The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-31
GENERAL w. n. MILES, OF MIsSlSsIPPI-NEW

We have read with much pleasure the able speech OF
General Miles, published in Barksdaes Mssissippiau and
delivered Jackson, Mississippi on the 9th instant Gen
Miles has always been a whig lie is natveborn citi-
zen Being Catholic that has done his work The result
been that he has taken ground against the wings and
know-nothines Of Mississippi We take the following
striking extracts from his speech at Jackson
The OBJECTS Of Naturalization.
The objects OF naturalization by Congress of those who
foreigners by birth, bat citizens by residence
folds first, give the right their property by
descent their natural heirs secondly to him,
citizen of the United States the full protection of this
government against the claim Of any foreign government or
prince founded upon his alleged allegiance Of nativity But
suppose this order should succeed repeating the
tire laws of the country what would they e
feet by this repeal The consequence would be- according
10 the law that the of deceased unnatural
lied foreigner would be escheated the State and would
not be permitted descend his natural heirs by blood.
The second consequence would be- that any foreign prince
government would have the right exercise the claim and
enforce IT, Of bis native allegiance wherever and whenever
the individual could be made the subject of this power These
results and these results only would follow the repeal Of the
naturalization laws by these now-nethng sages and po
patrots Now, 1t be possible that any organization
this country who in favor of inviting foreigners
immigrae the United States would refuse grant
them the rights of citizenship and after death would escheat
their property the State, ana turn out their wives
and children paupers upon the wodcan such class Of
such party, ever, be tolerated in this
country?
But suppose the naturalization laws repealed and imm
grafton continued would be tie condition of such i'm
migrants in the midst Of American population? Cut
off from the right of voting incapable OF holding otceres
dents but not citizens of the eountypocal aliens and
many them the subjects Of prescribed religonior such
is the object and meaning Of know nohingsmwhat would
be their condition Their property and their business and
persons would be taxed in peace and they would
redy be made bear their proportional amount Of
military duty could they be otherwise than marked de-
graded class? citizens must dismiss this subject
commend to the consideration of those who have time
and inclination for its examnaon-I have neither.
Fellow citizens expect to be in New Orleans when the
election shall but the morning OF the first day
intend take the O'clock and travel "a miles to
osyka and then for the first lie intend to
the faH democratic ticket And further, earnestly and
soenny urge my old wbig friends to follow my example
for if know noihpgm succeed there will be end to
republican form Of government viii be annhilated."
Catholics not be Proscrfbedi
Another subject fellow citizens | shall bring your
notice. which is made prominent feature in the American
platform II is the Catholic question. The confident
which this subject is discussed by certain class OF
politicians is curious enough and surprisingly
strange Why heard the other day. at cotton shed in
this city, the subject of Catholic doctrines Catholic tene
Catholic faith, Dr. Stops and the temporal power Of
the Pope forth and commented that convinced
that either profound ignorance madness ruled the hour
am Cathoic-a live Catholic-and one no is neither
afraid ashamed my religious preferences pro
fess declare upon this SUBJECT what know to be true
from examination, ard thorough instruction from
propose further to exhibit such truths
this subject shall give to the ignorant Know nothing
benefit ~ knowing in advance that their denun
citation Of Catholics is false before they proclaim it.
These new lights in politics very generously declare their
hostility religious prescription and religious intoler
ance they desire interfere with the consciences of
who thanks them for this extraordinary orbear
ance? That eographc communion that binds the soal OF
man on earth to the OF God in Heaven cannot be
A bp Tho eff pf inun
That chain of be touched however the Catholic
may be bowed and prescribed for his faith and mode Of
wo ship or however he may be BUNDLED and reduced by
neaping upon him load Of civil and political disabilities
Dnt atn told that not prescribed because Caho
ic while the very who thus inform tte
eouasRs and lodges toproseribe me # lam Catholic"
The Catholics and Magma Chartai
sTelow citizens the present assaants of the Catholic
faith have certainly tooca history, but have they studied
with that careful patience of impartial students which
alone can extract from its teachings and truth from
records They but and pretenders superficial
cleaners the truthful annals of the past when they gabe
from history the Church many of their assumed truths
and facts, intended to throw reproach and
disgrace upon the Catholic and to stgmatze its doc
tnes soil its cscutcheon, and to poue that stream of
Christian truth moral and religious purity which has
down the present day through hundreds of
dark and barbarous ages of bloody strife and of
corrupt yrannic msrne of the temporal powers OF the
world the treasures of life and mnutabty which the Sa
vou the world first delivered to his apostles The object
of and profound historians is not to ascertain
history Teaches but wrest from her records whatever
they can available in their present unhoy crusade
against Cthocs. With this audobe object, they go back
in English history for nearly thousand years. quar-
rel Of King John with the Pope. But who King John was
what his qualities both moral and mental what the
tmaon which he held by his English people,
upon which the leaders of the American party of the
present profoundly silent If not profoundly g
norant.
Who was King John A usurper and tyrant- one who
beray the interests of his BROTHER Cour de
Leon while absent from England, and fighting what
believed age be the battles of the Christian world
against paganism But he only rant aud nsurper
but bloody murderer. He murdered his nephew,
Arthur the death of Richard his safety
on the Of England He is denounced by English his
tory being tho worst that the English
crown with few redeeming traits of character to
eve the bad. He rapacous cowardiy silly cruel, and
perdious These the qualities which English historians
ascbe 10 King John, whom, of course, regard
the first great patriotic know nothing martyr who fell
under the banthe and anathemas OF the
Catholic Churchi
"Aer John had done everything which rapacious yran
could devise for the oppression and humiliation Of his subjects
his barons met in combination against his expressions And
had they right thus to conspire against the rascal p
Ed
I" And at this meeting lit not know nothing meet
ing-nark that fact II Catholic Catholic bishop-ho
bishop of Canterburydrew up Blu Of Rights the great
Hagad Chora of English liberty, which unanimously a-
proved by the barons of England This looks very
much like oldfashoned, plain democratic meeting.
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