The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-18

though belonging principally to the know
nothing party, are not the less DESTROYS Of be.
ing presented to his holiness pope Plus" and
that, mot ore Of them would ever dream Of re.
turning home until he had at least seen his non.
tltlclal hisht1ess" Well, what of it? WIZ
should not man, even ifhe be ultra American
= In Tvs; VIEWS see the pope? Americans are
extren'elylnqulsitive, and like to behold all that
isto bq seen, especially on foreign tour
Ih!s spirit o. inquisitreness has lead them to
call or The crowned heads Of Europe, to visit
the su!tan ard peep into his harem to look at
the great nogul, eat with the Chinese, dance
with tie Hottentots, explore the wilds of Asia
and Africa, seek the lamented Franklin n the
Arctic ocean, and to break down the inhospita-
Bile and selfish barriers erected by the Japa-
nese Why then should they not indulge an
inclination to look at the pope? There are
some people as exclusive in their politics as are
the Hlrdoos In their religion, and who suspect
every enc Of heresy who eats or drinks with a
political opponent or even looks at him. These
be your lntolerants who will ride all day in a
stage with person from an adjoining State and
not speak TO him con International grounds
regular old-time John Bulls in disposition
These be your people who are ultra in all things1
TO conceal their own wantof ptinci pie; and there
are AmerIcans-nany ofthem editors of official |
organs and in the government pay-who coin
eide exactly with the correspondent of the
Zeltung in their views. Whenever they speak
Of their countrymen federal office-holders al
ways excepted it is with covert sheer; and
whenever they may happen to get abroad, they
see nothing. talk of nothing, write of nothing
but themselves, and the last style in which the
barber trimmed their wrskers Paris or Rome
contains 40 attraction for them save the tailor
shops and har-dressers saloons /
1t is an indisputable fact that TO make an ul-
tra-repubfcan forever of really sensible Amer {
lcan the best thing you can do, is to send him 8
abroad, send him to old Europe, and let him S
spend few years amid her hoary ruins, mon n
archal tinsel and bonbastic titled rulers, her c
oppression, poverty, intolerance and bigotry h
A presentation TO queen Victoria emperor Ma a
ooleon, car Alexander, or pope Plus, will be G.
10 more dangerous to him than would a pre- Y
entation tothe bronze statue ofSt Peter, which in
'nce did duty as an image of Jove He will 4:
re ableto appreciate our Institutions more "a Sc
'onally, and cherish them more deeply, when pl
e has LEANED what the strong points and re- sk
ults of despo.isna are really like, and it is not G
robable that his principles, if he has any worth os
straw, will be in the least Slapped by taking to
lance at the mild and not very brilliant coun- IA
nance of his holiness pope Plus He would lal
turn home but the more fully resolved to do te,
] in his power to prevent his native land from at
ling under the sway Of those who were reared tb;
lder desp5tic governments He would have Sa
en- with his own eyes how they manage their the
IN government and would shudder at the
~ thought of entrusting the dcstinies of the
IIted Statfs IN such hands. He would feel
at none but Americans should rule Ameri-
- and would never be found arrayed on the ~.
le Of foreigners, and against his countrymen, '>
contest for The highest Offices in the gift of -.
e people; MOI would he, for the sake of the o.,
rift that might follow such fawnng, humbly 49,
nd himself to foreign influence" To come .,,~
decisive application, We would suggest to 49,.
ne Of those very sound and soIyi,pus admin d.;
,atiOn organs. who pretend to bes@Hase&. -.
asive that Mr.. Fillmore will h1E Asshgd saa
nism sapped By his European tor, and sia
re to those arti-Amercan prints HlAl snesa = !
tie idea Of Americans, though belongin ~
neiPally to the know nothing party" visiting or
pope, that there is neither danger nor incon- 49,.
ency in any thing which has as yet been re- r.,~
ted OF that gent]eman's trip. The balance &c,
he Americans were also, when last heard
n, lin good order and well conditioned - r.
use who are firm in their principles and ele- ,n;s
I'd IN their views are not prone to buster, -
i into violent prejudice and reduce political ual
setions to mere personal enmity. 1t is the
] who make everything or nothing of poll
and who reduce it to matter Of passion Il
defamation, who strip it of its dignity and by
e from an active participation in public af- NIc'
5 those citizens whose hearts and heads are ~ u
t needed, The administration organs may ty II
and rail as much as they choose, for their abal
slons can harm neither Mr.. Fillmore nor Gus
Americans. to IL
, N~7-0~--0>1~.~-7|-~O>-~~~~ INC
lexlco is reported to be on the eve OF another Iowa
I'd revolution, to be brought about by the anita
gy, on account of Commonfort's exertions en-
onbscate all the church property in that I'M oe;c
Ply country, which, is estimated at four hun
millions of dollars This vast wealth M
Is the clergy an annual income of twelve anne
ions of dollars The church establishment eral
supported consists of the archbishop of and
leo and nine bishops, whose aggregate in proc
e amounts to s53o,ooo per annum The with
Der Of the parochial clergy is 1867, There or al
also ten cathedr rails, having 1863 canons and cess
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