New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-25
THE OUTRAGE on A PRIEST.

We find in a Boston paper some extracts from The
RH,rOrh Herald Of last Saturday, in relation to
cent demonstrations upon the priest Bapst, defending
the tar and feathers operation. We quote:
1.-THE nature and history OF this crusade is too sml-
lar with readers 20 require any review in detail
Al remember his efforts to Danish the Bible fIom the
Public Schools can have forgotten his insult
ing petition 10 the School Committee wherein he pro-
nounced the Bible the pernicious OF all posons
"for the corruption of the faith and morals of the
faithful and finally, that il contains hundreds and
thousands Of religious errors called by 81. Paul,
DAAsABLE HERzsIEs = Neither can any one have
forgotten the vexat0us law suit IN which he has in
VOWED the town. and which is still pending. And il any
one Ids forgotten he will be reminded by the tax col
ector that SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS have been voted by
the town to dersy the expense of that suit and place
]; upon the record that the desce ndents of Revou-
tonary Sues have night 20 Use the Bible in their
Free Schools"
The editor Of The Herald, after giving some ac-
count the manner in which many ofthe people ofthe
village had been grossly assaulted by Irish Catholics
Of the place and himself especially gives the fol-
lowing:
AFTER this quiet was restored; and, fully impressed
with the belief that good order could alone be main
tanned by the absence Of the said Bapst, at legal
town meeting Of the voters of Ellsworth called tor
the purpose OF seeing If the town would defray the
expenses Of the vexatous lawsuit before alluded to,
the following preamble and resolution were read
passed USAsIsoUsLY, and, a. Town Clerk, we en-
tered Il upon the records Of the town
" HAersds We have good believe tina; are H.
debtd 10 John Bsps j., Catholic priest for lux
airy Of The Law suit cow enjoyed By School Con- ltse
therefore
" hselses That should the ..h Bsps, ever show himself
asttb N Ellsworth that manifest him gratitude
his kl ey Interference h public schools snd hs efforts
trying eLte suit Of clothes such eennot DC
founo al the shop tailor and that when thus
We present him With free ticket 20 leave Ellsworth upon the
hff 'arr ae eperGf"a that may 20 into effect"
After describing the newspaper attacks on the peo-
PIE of Ellsworth, The Herald goes on to say:
Now let any one take the matter home, and
imagine themselves Dsuled and abused az have been
the people Of Ellsworth by an intriguing Jesuit; a
wretI whose cruelty has driven TO despair Ut least
one woman, who never did anght against him: a cold
blooded villain who cursed the poor woman in Bel.
fact and caused Der 10 abandon the husband of her
love because Protestant scoundrel Who would
well sdorn The totureroom Of the koiy Inqustion OF
bis koIs Church. Imagine al this, and then suppose
him 10 return to the place from whence public opinion
had oriven him, al time when the whole community
were IN deep anxiety about the Ellsworth Bank and
have the mpudenee 10 assert that the trouble had all
happened on account Of bis having cursed Mr.. lis
dale, the President, who also one Of the School
Committee. Let any American take this home TO his
own town, and We venture TO assert tia, no matter
What bis Judgment might teach, bis feelings would
prompt him 10 cay put him through. '"
But it seems that the people OF tha, region do not
al share The HeTa!fs sentiments, a. on Thursday an
elegant gold hunter watch, chsin and seal, of the
value Of about $50 was presented 70 the Rev. Mr..
BsPst. On the made Of the esse -ss inscribed: