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

gussea. ana embraces the will by their m
finite importance We perceive in the his
tory Of this period nervous masculine in
tellrct. No leviiy, no feebleness, no indltf-
erence; or. if there were, il is a relaxation
from tie intense activity which gives tone
10 IT. general character But there is
gravity approaching to piety, a seriousness
vi impression, u conscientious severity OF
arguMen', habiiua fervor OF enthusiasm,
in their metho Of handling almost every
subject. The debates OF the schoolmen were
sharp and subtle enough; but they wanted
interest an ! grandeur. and were besides con-
hne 10 few. They did not effect the gem
( -:ai mass uf The community. But the BIZ
| be was thrown open TO all ranks and condi
/ ions "to own and to read" with its won
+ deful ta1le of contents, from Genesis TO the
/ Revelations. Every village in England
would present the scene 50 well described
in Burns "Cntter's Saturday Night" How
unlike this agitation. this shock. this angry
sea, this fermentation, this shout and its
echoes, this impulse and activity, this CON
cu,siOn this general effect, this blow. this
earthquake. this roar and dashins, this lon
ger and louder strain, this public opinion,
this liberty to all to think and speak the
truth, this stirring Of spirits, this opening of
eyes, this zeal TO KNOW-not nOthing-
but the fru.h, that the truth might make
thrm free! How unlike to this is Know
NOthinsism, sitting and btoodiag in secret
to prescribe Catholics and naturalized citi-
zens! Professionalism protested against secre-
cy; it protested against shutting out the light
OF truth; it protested against prescription.
bigouy, aud intolerance. 1t loosened all
tongues, aud fought the owls and bats OF
night with the light of meridian day. The
argument of Know NJthings is the argu-
men, Of silence. The Order ignores all
knowledge. And its prescription can't ar
rest itself within the limit of excluding
Catholics and naturalized citizens, Nor is
that all; il must not only apply 20 birth and
religion, 1t must necessarily extend itself TO
The business Of life as well as political pre-.
. f.rmentS. The instances have already oc.
CURED, School mStrtsseS have been dis
missed from schools in Philadelphia, and
Carpenters from bui'dins in Cincinnati.
Fourth: Il is not only opposed to the Re
tormatloa and Professionalism, but it is op-
! pos I'd 10 the faith, hope, and charity of the
: gospel Never was any triumph more COM
} pIetr than that of the open conflict of Prot.
esan;s against the Pope and priestcraft,--
: They did not oppose prescription because il
WAS policy of Catholics, but they opposed
. CA,hohcs because they employed proscrp.
: ton. Prescription, not Catholics was the
udium TO them. Here, now, is Know Moth.
4 ing sm combating prescription, ant exclu
, sn enrss, secrecy with secrecy, Jesuitisn
with Jcsuitism. federation, by American
, example, had begun its march throughout
The earth. 1t trusted in the power of truth
ha faith in Christian love and charity, and
: IN the certainty that God would decide the
contest. Here, now, is an order progressing
. o destroy the effect Of our moral example
r The Pope himself would soon be obliged. b,
r our moral suasion, to Yield to Prutestants, il
: Catholic countries, their privileges Of wor
! snip and their rites of burial. Bat, no, the
. proposition now is ITO fight the devil witt
t lire" and to prescribe and exclude because
e they prescribe and exclude. And they tax,
up the weapons Of Popery, without kaow
Z ing how to WELD them half so cunningly a.
he Catholics do. Tie Popish priests are
rtiuiced to see them giving countenanct
10 their example, and expect to make cap
,tal. and viii make capital, out of this steI
backward from the progress of the Refor
! nation. Professionalism has lost nothing b.
: toIcraton, but may much by prescription.
iyL: ltis against the peace and purit,
Of the Protestant churches, and in aid O
: priestcraft within their folds, to secretly or
" .anizs orders for religious combined will
u political ends. the world-I mean the sin
IL u.r'S world--wil be set at war with th
. lects who unite in this crusade agar st tol
erance and freedom of conscience and O
+ speech. Chrisl's Kingdom is not of thi
J world; and freemen will not submit to hav
u the Protestant any more than the Catholi
: churches attempt to influence political elec
= tons without struggle from without; an'
J the churches from within must reach poin
b when they must struggle among themselve
J and with each other. Peate e is the fruit @
d righteousness, and righteousness and peac
. must flee away together from ierre world
;! ly war for secular power. And the church
II es must be corrupted, too, AS evil passions
n hatred and jealousy and ambition and envy
q and revenge and strife. arise. and tempta
tons steal away the hearts of votares iron
the humble service oI the 'meek and lowl
70 Jesus" Protestant prestcraft is cousin
Is german to Catholic; and where is this t
end but in giving to our Protestant priests
the worst of them, | mean, such as vii
l. "put on the livery Of Heaven 10 serve tn
U 'e devil ina control or political power, ant
IL thus to bring about the worst union whc
could he devised, of Church and State?-
r. rhc State will prostitute and corrupt an
d Church, and any Church will enslave an
q State. Corrupt our Protestant priests, a
" the Catholics have been, with temporal an
u 'lltcal power, and tLey will be OF the sam
e ''old leaven"--lhe same old beast the sam
81 Did OK going about with straw in his mouth
'i And where will the war of sects cnd9-
!; Whtn the Protestant priests have gotten tn
1t power. which of their sects is to prevail?-
l. he Catholics prescribed, which denomina
y tion next is to ial? The Episcopal Church
Is my mother church, is denounced by som
e as the blstard daughter of the who're Q
} Rome. Is she n,xs to be put upon the lis
JfprOscnpuon? Jf And when she Is excluded
}. how are the Piedtstinarians and Armenian
i % agree among themselves? Which is t
II have the offices, and hCw is division TO b
II made Of the spells? Sir, this secret asso
d citation. founded on prescription and intol
E erance. must end in nothing short OF cor
.e runt nm and turSoeuTinnS nj IN sao.o -.