The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-26

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and shall strike for triumph which shall wipe the
bogus national, Buchanan-W Waller democracy out
Of existence.
From the Philadelphia Sun
The Paris Consulate Priestcraft and
Politics. ta
Mr.. McRae, late United States Consul to Paris
having resigned his Office, returned to this country
few weeks ago, and has been spending few
days with his numerous friends in this city.
He tells as when he left Paris it was generally
rnmored and believed that Mr.. Henry Wykoff, Of
New York, the renowned Cheyalier, would be
appointed to the vacant Consulship, the duties Of
which are at present performed by one of Mr.
McRaes clerks.
Napoleon would receive Mr.. Wykoff or grant him
an exeqqator. The Emperor and the Chevalier.
when they lived together in London and before
the star Of the former had risen above the hori-
zon, We're somewhat intimate and confidential so
much SO, IN fact, that when Wykoff was inlpris-
oned In Genoa, on account of his laison with the
famous Miss Gamble, he felt himself at liberty to
sddress als old friend, who was then the Presi.
/ uent Of the French Republic, and invoke his
| influence Tor his release; no answer was returned
| to the application by the French President. who
chose to forget their former friendship and
Wykoffs services, and to allow the appeal Of the
| imprisoned diplomat to fall unheeded. Those
Who have had the best opportunity to study the
character of Louis Napoleon as developed by the
events or the past six years, have pronounced
him monster of ingratitude. History will stamp
him as peJurer Of the blackest dye, and if pop
ular liberty should ever make successful stand
| IN Europe, his memory win become the execration
OF the world He is very restive in his mushroom
| elevation, about having his former friends and
| conhdants near him, with hom he protested SEN
| tments in favor Of popular governments, and the
active mind and busy pen Of the CheYalier, in
such position as American Consul at Paris,
would no doubt be an unpleasant proximity foe
Napoleon III. TO have so old coadjutor in his
former schemes of popular freedom ill.,. M
Still, we have no doubt ourselves, if Wykoff
should be lucky enough to get the berth, Napo-
leon will let him stick in it, If he win keep QUIET
What his chances are forthe appointment we don't
KNOW, and we can't say we particularly care; we
don't intend TO bother ourselves much about which
Of the unterrifed calves of the Democracy get the
pulls at the Federal teats, but we have learned
some facts IN reference to this particular Consul
ship, which may well startle American citizens
aud serve to show how hollow and false the cry is
| raised by cunning Jesuits, and taken up by the
sham Democracy, that the American party are a
party of religious persecution, seeking TO drag the
sacred tenents Of religion into the angry arena OF
paltzan STRIFE 1t is asserted, and dare not be de-
MED, that the ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY are
undertaking 70 dictate to Mr.. Buchanan who he
shall appoint to this Consulshp, and have selected
person, recent convert to the Romish faith, by
the name of Mr.. or DR.. Spencer, who though hail.
ing from New York, (Pennsylvania being thought
to be pretty well loaded with official cares, Is a
resident In reality of this city In proof of this,
we learn that Archbishop Hughes, otherwise called
John Archbishop of New York, and Archbishop
Kendrick, have signifei 10 the President that the
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH expects him TO select
this Mr. Spencer 10 the lucrative and desirable post
spoken of and, taking their key note from such a
source, the priests and minor clergy, az well as the
laty, have strongly urged the appointment Of this
gentleman, not as Democrat or politician bet
as one of the children of the Holy ROMAN CArHo.
Lie CHURCH, and as such, acceptable to her.
More than this, we learn that the Hon. Jos R.
Chandler, ex.Congressman, and himself prose.
lyte TO the Romish creed, has withdrawn his ap.
plicaton for the post Of Minister to Rome, and has
solicited Mr.. Buchanan TO appoint Mr.. Spencer as
concession due TO the Romish Church Mr. Bu.
chanan is now hesitatng as TO the course he will
pursue, and may be weak enough, Though VIC
hope not,) to yield TO the behests Of this bold
priestly Charlatanism. It Is the ProtCStants in
Europe, and not the Roman Catholics, who
need protection; and in a Catholic country like
France, our representatives arc always more ell
cient and useful when they are rendered wholly
independent of local feelings, whether of politics
or religion.
This imprudent attempt on the part of the Ro-
man Church, through her ministers and men,
bers 10 become a recognized element in the
government Of the country, should meet the
indignant rebuke of every citizen, and above all
by the President, who standing as the head of the
nation, and sworn to support its constitution,
should be the very first to resist such insidious de-
signs. Will he have the courage to do it2 We
shall see. Mr.. Spencer may be personally very
clever gentleman, but as far as We can learn, his
appointment could only be accounted for by the
requirements Of the Roman Catholic Priesthood,
for be is, we believe, unknown TO the leading men
or the masses Of the Democratic party, and has
never been heard Of in political life, even IN
whisper, and If he in common with his other hun
dred competitors for the pleasant post he seeks,
had been content ~ repose upon his personal OF
political claims, we should never have troubled
ourselves or our readers about him or his chances;
but when We learn the ground upon which an sp-
plication fer an important Office Of the United
States Government Is based, and find 1t rests upon
the demands Of foreign priesthood, it s not only
time but IL Is our duty to speak out and denounce
the scheme Of these Jesuits, who are hypocriti.
cally crying out that the American party mingle
religion with politics.