, 1860-10-19

..xr ,h.i-. a, n comfortable desk, with goed
w.,es .,l II ture psyna.,er. is, after al
tsou-h L1xcoLS may BE- President, batter than
rha douh,iu1 CHANCES ct Office in Southern
couftee:ncy, or tho more doubtful prospect j"
,-.s,1 a@d hac1n IN any Of the rural districts
whepcr ;hey com. Within ten d-ys' 'e'en
hundred Of these hava made application to
toia lhe Republican Cub III the Federal CITY
n zc+,ct so.s Of tae South. Oae almost Pitles |
their coming nisfir.unes.
is uoUGLA. = cATaIoL.o7 MORE
Proof
We haye repeatedly recited The pEesumT I've
.r;:ances Of The Catholicism Ct Judge Doug
1a.-.o ffequ4nsiy that wa reed rot rela'e
+be, hp7e. Our articles On the subject have
uooues,ionao|y met his eye; indeed We ara as
.ur.t ,la, one Of his friends in this city sen.
N him. will, on his E7stern stumping tour,
reconciliation Of the points which we put; but
m rep.y vas given 10 ths letter. He has
elncs been iu this city; and il our allegations
thu. bis pockets have betn drawn upon 70
avail The fund sent IRON this country to the
Pope. TO pu! Italian Liberalism down; that re
ID 1ne ow.er Of pew, aad tols1aoly regular
wor*hippe., in Caihoiic church in " ash'ng'
to,: ,ha. his children by the late Mrs. Doug
,az a t:o-cuca Protestant, hsye, since her
,,s,.t pen baptized into tie Catholic COM
rnuri,n. and are receiving Il Catholic education;
,,,at Lis child, who died Iot long ssrce, YVES
hurled according to tue forms and ceremonies
n1es:1ibfd by Catho!cs,--we say he Las late-
r. bseu IL t4is city, and II these allegations
ve,e untrue, wholly OF in part he would IN"
o,e=,;o,ar.! have corrected them an1 put Inc
pcrss T. 1n1rux1 10 shame But be came
.,,:,c wi,,,aut taxing notice Of either ot these
f,cs ,b,u1a lc is everywhere answering
one.t;cre, ,tpelling charges, and enaesvorlng
70 make capital. Stall We take his silence to
rueaa at lie corfe=sc. l'at the rep2Ft' c'fco'
lated wheu he was abroad, That hs lad been
rxce,yed into the Ccurcb By the Pope at Rome'
il true: that 10 js permitting Ills friends to
dsny for him tie faith that he processes; ane
that BE- is secretly using powerful, unec1u'
l,ua md dangerous religious element to heip
hin, into r,wer? What other construction
.holl we nut On his refusal to speak on tins
matter, by no mears unimportant, when on
nj, other questions the sound of hls vo'ce hn:
been heard on every stump from Portland te
NorGlk. from Nor:olk to Dubuque? Let ou'
.r.azsn eu,po,e, il sbty car. i'at AHaA"As
I1sco1y vas making el: ctioreering ha!aasuc:
al orer the coa1try, and that tie evidences O
Cath,I.csm-sec:st, unavowed. .jesultich Cath
o|ici.n-were brought home to tim IS tne1
,,re h;cn I, Mr.. D-uglas-would not be haV
o,eu:d his mou.h and repslled the charge
ho c5uld Lave cone 70 with truth? Woul
m. Judge Douglas now do 80 Il he could
Bu: we leave conjecture for what seems
b. prof lirec::
Tbs (Kpox Co. 1D) Repnxiea" says tha
Rev. JOIN Mist=ce, Pastor II the cathol'
Church s. Iowa City, wrote lette: - Arct
b:Sho, uu -hc., for Information 10 govsru Il,
ora sc:;oas in .he Presidential canvass. Tn
A1sAo sb> IN reply, in substance, said:
as1r a. DOUGLAS DID JOIN TIL
CATHOLIC CHURCH AT ROME, AND Is
COOP AND FAITHFUL MEABER; An
You MUST DO ALL IN YOUR PO"E
70 SECURE Ills ELECTION He TOO
Tns OBLIGATION TO DO ALL IN His Pow
ER TO PROMOTE TIE INTERESTS OF TH
CHUKLU''u
We give tie aboEo as it comes to US IN II
public papers. In times O! high political G
cilenept repo1ts, simple and harmless enopt
10 themselves, grow, as they pass IRON mou
to mouth, or paper to paper, until they assu1
shspes as little like the originals a. Douglas
like a sta.esman. TLis may be one OF ther
ismsy be true tot letter. Wecan concei
TIN. Archbishop Hughes, WHOSE interest
Mr. D,uslas' tuc:ess. is proved BY his
ssada=c, o: Douglas meeting in New 70
II thi-g which no Archbishop or Bishop e.
did IN tsis country bstore-should write g,
w,r:s 10 priss. who sought Lis tdvice;
we c7ceos SEQ how priest would dare
make the contents Of such letter The prof.
II Of ,hs public. Tne probabilities OF
paauinoaess CT tbs extract are largely
creased By what everybody knows Of the
dent and effective manner in which the L,
bishop is supporting Ar. Douglas; but it
Tot d, TO dapend upon probabilities alone.
D,ug,as Catholic? Thats the questio :.
test OF sINCERlTx.
Christian once went before Turl
magistrate, ana mnde complaint that an 4
lad s.olen his horse. "Art thou iollowt
"tbe- Pr,phe.?' asked the Official II
no.n answered the Christisn. "1hen 90
"way, potk-ea:ing dcg; the law Was mad
"pro.ect OILY the properly OF true believe
I'll inst the sam, with ths slavish Del
racy. All laws, NJ matter how cruel or
fust, nads 10 project favor or establish sia'
must De e.forced in letter and IN spirit l
guarding freedom may be yialsted with II
Eity.
It's reverence for lat0 they tell u, Tbs
peas them 10 assums the unpleasant tai
enforcing the Fugitive Act; reverence foz
that makes them promise in advance tc
hold pred scott decisions; reverence ol
taat exci:es their anger against Abolition
Waving all scrutiny Of the justice oi sue
tipa,biss judgments, I'D laws, We may Ii
ose.,icn t.c sincerity of this reverezce.
moi msAu and 1asru.iful spirit undeEh
whole matter? Reverence Tor hvt
lSw? Does tie Fugitive Act include our
.v.,1 N of 1eri.Iatioa and juriaerudence?