Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-24
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MONDAY, JULY, 81, lS45.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AGE
Pointt Coupee, La. June l6, l845.

'' 29Ih ult. that in Vt. the "weather is con
founded cold" Come to La. and vo,
will have the opposite extreme. Here
Is coniounded hot The poor d., VIII
exposes himself to the sun during the day
without the protection of an umbrella
much mistakes the quality of the clmat
in which he resides. A fever of som
kind or other, 1--WE have all sorts t,
suit ones liking is the usual consequen
ces of his fool hardness. The "lee lang
nights however are cool and provided on,
passed amoiety of his time comfortably h,
ought not to complain for any partial suf
lerIns during the other, Heat by the by
Is not the greatest annoyance we expert
ence in this country. The cursed mos
quiloes are far more troublesome. Their
music is most horrible. Their bite oil
sting (Which is it, ye critics alI7) is agra
va'lng in the extreme. A bed, provided
with curtains, here called mosquitoc bars,
is the only place of refuge. And unless
one is particularly skilled in jumping into
that OF sudden, the rascals will assal
him in the rear. Enough Of mosquitoes.
viii you pardon me few words in reIa.
ton the Catholics; don't be alarmed 7
am not about to defend their doctrines or
even to aIlude to them. | would not for
sou so shock the senslblities of your
readers Besides am not a Catholic.
but member Of the big church. That
church in which all are commandments
whose religion springs from the heart, and
is founded upon its honest convictions.-
The most wish to say is that there is a
vast deal of vulgar prejudice existing a.
ganst the catholic religion, which GER
talnly does no credit to the liberaity and
Intelligence of those who entertain it.
The pep"ple of La are mainly catholics,
at least in the Creole parts of it. In this
Parish, with exception ola few Methodist,
scattered here and there. among the pop
ulaiion, they form the entire class. Yet
though protesting religion which is said
to lead to vice and immortality. see
them good IN n and good citizens. And
notwithstanding it is charged against their
church, that every member Oft, is bound
to maintain lis right to both temporal and
spiritual jurisdiction, making thereby the
church an antagonism Of Government
they have proved themselves "ieg men
and true" as was shown in the last war
at New Orleans, and upon other well
fought fields. 1t is said that catholics are
intolerant but arc they more so than other
religious denominations! Impressed with
the belief that theirs is the true religion
and that their opponents have abandoned
the "church" without any jus, cause, and
wishing to see the whole christian world
united and harmonious, they cry out like
the conqucror Of Lucta Engracia "capn-
ulaon." The Protestants reply to the
summons with something of the ferocity
of its brave defender, "war to the knife S
blade" In this contest it is not surpris.
ing that violence should be exhibited on
both sides. But that the catholics resort
to more violent measures than their an-
tagonists has not yet been proven.
On the contrary i, is not stamped indelbly
upon our own history that while peaceab-
ly and quietly worshipping their God their
converts have been robbed aud their
churches burned. 1t is this reckless,
heaven daring persecution of catholics by
Pedestrians, that deserves the deepest
execration Of every advocate Of religious
freedom. AS one Of the divisions Of that
grand army, which is marching on TO the
new Jerusalem, give the catholics an op-
en- field and fair fight AT all events
let them have n hearing, A"di alteram
partcm. The trial Of George O. Blenness,
for the murder of Franklin Combs, of
which | gave you some account, COM
menced here on Tuesday the Sd, Of June
and was concluded on Thursday. The
cminence of the counsel employed by the
prisoner, attracted a large crowd to hear
their arguments, Eleven of the jurors
were French. They were addressed in
their own language by Messrs. Cody and
Soue on behalf the defence. MIR
Cooly's argument is spoken ofas extrem-
y ingenious and powerful, by those who
understand the tongue in which it was de-
liyered. Mr. Soue resides in New Orleans
and stands high there and throughout the
State as an orator. His style Of speaking
is characterized, like that of all French
speakers, by rapdity Of u,terance and
violence OF gesticulation, The remaining