Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23
ELLSWORTH, HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE FRIDAY MAY 23
Dsspotism favorable to Papacy.

Dsspotism favorable to Papacy.
! The Roman Catholic press of tl.is
country profess to be exclusively devoted
to religious matters, and yet they inter.
meddle in the politics Of this nation as
much as any secular paper. and being
known to be under the direct control OF
the Church, exercise great influence.
The Boston Pilot in a recent issue eulo-
gises Louis Napoleon for the great a.
chievements (which should entitle him to
the gratitude every Catholic" Among
others it states lie has displaeed Eng
land from her high rank among Europe N
po,oers by an alliance far more efectual
for that purposes than a hostile snvasiou
vouM have been.
In short, he has by one blow checked
the most po,oerful representative of
sehism, heresy, and infdelity, il their
Vaccinations against the peace Of the
Catholic Church.
This is both bold and decided language
and shows the character Of government
which Popery Graves as best adapted to
its growth and progress. The weakness
Of England is sign of strength to Rome
the fall Of freedom the moment for her
triumph.
The Roman Catholics admire Louis
Napoleon because he caused to be muir
lered, imprisoned and banished fifty
thousand of the noblcst republicans Of
France. because he sent twenty thousand
French bayonets to Rome to aid the Aus.
trian despot to butcher and crush out re-
publicanism in that quarter. The Papal
See holds its sway by force alone, crushes
Italy under the most CALLING tyranny
Without the interpcsition of force, Italy
would be free tomorrow, and the Sicil-
ian minister is pleading Louis Napoleon
for their liberty. But all snch pleas
must fail, the moral force of the Church
is strong in France, and Louis Napoleon
has found it to be too powerful sup
port to cast it aside and disregard its
wishes. Where there is true freedom,
and the grasping rapacity of tho clergy is
held in check by government it cannot
flourish. In this country it makes but
little progress with Americans, and looks
to emigration Of those who are bred in
its faith to do its work and increase its
power, 1t loves ignorance rather than
knowledge, and retards the progress of
civilization wherever it exerts its blight
ing influence. Mexico, South America,
Canada, are all examples on this cont.
nent of its effect, and the Indifference
felt in the instruction of the masses, is
exhibited even in our midst. 1t seeks to
exclude Bibles from our schools, does
little or nothing for educational purposes,
and is exclusive in its charities and opin-
ions. It manufactures virgins, crosses
and beads by the hundred, wrings the
very substance out of the people.
The Priests will is law, and his watch
upon his flock extremely strict He levies
contributions for the Church which are
onerous in the extreme, requiring from
them even in the midst ofpovcrty.
Republicanism is heresy in the eyes of
the Roman Catholic Church where dcs-
pot rules. Americans, do you wish to be
ruled over by those who deem you to be
heretics. who if you endeavor to oppose
their will, threaten both temporal and
eternal vengeance.
The eye of Rome is now fixed steady
upon American. There is no govern.
ment in Europe by which the course of
events is more closely watched or thor
oughly understood, and although the
Pope has no minister resident in this
country, it is as we'll, if not better in
formed than any European dynasty" In
the midst Of the general breaking down
of all authority in the United States. she
argues ''that there cannot be an uphold
ing of any fixed principle Of moral or
church government, so that in the end
she must be resorted to by all who feel
the want of stability" Thus writes
gentleman Of foreign birth, a we'll in
formed man, who has every opportunity
for forming an accurate opinion. The
Pope is prosecuting his plans steadily
and persevervingly, and from the tone
Of the Romanist journals in this country,
tappears that the time has nearly come.
We see our government under legisla-
ton inimical to its best interest, we see
the Union perilled for political capital,
and we see the servants of the Pope, ig.
norant, benighted foreigners filling our
public Offices and administering justice
over our heads. Can you yet hesitate,
and regard this all as nothing: Can you
fix your eyes intently upon a single Sec
ton of the country when the whole is in
dangers No, Americans, it is time to
act. Citizen.