Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-01-19

r lean party, and not the democratic, and he
wanted that party to understand distinctly
where he stood OH this question. He was
no Catholic he had been in a Catholic
, church but three or four times in his life,
: but he wanted to see justice done them
If the eighth article meant nothing, why
not strike it out? 1t was blot on the his.
tory OF The country, and had driven thou
sands from the ranks Of the American par
ty who, in other respects, sided with 1t.
The American people, were generous
people, aud would never unite in cru
SADIE against American Catholics, and he,
for his part, would rather that his right
) aim should wither than lend its aid 10 a
J party whose direct purpose was such pro-
. Iscriptjon. Gentleman talk about "Papa
power" They could not poiut him to an
instance where Catholic priest or an
accredited agent of the Pope Of Rome,
, had ever held seat in Congress, and yet
; he bIushed to see the professors OF Pro-
ltestant religion poIluting their robes by
dragging them in the mlre Of politics. The
State Legislatures were full Of black robes
and hi,e cravats, Laughter, and Con.
gress even was filed with the same gentry,
II shouts Of laughter. He wanted to
know where they 60, their authority from
for thus black balling their peers and equals
the American Catholics stamping them as
mere tools OF tire Pope Of Rome, aud COLI
sidering them as unworthy Of being in the
councils Of the country? Did they tind it
in the consti.uto on or in the treaty between
France and the United States, in which
the territory Of Louisiana was eeded to this
country, the religious rights Of the iuhab-
,tants being guaranteed 10 them? Did
they find it in the Farewell Address OF the
Father Of his Counlry-that address so Of
ten quoted bv the orators OF the American
party -or did they find it in that great
book, the Bible. on which SO much yene-
ration had been bestowed SO unproftably
in the Philadelphia platform. Great
Iaughler.l He would tell gentlemen where
they found it. In the teachings aud inspi-
ration oil that lark spirit oil fanalicism
which is the curse OF the Angio.Saxon
race.
Mr.. SMITH, of Albamama, felt himself
called upon to make a few remarks in fe-
ply to the gentleman from Louisiana, MIR.
EusTls, in reference to the Catholic por-
Ition of the American party. That gem
|tleman had congratulated himself that, al
though there were many clerg, men here,
there was no Roman Catholic, priest. He
thanked God for that and hoped that if the
government lived Tor thousand years
There never would be one semitic Congress.
He hoped, with equal iervency. that no
clergy man now occupying seat would
ever interfere with the religion OF this
country as a politician. He asked that
gentleman, or any other gentleman, wheti'
er they could point him TO an instance
where Catholic priest had been found
arrayed OIL the side Of the people in OPP
position to king or arbitrary power.
! Mr.. Davidson asked the gentleman
whether the Magma Charta had not been
proposed by priest:
MIR. SMITH replied that it had, aud
: what Of that Great laughter. Had not
the Pope excommuniea,ed the King and
all who had hand in that matter?
Mr.. FLORENCE said that the gentleman
from Alabama asked to be shown an in.
stance where priest had been found ar
rayed Oh the side Of the people in oppo-
sition to arbitrary power; he would refer
him to the Irisi, rebellion Of 1898, where
Father Murphy, kearns, Perry. Fitzger.
aid, and John Hay were leaders in that re-
bellion, and fought for popular rights al
Vinegar hill. Great laughter.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Louisiana. stated that
when the gentleman from ALBANIA insisted
that the Catholic clergy were never found
lalrayed on the side OF freedom, he forgol
history. He (Mr TAyLoR) held in his
hand history of the French revolution oil
l790-an event in hich there was con-
test between the people aud the regal
po wcr, and in which the Catholic clergy
took the side OF the people. When the
: States generally were assembled in conse-
quepce of the dreadiu! evils under which
France labored at that time, difficulty
arose as to the meeting ofone body Of lhtes
ORDERS the nobility, the clergy, ard the
Representatives of the people. The latter
said they would not act unless the mem.
beers OF the other two bodies united with
themin order to constiiute the sovereignty o.
= the nation. This demand the nobility resis
ted, and unless somebody yielded aud came
, TO the assistance Of the people, the popu
lAr power would have been still wilhou
voice and thei, will manacled. In Mi
:. emergency ,',he Catholic priesthood, 69
their action, gave to that power voice. IL
:. monarchcal France, in the mids, Of all tn.
temptations held GU, to them by the hopes
, ! o. attaining higher disnites in their pro
: fession, the Catholic priesthood Joined III.
> third estate, and gave motion and powe
to the popular element which achieved
. freedom for France. ApPlause.
= Mr.. WALKER. Of Alabama, agreed witt
1.-the gentle man from Louisiana Mr.. Eus
!. IT'S in all that he had said in -seference L
the Slh article of The Philadelphia plat
= TORN. He saia that h.srrver S."ca;i a,
i taehed he might be to the Fundamental
principles on which the Ameri,a an party
I was based, If he 5el,eyed that the idea OF
i religious prescription wae to be exclusive
: policy oil that nafff;Sy he would in momen
S cut himself loJs Elm it. He was a. al
5 times prepared 70 Rwo dow1-aye. 6gh
/ against-any attemM whether made by
d his party or any-other party, to ab,idgs
d the rights pertaining 70 all men in Thu
: land cared not to what church the,
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