The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-08

Mr.. EUSTiS TO personal explanation. He said
that he had intended occupy the attention Of the House
after an organization was effected bat that the peculiar
complexion of the debate Saturday last and the remarks
OF the gentleman from Mississippi Mr. H. 5. BEsSETrl
which he found In the Congressional Globe Of Thurs
day, compelled him to change the course which he had
determined upon That gentleman had asked whether
the American party IN Louisiana did not view the
eighth section Of the Philadelphia platform as prescribing
Catholics aud foreigners aud whether in consequence they
had ignored and repudiated it2 That, IL he tMr
BENErT not msnformed, the gentleman from Louis
lana AIR. EUsrs who elected by the American party
Of that State had repudaled that portion Of the PLATFORM
and yet he still harmoniouy acting with the Ameri-
party here In the support Of Mr. FULLER, Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr. f. regretted exceedingly that the which he had
the honor give the patriotic and conservative gentleman
from Pennsylvania should have given any concern or I'M
cssincss to the gentleman from Mssssppmore partcu-
larry he did not think that he required from that gentle
man any prompting any suggestion, or any lecture He
said this in spirit OF kindness aud courtesy lie thought
that he alone responsible to bis constituents and
lica friends for any he might give He yielded 70
that gentleman the broades latitude in the expression
Of his opinions here and elsewhere and he claimed the
be thought him the most acceptable candidate and
because he knew him to be sound and conservative
and would continue him long be permitted
his name DO used by bis friends in the House lie wish
ed however TO state the position of the American party Of
Louisiana the subject OF religion. The party in that
State held IL cardinal MAXIM and he hoped 70
God that Il would be so held in every State the Union
religious faith question between each individual
and his God and they considered any attempt TO abrdge
great country it in violation Of the organic law Of
the land In this spirit the American party of Louisiana
repudaied The 9th section Of the Philadelphia platform and
he rcpudiaed II IN TOTO lie cared not what cons,ruc-
gentlemen might be pleased, in perfect good faith, TO
pat upon that article They might say that il inopera-
tive and therefore noonsye against American Catho-
lies but the words there and they offensive and
insulting 10 the American Catholics lie called the atten-
ton OF the House the construction that Fournoy had
put upon that article when he tho American candi-
date for governor In Virginia That gentleman published
letter in which he said he would for Roman
Catholic and he thanked God that be tFlournoy) de
fested lie ought to have been defeated there was
enough 10 bis letter to have defeated thousand candi
dates for governor and be hoped that every ho
held such odous such INDUSTRIOUS doctrines would
meet with deep and as early political grave did the
Hon. Mr. Flournoy
lie agreed with the gentleman from Mississippi MIR
EssErT when he said that the 9Th article OF the Pha
delpbia platform did not to prescribe Catholics ~
meant nothing. The cardinal principle Of the American
party and the only which he chose 20 endorse At pres
emit that bat nativeborn Americans should be
elevated 20 Office If but native-born Americans
should be elevated Office all foreigners, both Catholic
and Protestant excluded and excluded not
account Of their religion bat their BIRTH and therefore
the only Catholics that remained to be dealt whhe only