The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-13

in proportion to populatioh, the free soil sen.
timent il also the most PREVALENT will not
detain Won with quotations which have been
so often published showing how Washington
Jefferson. Madison, and other sapes Of the rev.
olution foresaw the evils that nre now upon
us, npd left their warnings to their country
men; how LAFAYETTE cautioned us apainst the
Roman Priests; how the good old Gen. Hurri-
son. before he died. rave the sentiment That
Americans should do their own voting, and
how Gen. jackson. IN his Coleman letter ex-
pressed the apprehension, that "by our pres.
ent policy" of afeeding the paupers and In.
borers of England" we might "become, pnu.
pers ourselves" and declared that "it is
time that We should become little more
Americanized.' M
Ineed not stop to point you to distinguish.
ed patriots of the prpsent.dny, whose names
have been given to the pubic. as friends to
the American movenient, ,nb'oHg which, out
side of Tennessee, are'the following distin
guishcd men of the democratic party-Sam
Houston, Com. Stockton, Gov. Thurston, OF
Rhode Island, Gen. McCal!n, of Kentucky,
Gov. Shannon. Of Ohio, Hon. John w. Barker,
of New York, Hon. Mr. Wheeler, of N. York,
Hon. Mr.. Smith, OF Alabama, Senator Adams,
of mississippi, and scores of others, whose
names are not yet public.
But will hurry to the details touching the
Roman Catholic movement against this coun-
try. The Duke of Richmond hopes they will
"subvert this government" and he has "con.
verscd with many ofthc sOvereigns and prin-
ces of Europe" and they shave come to nm
understanding upon this subject" What do
we behold around us!
An unprecedented Roman Catholic migra.
licD has suddenly set in from Europe to Amer.
lea. The P"pc's Nuncio, Bedini-tle polti-
cal Ambassador of the Romnnish .s,ate-the
representative OF the Temporal Power of the
Pope-he who has never heretofore been sent
to any but Catholic ccuntry-has recently
appeared in .he United States, and traversed
on n mysterious mission, many of the States
of the Union, of which mission nothing was
known, except that he bore m autograph let
ter from the Roman Pontff to the President
of the United States. The Roman Catholic
digritaries in the United States about the
same time begin to illuminate the bold doctrine
Of the temporal power of the Pope and the
further nudacious doctrine of a union Of
church and State-public presses were ,stab.
lshed. and endorsed BY the twenty-five Ro.
man Catholic Archbshops and Bishops in the
United States, and they began TO teach that
"Republicanism is a lnischevous dream" un.
less connected win the Roman Catholic
church, that professionalism here has no Other
protection than that given by the government
that it is leresy and crime, aud that if- the
government chooses TO withdraw her protec
ton, it will have the protection of neither God
nor inan-thal the komlsh Chnrch has evel
oeeh ihtoleraht OF all other rellglons--that II
is lmmutable-and that whenever !: has the
power, 1t will nssuredly enforce the principles
II enforced IN other ages and countries-th'
inquISltlon-the temporal power-the politi
c'' power over sovernmen,s public mngis
trales,ahd thr people. we md them mngllnl
III p"l,'cs-iheir Sagacious clergymen watch
ing ana overlo"k'hg me American Senate
securing their snare OF the po'ltlcai oiIlces-
ana IN short rapidly becoming fearful power
III .ne Po'ltlrs OF the Onlon.
wow Tor facts IN detail. 10 60 no further
parN' IN which ihelr influence Is believed tr
nave determined Presidential contests, 1t has
again ana again been boldly charged that the
roman o"thoilc vote was given to MIR. Pierce
N ioo2, upon an understanding that Roman
cht'o'ics were 10 DC remembered and hene
hiled. IL Is remarkable that this has never
oeen Denied ! nave myself seen the charge
made again and again in the public press AT
Washlhgton'and have seen the Washington
Union' the or gan OF the Administration
chai'ehged 10 deny u; and yet have looked
IN VAN for any denial in that paper, or any
other having authority. However the fact
may be, inc remarkable result is, that so soon
us me Administration was lnaugurated, q
member OF the Cabinet, and ! believe two OF
three OF the Foreign Ministers, were selected
from the Catholic Caure b; and all the subordi'