American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06

published in our last weeks issue. 1here
has been nothing which we have as yet
noticed, that so explicitly discloses the
true position Of the American party, and
which SO righteously condemns the mach
inatious and influences which q foreign
Pontif. and his subjects exert upon our
Republican Institutions. We hope every
man, who feels interested in the American
cause, her future welfare and prosperity
will give it a careful perusal:
IeoxshysoS,l
1answer, the establishment OF the Cath
Ole religion in at least one half OF the con
federaey. For a prize less brilliant the
Church of Rome would deluge the world
in blood Call to mind theimany instances
in which kingdoms aud provinces have
been granted to individuals on condition of
establishing the Catholic religion by the
sword. and doubt i! if you can. Divide
the Union, and ever il civil war did moi
flow, it would be much easier to bring in
emigrants enough to control one hall than
the whole. If war did follow, as 1t GER
tainly would, the Catholic population Of
the North is already so great that they
would iud little difficulty in making their
own terms. Their assistance would be
Indispensable, and however dear tho pnr-
chase, il would to be made. The Roman
Church has suddenly become less a5;ute,
and more scrupulous than history has ever
painted it, if it cannot soc the advantages IL
has to gain by disupiop, or hesitates at any
iniquity to accomplish its ends, The bus
mess Of the Popo's Nuneio. Cardinal Be-
DIM among US will probably remain
mystery. He came under p~retence ofhav-
ing bsen appointed Minister to Brazil
traversed tho Northern States holding
consultations with bishops and priests.and
suddenly returned to his master, forgetting
his mission to Brazil. This conduct was
neither accidental nor ohjeclless, an TAX
ing in connection with Archbishop Haghes'
letter to you soon afterwards, AMI his dec
~laration Of frien lship for Seward, is trm
significant not TO excite inquiry. Bedini
and Hughes are not men likely to furnish
us with positive proof oftheir machinations.
We must Judge from other circumstances,
AMI apply the history Of the pastt to thepres.
cat. What the church has done we know.
and we cannot too carefully guard agains'
what it may do. .garal st p
The only vote which Mr.. Hughas say
he has given in this country is worthy o
remark. That VOC Wa givel in ruferenc'
to the common school system Of N. York
and one of lis objects was to exclude III
Bible from the scholars, At what prize
would you be willing to part with The priv
ilsge Of perusing that book? What earth
ly inducement would make you consent I
its exclusion from the hands Of your Chi
dren? Forget, if you choose. ulatit cor
tains the ''pearl of salvation" Lay asid
the story of the atonement, the s%tainlo'
morality, the sublime simplicity, and 81
lofty oloquencs which gushed from tho'
whom association with the Saviour hs
raised from the humblest walks of life,
DO the teachers Of a world; take only Il
Old Testament, ann whero else can I'll
statesman, the poet, the orator, or the pa
riot, find lessons Of higher import or W
der usefulness. In tho very first lines
embraced all we oan conceive Of the m
jesty and power Of the Deity. "ln Il
beginning God made tho heavens and Il
earth" No other volume ever had
parAllol-none ever will. And so it
throughout tho Pentatcuch. In the ste
laconism Of those ivo little books, t
scholar may find studies for a life til
more than double the three score years a
ton which have been assigned to man,
The whole law Of a nation condensed
to ten brief commandments--the history
the most momentous events often record
on less than a single page; the creation
the world; the garden of Eden; the ten
tation and the fall. tho deluge with its 5
avonging waters; the Tower Of Babel, W
its confusion Of tongues; the captivity
Israel; God appearing to Moses in the buI
ing bush aud instructing him in his tai
the ten plaques which swept over Egg
leaving mourning and dosoIation behii
tho Exodus; the pillar Of cloud by day q
OF ere by night; the waters Of the i
Sea dividing and forming a wall D~fcrystal
either hand for the Israeli les 10 pass; Il
t~umbling together aud piling an ocean
the pursuing host; the journeying throu
the desert; the thunder, the fire and SIN,
around Sinai's brow, and Moses lead
forth the people at the sound of the tru
pct to hear the voice Of the Lord, and !,
ly, the great leader, law -giver, poet, |
torian. and deliVsrer, ascending the Mo
of Nebo TO look upon tho promised h
which he might moi enter-all these,
many more, each in itself furnishes
material for volumes?
Tho brevity Of the Spartan is as ne
ing to that Of Moses, yet the events are
ways plainly de6ned-Ihe narrative alw
unobsouro, Nor is it in Moses alone
the historian or The orator finds his hi
es; model. There is no book equal
gorgeous imagery Of Job-the solemn
sustained majesty Of Isaiah tho plain
pathos OF jeremiah the fierce eloquc
Of Ezekiel, or the thrilling melody of
harp Of David.
Without an acquaintance with the B
no style can be perfect, no knSwle
complete. Every voice that speaks thro
its pages is touched with a living coal.
yet the head ofthe Catholic church in
United States openly boasts that the
vote he ever gave was to deprive the o,
ing generation Of this Book, with a
treasures. it's consultations, and its p
Uses. And you sir, have raised your
TO strike pown tho5c who are seekij
prevent the accomplishment Of his
pose. You will not question that the
tives Of the mostof them are pure and
riofic GrarI that thav ara Nvror,,.