American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-11-29
.f, From tho New York Observer. lilH' /
SHALL THIS LAND BE sPAPALi

purposes so far as they are permitted
to air themselves in public. Arellbish-
op Hughes is justly supposed TO reflect
q the sentiments and purposes of the Ito-
mish Church'more correctly than any
other prclate. Wemay therefore pre-
sumo that when anything of tic aims
or hopes of the Church is discloscd,n
the Frecman's Journal, tits authority,
and reliable as an index of what the
Romish hierarchy is driving .at.4s -
Such we have considered I'm appeal
in the Journal of August ID, in Which
tho following declarations are grayely
put forth. The Several sentiments,
expectations and resolutions in these
few sentences arc worthy of the pro
foundcst attention of every Protestant
patriot in the United States. The Jour
nal says sff t.ay NsI }n ,llt50
-" Men sometimes smile when VIC
Catholics tell them that our business is
to convert this country, They ask
what reason we have to hope for this.
Our reason is Uncertainty that God
wants all men, everywhere, to be saved.
Our reason is that we know u works
wonderfully in aid Of even ittt1c good
will on the part Of men to whom he
has intrusted the faith, Our reason
is, that we mean to work some, little,
each in our way, patiently, disinterest-
edly, contentcdly for the conversion
of the country, part of which We are,
and which requires only the Catholic
faith to make it tho best and greatest,
as it is already the most aspiring, adj
yanced and hopeful country in the
world. We know of nothing else SO
sure to result in glorious success
We know of nothing else capable of IL.
hitting in one same mind and effort, hu-
man beings of every position, age, sex
and capacity. For this VIC all can
work" ..,., asya.
Hero the aim, the reason for it, and
tho way in which il, is ito be, reached,
are all disclosed with a frankness and
energy of .pprposo, admirable even in
an enemy. TO convert this country
to tic Romish Church, to bend the
neck of the free and stubborn people
under the Papal yoke, is the ayowcd
Cuisines" of the Catholics. It was
never heard that the people of any
other sect arc making it their "busi-
ness" to proselytc this country. Pres
byterians, or Methodists, or Episcopa-
iians, or any other sect, would blush to
make such an ayowal. We seek. to
make this country Christian, to give it
to Him who bought ns with his blood :;
but the Catholics alone arc willing to
say, in the words of this appeal, "this
country requires only the Catholic faith
to make it the best and greatest coun-
try in the world" The Stiffness Of that
idea we will expose by-and-by. But
just now wo are looking at the avowcd
business" of Catholics to make this
country Catholic. This is their object.
They makcno secret Of it. They glo-
ry in it, tell of it, print it, and hope
for 1T. But more than this, they work
for it. na'
They mean to work for it, each in
hls own way. There is something
worth thinking of in that. There are
many avenues to success and power in
this. country, and whatever line of ac-
tlon,the Church may mark out, it is the
purpose of the people to work in their
own'way to bring about this great re-
suit. They know Of nothing else so
well worth living and working for. -
1t is,a splendid prize. Italy is eluding
the iron grasp; even Rome itself is
not secure possession. 1t is now in
serious contemplation to transfer the
seat of the beast.to the Spiritual So
DOM" But if this country, young, as
Plrlng, aggressive and powerful, could
be converted to Romanism, how gladly
would the Pope and his priesthood take
the wings of the sea and fly to these
hospitable shores. "a new heaven
and a new earth, would not be amorc
glorious boone to the saints, than this
land to the dcspairing servants of the
man of sin, "who exoltcth himself a.
oovc all that is called Cod" They
W., VIII work to bring about such result.
They say it is "suro of a glorious sue
cess" We doubt that, but we do not
doubt their industry, zeal, resources,
craft, patience and determination. If
tnese deserve success, they deserve it.
Ii these will win, tho day is theirs.
But we have something moro than
gcneralities, to cnlighten us rs to the
means of converting this country to the
homish faith. Tim Journal goes ON
to say -
:. "Thc priest who performs the sub.
illmest act that the sun witnesses, in
bringing the God of Heaven down to
earth to scatter blessings around, and
70 be still God-With-us; the child of
nye years old, who in its innocence re-