The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-07-08

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those Who desire the lafg est liberty both civil
and religious. for themselves and Who wish
others 70 enjoy italso, that The Roman Cath
olic church IS no more tyrannical when in
power than any other denomination Of chris.
tians. This IS mistake. The Roman
Church makes no secret Of is intolerance
or Of what she would do Il she was again
triumpAant if she could bring bach the
dark ages and suppress popular education
and the Bible, no person well yersed IN her
history and policy. can doubt that the fres
Of SmithHeld and the massacres Of Sc Bar
tholemew would again, be relighted and en-.
acted against heretics. Il is their Religion
to persecute and inasmuch as the oath Of
allegiance to the Pope IS paramount, both
in spiritual and temporal matters, TO that
made 70 any other Sovereign or Govern
nlent, no laws, human or divine, can pre-
vent them from exercising their holy hatred
even unto determination toward Protestants
when they have che poOsr to do so.
a Catholic paper e the West, The shep-
herd Of the Valley, considered as the organ
and mouth-pieOe Of the Catholic Bishop Of
ST. Louis, talks in this wise:-"Ifthe Catho-1
lies ever gain. which they surely nil do,
though ct distant day, az immense num-
erical majority .relig;oss freedom n this cOun-
tsy d at an end. So say our enemies. So
zoe beliese.'
Tho Church, We admit. IS intolerant;
thatis, she does everything in her power to
check as effectaally as circumstances will
admit, the progress Of crime and error. Her
intolerance follows necessarily from her
claim to infallibity; she alone has the right
to be intolerant. Heresy she inserts in her
catalogue of mortal s;she endures it when
and where she must; but she hates it, and
directs all her energy to effect its destruc-
ton"
American citizens make note of this.
IF the CATHOLIC Religion gain. there Dill Be
an end Of Religious freedom IN this country"
We step not to discuss the merits Of the
Roman Catholic faith or of the Protestant
their respective divines are fully compe-
tent for that labor-but we look at it in a
political sense. The church is intolerant
because she is being infallible
She win enforce obedience II good means
will not convert the hereto, why the holy
.inquisition has tortures and American for
ests furnish plenty of faggots! VIII the
Democratic or Wing parties court foreign
ers for the Catholic vote, when such is the
openintentions ofsthe Roman hiefarcby2
Bishop Hughes. a native born American
has stood up in an intelligent New York
audience and made light of public education
and scotfcd at the practice Of Introducing
The Bible into common schools; and be has
plainly. admitted that where IleBible is
freely used catholicism cannot flourish,
hence. his opposition to it. The Bible is
banished from the schools Of New Orleans
to crafty catholic citizens. How long be-
fore the jealous followers Of the Pope will
require that keretics shall not speak in pub.
lie because it is offensive to Catholicss We
again repeat what We have often asserted,
that we NEEDLE with no mans or woman's
Religion. We care not if our neighbOr Is
q Moslem or Brahmin, Catholic OF Pro-
testant, SO long as he enjoys his own faith
and allows US to enjoy ours; but when q
strong. inscriptions religious pdrsy,openly
avows its designs, and those designs are in-
imical to the civil and religious freedom of
our common country, We claim the right,
though Protestant q call attention to the.
subject. The old incubus. that for ten cen
turtles sat upon the breast Of ille Church till
she almost strangled it, is again creeping
upon It. Shall we let il insiduously APP
proacb. till we have not strength to throw
il off livery Catholic that reads this article
viii deny that these things are SO. Mark
the words Of the text: eHsnssy s1s inssrts
"a her catalogue Of Of deadly sins; she epdures
Il s01en & sohers ale mas, Jat shehdlss Il, md
directs al her energy to is dsstrus1ion." Do
you want anything palmer? Look around
yon at the meek and quiet Roman propa-
gapdist among you'll Do you doubt that
the hatred Of the bloody Mary g Of Pnmate
Laudis in their hearts for all Of you that
they think llsFe is no chance Of converting
to their faith. If they are honest in their
professions. Il is consistent that il should
be so They are sworn TO an obedience
that knows no mercy to tsenemies. Dis
gnise It as you may This is Roman Cath
oIicism il America, and over the world.