American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-28

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under Mr.. Pierce, Committee of Dem
ocrats from Pennsylvania waited upon
the President elect and demonstrated
against his appointment. They pro-
duced the facts and figures that Camp
bell, as candidate to secure the Cath
Ollie vote for the Democratic State Jul
dicial ticket had been sepudiatcd by
that party and wofuily defeated by
Richard Coulter, the only successful
candidate on the Wing ticket. Their
rcmonstrance was unsuccessful, for in
reply Mr.. Pierce could only say:
Gentlemen, it is too late--that
matter scas arranged before I soas made
President.
This remark was made publicly in
Washington, and is given on the author
ity of Vespasian Ellis, Esq, who We're
it disputed could furnish the attestations
of a large number of tho citizens of
Washington convcrsant with tho facts
at the time.
But how was it arranged and how
long before Pierce was made President?
Hon. Kenneth Rayncr, in q speech in
Washington city, under tho ewes of tho
White House, SO to speak, on the 21st
of june last, made the following start
ling declaration:
"Our late Minister to Spain, Mr..
Barringcr, stated to me in Baltimore,
that the Popc's Nuncio at the Court of
Spain said to him, before the news of
the formation of Pierce's Cabinet reach
ed there, Il can tell you cue man that
will be in the Cabinet ; that will be Mr..
Campbell, of Pennsylvania, as menu
Der Of the Roman Catholic church."
Mr.. Rayner is one of the purest as
we'll as ablcst of our leading public men
and would not utter the above publicly
and fcarlessly in Washington, in tho
face of the Administration, were it not
true; and then, were it false, Mr.. Bar
ringer, would so state, as he has been
appealed to. We make this note be-
cause the Washington Union, as it is
bound to do in upholding the Admins
tration, sees fit to deny the fact stated
in Mr.. Rayncr's speech.
But We must hasten on, for our arti-
Gle is already too long, could we treat
the subject in q smaller compass. We
have proven that Romanism is civil
as we'll as ecclesiastical organization !;
that it is anti-Republican with its sy s.
tenn of obedience to a Popeas supreme
ruler in Church and in State; and out
of the mouths of their own cxpoundcrs
we have found them to be civil and
ecclesiastical despotism. We have,
likewise, proven, that Romanism has
introduced itself into the field of Amer
lean politics, and secured the favor of
American politicians, and claimed for
Romish Church zealots the political re-
wards due only to patriotism, ability
and devotion to our institutions. What
moro do We want? Is there not in
these facts sufficient to awaken the pa
triotism and watchfulness of the people
of this free and happy land to sense
of danger, present and prospcctive-or
are we so entanglcd in party meshes
that VIC cannot look beyond old political
prejudiccs to see danger and provide
for it. Perhaps our feet arc not yet
sufficiently entanglcd in the snarcs of
Popery to feel them bind and harrass
us, but if we pursue the course followed
by the old parties, there is that in the
principles of Romanism and the hordes
pouring into our country annually filled
with Popish dogmas and political here
sizes, that will make us awake to the
danger impending over us, like the
earthquake wakes the sleeping inhabit-
ants Of the trembling city! 1t becomes
us to look this question full in the face
in the aspect it has assumed, by all the
light we can throw around it, and pro-
vide such safeguards for our liberties
as prudence and patriotism shall urge
to make those liberties perpetual.
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