Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-01
VOL. 4---NO. Is.

its rights to control the consciences and actions
of men as citizens and as subjects. We lnsiss
that they shall have secured to them in our coun-
try perfect freedom of opinion, and the right to
worship God according to the dictates OF their
own oonsciences. II il difficult to conceive how
any candid mind shall so mconstrue the prnci-
Piles of the American party touching these suo.
iects, as to make upon them the unJust ana
aud unfounded charge OF reiig'ous 'n'o'e,anoe -.
The eighth article of the platform Is so Piain tnss
no that runs may read and understands, declaring
in emphatic terms, opposition tothose only who ac-
knowledge an allegiance outside OF our govern.
mont, other civil or spiritual. IL Is the poht'caa
feature in the Romsh church which We opposes
and while ! would aid in defending them III 'nelr
worship'of God according to their own Judgments,
even to tho sacrifice Of my lfe,yet when we come
To prefer men to oflicel would unhesitatingly re-
cord my vote against them, believing that their
principles make them unsultod to repuohcan IN
stitutions TO illustrate: suppose the Methodist,
baptist, Presbyterian or Eplscopalian onurones
were TO declare as part of their creed their oe
lief In the necessity of union Of church and {
state. would il be religious intolerance or oppo-a
stion TO religious freodom to avow determna- 1a
ton to oppose their election or appointment 70
office? Would not this opposition DO the support
aud maintenance of religious freedom history
teaches us that Professionalism and liberty go hand
in bnna Wherever the Roman Catholic church
is in the ascendant, despotism prevails. frece-
ding the Reformation, under its influence scarcely
a ray of liberty penetrated the gloom whioh nan
settled upon the world But as Professionalism
has advanced liberty has progressed. and wher-
ever II has taken foothold, liberty has found
home. For illustration, look to Spain and Italy
upon the ono hand, to Scotland and England upon
tho other compare in Ireland the adjoining coun-
ties in which Protesants sm and komanism aiter-
nntely prevail, and the difference Is marked.---
II IL equally AS striking between the Prot-
estnnt and Catholic States of Germany; and
| II ia m strIkluPlV lk-i
nstrnied between the United States and Mexico.
Tho struggle of the American party upon this
subject is but revival of the spirit of the Refor.
nation in opposition to tho Romish church, whose p
track bns been marked with persecution and blood
! and trust that the American party throughout
the country will adhere firmly to the position they
have taken in opposition to the temporal power OF
the Church of Rome. Civil and religious free
dom both require it.
| The American party is opposed in tho South
upon the further charge of unsoundness upon the
! oucs stion of slavery---n question OF the deepest
! and most vital Importance to all tho ooothern
States This charge is equally unfounded. No
| party has ever yet in national convention, taken
n position upon that exciting subject as national,
us conservative and as just to the South az the
| American party in the convention at Phiadel-
phia and while the Southern democracy assais
us as anti slavery, Northern freesollism assals
| us with equal bitterness as pro-slavery organi-
|
! the democratic party, and we will see that the
| party has never yet, in national convention, ia
! ken position as strong for the South And II the
American party will adhere to its platform OF
| principles promulgated in Philadelphia, IN their
contest of SO it will be the American Union par
~ in onposition to SECTIONAL sm North and South.
for there are now the strongest indications that,
in the contest for the next Presidency, there will
! be three parties-the democratic disunion party,
tho Northern freeso party, and the American
party-and if wo shall adhere to the principles OF
| the Philadelphia, convention, will be the only ma
| tonal party in tho contest. But would say to
our Northern friends, that if they desire the pre-
servaiion of the American party IN its present
organization, they must take no backward step.
upon this question of slavery. The position ia
ken by the convention at Philadelphia must be
adhered to- Any departure from it would be
the proclamation of our dispersion. While we
are satisfied with it it now stands, yet candor
requires us to declare emphaticay that we will
not recede in the slightest degree from our pres
ent position. We desire the success OF the Amer
| ican party We believe that the safety of the
country requires it, in view of the present sound
and conservative position it toccupies upon this
question. which most threatens the safety OF the
fJpion But we desire no barren victory to be
purchased Mt the sacrifice of our rights and our
| principles but victory that will give peace and
security to our Union, with a full preservation of
| the rights of each of its members.
Tho South asks notalng hut what she Is clear
ly entitled to--a full and faithful enforcement of
all existing laws touching her rights-and she
will be satisfied with nothing short of that If
| this is refused her, she must look to her own
safety. We have n deep devotion to the Union
and look to its preservation as we would to the
preservation of our lives and would only see it
sacrificed as we would sacrife life ITSELF in pref
erence to dishonor or,disgrace. (Cheers.) And we
cannot, and will not believe, that our Northern
friends, by disregard of our rights, will drive us
| to the necessity of separation; but we believe
and trust that the great American party formed
| for the preservation of our national Union will
advere to the prnci pies it has adopted, and will
rally us one man in SO, North, South East and
West around the flag of our country, with the
inspiritng watchword. Let Americans rule
| America"
Mr. f. concluded with few other remarks re-
garding the temporal allegiance claimed by the
| Pope.
Observation-Disclosures in his letters to Lady Bles-
sington expresses many thoughts worth quoting
| She had written him declaring want OF conn.,
dence in the success of book she was about to
publish; he answered.: 'As to your own doubts,
! tbev forete your success. have always found
| one is never so successful AS when one is least
sangune. | fell in the deepest despondency
about 'Pompeii, and Eugene Aram;' and was GER
tain, nay, most presumptuous about 'Devereux.'
which is the least generally popular of my wri-
tings. Your feelings of distrust are present
ments to be read backward they are the happi-
est omen" That has been true of many au-
thors. Works they priced most, the people priz-
ed least, and pice versa" In another letter, Bull
wer wrote what young would do well to re-
member: perhaps in some repects, it is fortu-
nate that have had so little favor shown to me,
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