Washington telegraph., 1855-08-01
IFrors the ~ o. Pioayune.
ratter from Alb I t Pix g.


L.orrertIy reported, that venture to ask you
dOni 1o,r me to say through you: columns what |
" cav in answer TO an article IN regard to
& ha'.Ir in the Delta of the 10th inst.
r. he refined wit and graceful personalities of
s-tirJe have not word to say should be
- N learn that they suit the taste OF the peo-
s5 sI"55f New Orleans And if the matter were one
7" mere personal interest i should not obtrude
eli upon the public at ALL
The editors of the Delta are well aware that 1t
orr unjust to assume that public speaker
Fl the precise language contained IN brief
sts.rh of his speech by reporter Indeed. the
sS-.sr quoted by them expressly stated an his
IT that he did not pretend to give my Ian
Case at ALL
I5d not pledge myself "IIot to rest day mgh''
III the Catholic test was removed from the plat
s,-n Of the American Order; nor did ] say that
.ss error had crsPt IN, and there was no time to
eradicate it
The first speech and indeed the only one of
,v length which | made in the National Coun-
8 ii was exclusively an appeal in favor of the I'M
,,sdIste admission of the regular delegates from
8 7 onsaua. TO the floor of the Council and in it
4 aynTessIv declared that if at last. should have
- choose between the Order at large and the Or
Sr in louisiana | should adhere to the latter and
- SqH if at the next annual session, the substance
8 ~ the LOUISIANA Ritual and Constitution is not
! adopted
lle OOUlDIIlcc Oh Il VI WHICH, l.
,ras member reported the Sth article without
) ,be words with which it now commences-l Re
sistance to the aggressive policy and corruptlng
tendencies of the Roman Catholic Church In our
country As reported it commenced thus; The
advancement to all political stations" ETC. The
former clause added in the Council on motion
OF Mr. Ravner. of North Carolina did not de-
bate. or make formal opposition to the amend
ment (which did not likel for three reasons;
First every one was weary OF debating; second.
saw that at that time. it would be of no use; and
third the Committee on the Ritual and Constitu-
tion | kTetr would report those instruments in
form satisfactory TO louisiana and l wished to
reserve what little influence had, TO be used in
ursng the adoption of the Ritual and Constitution
as they should be reported.
They were not reported until, l believe. the
last day Of the session, when many members dad
gone home, and hardly quorum was present
When reported. they were substantially the Lou
izana Ritual and Constitution, and would have
been unobiectiOna Dle TO louisiana Being report
Ell in slips In the shape of amendments to the pre-
sent Ritual and Constitution, they were referred
p committee of three, TO be put together; anc
moved an amendment, and had it referred to the
same committee, still more explicitly adopting
the views of louisiana
The committee reported that at the late date of
The session and when so lew members were pre-
sent it was inexpedient to make any radical
change 1t was obvious that it was too late to
debate the question, and useless 10 insist upon
paint further at that session. and and others
3 lsctantly allowed the matter to lie
| did saw in the National Council that had
{ heard arguments and appeals there that seemed
70 me better fitted TO be addressed 10 a conven-
ticIe of Scotch Presbyteriaus, looking upon the
Pope as Antichrist, than TO assembly OF Am
ercaa gentlemen met to discuss matters of politi-
cal consideration only
The Delta asks If | did not speak in praise of
the platform at the Park in New York No, | did
not speak in the Park at all have spoken three
times at Baltimore. at Washington, and al Mo-
s bile and at each place have expressed the same
views as to the eighth article of the platform
| said at Mobile. and | say now, that had lore
seen tSat what was at first opposition TO the
! sumed temporal power of the Church of Rome.
would degenerate into hostility TO the Catholic
j Church as a oiHrai- and become religions quar-
4 Tel and that there mighty anti-Catholic
feeling in the country, which was great fact to
be dealt with IN some way other: and that feel
/ Ing would be prevented from doing great harm,
only by the exeTtions and influence of the discreet
4 and moderate men Of the Order nsclf and intend
! ell, and believed would be able, at no distant
day, to modify and liberalize the feature OF the
PLATFORM to which objected
lsaId that adhered to the Order. notwithstand-
in5 my objection to that single feature and for the
purpose OF aiding IN changing II; and that felt
certain It would be changed at the next annual
session l do teel certain of that And cannot
regret that after the slavery question had 50 rent
and dIvIted Us not further torn to pieces
4 by change IN the ritual and constitution in an
other important respect The Sth article can do
no great harm for year | will stand upon the
& Platform as 1t Is trusting to time and the good
s. sense OF the Order to remove hereafter what
consider an objection TO IL Its news TO me that
must adhere to the platform as it is, without
saying how desire 10 see it amended.
lmay be mistaken as to the probability of
Modification OF the ritual constitution and plat
Term IN this respect; but do dot believe am
ine American party is new and young. 1t is not
70 oe expected that every thing in its creed should
d the beginning be JIst 1t should be- II is the
wee OF all political platforms TO be intoierant
aAd no party IS exempt from error But see no
nope lot the South OF for the Union In any Other
party, and agreeing TO the platform on every point
out one, and constituting even that to avow hostil-
i'y not to the CatnOlic church ITSELF but to its
aggressive policy AMI injurious and political tend
scles, and to propose resistance TO these aggTes-
SONS and tendencies. by preveLting. far as our
o.eS can co. the con.errIEg of Office those who
HoAhowiedse the temporal authority OF foreign
f''1ce, adhere n the party in good faith hoping
ana expecting within year, that construction will
'e !uly adopted BY the National Council and so
PANTY expressed tnat no one can doubt its .nean-
Inc InsInuatIOu that wrote the corresp-ndence
"a Ae Crescent the editors of the Delta should be
s SO'Iy ior- They had no reason 10 Imagine any
S'eh thing The letter was as new to me. when
saw 1t In print. as 1t was to them.