The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-26

,rds, " we call upon American citizens every |
where TO guard the sacred beqnest Of American
Liberty from the evil approaches of its most
malignant foe." British gold and British intr-
que.
Suppose this man could have things in his
ownway, and that riot and blood shea sfouio
low, the Catholic religion be put down. ana
foreigners banlshed or disfianchised; wouio the
country become more prosperous, the people
more happy or our Institutions more flourish,
ing and secure? We think not, and oei'evc
that just the pp,sife would follow, Tor or
adopted citizens seeing here in America, That
system under which they gro-ned at home,
,yon,d n. -. little 10 induce them to love and
respect our country, much less to hight Its bat
tles
II is useless for this man to endeavor TO make
distinction between Catholics and foreigners;
What h, says of Catholics he means OF foreign
trs and those Americans who are Catholics; he
5 aft. both Catholics and foreigners, and de
nounc.s all with the same ma!ignity, or if not
them, their reilly ion--men and women, fathers
| and mothers, sons aud daughters are included
| in the catalogue. And wha, spirit is it that can
| thus adviser The same that hung the Guakers
| burnt supposed witches at the stake aud whip
| ed the Bap,is,s in the early days Of American
| civilization. II such a course can procure him
subscribers give him place in the estimation
If honorable men, we much mistake the chafac
| ter Of the American people, especially those OF
e r ont
| that Catholicism is What this man would make
| it out to be. Will the course he is pursuing
make It any better or drive it from the land
What more does he do than collect together all
the bad and ribald slang tina, is put forth against
Catholics, while he carefully withholds any
good that may be said Of them What would
| Pro,es,an think if Catholics were to bring as
evidence against them such witnesses rs Tom
Paine and Voltaire, yet of like responsibility
are the only ones produced as yet, in evidence
against US; all that he has said, all that he can
say eganst US, is based upon the authority OF
our enemies! We ask again, what good will
| result from this No Popery agitation that is so
| 6ercely agi,ated at present; none whatever ex
Cept W cufiCu lew uSSiSuH'S uVHl"S"gueS,
| Catholics have rights, constitutional rights
| which cannot be taken from them unless that
| instrument be first annulled or disregnrded
| they ask only that that instrument be kept pure
and unaltered, and with it for their safe guard
the cry Of No Popery may 60 up fierce as the
| elements can carry it. That sentiment be-
longs not te Americ,; il is Of British origin and
is carried to our shores by British emissaries
Did we not hear the echo Of Rev. Mr. Dufs
observations in the United States a few days
ago, who prophesied that Popery would find its
grave in America! Pity the Observer man
did not bargain for his services in advance Is
chief undertaken.
lnconclusion we call upon ali honorable men
to give us hearing before deciding between
what the Observer man would have us be and
wha, We really are. Thus far he has done no.
thing else than belle and misrepresent our doc.
trnes and Intentions caring not q jot from
whence the source he d.rsves his authority
We huri back his foul SANDERS with scorn and
contempt
CATHOI