Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-31

that the foremost of all men reared in
the faith Of the Church at Rome-and
| admit that she has bred many great
and noble men, who know how to make
humanity itself beautiful by the sacri-
fee of martyrdom-uttered word,
while under the ban Of Charles v,
Leo <. and Henry VIII, which speaks
to-day all over Christendom. | refer
to the Augustine monk who found out
for himself and repeated to mankind
the great central fact which today
possesses the enlightened mind Of the
10Th century, that no mitred head may,
in the grace of God or Of Divine right,
interpose its dark shadow between
man and his Maker. (Excitement.)
Under the Omnipotent power of that
utterance every tyrant, whether in
Rome or out Of it, holds today the
reins OF power with tremuIous and
unsteady hand, and the day is not far
distant when the very throne Of his
power shall turn to dust and ashes
before the consuming breath Of an en-
lightened public opinion of the civil
fed world, which declares for free
governments, free churches, free bibles,
free schools and free men. (Sensa-
tion.)
Mr., Dawes, in reply to Mr.. Brooks,
said that he supposed it was necessa-
ry for that gentleman to misppreSent
the opposition to the amcnlmcnt.-
He { Mr.. Dawes had certainly put his
opposition on no such ground as the
peculiar religious tenet5 held by the
power to which this minister was pro-
posed to be sent. The gentleman had
said that he IMr. Dawes hal laid as
ide his religious character and assum
ed that of a representative. He
Dawes had not. He had not found
it necessary in the course Of BIZ public
duty to lay aside any religious tencts
that he might have. If the gentleman
from New York had found / uecessa.
ry, more was the pity, daughter
If that gentleman found, il any past
political antagoui5m OF Lis against the
whole class Of persons wLO held the
religious tenet5 about which he now
discourscd so zeaIously, the necessity
to do works meet for repentance, he
. Dawes had the advantage OF him in
that respect. He Dawes never be
longed to any Know Nothing orraui-
zation. He had never set up that it
was against the genius or safety of the
nation to give political rights to for
eigners Of any political religions tc-
nets, and therefore he did not find it
+ necessary either to lay aside his rcli-
gious character or to do reverence to
/ the principles or theory OF government
in order to atone for any such absurd
ity as that, Triumphant laughter On
the republican side OF the Housc.)
Mr.. Coyode OF Pennsylvania rose
to make some remarks, amid much
laughter, and made some suggestions
as to Ahab and Benhadad, but his re-
marks were of political, and not of
biblical, character. He said lie was
taking lessons in Know Nothingism.
/ The gentleman from New York Mr.
Brooks was their great head centre
He Brooks was the man who edited
the paper to light him on their way
He was after Catholics then. but now
he had got into a locality where he
wanted the Catholic vote, and this wa:
why he had taken up that side anC
brought up the religious question to
day. He tCovode) did not know why
unless because the great Council a
Rome had proclaimed the infallibility
Of the Pope and the gentleman from
New York wanted to get under tho
Pope's wing, that he might be saved
hereafter. daughter on both side:
of the House,
Mr.. Voorhees, took Mr.. Dawes tC
task for making the charge of Know
Nothingism against Mr. Brooks, know
ing that that gentleman had disclaim
ed the charge three times in Lis pres
ence. The gentleman from Massa
chusetts had said that be had not lail
aside his religion, but if he had brough
to the House any Of the wisdom whicl
the Saviour preached on earth. any o
, the charity or Christian forbearaucc
, it had not been strictly c1omplifcd
The religion which he had not lai,
aside he presumed was that which h
inherited from his ancestors, wht
, burned witches in Massachusetts; Ii
presumed he brought here the reflect
+ ed glare Of burning converts whicl
, the Know Nothing5 set on fire in hi
, State in 1854 and 1875. This wa
an outburst of the old Know Nothin,
; spirit which broke up converts an,
/ burned Catholic churches and woul,
have burned the Catholics themselye
! at the stake, as it burned the witche
( Of New England, had it dared to d
= 50. Declarations Of the gentlcma
/ from Ohio (Mr. Bingham had nc
f surprised him, for he had every rea
e son to believe that that gentlema
5 had no friendship for the Catholics 0
e the Catholic religion. He had n
f reason to believe that his heart wa
e ever tender toward them. He had n
4 reason to believe that the charity O
r his heart ever extended to one oi
/. them, in suffering, or in sorrow, tia
5 there was nothing in his record, o
c his history, public or private, tba
e would lead me to suppose that tn
n Catholics were the objects Of hi
y charity, Or his kindness, consequent
he was not surprised to hear hi
Il fierce and bitter declamations agains
e Rome. (Excitement.)
e Mr.. Bingham replied indignant.
e and demanded to know by what a
L sumed or conferred authority NJ
S Voorhees, undertook to say that h
e (Mr. Bingham), had never felt for R,
f man Catholics any of that charit
e which was the divinest of ali grace
It Did that gentleman propose to col
J. stitute himself his Father ConfesSor
Did he presume to assume to himse
} the functions of Peter, and to clutc
o in his hands the keys that were
n open or to shut the gates of delive
/ ance. He was not aware that tt
n poor was over turned from his doc
f empty. He had taken occasion
3 say before that he repelled for hir
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