Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-22
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the equal political rights Of Romanists.
while we admitted that their system
Of faith was essentially anti.Republi- |
can. Unnecessary. we could educe ar
guments from history to this effect,
but we prefer something later. We
still think that 80 small a number Of
Romanists-about In 90 OF the pop
ulation, will be harmless. IL Know
Nothingism previals--if the dema-
gogues who court them are at once
and forever repudiated.
But VIC began this article to show
that Romanism is anti-Republican.-I
II will be remembered that Hon. Mr..
Chandler. Catholic member Of the
late Congress, undertook last winter
to convince the world that Romanism
is tolerant-that the Pope does not
now absolvc and deposs as once he
did. Poor fellow He has failed
most signally. The only admirers he
has had has been the political dema-
gogues who court the votes and inhu-
ence Of Romanists. His speech was
extensively copied in oldline papers,
but the poor man has been badly used
by those from whom he had reason
to hope better things. Indeed, he
must be an unmerciful man who
would desire to see him more severely
handled. Don Quixotte himself, who
was scarcely more visionary than Mr..
Chandler. was not more piteously bat
tered. A little knowledge Is a dan
gerous thing; especially when IL hap
pens to be accompanied witha great
deal Of assurance. Mr.. Chandler is
in a fair way to have this lesson taught
him: at least II he should fail to learn,
ii will not be from lack Of schooling.
Rarely has a pleasant gentleman.of
good understanding made more un-
fortunate mistake in the road Of dis
tinction. A Russian noble, who, set
ting out in full feather for the gage
ties Of the court. should accidentally
find himself on the road to Siberia,
could not be moro surprised and dis
appointed than Mr.. Chandler may be.by
the consequence Of his effort for fame.
Almost everybody else who has fairly
had the public car for an hour, has
succeeded in pleasing somebody. In
the case Of a defence Of the pope and
his subjects against tho serious accu-
sations Of the past. and the jealous
suspicious Of the present. the advocate
might have at least expected common
dation and support front the Catholics;
and knowing. as every one does. the
fexibility Of their spoken creed, and
the wide margin left for the way Of
expediency in all cases where the do
ings of the Church are in question, he
might have expected a fair abatement
Of censure il he found it necessary to
use language in the capitol, which
would be intolerable in the Vatican.
But Mr.. Chandler is rebuffed from all
quarters. Professionals wonder at his
ignorance Of the subject upon which
he has volunteered to give extraordi-
nary Information to the best-read peo-
pie in the world. They are amused
at the shallow and striklngly Jesuitical
sophisiry by whica, being imposed up
on himself. he attempts to deceive
people appropriated understanding.
They are shocked at the bold asser-
tons and contradictions by man
who. in his character Of representative
of free people, and member Of free
government, could stand forth. under
the flag Of this Uniou. to insult the civ.
ilized world by volunteer champion.
ship Of the most cruel. savage and un'
relentiug despotism which ever trod
upon mankind; adespotism which ha.
been defended only by maintaining
black to be white, evil to be good
darkness to be light, and falsehood te
be truth. All this, however, Mr.
Chandler undertookto do against al
corners. How he has done it we al
know. Certainly he convinced u
thatIthere was one man in the United
ateswho, Notwithstanding the abun
dant means Of information within hi,
reach, needed to be instructed de aov,
in the history Of the popes. Tha
man was Mr.. Chandler himself.
But the honorable gentleman
meets with no more favor from tn.
Catholic than from the Protestant crit
les. In this country he suppose,
that there are many subjects of tn,
pope. who. in their ignorance. clutch
ed the statements Of Mr.. Chandler
and for time fondly regarded them a.
true. Perhaps many of them fell
something very like patriotism swell
ing in their hearts at the fancy Of be.
ing permitted to fight at an invading
pope but on the other side Of the
water, where there is no need Of al
this humbug. where the scarlet lady
wears her own garments and does mol
ride forth on an ass, disguised in rev.
olutionary buff and blue, there Mr.,
Chandler is roundly rated for his pre-.
sumption and independence. He is
given 10 know that the pope does claim
all that Mr.. Chandler told the Ameri.