The daily union., 1854-10-22
From the Front Royal (va.) Zion's idvoeate
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.

The public mind is much agtaed the present crisis
upon the subject OF Catholic supremacy in the United
Smtes and formidable has "Holy Mother" become in
this and OF the free and the home of the brave in the
estimation OF many citizens that the ordinary mode
Of warfare-argument and free discussions considered
entirely too inefficient the progress of the old lady
and hence societies have been formed operate
against her.
With this subject politically have nothing to do in
the Advocate but in its bearings upon the church of Christ
and incidentally embraced in its history, have
thing say and viewing il in all It's length and BREADTH
according to the strength of vision frankly confess
that we see nothing the cry of alarm and awful
orebodings Of the aAu TO Da E and nquistion, that
be coming up from every quarter We do not APP
pear the advocat the apologs of the Catho
lies As regioa. they appear bad in history, and judg
ing of the future by the past and with their plea of intat
ba we feel perfectly safe in assuming that they seek and
dcays GEEK to obtain the reins of government and
that whenever and wherever they succeed they will
persecue all dssenters; but in this they do nothing
more than Prceaaats have always done when SINH
larry situated; for submit this truisn sustained
in all faithful ecclesiastical history, THAT pEsoxISA
A THE
STATE rERsEcUTE ALL YoN-coSFoRMIsrs
The very fact that they willing TO form
such ncesuous connexon shows the prevalence of the
spirit that in her who rode upon the scarlet
colored beast and within whose borders was found the
blood af the saints though 1t may be under the imposing
name Of Professionals
The Established Church of England" prosecuted dis
in This country when the colonies under the
Crown, to stripes imprisonment and DEATH which is
but the legitimate fruit of the union of Church and State
matter when by what name it is formed and the
spirit is clearly and distinctly developed without
such establishment as under it. when order is found
Systematically prosecuting another IN ACCOUNT their
sous sentiments and this is now being done alike by
Catholics and Proiesants, if may credit the
newspaper reports of the day and therefore there is little
to choose between them Popish Catholics Popish
Professionals they Of kindred spirit though Of differ
en names and hostile each other The church OF Christ
heweye has prosecuted any for dissenting from her
Views and never will and any spiri; that would pcrse-
cute even Catholic or ayowed infde, and deny to
him his Just rights and privileges citizen in this
Try, is anti-Chrstian.
No religious shall be raised against any under
the constitution of the United States and the Catholics
therefore have the rights here the most favored
aud none have any right to interfere with them account
Of their religion The plea OF rstaa.ioa will avail the
PToteGnt for he condemns the Caolcs for prosecuting
iSseners he has right allow in himself what he
demns in others and necessity arise in this
country of wholesome laws to justify him in taking these
matters in his hands If the Catholics commit overt
acts by Interfering with the civil religious liberties of
others otherwise violate the laws let them be punished
as citizens according TO law but nothing Justify their
opponents in asaug them account of their elgous
lenment or to attempt by force of prevent them
from building houses of worship, and from assembling
peaceably worship in their own way Protestants that
do or allow these things dsarm themselves of the most
eeetua weapon they have against Popery for what force
vi" oe found IN their arguments pointing to the history of
e 'athoc church, that she has uniformly prosecuted Pro-
s'ahts II Protesans do the thing in whenever
lny possess the power At best it VIII be but affair
which the tigants NAV mutually balance accounts "
pe yathohfs shall by air and lawful means eventually
oO'sh ie majority In this country all other denomi
nations why then according to the fundamental law of
the land it will be their right 10 GOVERN and 10 change
mat law too 50 as to every mpediment in the
way OF carrying out their cherished views
But this government must be subyered and the whole
ace and organization OF society changed before ucb
u can take Place and by glance at the statistics Of ts
churches in the United States which we eomp;le from ,b
report Of the seventh census viii be seen AT onc how
utterly absurd and chimercal Is the idea that spch r
SUIT Is probable or even possible upon the princjnes of
human reason "All things are possible with Cod and
should lie give Up our nation TO judicial blindness and
su'e them to work their destruction then the worst
apprehensons might be realized But we hone better
nngs than that as wicked our people are and thai
uere are stl enough of the righteous seed left among ms
70 preserve the nation from such dread calamity
hee are In the United States including the District of
olumoa aud the Territories, thrty-sir thousand two
hundred and twenyone churcie by which we are TO mn
se's'"no h0a'e' ~or'hip, and thirteen million nine hun
ana sA,Y -sevea thousand four hundred and forty
seven under the head Of aggregate accomn,oa,io : T.
which is meant the total number Of snats Co.. ia;;.I
% tne congregations in the aggregate including Inc mem,
rs OF 'ne churches proper and all tha, attend worshn
~ mat can DC accommodated with seats In this estimate
mere are one thousand two hundred and sxtvnno Roman
catholic churches and seven hundred and svo