Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-05-09
Correspondence Of the Roston Post
LETTER FROM ILLINOIS.
TKuTofoLas. ErEISoHhM Co., ILL,soIs. I
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TKurofoL,s. ErESoHkx Co., ILL,soIs.
February 7. 1885,,
MRssns EpIroRs :--Acc,den,aly coming
across your paper to day at the post Office. sud
happening 10 see the speech Of Mr.. BuM" on
the Newfouud and dog question. was led to
the following rehec ions -
am native OF New England; was born
amongst the mpuntairs Of Vermont, and fn.
ished my education in old Hampshire county
Massachuse This TACT Ii not material, ex-
cept that II naturally gives me the cppcrtuai.
~ Of saying that l III 70 learned many things
that shosld be remembered, left uniearned
| many things that l should have learned. aud
| acquired some opinions Of alen aud things
that hope may forget.
Daniel Webster ,old tho Austrian minister
al Washington that his country tAustris) com.
pared with ths territory II tie United States
wa, but pa ch ON the easth's surface. Ms,srs
| Editors, am standing on arm Of the grand
prairie, hooking oce hundred aud sixty miles
\ towards Chicago and not 4 tree or bush oh.
scures my vision. The horizon a'oue hens in
and bounds In this garden of the beautiful
West. Upon ,hs one prairie alone you can
place the whole State Of Massachu e,ts. and
then il will simpy appear as but speck Of
an is'e IN tho boundleAs sea. This 10 n geo.
graphical fact Now. sir, upon nil this field.
4 when il sliaii teem with its millions OF human
! beihgs, we nope trust Anu Deiteve thAt no man
fashionod in Gods image shall bs legally a.
lecttd by his religious opinions, OF his views
of the ruler II the universe. Now, sir, we hope
10 be fortunate enough to leave that moral in.
I, aaisition To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to leave tho
good old "Bay state" with all her glorious
amples and associations the peculidr honor Of
entertaining 10 her legislature propositions "a
disfranch-e n part Of her citizens dn account
Of their religious opiaions
Mes rs Editors. we love not Prot estantism less
but freedom more believing that rightiuliy aud
! lrulv defued. no incompatibl,ty lies within.
For miles around me al! Is German shd all Il
Roman Catholic Formed sixteen years ago
| by corporation composed Of Germans, IT
stI'l completely retains its individuality. Bus
Messrs Edtors. although the fathers are Ger
mans by birth, they Americans and repnb.
licans by choice True. the crucifx hangs III
the dwellings ~ all, but sirs, there also hangs
beside II the declaration Of American indepsn-
dence and the portrait OF Washington, Whilst
Boston was lately concentrating the birth
day Of the father ~ his country IN it's theatres,
the Catholics Of Illinois we're doing the ssme
/ ny solemn professions And these. Massrs.
Editors, are the n,eE whom Massachusetts
would prescribe for opinions sake We ars
glad. sirs, that the editors of the Post. with.
we hope, thousands # others Of the old Bay
State. are not Of this number.
New England should be Just and generous;
she can well afford 10 be both, Tor in few
wears. in wealth and population. she will te.
in comparis,n to the valley ri the Mississippis
but as were the British inlands to the Roman
empire
Respectfully. E.S. A.