Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-27


Catholic excluded by the principles of its
party from all positions of trust and emolu-
ments? Does not its co-laborer and associate
in the common cause, its political fduS debates
the Republican, pour out column or two
every day, against our Catholic citizens p
I his part of the work IS, we admit, left in a
great degree to its clerical co-adjutor. But
everybody understands this TO be only ga
division of labor, more efiectually to promote
their joint ends.
~ twill be seen from the annexed state
ment, which we take from the Cincinnati
Gazette, that a noted Know Nothing of that
city has got himself into trouble. The card
of the Archbishop will explain itself, for no
respectable man in Cincinnati would doubt,
for moment the personal veracity of that
estimable prelate. He is one whose whole
life has illustrated the beauty and benignity
of the Christian religion where its precepts
are carried into practice; he is living refu-
tation of the calumnies of the midnight order
on his Church, and silent rebuke TO the
meddlesome ministers of some other denom-
nations He has never interfered in political
questions, but has confined himself to the
service of his maker in that path which con-
science pointed out, man
'.whose delight is where.hs duty leads
Or fixes him; whose least distinguished day
shines with some portion Of that heavenly luslre
Which makes the Sabbath lovely in the sight
OF blessed angels, plying human cares
But our purpose in publishing his card is
to furnish our readers with an example oil
the absurd and ridiculous stories which pas;
current about Roman Catholic priests, bui
which to intelligent minds are so utterly pre-.
posterous that indignation at their falseLood
IS lost in amusement at their folly.
Gard of Archbishop Purcell.
We publish, below, the affidavit of this dis
tinguished ecclesiastic, in which he unequivo
| cally denies every point in the statement pub
lished in the Gazette, of yesterday. having
been repeatedly made by Major Johnson in tn
4 American Councils of this city. We are curious
| to know what the Major will do, now that he i
contradictcd so squarely by the Archbishop
Will he faint as he did when the forged draf
was put into his hands, on the trial of Kissane
and acknowledge that the whole story was
fabrication or, will he still maintain its truth
and undertake to impeach the veracity of TIL
| Archbishop? If he chooses 1he latter, he viii
of course give the names of HIS fellowcommit
teemen, and, in telling us all about it, write
few pages of the secret political history of Ham
| ilton county, which it will do the people goot
I to read
We presume the Major will not deny that h
4 made the statement attributed to him in our pa
per of Yesterday. The evidence is too direc
and too overwhelming to be escaped. There j
nothing left for him but to keep silence; or ad
NIT, that for the paltry purpose of palming hin
self upon the Americans as a Democratic leadc
and thereby give himself importance in the me-
party he had joined, he slandered his old part
associates, and heaped calumnies upon the hea
of the Catholic Church Of this city. He seem
to have felt in his zeal for the American part,
that any invention would pass without que
ton, and at the same time help him to accom-
plish the little ambitious schemes which the
disturbed his dreams. Perhaps the coming elo.
ton will teach him and some others, that hor
esty is the best policy. The following is II
, statement of the Bishop:
To THE Pubic AN editorial in this mon
ine's Gazette, Sept 18th, headed "The Politics
County" makes the following statement
Among other things, Mr.. Johnson gay
some of his own personal experience when
was an active member of the Democratic part
in this county. He told the following story
ga few years ago, few weeks previous to a
| election, lac was one of a committee to wait upo
Bishop Purcell, and confer with him as to al
he could give the Democratic ticket in the ever
) that certain men would pledge themselves
carry out certain measures in which it wa
T known the Bishop felt great interest. TIL
II Bishop replied that he could control SIX THoI
SAND TWO HUNDRED VOTES IN HAMILTON COUNT
The committee were amazed that one ma
should have the command Of such an amount
, political influence, and they asked the Bsho
if he were certain that he could control tn
votes of So large a number of men. The Bisho
took from his pocket key, and went to q des
in the room, opened a drawer, and took there
from book in which were the names of person
written There, said the Bishop, holding u
the book, within this book are written tn
names of six thousand two hundred voters
Hamilton county, and those votes l can con
mand.' The committee were satisfied, and r.
tired"
We do not mean to affirm that We have quote
the exact words of Mr.. johnson, but We do mea
to affirm that the statement which they contain
is, in form and substance, the same as the
made by Mr.. Johnson in the Know Nothin
Councils, and for making which we have tn
authority of several unimpeachable witnesses
Mr.. johnson, we are satisfied, will not attemp
to deny the general correctness Of our statemen
If he does deny it, We shall bring forward on
witnesses to substahtiate the truth Of what W
here assert"
| In reply thereto, | state:
list. That there is not one word of truth il
4 tbfurr that fc cas1 Of IorNonant in oi1
| tract.
| I'd. That he was never called upon by Mr.
Johnson. or by any one else, TO learn from hin
what aid he could give the Democratic, or any
other ticket, in the event that certain men would
pledge themselves to carry out certain measure:
| in which they chose to think che Bishop felt {
great interest.
Sd. That neither on this occasion, nor on any
other, was he ever called upon by any one, pub
icly or privately, 70 ascertain what aid he coulC
or would undertake to give TO any of the politi
cal parties which have existed in this State fol-
! the last twenty-five years that he has been
citizen thereof That he never kept a list O
Catholic voters in his room or any where else
that he never promised to use his influence tt
secure the election of any candidate for the PEG
! pies favor; that he never promised TO obtain
/ Tor such candidate so much a solitary vote
not even to cast for him his own; and tina
neither III the pulpit nor out of it, neither as
| clergyman nor as a citizen, did ne insult tn,
judgment of his flock by pretending to tell then
who understood these matters, he presumed
quite as well as he did-for whom they shoulc
1 vote
| JOHN B. PURCELL, A'bp. Cin'ti
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this I9tl
day of September, 1855.
JAS. J. FARAN. Mayor
. A Touch or NATURE IN SIRISGFELLow.-A
correspondent of the st. Louis Democrat, who il
giving personal sketches Of the leading mem
oers OF the late mob Legislature of Kansas, re
lates the following incident in relation to String
fellow:
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