The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-07-07

ne Gu National W Htp IftIlN HttH ti' -
permcut when there were radical diiteren
ces Of opinion on such questions, aud went
TO pieces. lna National Democratic Party
ate nov irving a similar tate. ihla is what
IS the msltor with Il Its vital functions ATE
Jeranged hence that disease which no"
aillicls it is worse tlinn the dty rot Aud
wha. ue OF the South should do is not To-
20 INTO any Know Nothing mumurr,
or mischief, as It may be, hts 10 stand
firmly BY those men at the North vino are
true to tho Constitution and the MON.
without regard either to their br'h place
or religion. The question we should con
slider il not simply rho shall rule Amcn
ca. but who viii vote such medsHfcs ua
Will best promote the interests al America,
aud with that the interests 81 mankind.
Bat To pass to tho olhsr ,,ew 'i tursr
principles that -. the consideration 81
them Us questions OF public POLICY W tb
me, they both stand in no heiter aspcc;
than they do IN the other The trs} as
sumcs {: mpoydl jurisdiction 10 " forum t.
seicH'id to which am quite as muchop
posed rs am to the spiritual pogtys con
trolling the tempord One Is rs bad as the
oiher-hoth are bad am utterly opposed
to ming ling religion with politics IA any way
whatever and especially am ! opposed to
making il test IN qualifications Tor civil
Office. Religion is matter between man
and his Creator, with which governments
should have nothing to do in this ceun-
try the Constitution guarantees To every
citizen the right to entertain whatever creed
he ul-ases. or no creed at all IL he il so in
clined and no other man has a right TO
pry into hs conscience to inqG'te what h"
believes, OF what he does not believe. AZ
a citizen aud IA a member OF society lac ls
to be Judged by his acts aud not 10y his
rrcsd Catholic, therefore. 10 our coun
tfv. aud in VII countries ought, as all other
citi,eus. 10 be- permitted 60 stand on tall ia
public favor aud estimation upon his orn
,ndiriduai merits. Every tub shouli stand
upon It's own bottom.
But think OF all the christian teuom,
nations IN the oiled States, Catholics are
the last thut Southern people should Join
ia attempting to pat under the ban ol cNiI
prescriptions For as u clutch they have
never watred against u ot our peculiar ln
New England Bapt,i- prcsbyiorans or
Nethodists the long rob OF abolition PC
tirons with which Congress has been 81.
much excited and aniialod tor weave Fp1
come not from the tatholics taeit pulpit,
al the North afr not dasecfaied every sab
bath with auAthemas against slavery. Md
o. Ar ,t-, Thousand \-v England olcr-
gymcn who sent the amt Nebraska memo.
uial to the Senate l,.l yeas tot nuc was
% catholic o., hat, been iu'ufmed taa be
,jia the haiGias" q MI tsofi,I "a , ps'9,elig
from oNiccthe Catholic. ou accuuu' Of iheir
religion Let them asa their religion lc
~ bad rs they can be. o. as their accnsers
say they are. they cannot Doe wofsc than
these same j.uriiaajcal accu.ors, who started
id, persecution against them say that r'
ago They tay We are gplna 60 prrd''i"n
for zinc enormous ein of holdu & slaves
TIE Pngo with 40 BIS fllinwPrs cannot /
suppose even ia thvr Judgment ho going
To a worse place tor holding what they
consider the uionsfrous ahsufditY OF th"
"imm4rulato conception And tor my own
part would about As soon risk nay chanr"
,or Heaven V..u hiW. and h'7 crowd Too,
a. u .ia these -e,, righteous h'pnctltcs who
JI3l uut dre and birthstone 80 LITERALLY
upon cur henja 81 auN tte. h4ro np
O.. falon FOO iec'.iu, Nat should tprh
.lHurrtisk my cy., tights VITA 'br \uen
can Catholics. whom, they ace attempting
10 dfvo itom cAilce than with them Boz
..r. San opposed to thi. prescription up"U
p,jncple. It's g. oure Le-ur there rs u"