The true Democrat., 1855-09-25

thelr own lnnuence to have been unhappy 100. How can know nothings complain, when they profess willingness to abide by the present settled principles ofthe democratic party. which have been established as the policy of the go- vernment by the aid of the votes of our natu. ralized citizens?
 | MR. JENNINGS then alluded to the distin- guished and gallant service done our country by foreigners in the revolutionary and subsequent wars. Many of them had fought and poured out their life's blood in defence of their adopt ed country. Our battle fields-now consecrat- ed spots-had been covered with the bleached bones of foreigners. How can this war upon them be now justified? Had they voted the whig ticket, and elected Gen. Scott to the pre- sidency, and thus established Seward and his ablolitionism in the government, does any one imagine here would have now been any know nothing party? No, on the contrary, greater privileges than ever, would have been granted them by the whig party. A law would have been enacted, as recommended by Scott, giving to foreigners, upon one years service in the ar my or navy, the right to vote as ctizens MR. JENNINGS next took up the Catholic test lie disclaimed being a Catholic, but de- nounced in bitter strains the hollow and hypo- critical persecution of Catholics in this State by the order In Louisiana, South Carolina and Maryland, they made no such war, but took Catholics in the order-,hus making it subser- vient to the grand cnd--the possession of the spells Where Catholic strength was conside- rahlc and Catholic votes worth having, Catho- lies were received as brethren! But in this State where there are but few Catholics, their religion was denounced and prescribed, that ad vantage might be taken of the prejudice that existed against Catholicism among Protestants. He then argued the temporal power of the Pope, and showed that it was neither claimed nor acknowledged in this country He showed that Catholics had served in our army against Mexico, Catholic country. He alluded to the pronunciation of Washington's euIogy by Bi. shop Carroll in the Catholic cathedral of Bal. tlmore, and the triumphant crowning of Jack son after the battle of Orleans by Catholic priest in the Catholic church. He showed too, by reference to the discussion, fifty years ago, in the British Parliament, on the Catholic relief bill, wherein the whole Parliament, Mr. Pett included, became satisfied that the tempo power of the Pope was not ack' owledged by British Catholics. This has been affirmed of ten in America by the Catholic Bishops, among them this venerable Bishop Carroll, who wrote to the Pope, on this subject, February P, 1797, who sanctioned 1t: That the successor cf St. Peter has poacer or prerogotive wh'ch clashes ia the least degree acith tie duty o,oed by Catholic subjects to heir country or is laws."
 To prescribe Catholics for the reason of the alledged temporal power of the Pope, is thus both unjust and unchristian.
 MR. JENNINGS made all able and eloquent speech, and it was well received by the vast as sembIage present. We are unable to do 1t jus tice and have not pretended to note more than one or two of the many excellent arguments be made
 DR. JETr next took the stand and made a most admirable speech. He commenced by congratulating the democracy upon the mani festations of the day--thc large assemblaae of sound old line democrats. He spoke in glow ing language of that unconquerable spirit of democracy that rervaded the masses ot the peo- pie, and which, on so many occasions had led them to victory. He spoke of tue principles of the party aa now the settled maXims of the go vernment, under the benign influence of which, every Amcrican enjoyed the freedom of speech, the right of conscience and personal liberty He alluded to the recent democratic triumphs in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alaba- ma and Texas, as an evidence that the demo- cratic party was neither dead nor sleeping.- The same active spirit-the same love of che rshed principles and the same devotion to the republic still animated it.
 DR. JETT invited the attention of the assem- bly, to the slavery question, as the question of the day, and to the position of parties upon it. He showed that the national democratic party was alone true and right on the subject of sla- very. That northern democrats were the only men at the north, who had or would stand by the rights of the south. They were the only men to whom the south could look for the slightest recognition of their rights and inStitu- tions. He show ed that 50 far from the know nothing party being true on the slavery ques tion, it had only served to unite all the north ern opponents to slavery and to lead them to victory ill the free States-that while the north. ern democracy were fighting the forces of know nothings and abolsionists combined the soutE- ern democrats alone were battling for their old principles at the south.
 He warned southerners to be ware of the know nothing party-whose whole tendency was to cast them into the meshes of northern aboltionism which there ruled the concern. Not single one of the know nothings elected 10 Congress, at the north, were in favor of the Kansas N e. braska blll-not one of them but was n favor of denying to the south the right to take their slave property into the, common territories be- longing to the government.
 DR. LETT spoke ably and at great length.- He concluded by assuring the democratic party that their principles were sound and that the
 
 mined, with laurcls covering them from every southern battle field.
 The next gentleman who appeared upon the stand was the Hon. John Quindley. The fol- lowing notice of his remarks is from the Hemp stead Democrat:
 After the speeches of Drs. Jett and Mitchell and the adoption of series of resolutions, it ;.scer tained that the Hon. John Quindley, of Pulaski coun ty, was upon the ground. lie was immediately called upon for speech and in response to the call, Mir. e. came upon the stand, and for brief period en- tertained the meeting with most mastely exposi- ton of Sams" inconsistency, compared with the straight -forw ard of the democratic party He informed uc that he a member of the M ethodst church. and Methodist he appealed to his breth- ren against the sin and nquiy they must perpctrac by joining the resent know-nothng order while he rely upon the wort of truth for its prosperity, than upon prescription and persecution. lie then y-