Holly Springs gazette., 1844-11-29
From the Boston Courier.
NATIVE AMERICANS OF MASSA-
CHUSETTS

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NATIVE AMERICANS OF MASSA-
CHUSETTS
| Awake arise ! Gird on your armor, and
prepare for battle. The day is coming, and
now is, when you must contend for the
birthright bequeathed by your fathers-for
your republican forms of government-for
your Christian insti,utions-for your Bibles
and your faith. Too long have you sub
mitted to that political discipline, which
has kept you silent while the emrsaries of
a foreign tyrant have abused your kindness
and traduced the characters of your puritan
ancestors. Your benevolence and commits
Grafton have encouraged the subjects of a
potentate, who claims and exercises iurisdic.
ton over the will and conscience of thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of such a,
your ill.Judged natur alization laws have
admitted to equal civil privileges with your.
selves, to organise party in the midst OF
your community. impudently attempting to
control the election of your rulers, and TO
force upon you such as shall be approved
by him-the arrogant blasphemer who pre-
tends to hold in his hand the keys of heaven,
and to consion to hell all who dare to disc,
bey his mandates or 10 speak or even to
think their own thoughts. Will you con>
tinue to shut your eyes to the facts. that
prove beyond contradiction the existence of
a scheme to fasten upon this Protestant na-
ton the doctrine and discipline of the church
of Rome Look around you and sec the
churches and the colleges springing up In
all directions. for the propagation OF Gath
olicity" And what is "Catholicity 2'-
Not system of doctrine or a principle Of
faith founded on the Bible. but a code of
laws cunningly invented to secure and per-
oetuate the temporal domination of the
church of Romeo L. it were simply
form of worship, or a creed-whch has no
reference to the Jurisdiction of a head, which
claims jurisdiction and exercises authority
In all countries, as If it were actually what
it pretends to be--the vIcegerent of the Al
MIC hty God-we should have no fears of
its influence, and should see it spreading
over our almost illimitable territory with
complacency. no. with appreciation. But
it is ia CT too we'll known to admit of dis
pute that the Catholics of foreign birth and
education, 1--WE say nothing ofnatives) will
vote precisely as their spiritual guides shall
dictate Now, if any one should entertain
doubt whether the spirit of Roraanism is
inirnica, to the split of liberty. let him look
at the countries 10 Europe, and some ofthe
West India Islands, where it is the estab
llshed religion OF the state; or let him look
at Rome herself, and the states which con-
stitute the secular territories of the Pope,
and see what kind ef freedom it is that the
people OF those states en- Joy. 1t is true that
| the superannuated successor of st. Peter
has been so shorn of power by the spread
of intelligence in Europe, that any open at
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western world, would only excite contempt
uous sneer but und:sguised effort is not
the mode in which Rome expects to extend
her supremacy. Her agents work under
| false colors and while they talk in terms
of adherence OF the anion of church
and state, they hope yet to obtain
| by immigration from Europe, and by Jesu
itical operations on the native population
sufficient power to make the church su
preme over The state. A anon will then bt
superfluous and unnecessary.
This is no attempt to awaken seetartan
animosiy. We care not what mans re
ligious faith may be. provided it does not ip
terfere with the civil and political privileges
which have been transmitted to US by ou
| ancestors, and which the constitution is in
tended to guard and defend. We care no
in what form a man chooses TO worshi;
| God, cor with what veneration he ma
view the ceremonies oil the church in " HE
| he has been educated We have no desir
to destroy his belief in the infalli5iiity of th
head of his church; but we protest agains
the exercise of the privilege which we hav
foolishly conferred on foreigners. who
not ahlure allegiance to that head. 10 have
voice in the government OF this country
The privilege thus granted is fatal to lIbel
~; ; and unless its exercise be in some wa
checked, and thar very soon, the people
these states will be ruled by agistrates al
pointed in Rome-unless the throne of I'll
, Roman Pon,iff should be removed to, an
established on this western continent
event not more improbable than many III
have recently taken place.
. NATIVE AMERIcANsI We are 10 ha,
! President for four years, from the foufl
I of March next. imposed upon US. and sele
!. ted for us.-by foreign power. This