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Mr.. Biscoe for the discovery and arrest of the
evil doer. Mr.. Biscoe's loss is estimated at
$4,000, upon which, we learn, there was an
insurance of $60O-Beacon.
From the Baltimore American of Wednesday.
A Now Political Party.
About five hundred persons assembled last
night in China Hall, pursuant to call for the
Professionals of the city to assemble in mass
meeting. The meeting was called to order by
Col. VIM. L'uis Schley, who stated that he
did not know the purpose for which the meet
ing had been called, but supposed that it was
for the formation Of a party opposed to Dem
ocracy.
Several persons in the Hall corrected the
speaker that he was wrong in his supposition,
aud that the meeting had been called for the
purpose Of opposing Catholicism.
Col. Schley then proceeded and said that it
was the intention of forming Protestant AS
ISOLATION not only 10 Baltimore, but through
out the entire United States. [Appause. ]
And, said he, why this movement has been
made is best known to all persons who are
acquainted with the details of the recent riot
in New York. In concluding, the Colonel
said: "Consider the question as you may, it
is one that comes home to every Protestant. "
The Colonel then yielded the floor, when Mr..
Frisby Biddle, Of the Fourteenth ward, asked
bo fbor ND
meeting?
Col. Schley answered that it was mass
meeting. This answer was received with APP
plause, and when order had been restored a
motion was adopted that committee of
three be appointed to select permanent officers
for the meeting.
The committee consisted of Joseph j. Stew
art, d. Laughln and Job Mills, and who re-
ported as their selection for officers E. Gam
NELL, of the Eighteenth ward, as President !;
M. j. Mills, of the Fourteenth ward, as Vice
President, and w. I. Henry. of the Eighteenth
ward, as Secretary. =
In taking the chair the President said the
object of the meeting was the formation of a
Protestant Association, and he presumed that
all present at the meeting were cognizant of
what had transpired in New York on the &C.
casion of the late Orangemen's procession,
where, said he, the law was violated, lives lost,
and the peace of the city disturbed and Pro-
testants assailed. 1t is high time, he continu-
ed, that the Professionals of the United States.
and particularly those in Baltimore, should
know that they have rights which the Catho-
lies shall respect. He then concluded by in
PRODUCING to the meeting Joseph J. Stewart,
Esq.
Mr.. Stewart said that it was great sur
terday afternoon that such meeting was to
be held. He supposed that it was regularly
body. and he had visited the Hall
to learn the temper of the people. He avow-
ed himsefin sympathy with the object of the
meeting, but if the meeting had been called
in spirit of sectarian bigotry, or for exciting
provocation, he was opposed to it. He claim
ed to be friend of civil and religious liberty
all over the universe. He gave Governor
Hoffman, of New York, small amount of
praise in deciding at the last hour that the
arrangements procession should take place.
A person in the Hall proposed three cheers
for Governor Hoffman, to which Mr.. Stewart
replied: eyes, he should receive few hurrahs
as the Governor now being burned in effigy
in New York State"
Continuing, Mr.. Stewart said that certain
persons in New York objected to the Orange
procession on the plea that such an exhibition
would be hurtful to their feelings. Said the
speaker: If the sight was painful to them let
them stay at home and not witness the turn
out. An American likes to enjoy the freedom
of speech and the privilege of speaking, and
placing his sentiments on banners, transpar-
encies, &C., and the press will see that its
mouth is not closed when the fury of any class
of persons say that banner should be put
down by force. Certain things must be put
down by law, and not by mob. The ques-
ton Of professions passing through the streets
may require municipal action, but until pro-
hibited it is believed that the highways are
free for all persons to walk upon.
The speaker then eulogized the bravery OF
the Marshal of the Orange procession in New
York, and said that be would vote for the a
foresaid Marshal to supplant Governor Hof-
man, and in concluding the eulogy Mr.. S.
said the only point at issue is "Shall the pep
pie have the right to use the highways 2"
Mr.. Stewart next referred to the late pro-
cession in Baltimore in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the reign of the Pope, and
laid great stress upon the appearance of a
number of soldiers, armed with muskets and
bayonets, marching directly beneath the Papal
flag. This allusion was greeted by storm
of Kisses. He then proceeded to review the
numerous notices upon the transparancies.
banners, &c., carried in that procession, and
particularized one which spoke of the Pope
having been driven from his throne. Who
asked the speaker, dethroned him? Why.
bis own people, he answered, and in the late
procession the people of the United States are
asked to abandon their constitutional princi-
Piles and assist in the restoration of a foreign
king against the wishes of his people. The
Catholics want Us to mix religion with poll
tics; but said he, we want to keep up the
Government of Jefferson and Washington, in
which it was declared that there should be ne
religious tests. The next point touched upon
by Mr.. s. was the resolutions passed by the
mass meeting of Catholics held at the Cathe;
dral at the close of the late Papal celebration
and said that the result of that meeting will
ere long result in disaster to the church, He
was glad that Rome had been made the Cap.
ital of Italy, and would rejoice could he see a
meeting held in Baltimore having for its OBJ
feet sympathy for United Italy. He was
proud that Protestants can to-day worship ir
Rome. He then contrasted the late demon.
STATIONS in Baltimore to the riot in New York
and asked if the Catholics in any of the Papa
professions throughout the United States hao
been assaulted or shot at, notwithstanding the
fact that said professions were distasteful te
thousands of Protestants?
Reference was next made to the repeated