The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-23
some officers Of the Ameisaa army. This led 10 an ad-
dresa from WssAfngton In vhi,h he sAys:-

There was dean prominen. in the mind or de-
signs Of the Revoluu mary heroes s.gss than
ciate religious nth civil liberty In the govern nsn
They were profoundly read in history and knee Of I'll
the prosecutions pracdsed from the esres. TIMES by
which rtunatey dgraces ae his ory Of those eay
settlers in this land, VIII fseng hthsr (, obtain retg
GUS freedom turned upon those they deemed hesrod
oppressi 5ns such they had themselves suffered or
Discover no instance during the whole Revo
luton airy struggle In viii ID the place Of nativity rs
gious sentmen Of tn who oS part In that m,msa-
tous undertaking ever IL vestgated to mae
their merit fdsi y Carries Carroll OF Carroliton
who signed the Declaration of Independence was Ca
tholic. Many CT those who with him -ioed that
st. umeut natives OF foreign lands. AnonS'. thu
officers assstso in achieving In lie psnden;s
all degl. to honor lafayette, d. kao, Steuosn, iaEes
Lee, Kosciusko, Montgomery and d. g aug IL was an
effort to establish free governnent oa earth
Old World were invited to assist toe s.ragy.e Re-
publicsnism then quite familiar Ia Europe. Hlsoy
has stamped With glory such lmes as Siiaey AID Hump
den. / may venture to pause aad re,ali to you tia
young soldier Of NOBLE origin who serve, in th .,
the French republic, having in mis- ysin the blond Of
Tu enLe, yet spurning all Tiles, seeking distinction
except what merit might give and bat 1g for fe, prn
cpes from en- husissm alooe. mean Lat1ur Awe gns
upon whom Napoleon the Great bestowed tits OF ss
grenadier OF Fran,e. He persisted y bat vas n,tfr
gotten Even af.er his dea h bis c,ntinued to be
called from the roster and the response OF has geatsu
comrades was, dead upon tbs Geld of hsno." II the
cause to which he devoted his young ny and lie had
permanently triamphed, and his had bsea
excluded from all in their results, it wouli not
have been ungratefu than to deny the advantages
Of American eqaty to tbs Of him psr
among the SHOWS Of Canada who now nsns that
amongst US also as Dead upon the field o, honor"
But will pursue the sentiments of Washington, aud
pass the period of the Revolution to the ad,pioa of
present federal constitution by the convent, ovsr
which he presided His patriotism, prudence, ssga,ty
AMI Judgment prevented his expressing a Conventional
insncere approval of what he dil actually believe
to be right In annual message Novembsc 10, 1891,
lining the Observance of the constitution Of the Uaited
States upon all citizens, he them cherish it.
too for the sake Of who feom every cline daily
seeing dwelling In our land"
five could invoke hi presence hsrs, and he told
that the effort was makog amongst his counrymen
to exclude class of from equal pari patton in
the privileges Of American citizens because eth of their
political or religious sentiments, h,w strange it would
him In view of his explicit deca on Ties,
points. Listen to his anguags:-
Hany e,rh could the greet yer a,,vs world
opinion: being sssrs..is so Be-
better guide hSsrts than aprsa iasaon, sad close
watch. 'A''' ''A''' y 'n'eo 'nAAs WINE keep VI
Let show you his distinct declaration tina. If he had
lying at the foundation Of government as /. now at
tempted by q large class Of ia this country he Tor
would approved the consitutiSn und sr
which we i've His exp Isl IN in this respect ia Of the
utmost Importance and in itself to ucnsh tbs
most perfect rehuke to those perverssy misrsps
sent his zeal opni in furtherance OF their narro
and proscriptive practices.
In 1889, responding to address from the Baptist
Church in Virginia. hs utsers this ole lauguage
II could have entertained the sghte, apprehension
the constitution framed in the convention had the
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my signature 70 IT, And III could that geas
species religious persecution YOU re-
able e God alone for bis religious opinions ought
ected In the Deity according 10 the dictates his
own conscience.
am here to favor any religious faith. In this
ctuntry we devote to religion les tins than its impor
lance requires. And perhaps in the great mjo of
instances, 30 much of feeiog influences
most Of either during the audscioa period of health
or at the dying hour, Is that which proceeds from tue
loving lips Of parents But in view Of tbs preja Hoes
not be improper mention the letter w.shin yton ia
answer to the Catholics Of the United States dated
ber II, 1885, in which he says
hope amongst the Corem ,st nations in
examples OF justice and ioeray and that your
sna s u nj
their government or the an assistance which hey
proiessed
And in letter to the members Of the New Church in
Baltimore, he says
We have abundant .jce in this land the light
truth and reason has umphed tbs power of bgoy
y % sga that Si here
ened age and In This land equal oery our boast that
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highest Offices that are known 10 the United states
find more conclusive RECITATION than ia hsre
nshed OF those who audaciousy assrbe great
Warrington any hlieefal or proscnp i've sentiment.
Alas he II tile thought whea he penned what have
just uttered that Louisville would be crimsonei with
the blood Of innocence and Of martyrs, for other
crime than being born abroad, or educated with re-
gious feeling different from that of their murderers
that this too would occur whom under yhsued
policy and principles Of there should be
Chief Justice Of the United states Of the religious
faith with the led who I'D orns the profess
sion Of which he is member, the bench which he
pesides and the humanity feon whose ranks he Is in
the course of nature likely to be too removed.
No ver Islander has been uttered against ashingt IN
than that his Farewell Address adonished his country
against f'reierers The most Unite. intelligence pain
y that the orsgn Influence" which he a,sas
Il that Of European nations That he could not have
been speaking Of individuals is evdsn the fact
that in coDuring ali within our territory t, struggle for
its prosperity, he uses this languaye:-
Citizens BY birth choice couurJs That ooun.
try has right to cSneanras your affections TIE name Of
must alwas eIat the just Pride Of patriotism than aoy
init that In reference to tle policy of naturalizs
as respects the probationary term grsa contra
st hs nocH 90 70 %
awaken in all, who live within limits direc. int
rest in its and institutions This be bss
,ionsl cbgations Give q man equality Of civil rights
in any country and he must be almost prodigy IL he
hand you admit free immigration to our soil and yet
deny civil capacity 70 the Immigrant you create Ia
nidst foreign influence which, /: Washington could
bave foreeen he would bavs clut oned postery against
in earnest terms than any employed by him the
subjects to which h. aiverted. that ID
nssaa s.S. r.
loucly proclaim that the constitution of the United
States s undeservirg perp tuaton, very few any,
naturszed citizens; and II there treason in
proclamation, lamentabe to taat the treason
belongs chiefly to those born the soil But in REFER
ence to the religious prescription Of tho time there can
be no difference of opinion am,ngst loyal American
statesmen or true Americans. The constitution itself
provides that religious test shall be
for Office In the United States And while that contu
tion stands he who would practically labor to
such test is virtually guilty Of teas treason
acknowledgement treason which the law may reach sud
punish bat that lurking ana subs treason which, pro-
Tossing to regard the tuition operative seeks
through the surages preudices Of the people
c,mpish the very result which the constitution itself
declares sea bs araineI But this subj the
whole theory of the ponists Is equally wicked
ar In practicable. To ascertain the nativity the
religion Ct candidate tor public Office would
quiie new inquisi'ion, the punishments of whi,h
would not be The rack, the pincers, or the fame,
but something equally offensive to tie spirit OF
msn-f is exclusion from equal share wit hs fellows
in the free government whose welfare and
anxious to maintain And lei be understood that
be either the descendant Of the foreigner the native
born of particular religious faith IL BY the practical
judgment Of the communi badge Of iniero y, there