The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-16
RELIGION IN OUR POLITICS.
TIE MTDNIGHT DEBATE ~ THE
United STfTES SENiTE.
Dropping the bloody shirt and shaking the
Popu's Ency ciicni Lcttcr-Thc Non--cctn-
rim school Amendment Defeated.

follows:
Mr.. Cnristiancy dlep Mich) argued that the
House amendment was defective. Had he been
a strong advocate for sectafian schools ne
would have given the House amendment his
support; but believing that no church or scotia
rian school .hould be aided by auv taxltion' ne
was DESTROYS Of placing this question outside oil
marty politics. Now was the favorable time to
accomplish this desirable end, and he hoped IL
would be done. lie favored the substitute re-
ported by the Senate Committee on theJ udic'ary'
and said he could see no reason why II should
not be supported In preference to the House
proposition.
MIR. Morton Olep. 1nd) also spoke OF the
proposition Of the House OF Representatives as
being defective, though he presumed 1t VS. I'M
perfect by inadvertancc. II agreed upon It
would amount to very little. IL simply pro-
tects state from diverting part II the fund
set nnnrt for public schools to the support Of
sectarnn schools but II did not prevent the
State from lcvying Especial Tux for that Dur-
pose. II It Wa proper to prevent the state
irnm divertns the fund raised for public schools,
was II not prOper to prevent tho Stits from
ieyyins special taxes iSr Tue support ,@ od
argument OF MIR. Herman. md asked II there had
not been abuses in New York state. Had not
large amounts Of money been given 10 sectatian
schools out Of the public treasury OF the state
MIR, Herman dem, n. W said that money
been given to hospitals and orphan asylums, but
In his Judgment there had never been any
MORTON SIZES DANGER AHEAD.
Mr. Morton argued that N a State should be al
flowed to est blish denoniuatiOnal schools, the
perpetuity Of the nation would he ,ndangeted:
For State to support Catholic schools would
be the same IA the State supporting the tatho-
Tic Church, or the support of Protestant schools
would be the same us supporting the Protestant
Church There could not be perfect equality
and perfect liberty except upon the prlnciple
that religion should not be maintained at the
public expense. In reply to the argument OF
MIR. whyte, he said that the Catholics OF Mary
land would not be interfered win py ,the has-
q amendment. They would be left -
free az the Protestants. and the spirit OF rego US
liberation would not be violated there IEis
matter had been In the minds OF the people OF
this country for years but In the last hiteen
years circumstances showing that there was
danger had fansprsd, anc the people no" oe-
mandcd that II be made part OF The funda-
menta. law OF the land.
Mr. Eaton Dem, Comm said the Senator (Nir
Norton spoke OF circumstance having trans
pirod which showed danger. Would he be Kind
enough to mention in what that danger con-
Mr. Morton said the Senator could not deny
that there was "A lsfge body OF people in this
country who believed the pubic schools we're
nndel aud wicked. Those people were not IN
favor OF any schools where their religion was
Mr. Randolph Dem. y. j. said he, for one,
was In vor Of the House proposition lie tie
lieved the object OF the Judiciary COMMITTEE IN
reporting tnis substitute WIS - delay the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution, and nuyc
effect
THE INFALLIBLE SENATOR FROM VERMONT.
MIR. Eimunds argued that the logic Of The
raised for speciIl purpose. shoul. not TO
Inverted from the purpose for which IL was
general revenues for any sectaritn school IL
was not consistent VITA constitutional Liberty
that any aid should be gwen TO any school or
church. No IA u snoul1 be I K Il to support
the icii-ious rcwa of another man. lie argued
that the youth OF the coun r. must he taught
tho prinCiiica oi cuhsuiuion hnertv' ana no
sect could ssand ia the way 81 these great pup-
amendment So catuolic. democratic, re-
publican la tu4s, M every .nse of those words,
would Lave met i"e approval - al men a. u an
dear to III, herrts of AN nerc ~ citizsns, ard
the moment ihey f,li the wnii 4 the danger 10
thcm thc> wpuit WI 10 q, lend 'ncu' ana the
fuuIarcntal principle ~ CONSTITUTIONAL 10 .rty
-p9pul + educ non. NO amount uI the dlalc u
Senator from MARYLAND tAir. Mnytel was ms.
taken in saying th i the Catholics IA Maryland
urst planted religious toleiaueu on una cuut'
ucn' There wee eiuigrauts md seitlrme nts IN
mat state ot % drnumin III lr'. and they al
Agreed likewise thut al men should worship
Sod ace rlinE tn tine di rates OF their own Cuu-
ici nee There wa "a sect IN this country WIN n
AID not bcnevo oui public schools were ilstin,d
Dy their n lle' on. unl II mat sect should into
power the tcncis ~ IN denomination would
b. tausht IN tue puolic schools.
THE POPE's ENCYCLICAL AND SYLLABUS.
Mr.. Eimunds then sent to tae Clerks desh
iud had read the encyclical letter VI Pope Plus
she Ninth. tnI the ryll ihus Il Errors Issued on
the 5lh Of December, 1864, and VI the senator
rom Naiyl Air hVt-) mai 5 al tins
letter had been ch?need-tnat II Wa tweiy,
yeats old. lie Nir Ednundsl would be ri d u
any SenG or would rise IN his llace and snow
thit this leiter was not he ufitial doctrine OF
The Roman hierarchy. Inc supposed tntall'
Billy Of the hoy Father would lie sufficient
retufatiou u the arr lment of the senator from
Maryland the Pope being infauihe. never
changed In his t-Acgiu-s. mi, doSI a, put
forth IN lsG4 wts NJ this moment the donna o
he rost +, werful religious .ect the worll evel
knew, or PROBABLY ever would know. II wa,
IhuTcn, active aggressive, FESTIVE. and untltIng
He lMr. EdmuutJ believed in nre-crVins th'
pulhc schools from that sort q combination
II was his duty to arrest It by ever roustitu
tiOnal amendment ana by every law. lie deniec
that the substitute proposed bN the Juuiciar'
Committee smut out FROM ths dyinE prisoner the
last ofiices Of his creed, and said no ihsenuit!
could pui such a construction upon II.
Mr stevenson pDtin" IA shd' a. a membe
Of the Committee on the Judiei ry he Oil no
concur In thi- ISoposcd CONSTITUTIONAL amend
ment. lie saw 40 necessity Tor H. WINE L
imruEns no mans m tive, discussion al IN
END 81 long session Of Congress was 10 a.
taste, and did no good. lie was not Catholic
but a Protestant from head . loot lie tis
referred to the teachings Of Nj. Jenersou Ia re
gard 10 cligous liberty. and sad If he coui'
have beard the argument Of the senator frJu
vermont he would h-Ve tod MIN tnit he hneN
nothing about tree government. Kentucky di
not want vermont 10 tell her what her laxe
Ihould he what her poliiils shOuld be, aud leas
gould mistake the object II tbs debate. Al
tew whe,u u came from. nut he hoped the peo
pie in 'hi- nineteenth century would see thrOug
i. there was no Necessity 10 70 to the POpe o
ame To t , ins tey t, n thee t{ seyT
axe the'r s,hO' Is in Their own way.
the rorL or rur SENATE.
Mr., Bogy dem" MOI said TINS discussion wa
un,t hiusi dr one Tor the Anfrflt % : [,
He almost Imagined mat %" Scuut, had rte
irun-ttIer INTO ava 'lmclicl C0uu.il l't Rom
all the membcr- were tardintlu with the ii
falhhle Senator from Vermont lNr. Elm4Ld'
as Pore. mot Senator Was convinced Of il
own M ,lhhllity. tie did as lac ne ,le atd. II
reported from the jun isry Committee wh.
he pleased, and Kept PACK what ne pleased. Ih
African race itd pia'ed It's part IN mi, countr
1he Niger" W. dead. Ihe BIO .uy ~hir, 10
longer eur gcd the mad bun, ana another an
mai was To be brought forward into tho lOIiI
raj arena. The Pop lie old Pore # Ron e-
was the bun when all were 10 attack In IA
coming can gaigu. lLaugherl II his irien
from Vermont (ilr. Einunds) had been
komnn Catholic aud rose t. the iapal en- air h
would he the most iyrannical fope tna
ever -Waycd the sceptre " the Roman 1AthOll
tnIrn. n was I'm him lgroat ldGghterl ~
raunN ana illlitrailtY were apart and part VI 81
nature. VINO In TINS country was Ia favor
amazing taurcn against slater No one. IN
entyCNcu letter - the Pope, which the senate
from Vermont mad read, WAS Tor the purpose
hrousluR feeling against the principles II col
tfined. When the Pope OF Rome SPOKE, l.
stokc es hi.hop u church, ANA told all H.
people thnt human society W.. Of GOD, that tni
himself was ~ God, and that oil huma
10Y ruuents must understand that thcY NOV
and performed al. Il O. els funcunr- under III
hupcWe licitgi that there w.s Divine PoWt
10 VIII h bONrfuu eut-. llk" Ircn, were rt-pons