Enclosed he sends the Commercial Republican paper. It shows that the Catholics should give the Know-Nothing no cause for agitation but only agitate a plan that would make a union of Church and state. In order to convert them, their prejudices must first be removed. He thinks that as long as Catholics are not molested they should take every advantage of teaching religion in the schools. There are liberties in this country that do not exist in Mexico where the state has control of education. He wants McMaster to manifest his wisdom and do the great work he has in hand. A Cincinnati reporter lately interviewed him among others on the Currency question which was published and which he encloses. He wished that he had Judge Taft's malicious, cunning and ignorant speech to send him. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.