The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

THE INSATIABLE MAW OF THE PAPISTS.
To the Litter of the" cilmeruer."

Sin,—l perceive by your advertising columns that the
Piste of this town want some more Protestant money.
They are Oct content with gulling the Protestauts for the
last thirty years by means of Ipitteries, bazaars, ballots,
and other Popish dodges, but still they cry, " Clive. rlve,"
Bat. Mr. Editor, I contend Boit though at all tiara we
shoeld be careful of givieg to Roman Ceilidh., yet at
the present time est should he mere careful, for hitherto
Boman Catholicism and Fenianisin have proved near re.
lotions. Was not e certain Father O'Connor intim habit
of eildreasing the Clerkenwell ruffians previous to lli
explosion wording to the evidence of the informer,
Valet= ? Did not the See. Mr. Lavelle, a Itoriiish
pripait, speuic as follows at a publia meeting reciontly 1144
In Dublin He was not so foolish as to say. • Wel
yourselves with your swords, and take to the bills, and
prime and Laid.' Howe. laying dewn general principlei
and he-wished to be distinctly Understood when he stated
drill tritely, en the word of a priest, that resiatisec• I.
aPdhority, simply so taken, was nev, condemned by the
Catholic Church--(tremendous cheerier). The only
societies evir coodeir ned by the chnrch were those that
conspired against honest and Icgitimate authority—(rm.
tweed cheering)—and so far from cursing Jr condemning
people'e honestly standing up in their might against un-
just authority, the ('hurcle of Clod, in her mercy sad
wisdom, bestowed upon them her divinest blaming.—
(deafenining cheers). Ile himself believed that, al-
though the clouds in the horizon were thick and low, end
the 'prospect dim to all stpeerance, they were very near
the dawn. He believed that could be accomplished by
prudence, pereeveranee, emoperation, mutual teleiatiiim
auel by watching their opportunity, and by meitributing
their part to make that difficulty, which would lie Ora
opportunity of their country." And, Mr. Editor, I would
farther. who murdered Sergeant Brett. at Manche".
ter? I say, Roman Catholics. Who gave the murderers
their general syinpathv ? Roman Catholics. Who got
up and Wended funeral processions in honour of Use
murderers ? Roman Catholic., by thousands. What
funeral service was read on the occseinn ? Haman
Catholic. Who performed mass for the renege of the
murderer.' souls? Homan Catholin priesta. Who blew
up Clerkenwell primp. killing innocent WOMeli and shit-
drat, and destroying the homes slid property of English
working men' Roman Catholic Yenisei'. Who is
causing stagnation of trade, additional taxation, rind the
increase of Borough and County rates ? Roman Cetholic
Fenians.

Protestants, in the name of civilisation and Christianity
—in the cause of that civil and religious liberty of which
Englishmen are to justly proud, have nothing hi do
with that foul system which 1148 always been thoi n
of the human race. Men and women of Stout-bridge,
before you patronise any Popish soiree or concert ascer-
tain whether the prueeada are to be devoted to train
children in ignorance, nuns in idleness, or F,niaus in
rebellion,

I remain, yours respectfully,
T. P.
Bedcote, Stench'.ldge, Jan. 16th, 1868.