New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-20
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Mr.. VOORHEES, Dem. Ind took MI G naW sgans, Mr.
Brooks well knowing that that gentleman T
the charge three times in nd hs he had not aside
his religion; but If he had brought 10 tne thany of
the wisdom which the savoT been
exempHfed The rengioh na Inherted from
laid aside he wa ,he witches in Massachusetts
He presumed that he brought here IhS sd an are
the burning converts which the an eotSpst Of
the old BODYBUILDING spirit which prCRe ap and
and burned the Roman themselves at the
stake as IL burned the witches Of New England, haa
dared do The declarations OF .ni him for he had
every to believe that the gentleman had no %
ship Roman Catholics or i9r that his heart was
ever tender toward them He had no na 20 ONE of
that the charity OF his heart ey rere Was nothing in his
record or history public or private ,na % rbartv or
suppose That cshSf ne was not surprised
his fierce and bitter declarations against Rome Epeite
men, ecnptTy should not hold diplomatic relations
wi her II was so full OF glory that the children OF the
schools spoke Of IT, and the anse, am tbrongh the earth
smoke of it. The country OF Cicero and Cesar certainly
commended itself 80 n faT St te its
aspect that was arraigned and aSsileH or hel
and the American wOnH r re with
a Goyernment because Of it's religious faith. Gentemen
the other side might ater @ t,a NOW 'I In hs
nn State il was already heralded Let the Dutch go
et never In had hey Parc
iary the foreigner of the Roman Catholic faith A..
Mr. BINGHAM REP ONO reea 10 at assumed ne or
conferred authority that gentleman undertook md, 10 say
that he @ eR9r 5a %heS the div
ali gace Did that gentleman propose to a ute
sume to himself the functions of Peter, and to clutch
in his hands the keys that were to open or 10 shut ne
gates OF deverancei He not aware that the poor
from his door empty. lie Hau taken
occasion say before that he repeed for himself anu
for those whom he represented the assertion '' 'Ig e
r rTaana a fSe hGsy to the
freedom Of religion in Rome ,rong or t esSTnfre
that religious belief whatever character ought to be
tolerated He had said wha, no on s te Sh1f
recently with the sanction and under the direction OF the
ruler-tempora and prtualof the See OF Rome struck
at freedom of conscience at the right OF religion at the
freedom of representative government and at the rights
OF SS to sh all the and accepted
ideas of the nineteenth century and he did not believe
would dare this day to repush that syllabus aud de-
clare that he accepted as his creed either morally Ut
Mr. DAWES, referring to Mr.. Brooks, said he knew
that he denied having ever been IN a hnow-Nothlhg
lodge but that did not alter the fact OF his having been
an advocate Of Know-NOthing doctrines. -,
Mr. BROOKS-It is not SO! 1t Is not true! Excite
Mr DAWES mot noticing the Interruption said that
Mr. Brooks had undertaken 10 derive all the benefit IRON
ont of the halter the gentleman from Indiana
Voorhees, and his talk the burning of Massachu
setts and witches he would not be provoked
into reply: That was an old story all worn ont. L.,
Mr. VOORHEES,, in reply TO Mr. Bingham, reminded
him that he (Mr. BinghanD had charged the Demo
cratic side OF the House with trying to win votes by their
position this subject and that in deberatiye bodies
when blows struck, they apt 10 be returned AZ
TO the remaks of the gentleman Massachusetts, r
Dawes that the burning of the Massachusetts, witches
old story he said that was an old
story and mean story, and that il did not improve
with time. When gentlemen representing communities
put that bigotry into practical action, he thought
i fair to remind then e daTe for 5e yo4
the of Rome his PRONUNCIATION or II Tor his fol-
eve. and it is not my right to sit in Judgment on him
Mr.. BROOKS referring TO the charges of Know-Noth-
the House that he never had been In a kn9WNothing
lodge, had belonged To the Know Nothing party,
them and had iourneying in foreign lands dung
large part Of the time Of that unhappy asltalion
to account his statement in his speech that in the
state Indiana it said, LET the Irish go let the
wanted TO know who said that-whether il was said by
any Or respectable n or o S
Mr. ORTH.No, Sir; do not
Mr. VOORHEEs-It is in the current columns OF the
newspapers Of both parties in Indiana.
Mr. ORTH-I grant you it is in the current columns Of
one class OF newspapers in that ste but let my col
que name single Republican newspaper among the
hundreds in the State, that has ever uttered, entertained
or even advocated that doctrine.
Mr.. VOORHEES-undoubedly they would deny IT,
Just old KnowNothing denies his former position
u Mr.. 'i HoAR REP Mass) declared the statement to
the burning Of witches i'll Massachusetts entirely false
No human being had been burned at the stake with
in the limits of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Mr.. VOORHEES, (excitedlyl-That Is not true
Mr. HOAR went on to say that 2lO years ago. when the
whole civilized world believed IN witchcratt on the
OF had condemned and executed some 10
20 persons OF both sexes Dit II was al.9 true
seen and wickedness of their proceedings IL
her Love , Of Sgy afa G ir e @ M
error and wickedness Of Furnishing human beings for
that The ministers Of the Gospel the Jurors
sion and had asked pardon of God and their neighbor
iingused ChiefJusce sewel had stood up in his place
In church bareheaded and the error while
and wckddness of his proceedings in the Courts Of En-
gland and in the diary of Chief Justice sewe was found
row, Vac rae rae" Woe VICE. As to the burning
of converts in Massachusetts,, the matter was simply
ing through the streets Of Boston of some
terrible cruelty practced in the neighboring
been placed in there, and mob in the dusk Of
the evening had passed bridge and wicked
to that convent But what had Massachusetts done
she arrested tried sentenced and punished the erm
than any crime ever committed within The limits OF any
civilized community In conclusion he said that it did
burned alive soldiers at Fort Pillow of those
who had burned orphan asylums at York, and had
hanged negroes mpposts TO talk OF crueties III past
before Mr.. Hoar could finish his sentence Mr. voOR-
HE'S, and several Democratic members, who yocif-
Grated "Order," "order," rose and Mr.. Voorhees,
claimed at top OF his voice and in highly excited
manner: Every word he says is false every word lie
avs is false, and he knows It,"
Mr.. STEVENS CRep., n. H. demanded that the often.
sive words be taken down aud reported to the House
Mr.. FARNSW ORTIZ in the hope OF putting end 10
the controversy, moyed.that the Committee rise.
The CHAIRMAN (Ir. Ingersol) appealed to the Com
mttee to be in order.
At this time, many members were on their feet,
making excited gestures and motions OF various kinds,
amid which nothing could be distinctly recognized by
after having launched the dart which had stung
voorhees,, and Voorhees, continued repeating the
charge Of falsehood against Mr. Hoar aud refusing
take 1t back or modify IT, while Mr.. Stevens de-
handing that the offensive words be written out Mr..