The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-09-07
From the Washington Union.
another knOW-NOthing Outrage.

Another Know-Nothing Outrage.
The atrocities committed by the know-noth-
ings of Louisville have recently been feebly I'M
ated by the Know Nothings Of Sidney, Ohio-
The following letter appears ID the Chic States
man of the 22d instant
SIDNEY, Shelby County, Chic,
August l9, 1855.
DEAR SIR. Last night, about | O'Clock,
the Catholic frame church was made pile OF
rims A kpg of powder was put under the
building, with train scattered along the street,
which was fired with burning shavings. There
is no DOUBT the ncendiary deed was committed
by set of Know-Noihing rowdrs, such as
have Just wrought devastation in Louisville.
trust, for the welfare of our country, that
the better class OF the American people will
soon arouse to a proper sense of what this aw-
fuI spirit of blind persecution for opinions sake
is fast leading to- The better class OF Know
Nothings here appear to look with disgust upon
these terrible proceedings but who can tell
/ whether they are sincere. The real friends OF
religious liberty in our community charge,
without reservation, that the destruction of the
! Catholic church here is one of the fruits OF the
/ ow-Nothing crusade.
/ The blowing up OF the Catholic church will
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takes place ON the 9th of October, which will
afford the Know-Nothings Of Sidney an PP0E-
ptunitv ofexhibiting their proficiency 10 suctA
| light crimes as murder and arson, by way oil
enforcing their iavorite doctrine, that "none but
Americans shall rule America"
/ While Know Nothings are blowing up Cath
foc churches, and shooting and burning CathoiasA
men. women and children, il would be- as we'll
q tt.. Gf acra IT.
ing whether any retaliatory steps have been ta-
ken bv those who profess :hat faith which is
now the special object OF the murdrrous Perse-
cution of KnowNothingism.
The Norfolk correspondent OF the Baltimore
kAmerican lKnow-Noihing in It's procllvitIes,I
writes as follows
cine praise of Mr.. C'KeeTe, the Catholic
pastor of St. Patrick's church. is on the lips OF
-. D-r.sassaa,S a. well Catholics
untTing exertonS IN nursing and attending to
the wants of the sick and dying Of every class
and persuasion"
Another correspondent Of the same paper
writes as follows
''There are five Sisters of Charity nursing at
the hospital, and from what you know OF these
selt-sacrlhcing and truly plous women, you can
readily imagine that the sick lack no comfort
that indeiatigable and iudicious attendance can
administer. Indeed, by the establishment of
| the hospital, and he attendance there OF the
Sisters, not only an immense amount Of suffer
ing has been spared the povertystricken Crea-
lures who have been taken there, but manv
life has been saved for which there would have
been no hope otherwise"
The New York Express, leading organ Of
the know-Nothings, bears the following testi-
mony:
Gail honor 10 the noble-hearted women who
stand by the bedsides of the sick snd dying in
the frver-sricken cities of Norfolk and Ports
mouth :, All honor 10 aliss Andrews, and the
Sisters of Charity, who have left, or are 1pav-
ing, wholesome atmosphere, 10 brave the storm
of death there for the sake Of doing good but
shame-eternal shame-upon those false Chris
tan professors whose craven hearts have nrget!
them to seek safety in flight 70
We will not designate the class of ssialse
Christians" Justly obnoxious to the censure of
the Express, but we will indulge faint hope
that the plety, ZEAL and self-sacrifcing spirit of
Catholic clergymen and Catholic Sisters OF
Charity, beautifully and nobly displayed
throughout the whole of the prevailing epidem-
c in Norfolk and Portsmouth, may be the means
of securing in at least two cities of the Union
the safety OF the persons, dwellings, aaG ebnr-
ches OF Catholic citizens.
A CATnoLIc CHURCH BLowN Ur.-The Cath
olic Church at Sidney. Shelby County, Ohio,
was blown up BY powder on the night of the
18th. We copy the following from a letter to
the Ohio Statesman
Our village has been in much confusion since
yesterday morning, caused by the blowing up of
the Catholic church on Saturday night.
1t was one OF the boldest and most daring acts
that have known, being done on Saturday
night about 10 o'clock, the church standing on
Iy the width OF street from a dwelling house
EXPRESSIVE IF NOT ELEGAYT.-Gen. Geiger
one Of the speakers at the late X. H. Consen-
ton IN Ohio, must have been greatly disguised
at The nomination of Chase & Co., by the pre-
vious Convention. The Reporter says-"He
compared the nomination of the 18th Of July TO
a splendid stew, made Of fine game-squirrels,
abbits, woodcocks, quals, turkeys, &c.-and
sonae one coming along and pitching skunk
into The pot; hide, hair, smelling bottle and ALL"
"a WISE ANSWER. .-ssYou must not play with
that little girl, my DEAR" said an inindicious
parent. "But, ma, like her; she is good
little g,rl, and I'm SURF she dresses as pretty as
! dq.; and she has lots OF toys.o 81 can't help
tbatsmy DEAR" responded the foolish mother;
''hef father is shoemaker" ssBut | don't
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