IN the days Of Washington, entirely different
from that Of the present day. Five years may
have been sufficient in his iime while twenty-one
I years may not answer the same purpose in ours.
Our country will be settled by the natural in
crease OF our native population and there longer
exists the same necessity for the encouragement Of
immigration. As have already limited, even the
trainers of our Federal Constitution foresaw the
time, within twenty years from its adoption, when
it might be necessary to check this tide of popnla-
ton, setting in stOrmily toward our shores.
The ninth section OF the first Article OF the Con-
sttutOn provides that THAT migration or impOr-
tation of such persons any of the States now
isng shall think proper to permit shall not be pro-
hibited by the Congress prior TO the year eighteen
hundred and eight but tax duty may be supposed
on such Importation, not exceeding dollars for
each person." Now, Emigration and "impOrta-
ton are neither the same word nor the same
thing The one expresses voluntary, the other
involuntary, action. The one applies to the 'Ini.
grafton of foreigners, which is voluntary, the
other to the importation of slaves, which is
involuntary. So that, by saying that the immigra-
ton OF foreigners " shall not be prohibited by the
Congress priCr to the year eighteen hundred and
eight" the trainers of the Constitution have virtu-
ally said that t might be prohibited after that time
and most clearly exhibited their apprehension, that
the time would come When some prohibltOry legis-
laiion would be required on that subject | most
solemnly deny, that there is anything in the Ian
guage OF our Constitution the spirit Of insti
tutions, which commits government to the
doctrine, that we bound either To encourage or
permit the immigration of all descriptions and all
numbers OF foreigners to shores. / believe
that the time is already come, when the govern
ment must protect itself from this immigration oy
salutary modification Of our naturalization laws.
VIII our naturalized citizens be persuaded by
ambitious demagoges, that our is upon them,
when We desire 20 protect them, equally with our
selves, from the evil influence of q body of men,
who are annually swarming about our ocean-shores,
/ on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides, who not
acquainted With the genius Of our government, and
who rarely learn the political paradox, that subor-
dinauon TO law is the mystery ofour liberty! This
is the country Of naturaized citizens, as well a.
our own, and We invoke them to our aid IN pre-
serving il for their children and our children.
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