The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
Republics and Religion.


Icle, the unmarried sentiment Of which,
has often been embodiedin this paper.
The Crescent speaks Of Father Cav
azzi, and.says il does not see with
what right, Or even decency, that fiery
| fierce radical ex. Priest Monk, Catho-
lie, Of red.hot Jacobin, in politics or
religion, claims the attention Of the
Professionals ia America" Nor do
we. Gasassi's anti-papacy, has none
Of the moderation Of Professionalism
We think we discover the Jesuit in the
following extract, from one Of the
Gavhzzi speeches which seems tie
signed to have a counter effect, from
what first glance at it. would indi-
cate
| The Republic Of America was pros
porous, because she was Protestant !:
but III Europe, republics have failed
to prosper BECAUSE they havehad too
much Catholic Influence There iptiu-
ence waspoison to republics; it was. like
prussic acid to the human system
the most deadly Of all posions--it was
death to Republic. Such was the
case with Mexico, and in many of the
small republics of South America.
So it was in France, in Spain, and bis
own beloved Italy.
We were destined to become the
best people in the world II we kept
out the papal influence but If the
Pope could rule here, happy, proud
America would fall like Italy. step by
step, until She would be despised BY
the whole Of the earth.
Then Gavazzi would leave us to be-
hive that no republican form Of Gov
eminent can exist without the ihilu-
ence Of the Protestant religion This
has no warrant in history; the ancient
Republics of Rome, Athens. and Car
thaga: and down to more modern times,
The governments of Venice, Genoa aud
Florence we're not republican, in tlieit
form, if We must believe Gavaszis
The absurdity Of Gavazzi's argument
is manifest IN every word he gives ut
terence to. It may be argued with
the same truthfullness, that no mon
.archal form Of government can exist
without the aid of the Catholic relig-
Hious and the society Ct Jes,fits.
We have always regarded what is
called, Gavazzi's mission. with a dis
trustfal eye, and after all should not
be surprised. if he turns out to be a
Jesuit sent to advance the interest of
the Catholic religion in this country.
Itis very well for each sect Of relig-
ionists to assert for argument sake,
that the pillars Of government rest. en-
their own shoulders, but facts-histo-
ry--experience, every tllitg shows to
the contrary
rTbe Rev. Miss Antoitette L.
Brown, besides lecturing on Woman's
Rights and wrongs-moral phyloso-
ply, md metaphysics, has taken upon
herself the full office Of Clergy -wo-
man, and is uniting people in the
bonds Of holy wedlook acco ling to
the Presbyterian service. Ddlos Al
len was united to Miss Eliza w. De
Game, the other day, by the Rev,
Miss Antoinette the ceremony being
somewhat modified to suit the new or
der Of things, Miss Eliza is said to
have blushed, when the Rev. Antoin-
cite, asked the feminine Allen to love,
honor, and obey Miss Eliza--which
he reluctantly did---AIiss Eliza being
a strong minded woman, and the best
man Of the two.
PERSONAL DlrricuLTy.-A diff
Guilty occurred recently, at Carthage.
Miss. between Col. McClung and Mr.