Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-03-06
For the Glasgow Times.
To q Poreign-Coated Democrat alias
Hickory alias Judas.

NV Dean SiR:--In addition TO your 9th.
err appella.ions Of distinction, would sug-
gest that Of Benedict Arnold" as more
appropriate, TO on nvowed political deser-
ter. will not institute particular COM
parison between yourself and this notorious
because il might be regarded in
vidious, when there are some others in this |
county competitors for that honor. Were
Howard country the West Point of the As
merican party, then indeed the Likeness
would be complete. As II is, the ignominy
Of desertion alone remains, without the daz-
cling temptations to palliate such offence
may be wrong, BID, it does seem TO me,
Hickory" that your defence contained in
the Banner, Of the 2Sth ult., and which il
required three weeks 10 draw up,was writ
ten in very unpleasant frame Of mind
You are evidently "kicking against the
pricks." And but for consistency's sake,
you would not now be found bemeaning
those very principles, which but awhile ago
sounded so sweetly TO your ears, when "sung
TO the music of the Union" And now, be-
fore answer your questions, allow me 10
ask you one or two more. How long did
you remain in the American party after that
notorious teD first broke ranks And
how did you employ that time? Was it not
spent in calculating the value of cross, or
half-breed between Germany and Democra-
cy9 When you become well acquitted with
that animal would like 10 hear from you'll
! should like particularly 10 know how he
will stand this latitude in the dog days.
You ask me, ''if Lam a member of the
American party?" When writing last, l
was not. Shortly after, was one of large
number who embraced the true faith, and
pledged ourselves to what we believe the
best interest Of the country.
I'd. "Did not take an oath 'sto vote for
no foreign born citizen or Roman Catholic,
&c." As you confess 10 having once been a
member land also seem 10 have other reliable
authority, | might refer You to these sources
for an answer; but for the satisfaction Of
others who may desire TO know the truth oil
this, will declare took no such outh-for
the words Roman or Catholic are neither
contained in the ritual II any desire tc
know more of the animal, (asyou term il,
the doors are open--walk in, gentlemen
see for yourselves. If you do not like hi.
looks, retire. But remember that if yor
once voluntarily pledge allegiance, and III, !
desert with vain excuses, the American
Eagle can pursue, with untiring wirg
and strike deep his talons.
And now, Hickory" let Us make Gle
ser search for that danger before allude
T.. You did not find it, because you di
not look at the right place. We are not no,
, contending with the evils of 1850, but thes
Of 1856. And first Of the Catholics. Yo
have introduced the very party arraignet
: to testify for himself; but will waive thi
D point, and take The same kind of evidenc,
n only little more of it, TO convict him.
= You say Archbishop Hughes estimated III
i number of Catholics in the U. S., in 1856
= at l 100000; but you neglected TO stat
o what is equally true, that the same high a,
% thority gave it, in 1852, at 100000. 1t
|. also well know, that since 1852, the annu,
d FOREIGN emigration has been 100000
these, moderately speaking, three-fGths al
Is Catholics. This would make the numb,
e now largely over 100000. You have gil
81 en- an extract from letter written by
. Priestin 1850, denying the temporal sove
,e eighty of the Pope. l will offer sererc
e. written in the intermediate time, proviI
&c the temporal supremacy of the Church, b.
a. yond doubt. First, from Brownson's R
: view, endorsed by twenty-five arch-bisho
l. and bishops:
of "But in point Of fact Democracy is a mi,ehe
or Gus dream, where The Catholic Church does /
- predominant TO inspire the people with reveren
p and to teach and accustom them to obedience
ID authority" In 1853: " Kings and lords, mag
trates and rulers, sovereigns and subjects are
n der it (the church) in all things, alike in thin
ed temporal and in things spiritual" In 1852: ~
= sorriest sight to us, is Catholic throwing
k his cap and shouting all hail Democracy
d. Again " Let us dare assert the truth in the fl
mt of the lying world, and instead of pleading
as the Church al the bar Of the State, summon
he State itself TO plead at The bar Of the Church
he divinely constituted Judge"
H. The Rambler" another acoredi
Catholic organ, has lately published this
"You ask if he (the Pope) were Lord in
land, and you were in the minority, if not
numbers, yet in power, what would he do to y
That we say would depend entirely on crcr
stances-if it would benefit the cause of Cati
cism he would tolerate you if erpsdient
Gu would imprison you, Danish you, fine you, pr
:. ably he might even hang you but be assured
-, one thing, he would never tolerate you for
y" sake of the GLORIOUS principles of civil and