Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-20


pllcant was q Catholic or Protestant. Ho
was reared In the belief, a. no doubt the gen
tlcman from Indiana was, that true charity
went out toward all classes aud conditions 81
men, lie repealed the lnslnuatlon that oppo-
atlon TO this bill was necessarily opposition 10
the Catholic faith. II was conviction with
him that oil religious beliefs should be tolo-
rated, and that men should worship according
10 the dictates OF their own conscience.
While he recognized that fact he said fur
thcrmore that the syllabus Of the Pope Of
Rome struck at freedom Of conscience and
the right 10 worship God according TO the die
tntes Of conscience. II was contrary 10 all
the advanced Ideas Of the nineteenth century.
aud he asked the gentleman whether ne
would dare 10 90 before his constituents or
the country and Indorse the doctrine Of that
syllabus. lie did not believe the gentleman
from Indiana accepted that creed or ne tn doc
ham) did. He had charity and Intelligence
broad enough 10 recognize the fact that there
was nothing on Garth 80 divine a. humanity
ltself, and love for, humanity, whether IL Il
clothed In the face OF the Catholic or The
Protestant He concluded by saying that the
charge Of the oppoaition, that this was war
upon the Catholics, was entirely gratultous
and utterly without foundation,
Mr.. Dawes said he had heard the gentleman
from New York say that he was never
Know Nothing or In a Know-Nothing lodge,
but he was at least an advocate Of that doc
tTlnc. .'.
Mr.. Brooks. That Is not so, air. The state.
ment "a false.
Mr.. Dawes apparently not noticing the In
terruptlon) went on to say that while the gem
teman advocated the doctrine, he kept his
neck out OF the halter by not going into the
lodge. lie then went on 20 state that In order
10 worship according to the dictates Of their
own conscience, American citizens had been
compelled 10 20 outside the walls Of Rome.
the least, 10 know that American citizens had
thus been outraged. During the war the
Roman people had sided with the confederacy,
and this was probably the reason why the
gentlemen on the other aide Of the House be-
came friendly 10 them.
MT. VOORHEES,, Of Ind, said he stood up In
bis pInce In the House 10 plead for religious
liberation, and against an act that was direct
blow at religious belief. The opposition
came, properly perhaps, from men whose an
eestors burned witches at the stake, and from
the representatives OF the people who In 1854
burned the converts OF the Catholics Of Mas
sachusetts. He only alluded 10 these facts to
remind gentlemen Of their former history and
Intolerance towards Rome. lie denied, and
said he had the. authority Of dozen gentle
men sitting around him for the denial, that
American citiEenA had been driven outside the
walls Of Rome 10 worship. On the contrary,
they had worshlppcd at the residence OF Min
ister King upon many occasions, and Mr.. King
bad so testified himself The gentleman from
OhlOt Mr.. BlnghAm1 had asked him what he
had 70 say 20 the Syllabus recently Issued by
the Pope. His answer 10 that was that II any
body Of people chose 10 accept u that was their
right. He believed In the largest liberty Of
conscience, and was not here 10 sit In judy
people.
! Mr. Brooks. Of NY, EaId dat the House
would bear him witness that when he first
offered this amendment he had stated that he
did not desire 70 debate the question, II Il
had been discussed rs q religious question, II
had all been started from the other side. He
thanked God that he was not Puritan or the
descendant 81 Puritan, though q native of
New England. He was born and raised a
baptlst and u was because OF the persecution
by pe Plrltaps OF his ancestors on the mater
nal side, 0he Puritans having driven them
out OF MRssachusetts,) that he so detested
and despised the Puritan element.
Mr., Brooks again denied that he was ever a
Know kothlng or an inmate OF Know Moth
Ing lodge. He had made that denial hereto
fore on the floor Of this House, and In the
hearing Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
and when he reiterated the charge Inc stated
what he knew 10 be false. No, he would mot
say false, because that was unparllamentary,
but he would leave blank, and lcaye ii No T.,
imagined what lie Wolild nos were Ne not re-
strictcl In the selection. Has the gentleman
irom hAssaehuAetts no sense Of prophetyl
~ ense o. shame thai he Will rellerate these
charges after so many denlals. Has he any
new proof to sustain q statement that has
already been pIpnoupced false7 He knew
when he uttered II that 1t was an untruth,
and that he was utterlng On untruth.
Mr.. Orth, Of Indiana, said he rose to dis
cuss the question, particularly TO deny re-
mark made by his colleague, Mr., VOORHEES,, |
that u was said by the Republicans of tndl-
ana that now that they had the negroes 10
vote with them the Dutch aud IIlsh miRht 20.
lie denied the statement and dened Mr.. NOOr-
hoes TO produce evidence Of the fact.
Mr., voorhees, said he got his information
from all classes Of newspapers.
Mr.. Orth; Yes; from Democratic. papers, but
name the Republican paper that has said so.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. Oh, they will all deny Il, as
they do all the statements against them.
hr. Orth said he had given his colleague a
ialr opportunity 10 sustain his statement and
he had failed 70 do so by single Republican
paper.
Mr.. Hoar, Of Mass, said he would be re.
crcant 10 himself and recTeant TO the people
he represented II he did not notice some re-
marks that had been made In this debate. He
denied that Massachusetts, had ever engaged
In the burning of witches. Two hundred
years ago Il was the opinion OF the whole civ
lllked world that i was q crime TO DO witch,
and that II should be punished with death
u was true that, participating In that error,
the courts OF Massachusetts did condemn some
who were connected with witehcraft 10 be
executed. But II was q matter OF history that
Massachusetts was the first 10 discover the
error and To abandon H. lie also admitted
the fact that In Know-Nothing times Massa-
ehusetis was swept with the fallacy, but said
that In that ease, too, she was the first 10 wine
al laws obnoxious TO Foreigners from her
He also denied, as utterly uns
true, that In 1854 Catholic converts had been
burned In Massachusetts. a.
In 1895, on account Of rumOrs Of an inhu-
man outrage In aCathollc convent In Charles
town, certain men had gone there and tho
building had been burned. But Massachu-
sets had caused those men TO be arrcated and
tried, and they had been convicted and pun
lahed, and Massachusetts was no more 70 be
blamed for that offence than for any other In
dlyiduh crime that might bo committed.
Al this point the chairman (Mr. Ingersoll)
announced that the gentleman'a time had ex-
pired, aud Mr. Fanisworth, Of Illinois, was
recognized.
Mr.. Hosr said no had only one sentence
more 10 utter, and asked Mr.. FanswOrth TO
Yield 70 him, which he did. 4II
MIR. Hoar. ! only wish 70 say, In concur
Sion, that In the face Of the history Of Masaa-
chusetts, II does not become the political
friends OF the men who burned our soldiers at
Fort Pillow, who burned negro houses In New
fork and hung negroes on the lamp-posts--
While Mr.. Hoar was utterlng this sentence
he was Interrupted by cries Of "Orderlr
u orderl" and a general confusion prevailed,
which The chairman was unable TO suppress.
Mr.. Voorhees, was understood TO say some
Ihlng which was offensive, and Mr.. Stevens,
81 New Hampshire, demanded that his lam
ynage should be taken down at the Clerks
Nj. Randall, Of Pennsylvania. Let the words
be referred 20 the gentleman from Massachu-
,etts. He will understand them. Ir.
Calls Of 'Orderl" ''Order" from all points
Mr., Cox, Of New York, demanded that the
OF the gentleman from MaSsachtl-
setts Mr.. Hoar should also be taken down.
During all this time great confusion pre-
vailed, and calls to order resounded from al
sides, during which Mr.. Voorhees, was under
'tood 20 have Withdrawn the offensive re-
marks.
Mr.. Voorhees,, arising IN his place, said be
had not Withdrawn them, nor was II his inten-
Ion TO do 80, He stood by every word he ut
Lered, and wanted them taken down.
This created additional cOniuslon, but the
Chair finally secured order, and the offensive
words were read, as follows
Nj voorhees,. "Orderi Ordofln Ryery word the eaa-