The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-12

Archbishop said that for the first time in
thirty years there were some among hi,
own flock who were dissatisfied with him.
and who had thouyhtlessly, he hoped.
repeated some fragrant libeIs concerning
his vote at the late election. Bishop
hosecrans and himself had been CHARGED
with standing at the polls all day, With
hands full OF Union tickets, exertine their
influence among Catholic Democrats
against Mr.. Ysllandigham aud his com.
panions.
This. be said, is utterly false. He did
not go :" the polls with Bishop Rosecrans /;
ne had gone quietly there alone, and
deposited his unconcealed suffrage-a suf.
fEtkf which his conscience approved, and
for which he was answerable to God. No
man dare to influence any one to vote
against the honest dictates Of his con.
science. He declared distinctly that he
had never done so He referred to 4
merchant, who, in Know Nothing lodge
IN this city, affirmed tha. Archbishop
Purcell kept rolls of democrats in his
possession, whose votes he conld absolute.
iy control, and which, so this merchant
asserted, he had offered to influence in
favor OF particular scheme. Although
ne wa. Ill when he heard of this gross and
unalloyed falsehood, he mustered sufficient
strength to go before magistrate and
make affidavit to its utter falsity and the
merchant, through sheer coutemp, Of both
his own party and it's adversary, was forced
to a5sconc from the city.
lie had voted against the Democratic
ticket, not because he desired to wound
the Democrats of his acquaintance, nor
because he desired to proptiate their op-
ponents, but because he feared that if
fai!andigham were elected the attempted
withdrawal of Ohio soldiers in the field
with Rosecrans-would ensuc, and that
the State Of Ohio would be tossed with
revolutionary opposition to the war policy.
He feared ,ha, raids would be invited, the
parallel OF which might be found in Quan.
tretfs barbsrous aud inhuman Invasion of
Kansas. This may ali have been fancy"
said the speaker, "out it vas my honest
opinion, and who, in Gods name, could
ask me to vote tor the Inauguration of
such anarchy and such atrocity 90
We can not have DIVIDED empire -
Mr.. Pugh said to him the other day, that
the Southern people would consent to
permit our steamboats, to traverse the
Mississippi river, but that they would
never trade with US, and it would be vain
tor us to endeavor to. make them strike
hands with US as of old. He (Archbishop
could see no argument In this. The
question was one of right, not of expedi-
ency, and, for one, he was determined TO
work tor and pray for the right, until,
with Gods blessing, it was established in
all its benefcence.
he had heard there Was a dread among
many la5oring men that if slaves were
liberated they would come to our Northern
cities, and displace thousands Of honest,
hard working men. For himself, he did
not anticipate any such result. In his
opinion, 1t was impossible. lie had always
wished to see every man no matter what
his color. free. TheEa,holic Church ha.
ever been he'friend of human freedom.
1t was Christ's mission to set men free,
and Christian people disregard his pre-
cep's and example when they seek to
uphold and perpetuate involuntary human
servitude
Cardinal Wiseman, whom he regarded
as possessing the lofticst intellectual en-
dowments, aud many of the distinguished
Catholic magn ates of Europe, looked upon
the slavery OF any race with the strongest
disfayor. Montalambert had stoood before
an audience of great Catholics, and de-
clared that man who held human beings.
black or white, In bondage. was the enemy
Of freedom, and a tyrant at heart. The
denunciation was received with unanimous
plaudits not one of that distin guished
Catholic assembly but responded with
approval. O
He concluded by saying that he hoped.
now that the excitemept was over, that
his friends would all concede that he had
performed his plain duty. He had con-
ceived the course he had adopted to be
such, and fearlessly pursued it No man
could do less and be sincere; no man
could do less than follow the dictates Of
his own conscience, If he hopes to win the
approval of his Heavenly Master and