The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-07
For the Union.
For the Union.
CATHOLIC ALLEGIANCE TO THE POPE DISPRovED
THE PROOF, ETC.

MR. EDITOR hope may be pardoned for again tres
passing upon your indulgence claiming another hearing
OF the people upon subject that appears enter largely
into their Judgment and forms small part of public dis
content The uneasiness of an individual a family is
trivial and TRANSIENT but when societies and nations become
disturbed, there is calculating the calamity the
sequences In this of affairs every has duty
perform and falling discharge his obligations
acquit himself of the responsibility be his condition po-
sition in society what it may.
AT this time, when the republic is disturbed in all its
members, when ambition and the pride of power threaten
TO overthrow the established and settled institutions of
happy country founded in revolution and cemented in
blood when tanatcism without cause and phrensy with
out discretion threaten to overwhem the conservative
portion of the people who have always the equ
hbrum of the government and protected it from the nva
sions of the turbulent and dissatisfied these obligations
are douby increased OF the republic need hardly des
pair because the people love their constitution and their
liberties and around them now around the standard
that proclaimed them first the people and the friends of
liberty everywhere would rally and upon their altar would
offer up their lives free and willing sacrificed Nor need
we apprehend that the potcoreligous rage that sweeps
and country will be of long duration fraught
with any great mischief because have yet constitu
ton protecting all alike and granting avors to none and
the peopethe people will protect until it gives place to
another which is not probabe for although have but
few of the revolutionary stamp still the monument of
their glory will be preserved by their children their
defence, and beacon light down-trodden and OPP
pressed liberty in the world Nor yet do look for long
continuance of this alarm fear, excited for sinister
unworthy motives by constantly appealing the passions
and preudices of nature instead Of the higher and
nobler attributes of dignifed and enlightened man.
do propose any but certainly that which
is called religion has had much to do with exciting and
fostering the sentiment of prejudice upon which II is based
and in its zeal do good hope it has forgotten the
dna principles to have charity and to love oar neghbo
do ourselves and, moresyer, it has made its mis-
sion in this world of doubtful character especially with
those it should have directed and led to heavenl This
system of terrorism will be shorved, for fear is the most
of all the passions. 1t is the warning that
gives for seEpreservaon and when are satisfied
there is no danger the warning useless and does
not give it. The present alarming discomfort them will
vanish the good will be separated from the bad
mentioned because every must see that public tram
guilty and domestic peace alone give all the enjoy
of rational liberty and to these the people,
every of hem must have their due place in the State
where the constitution and the laws have placed Them
The of this alarm sir is legitimate subject of in
curry and one upon which every individual should reflect
and be convinced Let u.s. them be candid let us be ust
let wrong ourselves neghbor let not give
such sad tokens of ea subject ourselves to the dcue
of the world Let us have evidence upon the subject about
which there appears be much concern; let have
good testimony not the ipse di1 of any one whether
priest or parson ayman but the record Of history and
of penal laws enacted to punish and torment another
in the of religion and of Godt am advocate of
any one religious order the apoogst of any sect
would not claim for my persuasion one immunity not
sanctioned by equal constitution and just laws ask
only regious liberty p and what would wish for my
self would cheerfuly give every creature that
bears upon his counenance the image of common Crea
tor and just God.
I'm not to speak for her who has been called "e
let coored tcano whether she sits upon the hills
that overlook the Tiber In the unhoy embrace of roy
atty sits enthroned upon the Thames with her of
desposm and oppression upon her head forging chains
for the world making yokes for the peoples necks Nor
yet do speak her while she would be established upon
the banks of our beautiful Hudson Delaware or
Ohio, Mississippi upon the Potomac while it rolls its
hallowed stream to the made by the ashes of him
who rst in war; first in peace and first in the hearts
of his countrymen and who is justly called the Father
of his Countryr No, am not for who would wish to
witness the illicit intercourse the aduterous union of
Church and Sate2 Who desires to have the constitution
away that has eternal divorce between
them? Should madness and natuation far prevail
restrict the belief of any one ste the promptngs of
conscience or nnnish by denying the natural consttu
tiona rights protected by laws denomination OF
the fifty different ones in country will claim the
cendant the divine right rule will the ques-
ton of preference be settled among the of Levi that
desire to send to Heaven by sanction authority of
law?
The folly of the NEUROLOGICAL giants that placed aossa
Pelion may indeed be pardoned of their ig
conscious strength and might the greater
folly of those who undertook to raise towering Babel
the skies still each had its merited chastisement from in
suited Heaven But the folly of those who would destroy
constitution strip il of its charms counenance
the prescription of any person for his political religious
belief and grant necessarily protection to others ex
pense of the general good, finds parallel among any
people of any age Of the world and great outrage
would be surely punished by that God of infinite Justice
as well of infinite mercy and who is respecter of
persons But however great the outrage urged by
some matter of expediency to protect them against
their Catholic friends and ncghbors who are consprng
against the liberties of the country and the lives the peo
ple Indeed, would think that the age of Otis Plots
and Meal Tub Plots had come again to the world
All the old stories of bood and bones are revived and
things talked about that would reproach the age Of
witchcrafl
The tdtsd man uho has tie misfortune TO hare Cafho-
lie rife rW rake up in The morning and find his throat cut
By her. or the rife nil fndhseD murdered 6y her cruel nus
band-poor thing And if God has blessed their union
with children, there is telling what will become of
them, aniess they divided according to the prin
cipes of the judgment and given to the friends
of the parents that still survive general and inds-
criminate massacre! From contemplation so ridcu-
ous turn away with confidence in the good sense of the
people, retaining but few of the oles of the past
whose justice and discretion will prevail over whatever of
may exist To complete the volume of
euson it is said the Pope coming to establish himself
here and it is further urged and believed by manyby
thousands of honest ard wel-meanng mcnhat the Pope
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