American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-31

our common schools, supported almost en-
tirely by Pretestants. The reading por-
ton of the Bible at the opening of the {
school is left to the option of tie teachers;
and we fear many of these have the fear OF {
Archbishop Hughes before their eyes for, {
from the able and lucid Report" Of the
Committee of the Board of Education, we
learn that in many of the schools the read
ing of Scripture is entirely omitted nor
are there any Bblesin the common schools,
OF single copy of the Scriptures in the
catalogue of the library.
Now it is vain to speculate on the i'm
probability of a class of voters, constitut-
ing only one-fth of population, controll-
ing our general elections; for it has been
done, and that which has been is that
which can be again. The bishop, by his
intrigues with the political parties of New
York, las succeeded in excluding the BIZ
BILE from our public schools, while vast
majority of our people believe that the re-
ligion and morals Of the Bible are heonly
/, safe foundation of popular governments
L and republican institutions. The fact Is,
: that the Romanists, acting under ecclesias-
: tcal dictation, and throwing their weight
: into the scale of either of the great politl-
cal parties which divide the country, can
y make either end of the balance kick the
: beam. Such is the thing that has been.
The people of tlis great city have seen
: with astonishmenta Protestant governor
courting Romanist votes for his party, by
0 delivering fulsomcly laudRtory eulogy on
! the notorious Daniel o. Connell, the most
! unmitgated papist, and heartless dema-
~ goguein Europe,-a man who, not salts
10 fed with taxing the halfstarved masses OF
l. the Romanist population of Ireland, for
I, the cause of reform, which he knew to be
10 impracicabe, and by the agitation Of which
% nothing could be gained but distinction
IL and political influence for himself and
.; a. family, did, with a cruelty without par
'h allcl in history, squeeze from this same mis-
y erably impoverished people an O'Connell
10 riat' of fifteen thousand pounds sterling a
u year,-a man who everywhere proclaimed
" himselfthe Irish patriot par excellence;
OF whose whole heart was Irish, and yet be-
p queathed his heart to the Pope-actually
Ut directed his heart to be sent to his holiness,
re heart which he had all along pretended
G. to have devoted to Ireland!
u The systematic attack of the Romish hi
pc erarcby on "lhe use of the Bible in pub
ld lie schools, awakened to their danger not
nj only the earnest Protestants of the coun-
rs try, but every patriot in the United States;
as and when tLey undertook to show that this
'lu opposition was against the authority OF
"a Church claiming for its head foreign
no prince and potentate, absolute power over
its members in civil as well as ecclesiastic.
70 al affairs, it was boldly and explicitly, and
" by authority answered, that so far frUmde
~ nying it, they avowed and gloried in it,
~, And, moreover, they wished it TO be un
nu derstood that whenever the Holy Roman
ue Catholic Apostolic Church should come tc
~ hu have a sufficient numerical majority of the
ne ! population of the country, there would bt
~ nc an end of both civil and religious liberty
VI, W. Verify, it was time to wake up. 1t was
~ time to dissolve the parties which had beer
'nl annually chaffering fer the sulfrages OF the
o' papists, each trying to outbid the other II
'u' their submissions to the exactlons of the
III ecclesiastics Of the Roman pontiff, who
" claims the world rs his diocese, with al
hg absolute right TO govern it temporarily ant
spiritually; and though much restrained
= in the exercise of his divine rights by tn
Are heretical sccts, is only awaiting the recov
yin cry of the power to resume the exercise o
: 'I !. ali his holy functions.
Is There is one mistake apparent in the ca
~ ~ cerpta sent us; and which runs throug
W e.' nearly all we have seen in the secular pa
on pers, predicting and triumphing in tn
nu' speedy dissolution of the Know Nothing
'h', order. The success and permanency G
ho' the principles of Know-Nothingism do nc
~ depend upon their specific organization a
lere society. The number ofvotes cast 70
!! mt their candidates has attonished the pobc
~" ,m but much the larger part OF these vote
'n' have been given by persons who have n
" connexou with the organized body The
"n have been convinced that the question be
- US - tween Romansm and Know Nothingism
US uS' one Of life or death to the free institution
" "o ofthe country. Having been taught t
u'n u", prize civil and religious liberty regulate
WV toI and secured by constitutional provisions
w., w.. the greatest earthly good, tho encroach
S'S' ments of the Romish hierarchy have a
80 larmed this patriotism and religious fee
;. pg, and they would still be united in heal
" and effort, through the Know Nothing ol
III ganizaton were to be annihilated tomoI
"e .nr row. Our party politicians must, there
~ ~, FORE reconcile themselves, as well as the
i;o n;o can, to inevitable dismemberment We a
'I'o u.s. low them to make wry faces, and complai
."o of the bitter doses Know -Nothingism pre-
S u'o scribes, but our unalterable regard fc
NV NV them as fellow citizens will not allow us
aU. no withhold the salutary draught. After
!? few doses and the removal of the loav'
~ no and fishes from before their eyes, we e.
t"e Ga pect they will become very good Know
III. Nothings themselves Christian Ado
III cate.
one- MEDARy SrRUoK.--The Democrat
nool Post Master mt Chill, Ohio, having rece
ton cd circular from the Office OF the Ne
sep York Day Book requesting him to aid
de- circulating that paper, and as an i
the ducement thereto, stating, that it had Il
to confidence of the President and was t
did only paper in that city which support
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