Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-26

they were passiyely awaiting the assembling
Of the Convention, Seward and Chase were Sc
cretly dsvising and putting into operation their
schemes TO effect his defeat Mclean is a
Methodist, and the President Of a Billie Socie-
ty. These facts were sufficient to arouse the
Archbishop's hostility. Webb was directed to
continue to urge Stewards claims, and he did
so up 70 the very last moment, even voting for
him in the Convention after his name had been
withdrawn. His support Of Seward was in
tended to conceal the efforts directed at Nc
Lean Greeley was directed to go for FIRE.
mont, who was first joculsrly placed upon the
Presidential track, bya few political adyentu-
.rers, and who was regarded az weak and
feeble man, more willing to bear honors than
fit TO grace the Presidency.
The scheme to defeat Mclean, was well
devised. Fremont had no political antecedents,
but had recently become Republican. He is
the son-in-law Of Thomas II. Benton, was the
son of Catholic Frenchman, had been raised
in the Catholic church, was married by Father
Van Horseigh, foreign Roman Catholic priest,
who was the pastor ofSt Peters church in this
city, and who died few years ago. Fremont
holds pew in St Matthew'S church These
circumstances rendered him particularly ac-
ceptable to Archbishop Hughes, and he cordi-
ally and with alacrity added his influence to
that of Seward and Chase to secure the defeat
Of Mclean. Before the time the whole plot
was arranged, and the details completed, an
occurrence took place in this city, favorable to
Fremont, as it furnished the Archbishop with
material for mischief Thomas Heating, an
Irish waiter, was killed at Wizards Hotel in
this city, by Hon. Philemon T. Herbert, a
member of Congress from California and del
egate to the Cincinnati Convention ImmS-
diately, Mr.. Ebenezer Knowlton, q Seward mar,
introduced resolution into the House Of Rep
resentatives to expel Mr.. Herbert from Con-
gress for killing Heating, the Irishman. The
whole Democratic party in the House, with
one exception, voted against the resolution.
Hon. John Kelley from the city of New York,
a Catholic, and the peculiar representative OF
Bishop Hughes voted for it. A Seward man
introduced the resolution, and the only Demo
crat who voted for it was Catholic, and the
particular friend Of Archbishop Hughes
Within few days after tho rejection of
thissesolution, the. American Celt, an Irish
Catholic paper, came out and denounced the
entire Democratic party in the House of Rep
resentatives, as follows:
"Now, in relation to that division in Herbert's
case, we have duty to perform, and we shall not
shrink from discharging it. That duty is, to an
nounce In upmistakable terms, to the adopted
citizens of Irish birth throughout the country that
the Democratic party in Congress have shamefully
deserted their duty deserted their own professions
of impartiaty between different classes of citizens,
and that they have, as plainly as deeds can speak,
declared the death of man of Irish birth by one
of their colleagues to be trife wholly unworthy
even of inquiry. Is the Democratic party mad, or
Is it only rotten, that it,should belle itselfs
With half dozen exceptions, every man of the
majority for Keatings murderer is professed
Democrat What, then, does it meanY Or can
II mean anything but one thing--that an Irishman
born, however peaceable, or loyal, is only fit to be
used by the Democratic party, and when used, set
up for q target, and shot with impunity This ia
what it means, and to this meaning we shall hold
the entire party.
"We hold Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Douglas, and Mr..
Buchanan responsible for this conduct Of their
confidants and supporters They were all in
Washington 1t was for days the topic of the town
II their friends have taken sides against the victim
and against common justice, they are not wholly
above suspicion. A few days ago the blood Of
Thomas Heating was on the hands Of but one
Democrat it has spread since then, and it is now
upon the souls of the 49, who refused all inquiry.
1t is on the Democratic party, as party, and ac-
cursed be he who helps such party into power,
until that blood is lawfully purged away.
"Let them not suppose this matter Is going to
drop here. One pto seldom drops anything has
IL no,o in hand andhe distinctly ,oarns the Demo-
cratic Representatives at Washington, that II jus
tice Is not done the murderer, Herbert, hey,oiH
be held accountable, as tho party who nterposed to
screen and protect him from the penalty of his
guilt"
Mark the language in the last paragraph
The words are, "one aoho seldom drops any
thing, has az ao@ an hand, and he distinctly
scarns the Democratic Representatives. at
Washington that Vjustice as not done on the
murderer, Herbert they aoiU be held account
able"
The Celt is one of the organs of the Arch
bishop and publishes nothing without his
sanction. The person to whom allusion is
| made is the Archbishop himself, who threatens
that if the Democratic party does not punish
Herbert he will hold them accountable. The
Democratic party has not punished him. The
Marshal Of this District, instead of combining
Herbert in Jail, until he was legally released,
kept him in his own dwelling-ho house, and Toasted
him at his private table. The entire Irish
Catholic press of the North, which is under
the control and supervision of the Archbishop,
Joined in the denunciations of the Heating
tragedy, and threatened to avenge it.
This proved a fortunate circumstance for the
Seward, Hughes and Fremont Coalition. II