Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-03

accristics-wbat his relations in history? Why sir ht
is ndoctrinated with the conviction that that he is the
elect vice gerent OF God upon earth His life from the
cradle TO the grave, is ragmatcaperpetually inter
meddng with the srs OF his neighbour fastening his
plummet the Illicit line OF his fslh sounding the
hearts OF men, and matchmaking pagan and pestiie
fous, whatever may be inharmonIols with his own little
cogitatations. His long visage nasal twaIg canIing
hypocrisy, ard ntolerabe pryDg. banished bin from
Eugaui to Holland, where he soon became equally
obnoxious, and constrained TO emgIa.e to the
sterile rocks of Massachusetts,; from which congo
NAL LEGALITY he has succeeded in keeping the whole
continent, savage and civilized, in hot water ever
since Nursed III horror OF two ime egnary phanoms
Slavery aid Popery-he is accomplished hater Of his
fellow-man before he has begun to learn how love
God. What his relative to the sIve-owner tas
been, have partially but his policy in regard 10
your Religion and mne-the Religion Of dismantled
and shyeriug country-remans to be examined. wili
not, SIR carry your mind back to those famous "Bue
| Laws" by the provisions Of which the Roman Catholic,
| Ike the Son OF Man. denied place whtreon TO rest
his head in New England. But soon after the formation
of the old CoIiederacy aud the establishment of tie Gen
era Government, the American principles embodied
in them subvertod by the enactment of the "PGr-
tan, All.n aud Se1on Laws, passed during the admin
sraiion of the elder Adlms-a blow maniiestly aimed
| at Catholicism.
viii pass similarly remote events, and ask you
Who kndl5G the perseCuOnist fires Of 1874 and foster
ed Native Am, ricnism? Who the Iconoclas,s OF
that reign OF terror? Who put the burning torch into
the hand the incendiay? Who laid in or ruins
the convent at Charl sown, Massachusetts, Who attack
ed the Catholic churches Of Phiad lyhiG Who made
a street bonfire OF DR.. Moriary's liosry Who were
the disc plies OF Fanny Wright and the apostles Cf Maria
Monk? Who stoned the late Bishop Powell his bed
Of death? Who called into fs kgOT-Nothingism -
Who sought to dsaLchise the Catholic ani the adopted
citizen Who sacked pillaged and burned the humble
settlements Of the Irish and the Germans in Cincinnati
and other Western cities answer your present Pui
4 Ar.stff lar..
peled the students from the Catholic Col ge at George
town and converted into military barfaok 20 which
Dissertation they emp4te reducing the convent OF the
tC!y women there also Your mas teen UNANIMOUSLY
SANDER in namoess prints 6y your present brother
lcer-the contaminated inmate OF state prlson-Ned
Bnrine The helpless end unprotected women Of your
blood and lineage rlblessly insued by Henry j.
Rtymcnd you called him TO account for il you found
lin coward and pOltroou and yet you have scc p.
ed lin as orc OF your teachers. Tour bfo,htr ptuot
aud exile, John Mitchell, was poser bed in New York
tor expressng his opinions the same Abolition element
pers cu,td him in Eastern Tennessee he found a home
and welcome ia Sou.h Carolina in defending the inde
pendcDcc OF which his recently distinguished himself
And the State you Immediately called upon to in.
wade is Virgnia-A State which tfst smote down Know
Nothncism and secured you citizenship; perhaps the
frs hor-e Won may slck WI ne the house Of your ga!
liant aud knghly champion, Henry !. Wise.
Let me nipiore you to pause, sir. Do not imbrue
your hands in the blood of these who welcomed you,
garments Of citizenship. Al least do not iny olive youc
fellow ccun,rymeu in youf own error. Believe me, my
neat beats Ni.h ndle.s aud affection Tor you and
write in sorfoW rather than in anger. You do not
ier- and this Southern Revolution IL IS unlike any
Revolution OF history. /, is Revolution Of opinion
not the work Of an individual day, but tie natural
growth Of years, Spontaneously springng from the al
most uaaincu- desires OF people OF the seeded
Sat-s u is the resisting blTIi-r OF ancient habits aud
ighs against the .,4siou5 agglcs.i.us Of Low aud
Heterogeneous thoughts AVID actions supported by an
uraniay OF frrrg uucHampled il the worlds history.
And thcc ueope sr can neither he crushed defeated.
They viii Il h Tor tLcis Independence with Spartan ya,Jr
aut Az fJriuie. Yoa may wage a war Of years
gsrs them, ard bess-r ao.h sections Of tie country,
ba. 'c. Fou tt't 90 certain the shines a. the
mid dsy the Old Union will rever BE- restored. Ald as
D. f a! cons. qseu,c, again beg that ycn will receae
rom your false position-tha. ycu VIII not be instru
ue.tl 90 handing Goan your Owl, the OF any
Of our psop. wrcath,d With the cypress Of shame aud
inamy, TO the pen Of ,he future historian.
AZ, sir, respectfully