The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

man fl iii massachusetts has heard this
disclaimer from the lips Of tho gentle
nan from New York no less than three
times, to my certain recollection Yet
he again brings in that often-refutted
allegation, and still claims credit for
candor in debate.
The gentleman from Massachusetts,
( Mr. Dawes says he has net laid side
his religion. If he brought any with
him here of that kind which the Saw
our exempliied when on earth-the re-
liSion Of charity, kindness, forbearance,
ard fair-dealing with his fellow men
he certainly has not very strikingly ex-
hibitcd it. If he has any religion on
this floor it must be of that kind
which he inherits from his ancestors
who burned the witches Of Massachu-
sets. Not only that but | presume
he brings here on his religions raiment
the reflected glare of the burning con-
vents which the KNOWN Nothings set on
fire in his State in 1854 and 1865.
Sir, this is an outburst Of the old
Know-Nothing spirit that tore down
and burned converts. sacked Catholic
churches, and would have tortured
Catholics at the stake as readily as in
olden tines they burned the witches of
New England, had they dared to have
done so. 1t shall 90 to the country
that government at Rome is not allow
ed a minister from this government be-
cause Of its religious tenets, its reii gious
faith 1t shall go abroad from these
halls in order that the spirit cf religious
persecution and bigotry may be brand
cd again by the people as it has been in
times past.
The defamation of the gentleman
from Ohio Nr. Binghaml did not at
AL surprise me. had no cason to be-
licve that he had friendship for Catho-
lies. for Catholic churches, or for the
Cat Ollie religion | had no reason to
believe that his heart was ever tendor
toward that mcnbarhood. / had 10
reason to believe that his charity ever
cxtenled toward one Of them in suffer
ing or sorrow that he ever wept over
one in chains and in misery that he
ever obcycd one precept Of Christ to-
ward enc Of that in pain and in distress.
There is nothing in his record Of his
history. public or private. that would
led me CT any one else to suppose that
Catholics were ever affects Of his ten
dtrmess. ch:rity or kindness. Conse-
quently, was not su:p'sed to hear his
fierce aud bitter defamation against
Rome.
And what in Rome? ] care not
whether she * the seat of learning or
the sea, OF empire. care not whether
she is the :eat # art of beauty. and of
ancient glory now expired. And when
you ngle her ont and make her an ex
ceptinn, declaring that You Will hold
only inferior d'pinnat.c relations with
her. it must he for reason. There is
no reason in her past hi tory. 1t is 50
full Of glory that the children at the
schools speak of it, and the venerable
erayheadcd professors speak OF it, and
the learned surGna throughout the earth
speak Of h,r ancient rcnown. 1t can
be in no respect. because OF the past
that this exception is made. The coun-
try OF the Caesars and Of Cicero GER
tainly comhends Itself 80 far as its his
tory is concerned. 1t is its present
attitude before the Christian world-it
is its religious attitude that Is assailed
here And the American government,
if this thing should be done. will be
pointed at in deri>ion over the whole
earth as sundcring diplomatic relations
with a government simply because Of It's
religious faith.
Gentlemen on the other side may
fatter themselves that they have the
negro vote Of this country to enable
them to dispense with the v"tc OF the
foreigner In uiy own State it is said
Let the Irish 90. let the Dutch 90 ;
we have the negroes in their place. >
Never did that party loye the foreigner.
more especially the foreigner of the
Catholic faith.
On the lst day Of April last accord
ing to the repor, Of Secretary OF '''ate.
there were seventeen Ams rican citizens
laneu;shing in British prisons. If they
were not IRISH and # the Cathode re-
lgion they would be rescued. Your
whole foreign policy IS contemplate
lour FLAG is not re~pcc oi. As i ~p"ak
here men who she'd their bl ou for the
Union, VINO icueht in ail eur battles.
are serving out in British pris Il terms
oi' ten and fifteen years. hecanae "f
words soaken on American soil. bee iise
OF no acts dome within British juris1ie-
Ii H. And here you SIT doing nothing,
and your Secretary Of State sits un-
moved and ur Pre- ,ident. with all his
military prowcsS. is Indifferent and Il cs
nn'hin - vindicatc the honor of the
flg for which these men she'd their
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