New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-10

me lou ne,,csn narty Of Louisiana on the sub
jeet of religion. The party IN thai 5tste neta rs
Cardinal ma x1-snd be hopedt TO too tnat "oue ve
20 held in every State Of the union-that G
wa. Question between each indivfdnal anu ms uoi'
and thew considered any attempt to aonage OF cneun
,cribe religious freedom a. unworthy Oh our go
country as il was in violation OF the organic aw u
the land In this spirit the American parry " -;
80 rDndiated the eighth section of the Phadepnls
nIatform and he now repudiated II IN too he csreu
pot what construction gentlemen might Dc Pieaser ~
perfect good faith. TO put upon that aIllcie: ny
mi ght say that il was imperative, ana ,nereioie %
fpive as against American Catholics; but the WORDS
wers there and they were insulting and offensive 10
American Catholics. He called the attention OF inc
House TO the construction that fournoy nao Re. uPou
that article when be was the American canuIno os
Governor in Virginia. That gentleman puonshe1
letter in which he said be would never vote ior no
man Catholic; and he thanked God that ne lrlourno!l
was defeated. He ought 10 have been defeated, as
there enough in his letter 70 nave ueleaIu ~.
tbousand candidates for Governor and he hoped tna'
everv man who held such odous, such monstrous DOC
trn.s would ever meet with deep and as early
poitic,l grave as did the Hon. Mr.. Flonrnoy.. -,
He agreed with the gentleman IRON hSsisslPpl mr. vi:
Kenneth when ne said that if the sth article OF the
PHILADELPHIA platform did not mean to prescribe Catno-
lies il meant nothing. The cardinal principle OF 'ne
American party and the only one which he chose 10
indorse at present, that none but natlve-oorn
Americans should be elevated TO office. If none but
nstiye-born Americans should be elevated to ONCE,
all foreigners both Catholics and Protestants were
aYcluded and were excluded not on account OF their
religion. but of their birth, and therefore the Only
Cat6oScs that remained TO be dealt with-the only
Cotbocs who could be considered as candidates ior
otfice-were the American Cathohcs
Mr. Walk asked the gentleman wnether nc NouF'
not he GOOD enough to suspend his remarks Tor the
resent and allow the roll-cau 10 go on lGreat
Mr. Letcher-why, is anybody hurt Renewed
laughter. I.. .h0 ran
,eman from New-York interrupted him. he wished
tho House To understand that he was addressing the
National American party, and not the Deu0crac, anu
be wanted that party TO understand dsuhcty "ne'e us
sto,d On the question. He was no Catholic; ne nao
been in Catholic church but three or four times IN nus
life Int he wanted 10 justice done them. II 'ns
eighth article meant nothing, why not strike II Out
Ii was blot on the history OF the county au no.
driven thousands from the ranks OF the AMERICAN party
who in other respects, sided with II. Inc American
people were a gHerous people and would never uhIto
m a crusade against American Cathohcsi ana ne ~,
his part would rather that his night arm Shou,u
withtr than lend its aid to party whose Ii-
rect purpOse was such prescription. Gentlemes H.A
obout Papal power" They could not point MN 20
an instance where Catholic priest or an accredIted
AGENT of the Pope of Rome, had ever held aseat IN
ssess and vet he bushed TO the professors OF the
Protestant religion poluting their robes ny dragging
them in the mire Of politics. The stare LegHptuly'
were full of black robes and white craVats' au8nterl
and Congress even was filed with the same gentry
TSbouts Of laughterl He wanted to know where they
cot their authority from for thus black-oang theu
1eers and equals the American Catholics, stamping
Them as mere tools of the Pope of Rome and consider
inc them as unworthy of being in the councils OF tne
country Did they find il in the Constitution, OF IN
the treaty between France and the United STATES, IN
which the territory of Louisiana was ceded 10 TINS
country, the religious rights OF the lnhao,a,s peIu6
ouaranteed TO them2 Did they find it in the Farewell
Address of the Father of hs Country-that Address 80
often quoted 10y the orators of the American partyor
did they find it in that great book the blDe on wGn
so much generation had been bestowed sounprohta6ly
in the Philadelphia platform lGreat laughterl lie
would tell gentlemen where they found It. In the
teachings and in the inspiration OF that dark spirit OF
fanacism which is the curse of the Ango-Saxon race
Mr. Smith (Ala.l felt himself called upon to make
n few remarks in reply 10 the gentleman from Lousi-
ana mr.. Eusts in reference to the Catholic portion
of the American party. That gentleman had congrat-
ulated himself that, although there were many clergy
men here there was Roman Catholic priest. lie
thanked God for that and he hoped that II the Gov
eminent lived for thousand years there never would
be one sent TO Congress. He hoped with equal fer
vency, that no clergyman now occupying seat would
ever interfere with the religion of this country os
politician. lie asked that gentleman, or any other
gentleman, whether they could point him TO an IN
stance where Catholic priest had been found arrayed
the side of the people in opposition to king OF ar
bitrary power.
Mr. Davidson asked the gentleman whether tho
Magma Charta had not been proposed by priest
Mr. Smith replied that it had and what of that 7
[Great laughter.l Had not the Pope accommodated
the King aud all who had hand in that matter
Mr.. Florence said that the gentleman from Ala
bama asked to be shown instance where priest
had been found arrayed the side of the people in
opposition TO arbitrary power; he would refer him to
the Irish rebellion Of 1884, where Father Murphy,
Keams, Perry, Fitzgerald and John Hay were leaders
in that rebellion, and fought for popular rights at
Vinegar Hill. [Great laughter
Mr.. Taylor La stated that when the gentleman
from Alabama Insisted that the Catholic clergy were
never found auayed the side of freedom, he forgot
history. lie Mr. Taylor held in his bend history OF
the French Revolution of l790-an event in which
there contest between the people and the regal
power and in which the Catholic clergy took the side
OF the people. When the States General were assem-
bed in consequence of the dreadful evils under which
France abored at that time, difficulty to the
meeting in body Of the three orders the nobility the
clergy and the representatives fthe people The latter
said they would not act unless the members of the other
two bodies united with them in order to constitute the
sovereignty Of the nation. This demand the nobility
resisted aud unless somebody yielded and came TO the
assistance of the people the popular power would have
been stl without voice and their will manacled. In
this emergency the Catholic priesthood, by their
ton, gave to that power voice. In mOnarchical
France in the midst of all the feudal gories, and in
the midst of all the temptations held out to them by
the hopes of attaining higher dgnes in their profess
sion, the Catholic priesthood joined the third estate,
and gave motion ard power TO the popular element
which achieved freedom for France. Applause.
Mr. Walker (Aa.) agreed with the gentleman
from Louisiana (dr, Eustis in all that he had said in
reference to the eighth article Of the Philadelphia pet
form. He said that, however much attached he might
be to the fundamental principles on which the Amer
can party was based if he believed that the idea Of
religious prescription was TO be the exclusive policy OF
that party, he would in moment cut himself loose
from It. Tie was at all times prepared TO frown down
aye fight against--any attempt, whether made by
his party any other party to abridge the rights per-
tanning TO all men in this land, be cared not to what
church they belonged. Contrary sentiments to these
had been expressed by his colleague Mr. smith, and
be unwilling that they should 90 out and create
the impression that the state which he had the honor