Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-14


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Catholicism at Home.
Mr.. Goodrich e. Dick Tinto,9 Of Boston, one
Of the Especial correspondents of the New York
Times" writes as follows from Florence, in Italy,
under date Of March LIST:
!" A man suspected of reading the Protestant
Bible, from the fact that he had been singularly
lax Of late In his attendance at mass, was waited
upon by deputation from the government and
the Church. His house, his books, his papers,
were examined, and he aid his family interro
gated. He did not deny, nor attempt to deny,
that he had long entertained doubts, both of the
divine mission of the Pope and of the virtues of
the priesthood. He asserted that he determined
to investigate the doctrines of the reformed rel
gion and to learn something Of the character and
practices Of its professors. This he had done, but
without seeking to propagate his doubts and hes
tations among Others, an offence which he knew to
be punishable. But he had supposed, he said, that
he might be allowed to set his mind at rest upon
a subject so important The committee asked q
variety of questions, and succeeded in convincing
itself that the man was confirmed Protestant and
was quite lost to Catholicism in this world and
to beatitude in tho next You will hear from. us
| soon, SIR said the committee, in taking leave :
be careful not to leave the city, Four days after,
and at 4 o'clock in tho morning, the guilty apos-
tate was summoned to listen to his sentence hard
labor in irons in prison for one year. The prison
selected being at distance, and, if am not mis-
taken, on some Mediterranean island. Theverdict
was Immediately carried into execution. Such
| are the winning ways employed by tho modern
Inquisition 10 preserve souls to God to discount
tenance Lutheranism, and to maintain this country
in Its present matchless state Of ignorance misery,
and degradation"
| The publication Of this letter and another from
Rome, called forth the following elegant epis-
tie which the Times inserts as an act of justice
| to the author"
| ITO the Editor Of the Nso York Daily Times !:
MY attention has been directed to n letter In
the Times of Friday last written at Rome, by a
contemplate nbeler, who calls himself Nick Pinto,
near relation, suppose, OF distinguished per
! sonage known as Old Nick. Win you allow me TO
inquire II you find enough to fill your news-
paper 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 daInna-
BILE hellhounds, in covering with your slime the
most ancient, the moet populous, the most holy,
and the truest church that exists, or ever did or
can exist on the face Of Gods earth? Has this
once glorious Republic become indeed so bestial,
90 damnably depraved, and 30 blasphemously and
outrngeously and unblushingly degenerated that
ones holy religion must be held up to ridicule for
the purpose OF catering to It's appetite Now, sir,
be warned In time-there Is point beyond which
patience ceases to be virtue Beware Of the fate
Of the Philistines. Remember Samson, how In
order TO avenge, him Of his enemies he destroyed
their temple and buried them In its ruins.
The sword Of Damocles is suspended over this
republic, and as sure as there is God in heaven,
II these against his Holy vicegcrent and the
Church's holy institutions are persisted in much
longer, his people viii become aroused the thread
that now holds that dreadful sword will be severed,
and then woi vol vol TO all your boasted great
ness, and, like every other republic that ever
cursed the world, the historian win hold you up TO
the scorn, and contempt, and ridicule Of mankind.
Once more, sir, warn you 10 beware We now
wish you personally no harm, but your paper, / am
told, is somewhat extensively read, and perhaps
you exert an influence through ii therefore,
hope you will heed the warning Of one who knows
what be asserts / write this hastily, and with no
view TO have II printed; but II you are gentleman
If you are a patriot, II you are a man, for Gods
sake, be warned Of the consequences before il ID
too late, and cease insulting high Heaven through
those pure and holy men to whom alone he has
intrusted the KEYS that can ever open the gates OF
Paradise to the ALLEN sons of Adam As for the
pitiful wretch, Nick Pinto, who wrote you from
Rome, no stronger argument could be urged To
show the necessity Of the purifying virtues Of the
Inquistion than Is afforded by his most damnable
letter, and trust in It's efficacy win be tried
upon him before he escapes from the Holy City be
now pollutes with his dirty presence.
"PHILo VERirAs Er PHILo JUsrrTIA.
INV York, May 8, 1855"
In the above infamous production we have q
full-length portrait Of bigoted Romanist. There
he is "horns and all and in his hand |" dreadful
sword, like that which Governor Wise threatens
TO draw against the pestilent and goddess Know
Nothings. From his rawlings our readers may have
foretaste Of the blessings" Of that Liberty
which Wise and Pryor tell the people OF Virgins
is " derived from the Romish church." Such lib
erty was never certainly derived from any pure
fountain--but we greatly mistake the character Of
the people Of Virginia IL Il be the kind Of liberty
for which they perilled life and fortune in the days
that tried mems souls; and which Washington,
Henry, jefferson, Wythe and Marshall we're sue.
cessful in establishing. This Romish cub howls
like hungry wolf for the blood Of Mr.. Goodrich,
who is the son Of s. g. Goodrich, of Boston, the
well-known Peter Farley and an American by
birth and education. He even threatens him with
the Inquistioni
Should this threat be executed, in less than a
year every vestige Of the foreign priesthood which
now infests this country with its senseless mum.
merry would be swept into the Atlantic Arch.
bishop Hughes, with his Eve millions, and the bog
trotting Father o'Brallaghan, with his pipe and
poteen, would be compelled to march at the tap Of
the drum, or suffer the consequences Of their 70.