Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-07-14

THE following strictnre upoN l''e A1oso"o
,;ser we find contributed to late number OF ing.
{. limited States Catholic Miscellany" 1t called
forth bv the fact that article from the New York
Hero1d.' upon the Temperatures CT fie Catholic
church, he'd ffth m the Advertiser:
"The Nc,p York Herald and the Edgefeld Aducrti-
ser (par mobile fatrum) so modest that ihey intcr
fere between Catholic Laity and Catholic BISHOPS.
Such Independent and impartial and frtut rcpIeSSn
aires of the public press that they join in the - NO
Popery'' cry,-and such advocates OF States Rights
and Strict Construction that they would invoke Con;
rress or the statc Legislatures TO rescue the degraded
! 3uptsr from spiritual dcspotism J.
1--WE were not surprised at The Nc,o York Herald;
but we arc surprised at the editors of the Edr2fed
Advertiser. We think that they onght riomPuy 10 70
make confession and amends. And whether tnsy no
so or not they may be assured hatney nave e1nint-
ed neither good sense nor go95 liz, nnd
from the NeU York Herald ssch s'fty aha cgens'0e uf
iicles ~
The writer, iny,Sdd of exhibiting by reason and
argument ttI-~only proper subsidiaries OF Christian
discussd the fallacy of the statements contained in
pier, and, doubtless, the easier course of pouncng,
with singular ill-nature upon the journal which re.
publishes said article. Such course, by the way,
is generally of The strongest proofs that argument
and facts are lacking; although we do not say that
they are So in this instance.
We can but admire the taste, which prompted the
writer to say (afer suggesting to " to make con.
lession (aurcular! and amends') whether they do
not they may be assured that they have exhibit
ed neither good sense nor good manners There's
q dear morsel for all lovers of propriey. Pointing
out us the cviy Of confessing error, and then
before giving us the opportunity 10 do SO, denouncng
,e ~, .Tf,nad
We have always been tolerant towards the Roman
Catholic Church, and have ever absained from say
ing word against its poity its tenefs But just
such attacks as this have the effect Of arousing our
Protestant predictions into new life. And but a
short train Of reflection brings 10 the assertion ha,
we believe the hour, which shall see Roman Catholic
preponderance in America, will ring the death. .knel
Of civil liberty. -
We are prepared now to say, in spite Of the abad
example of the Misccllanys' correspondent, that,
being employed by the Proprietor of the Adrertsci
smerelyas Editors, we scarcely ever know Thing
Of selecisd articles eScept p6,icaf
paperis issued uch was the case with the article
in question. And, had the attack upon us been q
We would have cheerfuy signiied that the publica
| ton If that article would not, upon examination
have met with our approval.
For the Proprietor of the Advertiser We author
lied to say that he is advocate of The Freedom
the Press whether the question involved be Catholic
or Pro,estant-hat lie sometimes publishes articles
the drift of which Is point out the abuses of any
Church or Order-and that lie does not recognise any
inrallibility about , Church of Rome which shoult
shield it, par crcetlence, from attack exposure.
the article published be untrue or unjust, the same
space in his columns, which, it occupies is at the
service of any who may choose to rcbut its con
clusions.