The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-14

generally amongst the best and most valuable of
our citizens, and will prove good and earnest sup
porters of that cause Of popular liberty, which is
the great principle of their love and admiration,
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1t is said Of Luther, that, when journeying to
the city of Worms, he was warned Of approaching
danger, and entreated by his friends not to go
thither; his reply was worthy Of the great Re-
former, and indicative of the spirit which should
animate every ambassador of the Saviour of the
world. Said he, g if every tile upon the roof Of
every house were a devil, would 60 forward in
the discharge Of duty" And it is also said of the
great Reformer Of Scotland, John Knox, that be
never feared the face of man. would to God,
that the same spirit inspired the heralds Of the
Cross in the present day. Where is that boldness
and heroism that once characterized the Protest
ant pulpit and as consequence, the triumphs
of the church were marked and numerous. But
in these latter days, craven spirit seems to have
laid hold upon almost the entire Protestant minis
try, and under the influence Of a man fearing
spirit, they no longer sound the alarm, and expose
the errors of the I" man Of sim"
Whilst Protestants are thus succumbing to the
followers of Antichrist, the Jesuit hordes in pub
lie and private, denounce Protestant Christianity,
and openly and boldly proclaim, that the day is
not Ear distant when Roman Catholicism in all it's
glory, shall reign triumphant in the land of the,
Puritans and cavilers. You little know the plans
and purposes Of the Roman Hierarchy, VA,
have been led to these remarks from perusal
of the October number of the !" Metropolitan" a
monthly periodical, published in the city of Balt-
more under the patronage of the Archbishop, by
John Murphy, No. 1872, Baltimore street. would
be pleased to give very copious extracts, but my
time and your space will compel me to conine
myself to few, which think will arouse every
Protestant, and awaken him to sense of his danger
and duty. yfsa slRss t 1ig,Altt'
On pages $3.50, we read as follows
Coupling the sacred cause Of freedom with
that of hostility to the church, the revolution of
l84S lin Europe) failed it deserved to fail for
modern Europe was all to the church, to the
Papacy; and the scheme Of social or political re-
form that seeks to rise upon the ruins Of either
is one that must result in barbarism."
would ask the writer to compare Protestant
Scotland with Spain, Sweden with Portugal, Eng
land with Austria, the north with the south of
Ireland, and the United States with Mexico and
South America, and where do we find the 6ar6a.
tsmf Again we read,
"The triumphs of the existing government In
Europe, draw among US horde of enemies of
Catholcity, who, noisy, turbulent and vindictive,
soon found in the ancient bigotry Of the masses
ready audience for their no popery defamation.
To that bigotry they gave the idea of the secret
societies OF Europe and Know othingism arose to
sweep over the land, carrying elections in State
after State, and even bringing Presidential can
didate into the field, presenting strange specta-
Gle of party claiming to be exclusively American,
just eighty years after the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, reversing that great State paper. Under
their influence Individual and concerted cases of
violence took place priests have been assaulted,
even tarred and feathered; Sisters of Charity in.
suited in the Streets their converts invaded by
Legislative committees, in defiance of every prin-
ciple Of our Government Mobs have assailed
Catholic churches excited bloody riots in city after
city, till they have at last sullied with gore the
very Capital of the Union. The halls Of legisla-
ton became the dens Of Anti Catholic plots acts
for forfeiting Catholic church property have
been passed; and, at this moment, every temple
which Catholic zeal and piety, which devoted pas.
tors, and no less devoted people have reared to
the honor Of Almighty God on Connecticut soil,
Is claimed by that State as her property, as much
aud fully hers as the State House where she makes
her laws. At the same time the public treasury
is opened to enrich socities established for prose-
lyting Catholic children, and power even given
unto them to seize Cathode children by force.
"Suct have been since the revolution the great
Anti-Catholic outbursts. Sadly have they changed
the face of America Sadly have they rolled back
the tide of human liberty. They have made
American liberty and federation bye-word--
Like Dead Sea fruit, that tempts the eye,
And turns to ashes on the lips [iiI93
Sweden is no longer ashamed Tuscany mocks us.
and Switzerland binds US BY treaty to distinctions
of creed" sh sxrb
What unblushing impudence for foreign Priest
who has found home and an asylum in this land
Of free toleratonS For il is evident that this was
written by priest and foreigner How false
are bis statements? Who shot down In the streets
Of Philadelphia, in 1884, American citizens that had
peaceably assembled in town meeting We answer,
Irish Catholics. Who murdered George shifier
whilst holding the American FlagS Irish Catho-
lies. And at the same time and in the same city,
a Catholic church was found TO be supplied with
arms aud ammunition, notwithstanding the priest
had declared at the altar there was neither arms
or ammunition in the church. 's q es,a
On page 626 we read:
" The part taken in the literature of the United
States, by Catholics, is slight In literary point
Of view they are excluded. No country Is abso- |
lutely more priestridden than ours. No where do
the clergy exert or attempt to exert, more con-
trolling, tyrannica influence, than do the Protest
ant clergy in the United States." M aW,srj
I am surprised that any man In his solid senses,
should have presumed to palm upon the public q
statement so utterly contrary to truth. Whom and
where have the Protestant clergy used the horse.
whip TO their 6ocks and yet this Is Of daily 90
currence In Catholic countriea y
There are a number of other extracts, that
deem of Importance, and which should be spread