Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-26
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Ollie CITIZENS" urging them TO support John
@. Fremont for the Presidency, and furnishing
them with reasons, showing that they are
bound to do 50, by all the considerations
growing out of their obligations to "HoLY.
MOTHER CHuRcHl" We have for some weeks
supposed that such a pamphlet might make
its appearance, though we considered il by no
means certain that the wire-workers OF that
political institution, would venture upon the
experiment of publishing an appeal to Cath .
Ollie Citizens" Usually, in political contests,
they have worked through the agency of their
Jesuit priests, and have cunningly foreborne
to make any public demonstration of their
purposes. But Fremont is on the soane, and
some such movement as this has been deemed
necessary to sustain him.
This appeal will have an etsct--=it ought to
have an effect--it ought to, and DiU open the
eyes, not only of all Professionals in the counI
try, but of all american Catholics who have
hitherto failed to see and to admit, that the
Romish Church is bent upon acquiring and
exercising political power in the United States
We have always been willing to believe, that
American Catholics do not and will not recog-
Mise the supremacy of the Pope in matters OF
temporal concern On this belief we acted
when framing what is called the District OF
Columbia platforms" and which platform was
adopted by the National Council in February
last, and which is now the recognised platform
of the American party. The word Catholic !"
ia excluded from it. An American Catholic,
who recognises the Constitution of the United
States. and the constitutions of the several
States leach within its sphere) "as paramount
to all other laws as rules of his political action
stands precisely on the same footing, in the
American party as any Protestant
The fifth section of this platform excludes
from the support Of the American party, for
political station, ALL MEN, whether Of native or
foreign birth, who recognise any allegiance
higher than that due to the Constitution. This
doctrine embraces, and was intended to en-
brace, the "higher-law" fanatics of the North,
the disunionists of the South, and those whose
allegiance to any foreign potentate, over-rides
their allegiance to the American Union. The
change thus wrought in the platform of the
American party, in February last, relieved the
party from the charge Of religious proscrip-
tion," and established uniform test for
American support, to-wit: AN UNTRAMMELLED
ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION, AND AN IN
QUALIFIED DEVOTION TO THE FEDERAL UNION.
All American born citizens, whether Protes-
tants or Catholics, who subscribe to this doc
trine of American allegiance, stand upon an
equality in the American party. If the Amer
lean born Catholics do in truth, recognise an
allegiance to the institutions of their native
land Adore that to any foreign power, they
will resist---they will frown upon-they will
sooRN to obey the dictation Of those wirework-
ers, who present to them tho Bulls Of Popes
and the entreaties Of such arch agitators MS
Daniel O'Connell, to influence their political
action.
But to the pamphlet.
1t is published by Joseph II. Ladd, No. %
Beekman street, New York. It's title page is
as follows:
aREAD AND Circulate. To CATHOLIC CITIZENS.
THR Pores BULL, AND THE WORMS or DANIEL
0'CoNNELL."
The second page opens thus:
"7o Catholic Voters:
FRLLow-cITIzENs The Constitution of the
United States makes no distinction among citizens
on account Of their religion. No man is favored,
and no man is prescribed because Of his faith. No
religious test is ever applied to any candidate for
Office or to any voter. This is right. II is just
and equal to all. RoGER b. TANEY, the Chief JUS
: tice of the United States, is devout Catholic
The present Postmaster General is also Catholic"
The address then proceeds to denounce the
American party" Of the South, falsely as
sorting that they care opposed to the just
rights Of Catholics as citizens" They pro-
coed also, to denounce the Democratic party
on the ground that "they are in favor of ex-
tending slavery into Kansas and other Terri
tories"
Having thus endeavored to convince all
Catholics that neither Fillmore nor Buchanan
can be supported by them, they next present
a copy of the "BuLL OF PoPE GREGORY XVI
FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE" the
authenticity of which is certified by Derby &
Jackson, and by Ivison & Phinney, book pub.
fishers, New York, and further sanctioned and
shown to be genuine, by Jonathan Furlong,
pastor of the Catholic congregation of Geneva,
New York, who is the author Of work enti-
lied THE CHRISTIAN COMPANION, " from which
work the above Bull /" is copied. These GER
tificates Of the booksellers bear date, September
9TH, 1856, and the letter of the priest at Gene
va Jonathan Furlong) addressed to the pub
Usher, Joseph III. Ladd, bears date September
7th, 1866. The genuineness Of the Bull " is
thus established.
The Bull is then published at full length
in the address. An exact copy Of it will be
co..s,d e, 1aaa,. issi,o &C AZ