Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-10-27
From the Boston Pilot
Alarming POpish Tendencies.

1t appears that a large portion of the Ameri-
can Protestant community has become virtu-
ously and most savagely popsh. By some odd
chance the persons who are infected in this
way belong to one powerful section of the po
litical world. We recommend this matter to
the earnest consideration of our friends of the
Christian Times and Alliance, for it really wears
an alarming appearance. If political parties,
in the year of grace 1852, are trying to make
Catholic interests great issue in their appeal
to this " Protestant Nation" for votes what will
they not do in 1856? At the rate Of the pres
ent march of popery into political considera-
ton, it is likely that in 1856 the cries will be
in favor of the downfall of Professionalism, and
of the building of two palaces for the Pope, or
for his representative. one at Washington and
another at the North Horace Gree'y, Judging
from the increasing strength of his newly ava
kened zeal, will be likely to build third pal
ace of the savings of the Tribune. In fact, we
ourselves begin to be little alarmed, and, al
though we are Papst, we think this Sudden
growth of Popish sentiment ought to be check
ed promptly. Nobody knows when, where or
HOW IL Will Gnu. bclpic lCoo, tHc folcSidit
ministers may be coming to us, and Offering us
their meeting houses, at a ruinous discount
| from the original prices. And the result may
be very different. We do not like to caress the
strange dog who has come to us. for, although
he is handsome, he may bite. We do not like
| to water this fresh gourd, it sprang up in a
night. and in another night it will wither. We
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look like a mushroom, it grew too quickly and
it smells like e toadstool. Take it away!
Thoughts like these occur to us while wit
Messing the excessive tenderness of Greeley d
Co, for Catholics in general, and for the Cath
olics of New Hampshire in particular This
tenderness is newly born baby, and is not
baptised. We are afraid of it. few months
hence, and the baby will be buried for four
years more, that is until the next Presidential
| election, when Uotes will be wanted. Three
months hence, Greeley and the wing party will
be making merry over their cunning trick for
entrapping Catholic votes, or, as is most prob
able, they will be cursirg the foxes who were
not to be caught in their trap. In fact although
we were determined to expose this trick for
catching votes because it ,cas a trick-because
it was planned for our votes, and because the
whole New Hampshire story, as told us for the
sake of our votes. was not only trick, but a
most dishonest one, yet We Were moved by two
other considerations, either of which would
have suficed to point out our duty as editor OF
a Catholic paper. We have named one-it is
the circumstances that this Pupish feeling grew
up so suddenly and just at the election. The
thing has been tried at every English Irish and
American election, and it never fails TO deceive
some minimizing voters. If they could only
see what is passing in the minds of the Gree
leys, instead of giving them vote they would
give them poker.