Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-18

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platform IN reference to The merits Of
that act. upon Just and conciIis;ory
terms. IN ten minutes. (Cbeers. Bat
the trouble is, it would not stay 6xei.
daughter, because unfortunately there
are extremists in both sections. who
seem determined 70 defy the Constitu
ton and jeopardize the Union. and 10
disregard pIiehted faith.
But, Mr.. President. pass from this
melancholy theme. which it may not
be proper to discuss on an occasion
like this, TO brief consideration Ct
some Of ibe'more legitimate topics
% the principles for which your organ
ization was originally formed
1t is not always profitable to declare
al am an American:" but venture Il
tonight. Whilst make this avowal
tonight. / hold in mr. hand no dark
Ianternl Born upon The soil. and
sharing in the Dressings. the honors.
and comforts which Che salor OF our
ancestors has secured to rs. may not
say Of my country, in The language Of
the poet:
wss ss'~ ss a e reed sst' e sss'
fi 5rsa 'a s,s,' 70, :. ;a "a hes,,! !,
love ssss for tbs s'si~sr,srms
arc s;,o, o,as ss. nsS ,s.n s, ~. s.'
For t6s-my naiIse laad:'' =
lis American liberty and American
Institutions we seek to perpetnrte.
.n's can De done only tnrongn the Pu-
rincat'on OF the elective irnncn1se and
oai'ot.oox which shall mol pe con-
tfoi'ed either by foreign tnnaepces OF
the power OF any church. tPro'ong
90 cheering. we are charged win
making war upon the Catholic religion
"A war which Is SAD 70 spr'ng from
pre)uoice- That Is untrue tcertain-
have no prejudice. never has,ng
oeen = member Of any church. my
par'ia'lties run With the fFotes<nnts.
e because 70 youth 1 was trained a sn>s
ls''n, ana 10 MANHOOD learned: IRON
the history OF the past. that me i>rotes-
tsn' mas always been the church OF
iseeuom Sneers- NO, sifs We
s.ano oy Inc ccnsu.anon; Inc 'atn-
e's VINO MADE u intended. rs We no.
70 secure TO all men the night 10 wor-
ship Almighty God according to the
dictates OF tner own consc'ences. 10
90 tnis enectuaiiy. We intend there
snsi' DC no union OF Church ana STATE
Cheers-
! We win let the Catholic and the
i Protestant each have unliraitcd free
i dom Of religion. md the unrestrained
right To adopt and pratice any form Of
worship; but We say to all, you must
not bring the combined power Of your
Church. especially il it be governed
| bv head in A foreign land. holding no
sympathy with our institutions to con
troll The American ballot boxl Cheers J
4 n there BE- any Catholic in this
country, who is not satisfied with this
/. sort Of religious liberty. I tell him the
sooner he "packs up his dudS' and
goes back, the better for him: because
Sam Is after all such persons. Cheers.
But our Catholic friends complain that
they are particularly marked IN this
movement II they are. who is to
blame? II they are specially looked
alter by the Americans, II Is because
in those countries where Papsl power
prevails there is no genuine librrfy ca
tier eiva or religious! Applause-
In shaping our political action on
this point. We must be governed by
the lights OF the experiences OF the past.
II we do not find in our own poli'ical
history. facts enough to JUSTLY the
mos. ''gnsn' scrutiny INTO Inc move :
q. men's o. 'ne .ssa'ls, We neea out cast
Tue eys over sne ps2eso' history OF
over o'u ooeaa 'nso 30. Son'a as.,. Iu'ope.
~, ~ warnings - ~ "s' e Pl'es y
noel'y y e'e,nM s's"anes' nno IA ~
can uo 40 Hal'n 70 us'a "s''a'' AZ
nouse o. ,ne poh:'ca' power OF 'ne
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