Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-03

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authority from the Savior (Which by the wa!
the Saviour never slaimcd) Is simply pre-
posierous.
Catholicism and It's Synonyms, therefore
per Sc, are opposed to Frsedom- oP,
posed 10 progrcss--opfosed to genera
diffusion Of knowledge and Is essentially
dsspolic in its aims and secret in It's designs
les march la, been CHARACTERIZED by ignorance
and superstition. It, peculiar institutions ar
the rpck--,he eonyenl-lhe dunGron-lh'
Auto de fe-aod the InquisiliOn.
Where there is free moral, religious an'
political ligh,-where truth is LEFT free {,
combat error, the people will be quite SURE
to adopt those truths which will promot,
their freedom aud their intellectual advance
Insn. In order, however, that they MAJ
embrace he RICH, aud reject the wrong
promote freedom Of thought anil general in
ielligSnee, il is highly necessary that they
should 20 back 10 first principles-to discrim
mate thoroughly between the actions, designs
and aims Of lhrso who may pretend to belong
to one or the other Of these classes and as
csr,a IL possible, what ,endsto freedom ant
elevation and what to De'Potism and dark
pcS.
When, therefore, among the actions ant
events Of the day, we sec personal violence
committed upon our own and foreign citizens
or sliens, 1t affords no good reason why bld
religion or good politics should be con,
dsmned Nor do such events occurring in
particular localities from peculiar cause, o
temperament, or prejudiees, or personal dis.
Ike, give even the least plausible prcleHi ior
general jenunciaIion Of classes and parties
To illustrate this idea, We may l,ser, that
Professionalism wants no political power. A,
a religion, II simply desires freedom Of The
citizen, and universal federation. II there.
fore, man or class, claiming to he protest,
ant, from prejudice or any other cause, con.
ismns Catholicism or imposes illegal but.
den. upon iIs followers. II affords no ground
Why tho Catholic religion. with us inherent
impurities, should become the pet Of pseudo
priests and ol ihoss poliilco.rellgionst'
whose plety would never reach the surface,
wer. 1t no, fnr pitch and lulll--or some spe'
cial JUNCTION, drr,able chiefly from tho hope,
that rpp,sl. to religion, intolerance might
open the gaze to some political paradise.
There /, no fact more tue or more dan,
,erou, to the American people, than the on,
which has become more and more demons,ra,
he for the last ten ycir,, that the Foreign
nd Catholic vote has become a source oI
barter among polr'eo.rsliglonis,s. For this
ruson Catholics ard their rcligion are pc'lcd
mo, Tor their religion, bat for their votes
ard prcstly influence. let word derora.
toy NJ a Catholic snj his lornponls b, ut.
tered by Snme poor American w.ghtand what
snow the result Why "you ATE pcrsccu.
ltrg The Popo's subjects, no, or Hahra'is,a
lstsu," "Nou are violating lhc principles
offellrious liberation" The truth l.,lhcTc.
frc, lha, the religion Of the PonuT is the
l.st protected ofaay in the country lud bis
FLOWERS sh0 cannot and n,r,r 4arT r,rrrnrod
iiIy lilsciolo, 20 ham, ATE counted a, the sPe.
cal National democrats OF the country by
these poltico.rellgiouis,.. Will any man
undertake TO say tia, ihi, j., no,true' Their,
Is9Ol a Jeub,oC T. II Caiholi, soto sow
Mid, the balance Of power IN this nation
Tbcr eau GIVE between 800 900 and 100, cOc
vote,
Tsy. differing from all other religious
s,cl, In the nation, claim offices and power
They cllimei a Cablnci officer m the presen
Administration and their claim ~, allowed
The, voted zoe President Pierce bot how
coulI they aNcr they bad been told By hi, op
pDusn, that bee loved that rich Irish bForurr
Ndrly. IL seems can he President vtthou
the Catholic vote ara H. share 90 the govern
men,. Constitutions cannot be amended o
Adopted without their cunsent; fnr that o
Massachusetts was rejected by their barle
and caunNince. Gov. Hubbard could not b,
regularly NOMINATED IN 50, aud elected be
bauqe 500 Irish Catholics hcre-3OO thert
and 400 somcU here else ,rouh not vote iu
hin. WHAT beautiful fact Thi, was lhD
argument VI polriico .innisi, aud wal
sufficient 20 cause him to leave las party be
cause be- could no get the Catholic lnsh {,
vote with him fpr llubhard. Ani yet, ,hes'
Irish could not read or Wuie--a great par
were rot nl,nrl'lzed. ard tie whole of thea
could have been made 10 vote any Wher'
through the Influence Of the Pnes, VIII,
can wonder that such men should Ny to th'
succor Of the injured Catholics on airy pre-
text and act the Samaritan, especially whsr
they ATE so ready 10 become paekhOrcs 70
political asprants
let not the Democratic Republicans b
deceived by the miserable and sham cry o
political intolerance" Let every man re
speet the religion and religious rights Of all
Lst',,ery Protestant be guided by truth an'
no, prejudice in the support Of American IN
teresis. And above all, let no class Of Amer
clns attempt to gain power through the IN
auenes Of Pries,s-relieious sect or FOreigr
diclallcn. Le, it be remembered that then
caEnot be more dangerous or a more lnsidI
ous element Of political mischief, than the ad
mission Of sect to place aud power. WheI
such danger is both seen and fell-And ~heI
a religious sect. notorious for It's ambition
Il.