Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-12-05

10 conceal, that there are amongst the
many wicked aud eAlumuIa-
ting enemies OF CathOliciiy in that most
intoIerant class, the WesleyanMetbOiiSIs.
But the best way TO diSarm their malice
is not by giving up to them the side OF
humanity while you yourselves take the
side OfslsVery; but 90 the contrary, by
luking a superior station Of Christian Vlr'
iue in the cause Of beneVOlence and
charity, and in zeal for the freedom Ofall
mankind.
I'VE wish wo could burn into your
souls the turpitude attached TO The Irish
in America BY Lord Merpsih's charge.
Recolect that ii reflects dishonor not on
Iy upon you, but upon the land Of your
birth. There is but one way Of effacing
such disgrace, and that is, bV becoming
the most kindly towards the cOlOred pop
ulailon; and the most energetic in work
ing OOt in detail, as we'll az in general
principle, the ameliOration OF the state of
the miserable bOndsmen. You tell US,
indeed, that many clerRymeD, and espe-
cially the Catholic clergymen, are ranged
On the side Of the slGveholders We do
gOt believe the accusation. The Ca,hO-
c clergy may endure, hut they assured
ly do not encourage, the slaVeOwReFs. -
We have, indeed, heard it said that some
Catholic elergymsn have slaves Of their
own; but, it is added, and We are assured
positively, that no Irish Catholic clergy-
man is slaVeOWner At all events, eV.
cry Catholic knows how distinctly SlaVe-
holding, and especially slave trading, is
condemned by tho Catholic church.
That most eminent man, his Holiness,
the Prssen; Pope; has by an allOcution,
published throughout the world coudsmn.
ed all dealing and traffic in slsvos. NoN
thing can be more distinct nor more pow
erful than The POpe's Hsnunciaron OF that
abominsble crime. Yet it subsists in a
rnOfe abominlble form than his Holiness
could possibly describe, in the hafc
which still exists in the sale Of slaves
from one state Of America to anohsF.-
What, then, are we 10 think of you, Irish
Catholics, who send US sn elaborate viudi-
cation OF slavery without the slightest
censurs o. that hateful crirne!a crime
which the Pope has so completely cons
dsmned-nsmely, the diabolical Iaising
of slaves for sale, and selling them to 9th.
OF states.
"f you be Catholics. you should de-
vote your time aud best sxartions to work
ing Oui tho pIouO into l,ions Of his HoIi'
ness. Yet You prsfer-Oh! sorrow and
shame Ito volunteer your Vindicalion oil
every thing that belongs to the guilt Of
slavery.
"lf you bc Christians at all, rscOIIect
that slavery % opposed TO the 6rst, the
highest, and the grsAtsst Princpla of
Christianity, which teach uS 'tO love the
grSatsnd good God above all things
whatsoever, and next to love our fellow
men as ourselveS,' which command us
to do unto others as 40 would be done
by;' these sacrsd principles are inCOnsis,
tent with the horrors sod cFimss Of slave
~; sscteG principles which bave alrea dy
banisheG domestic bondage from Civliz
ed Europe, and which will also, 10 Gods
own good tins, banish il from America,
despite the advocacy Of such puny de
chalmers as you are.
"HOw bitterly have we bsen afflicted
at preceiving, by the American newspa.
pers, that recently in tho city which you
inhsbii, an opportunity was given to the
Irish to exhiAit bOnsvOlence and humeni
ty to a colOred fells Norea,ure, aud was
gwen in vain! We Allude to lhs case Of
the girl 'Lavina,' who wNS a slave in an,
other State, and brought by her owner into
thai Of Ohio. She BY that means be-
came entitled TO her freedom if shs had
but One friend TO assert il for her. She
did find friends. May the great God Of
Heaven blsSs them! We're ihsy IrishH
Alas! alas! not one You sneer at the
sectsries. Behold how they hare con-
quer you in goodness and charity. The
owners name, il seems, was Seaman,
unhapply thorough Irish namc, And
he, i. appears, has bosstsd that hs took
his revsngs By the most fsndiSh cruelty,
not upon LSvinia or her protectors, for
they we're net ia his power, but on her
nnOfsndiog father, mother. and family.
sand this is Tho system, which you,
'rishmen, through many folio pages of
wicked defamation, seek at least to pal
tate II mol to Justify! Our cheeks burn
With shame to think that such a monster
5 Scanlan could trace his pedigree TO
rsland, And yet you, Irishmen, stand
y, in the attitude rather of friends and
ipPOrters than Of the impugners of the
cruelty. And you prefer to
ring together pagos Of cruel sOphistry,
defence Of the source of his crimes.
ihaf lhaa take part against him.
"Perhaps Il would offend your astidir
sness If such Inanwere compared 70 :
or ielOn. We respect
ut preiudices, and call him no reproach a
LaVania name-it II indeed unceessa n