Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-09-07
The Pnne!

We follow up the name-the terrible name OF TINS
terribly potential potentate with two marks Oh IN
terrogation, because in truth, we are on the anx-
ious bench-we want to know-we ask for informa-
ton We have heard so much about his interference
in the affairs of this country that want to know
what he's for. rather free-spoken friend says that
if the Pope goes for Free Trade and Southern Rights,
he don't know but he'll 60 for the Pope but if con-
trary-wise the said Pope goes with the wrong crowd
he don't want to have anything to do with him.
In fact the question is this: If, as the X N. ora
tors tell u.s. the Pope does so much in these United
States how does he do it, and what is it after it as
done? They say that the Pope, and the Bishops and
the Priests make all the Catholics vote the Demo-
cratic ticket; and they charge upon the Democrats
as the Foreign and Catholic party. Now look at the
course of the Democratic party from the days of
Thomas Jefferson Gown 10 the present time. That
party made the purchase of Louisiana, and of that
then wholly Catholic French and Spanish territory,
the greater portion is now Protestant Professionalism
has the majority in every State which it wouli not
have had, had this purchase not been made. Again,
the Democratic patty gave us Florida, to which the
same remarks will apply. The Democratic party
supported James K. Polk in the with Catholic
Mexico, which resulted in giving immense territories
to the settlement of Protestant Ango-Saxo The
Democratic party has fought for Free Trade, and it
has fought for the rights of the States. 1t has been
strong, always strong, and is now strong at the
South, slave soil, and is only weak at the North
East where fana'icism is the order of the day. De.
mocracy wants Cuba and having it, would soon
Amercanze it, and Protestantize it, Is this the sort
of papal influence that 20. talk about? Is the poll
cy of the Democratic party papa? policy that
has secured the spread of Professionalism vast
territories, embracing fully half of national do
main. Is it ant-Southern' Ask every Southern
State that has voted this Summer, with hut one ex-
ception. Search the list of the clergymen who pc
titioned-no we wrong-threatened the last Con-
gress, and we don't find the papal clergy there.
In the history OF the country can see no proof
that the Pope has Influenced any party-but certain
~ if there has been any influence exerted, it cannot
have been the movements of the Democratic
party, whose policy has always resulted untavorably
TO the permanence of papal power. In truth, how
ever the whole talk about the Fope, in this country,
is bald humbug, and the history of the country
will show it, We take it that the Pope and the Car
dnals and the Bishops, Sc, are pretty shrewd men,
and would hardly try to influence things against
their own interests and the interests of their Church.
Still, loud-mouthed demagogues talk of the Demo
ocratic party being under foreign influence, face OF
the historical facts that the Democratic party has al
ways been foremost TO vindcate the honor of the
country against foreign aggtession and to make
those acquisitions of territory which have uniformly
resulted in the overthrow of Catholic ascendancy in
the territories so acquired.