Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05

ave had thought that Republicans, who
repudiated and abhorred connexion of Church
and State, would have no very profound res
pect for what are called Gods temples, which
are, in fact, but State establishments, supper
ted by politicians for peculiar purposes, and Of
which the State claims the property.
I'VE have yet to learn that intelligent Cath
olics ofthis country have any particular sym
pathy for such establishments. however well
they may think Of the religious doctrines
taught in them, or OF the purity of individuals
connected with them. ffihey have, we are
free to confess we have not; We are of opin-
ion than God has very little to do with such es-
adjustments. o-Lomsrile Democrat.
The resemblance which marks the 5rinci-
pies and tendencies Of Progressive" Democ.
racy in this country and the atrocities Of the
Jacohin democracy Of the French Revolution,
has filed many OF our rejecting countrymen
with anxiety and alarm. The Jacobins of
France commenced with righteous war
against ruthless oppression and government
corrupt even 10 rotenness, and ended in a sub
version Of social order, of private and public
justice, of all law but that of the mob. and al
last of Religion ITSELF Kindred spirits are an
mated and moved by similar feelings and im-
pulses in all ages and on every theatre, how
ever widely separated. Thus the Jacobin Of
this country, with no political wrongs or re-
dress. with no lost rights TO contend for, but
obeying the law OF his nature, has exhibited
The same enmi,y to all the conservative inst
:utions Of society, and is now beginning 10 as
sail the great safeguard of society, Religion
III any should deem us uncharitable let them
read the paragraphs prefixed, from leading
Democratic journal of the West. In denoun-
cling Gods temples" the editor meant to sus.
tain the move of his leaders here. when the Sc
ques,ration Of the Mexican Church property
was suggested In his alacrity to support a
party project, however airocious, he did not
wait to see how the idea would be received
by the country. That the Government was
obliged to clear its skirts of the odious scheme,
and the originator of il himself compelled by
the public indignation TO retract II, does not
exienuate the suggestion, or the readiness of
the Jacobn press TO advocate it. Even though
Goods temples" stood in the way, wha, were
they TO Republicans" who repudiated such
establishments %
In the days OF the French Revolution, il
was discovered by the Jacobin leaders that
even the little remnant that was left among
item of venerailon for what they had been
taught 10 believe the laws of God, operated as
check TO the progress OF their licentious prn-
ciples, and might prevent them securing TO
themselves the unlimited power at which they
aimed. In order TO get rid Of this troublesome
Superstition" at once, they decreed that what
were ''called Gods temples" in which those
laws were taught, were '.in fact but State es-
adjustments" to be ''repudiated and abhor-
red' by all who desired to be considered good
Republicans. They proclaimed that the on
ly Divinity entitled TO Temple was human
Reason, and, as the best representative of that
Divinity, they forthwith inauguraied, with
great pomp, notorious but beautiful courte
san as the Goddess of Reason, thereafter to
become the only legitimate object of worship
From that moment crime succeeded crime
with such rapidly as to distance all efforts of
the chronicler 10 keep pace with them.
We are no Catholics but, we are free to
confess, we nevertheless feel respect for ev-
cry temple in which the worship Of Su-
preme Being is cultivated; and, so far are we
from agreeing with the Louisville Democrat
in the opinion that .'God has very little TO do
with such establishments" we believe tina,
those who diligently seek him there will be
sure to find him. The adherence of the saw
age doctrine that teaches the lawfulness of
desecrating the temples OF the Most High I'M
der any pretext, is not confined to the class OF
Christians called Catholics" though we be.
leve it to be catholic feeling, in the true
sense Of that term. There are few even Of
those whom the Louisville editor claims as
Republicans" who may profess no religion,
who would not shrink, we hope, from defl
ing what any of their fellow creatures regard
ed as holy, although il might be SCALED Gods
temple. National bitelligencer.