The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-06
POWER OF THE PRIESTHOOD.

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A work recently published IN Germany BY
Franz Leher, a German Catholic, on tn,
History and Condition of the Germans il
America, contains the following pregnant
paragraph, as quoted BY the Alegimene lei
tung:
"The Catholics have, in the United States
as well as in Canada, world renowned and
accomplished priests and teachers, who are
superior in mind and intellect to their protes.
tant brethren. This vexes the preachers Of
the old English sects, and they are beside
themselves with anger. The warehouse of
their own theology offers them only few
weapons. Their religion is cold, intelligent
and yet not rational enough, they, therefore,
libe! and persecnte the Catholic Church, and
represent its priests MS the most ferocious
beasts of prev, and only fit to be devoured by
skin and bones, This is exactly the most
agreeable to the Catholic managers. They
have plenty of money, which is everything in
America, although half OF il comes from Eu
rope. The priesthood is Ioell regulated and
drilled and the multitude of their believers
obey their commands like one man. The
Catholic Bishops haze already no'o, at least
IN the free States. the greatest pooer. They
elect Presidents and Governors, and are
mostly altoays Democratic, though they kno,o
aohen 10 change their politics"
The above truthful paragraph, given in
italics ought to command the attention of the
American people, but they will not be heed
ed. Even Protestant ministers have made
opposition TO the American party, and aided
in the elevation Of the foreignized and Catho-
iicized incoming administration. We are yet
to hear Of place where their hypocrisy
would be adequately punished.
QUEER THISGs.-A Pittsburg paper gives
an account of some novel events in Pittsburg,
Penn. We are indebted to the Baltimore
American for knowledge of them. Ac-
cofding 10 this account, a few days ago,
destitute woman was taken sick at a boarding
house, and had to be sent to the amshouse,
but left trunk in the possession of her
former landlady. This trunk was broken
open and robbed. Meanwhile newly mar
red man made several presents to his bride,
and among Others piece of goods consisting
OF two dress patterns. The generous wife
net wanting so many articles herself of the
kind, cast about to find an object of charity
upon whom to bestow one of the dresses
This she found in The unfortunate who had
been sent to the almshouse. The woman
gratefully received the present, especially as
she saw it would correspond with piece of
goods she left in her trunk. But 10! on going
to compare them, the robbery was discovered
the bridegroom was accused, andowned up,
ard his wife, upon discovering his character,
threw not only all his other presents, but his
very wedding ring in his face, and disappear.
ed in n torrent of invsciiye.
Such a noble spirited woman was worthy
of an honest man for husband.
LAMENrABLE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN IN PARIs.-Paris, January I.-On
Tuesday morning, the 30lh ult., most mel
ancholy occurrence took place at the prison
for debt, in the Rue de Clichy and The first
of its kind that has ever happened. Mr..
Charles Morey, of Boston, who was confined
therein, while standing at window over
looking court yard, was deliberately shot
dead by n sentinel. The sentinel states that
having ordered Mr.. Morey 10 leave the win
dow and not being obeyed, he fred and killed
him. There had been orders upon other
consignes, and he supposed, most wrongfully,
that the inmates of Clichy were to be treated
with the severity of criminals. Mr. Morey
was possessor of the Goodyear patents for
England and France, and was universally
esteemed. He leaves young wife and
family, being himself, only thrty.two years
of age.
A New EsCULEET.-A bulbous root
said to be an excellent substitute for the
common potato-has been introduced into
France. 1t yields an abundance of tubers, of
from half an ounce to an ounce each, very
wholesome, and with delicate vanilla flow
er, containing twenty-five per cent, of starch.
"HoE Our YoUR Row l"-There is good
sense and philosophy, as well as rhyme, in
the following which we find travelling round:
One lazy day, a farmers boy
Was hoeing out the corn,
And modify had listened long,
To hear the dinner horn.
The welcome blast was heard at last,
And down he dropped his hoe;
But the good man shouted in his ear
"My boy, hoe out your rowl"
Although "hard one" was the row,
To use ploughman's phrase,
And the lad, as sailors have it,
Beginning well to "haze"-
"a canl" said he, and manfully
He seized again his hoe,
And the good man smiled to see
The boy hoe out his row.