Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-06-07
Txossu,h On modern Christianity.

Kossufh on modern Christianity.
The N. Y Independent Of the 3Ist ult., contains
the first we have noticed of the correspondence oil
Kossuth, who has been secured regular con.
tribulor TO that valuable she,t. The article is de-
voted 10 review of the shorts comings Of the repu-
ted Christian counties of the earth, with refer
ence TO true Christian duties. We doubt whether
we do readers greater service than to
Ply at least portion OF it, as follows,
The political complications OF Europe Jus now
present very appropriate theme Tor media alton.
The Christian potentates of Europe just en-
gagged, what by arms. what by the corrupt practi-
ces diPlomacy.to degenerate Turkey" in the IN
terest Of what they are bold enoGgh TO call Chris
tiapity. Amongst these champions OF Christianity
there is, on the one hand the Gear Of all the Rus
slams, who entices his people by .inscrbng oh his
banner aud bearing on his lips, the sacred causes
of the most holy Orthrodox Religion" Now
ask is that religion Christiau2 Why, the moral
portion OF its lenets is much overgrown with the
groSsest superstition anG fofmalized lip worship
that have no hesitation to say, The followers of
Simon Magus, who first associated Christ and Be
liai, the temple Of God ard idols -or the sect Of
Brasilldes of Alexandra. with their three hum
dred and sixty FIVE heavens, and their ibrearis
or Valentine of Cyprus, with his endl, IS inn
ma aud his Achamoth-had not less tight TO
| the name OF christians thu II this "Most Holy Or
throdox Church has. There is, on the other hand
l.. n. Bonaparte, the second champion oil Christi
auitv in the East the most " beloved son !" of the
infaIlible Vicar OF christ, who keeps his bloody
seat at Rome OH the ruins Of liberty, propped BY
| the bayonets of his most beloved son in Christ
Now is not l.. N. Bonaparte that same man whom
the world a few years ago heard swear solemn
oath in these words: d" In the presence Of God,
and before the French people, | swear TO remain
faithful TO the Democratic Republic, and TO fulfil
all the duties which The constitution imposes on
mel" Is he not the same man who, on the fres-
ident Of the National Assembly exclamng. 1--WE
beseech God and men to witness that oath!' SOL
EMMY added, "'rhe oath came to take will com
| mand my future. Ny duty is fixed shall full
| fiji it as man Of honor l shall only see The enc
mics of the country in all those who attempt to
change by Illegal modes what France has estab
| lished?' And is Bonaparte not the same man
who, having thus sworn IN the presence Of God,
| raised himself to unlimited power by perjury aud
wholesale assassination, and who still not only
claims the utle of Christian monarch but hav-
ing these days escaped the bullet OF Paanori, has
the blasphemous arrogance to associate the God
OF Christianity to his own crimes, and TO boast of
himself as a chosen instrument oil Divine Provl
dence! Why, the madman Caus Cagua pro
claimed himself god, built himself a temple. and
sat upon throne apparently like Jupiter. See
ing Gaul staring at him, Caligula asked, ''What
! thinkest thou Of mel" The Gaul answered, g. !
think thou art a great fool" What should the
world say to these Christian Caguias, the Chris
tian world were really Christians! Then there is
even England! Protestant England, sir; the
sovereign of which is certainly what you would
call good lady. She is an exception in her pur-
pied class with regard to private character. Well.
that MID, gracious: yirtuous and Christian sover-
eign thinks it absolutely consonant with her ems
tian character to honor and to .Ratter that other
Christian Emperor shakes hun amab!y by that
hand which is red with the blood of tins sec ond Of
December, while with just aversion of crime she
sends BureneEi to the gallows for Que single muir
der nay, takes that same Christian Emperor to
the bosom Of Protestant England, which in her
turn halls him and cheers him, and calls him adj
mirabIe ard great. And there is ustra, besides,
in the ranks of the champions of Christianity; that
| Austria which but let me have done with her.
The name tells all. lffhesc be Christians; II the
Christian world admits them TO the hofor OF that
| title if such character agrees with Christianity
| in the estimation of the Christian world, than |
say the DAYS &C Christianity must be numbered.
! if u ountlul Providence does not set up either "a
man nation 10 regenerate the religion 81
| Christ.