The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-03-27

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"a want. OF means b execute his proiec
ie or perish in the sffort. In the court
le SpaIn ne had the esupport of one or tw
IY distinguished eedesiastics. Coiumb,
IS was a scientific enthusiast, and sue
+ men ARE always eloquent when the
Is speak OF their ayorite project. Sii
70 hls eloquence had proved vain at tman
E, courts, and in the final, almost hopele.
IS interview ii-was as he knelt pieadln
d before Ferdinanda and Isabella, that h
If touched chord whichIfibraied, in tn
Il Hmost1 heart Of that, illustrious an
g royal lady, In that august presence h
l.. had spoken of tie anticipated dior,
and gain connected with the success q
i his enterprise, bui without effect. Bu
! when he spoke of abe probability of tn,
> existence of nea tmadea after GeP.
bs XhG aaa E Sc bs asdhE saved btlky9a tR kn9s
|, IN Him, he melted the heart of asa
> peiia, The Catholic" /" 50 that she lost al
appreciation of the jewels that adorned
!. her person and her diaden. threw
2 them, so TO speak, at the feet of The
enthusiast. and deemed their value as
n9t4l4g compared with the mere DOS
sielllty OF their, being instrumental in
bringing souls buried in the darkness
OF Pasanism 10 the knowledge of
! Christ. Tzofdl L si8s 3a. = .1Til7- -
In a lew months afterward GoIuypbps
was seen planting the cross on the
island of San Salvador, and taking nos.
session 'SS, !. OF this hemisphere in the name
IIof Chlst our Saviour l.FS San Salvador''l
anu of Spain: I look upon This scene
as enc OF the most interesting, if5not
thrilling, events recorded in the annals
OF the human race. But in ibis title.
page a and frontispiece of American his
tory Columbus was not alone. His
partner in the glory was Isabella, the
CathoIic-the meek, the brave. the emil
lIghtened9 the discreet. the beautiful
Queen OF CASTLE and Aragon. sf II
Eve years from the dale of that
event, namely, il 1897, John and Sebas-
tan Cabot were sent out BY ttie British
Government, under Henry VII, and
made an extensive sufveyzof this ST
thereby that title on which
queen queen Elizabeth based her, right 10
plant colonies il this country. more
man ,eIghty years afterward.
! have now touched, merely touched
N The prominent points Of American
history, so iar as my subject a uthorized ;
+ required me oqo so, .fiom the first 10
ne q last page. | have reviewed the ;
'aaildlty OF the imaginary claims on :
fmch Il IS assumed that this is a Pro- :
estaht conntry In presence OF the
constitution, and all that has happened !
lnee its adeption-iu presence of the =
'af OF freedom and indepenIence-iu =
resence of colonial history-in nre- :
n these shofes'Eand as yet, confess, e
have moi, discovered the first fact or Fl
ocument which could warrant any O
IAN, possessed of an ordinary amount u
trne information, 10 assume that this il
Protestant more than a Catholic IL
ountry. - t,- II
What, then, is the meaning of55the e
lords Protestant country, as applied O.
, the United States? | suppose that, t.
t last.7it will come down To signify Il
othing, more than that the majority Of II
he Inhabitants are Protestants.. But fl
as ii never occurred to those who n
oufd make such an observation, that 9
fdI6FttIGS anu iitftHOfttiSS . tLbOtV-Ate-- w
idents, liable techange, whereas the e
onstitption is. : principle. and not an d
coident,? It's great and inappreciabie Ia
alue is that ii rrescribes the duties of D
laiorities. and Protects, with equal and 4
1paaial Justice, the rights of minors la
es,oaIn this county the Constitution q
.lhe United States. is the majority. a
nd. it shall rule Now, in presence. ,2qt 7
le Constellation, this Is neither a CATH a
ic nor a Protestant country, but a q
road land of civil and religious free s.
ON and equality, secured indiscriali- b
ateIy 10 all. -,a.,s els Il iii q
Two hundred years ago the poor c
ranciscan monks trod the golden sand r,
California beneath their bare feet. n
ithoat noticing OF appreciatiug its a
aIae. They looked more to Heaven ii
ian to earth, and it would have. been Il
at Of keeping with their character TO d
ave made the discovery which has re-
emily startled the mind and swhetted /
le cnpldity Or the. world. g !, =
Two bundled years ago Father La !
foyne, labofihg among the Ouondagas
f this State. .tiiseovsfedthe Sah Springs
.hich abound ansars Sdina and Syria.
asea Al present nearly allamena be-
eve in the reality of the discovery, G
ut prejudice was then what prejudice =
'fiow, and when a Dutch clergyman
I New Amsterdam, to whom Father E
a. Moynen had made known the dis il
oyery, reported the same tothe Classis y
] Holland, he added, by way of eau 2
on :. but ,wbeiher. this information be :
ne. or whether it be Jesuit lie, | do 6
dt determinep' And in that precise d
ear-thatis, in I654-passing to an =
ther sseensi of a different order, you q
I'LL .bsaurprised aadIseFfy hear thai :
,e5 Catholics of Maryland !, YNh.o, had
iven such an. example as we have :
Sen described, were themselves dis 4
ahcfIiyed On acr6unt of telig igiof1. ''i'4 J
IL is not to be- iaferredo that, in this q
isioric review, Iehave been tiDsensibie 7
, the merits Of otheF persons nsand oihef a
artles besides Catholics But the char !
eter Of my subject, and the limitation [
f nv tinle, do 'Aot permit me TO speak \
/, 9hefa. teNori is IL necessary Neither III