The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-07-16
aEORGE A. PIKE.


OF attehding only to the salvation OF
sot'ls, and religious happiness Of the
people, have disectated their pulpits,
hy preaching q crusade ngdiHst the
institutions of The South, and, if be
has heard Of such things, will he do
,ls The favor to state whether they are
Professionals OF Catholics who are thus
aco,ri,,g against the people gf the
South Will he also state plainly
and eandidly, whether Or not The
"know Nothings" recognize such con
duet as legitimate exercise Of the
dnttes Of their office. Come now,
neighbor, speak ont and let It's know
the truth Of This matter. -AIrocdte.
We would iain tell the truth al
ways and ever, If cloaking its fair pro-
portions with doubt and mysticism,
cannot be made profitable. If il can,
we have ancient tisage, and modern
example. 10 liz without eompunctien.
Is 1t not favorite dogma, with veT5
powerful religious sect, that "the end
iustifes The means2" And is not
might, right, all over the mundane
sphere VIII not orr neighbor an
swer It's these questions lfso-whilst
making out his bill Of exceptions, we
will take a candle-sir lIulnphry Da
vy's anti choke 1amp-lainp, and go
down to tile bottom Of the well (vbere
the fable says truth is hidden) and if
we are not overwhelmed with The
choke damp, and can find truth, we
shall use our best elo1uence 10 pur-
suode him to come UP to the waters
edge like frog. and show lis for n
moment the light Of MS eountenance,
IWill the Advocate inform us correct
II AZ 10 the tire sex Of truth 7 There
il a difference uf opinion "a the aiib-
iect.
Our neighbor asks the question, is
IL Professionals or Catholics, who are
warning against the people of the
southl They may be either, and still
not be lohristains. The madness Of
The three hundred plots knaves 1--WE
believe il was three bundred) who, sol
emnly--pery solemnly-protested in
the name Of his Satanic majesty, to
Congress were---if you choose to
call them SO, 'fProtestants;;" but would
you Mr.. Advocate, fasten upon any de
nomination Of Christians, this, or any
similar folly Of madmen lfso, there
ia only enc way TO excuse yourself it
is to pronounce any one who docs not
belong to the Catholic Church, either
an infdel, or Protestant, and go
regular to the confessional
We are Potestng Catholic I, we
believe In the Holy Catholic Church,
Invested Of all the additions TO the
SIMPLE religion Of Jesus. which have
been added from day to day, TO suit
the corruption of tho times. All re-
ligion with us, Is upon the Same foot
ing ofequality. We have as much re-
spect for the belief Of tho flat-head
Indian, as we have for tho round head.
cd Caucasian, who says his prayers
on velvet cushions in Trinity" at tho
foot Wall street. We say to all,
'think as you may, be honest and
lust and fear not" For present pleas
ure and happiness, we recommend
above all the constant practice Of the
doctrines Of Jesus Christ.
Our neighber of the Advocate mis-
takes us, when he thinks We would
wage war against the Catholics, or
any other denomination, when they
keep within their sphere. It IS only
when they step beyond it, and grasp
At temporal power, which would be
dangerous to place in the hands Of