The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-23

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vor Of tho Philadelphia platform,
beams, planks. main stays and sup
porters. At State meeting Of tho
party. held at North Sulphur the 10Th
ulto., a series Of resolutions were adop.
ted. Of which tho following is an OK
tract
Resolved, That this meeting unani.
mousIy adopt and support tho Phila.
delphia platform established in june.
1856, by tho American party.
Resoiped, That while we look with
an eye Of suspicion at The unparalleled
influx Of foreigners into our happy
country. We deem il wisdom on tho
part Of our Government TO take timely
steps TO enact laws regulating and con
trolling her greut elective franchise. no
rs to prevent If possible any interter-
once with tho civil and religious liber-
ties bequea'hed aud guaranteed to us.
by our revolutionary fathers.
In reference to tho Objectionable
Eighth article" about which 80 much
has been said by tho enemies Of the
American party. we should like to ask
tho impartial citizen. Native aud adop-
tod few plain questions. Does not tho
Catholic faith require a belief in tho
infalability Of tho Pope as the vicc.re-
gent Of the Great Am. on earth :?
Has no not by virtue Of his Office, n
right granted him by the hierarchy. to
interpret all temporal law md abro-
grate tho same, when policy demands
it. and no has the power to do so?
For an affirmative answer to this; one
has but to appeal to tho soul and body
bound bishops and priests representing
him in tho United States. who are
hourly engaged ia incitious plans to
fasten this species Of scrvitude--the
most degrading and debasing on this
people. We would ask also to know
If any citizen Of liberal enlightened
and republican America. can submit
to this =? lie can not. and does not !;
unless ho DO (as in some isolated case.
wo know oD tho offspring Of foreign
parents. who have committed him to
tho care and education Of that danger
Gus military ally Of Catholic hierarchy
tho society who arrorgatc to them
selves tho title Of "'rhe society Of Je.
sus." A secret oath bound clan hour
ly striking death blows at the very
foundation Of our rcpublic-aliens
having no interest in common with 70.
ciety for whom, on this side Of tho
great waters, there should be some
more odious name than they have ever
yet been called by. Talk of nggrcs-
sion. Have not these namclcss slave.
to foreign master. already asked tho
patronage Of tho States through the
Catholic church, to pay them for max
ing biggots Of our children? Yea.
more. We grow nervous in the con
temptation Of their numbers-the
strength they command through a
powerful church organization, claim
ing now as it has ever done, the custo-
dy Of our souls. and declaring our
civil laws Of no force and void, because
they do not eminate from their Auto
cratic head, self constituted to WELD IL
temporal power to govern the whole
race of man. Is there any male man
who is entitled to call himself ian
American citizen" that can sanction
such doctrines ? If there arc any such.
it must DO those alone who VIC have
already made an exception for, and
who are so from parental command
and not from choice.
1t is time-nay, the eleventh hour
has nnarlu arrixnd when Il is too late