The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-06-06
Important Facts substantiatad.

Lately several attempts by the enc:
mics Of the American party and tho A.
merican cause, both from the ronks Of
American aud foreign Jesuits, have been
made through the press, TO kill off so,pS
valuable sayings and writings Of Wash!
ington, Lafayette. and others, on matters
bearing in favor of Native Ahericahisti
and ProtcsthntiSm. They hs~e, hoxss,
or, beth met, by tho sword Of truth, and
our enemies who coucocted them totally
uuhitilaIcd.
Professor Samuel F B. Moue tths
inventor Of the telegraph systrin) had
lntGly written to Bishop Spaldine (Ro.
man Catholic) of Louisville, to subs,an.
,iate his ststemeu, that Lafayette ohbS
said II the liberties of the United
States arc destroyed, they will be by
Rcmish Priests" Tho Bishop in his
letter sent to Mr.. Morse had cited the
following from an illegal French WORT,
the sentiment attributed to LAFAYETTE -
" cannot but admire yonr sentiments
OF devotion and attachment to your counn.
try and its institutions. But must be
Permitted to assure you that the fears
which in your patriotic zeal you seem to
entertain-that if ever the liberty OF
tie United States is destroyed it will bo
by tho Ronish Priests--aro certainly
without any foundation whatever"
Bishop Spalding named the book and
the author, and said that the book t.ds
in the library of gentleman in Ohio.
Professor Morse, in reply, says that there
is no such book in cxistancc, and chats:
es upon the Bishop that this bold fraud
extended not ouly 10 the forgery of a
letter of Lafayette, but to the 70, serI of
false title to book, a false author,
false date. &c, &c, and tho whole a
purely fctit,osz work. Professor Morse
then gives a letter from tho Rev. tI.
Van Polt, of Now York. in relation TO
this matter. This letter lie produces, as
bishop Spalding had demanded ono liz.
ing witness OF what Lafayette had said.
In 1924, when Lafayette was in Ameri.
ca, Rov. DR.. Van Pelt had several pri.
vate interviews with him. The clergy.
man thus writes the truth
After his return from Bo. foo, bS
tLafayctte) said to me-My dear friend,
must tell you something that occurred
when ] was in Boston. l received 20.
lite invitation from the chief Catholic
Priest or Bishop Of tho Roman Catholio
Church in Boston to attend hi, church
Oh the Sabbath. I wrote him an apo.
ogy, say ing, as never expect TO bo in
Boston again, and and as during tho
Revolutiou,whcn in Boston.I worshipped
sitting by the sido Of His Exeellene,
General Washington, and as see that
the church aud the pews are tile same,
except as they arc decorated with paint,
wish TO occupy the same seat in that
church on the Sabbath lie took it in
great dudgeou, that did no, attend b,s
church. But ] coald not help that !
follow my inclination.
Now my friend, must tell you, that
was brought up in France a l,omau
Catholic, and beloved that the Romsr
Catholic Church wus tho only t:ue shd
Mother Church, till came to this cout.
try, where l saw bis Excellency General
Washington, and the officers Of the A.
morican Army of different religion, wor.
shipping in different churches. Ny eyea
were opened. I see men can be OF diff.
crent religion, and worship in different
churches and yet be good Christina,
then saying, : it is my opinion that, Jee.
or The liberties of This eountry-Me u
nited States Of America-aye DESTROYED
IL uiH be by tho sn5ti~y ofhc Roman
Catholic Jcsats Priests, fey they are
The most crafty, dangerous enemies IN
cirH and religious liberty 7hey hors
inSieatcd mosl of The ray, of E1yope.
He further said, | wish my country.
France, had such government and na.
tional liberty MS sou have IN this coun.
try To which ] replied, as my opin.
ion that neither France nor auy other
country eodId have national liberiv r;.t.
out the free Circulate" uuu Kuowledgo
of the Bi5Ie To ,0hich he gare ready
and cordial assent ~ Boston Bee