Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-27
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Union and American.


The editor ofthe Union and American must GER
tainIy be strange fish in the political waters No
longer ago than March 22d, he thus addressed his
readers-not less than seven hundred and seventy
seven, who understand Hebrew, Greek, Latin, En-
glish, and Hotel-French, to say nothingof their
thorough skill in Romanism-the relation between
the spiritual and temporal supremacy Of the Pope:
Wedo not often refer to the religious profession
Of our readers, but we cannot fOrbear asking our
Presbyterian; Methodist Episcopalian and Baptist
friends, no were appealed TO so warmly by Mr.
Bilbo in bis text book OF last summer, TO rally to
the support of your Bibles and your Alters, il
you do aud must not feel If you had been trifed
with, not to say imposed upon, by false profess
ion Of attachment to the Protestant religion which
they did not feel, and by false cry OF danger
which they now admit did not exist! We are
Protestsnts ourselves, by education, by associa
ton, by our reading and best investigations, but
rejoice that everything that related to the Catho
lies and their religion, ineligbiity and exclusion
from Office, &c, has been done away with.
How he talks concerning Catholics and their res
lgoni We shall present him with gold pen.
as a remuneration for bic labor II he will convince
US, by few extracts from St. Lgusri, st. Thomas
Aquinas, and St. Bernard that he is familiar with
Romish authors, and understands whata Catholic
believes and the point at issue between the Amsri
can party and the Holy See. In addition shall feel
under many obligations 20 him., we live to learn,
Il he viii our attention TO that portion Of the
American platform, 1885, which opposes catholics
on account OF their religion.
ave do not oiten," says the patriotic editor Of
tha TTntNu ard fIrafar IN tha r.liVinus
profession Of our readers, but We cannot forbesr
asking our Presbyterian, Methodist, EPiscOpalisn
and Baptist friends" &c; and why not the Nor
mons ioof
Well, the Presbyterans, Episcopalians, hesho
dists and Baptists, where the Union and American
circulates must havea praiseworthy amount OF that
charity which beareth sl things, epduresh all thing
il they cAn afford to read it, alter talking but ~
yesterday OF their ministers thus:
Men are beginning 10 see through ths transPar'
snt gauze that wells this Know-N oshng movement
They are beginning to ask. what has Protestansm
done Tor the worlds What has she dons to SLEW
ate and elevate the dosntrOddsn. Is she race any
better OF for having accepted her sithf These
reverend hypocrises- these ScTbss and Pharisees-
SIRE tresdiug on terrible volcano"
We should think that dogs. u sensible OF such
indigni,y, would at least bark. How pleasing to
contemplate the large stock on hand Of Christian
iorbesrancel he still has Presbyterian, Methodist,
EpiscopaIian and Baptist readers.
We presume they want TO give ell an evidence
Of the purity and consistency OF their profession
By showing that The loss Of party cannot oversize
their religious principles.
Ah-vhlle we think Of Il may not the editor
ignags tho above qaosassOei csrtaiuly. Here
Ne beg leave 10 give the reader q tree translation
q .snors. 70 b tgasrans u, and moreover, COM
msnt on The sane. ikss vss frun Assas.
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