Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-15
Or. nrenses s.na Sen. Quarlss on. Na1ur-

DIR. Hfenees sind Gen. QuarIes on Mature
silszea Citizens.
IN discussion between DR.. MEsEEs and Gen.
euAaLEs. al Barren Plains, Robertson county. on
the 9th inst, the question as to the duty Of our
Government to protect its naluralzed ctizs ms abroad
came up.
DR. MExEEs maintained that native and nafural- |
lied citizens are equally entitled to the protection
Of our Government and declared that il elected to
Congress he would not permit so far as his vote or
infuenco would CO. any violation Of their rights,
either at home abroad he would resist any inter-
ference the part Of foreign governments with the
rights and privileges Of sdopted citizens abroad
With the earnestness and zeal that he had re-
sisted the efforts Ct Gen QUARIEs and his party to
abridge their gifts at home
DIR. MkNEEs has always commended, and the Dem
oeratic party has maintained, that the naturalized
citizen ewes allegiance to any foreign power,
prince or potentate, whaiever. Gen. oUARIEs and
his Know Netting brethren, on the ether haLd as
serted Wish much appearance Of sincerity that the
Catholic citizens Of this country owed temporal
allie glance 70 the Pope of Rome
In his speech in GAINESVILLE delivered June %,
1855, published copy Of which is now before us,
Gen. QUARLEs said:
aThe next question which purpose 10 discuss is,
should We as individuals, in our private capacity,
when we 60 10 the Lallot box cast our surages for
lkcman Cathocf Is il safe, is it wise in us, as
citizens of a republic? We, of the American party,
think not; and propose TO give you the reasons
for our belief 1t is the acknowledged doctrine of
tae Roman Cathoic church that the Pope Of Rome
is Christs vicar on EARTH and whatever he binds IN
earth shall be bound in heaven, aud whateser he
ooses en- earth shah he loosed in heaven thus Civ
ing to the Pope the absolute and unconditional cet
troll even TO the saving damnng, eVerlaslingly,
every pers n in existence. Nor does the claim of
this proud and arrogant despoi, to rule with high
and impious hand the destiny Of every man. relate
exclusively to spiritual matters is eontended by
the anti-American party and the sdhererts of the
Pope in this country. II has been claimed for the
| Pope by his followers, and acted on by him, ever
since the eighth century, that his subjects to
him an allegiance, both spiritual and temporal.
above, and superior to, their allegiance TO any other
government, prince, power potentaie; 1t matters
| not 10 what government they may belong, or what
| oath they may have t1ksn, to maintain, support,
protect and defend il, this oath and this fesy is
held by the Pope and all good Catholics to be sub
jest TO the superior fealty which they IS members
| of the Church Of Rome, owe 10 him, Gods VICE
gerent earth ,-ana tbGt he can, by virtue Of his
G dixie attributes, at any moment of time, deposs
any King, Prince, POtentate; destroy any form
! of government, whether despotie or republican,
and absolvo any Catholic from his allegiance any
| government at his pleasure This being the Calm
of foreign Prince, to exercise control over Cath
olics who citizens Of cur country, which they,
] through their periodicals. admit they owe to him
we, as members Of Republic, do not think they
should whilst thus acknowledging q foreign Prince
as higher and superior in their estimation and allie
glance to Constitution and laws, be entrusted
| with their execution for it is known to every
of ordinary reading, that repubcspism and liberty
have moro deadly foe than the Pore of Rome.
And it is further known that he now holds his throne
| as tenant of Louis Napoleon, with whom We may
be at war before tWeVe-monlh shall pass away.
Now ask you, my counirymen, if this power be
claimed by the Pope, aud accorded to him by his
followers in our country, with the known hatred of
the church Of Rome for everything that is liberal
ia governments, Catholics safe repositories CT
the laws of our country and the liberties of our
people? We, of the American party, do not war
upon the religion of the Catholics, but we upon
that tenet Of their faith WHICH sets their master,
with his impiOus pretensOns, above govern ment
and laws and sag TO them, whilst you hold such
doctrines, we will not vote for you 10 aay office
within our gift. We do not propose to pass any Law
| making Catholic incompetent TO hold ofice-for
that would be to establish religious test which
Constitution forbids, and with which our views of
religious freedom is at war We simply say, as a
party, We will not vote for Catholics whilst they
hold their present views il regard TO the power of
the Pope over them in this country. We say to
them enjoy your religion but do not seek 10 place
| YOUR uAdSLtT anu yOuE RELIGION ABOVE cur govern
ment We VIII protect you in your religion, but
we deem It unsafe to place you in power for you
serve master whose form Of government is diamet-
rically opposed to ours, and whose principles are
antagouistc to our free institutions; and for these
reasons We will not cast our votes for you" < =
ono, felloweitzens, we will protect the Catholic,
the Mormon, or any other mistaken zealot, in the
right of conscience and right 70 worship God,
multiplicity Of Gods, or no God, just SIS his con-
science may dictate; but when they set up, what
they choose to csl the vicegerent of God earth,
as above our government, and acknowledge that
they owe him superior obedience we viii say TO
them we will not place you in power, by cur votes
at the baot-boxes, for you might use, and doubt
less would, if ordered by your MASTER THAI very
power with which you ask to clOthe you, strike
down our liberties, and light up, now quiet,
free and happy country, with the glare of the fires
Of the inquisiiion. We think you dangerous vhen
you have power. Americanze your church elect
your own bishops and church rulers as tie ether
churches in the country do; cut of and forever
pudiate any obedience TO the Pope of Rome in tenn
poral matters; owing your first and highest and
only allegiance to this government, and We viii at
once expunge this principle from our platform"
Gen. ZoLLICoFFER in his speech delivered in this
city in 1855, said:
"The greater portion of this immense annual
immigration is now Roman Catholic"
And this is the doctrine of the entire Know
Nothing party, They charged that every Roman
Catholic citizen of the United States owed allie
glance TO the Pope higher than his duty to the Gov
eminent. Gen. QUARLRs asserted that the Roman
Catholics Of this country would if ordered by their
master, "Srike dOwn our liberties and light an. our
nOU quiet, free and happy country loh the fires Of The
inQuisitiOH =
| DR.. MENEEs and the Democratic party denied,
and still deny, that an American citizen, of what
ever creed sect, allegiance to any prince or
power save own G ,Venment. They are ready
to protect every such citizen from persecution and
oppression, either at home or abroad. They deny
that there is any distinction between the claims Of
native and naturalized citizens to the protection OF
the Government.
We shouldn't be surprised, says the Qui& Nune,
if hell has broken loose under the feet of the OPP