The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-10
iygE aNOW NOTHING NATIONAL COUNCIL.
American Catholic Questlon-PoIiticians In
Town.


American Catholic Question Politicians 4
PHILADELPHIA, June S-l2
Ia my hurred'5 written letter yesterday, suffcien
81 not cevotcd to tde Amsrcsa Catholic quss
ton, presented ~ the appearance and claim Of tn
| Louiuana delegation fer admission to the Nations
Council
As it is ceatesssdiy important question: must b
pardoaed the recurrence tsit and the mora especially
it is my purpose to emeedy, to extent the OPT
MONS sbly elaborated by tie prominent speakers
the occssion.
II j an correctly advised, It WAS argzsd that 1t was
the claims of the Psya hierarchy which necessarily
parted 10 osests sthm political ciemens and Tint it
hs hierarchy being political sorporatcn animaSsd
By political aoosDs Of moro comprehensive character
than that Of any other Political structure whatsoever
could only 30 escually opposed BY political action
that the laIty Of the church not members Of tho
chu1ch-a fundamental dogma of that church being
that the church) composed solely Of the hiorar
chy that the priesthood alone constituted the
ton, and that the hity vAsse without voice
or influence in itB councils; that there doubtless
was spiritual character in the hierarchy the
Of having charge Of southe worst feature Of the sys
tem-as by 1t religious sanctions invented obtaa
power over the bodies and temporaes of mem that the
spiritual was blended with the political element and
that as the former the parent Of the latter it was
always superior to it, runs into it, pervades IT. and i'm
parts to 1t all its auth hority; that the fundamental all
perysdipg principle was chat the Roman Pontf was
Gods vicegerent ON earth, kings princes and all
political corporations whatever-over all nations and
people, claiming, by divine right allegiance loyalty
and the titular control of all temporates that was
therefore, political in the strongest OF the term
and that to give potency and effect to these claims the
spiritual thundsrs OF the Vatican invoked and are
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and rebeious recreauts that hence the necessity Of
political organization like the American party to
oppose this formidable political power OF the Church
Of Rome, at work to undermine and to
get the ascendancy of our institutions, &c
that the two great political parties have BEEN
mere tools in the hands Of the papists for the
attainment of their ends; that the formation of
the American party, therefore, necessary to assert
the rights Of Protessans which neither of the old par
ties dared to do that the American party did not assert
these rights oppose the design OF the papal hierarchy
in the character Of rsigionsts, but Am ercan cs
zensthe political element of Professionalism being alone
made of; that Protestantsm faith Of tho Bible
for the soul s one thing, and political element of
the State which ordsins that every shall be permit
ted to read and interpret the Bible for himself and not
to be forced to receive and believe only what the priest
prescrbes and order is quiteanoher thing that the po
jtical element of Protestantm essential both to
civil and religious freedom the latter could only
secured by the former, and that the American party
have designs against the free liberation Of the Roman
Catholic religion, contemplated by the genius of our
Institutions and guaranteed by the situton Of
the United States and Of the several States, &c.
This imperfect sketch Of some of the arguments
poyed must suffice for the general outline of debate
which all are asre one of the richest intel
lectual Iepasts with which Grand has been "a
pd sha of ~ WI
tie design to be invdous but accord with the popular
sense and sentiment when give to the state
ment that the effort OF the Hon K. Raynor was one
trarscendent ability and deservedly ranked him as a
speaker Of the very first order.
The copcourss Of outscers is being hourly enlarged
and in tho mighty throng may bs recognized
corners, Commodore Stockton. of New Jersey; Bon
Judge Campbell, Of New York; Hon. Preston King, OF
rbe State Hon. Mr. Kennstt. st. Louis and many
others too tedious to enumerse The presence OF e.
EblDg your Street Commissioner, has caused me to
contrast the condition of the streets of this city-pro-
verbally the ceanest in the Unonwitn those of New
York. and the contrast altogether favorable to
his efficient rule and administration, (aided he has
been by your admirable and indomtable Mayor) that
have felt it my duty to give him the benefit of it, Rely
upon it, in this particular New York not one whit be
hind Philadelphia.
Proceedings Of the Convention.
THE PLATFORM PARTIALLY PREPARED THE PRINCI-
PIES OF THE KANsASNEBsAsKA ACT ADHERED TO
-CAusgs OF BARKER's pBFEAT-" LIVE OAK"
GEORGE FOR PRESIDENT, ETC.
FIFTH DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, june 9-8P. ".
The National Council have done nothing important to-
day. except to admit the Louisiana delegates and reject
finally the Catholic set.
The Committee on Platform will sit unit. midnight
and then be ready for the Council Monday, when