The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-03

mails, 10 extend the time in which a for
eigner win be allowed to vote. No DEF
mite period is fixed upon, but a term sufi-
cienily long to enable him to aequaint himself
with the language, and to become familiar with
the habits, manners and customs of the people;
to learn chat constitutional liberty ia, and to
be able to distinguish between It and free L.
ceBse, which knows no law, is in general terms
indicated. This period 10 to be fixed upon by
the Legislature in its soundest wisdom. Gan
any sensible man complain of thisi The
American party has not and will not declare
against immigration in general; they do not
propose to take from the foreigner any of the
protection afforded by our laws TO our own citi-
zenss They as srdsntly aud as zealously con-
tend for this protection as the Democratic or
any other party-and they would defend them
against the slightest eucroachment upon this
particular with as much zeal, readiness, and
success, as would the great palladium of Lib
erty," the so-called Democratic party.
Asto the Catholics. The greatestopposition
to the American party probably arises from
their position in reference to the members
Of the Church of Rome. And here, as in the
other case, misrepresentation and misconstruc-
ton form the chief weapons Of the adverse
party. The Democratic party do not attempt
to defend Roman Catholicism. They dare not.
In their hearts they are opposed to that creed
in all its forms. They are opposed to Catholics
holding official position, of any grade, either
under the Union or in the States. And the
question simply is, how are they to be kept out
of Officer The American party have proposed
mode simple, peaceful, and entirely effective,
whilst it is at the same time in accordance with
the terms of the Constitution, and consonsnt
with the general principles Of liberty. They
propose to exclude members of the church from
Office, simply by voting against them. at the
ballot box, and voting in favor of those who
hold to the Protestant faith. They do not wish
TO alter the Constitution, or sny laws, in this
respect, in any particular. BY these instru-
ments the principle Of federation is secured TO
all religions. They wish this principle to re-
main sacred, and they 60 as far in its defence
they declare that they will not vote for Oath
Ole, for any Office, and they expect their fel-
low-countrymen to initiate their example. Are
they not right Ought Roman Catholics to
hold Office in free Republics What patriot,
what lover of this country and its free institu-
tiops, desires to see our public offices filed by
members of this scott And why9 Because
they are bound to obedience to the Pope, by
the very FIRST principles Of their creed-his su-
premacy and infalliblity. This supremacy of
his Holiness is not bounded by territories, nor
circumscribed by opposing powers-it is CO.
extensive with human progress, and wherever
Catholic is found, in whatever country,
among whatever nation, there, the command
of Pho Nino is as binding upon him, and as
strong as his hopes of Heaven. He is the Su-
preme Head of the Church, and having by SUI
perstitiou, intrigue and cunning arts, bound
Church and State together, he is supreme in
the Legislature, and all powerful with the Ex-
ecutive. But bis supremacy stops not at these
high functionaries--it descends, and acts upon
the most humble lsyman of the Church, and !
by his Bul! of Recommendation, lie not only
stops the wheels of government, makes King .
resign their thrones and powers, nulli6es the (
acts of the Legislature, las Pho Nino did lately
In Spain,) but forbids the whole people from
enjoying rights ordained by God and dictated
by the laws Of nature. And if the people ven-
ture to disobey their egregious and blasphe-
nous commands, be curses them with all the
horrors the most fanaticsl imagination can in
vent. Thus it was that naughty pretenders to
immaculate religion have made the Aonarchs
of England, France, and Germany-such is the
record of history--descend from their thrones,
aud excommunicated and cursed their people.
are the members Of such church, with such
assumptions and such power, ft TO be trusted
with the offices of a Protestant and Republi.
can peopleI With Pope who, TO them Is the
Vice Gerent of God, and who, through the
priesthood and the confessional, is the keeper
of their consciences-who absolves from sin
and gives dispensations TO commit crimes with
ont moral staln--the faithful Of this church are
1T instruments and agents Of tyranny and
moral death. For these reasons, the Ameri-
can party, q Protestant people with free gov
ernment, deem il necessary, for the preserya-
ton of their liberties, and the happiness OF
themselves and their posterity, 10 resolve,
as party that they win not give their cup
port TO Roman Catholics aspiring to Office, and
70 exhort their countrymen to initiate their
example. They say, each member as an indi- /.
vidual, to the Roman Catholic, "You believe
in the supremacy Of the Pope; Jon surrender
your conscience 20 him; you deny yourself the
right to Judge of spiritual matters, and when
ever he chooses 70 make the political concerns.
Of a nation an affair Of the Church Of Rome,
you are bound, by every religious principle In
the human breast, 70 follow his counsel and
obey bis commands.
Another objection 10 this party Is more tri-
vial. They call themselvesth the American party.
This DESIGNATION 4 very offensive 20 their OPP