The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-27
From the Tennessee Baptist, Sept, cath, 1851
FATHER SCHACHT AND THE FREE
SCHOOLS OF NASHVILLE

A0OiAOOAsA~ 4'AhAoAA
On the first Sabbath of this month, thi,
Catholic Father commenced his assaults upon
the Free School System OF this city. We
have long expected 10 hear the first note Of
the Catholic Anti-American war in this city
sounded. What has been done in every 9th
er city We have expected to be done here
The Priesthood and Catholicism in Nashville
are imbued with the same spirit here, rs else
where-everywhere, at open war with the
religion of Christ-the avOwed and implaca-
bic enemy of Republicanism-of civil and
religious liberty-and the foster parent OF
ignorance, superstition and intolerance.
Our reporter furnishes us with the follow
inc extract from Father Schacht's charge TO
the Catholics of Nashville:
"The Catholic School commences in the
morning. and hope every Catholic will send
his children. If PEoTEsTANTs ask if they
man send their children to the Catholic school,
tell them No! unless they toish their children
10 become Catholics. 1t is Il Catholic school,
and none but Catholics, and those intended
to become Catholics, will be admitted.
"The Free School of this city will also
soon be in operation, and hope no Catholic
child ,cM erer be found in that school, We
have right to send there, you will have to
help paw the school tax, but it is better 10 lose
your money than your cHILD's SOUL. The
honorably begotten and the aLbcgotten will all
meet and mipgle in that school, and 1 hope no
cATuoI Ic mill be fund there :"
There are three items to which we would
call the attention of our citizens, and Of
American citizens everywhere:
|. That Catholic Schools are intended to
make Catholics. That unless Professionals
wish their children to become Catholics, they
need not send !heni to Catholic Schools.
This is the truth. We have long since
said the same thing, and have been pronoun-
ced uncharitabe and disp 'sed to pcrsecnte
Catholics for saying it. This Padre is at last
frank and out spoken. We commend this
truthfuness and righteousness in thus putting
American Christians on their guard. =
.. This Padre appeals to the Ignorance
and blind superstition of the Catholics of
Nashville. He tells them, though they will
be taxed to support our Free Schools, they
must not send their children to them; that
our Free School riH endanger the souls Of
their children! That it will be better to lose
their money--hu9e their children grow mp in
total ignorance, than TO destroy their souls
by sending to these Free Schools We ask
this Padre what is connected with these
schools so dangerous TO the souls of Catho-
lies! Is infdeity taught in theme No. Is
any creed studied, read or recited in themE-
Why, the Bible will doubtless be read-only
read, without note or comment. This is all,
and this is sufficient to array the whole Cath
Ollie Priesthood in arms!
3. The Priesthood are unwilling for the
children of Catholics to associate with Amer
lean youth-with our little Republicans
Young American-for fear they will imper.
ceptibly imbibe American sentiments! But
he knew it would not do to say it in so many
words, and therefore approaches this people
on the "blind side"--he appeals to their
preindiras