The weekly American banner., 1855-10-12
From the Louisville Journal
THE TEMPER OF THE CATHO-
Lies.


An article appeared in the New York Times
that gave oifanse to the Catholics, whereupon
some Catholic bigot addressed the following
impudent and outrageous letter to the editor:
Win you allow neinqnire il you cannot frd
enough to fiIl your newspaper with. in abusing
that great and good man the patriotic Pierce in
clarifying niggerdom, and what not, but YOU
must descend TO lower depths still, by uniting
with Brooks, and such like damnable hell hounds,
in covering with your slime the most ancient, q
most populons, the most holy, and the trueA
face Of Godsealthi Has this once glorious Re-
public become indeed so bestiul so damnaby de-
praved, and 50 blasphemously and ontrageously
degnerated, that ones holy religion must be held
up to ridicuie for the purpose Of catering to its
appetizer Now, sir,she warned in. time there
is apoint beyond which patience ceases to be q
virtue Beware of the fate of the pAilistines.
Remember Slmson, how in order to avenge him
of his enemies, he destroyed their temples and
buried them in ruins The sword OF Damocles
is suspended over this Republic, and, as sure as
there is God in Heaven, if these sneers against
his Holy Vicegerent and the Church's holy insti-
tutions are persisted in much longer, his people
win become aroused, the thread that holds that
dreadful sword will be severed, and then VOL wo!
wo! to yonr boasted greatness, and, like every
other Republic that ever cursed the world, the
historian will hold you up to scorn and contempt
and ridicule Of mankind.
Once more, sir, I war; you TO beware. We
wish you personally no harm, but your paper,
am told, Is somewhat extensively read. and per-
haps you exert an influence through il; therefore,
hope y0n win heed the warning 81 one who
knows what he asserts. Iwritez THE hastily and
with no view to have it printed, but II you are 4
gentleman, if you are q patrios ii you are man
for Gods sake be warned of the consequences be-
fore il is too late, and cease insulting high Heav-
en- through those pure and holy men, to whom a.
lone He has entrusted the keys that can ever o.
pen the gates of Paradise to the fallen sons oil
Adam. As for the pitiful wretch, Dick Pinta
who writes you from Rome, no stronger argumen,
could be urged to show the necessity of the puri
tying virtues of the Inquisition than isafordee
by his damnable letter; and I trust in season it.
efficacy win be tried upon him before he escapes
from the Holy city he now pcllutes with his dirty
presence.
We ask any dispassionats reader Of this pro
duction whether he does not recognize in il tn
murderous mob spirit that characterized the con
duct Of the Chthoiic foreigners on the 9th of An
gust III tuis CITY. MATURE VIII uuti dnu tHiS Vim
dictiye Catholic tells Us that he is an admirer 0
the purifying virtues of the Holy Iuquisition, an
doubtless he would, il be had his way, set up on
of these purifying machines in every city of thi
Union.
When men, who are educated, who have rea
history, and who know anything about the swor
of Damocles, write in such damnable tempe
! as this Catholic does, calmly commend the pur
tying virtues of the most detestable institutio
that ever was devised hy the cold -bloodod cruelt
of subtle priests to torture and tear to pieces the
fellow-men, it is not matter Of wonder that IL
Ignorant Irish in Quinn's row regarded it as don
! God service to shoot down hereto Know n otl
/ ings in the street on election day.