The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-26
tNew York Free mans Journal, Augu.t 1s)

M (New York Free man q Journal, AuguIt Is)
# Some one has sent us q vicious news
paper, published in Michigan, that, n
doubt, would be glad to be noticed b
name--even to have it proved on it that 1t
ssapfe article is fafsehood. 1t has Screed
four or Ave columns long, of misrepreseu
4Ations of the Catholic Church. We bav,
read only the part of a paragraph we quot
below, as life is too short to spend in read
= ing nonsense. This paragraph was marked
By some one, to call our special attention
10 it. Here it is:
"The Detroit paper-(the Home Journal, &
catholio paper,) challenges us 10 give 'one in
Stance of priestly interference In American
: Elections. We will state there is not the leas
donbt tbat the Catholic vote Of this country
has been manipulated and cast nearly on r,ass,
for the Democratic presidential nominees from
1852 up to 1876 by bargains or agreements be.
he Democratic party. In 1852 the Catholic
Eote OF this country was cast for Franklin
Pierce upon the condition that the Catholics
we're given seat in the Cabinet should Pierce
8p1coeed. When Pierce took the Presidential
ohair seat in the Cabinet was rendered to
&Charles O'Conor, who, however, declined to
5aeeept the -pesisiear but-coatsnted himself
With the United States District Attorneyshi p
&tor New York city. Pierre Souie, another Ro-
Manist, was appointed Minister to Spain as .
nart OF the same agreement which was nego-
Hughes of New York, then the chief Roman
gatnolic prelate of this country. In 1856, the
catholic vote was cast for Buchanan !; in 1860
Eor Douglas and Breckinridge (on account or
party division); in 1864 for Mcclellan ; in 1868
tor Seymour; in 1872 for Horace Greeley and
In 1876 for Samuel J. Tiiden, in accordance
with similar bargains and agreements as that
perfected by Hughes and the Democratic mag
mates in 1852. These are historical, political
and incontrovertible facts which no intel gent
catholic sectarian journalist at all conversant
With American politics will attempt TO refute."
These idle stories, or some of the most
hla nf Ihnn ha rod nxh
many other papers, uncontradicted. AS we
happen to be in a position to give them the
most distinct contradiction, we think it
may be well to take this opportunity.
# In 1852, General Pierce was the Demo-
cratic candidate for President, and General
winfield Scott was the Wing candidate
taeneraf Scott was the personal friend of
2he late Archbishop Hughes. The great
Rrelate had not the slightest acquaintance
nth Franklin Pierce. He held himself so
sntirely aloof from party politics that he
ever controlled, or sought to control, the
%0fe even of his then body servant, good
I'D Mr.. Brady, G d rest his soulSwho
%pted the Democratic ticket, though we
rave reason to think, had he asked the
&reat Archbishop how to vote, Arch bishop
ughes would have said to him, as he did
us: "Republics should not be ungrate-
~. There Is not man in the United |
fates that has deserved better of the |
NDited States than Winfield Scott.:'
z#We, at that time on most familiar terms |
FL almost daily Intercourse with the great
rcbbIshop, not only voted for the electors |
ff franklin Pierce, but :. took the stump,n
"a several closely contested Congressional |
Districts. The great Archbishop was too |
generous to say u word to us, but we knew |
srom others, that it panied him-not for |
that we did, but because Of the foolish |
#etion, not then dissipated, that he had
4ny control, whatever, over US. or the pa
GnItPd-RXpant a m nr1I ,.f
.ae Diocese, bound to see that nothing
sainst Faith, Morals, or of the lawful
ssciple of the Church, was published in
per avowedly Catholic in his Diocese.
know that one, perhaps the most init
ate of his friends-Irish born of large
eelth, voted the Whig, Scott, ticket, IN
92, and showed some feeling towards US,
nm our determined course in the other di-
fEion.
fter the election of Frank Pierce as
seeldent, company of contemplate no
sizes, getting the ill advised signatures
p few Catholic Ecclesiastics, who were
pies in politics, imposed on Frank
eEce's inexperience, and recon- amended,
eesstullV, an Objectionable candidate
esentatire Of nothing, for a subordinate
in his Cabinet! 1no great Archbishop
ghes had as little to do with it, as he
being long in his eternity, with the
ndufent trick that put K. b. Hayes into
Presidency.
Charles O'Conor was nerer offered a place
= Eierce's Cabinet. He arOuld hare refused
ksitgd 1t been offered! Yet few men did
Roro than he, by a teIse and telling docu-
asnt, to disarm the filthy assault on Gen.
srce, made in Horace Greeley's Tribune, ,
Ar. Wn. E. Robinson, then on the Tri,
stan, IN an appeal to supposed Cath I
bigotry-that did not exist.
ith self denial, of which there is no
Hell in the history of this country, MIR.
pnor yielded to the opportunities of {
RAident Pierce-to Lraue that tottering ,
ainistration by the help of his strong 4
"He Contented himself with the !
ted States District Attorneyship for
ltT York City"-says the wolverine Mich 1
puppy Let us tell him, as fact on '
I'd in the United States Court in New e
e that Charles O'Conor. for the months '
consented to hold that office-that, then, '
no serious duties attached to it-nerer '
gered one dollar Of United States pay c
paid, out of his own pocket, the rent il
the public offices required. That he t
1Ar-anrionn nnhlic H0f Il.