Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
Catholics, vs. republican ProtsstA At i,
d. EPSILON.
'onr.ak II.

\ gam, Catholicism tosblds to its lni,,
; the election OF their own monsters. -
, frey are compelled TO content them
selves with whatever guides the higher
powers may see iii to place over them
mus, iust-"hold their Tongues And
will Republican America endure such
tyfaTlcal usurpa;ions Our elective
franchise is the very hie blood of oul
Liberties the vital air OF our free an
honored Institutions; and any appear
alice toward b.tillny our hopes ,or ihwart
.. ny our wishes in this qurrter, would he
resisted unto death. Better breathe The
POISONOUS miasina of the tabled Up,s
than sus,ni, 10 such uujus, and indignant
restraints
BIZ, the Church OF Rome es,ablisle,
all Afistocr aiioaf Priesthood. also and
with conteinptous >neer Dies this priest
hood look down upon. the servile Iniu!on-
Of its power The serfs at its feet are
made to bow before II, aud fluer it wuh
The sycephantic language OF degraded
slaves. Hert the people are verify steep
ed in Kcp"b!ioanism. I'VE know no
masters, we acknowledge no presulnp,-
Gus d,c;a,ors." We, all Of us, are Lords
and MOBILES; and our rights, as such, we
are slow to surrender we retlnqulsh
them only with our last breath. The
Aaglo-Saxon.Alnerican is free TO asser,
sad MAINTAIN this rank !; and IN It's de-
fence the accents Of lis Voice, borne on
the wings OF the wind, are heraldcd in
every land. II Roman Catholics would
introduce and establish such foul lea.
lure among Amerlcnn Pfoiesta u,s, let
them remember lhat their enemy llbe a
NATION OF iioSARcHs
The Pope Of Rome, agsin forbids the
reading OF the Bible. The writer i.
aware tina, this assertion Is denied bur
acts will ea-il> reiu,e such All unfound-
ed denial Catholicism does prohlbj, the
reading Of the Word of God, and ii con.
| deuns and mathematics him who
dares open it. In 1853 young man
was arraigned before, and condemned BY
tn. Papai tribunal at Rome ior tins very
act, aud sentenced 10 ! yrs. confinement
and hard labor and at nearly the same
tine, Pr,teSlan: young lady was tried
sentenced 10 yrs. solitary confinement,
! And what think YOU, kind reader, wa.
her alleged crime Simply, eonre, simg
upon the trnl.s of the Bible This,
then, is not All extinct principle /; it is
living aud operative still.
And why ,hould II not bel The teach.
,nrs Of this sacred Book is the wors. ELI.
EN-, to this church; and therei.re the
soncealmen, of its preciou. truths Is the
highest policy OF. its Head. Itself the
offspring of dark times, il breads divine
illumination; and gladly would it con-
slgn the Book Of Books" TO humiliation
Soar people and nge is. reading one
aud we read The more what is forbidden.
Pu, forth an edlct here to suppress the
reading ol the Word Of G'd. and it
would be conned and studied with & xea
and energy unkuown before. Every line
would be examined. every truth learned.
Wres, the Bible from US Rather pluck
thc sun from heaven.
But, lastly, Catholicism is the Patron
of lgyror ance ard Error. |, hates the
ligh,, o, L5w deadly! Its love for dark
LeSs. o, how s,rongl Its whole system
is composed of dark corners into
which no ray Of light is allo" ed to ell
Ter. The frs, dawnings OF enighten.
men, in its lany is whipped into sub
lection mean bu, perfect. 1t may seem.
ingly coun,enance science and the arts
here; but ttar not hrs does II all. A
more settled aud ransorous hatred for all
tina, tends to elevate aud refine the intel
Iectual and moral man cannot be easily
conceived. Il attempts 10 strike at the
roots of the Tree OF knowledge ; and
tsi, would i. seattle all its TAI, leaves
An.! what is there in all this tAas can
recommend itself to the book-loving Re-
pabico Protestant American! Science,
Arts, literature, and whatever, whose
tendency is to exalt man in the scale OF
being these are the foundation corner
stone. OF our Liberty: .hese the Pillars
in our american Temple. With us en-
phaiieally-Knowledge is Power. A.