The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-25
a Thrilling Contrast.

a Thrilling Contrast.
We make the following extract from powerful
letter, recently written by Hon. John D. Freeman
; Of Mississippi, to his constituents;
''Bv this constitution the right TO decide upon
questions Of national politics is wre~t+d from
| the ciriz"Hs-wresred from all the State and sub
ordinate councils and vested in The national coun-
Gill; Like the usurpIng Pope Gregory VII, they
claim both temporal and spiritual power over their
subj"cs. The Pope papi>t; The council is
deistical. The Pope persrcuted Prot"stants as
herecs; III" council perSecues CrthoIIcs as here
tics. The Pope prOfessed the religion OF Christ !;
the council profess to believe in Supreme Being
Hs the Creator and Pre>erver Of The Universe
The council says the Pnpe's creed and form "f
worship are wrong, and that Of the council right.
am no theOlogian. am paplst; but it APP
pears 10 me that Christ himself, and not he 'na.
onaI cOunrll' is the proper umpire to decide this
controversy. Christ has said, whatsoever be
eveh on my name shall be saved'-'go into
all the earth and preach my Gospel Catholics
believe in the name of Christ, and preaching
his Gospel, they understand il. Now. what
right has the council under the dispensa,ion Of
Christ. 10 say to the Catholic. you shall not preach
The Gospel you understand It in the Unitrd
S'~'"~' l.. moi such conduct uncbris;ian and in
violation ni tn" above command IF the Saviour
W hat power on earth can certainly say which of
The several Christian denominations hsv" adopted
the b"st nr the true mode of worship? l. il not
NOR" Christian tolerate them all according to
The world. wide religion and redemption Of ChrISr?
Judge not, that We be not jndged' is the cammand
of the Saviour.
bat III" creed Of the council does not embrace
the Christian religion they neither acknowledge
CHRIST IA the son God or The Saviour of sinners,
nor The Bible as the exponent of the will of @ ID
upon earth. They simply D~i<rs. They be-
ii"ve in the existrn nee of 'Suprem.. Bling the
Creator and Preserver Of tn" Universe Erpre
$40 UuiuSest e9cLuSio 0LeriuS Is a maxim nf utter
probation universally acccded Ia. and BY his rule
they deisrs and infdeIs. THIS is their whole
creed expressed in their constitution. In their
Philadelphia platform they acknowledged that Al
mighty Being who rules over he universe They
now here embrace the religion of Chris. The
oath they administer is before CID Almighty and
Witnesses. and moi upon the Holy Evangelists -
They persecur a Christian Church which has
taught the religion Of Christ from the beginning Of
His di>peuSaiion and they express other belief
than that of the n1drI. BY their fruits shall ye
know them But let us pursue The parallel be.
tween their alleged usurparions of the Pipe and
that of the ''national council They accuse the
Pope oil uSurPing both temporal and spiritun pow
er, and they rrtaIiate by adopting similar measures
themselves. They accuse the Pope of administer,
ing j"suIcaI oaths, and Of binding his adhprents
to secrecy, and they follow The same wicked ex-
ample They say the will of the Pope is the
preme law of his followers the national council
aboshes old platforms and old creeds of politics
and religion and establishes. new ones; they de.
eide all questions OF national politics ) they NOM
mate all national candidates for Office, and their
edlctS are as potent with the order as vas ever
Panal bull from the Roman Vatican. They have
ieldrd up heir individual freedom of thought,
speech, and action, and made the national c"un.
Gil another 'immacuIare conception before whom
all know-nothings must bow with gbirct vpnera-
ton. They accuse the P"Pe of interpret ing the
Bible for his followers, and OF speaking in an I'M
known tongue, i'll order to cover his neiarI"us de
signs; the council adopIs inidrl creed, and
manufactures a caba'isric language known only
To the national council and selected few OF the
order. The nOviaie is not permit ted 10 break III.
seal of t-s secret"
And read this vivid aud truthful sketch
which we copy from the Washington UnIon:
know no hng>m is national in The South and
sectional IN the North; secret 10 New York and
open in G-orgia: Catholic in Louisiana and Pro-
rrsanl in New England; black 10 NJ zine and bite
IN virginia; 1t swears the son 10 prescribe the for.
rIgnrr, II that foreigner should be that sons
father; II opposes the caucus and settles IT'S can
didaips in packed cabas it elevaies the gro and
d"grad"s the adopted citizen; il CURSES all mon
archS aud adopts the Greed of George the Third
agaias: pmigra'I"n; it abuses the Pope, and DE-.
ella res itself inlalhb!e il assals the Spanish In.
quiSoa, and initiates lis clandesIine prosecutions:
il Processes Christianity and proscribes is neigh
Dor IL adores lh. Bible and shoots down the mn
offending ciiz,n; it adorss the constitution, and
sets upa test by thl, constitution prohibited j;
pays pr.miGn fur treason to friendship, and af
fixes he h.aal Of perjury upon all who r.luse 10
obey its obligations; II asks for free shools and
Proscribcs poor. hrlpIess females teachers il re.
paiiaes The Cathoiic and adnns The In6dcI TO