The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-09
THE WHIG ORGAN OF DUBUQUE ON
ROMAN CATHOLICISM

} We find in the I" Dubuque Observer of thi
from the Herald, the concluding paragraph o
which r. ads as follows
"The Herald may not b. entirely satisfied il
regard to the anti-republ can tendencies OF po
perry. Ia case such should be the fact we sub
init the following +" twelve reasons which W,
clip from an excnange paprr. To our mind tn,
reasons are very 'rvincing, and we thinl
worthy pf TIE c"n~d ra ION OF our readers. -
Read y!
InstUe Reasons mhy Romrn Catholicism Can
not be- Repub'fcan
J. Because it is in fav,r of keeping the mas
ses ignorant
2 Because it does not permit freedom OF
sp ech aud taought.
+ 8. Because ii is an institution based on op-
preston, Inequality, and wr,ng
/ Because. II Is system nt superstition hy-
! pocrlsy, fraud, and talsehood
Because ~ imp ,verlshes the people.
! Because it steals the livery Of heaven to
serve the devil in.
| q Because 1t has No city for home, nm
respect for female purity, reverence for the
good and beautiful IN man, woman, or society
.. Because 1t permits real civil or re.iyi-
Gus ioerties.
Because its nature and ms are TYRANNY
and Ahsolutinn
10 Because it expcraies a common school
system.
ii. Because il is death to general progress
IL. Because 1t is ant..American, anti liberal,
anti lawful, ana almost everything else that is
odious hateful, oppressive, and enslaving. In
every age It has been linked in with bad men
and worse crimrs, and what il is in one aye aud
natI,n Il IS in others.
Foa dit,r .,,nIy, b, L.. 6 L
from an exchange paper 8. oery concincing. -
He must be EASILY conpiaced, for one who claims
to be SO charitable philan,nropist. Does he
really think that Cathocs have "no sanctity for
home, no respect for female purity, no reverence
jor the good and be0utifet In man, uoman, or
society Is this his deliberate opinion of a
large class of his fellow citizens? And is thi
'he lesson which his protestantism has incuIca.
ted He claims that he has been in this liberal
and tolerant country since child, and yet he
seems to have drawn no lessons of wisdom from
The constitution and institutions of The country.
1t would not be right to charge hiai with receiy.
ing his cue from the in'olerant and despotic
leaders of he English Church, in England, or
70 accuse him OF receiving stipend from the
/" Exeter Ha'i association Of English Aboli
.ionists, for his industry as disciple of their
dangerous doctrines in this country /; vet. his
tacendt4ry course would seem to indicate with
unerring certainty, that il not pa.d agent of the
enemies OF this country, he is most devout and
self sacrificing worshiper of their proscrptive,
selfish and s!avish doctrines. @
Which should we most pity, in the man who
hurls an infamous imputation upon The Catholic
females of the world, his ignorance, or his maIie
nifty? That he is reprehensl5le for the perpe-
tratIon OF such sentiments is apparent to eyerv
man of sense ; and it is equally apparent, that a
community OF nj n. who will encourage and
support such sentiments in public political
and commercial journal, or indeed in any Jour
nal, are doing themselves, society and the place
great injustice. Although this journal pretends
% represent the whig party Of Dubuque and
Nofttern Iowa, we cannot believe, that the
snbstan'iii men Of the party, will subscribe to
the sentiments pu, forth in that ,urn, in rela-
tioh 10 Catholics, or sustain those who do The
intelligent and liberia! whos Of Duhuoue !
seems to US, must Condemn III wholesale trade
Of vile abuse and slander of Catholics. We
must do them the justice TO say, if tEey have
not air ady r,buked this mar, that they will DO
so after Ihe lection.
II The editor is sincerely anxious for the pro-
motion of Protestant christianity in the world
and especially in the United States, why does
he not adopt such course, as will be calculated
t. bring about the object had in view Why
does ne no, appeal TO the understanding and
hearts OF Catholics, TO abandon cause which
dooms them to such evils as he describes and
no: invoke the worst passions and prejudces of
Profes'ants, by vile caInmnes upon that de-
designed to arouse and foster reli-
gious prejudice, intolerance, cont, mpt and
hatred! Is there any christian ch iriry, philan.
thropy, va magnanmity, in such course as the |
editor is pursuing' Are converts to Protestan- !
tism to be made, by ridiculing The ignorance and
abusing the judgments of men' Will it make |
a man less Ca h lie, to call him fool, or a |
woman less Catholic TO assail by insinuation
her chlsitys Are people, whether educated or |
Ill li.terate, TO be reached by such means, No
the whole history of mankind shows, that men
re volt at approaches of this kind while they are
always open 10 conviction, by calm and rational
appeals to The jud and heart.
Il isa buring shame for any man to come
INTO community and put forth such sent
mems as have appeared in the Dubuque OBJ
server; and il he il 60 be sustained by the |
wings Of Dubuque, the necessity will be forced
upon Catholics, in self defence, TO throw the |
weight of their influence at the ballot box. !
against that party' We should deprecate as
much as any man living such result but it
$ the only legal and constitutional redress they
have