The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-01-15
NO, 4s2..

be leading element in the campaign. For
the first time in the history Of our beloved
country, Esg-the seven sacraments- -ET are to
be dragged into the political arenas that
instead OF Slavery, and Kansas, and Missouri
Compromises and Wimot Provisos, the Ro-
mish platform is to be-
Candidates for the Presidency, VIC may
expect, now, to be called upon to say wheth-
er they ate soundon sacramento, mot wheth
er they are in favor of high tariff, or low
tariff, distribution Of the proceed Of the
proceeds Of the public lands, Internal improve
lnents, United States Bank, Pacific Rail
road, or any other ordinary political isms of
the day. The plan which the Celt has hit
upon, for prosecution the campaiin with Wig
or, is an exceedingly original one. 1t is
this.
Baptism, Extreme Unction'
Confirmation, Holy Ordcn,
Eucharist, and
Pcnancc, Matrimony.
y "We advocate emigration from these States
or colonization IN them. III township coloni-
cation we see the guarantees for liberty;
strength for the old, religious and educational
training for the young. In any emigration
which would confer these advantages in a
greater degree, or lead our emigronts into a
more highly religious community than that
of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, or other
large cities, we also see many pledges ofprom-
Use. But in filthy '.surpluses," in scattered
energies, in spasmodic effords at betterment,
we detect the weakness which must for tho
present battle, and, ifnot corrected, ultima
tely dissolved the Irish element, and place it
at the mercy of every aspirant for power, and
every purveyor of Satin"
That is to say,-thG Irish Catholic element
must unite, concentrate, yJase, so as to pre-
sent, as far as possible, an unbroken and un-
divided front. If the young giant, SAM"
gets the better of st. Patrick in the cities, the
Saint must 90 into the rural districts and fight
the Americans there. For our part, we have
no apprehension of the ISSUE We believe
there is Americanism enough in all sections
of the country, to beat Bigotry and Intoleran-
&c in a free, fair fight. Romanism, hitherto
has obtained its most substantial advantages
in the United States, in consequence Of the
secrecy of its movements. But as we have
already observed, it has been drove at length
to throw off the mask, and to come out into
open day. 1t thinks it has the strength, now
to give us Presidents,-to begin at the Fed
eral Capital OF the American Union, the mag
nifcent experiment of making the Roman
States the District of Columbia fot the whole
world."'
"Take heed then, (exclaims Mr.. McGec,)
while you may fellow-Irishmen and brother
Catholics, and word, work. You who can
not move assist those who can; you who can
not call your lives your own, form Township
Clubs and enter heart and soul into the pro-
ject of this Colonization" -r
"Work," "work," too say wc,-but we do
not say it to "Irishmen,' nor to "Catnolics"
only. Work work, Americans,
by birth and Americans by adoption. Work
also, American Catholics, who do not believe
loyalty to your own country, and allegiance
to an Italian Prince, things consistent or pos
sible,-and work, intelligent Independent,
Irishmen who do not believe in the profane
and perilous experiment of dragaing religion
into politics.-of bringing the seven Sacra-
ment, and by and by, the Host itself, into
the strifes and excitement of Presidential
contest. Work,-onc and all, as men and as
patriots, and before next November comes
along, we think we may safely calculate upon
the death and burial of all such brazen and
blasphemous attempts to sink an American
State, into Romish Church, beyond the
possibility of resurrection.