The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-06
AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
MBATE On THE CHURCH PROPERTY QUESTION
IMPORTANT TO BANKS AND RAILROAD COMPANIES.
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RECORD OF A WEEKS LEGISLATION,
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AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
YORK LEGISLATURE.

NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
ALBANY, Feb. S, 1855.
TER NEW SENATOR.
Mr.. GOODWIN, Senator elect from the Twenty ninth
diatrics, took his seat. He was sworn in on motion OF
Mr. DASrcRrH, tie returns not being present.
FOREIGN pArPERs AND CRIMINALS.
A 70 port from the Conimissicre rs Of Emigration, as TO
the number of foreign pappers, was received. Over one
thousand 81 hundred had arrived AT New York in one
year.
RESTRICTING THg BANKING BASIS.
Mr. saSRnL ;ntrodace4 q bin to prohibit bonds and
mortgages az q basis for banking.
TIKI DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK.
M SPENCER laid on the table a resolution to investi-
gate TIE affairs Of the Lry Dock Savings Bank, that 10
~s.itution not having ars wered the Senate's resolution.
RAILROAD DIVIDENDS.
Mr.. SPENCER gave notice ri a bill to prohibit railroad
companies making divide DDS, except from net earnings,
or when their floating surplus exceeds Eve per cent of
their capital.
THE TENURE OF CHURCH PROPERTY.
Mr.. WHITNEY, then took e floor, Mr.. Bradford in the
chair Mr.. W in reply % the Senator from the 9th,
(Mr. Bishop asked in VIA, respect the American scnti-
meni associated itself wits slavery
M. BISHOP referred to tc sv.p.per Of that party
He held that their C purse justified his pc .ition-thxt the
American party was going I and in hand with slavery.
Mr.. wHrrNgy replied, that because a sentiment was
peen 10 be deeply imbued ia all hearts throughout the
Union. OF consequences the American sentiment and the
slavery question we're cogoate, according 10 tina. SEN
ntor. lie simply denied this. The name Of Mr.. Seward
has been banded about these halls Of late, his friends
arguing that he is the peculiar aud only mark for the
American psrty's aim, and because they oppose him,
they are opposed to human liberty; in other words, that
Wi liam II. Sc ward is tae embodiment OF freedom, This
was ~dignifying the mau 90 much. He was but a straw
In the ., WAY ,Ss Of Oh. that nat great d party, b ~ .s, stood ii, IN ,t the
ton he will be run down That Is all the American
party has to do with William II sewsrd. Mr..
Whitney then returned to the subject before the
Senate-the tenure OF church property. Alter lauding
highly the effort of tb- Senator from the Thirty first,
(Mr. Pufnam,j he took the position that the Romish
church was tae only enc Shich iuterfered with political
matters. HI then ALLUDED to the powers said to be pos
sessed by the Pope, and quoted frou Cardinal Zeba, who
has said, according to Nj, W., that the Pope can do all
things that he wished, aud has authority to do many
things which the Supreme Father may not do. We see,
then, ttat the Pope IL INN atable la his temporal char
acter we see, then, tlat the iiomish church is poiti-
cal. To suppress ttis II it is ever to be suppressed
resort must be hao to the ballot b'x. That is the only
remedy. Chur h sggrandixement has bsen on the in
crease for q long time, ariil now It assumes the most
mammoth proportions. Mr.; W. then read from the
~stitut.on, to proves the ipeligiblity Of clergymen TO
civil office. This was I've Ggis which the fathers Of tbs
constitution gave :. US TO guard against church
Of the Saviour TO man-'render unto Cesar
the things which belong to Cesar" HIRE
ligicn should always b, alienated from politics. Bat
this would not answer the smtitio1s views of the potent
father Of the Church. 1t would limit the pc ~ers of the Ro-
mAa Catholic hierarchy, And that power at last set to
work its immense pol teal machinery; and the effect was
that our politicians trembied at its dictates, AMI then
We saw that the Archb shop or Cardinal was made elig'-
bic to the Gubernatorial chair. Mr. W. then alluded to
the religious post on of ROGER William s-that mans con-
science was in the keeping Of God alooe 1t was . new
era in the religious woIli; aud among those who stood
most 6fmly-stood on the platform 40 glorious!y con-
~strueted, were our Evolutionary fathers; aud among
the fruits which that stsnd produced was the principle
engraited IN our State Con ,titurioa that no person owing
r~Iegisnce to a foreign potentate should ever be eligible
10 the Office o! Governor. But TIE constitution Of 1s4T
,wept that away, and opened wide the door for church
tgrandiztment, since when 1t has been most rampant In
iur state. MIR. " next alluded to the visit Of Bedi-
h-And his reception by the general governmsnt,
ind the Governor of iris State. He came here
to promulgate the eiists Of the tyraut Of the Seven
Hnis-the self ell .ctet yireresent OF our MAKER. He
should like to Emo y by what authority he sends his de-
putty into another province, with his tyrannical edcts,
in opposition to the local la VS. Of that province. When
he speaks Of the hierarchy, he mans the Church, and
wished to be distinctly understood that, with regiri to
peculiar religious ten Is he has nothing to do, He as.
Bumed that the Romish hierarchy wis one OF ag.ran
dize ment-aggrandizement was its chief busiuess-its
au-important aim. Money vas its first great am, and
ing 10 the physics al or meutal con,trl stion OF the Catho-
Ecs that wall not allow them to become good citizens OF
any country. Under the benign influences Of our com.
mon schools and political institutions, there IL no rea-
son why they should not'make good citizens. Bat to
become SO they must resist the despotic edicts OF the
Romish auth GRITTY. And it il done; II not by the Hrst
generation, teen as.u : Ny by the second. Tney cauaot
bear the yoke that ! sought TO be put upon them. We
have q case IN point IN the 81. Louis church OF Buf.
falo. There we see the agent IF the Ro nan despot de.
ciaribg them in o state OF rebellion against q foreign po-
teatate. Think of it-free people Of our own free state
IN y Bthte " DttliO tOWNIus u tOEelgu tTtuCP. tutlI
minister il taken frorn them. Anathemts from Rome
arc hurled at their heads. And with sucn means is
sought to subject the free citizens Of the state of Nex York.
This hierarchy has ignored our system OF representa-
ton. II has violated our laws, assailed our comm IN
school ~system-and has dictated to us With regard to the
Bible-and lastly, lays at the foot of tie Pope all the
aggraudiEirg eli mems collected since the Foundation OF
our republic. This one msn power is antaSouistic to
all OF our Institutions. It Is %repugnsnt to the ind.pen-
dent feelings OF mau,ind and the State Of New York
must ~interpose it's strong arm to crush II out. The
Catholic Church can never be in . state of fruition in
this country till they bring their doctrines to conform to
our institutions, Ike the Episcopal Caurch Of America,
VIE, while 1t does not separ ste from the Mother Caurch,
takes psisa 10 make their religion conform to the insti-
Mr.. BIsHoP replied, mainly answering that portion of
Mr.. Whitney's remarks relating to the e~iig;bilit, OF cler-
gynen 10 vii Office. H. held that all men, c~lergymen
or other wise, should be eligible 20 Office, aud maintained
that the trainers Of the constitution OF 1916 were justi-
acc, By public sentiment, 10 expansins from that M
sivl ONCE. Ttis banning the Pope for all the trouble
with regard to the 81. Louis church was the merest
man sought to override the laws n this State was pre-.
~posterous, for, as he understood II, the old man could
sOs rs.s -. Ensli.h isofa,se He fur, e. held that sa
hold, all titles to church properly, vas certainly iacos.
rect in . measure, or rather 1t was misrcpresented
os,y. And for this eveo the prelstes had an excuse,
though he was not prepared to admit that IL was q very
good one !. vas: that Z titles :, church property, vas
found that such property would be put in the posses
sion Of men from all parts OF the world, msny or little
~ w Ousfectcrt 1un, " msy w. VI tuc uuSouyj u
that under sucn ~circumstances the affairs Of the church,
In many Instances, would be much worse than confusion
eenfounded. But Mr.. B. was not prepared to discuss
this bin. Terhsp, at some other time be would ask the
~privilegs to be heard On the subject. He would, there
fore, move to rise and report progress; and the motion
was carried.
THE LENNON sLAvK CASH.
y The Lem mon slave case resolutions were again taken
up, and Ne ssrs. BisHoP and DICKINSON argued Ia favor oil
tier sdop tion, until the hour OF adjournment
Assembly.
ALBANY, Feb. 8, 1856.
rm UNITED STATES sESAroRsuIr.