American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-04-19
NUMBER 43.

we would dcspise him If he did moi. tApplause.)
d" 1t is tho highest" he continued, "but it COM
mands me 10 love and serve my country, TO obey
the laws, aud to do whatever it connands mo 10
do that~is not repugnant Ia the law Of God. II
you ask mere Of me than that, you osk more
than vii! give. Ii you ask of mes moro than
that, you ask more than by thc iastitnii0ns OF
your country you have right 20 ask. If you
ask more for tho State than that. you deny God,
and are simply political Atheists.
Conclusion.
The practical lesson that would draw
from the remarks chat have made is, that
THE HOPE OF OUR REPUBLIC is IN TUE SPREAD
AND PROSPERITY OF THE CATHoLIC CnuRcu.
Loud applause | have met the objection
with which | started and now assume higher
ground. | not merely say that CG,holici,y
is compatible with cur Republican order but
! cay YOU cannot maintain this Republican
order without her. [Aprlause.l You need
her TO stay the tide u, social despotism on
the one hand. and Of onarchy on the other.
You mus: have her or this Republic will fall,
and the hopes Of its founders will provo 10
have been in vain. Then what is our duty
as Catholics and as Americans For we
are all Americans; | care not where we were
bora; whether some Of us were born in Ger
many, in Frarce, in Spain, or in Ireland,
this is our country--the country Of our al
iSShols, VI ouE HVpts, VI our HNNl's, Ol OuE
love, and we csnnot but identify ourselves
with its prosperity.
The lecturer Impressed CT his Ca!hu,.c
hcarers-partcuiaiiy addressing the Young
the importance OF the duty which devol.
we'd on them OF spreading Catholi.
city, so that The true Chnrch should have
here her hcme, here n free field, and if she
had size would prove that here would be II
higher order of civilization. more truly
Catholic State than the world had ever be.
fore seen. "
There are he said, many things which are
now threatening IN various quarters. We
see clouds rising; We see the storm gathering
and no preparatons mace 10 meet it, We
only are prepared, and though we nrc but
few, yet for us few God may perhaps in his
mercy save The nation. Yet though say
we are few. we are many. We are frum
two and half millions TO three million;
ard surely wiM The Church, with the Erurh
With Almighty God, with The good angels
and all COED spirits, and thch6pes Of all lrue
phtr'2,s on oa4 side. VIC may yet in time see
our Church strong enough heie 10 save iho
Republic from the dangers that threaten il.
Vehement and .protrocted applause, and
VhSh The lecturer resumed his scat
THE TREASURY NOTE LAW:
We copy from The Diefnfch th5 FOL,
lowing abstrest si'thc law Vuthosising
the issue Of Treasury Notes. 0oYor...
or Wiae give notice, in the Enq3iyc,.
that he will cause said notes to Ike Pre-.
pared and signed by the Traasurcr shd
tb@tthe Auditor of Public Accounts vii
be ready To receive bids for them hy
the first o! May, OF tate not Below
par.
The Governor is authorized to cause
The notes to be prepared and signed Tor
such sums as the auditor Of pnblic &C.
counts may advise arc required for 9th.
or puspOs"s than internal improvements.
They are made payable OF Older at tho
Treasury, upon the warrant uf Tho lst
auditor, not more than year after dUic
bearing ratio Of interest 10 be fixed by
tho Governor, not exceeding six per
cehi. They are transferable by deliye-
ry, with tho endorsement Of tho person
10 whom they are made payable. They
may be taken in p0yment by way OF
otoN of taxes and deb!B due and paw
able against tho State, other than money
duo on a sale Of her bonds.
When the notes aro thus offered in
payment of taHes, there shall DC eudor-
sed certificate or tho date Of payment
and the prncipai and interest due on
such notes, and Of tho debt for whick il
was paid and the sheriff receiving them
shall bo entitled To credit at tho lrcosv.
ry for the principal and interest due at
the date settlement, and he said note
shall be then cancelled. The Nudiyor
ofpubllc accounts is to mako provision
for the redemption and payment Of said
notes when due, md under tho advice Of
the Governor TO borrow n sum sulIicc,
to meet tho public engagement on solo
of snch notes not uudcr par. No such
note shall be delivered by tho Auditor
except on receipt Of tho treasurer for
the money paid therefor.
Such outstanding notes shall not cx.
coed at any ono limo before October 1st
lSiT, one million thteo hundred thou.
sand dollars in pai"cipal--aiierw which,
~ moro shall be issued til tho ons-
Stondiog notes be reduced 10 $500, 600.
Duting the fiscal yeor rcnSuiug>that daro
the amount shall not exceed $500. 600.
nor shall any moro bo issued after said
year until tho amonnt be reduced to
100000. During the next fiscal wear
tho amount shall not exceed 100000. .
aud after that year the systom shalt
cease.
The notes arc 10 10 prepared under
.hc direction of lhe Governor, signed
by The troasurcr md coun;ersigned by
he fiis, oujitor; aud separate account,
IRE 10 bc kept by the las, namcd officers
If Tie number, >dlle %c., ofall Tie nuiss
,nd tie no'nos of pctsous 10 whors nav.
lblc. The anditrr shall cccount mpnrh.
y for all notes delivered To- him to 30
,onntcrsigoed; oud may Win consent oS