The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-11-13
MR.. FRELINGHUYSEN AND THE
CATHOLICS.

The Boston Pilot an organ Of the Roma
Catholics, has come out most furiousl,
against Mr.. Frelinghuysen because he il
President of the American Bible Society, al
association composed of all the Protestan
denominations in the Union. This is littl.
more surprising than that the Polk pres
should have vilified Mr.. F. on similar grounds
We never supposed it possible that the intol.
Grant spirit of Romanism would have openly
arrayed itself in this republican country in
opposition to a candidate for Office on the
ground of his advocacy of the universal
spread of the Scriptures and his active and
pious efforts for the advancement of the reli-
gion of the Redeemer throughout the world
Another attack has been made upon Mr.
Frelinghuysen upon similar grounds in a
Pamphlet published by Roman Catholic
Bookseller in Philadelphia, abusing Presby-
terianism and those who profess that faith.
After giving an account of the meeting of the
American Board and the election ofMr.
Frelinghuysen to the Presidency of the
Board the author speaks in the following
manner of that gentleman:-
"Mr. Theodore Frelinghuysen. candidate
for Vice President of the United States, is
here represented as presiding in the chair Of
a Biblical meeting, countenancing the SLAM
ders of gross set of Presbyterian bigots
VIII the american People disgrace the Chair
Of the Vice Presidency By the Election Of such
a man? Can he be ignorant of the plots and
Vaccinations of the fanatics against our gov
ernmentl We think this sufficient to alarm
every friend of civil and religioes liberty"
And has it come to this, that in this hom e
of Professionalism, this asylum from the re-
ligious bigotry and persecution and despotism
of the ecclesiastical establishments Of the old
world, an eminently virtuous citizen, and a
learned and illustrious statesman is to be as
sailed by spiritual subject of the Roman
Hiarchy mostly on the ground of distinction
as pious and active member of the Presby-
terrain Church? Must the authority of the
Pope be acknowledged on the soil of this re.
public to qualify man for the SURFACES OF
his fellow citizens! Such arrogant appeals
as these from men TO whom protestant
America in a oble spirit of liberality has ex-
tended the privileges ofcitizenship and even
the right Of suffrage upon afooting of equali-
ty with the defendants of our revolutionary
heroes and patriots,a are scarcely to be endured.
But under such circumstances as now exist
in this country, where foreigners are coales-
cling on sectarian grounds to control the gov
eminent, and are pampered with office to the
exclusion of Native American citizens by de-
signing politicians, no wonder Native Amer
Jean party has sprung up. 1t could not have
been expected that the people of country
who so nobly fought for freedom from a for
eign yoke would tame ly submit to be robbed
of the privileges which they have won by the
intolerant and monopolizing spirit of those to
whom they have charitably extended equal
rights and cordial determination into the
protestant American family. We should be
slow to believe that the intelligent portion Of
ourforeign population would approve of course
pursued in relation to Mr.. Frelinghuysen, so
unjustin its character, and which, ifpersisted
in is likely to result so fatally to themselves.