Charles Carroll, Patriot and Catholic
THE question has recently been raised whether our nation has gone backwards in the path of religious toleration and fairmindedness since the days when the framers of' her Constitution laid down the rule that "no religious test should ever be required as a qualification for office" und...
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| Published in | America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) Vol. 11; no. 17; p. 402 |
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| Format | Magazine Article |
| Language | English |
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New York
America Press, Inc
02.02.1929
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| Summary: | THE question has recently been raised whether our nation has gone backwards in the path of religious toleration and fairmindedness since the days when the framers of' her Constitution laid down the rule that "no religious test should ever be required as a qualification for office" under it. The question has been asked because in 1792, when it was by no means certain that Washington would "choose to run" a second time, the name of Charles Carroll of Carrollton was suggested as a possible candidate by the then Secretary of War, Dr. James McHenry, and because in replying Alexander Hamilton seemed oblivious to the fact that a religious issue was involved. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 content type line 24 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
| ISSN: | 0002-7049 1943-3697 |