Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-05
Religions Commoiians.

Religious Connections.
The papers arc commenting upon the outbreak
| at Cincinnati on Christmas day-growing out Of the
hostility of the Germtn population to Bishop Bedini
the Popes Nuncio. The Germans to the number of
thousand, armed with swords drks, and pistols,
| torches to burn the house in which the Bishop was
and cords to hang him. gathered in the street in front
oil the Bishops domicil. Whether it was their in-
tention TO commit violence, is not certainly known
They say their object to mark their detestation
| oil the Papal cmiSsary by burning him in cfilgy-
| The police however, inerposed-a general row en-.
sued-which resulted in the death or injury of some
| fourteen persons
| Bishop Bedni is the same person who arrived in
| this country sometime last Spring, his way to
Brazil, whittier he was despatched on public duties
While here, he thought proper to make visitation
| to the Catholic Churches throughout the country
lie went West and while visiting the Churches of the
Lake country, President Pierce placed at his disposal
| Government steamer TO convey him from place 10
place. This unprecedented proceeiing-the like Of
which was never witnessed in behalf of member
| any other religious Sect excited much comment and,
some indignation in various quarters. lie has not
yet completed his round of vsts-snd only arrived
; in Cincinnati on Christmas eve.
1t appears that he is particularly odious to the
Liberalists, who have lied from Europe to this coun>
try within the last few years. They say he pretend
ed in 1918 to be Of them merely TO gain their
that he might bCtray them. They say that it was by
his order and under his supervision that one of the
Parios-the most popular Of his set, was hayed and
burnt alive. They also charge him with the perpe-
| tration of various Notwithstanding to GOD and
man. We know nothing of the facts but these
are the charges they prefer-anl which being credit
ell, render him od;ous to foreign Liberals. One of
the EXPLANATIONS of the Cincinnati crowd was IL
the Hungarian butcher, Hay nau, received so warm
reception in Monarchical England, what should the
Papal butcher expect in Republican America ~
| SIC RfggJiia,ia,' Of New York the organ Of the
! more advanced European Liberalists and the very
warm champion Of American Democracy thus an
nDunces the Cincinnati affair
"The EEbutcher Of the Pope the former legate to 30
logna pursues his tEinmphal march through the United
SatescaFrying in his train L.. bloody souvenirs of his
c-aeltes religious ianatcism and civil yar He wa,
at Cincinnati Sunday the generous German population
was excited by the presence of the man-who is an out
rage to humanity; misguided police iaok the initiative
aud tue blood of the people shed.
The presence OF III. L .dni at New York. came near
provoking the greatest disorders here. The Head Of the
Catholic Diocese Bishop ughes) seized the occasion TO
alton OF the authorities, tie public peace would have been
| broken. The papa nuncio has transferred himself TO
another poin-there collision has ensued between the
impru'"nt defenders Of the Law and a population Justly
indignant at the aspect OF Shippsr Of women n muir.
| ierer OF children, aud oyersecr Of tortnre.
hatever Pay be the Issue OF the asr a, Cincinnati
one may safely predict at tie deplorlble scenes there
exhibited are only the prologue TO what Is to follow
Religious troubles threaten the United States This coun.
icy is beset every way 10y the society of Jesus and lie
INSCRIPTIONS emssarcs.
M Bedin is one Oi its mnlt active ageus. His off
cal mission TO Brazil prcteIt; he was scrt TO
the United States to organize the elements of vas, se
eret soeetythe Object of which is to suppress in tie
name of the Catholic Religion, all the liberties OF the land
and TO change Tia form Of government Universal ,uc
irase is the lever which tie founders of this society pro-
pose to The influence the society over the Irish
intimidation and violence by the more active members,
when necessary, are TO elevate public employments-
10 representations in cities States and Congressman
reliable aud ready ut Il moments warning TO Letrsv tho
country
While waiting the realization Of this project secret
sgitnoT7 have it in charge dscorl to foment re
hSious dUltreDcc' aud provoke collisions. Archbishop
Hughes started, will S sails stretched in this direction
but ms American arior betrayed Kim bis appeal arm.
was not needed and behold him compelled 10 retreat
with the shame OF defeat without combat
But in spite Of thi. check Jesui,ism il not dead
Everything is made TO it-even the Indignation
which the sight Of ~ Bedn awakens in generous hearts
Tne Gc'nins who reside IN Cincinnati wished TO
by public demonstration their detota.ion of the hide
Gus despo,sn OF the Pope. Tho loc police misIed b,
false information, and under the influence of calumny
prepared TO act with rgor 1t fell into the trap Sc, fol
it. Aress took place, and the blood OF the people wa
shed. Glory to II. Bedin'"
The writer of the foregoing Is en- European-he Is
political refIgee-he has felt in his own person the
effect of the despotism-ciy and religious. of tn,
old world but he is partizan as the warmth of n /,
language discloscs, and therefore bis dcnunciations
must be received with some grains Of allowance.
But conceding that his main allegation lie substan
tally corect-tlat VI. Bedni is an cmissary of the
Jesuits, and has visited this country to organize a
secret society for political and religious purposes
tits signal instance of the peculiar good fortune OF
this country that when it gathers poison from other
regions, it brings along the antidotc with IT, large
portion of the emgrants from Ireland and the CONT
nent of Europe may be Roman Catholics they may
be Jesuits- they may be prepared, as asserted, to
conspirc the subyersion of this Republic which never
theess, seems monstrous aud absurd but the Other
portion Of the immigrants are Of very different char
and Priests in the Old World and have fled hther te
escape from both They quite as numerous as the
other patty; aud being animated by bitter hostility
to them, il will be to them labor of love ia
counter work and battle any enterprise that may b.
undertaken against the civil religious liberties Of
| this land.
| IMMIGRATION ls5O.--The h. York Tribune state.
that according to the books orthc Commissioners Of Immi
grafton ?s4 $40 aliens and 5O3l2 citizens arrived at tho
port ofNew York by sea during the past ycnr-and
these 1875 we're Irish, 1894 Germans 1926 Eng
lisb, Gf6s Scotch l,ls2 WEIGH 1910 french 600 spnn
ish, 4,eoi a9ss, l,os5 Low Dutch a77 Norwegian
Swedish % Danish, 5aS Itaano 23J Portuguese % Be-
g;an, Nova Scoan - SirJnian, no South American
62 Chinese, 81 Scilao 81 Mexican 80 Russian Iss Pc
lisb, 10 Tarkish, and Greek. There are 1000 more
Germans and 1905 fegcr Irish than 10 1862 The figures
in the books show that be'e Sqa decrease OF 1901 in
the number Of immigrants arrived ils yesr AZ compared
With tbe previous year. and decrease Of 1868 AZ com.
pared With the arrivals Of 1851 This decreaqe maybe