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shipping God according their conscience or forms
OF their church. This IL doubtless antrae for such
proposition TO find advocates in this
ehtencd age Il nigh, have done for the dark ages Of
rcli gous superstition and intolerance.
Whilst il does profess TO interfere with the Catholic
in his rights 81 worship does propose prescribe him
politically. II does as understand provide that
Der Of the order shalt bis vote tor Catholic
Now can bind myself by such obligation. am no
Catholic; my mind and Judgment embrace what
great ahsurdiy part Of their creed
never, that know Of voted for a Catholic. do not
know that shall for one bu, win snter into
no crusade against any religious determinations viii pro-
scribe no denomination The constitution makes pro-
scrption shall not 20 outside or beyond the oonstitn
ton.
The constitution declares there shall be religious
test Such discrimination Is with the spirit and
genius Of our institutions The best interest Of the State
aud the church. according the teachings Of all history
requires thai they be kept separate and distinct How long
can this be done when you make mans religious faith
test of oce7 how long before you find IL ia some nsdi
FORM creeping into your balls OF legsatiorf can
consent by any agency of mine TO be Instrumental
in mingng politics and religion together they not
harmonious elements, and can mingle with each
other The day that the church shall descend from it,
high position minge in the conflicts Of party politics.
that day win see her brightness ohaeured her powers de-
molished her usefulness impaired and her glory departed
When YOU have succeeded liz you shall) in this
political prescription think you IL will stop there3 When
was the spirit of prescription persecution either re-
gous politically satisfied by SUGGEST Never The more
Won give the more il demands How Icing after the attain
msnt OF such triumph az it be at,anabe al a) would II
be before some other church would under this ban Of
political prescription? IL win not do 10 atter ourselves
that there is much harmony and identity OF feeling and
interest between the various branches OF the Protestant
church as to secure TO them immunity from such catas
tophe Thus suppose to lsify the truth OF history
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country to say nothing of the warnings that come to us
from other DAYS and other countries What conflicts have
been marked by more bitterness and rancor in this
country than those Of religious character might cite
You to wars day which for bitterness malig
nifty and vitupeauon would compare most successfully
with the widest escapes Of the hustngs. common pnr-
pose with common victim, may for secure har
mony and unity OF action but when the ba; e fought
The victory won old euds win be revived ancient peiu
dices and animosities win again another victim win
be demanded and then another Of religious political
prescription will begin He that soweth TO the wind must
reap the whirlwind.'
Our boast is that this is land Of religious freedom and
liberation What Of freedom is that which osiracises
large class OF your citizens both native and foreign for
mere religious opinions sake This requirement. that
Catholic shall hold Office is the cearest political osraeism
that can exist And by II thousands and tens Of thousands
Of our own naliveborn American citizens excluded
from any participation in the honors and Offices Of the
country.
There are but few Catholics in State but could
cite you many even in this small number who are native
born and if YOU viii step the line into our sister
State Won viii find between 5000 and 5000 Catholics all
horn and reared on the soil Of kentuckyreared and edu
Gated under the teachings OF the venerated sage Of ASH
Iandthe great body OF them possessing the same pot
cal faith thar he possessed Will you say that these snail
be excluded from honor and Office because OF their re-
ligion How much further prescription go2 WIN
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honors Of that country the blood OF whose fathers was
shed 10 make 1t land Of religious freedom Will you inn
e taxes and burdens them for the support and MAIN
enance Of those Offices and yet say to them they shall not
participate in them The proposition Is moustroas II
changes the old order Of things The time was when the
only qualification for Office WAS - ne honsss ne eapa-
5 ~ Ola things are passing away This is no longer the
test The test now is whether he is honest and capable
bnt he Catholic or not2 Does he does he not be-
long to Sam IL Catholicism be wrong MS religious
Gi,Eand firmly believed isleave it to be combattcd by
reason argument and truth. Invoke not the Z 49,
of political prescription to srest ii such policy win
only multiply and increase their numbers.
have thus my dear sir given you frankly and rs briefly
as could the opinions entertain OF the leading
this party. do not expect do desire, that they
shall influence the opinions actions of human being
1t sufficient they honestly and
candidy avowed and furnish satisfactory rule for the
government OF my conduct
confess look on the conflicts going on in this and
ether southern States of the Union with but little interest
they produce scarcely any other feeling than that OF
der and astonishment
Scarcely a southern State in the Union in which a war
Of determination is waged with wings democrats and
know-nothugs And whilst this Of selfimnoalion is
being waged the enemies OF rights and nsitu-
tions are banded together Strengthened by disse-
sons arrogant and efpossessed they send out their
Of defiance, procaiming of determination
situations the South few years since the preparations
now being made for general attack slavery It
lists in the South would have alarmed the fears
the action Of every southern patriot But 10 the din
battle the cangor Of between the wings democrats
and know-nothngs these belligerent preparations
wholly unheeded With majority OF the next Congress
in the House Of Representatives known be hostile to our
rights and interests question of preparation meet
this emergency is made; question Of Giness OF app-
for public placcssued To the occasion made the
great question is whether you for against Sam
Well Sam may be- and doubtless is very clever fell
low but If you look your northern Sans wings or dem
ocrats U speak Of them psrtyl You from this
Storm you trusting shelter that will not shield YOU
from the tempest when II you are saved YOU
yourselves; 20 trust wings democrats or
know-nothngs party Is the widest fancy and ia tho
end will prove the fatal delusion There are AZ
| am happy 70 know, and glad ack rowledge many
sound national conservative, constitutional men at the
North who belong each and ali OF these parties they
not united have concentration Of action and never