American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-07

to say few words befors record my
vote.
Mr.. HUGHSTON. I object.
Nc. WHITNEY. With the consent Of
the House wish 10 say few words sus-
gcsted by the remarks of the gentleman
from Tennessee Mr.. SarrH) in. connection
with the debate which took place in the
House on Monday last. anfb li
The CLERK Does the gentleman from
New York Withdraw his objection?
Mr. HUGHSTON. p / do not.
Mr. ENGLISH think it due to the
gentleman from New York that lie should
be heard. anil therefore | move that he
be permitted to proceed. "a
The motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. WHITNEY, (resuming. Allus-
ion has been made here to the fact that
gentlemen in this House who owe their e.
Iection TO the party which / also represent.
and whose principles cherish, have dis
sented, in the strongest terms, from, one
Of the cardinal principles Of that party. -
Genilemen, sir, have the undoub,ed right
10 express upon this floor their viewsana
their sentiments upon all political subjects.
liable to the scrutiny Of legislation. and in
teresiing to the public.
Bus. sir, when gentlemen, in their indi-
vidHal capacity, assume To place eonstruc-
lions upon creeds, platforms. or principles
of any given party, contrary to the let
Ter of that creed, that platform, or those
principles; they cease to speak for the par
ty. Such. sir, think, is the attitude as
sumed by the gentleman from Louisiana.
Unless l mistake his position much. he
has assumed the attitude Of championship
on behalf Of the church militant, the
church political in the United States. If
such be the fact, advise him to burnish
his armor, point bis lance, and set it well
in its rest. for he will find bimself called
upon TO meet IN the arena, stern facts and
realities invulperable, upon that ISSUE
facts, sir. which cannot be misconstrued,
like the platform of the party-realities
which cannot be!veiled in sophistry. The
rule, sir. Of our House, forbids more than
a mere allusion to those facts at the present
lime; but, sir. at the proper period. when
these subjects shall be fairly presented for
discussion, can assure the gentleman from
Louisiana, and all others who choose to
present the gauntlet upon that issue. that
they shall be met as men. desire now,
sir. simply to allude to contemporaneous
fact Of history. connected with question
raised by my colleague from New Yorl
| (Mr. KELLY during the debate on Mon.
day. read, sir. from the published de-
bates Of that day question propoundcd
BY that gentleman to the gentleman from
Alabama Mr.. SMITH. Ii is this;
81 desire to know if the gentleman from
Alabama will say here in his place. that ht
has ever known a Catholic, native-born ol
foreigner, who has become naturaizet
citizen. who was opposed to the institu
tons OF this country"
In this debate, sir, we are to deal no
with men, but with measures, with sys
tens, with principles and influences; anc
though it may be necessary at times. II
dealing with these measures and systems
to refer 70 men, the less we individualiz
the better. But, sir. / stand here to an
swer directly the question of the gentle
man, from New York. stand here to sa
to him, to this House, and to the country
that individuals in this country, natural
lied Catholics, have presented themselve
in hostility to the laws of the country
and those laws l imagine to be part {
its institutions.
But, sir. en- pdsSa,n. dealing with mea:
ures principles. &,systems, would enquir
whatare We to expectfor Republican libert
from system which declares sentiment
like these, which l qnote from late ency
clcal letter from the present Pontiff c
Rome? 1t says: -
"Libetty of conscience is an absurd an
dangerous maxim, or rather the rawlings {
delirium." '''
i Also, in the same letter: I. ID
!, The liberty of the press is that fatal i
cense OF which we cannot entertain to
great horror" ''' g
Sir. il the gentleman from New Yor
Mr., KELLY is one of the true faith, b
, must endorse the doctrine of this lettel
and if he does not endorse that doctrine
! he is not prescribed BY the eighth sectio
, Of the Philadelphia platform,
1t is perhaps not generally knowr
though tile fact is one Of history, that !
the Council of Bishops, held in the city,C
Baltimore in the year l349, an Ordinaue
! was passed to this effect 1t is still extar
in most excellent Latin. and pledge my
i, self to the House that viii present a, fire
/, translation of it, into pure English in tn
course Of the debates upon this. subject
That ordinance provides. Tint the Bishop
K OF the Romsh ,churches in this countr
= shall take into their own hands the tempol
i al efects-the property Of their sewers
r churcheS,the law Of any State to the cor
e trary notwithstanding. There, sir,lis a d
,f rect attack upon the institutions of qu
,f country by The, hierarchy Of the Romis
: church. But let,us look. at the praetici
J, effect Of the provision of that ordinanc'
n The Bishop Of Buffalo, in the State whic
y l have the honor in part TO represent. d'
8 mauded Of the trustees Of the, st. Lou
/; church in that city, the tenure of the
|, property. 1 ~. y fs9s &1A '
/. The CLERK. The gentleman's tin
# has expired, [cfies Of go ouI' &c
II on!" na''a,tr.'