Richmond palladium., 1848-03-15
More '.OpiniOsa~ from the Army"--
Sc Zurc Of Church, Resources Hmsl
Property recommended.

The New York Herald contains five columns
from the pen of Colonel Albert c. Ramsay Of
the I uIed States Army, under the head OF "civ-
II cond .tion of Mexico. As the wishes aud de-
signs OF the Admin stratIon shad owed forth
by the officers Of the Army, who were made the
instruments to "preparc the hearts of the peo-
p'e' for conquest, Mexican absorption aud
Church spo,tatoD, we call pubic attehuon 10
the otl4c iai annou me nt of olcne! Ram-
sey.
The property of the Church in Mexico. which
yields a rent of interest is put down at one. hun
dfed and forty-nne millions dollars. bu: Colonel
Ramsey thinks the property is much larger. The
above estimates does not inciuoe the property
belonging to converts, which is sad to have yiel-
ded revenue in 1913 oj fre a,iiiions se.en hun
dred and scucn.y-,. ntons0 nd dollars.
Having stated tho property of the Roman
Catholic establishment, the Colonel adds that lhe
power and influence Of the Church are unsur-
passed in any civilized country that the Church
weids controlling influence in Mexican affairs.
and that this influence must be destroyed before
the country can be subugated.
Deprive the church of the wealth without
giving to the people good movement and equit-
able laws, isely administered. and the naughty
prelateS will sink 10 level with citizens over
whom they will have control, and this far
country would soon descend from its gi,nmer-
ing light of civilization into the darkness Of its
prim-val Inhabitants, Wherever tins wealth
woad &C, influence would. follow J.. aGd
whcn au intelligent; and be evolen: reople
desire to scourge the whole Aztec nation, let
them seize this property for the purposes of war "
This is recomme nding robbery and punder
without stint-but mark the language-when.v
inte ligent and benerolent people desire to
scourge the whole Mexican nation, let them
! seize upon the church property! And again
says the "intelligent and benevolent" Colonel
Ramsey--"l consider that have at this time
the right, and can with justice take the revenues
of the ecclesiastics, property belonging TO the
, nation"
But what have the ecciesiastics done, to de
serve this seizure Of their property? Why, &C
cording to this Colonel Ramsey. these Priests
exercise their power in harmonzing families
quieting unhappy chickering's among friends, and
disputes among men, the government Mt too weak
to protect lie and property, aud the courts too
corrupt and expensive. And as the Church alone
has the power and influence of doing this, by
sezing her property, and destroying her infu-
ence, this benevolent nation Of ours can etfec-
tualy PROSTATE, crush and absorb the nationality
Of Mexico.
| The Presidents lie ewspaper organ, the Union,
+ last summer suggested the spolIation Of the Mex
lean churches and seizng Of church property
but The public Cenunciation Of the sacriiig icu:
proposition caused "Fath-r Ritchie' to assur rue
the odious responsibility to relieve his master
Iut the designs Of the Administration upon thi
Church property are not abandoned-and the pub.
lie pulse - again oeing tried BY tho public atiol
Of "Opinions Of the Army"