The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-24
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startled by fear that the immigrant will bring in ideas
ubyersiye of liberty and destructive Of the best interests
of society He breads the Fourerism OF France the anti
puritanism of Germany but was not the gentleman sam
bering when he made these allusons2 The Fourerism
and socisstc ideas that prevail in midst are
gated and heralded by Of purely American prh ana
character New England is the special nursery OF Gil hese
projects for recognizing society. What Few oanas OF Sc
casts have from other lands have scattered ana
their original disciples without gaining any In TINS
Such ideas have never prevailed among ns mass h hs
immigrants aud less popular with them IMAM Win ne
native population II is not at least among the SINS Wcn
the gentleman can lay the doors OF the native or
born Catholic Nothing short of another reformation and
must be more than ever bring sucn vie
progeny the bosom of the ancient ialth AS 70 pur
apsm the Jewish observance OF the Saopah hey are
New England local American customs Inc
Catholic ancestor of the gentleman from Missouri who set
tied that State the founders Also OF LOUISIANA michigan
Illinois and Florida less than the founders OF the mid
die and southern States entertained far different views or
the Sunday from those contained in the blue laws and
other New England codes and their descendants may
without feeling, repel with indignation the
outrages and nsolent attempts Of emigrants from New
England force them the local customs of another sec
ton ] amazed that the honorable gentleman would
be to the traditions OF his own State as thus
unwisey adopt the local ideas of emgran from another
section when 10 ninetynne out of hundred they
violation of the rights of the citizen and contrary to
the spirit OF the constitution and the laws.
Another matter dscoursed upon by the gentleman In the
course of his speech startled me to degree that almost
for felt doubtful Of his sanity The American
party be tells has never been opposed to the Catholics
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are opposed religious intolerance" condemn in their
platforms and what is more that they the first political
party that have condemned it. II were useless TO ar
que Mr. Chairman, this subject with who talks OF
HGalieos genius being tortured the rack pa novel
method of torture surely and that requires some
PLANTATION before it can be properly comprehended Cali
eos body tortured, every school-boy knows
He censuped for opinions heerodox and
subjected nominal confinement purely nominal as
that of defendant in ordinary law suit who walks the
streets day by day but is legally all the time in the custo-
dy Of the sheriff
But with spectacle before my eyes of priest arred
and eathered In State; debauched committee sent
by the legislature oanother to visit the Catholic converts
u search Of immortality and actually carrying their ladies
the expense of the State in their legislative tour of
three States passing laws Selling all the property which
Catholics have thought proper TO put In the hands OF their
clergy for charitable and religious trusts with the wreck
cd churches of Newark looming up in the foreground
With the bloody streets of Louisville and Cincinnati, New
Orleans snd Baltimore and the ruins OF the Charestown
convent this churches of Philadelphia in
the gloomy dstanceI cannot accept the delusion This
is your work. know-pothing native American party, call
ed bv what name you will These the deeds Matched
In the secret concves of your midnight lodges and
formal dsayowal in words can wipe from the page OF our
history and tragedies which you have caused
The whole burden of the organs that party during lis
brief existence the Catholic church Every charge
that could be invented brought every Islander revived
The Catholic clergy and bishops were assaed BY name
and endeavor spared to excite public prejudice.
Those scenes of violence and blood which naturally fol-
lowed such appeals the passions OF the mob will form the
darkest page the future history OF these United States
eyes Of the civilized world and have been paraded through
the saloons and reading OF the principal clues Of
Europe under the specous caption OF yankee ilustra-
tcns of mans capacity for self government Nay sir the
moral sense of the better casssspd the term better
classes in contradisncon to the societies and combna
lions OF DULLES and rowdes who would seem 10 be the
really privileged classes OF the large cities OF the
Union-revos at the disgraceful utiages which have
found abetors and apologss the floor OF this House
will read extract from late plumber OF the New Orleans
Delta in reference to the frequent occurrence OF muderous
riots and general spirit fawlessness and blood which
have of late furnished the fair fame of the city saved from
British rapne by the Yalor and skill OF an lrishmans
son:
Whe the people are content to endorse the ogachy
the slung shot the authorities cannot be blamed The prev
aence OF murder no longer has any connection or
remote, with politics. the fearful deeds committed at the
Horse Station and elsewhere are tho result oil CHROME
blackguardism.
recently held in this city, and the dabolica conduct of the
young puppies who interrupted their proceed
crowd beardsss rowdies juvenile recruits of Lucer
who insuted the ladies and bued the of them GO
lady whose father native of this city, and of the
respectable and respected citizens p the community The
identity of the gentleman ascerained
and he was found to be waiter in of prominent
hotels-an ignominious young villain with whom no gen
teman could dirty his hands. fair also held very
recently for church in Lafayette and the ladies who took
part in it terrified by the similar gang whose
efforts at disturbances and riot successful that the
undertaking comparatively failure. In neither
the vagabonds brought justice The eggnog of Mr.
Waterman Is excellent, 1.-THE mayor of New Orleans, Mr.
Waterman, is tavern keeperl but why does he permit
such occur Is the mixture strong produce
state Of in the mayor Or has the profession of Ro
man Catholicity become crime? Or in fine, fast
young uen, promising bowie. knife boys, our armed
and organized bra the real authorities Of the city2
This sir is the language Of honest and independent
journalist in the city Of New Oreansa city which, under
the rule of knownohing mayor backed by his bowie
knife brigade of "armed and organized D-genAemeni
the Delta styles the almost vies with the city represented
by The gentleman from Maryland in deeds Of awessness
and murder.
Sir the question: has the profession of Roman Catho
iicy become crime ?n is pregnant with fearful meaning
significant of evil boding its may be given to
the prosperity Of republic and the perpetuy
of free and liberal form of government Religion de-
scended free from Heaven let her remain free EARTH"
This the ejaculation of good phanthropic and pa-
otto Christian. 1t is sentiment which breahes the very
spirit of true Christianity because it ncucaes the doctrine
of perfect and entire freedom which should be accorded
all in their intercourse with God and in the manner
and form OF their religious belief As freew is the
essence the of all Christianity freedom
in matters ofregon freedom of conscience freedom
ship God according the dictates of the judgment and the
promptngs OF the heart the essence the
of siv liberty Deprive of this inestimable boom or
subject him pains and oreures because he daes
else it, and under form of civil government you violate
his natural rights and establish desposm over his con-
science But to do this to attempt to do tLs
der form OF government such ours would be- in add-
of those privileges which solemny guaranteed to him
by the very charter OF liberties the constitution under
which live, and would involve in the act degree of
treason against the sacred of freedom no less cupa
BILE dangerous than that which has consigned the
OF Benedict Arnold to everlasting namy. 1t is aockery
to be eternay pratng about the free institutions under
which we live the glorious inheritance of liberty which
we enjoy, and the republican form of government which
we boast and almost in the breath stigmaze and
vfy ana exclude so far as in lies from the common