Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-04-09


tracts which viii command attention Gin Gag
A Word the Romanis,s in Germany, and to
them Only.
NEW YEARS ADDRESS FOR 1910.
Adheronts md pa rasites Of the Ronlisl Hierar-
chy, have stood amongst you, and seen the game
you play with mankind. AMI fully understand the
purposes you seek to accomplish by il. Tho word
TRCTH sounds porpetualy from your lips, bat it
lives not in your hearts, compassion and love
you have always open your tongues, but never ia
your breasts.
The Pharsees portrayed by the Evan-cl-
lists, were mere children TO you Jesuits aud Spirit
ual Tyrants; for the jewish High Priest and his
Pricstdom deyolred only the Jewish nation, but
upon many nations of Europe, have yoa brought
liko dopiorabIo destiny. Through whose
crimes flowed tho rivers OF Gerfnan blood under
Henry the 18th, and III tho that for thirty
years wasted Germany! Through whom moro
recently Franco and Spain CONFUSED and
ront assundor, and Poland, especially. sunk in
bloody rulns' Through tho ambition the greedy
and llcentous Vaccinations of the Ronish herar-
chy, whose tools daro 10 call themselves tho faith
ers and teachers of tho People. They who have
not penetrated their secret wiIes. and learned to
know these tools might indeed, according to
their sweet words, believe thonl angels of
light-tho horalds of peace and bearers Of health
and prosperity; yet where the blessings by
them dispensed! To whom havo their stops
brought peace and gladnoss9 What moan they,
with their carossng lovo-words! What has
ligion, which should bloss mankind, in their
hands become? But the mist vanishes, and the
letters Of the spirit breaking. This YOU
have marked we'll and therefore this hue and cry.
Ay, already has it como to pass Those who
know not, who feel not that the kingdom of inn
posture and superstition hastens to its end. those
will cnlightcn. Behold, since | stepped forth
against you and with simple, earnest word re-
tad hat h1 ~
pie, not alone of the German but of other tongues
spoken and done! You know that the people Of
many nations, starting from thor siumbcrs,
sprang up filled with enthusiasm. You hear.
you sec it still, even ut tho present hour. And
what did you do! From your pulpts YOU sent
forth imprecations and hate, and with burning
zeal invoked the 'thought-shears' of the Censors
(your own vile inventory against the Press
Dungeons, and il may be still worse you kept, In
tho back ground. Against whom9 Against mo
and all those WAC to tho truth, and abused roli-
gion-to their inartculate cries of grief md
want. to the long suppressed agonios OF the pco-
pie, dared to g;vo expression. And truly had It
depended upon you. who 50 readily namo your
selves apostles of lovo and light. and many 9TH
ers would have seen tho day no more.
Ne. you named false prophet, traitor. a Ju-
das. poriurer, an instgator of scdlton. donna
gogue, communis. and heaven knows what be-
side. In your Ecclesiastical journal these weTo
the epithets you bestowed upon me; from your
consecrated pulpi;s you roved and illuminated
me. Bu, did this bring you help or succo-?-
Not in the least. it bat injured Won the moro
And who | then opposed to yol9 y plain
simpi man, without wealth, without power, with
out other country or homo, than the hearts OF his
/ friends. and of that great majority of the people
whom you have abused and wrongcd. \ man
who feared to deceive his follow mon, who felt
ashamed to DO hypoc rite, md turned away from
your profit, red bcnefces stra GIT forward man.
who for Speaking fow homes. words for religion
vilclv misuscd all mankind, UNANIMOUSLY deluded
YOU removed from his holy office, anu hNo NAL
cfactor, cast out from the communion OF the
Church. And yet wha. have you accomplished
against me, Nothing, absolutely nothing. ne
people so often deceived by your presences. vii
no longer believe trust you. The great ma
iority of the nation are heartily with me. he
smaller portion, whom you by your ariihces and
YOUR wealth, or through apprehension and terror
still hold in bondage and blindness, will desert
YOU. the moment they come 10 feel assured. tina
the conflict will be surrendered, for the bat
tie is for the deceived people, the mIsused priest:
and the abused religion. whose messages wi
bear. and whose cause I will plead, as we'll as
can, and so long as can-and feel IN my
heart the spirit of victory. Into this arena wouit
| enter against you. parasites and panders Of
Rome. were you thousand times nUn1er
Gus than YOU are. Think you to make me trem
BILE q, your ,hrcatenings? that shall be subducc
with fear-shverings for my life--I who am ready
TO diet The cause In question IS well worth the
life of mantle great cause of cnanci patton
from, thraldom in Romo9 You thought to be abl'
, to withdraw or drive me from the path of RICH
and vir,ue1 As we'll might you a;.cnlp. TO with
draw the earth from its orbit.
Some Of YOU have attempted to refu:e me-
Shall again enter INTO what this one OF TIA