Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-05-10

tue country III tIe revolutionary struggle
These propositions, as I understand them,
are just rs essential for the true interests,
and for the protection Of the true rights Of
foreigners who come here and become estab-
Iished amongst us, rs they are for the na-
iives, and nothing but misconception and
misunderstanding Of tie true purposes and
objects Of this association. could have Gre
ated such storm among considerable
portion Of foreigners, or any other persons.
As to the religious questioe, gcHt,emeni
am afraid that | cannot consider myself
entirely fit to consider such subject as that.
] am afraid, God help me. have not much
religion Of any sort, though see that SENT
body las made the wonderful discovery that
the Winchester ticket is made UP Of a
Methodist, Il Baptist, a Presbyterian and
Episcopalian. believe | ain nearer tho
EPiscoPaiian than any other. don't 1.-Two
more than a square and a half from tho
church. Now, | understand that nobody
belonging to this much and terribly abused
party, for ! thing it is and has been the
worst abused that ever has risen in the
country, not excepting the Abolitionists,
who deserve 1t most !Ieartily-I DO not tn
derStand that any man belonging to this or
Garlzatlon desires to interfere with nnv civ
/ or religious rights Of Catholics anv more
than with HE civil and religious rights Of
P!otestants. Nobody disputes the rights.
or designs 20 interfere with the authority OF
The members of that Church, 10 worshin
God according to their own consciousness
50 far as any person undertakes to say that
he will not vote for Catholic, he exercises
his undeniabIe right. It equally compe-
tent for persons outside the order TO take
that position, nor do believe tley would
be guilty ifthey chose to take that position,
Of any violation Of the rights of Catholics as
citizens either civil or religious.
How far the charges OF temporal allcgi-
ance on tie part Of Catholics 10 the Pope are
justified, am not aware. tits strange that
while some Catholics deny the temporal
authority ofthe Pope over them, others OF
their own church, some Of them i'll high po-
sition do maintain that they are thus bound.
Well, know not who is right and who Is
wrong about that, but this do know. that
! l. tits established that we have q body Of
men here who are under the temporal au-
thoriiy Of a foreign putentate or any other
religious head, domestic or foreign, in the
exercise Of their civil rights, it would be
justifaLle ground upon which we should
abstain from comforting any Office Of poiti-
cal power or influence upon any such man
- care not whether he be Catholic; Pres
oS,Ita" LiP.s'oi'I,l+li, 'ieroGS'' moo tap'iS''
yicIjon< I cannot hesitate 10 odnnt that mr..
ton oFthc Know Nothing platform which
refers TO It's religious liberation. 1t is this:
h"' '!'s 'ImeT'can doctrine OF religious
s,ri-t;o, f,- ~ ~-E-;,ion's ,.I.a .H,.,i1L" "''
ished as one Of the very fundamental prin-
ciples Of our civil freedom, anl that anv
sect or party which believes and maintains
oI ,.I' "! Io'e;st poNeI' !e';S'Tus M OF Io'''-
cr dircct ,bs cnrIrct or y Srae,r,r o,onn;es
n position which is totally at war With The
principle Of freedom Of opinion, and which
Is m'sei,'eI"us IN ITS tendency and "hici
',.' l,,r,, l,.n. II 'S,! -" ','o P'"c,!'e, W?u"
and civil Iibrr,y,"
We ask any man who has NJ American
heart in Ii, bosom. who loves our ;ns.i.u-
! tions, who would see our land happy and
prosperous, our laws based upon inteli
, ger &c, our policy liberal but not liccntious.
aud our Government in every point nation
al and Alner,can-who can Or will object to
the views expressed by Mr.. Patton, the dis.
tiugui>hei candidate Of the American rartv
= orVireuia for Attorney General Of that
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