Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-29

man policy well deserving Of examination as
the ROmsn Catholic Church The history OF
that Charch joins together the two great ages of
hannah civilization. No other Institution y left
sanding which carries the mind hack 10 the
tnes Shen the smoke of sacrifice rose from the
Pantheon, and when camelppards and tigers
BOUNDED IA the Fiavian amphitheater. The
prOuiest noble houses but of Yesterday when
com pared With the line Of the Supreme POutIfis
That line We trace back in ala unbTOken series,
ffom the Pope Who crowned Napoleon IN the
nineteenth century. TO the Pope who crowned
Pepil in the eighth. and Ear beyond The time OF
Perrin the august dynasty extends, uil Il IS lost
IN the twilight of fable.
The Republic ot Venice came next in ahtiq-
uity. But the Republic OF Venice was modern
when comp%sei With the Papacy "a d the RePub
nc OF Venice Is gone. aud the Papicy remains
The Papacy remains. not in decay. not mere
antique bat full OF lite and outhiul vIgor.
The Catholic church is still sending forth TO
the iurthest ends of the world missionaries as
Jealous as those who landed in Kent with Angus
tin. The number Of her children is greater than
in any former age.
Her acquisitions in the new world have more
than compensated her for what she has lost IN the
old She saw the commencement Of all the gov
| ernments and of all the ecclesiastical establish
ments that now exist in the world and We feel
no assurance that she is not destined To see the
end of them all. she was great and respected
before the Saxon had set foot on Britain-before
tie Frank had passed. the Rhne-when Grerian
eloquence still iourished at AntlOci--when idols
we're still worshipped IN the temple ct Mecca
| Aud she may stlll exist in unL Unfinished vigOr
when some traveller from New Zealand shall. IN
the midst of "A vast solitude, take his stand on n
broken arch OF London bridge TO sketch the
views Of ST Paul's
IL was Tor this reason, one, that Kissed the
| Hon. Caleb B. Smith But this is not all. |
bissed him for Others, and perhaps more import
ant reasons than this.
When nv mind carries me- back To the daring
deeds of those who have sought L. secure To u
the greatest OF al our guarantees, VIZ: the Con
stiiutiOn. with all its tights and immunIteS un-
touched 30 those who have fallen on every
field from the Potomac to the RIO Grande, and
| xhose deerls stand out ~ living monuments OF
their dep ,rted worth.
Let ~ - bick . Bull Rll. South Mountain
Antieian and the hidden reces>es OF the swan q,
] OF the Chcknhpmhy. ami when there zee II We
Cannot find those Who have LAID low their bodies
aud sent their souls into eruity To vi.riicte. To
uph,d. aud to preserve. il possible, this covenant
unbroken.
These are some of the reasons why Missed
Mr. Smi.h; because those men. many of them.
who have fought and died in ihesr country :
cause, certainly deserve the respect OF patriotic
people
Nor is this all Let us go to our hospitals and
look 1T the noble deeds our women have done
and N e Yet doing These ale among The -rettest
soldiers Ol them all
Now. so far a. the legal right To hiss public
Speaker is concerned. that it Is as great as II l. 10
applaud. in my nina there is question. | hold
it To- he the isht of the people TO ''canvass pu1c
measure, and the minds OF public men, and
when they say ANYTHING tn, does not meet with
our app citation, To hiss them, and not To APP
| plaud
But there NAV lie some who will say. Wi
| sir If Won hiss ut public meeting. You must put
up with the natural consequences, w YOU must
be arrested, and of course fined" We'll, if these
are the natural consequences ni kissing. perhaps
It's we'll that il is so; for ii il were not so, II
mi. ht not be 20 we'll Ii this not State
| Gaze, could then have chance 10 testify. But
when | think of myself. and lind that am not
IN court perhaps can testify rs 1t - - tar a.
| the cause of the disturbance from CONVEX
saIion that sprung up between some persons "ho
were standing in front of me. by their inquiries
! ~ to Who il that Kissed, and this WIS tuiiy
minute alter the kissing had ceased. Their ia
uuries begat other iuuuirers, and they be2at cries
of Put him QUIT Hang himl' "Stab him.!
Sc and il was only few minutes till ] found
myself landed Oh the pavement of the street be
low surrounded by three four careful police
men, who declared 10y ever, thing that was good
and bad, that had it OF been Tor them would
not coul not have lived ten minutes l feel
very grateful To those noble. generous souls who
on that dreadful night guarded my interests So
vigilani v and 80 we'll.
| But | thought that when they got me OH the
street thev wolId let me 90 about my business
| But NO. they could not do that, Tor that would
| he rDbbng Justice of criminal and che tting
them out at their fees. ami they concluded To
hold me in custody till procured some one To
answer for my appearance IA the morning before
| Mayor Maxwell. at y O'Clock, to aI,sw er to the
charge of disturbing meeting succeeded
in getting a friend al mine To answer Tor my
appearance. and was on hand Yesterday morn
ing ut about 10 o'clock, ut The Mayors office,
and weied guilty to the charge against me.
for " hich plea our good Mayor fined me five do!
llr- and costs whirh s. 05. making a sum total
ot Sl3 05. and remarked at the time that he
would have fined me much heavier had IL not
been for the CITY At orney, James n. Sweetser,
whe told him that was on a drunk For this
strategic movement | iee under many ObIiga-
lions To both to the one for exercising his iufiu
encc in my beh II, and To the other tor allowing
the influence e. be brought to bear upon his
potent of justice.
! But To the Mayor would say, Law not that
junction. To your soul, :" for was not drunk. but
sober--snd far the charge is concerned. ]
think il had gone into trial of the cause, |
woulu have shown a variance between the allega
ton and the proof, and consequently could have
defeated il. But did not do that | paid the
Court the hne-S5-which Was all the money |
had. and suggested to- it the prophet, OF giving;
me little time the COSTS. AT hrst II would
not consent. but little logic soon convinced it
oi its error, and he reluctantly gave way L.