Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-01

church, distorted into a police system; but.
more than all, by their schools for youth, they
debase boyhood, enchain manhood, and sway
empires and nations hither and thither like
reads. obedience" is their only law, espoin~
age their earliest and omnipresenL engine. In
their schools, among children, in their colleges,
in their houses of residence, in their refectories,
and in their beds, the anne law obtains. No
teo can be together. They make war on family,
on friendship, on society; as they have always
done on the principle of nations. One may go
alone; no two can 60 alone; there must be
three, one of whom is a spy, all three of whom
may be spies each upon the other, and yet not
one is certain that he is not the victim or the
detective. The innocent conversation OF boys
becomes with them the text of a secret inquisi-
ton; the confessional becomes a hospital, where
they note down in books, place on record, and
manipulate the pathology of the soul. A su-
preme person near the pope rules this vast or
der; one in Paris, one in each of the great cities
of Europe, one. we believe, here, take their or
ders from, and communicate their designs to
the first.
1.-THE child like obedience Of the French
r%ustics, the stupidity of the English people, and
the pechant for antiquity which rules the high
er classes, the profund faith and heIpIessness Of
the German and Irish populations, are the great
reliance of this Conservative League. lgno-
Race and preiudces are as much and as nat"-
rally their weapons, as progress of Democracy,
popular Institutions, in science, art, knowledge
the freedom OF the mind, Of the person, Of the
state, are ours
The only formidable antagonist of the con"
spiracy whose fundamental principles we have
described, is our couutry.
HIk - fnlly IN Sbirlr a ODpSfiDn OF snph ms
ment. The American Republic has determined
to extend the area of its institutions, to spread
its peace and its power over this new world.
and make itself, and, if rot the rights of hu-
manity at all events the arms of men respected
in Europe, and it cannot move hand or foot
without clashing instantly with this church an''
state despotism. And why shirk it? THE
ROMISH CHURCH IN OUR VERY
HEART, is HOSTILE TO THE PRO-
GRESS OF REPUBLiCANISM EVERY
WHERE, DEMOCRACY EVERYWHERE.
| AND THE TERRITORIAL OR OTHER
EXTENSION OF AMERICAN INSTTTU-
TIONS EVERYWHERE--and as much on
this continent as on the European. The
dreadaof Republican influence unitea - Que
common cause the ministry and any ard every
ministry of European monarchy with tie Rn-
man Catholic bishop of New York, aud the
Jesuit cardinals of the Pontlficatr. 9'be bond
of the church admits Of no lesion; the bond at
monarchic or oIigarchir privilege admits OF ="
lesion. The United States has, by the recent
election, condemned conservatism 10 The abyss
of Erebus; and to go ahead anywhere, CT
! their in Cuba. in Mexico, upon the Pacific. or
ppoE the Mediterranean, W. have 10 cope Hitb
the same allied enemies. They are comhine't
in principle, interests, mode and object, Tie
work. over"
Prescription can go no farther than tbi' =
Don't talk to to US any more about the pro-
scription of Catholics by the American party.
In the expressive language of Mr.. WALES,
AIM tired Of it"