The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-30

inst, at the Methodist f.. Church.
It the stationed preacher does not arrive
the Rev. II. G. ArwArER, Of the Provid-
ence Conference, of the NJ. F.. Church
North, will oficiate in his place.
The SPIRIT OF ENQUIRY IS NEVER
AT Loss FOR DISCOVERY That
very excellent sectarian organ of the
most powerful political party in the
world" The CuMolic Stundo,W," has
an article in it's last weeks issue, head
cd The decline of Real Estate, " that
demands attention from the unbiased
mind. The editor has made a discov-
cry, secondary in importance to none
other Of the age entitleing him to
the full respect and confidence Of man
kind, as one possessed of keen retro
spective vision. He says:
This decline is attributed to vari-
Gus causes, to the diversion of West
ern trade, oppressive taxation and the
late epidemics but others, who re-
gard this serious subject with an i'm
partial eye, ascribe it to Know-Noth-
ing misrule and Know. Nothing pro-
scription
1t is idle to assert that the preva-
lence Of Know Nothingism does not
prevent the immigration Of foreigners
and Catholics to places where it is in
the ascendancy. Every foreign born
resident and citizen, and every Cath
Ollie, know the contrary. Our reli-
gious liberties are dearer to us than
any other, or all others, secured to us
by our free institutions, and where
they are outraged, either by unconsti-
tutional Legislation, or social proscrip-
ton, the most alluring prospects of
worldly prosperity will be disregarded
or overlooked. +"
For years past, the editor of "7He
Catholic Standard" in honesty of his
candid soul, must admit that the
American people have had no rule to
misrule either in New Orleans or else
where. Elections through the inhu-
ence Of native as we'll as foreign dema-
gogues have been little less in trad
ing point of view, than the beef mar
ket, where SO many cattle have been
driven up and knocked down to the
highest bidder. At times the ancient
Wings have bought them from the
Democracy which at other times has
tacit mortgage on all the illiteracy
domestic and foreign, in the nation.
In the American party, as we now
have it, the best native patriotism is
to be found-men who heretofore have
taken no part in politics but have now
come forward to correct some of the
glairing evils of the times. AS par
ty they have yet done nothing-they
have not even succeeded in uniting the
conflicting elements Of our political
system into perfect National brother
hood with common interests in the
peace and prosperity Of the govern
ment. But most certainly they will,
if there is any strength in the united
arm Of this people. Ballot-box break.
ing and rioting at elections, to which
the Clerical writer in the STANDARD re
fers, is not sanctioned by the Ameri-
can people; and anybody who says it
is, utters a SANDER knowingly. Grant
that, some of the native rowdies of
New Orleans were concerned in the
recent election outrages it has pal
liative in the fact, that others, for the
sake Of possession have leagued them
selves with strangers to our social and
political system for their own pecunia-
ny benefit alone.
Let the Catholic Standard pour out,
its full measure of bottled up wrath,