Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-09
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Catholic bishops at Baltimore, the order
was issued for all the adherents Of Rome
in this country to bring Peters pence for
the s'aid and comfort" Of the Pope at Ca
eta, on the first Sabbath in July. The
call has been responded to with prompt
ness. st Peters church, New York,
gave $3.50; other churches $500, $3.50,
etc. In all, probably, $4,000 or $780,
600 have been contributed in Peters
pence on single Sabbath hen, for
achom, and for ,chat?
When7 When the despots of Austria,
Naples, Spain, yes, and of France too,
were hemming in and hewing down the
heroic defenders Of the Roman Republic 7
When the people Of Rome, with unexam-
pied unanimity, and in the exercise of the
same right that legitimatizes our institu-
tons, were entering on career Of self
government. When the admiration of
freemen throughout the world is challeng-
ed by the moderation, and forbearance, and
heroism Of an hitherto oppressed and out
ragged nation, and when sympathies are
kindling on every side in their unequal
struggle. Such is the time chosen for APP
pealing 10 two millions Of Americans to
help the Pope crush his people,!
For ,chom? Not for the oppressed, but
the oppressor. Not for sovereign de-
posed by foreign bayonets, but by the uni
versal voice Of his own subjects. Not
for the "head Of the church," for his
spiritual power is unmolested and guar
anteed BY the Roman people but for Plus
TX. as king. Republicans in America
sending their hard earnings to king Plus
For what? "To relieve the present
wants Of the chief priest Of the Romish
church ?" The republic rendered to him
his princely revenues. An Italian writes
that "the Pope is living in sumptuous style
in Gaeta. The king Of Naples has offer
ed him 500, 900; the emperor Of Russia
has sent him $50, 1000 crowns /; the queen
of Spain has presented plenty Of Spanish
gold; the Austrian generals in every city
they captured, imposed on the poor popu-
lation heavy taxes in favor Of Plus TX
in word, the Pope has received large
supplies ofmoney from various quarters -
Does he need more? For what purposes?
To crush the republic? Let despots give
it, with their bombs and cannon to batter
down the entertainments Of freemen; or
let "Catholic France" crown her incon-
sistency by calling on the faithful for Pc
ter's pence, in addition to public funds
gained by fraud and rendered available by
treachery, for the support Of the Pope ;
but shame, shame on the men who wrench
the hard earnings Of the poor Irish and
German immigrants from their hungry
families, and place them in the Golfers al
ready full to repletion from the contribu-
tons Of crowned oppressors and the taxes
of beleagured or sacked cities!
Were these contributions from Ameri.
can Catholics devoted to the support Of the
miserable emigrants who are running
away from despotisms like that they pro-
pose to restore, or were they employed to
save from impending destruction the starv-
ing millions of Ireland, we would they
were Peters dollars, instead of Peters
pence. But at such time, and for such
prince, and with such purpose, it were
better for the world and for popery even,
that these gifts were given TO Nicholas
than to Plus.
lfthere is real sympathy with freedom
in the breasts Of Roman Catholics in this
country, this alliance with Austria, Ma
pies, and Spain, will be repudiated, and
this priestly interference will react on its
authors.- American Messenger.