Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-31
Protestism VS.. Catholicism.

Mr.. EpIroR: - The most humiliating
spectacle we have lately witnessed, is to
see with what ardor and zeal, old Protestant
fathers, whose cheeks have become blanch-
ed, and locks grey, battling for the princi-
Piles and policy Of Protestant faith against
the encroachments of Catholicism, have very
lately began to defend both principles and
policy Of the Romanish Church. That Pro-
testatit father felt it to be the first duty OBJ
ligatory Upon him, to instil into the swerv-
able mind Of his pratting boy, enmty and
hostility TO this Romanish Church. That
then the truthful and instructive work,
"Fox's Book Of Martyrs" was laid side by
side with the old Family Bible. Its numer-
Gus cuts and engravings were explained,
simplifed, and rendered comprehensive to
his youthful mind: The venerable old cler-
gyman Of some sixty winters, with his white
locks streaming in the air, while the big
tear drops rolled down his furrowed cheek.
rehearsed and magnifed the suferings ant
prosecutions of the poor Waldenese, until
every feeling and sensation in the little ur-
chin's breast is aroused and excited, and in
his youthful sincerity he declares eternal
hostility TO the prosecutors Of his Protest.
ant fathers. And why all this? Because
that father saw the dangerous tendencies and
inhuencies of said Church. He knew them
TO be baneful to Republican government,
and wished TO instruct his son according
And what has been the result of these teach
ings2 It is, that that spirit which was SO
careful to be insilled, implanted and ground
ed in his youthful mind by his Protestant
fathers, has grown and matured, until una
Bile any longer to sit idly by, and see the
dangerous policy and fearful encroachments
of this Romanish Church, he sets about de-
vising means 10 prevent these deplorable
occurrences. A partyis formed which pro-
poses TO act in concert with the teachings Of
this patriotic Protestant father, in preserv-
ing inviolate our Republican institutions
But what happens 10 be the fact in the casef
Why this same Protestant father is Demo-
crat, and these same Catholics whose poll
cies he has been denouncing all his life, con-
stitute large portion of the Democratic
party, and he wishes above all things else'
to maintain and preserve the identity and
ascendency of this Democratic party, which
he knows would be impossible without the
united aid and adhesion Of this aforesaid
j Church. He therefore in moment re-
nounces his former religious scruples, not.
withstanding the teachings and examples oI
his forefathers, Notwithstanding the precepts
and advice OF our greatest patriots and
statesmen, who Upon their deathbeds exhort.
ed succeeding generations to beware of the
dangerous tendencies of uniting Church and
State, and more than this, by his actions,
bids this same identical son to forsake his
former teachings and prejudices, and like
him defend and applaud the principles and
policies of the Romanish Church merely
because in SO dsihg he insures the co-opera-
tion Of that Church (however reasonable II
may be) with his party.
"Oh shame! tphere is thy blush2" Con-
sislency thou art jetbel. Such has been the
observations Of locker on.
~ FAYETTE.