The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1855-10-18


No papsr vill b diseossiausd sst;l sl
arsssages sss paiA. ualsss u tAs option .
ths PeoPsistos.
cssh vin b ssqs,rsd lss I'll Jst Work.
at viii through the different seets into
. which the Christians Of this country
, are div ,dsd, hs will not cease from the
work Of blood and carnage, by the
demolition ofa single sect. He will
not be content with a single victim
Blu: he will gloat and riot in his sad
work, until religious, - well a. civil
liberty il buried in . frightfal snarchy.
or an absolute desPotism. A was
beautifully remarked the other day, by
a great orator, this crusade against
Catholics 10 . crusade against Catho-
lies 10 . crusade against all religious
freedom-"We are all, Catholics and
Protsstants, embarked in the same
ship, upon the same great bottom
The Protestants may succeed in scut.
Ting that ship. and thus for . time
overwhelm their Catholics; but they
may rest assured that the same en-.
gul6ng wave that takes the Catholic
to the bottom, will in due time carry
them there also"
am q protestant, born and reared
in Protestant country, and have no
sympathy for the Roman Catholic
hgual. 0us tbs Nomaa Catholic has
"a equal right to think me in error
What better right have I TO rob him of
his creed than he has to take away
mine. OF oil the principles which in.
Auence the heart ofman, there is none
90 dear - his religion. Let the new
order, il they will, deprive the Catho.
lie Of his goods, confscate his estate,
imprison his body, but spare, oh spare
him his religion. 1t is his solsce in
this world and the only anchor of his
hopes in better one. Suppose him
in error, leave that to his own con.
science and bis God. tits impious in
frail man to interpose in this matter.
l would not deprive even the poor
savage Of the wilderness of q solitary
motive for his piety. would respect
the superstdon Of the poor Indian.
"Whoss untutorsd mind
Sees God 10 clouds asd hears HIM the wind,
And thinks admitted TO the equal sky.
His faithful dog shail bear him compsre
But take it for granted, tha' .ae
Catholics are in error, is it 'h.~ -"
ously proposed to convert .:la :. !.
. rigid persecution? Is thee ~
stance upon record Of an !st-at
sect having been subdued by c II
and cruelty? The blood Of the mar
tyrs has been the prolific seed ofthe.,
church, in all ages Of the world. No
you may bind the body in chains, i'm
mure it in tho dungeons of an inqui-
aition, you may subject it to the or.
deal Of the wheel or the rack, but you
cannot subdue the mind, it will as it
has in former days, laugh st the glib
bet or the stake, and defy their pow
er. Reason and the Bible are the only
weapons by which man can be cen.
WINGED on subjects like this.
lam equally opposed 10 the manner
Of the organisation Of tia AsaaD patty.
| object to that mysterious secrecy
which studiously conceals from the
public eye the nance Of their members,
and the resolutions they adopt. But
especially do object to the oaths
they impose upon their members.
These are either binding or they are
idle nugatory. II they are binding
they tie up in chains .hs freedom Of
opinion and Of choice. A hasty reso-
luton adopted perhaps without reflsc-
ton, and which would chccrfully be
abandoned upon the admonitions Of
q second sober thought, have yet be.
come 70 fastened upon the conscience
Of an honest man that he cannot obey
the dictates Of his judgment or his pat.
riotism-and he finds himself, at last,
in that melancholy predicament, where
he can neither do wrong without ruin,
nor right without affection
These oaths are alike orbidden by the
Laws Of man, and the precepts Of our
holy religion. and are opposed to the
policy Of society. They place tho
members in . predicamcnt which
ends in the loss Of confidence amongst
nsighbors and friends, create jealous
ies and distrust. and endaRger the
peace and harmony Of society. The
form ofthe constitution Of this society
10 Of the most dangerous tendency in
Q Republic like ours, where the peo-
pie rule, and where every principle
and every measure should be submit
ted to the judgment Of the popular
voice. The "Sccrct order" BY their
concealment evade the ordeal ofpub-
lie opinion; and by taking into their
own hands the sole, silent star cham
Der jurisdiction ofevery measure form
. sort Of Oligarchy. This 10 its ten.
dency. I do not charge that a. their
desigu-for l know there are many
worthy citizens connected with the or
der. My principles and those Of the
party to which belor Z, teach me to
seek no conccalment. Democracy
loves TO unfurl its banner with all its
notices to the breezes Of Heaven in
the light Of open day. 1t appea.s 20
public opinion for the sanction f lis
acts, and is always ready 20 abide ,ta
arbitrament.
Those are my views on this sub e..
and they ore submitted 10 the pub..c
for their appreciation. They have
been eandidly expressed as they were