Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-29

''If it he Roman Catholic population) is wise, if
il is powerful if its Priesthood here not blind to
the future if it has sympathy for its religion strug
Cling with arms elsewhere, it Will arouse itself in our
country and through the constitutional action of our
ballot boxes. effect such change Of men and mea-
sures will put end this unnecessary and
unluStIlable war;.
We cannot append better rebuke to these abomi-
nabe suggestions of the Express, than will be found
in the following article which appeared Immediately
after they were made, in the Freeman's Journal a
weI-known Catholic paper published in the city of
New York We think it will to enlighten
some of wings to the feelings of citizens of
the Catholic faith:
From the NelU York FTeemdn's Journal.
The G0vernment---The Mexican wars
The Catl0lics---And their kind ad-
Visers Of the Political Press.
The New York Express, the SUM- the Evening Post,
and the Globe, have been at considerable pains
lately discover and to Catholics what du
IL towards the present administration Of the General
Government in connexiOn with the Mexican Real
Iy do know what especial service have render
ed to these Journals, what it is that has called forth
from each and ALL the tme large and, II
TO US gratunus OutpOurIns of benevoence towards
their Catholic fellow citizens. The MeIhodists, Bap-
fists, EpscOpaaus, Presbyteans, &c. &c, forgotten
overlooked undeserving of the editorial sOctude
which is avished generously and extensively the
Catholics alone.
TO say that we feel slight gratitude for such kindness
is bat poor return of acknowledgment To its authors
and yet, should be hypOcrItica if protested any
other. Their advice may be well meant. bat not
haIered by the estimate of which induced them Of
fer IT, We beg leave them that Catholics
constituted both physically and morally very much like
other peope-they endowed with the ordinary facul
ties of the human mind Just like the average standard of
re racethat they possess will, memory, and under
Standing other do-tha they have physical and
moral sensibiles-wl laugh when they tckled and
feel resentment when nsulled. much after the fash
ON Of other christian denominations.
They claim have common sense - and If
this high attribute of humanity be sufficient guide their
protestant derIdng all knotty questions
Of religion, they think that they quite moderate in
assuming that it will be sufficient direct them ques
tons Of politics. which experience teaches that in
fabiity is anticipated in the decIson and has
y been realized in the result, of general elections for
public officers.
What necessity was there them which should have IN
duced these oracIes Of the political Tripod their
backs their protestant cOunrymen, aud address the
political homIes with which their antdgonisc gods had
inspired Llem to the Catholics alone? What crime had
the Catholics of the United States committed that the
innocent atmosphere which their slowcilzens BREATHE
ia with themselves, should be agitated for
their punishment? We are not aware Of any but the
journals mentioned above, may he better informed.
Space will not permit Us, THIS time, To enlarge
should, the of the several articles to which
allude And of them have yet under
notice, should be glad to receive whatever may
be the possession of friends this subject. We
shall make the spirit and letter of them all.
First, however, shall begin by "repudiation"
we repudiate in their name any advice which may be
rendered to "German Or Irish Catholics political
questions which is addressed, the Time the
people Of all other countries aud all other guns dwell
ling in the United States Politically speaking Cath
ocs have interests apart from the general Interests Of
our fellow citzens and when appealed the
spirit Of these political journals, feel bound rebuke
the dctaiion, unmeriIed aud offensive We know our
duty well the Express other paper point
IL out to U.s. We understand our obi cations To God To
wall dp0O m
the land, aud it Is that should resent The inso
ienee WHICH assumes that religion, and patriotism
Incompatible In the present circumstances oil the
country.
As regards the Justice injustice the policy
inexpedency of the present with Mexico, are
competent FORM and free express Judgment,
we'll the editors of political newspapers. We deport
the existence of the prepared @ decds
that unnecessary, that IT uBlust-we think
that by diplomacy results advantageous
be realized by H. might have been secured without blood
shed but when Judged by the supreme auihor
~ Of the State be necessay-wben country became
engaged in only desire speedy and success
fuI termination, and feel bound, good citizens to co
operate bringing about contamination devOuly To bs
wished. If the Sovereign Pontif of Rome were the
temporal head OF the Mexican naiIOn of duty
in the actual circumstances of the two countries wou,
be precisely the same.
The drift ofthe article in the New York Express Is tc
represent that the general government, and the feeling
Of the country large, acuated by the instincts
the he0togicE 0dix bent the destruction Of tn
Catholic
he calls on the German and Irish Catholics save tn
Religion of Mexico and the people Of the Unite
States by opposing actual administration of the
try The hypothesis of the Express IS alroeious unde
every point OF view No doubt allowances to be mad
for the weakness which perceptble on all subjects
its editorial columns Still, il is altogether inexcnsabl
that an American editor should mpute such viiiaiDy
design to policy o free government, to the Pro
testan spirit of its coreligonists-that he shout
appeal to foreigners by their country aud their creed
step and these Uaited States-that he Shout
make this appeal under pretence of zeal for religo
OF which he Is the feeble, but constant enemy. Oh,
the Catholics the Irish and Germans as snch, were
rally points Of creed and country how the decai
sensbiIiiies Of the Express and lis colleagues would
shocked at the idea of mixing mp religion with poics
But yet here is direct, shameless appeal made to Rel
gon from the political camp, inviting il to enter, as
welcome and important element 10 party strife. w
d. not believe the present administration Of the go'
ernmen have the slightest partaliy for the persons,
the Religion Of Cahol'es We believe them to be, moi
or less, ~ that mist Of Protestant prejudice, which
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