Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-22

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shall rule Amorc;I, but Tho will for stcR
suyt> ~ will beat promote the interests Of AGcrc
| and with that the Interests of mankind.
But To pass to the other view uf these principles
that H. the consideration Of them Us questions OF pu
| lie policy. With me, they both stand in no beti
light in this aspect than they do in the other II
first assumes temporal jurisdiction in forum COZ
ecieniin'-to which um quite Us much opposed Us
TO the spiritual powers controlling the temporo
| One is us bad as the other-both arc bad. nm II
| trry opposed 10 innglinG religion with pa
| ifcs in any way whatever, and especially an 81
posed To- making it Il test III qualifications for civil u
| fee Religion is Il matter between man and h
| Creator, with which governments should have u,
thing to do In this country the Constitution gun
antees To every citizen the 10 entertain whatev
creed he pcascs or creed at all II he is 80 incline
and 10 other man has right to pry INTO his col
science to inquire what he believes or What he do
not believe. As II citizen and ~ member OF sOcIct
he il IA be Judged by his nets and nOtby his Greet
Catholic, therefore, i'll country, and III all cou
ir., ought, all other citizens to be- permitted
stand or i.ll in public favor and estimation upon h
arm hHtr,iuai merits. Every tub should stan
upon lis own BOTTOM.
But thnk of all the christian denominations
the United STATES, the Catholics are the last TN
Southern people should join i'll attempting 10 put III
der the ban of civil prescription Fer, MS Il churc!
they have never trHyred against our peculiar i,
stituton-. No man say much uf y ENGLAND Ba,
ti.s, rcsbyterias Mcthudis- the lony roll of nh,
ltion petitions with which Congress. has been So niue
excited and agtatcd for Year, pus come not from III
CGth"cs. Their pu!P'ts at the North are not dc.,
Grated every Sabbath with nna.cInas auaiu., sluy.
~. And OF the three th0ms0Ad New England Clergy
men who sunt the anti Nebraska memorial IN the s..
nate last year. not one WAS q Catholic IL Lny, b.,
informed and believe. Why, then, should va South
erII men join the Puritans uf the North 10 yr0N.rlb
from office the Catholics on account ol ;ker religion
Let them and their religion be bad ns can be- or
their aCcus"rs "hy they are. they cannot be worse tn
these Pu'i4ntcai accsrrs, who started This per
-ecut"n against them say that ~ are. They ~
are going To pcrditon for The enormous sin Of hold
Ing slaves. The Pope, with all his followers, cannot
suppose, even in thor Judgment be going Ia wurs,
place for holding whit they contider tho INDUSTRIOUS
absurdfy Of "Immaculatc conception And for INV
pnri would about soon risk my own chance for
Heaven with him, md hi- crowd too, II, with the
ltrI.h.ou, hypocrte,, who deal uut iirr and brim-
stone =" lbcriy upon heads. At any rate, have
no h-.iaacy in declaring that should much sooner
risk nv civil rights with the American Catholics.
whom they are attempting I" drive from Office than
with them. But. sir, am opposed 70 this proScrtD-
iIon upon principle. II il /, once begun, there Is 40
tcllin. where il will end When faction tastes
the blood o.: victim, il seldom ceascs is rGvag"-
amongst the fold lOIo IL & SIN. c remaining one,
be tho number 81 first great Is lett surviving
Ii was 10 guard against any such consequences, n
would certainly in this country II this eiOr; u;
prescription ii th!s -rrt Of reIgiunisis should be-
,ucc,-,ui, that that wise provision To- which have
alluded put in tho fundamental iaw OF the Union.
Aud I" maintain il R:1c,, in letter and spirit with
,;ctifa>tnrss NJ this time, hold TO be =o!aE,:
public duty.
And uu,s, ne TO tho other ii-a--tho prescription Of
more particularly That View oi II
which looks ~ the denial OF citizenship 10 all those
yhn n,nv hereafter seek home in this country and
'ho1.c To cast their lots and dr,tnes with u. Ins
=, Il t,.vuri:e idea with many who nave not thought Of
e!lccte, reflected much upon it, Consequence
he abrogation Ot the naturalization laws would not
top lmm ralIun nor wol! the eN:cusIun OF the term
II urobation 10 ihr period of Scutyone year,. do II.
This current Of emigration from East 10 West. this
.xoiu, of the OF pupuaG!"n from tn" Old Ia
he New World. which commenced with the settle
urut of this continent by Europeans, would still 20
NJ And what would be the effect, even under the
most modified form OF the proposed mrasurc--thn IL,
II an cI Tension OF the period from five 20 twentyonc
ears before citizenship should be granted! AT the
mi Oi the lir-t twrny-onr years from the commence
men. of the law. we should have several millions ~
,eople in our midst-mrn of our own race-"ccGpy-
NJ the unrnvn.I ;',itinu of beng d"graric! caste
II society n species OF scris without the III. franchise
II fireman. or the needful protection du" 10 siar'
This wnud bp al war with al my idcas OF American
irpubcanism a. | have been taught them nnd giorl.
ii in them from my youth up. II there hr danger
ow 10 our institutions az some secm 10 imagine, but
which an for from feeling or bclevlOSl from To-
ii sucr- class would not the danger be greatly
nhunccd By the proposed remedy! Now, Il - true,
but permitted, utter residence Of
v. years, mud taking oath 10 support the Consti.
ut:on to enjoy their jus, participation IN the priv
.Ccs hunors and !mmunitlea which isecures. Would
hes be- less likely to hg attached I" III" Government
nd il. principle. under the operation Of the present
v,,.In, than they would be under tile proposed one
which wuuld treat them not much better han "u:'
ns:s AMI outlaws! All writers Of note, from The car
est TO the latest who have ,r"n'e,. upon the rr-
rrut- aud component pnrt-, members -: c"iH'nE.
S,u..,. h,y,. ,Hf H.
,,l Cnu.rr-haviEs largo number OF the sam" rnce
., ouy aliens by birth but aliens III heart ana ier
u" in the heart Of society.
Such ,yas, 10 II great extent. the condition q; the /
[rn;. in l:rercincn 0t the SAM race paccd ia an
.ir pDs.iOn ani forming within t!Icm-clvr- de-
,adrL elias. ! wish To see sGCh state -! thing, /
;hi- country. With nj the South, il Is true wc /
ave Il 'r.ra,led caste, but il is Of Il fitted by
aurc for their subo.d!ngt" position. The negro,
,h H.. ts that place in socirty and under sys
IN of civil znun for which he VIA designed by ma
,r- No training can iii him for either sncin o. po.
,ica. equality with his snprr"r' n ci'at history FUR
ishcs ,Is with ;nstance III the Kind nor does the
rrro with us feel INV degradation in his position.
crars.it i. his natural place. But such would no; /
:. thc cnsa with men of the same race and coming .
ON the same State with ourselves. And what up
ears not little strange and singular Ia me III con
icring this late movement is. iha If It did not orgi-
nr with, vet il is now 20 GENERALLY aud Z""lhusly |
lvorcd by many of those men at the North who
ave expended 80 much of their misguided rhan-
IRONY IN behalf Of our slaves They have been cu-
aynring for years To elevate the African In an
Iuality socially md politically with the white man.
nd now, they unovIng heaven and earth 10 de-
radr the ,rhR man 10 q condition lower than that !
,li bv the negro in the South. The Massachusetts,
Know Nothing" Legislature passed bill lately 10
mend their Constitution. 40 az to exclude from the
oils III that State, hereafter, nll nnurazcd citizens
.oIn whatever nation they may come; and yet they
iii allow u ruHdm"y ntFc" -hrr from the South the !
lm- right 10 vote that they give 10 thci: omn !
alive born SOM. They thus exhibit the strange
nr,.90r uf trarriMg against their own race-thrir
WI biood--even their own 'klth and Kin, II |
nv br while thew ARE vanlv and fauaticay |
10 rtrers, the order OF nature by making
ne black man equal Ia the white. Shall We second
nom in AN; such movement Shall wc even coun-
,uauc. them so far 10 bear the same namc--tu !
nv nothing of the same pledges passwords, sign. |
nd symbols Shall We aiiilin'" and unite ourselves
:ldyr tho same banner, with men whose acts show |
hem 10 be governed 10y such prInciples, and 10 be !
Ell: upon such u purpose This il question for |
uutllrGn to coGsder-Othcrs may do /, II they |
hoo-c; but, tell yom. never shnll; tina. yuu may
=, down n. fixed fact-one OF the Xcdcst oi the |
xri. am not ut Nil a,tnnrhca III the rnpid spread !
t this new sentiment, NJ the North, or rather new
ray If givin. embodiment and life 10 m old SGnti. |
rent long cherished by large class OF the Northern
cnplc, Notwithstanding tho paradox. 1t is true, /
Know. Nottingham" did not originate, a. ! under |
tand it, origin, with the class | Gilude to- IL COM
rrnc.d with the laborers and mcn dependant upon
apn! for work and employment. Ii -prnng from
h. antagonism Of their interests 10 foreigners seek
NJ Ike culplOym"nts, who were undertaking them
the amount Of wnsrs. But many capitalists ot |
a. section. the men who hold the land and property
\ their own hands, Wishing tn dispense with h"bo,e"'
nd epoyt,s, whorc votes Mt the poll. are equal to
heir own seized upon this new way III ciicctIHS !
her old ion. cherished desirc-ari tiI" more en-
crly rs they snw that many Of the very men whom
he: hav. ever dreaded the !n-uporaho "bs;acic
between them and their purpose had br'"m" The WI
lnc though unconscious instrument ct carrying 'ha'
,ar2o.r ont, which, IRON the h"gnm!nc, "a' d-s'ry
u have "1tngi's, population 10 d. ih"'r wo:k ana
perform NIL the labor both in city t0wn and country,
,hch capital may lnirc. And rs ccrt"n!y Il. such
law ,hnIl be pass" so far from it, rhe"E"T nmi'
ration there will be Whole casg""7 OF people from
,.hrr countries brought over, and i'l"rni1y bought
10 in foreign ports-.o be brought 0T.: IA inner
can ships to supply the market i"r labor
hroughnu; Mi the ire" STATE" "i ia: tuio;I'
The African Slave Trade. i! r--openci, would not eH-
Ia u,,rs. sn.crclr in trairiD, III human trsh.