The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-09-07
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Ma. EDfroR:-As am not a Know
Nothing in the tochnicals sense Of the word,
and do not like to be SGT down as Knowing
Nothing IN tho literal sense, I was not quito
prepared to believe the assertions Of the
Eagle upon the subject Of the Romish
church. ] understood the position to be
this, that the Romish church was not to be
held responsible forthe declarations of DR..
Brownson as they did not embody the
teachings ofthat church. and were repudi-
ated by the members Of it, How much
truth is there in this?
LIST. Considerable outcry has indeed
been made against him Of late by some Of
the ROmish presses. But nene of the au-
thoritg Of the churchR has been excrted a.
gainsl him eitherto shut his mouth or to
prove him . hereto: every article he has
published has been seen and approved by
his theological censor appointed for that
purpose by his bisliops and at this very
moment the honors of new foreign pro-
fessorship are prepared for this very Mr..
Brownson. He is really as much endorsed
as ever by the Romish church, {
end. The doctrines for which he has been
condemned by a portion of the. Romish
press are aboutthe only liberal doctrines
he has uttered since he turned Romanist.
As long as he abused America no Romish
Journal uttered aword against him. Lot
me give two specimens of his writings
AT one time he says, speaking of his own
country:
Gin real well being, in the refnements
of life, in the culture of the soul, in the
higher civilization or in the true national
or individual virtue or happiness we are
far below the lowest Catholic State"
''There is no people on earth that has
less 0 moral and mental independence or
less Individual freedom and manliness."
"The liberty we boast is merely the lib
erty of the mob to govern us as it pleases."
"0ur Common Schools amount to little
and cannot be named with those Of Aus
tria-'
AS long as Brownson's Review held this
kind of language, as false as it's insulting,
no voice of ~disapproyal was heard from
all his Romish allies. Bat a few months
afterwards his lying oracle put forth a few
words of truth; and Immediately a few
whelps, unframed in the secret reasons for
his flattery; barked forth a noisy but I'M
authorized disapproval. And what were
the words of this man that Romanists will
not endorse? Here arc a few ofthem.
CATER God our first and truest love has
always been and we trust always will be
for III country.
The real Anglo American people are
staunch, incorporating republicans and
prefer death to slavery, they are naturally
sober in their views, moderate in their de-
mands and loyal in their hearts. They are
naturally an orderly and law abiding PEG
pie. they are not loyalto men, but loyal
to law; and no people'are better disposed
to respect the laws"
"No nation is bound to admit foreigners
to all the rights and immunitics of native
born citizens"
'"For foreigners to claim rs a natura,
right to be placed on an equal footing will
native born citizens is ent rely to misinter
pref American Republicanisn."
These were the sentiments Of Brownsor
that called forth the anathemas of a few
Romish presses. He might call his native
land all the hard names in his vocabulary
and itwould all be right in their eyes,: Blu
to praise our msiitutins is an unpardonabl,
sin. q
But Sd how much credit is due for ever
these words of Mr.. B. which have beer
condemned? He comes out and tells hi
friends in substance-You do not under
stand me; we are in the minority; it don
do for us to speak too plainly. Every thin:
We touch is sure to fail.
Brownson never spoke atruer word thar
when in his late apology he said that an.
thihg the Romish church touches in thi
country is sbrc to fail. The Romanist
E have failed in every effort they have ye
made; they arc bound to fail in every on
they yet try; and now especially they hav
awakened feeling that will forever pre-
vent all attempts IN their part to seize Pc
~litical power. The history Of the worl
shows that Rome is essentially intolerar
and intriguing; the very name of Jesuit
ism is a synonym for all that is false an
mean and Cunning in securing an end
Brownsoh however wa only half trained
After having acted the uinscrupulous Jesr
it, his courage forsook him and he dir
what no thorough Jesuit would do, he col
fessed his lie.
Here are three things then t0 be consit
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