The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-09-12

der is an old-lashioned jackson Democrat.
Wherever they have nominated candidates,
they have taken the larger number from the
Democratic ranks. Judge Cone OF Georgia,
who reported the Platform adopted at Phila'
delphia, is All did line Democrat. He was
member Of the Baltimore Convention in S44
that nominated Mr.. Polk, and reported the
resolutions adopted by that bodyns the prin'
ciplcs Of the Democratic party. How stands
the case ON the other sides Mr.. Wise con. /
fesse,lly uwes his election to the Wings.
Messrs. Toombs and Stephens, Wing leaders
| III Georgia, are at the head Of the Anti Anne,
rican party, and sawith Mr.. Preston in Ken
lucky. Every where you find Wing leaders
Among the bitterest opponents OF American
principles, and IT, it is Wing trick, they
have been Il long time finding It nut.
There is another branch Of the question,
which approach with more reluctance. be.
cause am afraid with more prejudice than
will enable me to consider il dispassionately.
Without belonging 10 any Church, igrew up
in the Methodist persuasion. II was the faith
III which my mother lived and died, and
could not change il il | would. Among the
earliest books which fell into my hands,
found accounts of Catholic prosecutions Of
the early Protestants. Of men, women, and
children thrown into dungeons-strctchcd
upon the rack, tortured with thumb screws,
aud finally burned at the stake for the crime
of worshipping God as reason and conscience
dictated. Then came the "ulsler of Jesus"
with the Inquisition in its train. For cen
turtles every page Of history is blackened by
the iniquities Of that Church whose Pontih
arroganty claims to he the immediate repre-
sentative Of the Almighty, and who has not
hcsitated at all times TO exercise powers ~
accordance with that claim. Subjects re-
leased from obedience TO their legal rulers
murder, perjury. incest--eyery crime made
/ ycnal il il tended 10 the advancement Of the
church. know it is said that these powers
are not now exercised or claimed. Where
has il ever been abandoned when they had
4 the power to enforce III What is the use q
the confessional, il the Priesthood do not still
claim the power Of forgiveness for sins com.
mitted, or to be committed: Ihaye searched in
vain for any authentic document which shnws
that they everabated one iot or title Of the pre-.
tensions which characterized them IN either
years, and characterize them now in other
lands. Ihaye visited two countries in which the
, Catholic religion is established BY law, and |
lonnd in both the same intolerance, the same
/ big0try, The same hatred Of the Protestants as
Of wore. Even the dead bodies Of Prutcstants
t are denied the right Of burial in a Catholic
, grave yard. The masses are taught 20 be-
licve that the rafting corpscs Of the faithful
. would be polluted BY the rcishborhood Of 4
brniher who held in fife different creed. IN
Spain an a.scmblage Of more than flteen Pro.
! testants for the purpose Of religious worship
/ is declared an unlawful assembly, and oil the
: circumstances 81 England have failed Ia
Z amelioratc this dete,table tyranny. What
E We see existing elsewhere, what we know
r has nnays existed wherever Catholics had
e the power, We may surely dread Tor our
I selves, without being liable to the charge
j, Of excessive timidity, particularly when We
. see the rapid strides they are making u
power and influence Among ~. From lSid
. to 1850. die number of Catholics IN the
; United States doubled. aud now they cx.
! ceed two millions If souls. At that rate II
:. will not take them long 10 acquire all the
/ power they want, and when acquired they
: will not tail 10 exercise IT, In the very ma.
! tnre 0f thing. the Catholic must BE- 4 persr
II eutur. When he believes that every Pfules
i iant Is on The highway II hell; when he be
4 ieyes that IL j. charity o. torture, aud pict,
J. to murder thp.e whom lie louks upon a enc
/, mics To his Cod. IL would be absurd TO expee
/. mercy or look FOR liberation.
: Another great danger VIC have 70 dread i
the prevalence ol the mischiesnus doslna tia
!. the Pope j. superior IL the Constitution, an,
). can absOlyc his flock from oaths 10 support il
!. know how bitterly this is denied but
+. American Catholics DO not acknowledge Il
u they are widely diiieFrat from their bfetirei
I. elsewhere. History j. foil 81 instances q
q Kingdoms laid under lnicnliet. Monarch
Il accommodated. and a whole people dom
c Ell 10 PurgatDry for some rial Or lrnaginar,
10 fault VI their rulers. We al remember tina
4 kingui France wasassas,inatcd BY Prizes
~ al the bidding 81 his superlofs. We all re
n member iia, King ~ England was compel
ie,l 70 walk barelBDird, IN saekclnth and ash
n. -, To the fuinb Df Thomas a'licckei. aud tina
!, the great Bruce wandered ior wears an out
" law, hunted by assassins and bloodhound.
!. for daring Ia punish traitor to his cuuntr
4. within the precincts nf Catholic Church
10 The best way Of judging a tree IS by q
nf iruit.. aud these fruits ARE familiar 10 ~ all
ST Il is objected, however, that the Constitu
te ton secures IL every man the right u wui
a. shipping 6Dd - lie pleases. and that IN prn
le scribing Catholics We are guilty 81 = sigatio
u. u tia, instrument. Nat Al al. The sam
rs Constitution which gives 10 them the righi
cr Of conscience, secures to me also the right ,
Z. voting as ] think best. Il does mt comp,
sc me 70 vote for Catholic. any inprc than
u. eonpcls inc 10 vote Tor az Aholiiionst On
u. may be insi a. sincere 10 his belief Is II
or other, aud boih be equally dangerous 70 ii
~ country. Of that each sUter must Judge &
i. himself There IS no proposition 10 chang
rs The Constitution, nunc 10 pass law incor
y. sistent with it. The American party undet