American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-15

The QuIntsssenco OF DemagOsuIsm.
Having been an active auxiliary to the
Romish Church in its attempt TO control
the civil affairs Of this nation, and finding
itselfrepudiated by the great mass of peo-
pie, the Ohio Eagtc is now endeavoring to
elicit in its favor the sympathies Of the
Methodist denomination of Protestants by
representing the American Party as being
Antagonistic to the creed Of that Church
The Eagle doubtless thinks that by appeal
ing to the religious prejudices of the pco-
ple it win in this way be able to effect the
overthrow of the American Party. TO do
which, il has crossed the holy portals of
Gods sanctuary and engaged in the nefa-
rious work of sowing seeds Of Giscord a
mong his disciples all for the miserable OBJ
ject of securing permanency bipartisan or
ydnization.
The Eagle can pauder to the whims of
bigotry & prejudice in the Romish Church,
itcan excite the baser passions Of foreign
ers who have and can have no sympathies
with US as nation; but it has wofully mis-
sed the character and standard Of public in.
telligence when it attempts to operate upon
the credulity Of members Of the Methodist
Church or any other Protestant denomina-
lion-it will find that what it has taken for
religious bigotry and credulity, is ar en-
lightencd public and christian understand
ing, made douby keen through the instru-
mentality Of an open Bible
What inconsistency TO stand before tie
public, and with one hand invite TO your
standard the members of the Romish
Church wh) deny to mankind tire right to
read, think and act without first consult
ing the Bishops and Priests of the Church,
and with the other becon Professionalism TO
your standard whose very foundation is an
open Bible and whose chief prop is an en-
liGhtened people. What other motives
than thirst for political aggrandiGement
could induce you to rally to your rescue cl-
oments so directly antagonistic.
The objects and aims of Pfotcstantism is
TO enlighten and christianize the world
it seeks to control tile spiritual affairs of
mankind--its regulations and laws con.
form to The truest construction of Republi
can Government. Itdeals with the spirit
ual and not with the temporal affairs of
mankind. On the other hand what are the
objects and aims Of the Romish Church?--
lis whole history, from its earliest existence
up to the present time, exhibits one conIin-
ueI scene Of usurpation and wrong-wher-
ever it has supreme control darkness COW
ets the earth and gross darkness the pco-
pie" Its cAief object is to control tempor-
al affairs, and 10 do this it must needs
smother the intelligence and independence
OF its foloWets-it closes the lids of the
'hible. it openly and boldly dchounces the
institutions our country, and excitcs in
the breasts of its deluded followers feelings
OF prejudice against the government and
people Of the United States. Go search
out the lowest sinks of ignorance and vice
to be found in the land, and there behold
the foilowersof this sef.styled "true Church
OF God;" 60 TO your pauper houses and
State prisons and there behold the Npre-
"A. lCtatives Of this Church, and then tell us
whs her the minds smothcred by the op-
presA ps Of the Church of Rome are pre-
pared n act the part of citizens of free
land. f"on The intelligence and pirt"e Of
hepsoat depend the perpetuity of our in
stitutons, what, we would ask, will be-
come Of this nation when Romanism gains
the ascendancy?