The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-26

We confess our surprise at seeing IN the La
dy's Book for December the following notice.
Thr Uyz.f;ne aanue seIIectisn of Prayers, spin
Ral exercises Sc intercepted withee var0ls insEuc-
us necessary the forming of youth 10 the practice
Of solid piety. New YORK, Edward Dunigan--Phhadel-
phis, Cary Hart.
GITbis work was originally prepared for ihe use of
ze Young ladies' education in the Ursune Converts.
Il has lately been revised BY tne NJ; Rev. DE- Hughes
and ts is the first edition published in America The
Preface admirably written paper, and may be- read
with advantage by christians OF all religious sects-
There is spirit of Iberality in the~ew on edncaheH
which we are gsd to see. If these views carried
oSt, there need be danger appTehended from the
spread of the Catholic Religion That il was the tTdt
th al will concede; let US here and pray that wha
ofenor has been oeFed In The dark ages may be done
AWAY and that may be restored TO its original purity
The work is beautifully printed"
Such is the language Of the Lady's Book,
edited by Mrs Sarah j. Hale, and Mrs. Lydia H,
Sigourney - We cannot believethat the notice
we have quoted was Penned by either Of these Ia
dies, although they are both made responsible
for it We do not believe that either of them
believes that the Roman Catholic Religion was
the true faith, and cannot suppose that either
Of them can hope that the errors which have
been fostered in the dark ages viii be done away
vve are therefore compelled to leok upon thi:
eommendation of the Catholic book as part o
thesystem of converting the people Of this eoun-
Try TO the Catholic faith, for which the despots
and nonarchists of the old world contribute so
fully their money, and for which the Pope has
granted such extraordinary indulgeHcies and
II such plenary pardons
Part ofthe plan is to put the Catholic faith in
new dress. 1t is to get possession of the Pro-
testant children, the Protestant schools and the
Protestant press. We confess our surprise at
finding such notice in the Lady's Book.
Dc Tocgueville says:
eff Catholicism could at length withdraw
itself from the political ananosittes to which i
has given rise, 1 have hardly any doubt but tina
the same spirit of the age, which dPpeors to b.
SO opposed to Il a1osild become so dooTG6Ie as Il
adsnsit offs great and sudden advancement
It is obvious that the Psliey of the propagdrl
zssts is to assimilate their manners, their book
and their theories, as far as practicable to tn
shirt of our institutions; and for the most obv
Gus of all reasons: they wish to ewithdraw frol
the political aninosities TO which It has give
r;se.D and because they believe that an unbr
died deTnocracy-the supremacy Of the mob, b
paves the'way for despotism. And this explain
The purpose of Bishop England and the othe
enaissaries of despotism in their attempt to rail-
the Catholics as body for Mr.. Van Buren,
We may anticipate what is to follsw from Ii
extent Of the influence exerted on this occa.ior
The foreign corps to man almost, raliie
under Bishop England, while many America
Catholics acted with indePendence,an and in som
districts resisted his influence with as much yea
as the Protestants.
II follows that we are MOTTO judge Of Roman
zn by its American dress. It is not here wha
It is abroad-nor IS now what it viii hereafte
bein this country if it shall spread as it labor
70 do.