New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-13
ARE We all CArHOLICSf

10 he Editor Of The n Y. T,,sy.>
SIR: think W. ,hsll have to siys Il u sSss
rhe sst rei,eratpp OF TL Fyprtss, couo4rpin9 "a
Fr, m"nts rel .'co. is not Only coac,usiv. cca~-
nc thst e MI, var, but worse thaa all the i<vA
.pce drawn By the peculiar logic Of The Ere,a
r a. ,be lact hrr 10 -tsted, il universally apo isA
vii make Pope Sorshippers Of Us all! IndeeA I
do NOT see bow MiDsrd Fillmore or even Ersvss
Brooks hiurelf il goirg 10 avoid implication 10 ~
universal J. feciiop OF course their denial Of tAs
obs.le amounts 10 nothing. No matter il ~
nsrish Ifsist@r shcw III. m 10 he Of direct Psrit0
ds.c, IT, snd history trace their lineage to ~
Ns fower--ro matter if the Church records ~
veal tl,ir count Ell. wl'h an orthodox Chsroh q
the Tresly ierisn nomination We have tho prsstS
iust such az The EIprsss publishes concerning VI.
Fremont that ErGstrs Brooks is CG,hotie -
net rb SO. but n Jigoted and proseripti~ CSlksaA
NV for the rs."nng of The Express. aud tAsa
.cr 10 practical application everybsdy-AaA
Ere, H..
Col. rrer ont states in bis report that On blgh
pea. of tie kochy VI untsins be, as had been -
Gust, III of esrly explorers in This country. in
scfil,d n crosr-tbr syu,bol of the CHRISrtAS
fsIih Tint is the fact now for " "BrooksiaBisa
logic. 1h.se early adyenturers were Catholcs-
Col Ff,m Mt uust therefore be a Catholic. IL 10
doubt, IS true though not stated in tho repsrts
that COL Fien ort Ia gaining those lofty sumnks
initiated the example Of tbe early explorers - thU
contiIsht in putting one foot before the othsr-
those ex. l"rers were Catholics. therefore Frrmya.
is Catholic. But, Mr Editor, you and l. saA
| frpr6ss BroOts and Bully Brooks, aSd ali tn
hun all race, tar as III, Know ledge extends, sSo
suy VI the same serVlle lnntAtion Of those bigstsd
| Pctish explorers hence We are all Of us posr
wrctcLts. nnmitigated and relentless pepista TAa
| country is 20 longer ssfr
hut seriously now, what bas that fact to Dc
with his r.h. jon The cross is the y mbol, sst
Of TIE Cathotc, but of the Christian faith ressrd-
| less OF d. noninatonal distinction Pr0ie'taate.
in order tc avOio th. eItreue Ot veneraf"H for -
symbol To he exclusion Of the sentiment or pr.s-
| clple s,u bozei, for the most part reject vst
ward visible iorm'. Hence the form Of the cross,
so precious to tie Catholic believer, is with the
Prot. .tant usually substituted by thought, rs4es-
| ticn, sugsesticn or reicreGc" 10 that cmblom IL
sherlus thus orthodox Protestant ty'uvs are
| full Of Sllusion to 'tbe cross." Bat where IL
yn iol of faith admits of no convent a. reierssoo
| in language, il becomes cmlDently proper 9" ex-
| pr. ~ kat syubol in form-snd thus di6 Col Fps-
mont iLoicste the Christian not Cathotte, faita q
the people under whose direction his exPediase
| hs0 teen htttd out.
|
| tlis 20 le with Auch notice, dd not kn"~
| ttai ID, re ore many whose fear of God. mao znd
tic Etyil, is 70 Overshsdowed b! their fear Of tas
| Fore tbat they gr,at, Influenced by these re-
| teiated unbIusiirg tssehoods aud msre ePreseuts-
ticLs OF The Erpress-ceeuiog fhat there must bS
foundation for ions so pcrssttntly advanced
Many ot H., ~ take regular paper bnt are krpf
! posted by interested PARTIES on al Tie EIPrss
sist.mers, n hen they call on us for All eXp's-
haton or r,u'sti"n OF the slander. the paper oos-
| tlnirg it My be mislaid or incOnvenl-st tr
reicrencc, and The opportunity for eradicstns tho
| '0,se IN prtftion is lot.
| AZ is will thu, iit'rence many wel''in'entionsd
| vot.ls 1 u,uid sugceet the propritty OF adding -
| fbr list II campaign dOcuu ents alrendy Issued,
tract or npblet containing complete ansssr-
| iz,d r.iuiaii If the ia,-Loods cODcerRng C<A
! IRIMoNr's religion, comI rising The letters rast
/ have arueaTei from tie key. h. W. Brcohor,
H., Whsuinlton Episcopal Clergy men aod osaos~,
| with shcG general iacts rs have bearing On tes
| sui ject.
1teee. scattered throughout the length I'D
| trtadth of our land, put in the hands OF ev-H
uan " bo ofers as IN objection to fkfMOsT. taat
be is Catholic, wet uid tAectuslly silehco se6
satisfy the UHtkiorng, ard for tbr rest 80 have
no care. 1OING AMEkiCA-
At.r forF Jnly Il.