The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-07-18

taa well sttefteu flci, mat between and B 600,
loco Catholics have iin,nigraied To our shores; ;
and that there are here nav only about 1000,
900. And then he asks what has become of the
other 5000. 0000l And he answers Ina. they
have been converted Ia professionalism. The
statement is extrao binary. For the information
is common 10 every body, that Proleslanis as
often turn Catholics ms Catholics turn proesianls.
But how does Mr.. K. gel a, his well altesed
fact ? The census statistics are the most relia.
BILE information we have. The abstract Of the
census. page l3l. which is compiled from the
most reliable iulnim ,lion in the census Office,
aud sent OUT 10 Us by the government as the
nearest approach 10 accuracy, inform us that
40 10 1850 The time Mr.. X. informs me he
alludes to- The paoie immigration To the u.
S., of all religions and Of no religion. was on
ly 1896 900. How can Mr. X. ger Cor 5000.
900 Catholic immigrants out Of ? 6a6. 900 Of all
SORTS? The une way therefore OF accounting
Tor Mr.. KS 100000 which he thinks must
have turned Proleslanls after they came here il,
that they never came Al all.
! Mr.. K SAYS. 10 substance. that in T.nnisians
the Catholics are decreasing. for that so Yeas
ago they we're the ONLY reliqions,s. and now
they are ,hlrd--'he Melhodists and Baplisls
merchandising" The census does mol give the
numbers ol members Of The different churches.
but doe. give the church accom- ,nodalions aud
value Of chulcl properly, which IS the nearest
approach q accuracy nj my command. TIE
census shows church Recommendations: Caihn-
lie. $1,000. Melhoii.ls 10000. B4plists 5.
600. Value Of church properly Cath. 81.
100000, Meth. s236000, Bapi. s30,000. And
such is The irrrligous influence IN tia, Safe
that the Sabbath is The common military parade,
show. aud lrolle day. But il il be true lh.i
The Prnlesiants predominant. il i. not because
the Catholics have decreased, but because The
Pro,e.i anls have moved N from the other States.
Fifty iwn Years sgo--lS03-we bought i.ouis,-
.na fom France. We have no account Of the
population then. But j, could not have been
more Than some $4,000 or 20 600; far in 1910,
after our peupe had b. en- moving in Tor 7 years.
her white population was only $4,000. And
The census shows thai the Catholics have church
accommodate ms noic Tor more than The phoie
popula,iun q. late a. 1910. The Catholics, there.
fore, in spite Of all the prou slant influence that
coulI be brought 10 bear upon them. have in
creased largely, not 10 say dlarniilgiy. 10 Lnui-
sians.
Bal said that il The Catholics increase as
fast a. they have increased, in few years from
this lime they will be more numerous Than all
the other denominations combined. To prove
this state. thai The foreign immigration is 500,
900 year. II is estimated tina, 81 least 900,
900 are Catholics. which in years will make
| 800 900. whirl added to The number now here
would equal Il MT exceed ali he nlher denopi,
nations combined. This calculation is made 0p-
IN the snppnsilnn that there will be no increase
in The immigration over last wear. BuI as the
immigration has more Than doubled in the last
i've years. why will il not more Than double 10
lhv nrI, i've and then we shall have 600. 900
a sear, will 100000 Catholics. And sill Mr.. X.
says lei them come,! Let them come and be
converted to Professionalism.
II il in M spiri, ri intolerance, hui IN spuil
nf charity. ina, warn The rnnniry Of The danger!
70 villa, purpose was il that our fathers fed
from an etIl, whirh Is 10 follow and oyerwhelm
their children! Eternal vigilance Il no less The
price Df religious han of civil liberty. While.
therefore, we will secure 10 The Catholics Shu
are among Us ALL their RIGHTS. IL, Us guard ..
gains. the evil 81 such an increase uf their num-
bers as will eudInger nuf safety and their own.
Nv dear SIR, we have fallen upon peril0ns
lines. Our country his become hard b. govern.
There IL restless. turbulent maraDding spirit IN
Tie land, which musi be mastered, or IL will
maser ~ Few years $50 $4,000. 900 was
thought to be Ton much for The expenses Of the
f;o.efnn,eni. Il va. 81 head ioi every man.
soman and child 10 The u. States. Nav The
expenses are SIS. 0u0. 900 ;--Jeducting $1,000.
600 inr lie Texas debt. leaves Sos 900 900
wear. abnn, 90 head for rrrfy msn. wnman
AM. child IN lie y. Siairs. DO mi ctnsure The
administration o. any one vino yoied inr il. Bnt
complain that The state 81 The cnuutty Is such
q. 10 require spcll an expenditure 10 time Of
peace with III The world. 20 account Tor ihis
outlay, VI. X. s1il Al Piiisbotolgh, that slU,
000, 900 vas 81 lie GaI.irn treaty, which np.
on examination | in5 10 be a mistake VI Mr.
Ks.
We think thai much d Tie di.quicl n lhe
country Is slinbYisbls 10 lie foreign influence
tnong ".
The ceasus shows lsss abstract. page I3I
that from 1890 10 1910 Inc foteign mmigra.
ton 10 This ronalry ". 5000 wear: ffun,
1910 70 1870 il was II 900 year; from 1920 d,
1890 il va, 1900 year; from 1890 20 1870
il Was 10000 year /; and from 1870 10 1880
il was 10000 year. besiies some that came
from Canada. Ffom 1850 10 this iime Tie en.
tries al the pots are between & and 100000
and last year the eaimsle Is 100000. The
white population ~ n. 9. j. only inle ovri
1000, soihaI enough rome N one gear 70 selIlr
State a. popuious as n. G. The cslculaiion
IN The census iae abb. ., l30.) is lhal, Il il in.
rreasc a. Il has, IL % yeas from this lime The |
population of Ibis country oil exceed that 81
Ffancs. England. SPAN. Portugal. Sweden. snJ
Swi,zrrland. all combined. AID any ons who
will make the eslculaiinn will fnd il,.l IN 10 90
Is years he fmeign viii ouinumber lbe native
population.
rhe quantity OF The immigration ], therefore
alarming. But The quoiity y sull Iupfs %.