The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-19

A DIsAvoWAL AND RETRACTION.f
We re-published some weeks ago without
comment, a ridiculous, and disgracefnl arti-
Gle which appeared in the Boston Pilot, a
Catholic paper, charging the Americans with
being Stewards and the sons of cowards"l
&c. We are glad to see that the sentiments
of this ~impudent publication have been re-
pudiated by the Catholics of Boston in pub
lie meeting assembled for that suppose
The meeting publicly denounced the article
and called upon the editor to recant. The
editor Mr.. McGee, addressed the meeting,
apologizing for the article, and promising to
make a public retraction.
The following article from the Cincinnati
Enquirer, giving a brief abstract of the pro-
ceedings of the meeting, we publish with
pleasure, at the request of a catholic friend:
o. An article having been published IN
the "Boston PILOT in June last, deemed TO
be disparaging TO the American character,
which during the late elections was most in,
dustriously used by designing persons, to the
prejudice of the Catholic c%ommuniiyof Bos-
ton-the "Pilot" being represented as their
organ-a meeting of the Catholic citizens
was called at Marlbore's Chapel, on Thurs
day evening, the 18th inst, to consider the
subject and take measures to repel an attack
so false and scurfilous. The meeting was
nuLlerously attended-W. S. BAXTER, ESQ.,,
IN the Chair. j. G. TUCKER, Esq, introduce
ed a series of resolutions #disavowing and
dlsclaiming any such sentiments as have
been ascribed 10 the Boston Pilot, and deny
inf that the Pilot, or any5other paper, is the
organ of the irish Catholics Tor that CT any
other purpose whatever, either political or
reHgieus-that the universal sentiment ofthe
Irish towards The Americans is noteriously
the reverse of that attributed 10 the Pilot
the name of American being a passport OF
honor among the people of Ireland at home,
and their country, their character, and their
institutions being, as all the world knows, the
objects of affectionate admiration with the
Irish residents of this country, 10 whatever
party they may have attached themselves III
the political divisions of the day." They al
so pronounce the charge of voting as THEN
s%piritua. guides dictate 10 be ''false and alb
%surd--no laymen being more tenacious o.
: their Independence of priests in temporal
. matiers than the Irish Catholic, who vote like
$ all the rest of their fellow citizens, with al
parties in the country, giving Maryland tc
one party, and New York TO anoiher-divid
u ing their votes in Massachusetts, and in al
cases voting as much from the dictates o
their individual sense of duty as any oihe
class of citizens in the United States"
The meeting adjourned with nine cheers
sor the "American Republic"
y GrSince the above was in type, we SCI
d by Massachusetts papers that further iroub
II les have grown put of the incendiary publ
cation of The "Pilot,' alluded 10. 1t seem
that the Editor of the "Boston Reporter
/ another Catholic paper, had the honesty IN,
independence to come out and denounce a
o they deserved, the gross SANDERS and out
y rageous falsehoods, contained in that publ
/ cation, against the American People. Fo
! this manly conduct he has been ousted frou
n his post of Editor. He says, in a card pub
lished in the Boston Ailas-"Because
d have boldly and fearlessly rebuked the auda
e cious and intollerant Editor of the said in
c%endiary sheet, (lhe Ploi0 myself and m
family have been made an altoning %sacrifc
n TO appease the resentment of the subscriber
IS of the Pilot and Reporter" We give thi
new evidence of intolerance among a POI
1t ton, at least, of the Catholics of Bosto
J, with as much regret, as We did the abov
disclaimer with pleasure.