The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-06

either of which is larger than the number
Of Catholics in the State.
Baptists. 2b1,539
MuthOdists 325, iSj
Presbyterian. Iu5,oS4
| Episcopal l...........'... ....'.''''..'.'. iS,osi
=
| Total ........................ 963,356
Catholics. Observation-Disclosures. 1899
Majority Of free Protestant sccs in Virginia 765l26
Or nearly 9S tG !.
Thus natives are to persons offoreign birth:
In the United states, as................. - 10
In Virginia, as. s......'..........'.. ...''''ooto 70
The Protestant Church accommodations are to the
Catholic.
In the United Stctes, Northumberland 81 to !
The number ofProtestant Churches is to the num-
! Der Of atho.ic:
In the United States, as............',....3l ~ to !
In Virginia, as...,.,...,,......... ,,.... l4O 10
I The value of Protestant Church property in the
United States is to the vune OF Catholic Church pro-
perty, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..2to
| In Virginia as.......... ................2Zt ~ TO
There are four Protestant seCts, each Of
which is larger than the Catholic, inthe u.
nited States, and Of the aggregate which
exceeds the Catholic by a majority oi 8, ,8O4;-
$50 votares and adding one sect smaller,
OE HDhJOl'ly VI lOI'ff f,oTO'
In Virginia there are FIVE Protestant sects
each larger than the number OF Catholics
in the State, and the aggregate OF which eX
ceeds the Catholics by majority Of 765, ,426
votaries.
I Now, what has such a majority of num-
bers and of wealth, of natives aud of Pro-
testants, to fear from such maJoriles OF Cath-
olics and naturalzed citizens? What is The
necessity for this master majority to resort
20 secret OF anizaiion against such minor
ity? | put it fairly: Would they organic
at all against Ike Catholics and naturazed
citizens, if the Catholics and naturaized cit
izens were in the like majority OF numbers
and of wealth, OF if majoflteS and mlnorl-
ties were reversed? 70 retire in secret with
such majority, does 1t not confess to some
thing which dares Tot subject itself 10 the
scrutiny of kAowIedge, and would have dis
cuss on know nothing of It's designs AMI op'
eratons and ends? Cannot the Know Moth
ings trust to the leading Protestant Church
cs to defend themselves and the souls of the
saints, aud sinners, too, against the influence
of Catholics? Can't they trust TO the pa
riotism and fraternity Of natives to guard
the land against immigrants? In defense
Of the great American Protestant Churches
[ venture to say in their behalf, that the
Pope, and all bis priests combined are not
more Jealous in their Masters WORK, or in
: the work for the maeteiy, than are our EpS
copql, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist
Lutheran and Congregational clergy. They
are as a whole, church militant, with thell
armor bright; they are Jealous, they are
Jealous they are watchful. they are organ
} lied imbodled; however divided by secta
! ,ianism, yet banded together against Papa
, cy, and learned and active, and polite, too
! as any brotherhood of monks. They neet
no such political organization to defend tht
o faith Are they united in R Do they ia
yor or countenance it, among their hocks
J 10 what end? In the name of their rel
/ zion, I ask them-Why not rely on God?-
d And do the Know-Nothings imagine tha
/. the pride and love of country are so deat
0 in native hearts, that secret organizations ar
+ necessary to bege q newborn patriotism
\ protect US from foreign influence? Now
G in defense Of ourpeople, | say Tor them tha
VI no people upon earth are more possesse
y with nationality as strong passion than th
1t freeman of the United States of North Amer
\ lea. Nowhere is the fillal and domestic Il
J. STRONGER. nowhere is the tie of kinship NOR
S. binding, nowhere is there more amor loco
l. the love of home, which is the Surest four
|? daton of the love Of country--nowhere
h anv countrv's romance of history more lei
- Dowhere are the social relations on be
Is ter moral foundation, nowhere is there
re clear identity of parentage and offspring, nj
OF where are sons and daughters so ''educi
A. "ted to liberty" nowhere have any peop
such certainty of the knowledge OF the r
e, ward OF vigilance, nowhere have they sue
n freedom Of sell. government, nowhere
is there such trained hatred of kings. lort
70 and aristocracies, nowhere is there mo-
O. self.depenGence, or more indep ndence
e, the Old World or its tradiions--in a wor
M nowhere is there country whose peop
% have by birthright a tithe of what our pc
" ole have to make them love that land whit
to is their country, and thatspot which,s the
Of home | am an American---aj Virginia
ID Prouder than ever to have said, l am
a. "Roman citizenl" So far from Brother 10
ms athan wanting national feeling, he isju'
"a. " suspected abroad of a little too mu
III pride and bigotrya OF country, The Rev
NJ luton and the last war with Great Brita
in tried us, and the late conquest Of Mexl
,st found us not wanting in the sentimental
InI Of nationallsn. Though SO young, we ha
res already dialect and mannensm. and 0
ale eE stoms and our costume a. city dan
: may have his coat, cut in Paris, but
Der would fight, a aFrenchman in the cloth Of
e.. country as quick to-day as a Marion m
lrtever pulled the trigger Of d Tomer mus