Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-26

can make OF tins affair
THr PRELArEs OF THE RoMisH CHURCH have
nothing to do with politics or politicians! Demo
cratic papers and speakers tell rs 50, aud so 1t
must be. The following extract from speech,
made by Archbishop Hughes. the head of the
Church in this country, at dinner given by the
Irish Benevolent society Of St Johns, New
Brunswick a short time ago, affords incontesta-
BILE evidence of the fact. Trne, the Archbishop
undertake. to speak for President Pierce aud
the Democratic party--but his remarks to be
taken in a spiritual sense altogether. The Pres
ident hayxt been toasted, the Archbishop rose
and respondrd
"He had, " he said, 'the honor of knowing him
and he was proud To say that there was no
ground of rcproaeh against him He adhere
to the general universal principle of freedom up
on which the Constitution OF the nation professed
to be based"
After remarkng that 'the distinguished nd-
vdual who now occupies the position Of Chief
Magistrate ofthe American nation Is worthy of
the office he fills" he declared again that there
was no ground for reproach against him, or u
gainst the partg Nth whom he acts" adding;
:. He, (the Archbishop) was well aware that
parchment constitutions Of little avail unless
the principles of them are written in the human
heart and in the United States the principles OF
the Constitution are in the hearts OF the people.
(Cheers.) Class legislation-oreed legislation,
will not he tolerated there, loud and prolonged
cheering) and if an attempt should be made 10
carry out such legisaton--if even law should
be carried in Congress with such an ohjct. lie had
confidence in the President that he ,rouid refuse
his signature to it,"
The Archbishop concluded ms follows
''But it should be observed that, chdterer fruits
the americans may hare, IL would not be right
to take the conduct and proceedings of certain
classes or parties indicating the tone of public
feeling in the nation. One might be led 10 be
lieve, from the tone and writings of some of the
newspapers, that there was arevulson in the
feelings of the people, the great bulk of the PEG
pie, and that they would rejoice 10 see all of US
Catholics walking out from among them. Tint.
however, would be great Unsatisfactory would
be very sorry 10 go. Loud cheers
They not so forgetful of regardless of the
national interests as to desire such an event.for
they have wise and able statesmen among them;
besides, they do not forget that they themselves
are the offspring of emigration. Their ances
tors were not ofthe aboriginal tribes who sway
ed it over the soil ere emigration began; bnt they
were emigrants. So they do not wish for sep
araton;they would be sorry to see Us leave them.
And tell you this, we have not the least notion
of going. Laughter and cheers. Aud fur
ther tell you that if they have any wish for sep
aration, let them pack up as quickly as they can
and go. [Roars Of laughter and immense cheer
ing, which continued for several minutes, and in
the midst of which he resumed his seat.
Whether this distinguished Catholic probate,
whose master is in Europe speaks thus posi-
lively of what the President of the United States
will do in certain emergencies, from authority or
not, we do not pretend to say Possibly he gets
it secondhand from the Post Master General,
who is one of his flock.
The whole country knows how Mr.. Brooks, Of
the New York Express, exposed and punished