The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-10

or of warning faneticisn win drown the expostula
tons of true patriotism, and that our people viii
gradually forget the admontons Of the past and the
warnings Of the future?
Is it not to be feared that the new machinery al
work in the cabinet of Mr.. Pierce, which is compos
ed of aboltionists and nullifers, which is also al
work in the Legislature of Massachusetts,, IN Geor
gia, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee and Missouri
is it not to be feared, / say, that this machinery
will shake down the pillars of our Union? 1t
true that the nulier of the South abuses terribly
the aboltonist at the North and Vice Uersa the aoo
litionst of the North abuses the nullher at the
South. The politicians of the two sections tel
their dear people that their rights are IN Danger
and that they must stand to their arms and elect
only those who will defend the South or the North
The people are blinded, and do not see that these
champions of their interests are working for the
spoiIs of Office and doing all in their power to pro-
mote the evils they profess so much to fear. What
can Mr.. Seward do unless he can get party in the
South to talk about destroying the Union. What
can Mr. Davis or Mr.. Cheves do, unless they can
get some body to preach higher law than the Con-
sttuton and that slavery is great moral and social
evil. 1t is thus that extremes, travelling always
in vicious circles meet and act as auxiiaries in the
great work of dsunion 1t is thus that Mr.. Pierce
has organised his cabinet, uniting to him as were
the Samese twins an abotionist to act for him at
the North and Mr. Davis the nuller, to act for him
at the South-each deceiying his section, and each
guilty of the very enormity which he pretends to
deprecate and against which he invokes the shield
of secession and new confederacy.
In view of such facts these, felow-citizens the
platform of the American party comes to you with
the olive branch of peace and 1t tells YOU
to rely no longer on either the wing the democratic
parties as now organized, to avert the dangers
brought on us by such men Pierce, Douglas and
Seward, or by JEFF. Davis Cheves and SOule; but
go back to the early doctrines of the Fathers of the
Republic and put none at the rudder of our ship OF
State but those who know how to be firm amidst
the surgng breakers of the sea shore, and can see
the position of the Scylla and Charybdis which
threaten our safety This platform tells you to re.
member the sayings of Washington and Jackson
about the Union and the Constitution, and to be.
ware of those foreign emissaries who are forever
ready to insinuate their counsels when there is a
question before of vital character 1t also tells
you to look to the Catholics who are organized as
band under the lead of Bishops and Priests and
who are tempted to play here the same game they
do in Europe. 1t tells you this, not for the purpose
of prescribing them, interfering with their re
ligous creed but of seeing that that creed is con-
formed to their duty as American citizens owing
allegiance to the United States and not the Pope Of
Rome as temporal sovereign.
President Pierce and his Siamese allies the abo-
ltionists and the nullifers, are making a great
regard to the Roman Catholics. They affect not to
know that great disturbances have been produced
in several of the States of this Union by the claim
Of the Bishops of that Church to place the church
property the footing that it is held in Spain
and other countries in Europe. They affect not to
know that the Pope claims to be the Vicegerent of
Christ, and demands allegiance from his follow
ers higher than that which is due to our COnstiu.
ton and laws. They affect not to know that the
tha riOhtt IN
and potentates, and that he aenounces all protes-
tants as heretcs and interdicts the reading of the
scriptures to all but the priests. Now, let me ask
you if there can be any wrong in refusing to put in
Office any follower of the Pope who acquiesces in
these enormous pretensions, and if there is not a
wide distinction between the object of the Ameri-
can party in this respect and the interference with
the constitutional right of the Catholic to worship
God according to the dictates of his conscience.
Suppose that Mormon should come amongst you
with his religious poligamy and other enormities,
would the cry be raised that had right to dis
turb him, because his poligamy was part of his
religion or of his way of worshiping God. Or
suppose Hndoo should settle amongst US, would
we be obliged to tolerate his sacrifice of human
beings, because this is part of his religion?
/ am no religious inquisitor or prosecutor, but
am not afraid to avow my determination never by
my vote to give power or authority to those who
bold doctrines or maintain practices inconsistent
with the security of our Constitution and plainly at
variance with the morality taught us by the Holy
Scriptures Doubtless there are good christians
among the Catholics and foreigners as capable as
we OF appreciatng the value of our institutions.
When New Orleans was invaded by the British dur
ing our last war with that Government, old Father
Antoine contributed powerfully to the defence of
the Crescent City, by bringing to the aid of General
jackson the moral support OF the communicates of
his church. This Catholic Bishop was an honor to
any country, and viii be remembered with gratitude
by the people of New Orleans long as charity and
good works are regarded as the jewels of christian
ty. So, also, we may cite instances of talent, pa
triotism and noble service exhibited by the natural
lied citizen on the fields of our efforts to improve
and extend the blessings of our Republican system
Ii is not the intention Of our organization to exclude
such men: and II the language employed in our
Platform exposes US to miscOnstruction in this re-
spect We say to you fellow-ctizens be patient and
TO remember that perfection is not to be attained
by the first efforts of the individual or Of the asso-
citation OF individuals aiming to act for the highest
good Of the country. Our association has been
formed in th~ presence Of great dangers, imminent
and Threatening TO our national safety The present
administration Of the Federal Government, RELYING
on the cohesion OF public plumber has shocked the
sensblites OF the country by the low appeals it has
made TO the Foreign and Catholic influence and il
is less against that influence than against the power
which seeks to monopose II for the vile uses of Of
fee that the American Party has taken its stand
We make no war on religious faith, nor on the spirit
which honors anu cherishes the citizenship which
we acquire from abroad, when it is controlled by a
just sense OF our institutions
Fellow Citizens, let us turn attention for a
moment to the American Party in its probable in
Auence on the slavery question. If we can prove
that this party is the only one that can settle this
question to the satisfaction Of both the sections of
our Union, then shall have accomplished all that
is necessary to rally the great body of the Amcri.
can People TO the support of our principles What
is the condition Of the Democratic party as now re-
presented by the present administration and its
fendsS Is it not VIGOROUSLY unable to carry sim
gle Northern Statey This is not because the Dem
ocratc party is really weaker than it in the days
of jackson, but that the leaders have betrayed it.
Mr.. Pierce was elected by juggle of the nullifers
and abolitionsIs and his administration can produce
no good fruit lie came into power protesting to
entertain the views which Gen. jackson did of the
ultraisms Of the day. he has done nothing but
strengthen an influence deadly hostile to the position
which that old Hero maintained with so much glory
and honor on the subject Of Secession and Nul6ca-
ton. Ii is therefore, idle 10 suppose that the peo-
pie can ever be brought 10 act in support Of such