The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-11
sECTARIANIsM IN BROOKLYN.

Religion . Bar to Political Preference
Captain Tanners Charge ON the Order
OF American Union.
At o largely attended meeting OF the Twenty
second ward Republican Association held on Mon.
day evening last at the hall corner Fifth avenue
and Ninth street, South Brooklyn, considerable ex.
element was created by the presentation OF the
suboined resolutions touching religious inter.
ference with political preference
whereas section of article Of the constitution OF
the United states declares that mo religious ha
amended s provides sS.. sSsi msss no
Ing the Tree Exercise thereof therefore Sc i p'"D
heies. the iii, ASSOCIATION that the banding
religious bodies where an obligation Is assumed debar
nns as e Up
o. su. mall s
aods them who may nnppe1 to be Of the Roman
the constitution Of the United states Is violation OF the
great principles Of freedom Of speech and action
arrogston BY iaibs man Of the prsrogavss Of the
James Tanner, veteran soldier, who lost both
legs during the wal for the Union, gave as his
reasons that, while lie was not q member OF the
Catholic Church. but had, on the contrary, been
brought up Methodist, still he had always enter.
tanned principles VIII, which enabled him to know that
man may diner IRON him on point OF religious
belief and yet be an hnest man. He said there is
in every ward in tn, city society known as the
Order OF American Unon, the distinctive features
OF which are its antECath0licism. 1t was
obligatory among the members OF this organization
to never vote Tor catholic, and to strive by all
and trust all who hold that Church to be the
true faith. Among he members OF the Order
Of American Union present were the speaker
said, Captain John Hall, United States PEN
sion Agent. He hid ascertalned upon in
quiry that Mr.. William II. Gleavy had been
recently removed fr,m the position of Master
BiOckmaker in the Nivy Yard for the sole reason
that ne was membr OF that religion, to which
the society objected. Major George F. TAFT one
legged veteran, had ben "scratchedr on his ticket
when candidate br delegate 10 the State Con-
vention for similar reason. The same influences
had been banded to Toscribe other Tree American
citizens, several instances OF which Captain Tan
ner cited IN manner which elected confidence in
the truth OF the assertion. He aTragned the So
cety because their course Is nmical to the best in
terests OF the country and because they are wifuy
violating the constitution OF the United States.
Several applicants To- position had been opposed
by the society in quetton Tor other reason than
that OF having aided Catholics to obtain positions.
He defended the SUBSTANTIAL aid rendered the
government by thousands of "this prescribed
sect" who had scrifced their lives in it's
defense, and the peaker remembered when
lever in hospital he did not spurn the
cooling cup because the mnistering angel was
a Sister OF Charity. He warned those society
people when tnev go Ulysses at Long Branch to
tell him that they are making drive at certain
olce-holders OF the sane faith as Generals sherman
and Sheridan, to lok out that they were not
served by "little Phip as the rebel raiders were
ton was motion Colonel Hemstreet, laid on
the table NOM.