Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-08
Tactics of The Iesuits.

Successful as the Loco Foco party leaders
have been, In enlisting the Romish Hierarchy
in support of their party, it is becoming more
apparent every day that they have now re
solved upon pursuing a line Of policy which
shall not only identify them more signally
than heretofore, as the special champions Of
the political Catholic Church in America, but
which shall give to the priesthood more ex-
tended influence over their followers, than they
have hitherto exercised. The Catholics will
be recognized in the distribution of the offices
by the incoming administration, as distinct
organization, and the patronage extended to
them as such under President Pierce, will be
enlarged and extended by Mr. Buchanan. This
may be no part of the conditions on which
American Protestants supported Mr.. Buchan-
sn, but depend upon it, such line Of policy is
one of the conditions on which the Foreign
Catholic support was given him, and he will
not dare to refuse compliance.
In pursuance of the policy thus marked by
artful demagogues and cunning priests, the
Romish papers, which have been published as
the organs of the Church, are to take rec0g
nized position as political journals; aud in some
instances win swallow up their "lady" con-
temporaries. This has already been the case
with regard to the Missouri Pilot, the Demo-
cratic organ in st. Louis. 1t has been merged,
since the election, in the Leader, a Roman
Catholic paper, the mouth piece of the Church
in that city, as the Fremdn's Journal is in n.
York The Leader is hencefOrth to be consid-
cred the official Democratic journal of Mis-
souri,.
This is bold scheme to uaite the infu-
ence aud power Of one Church with that of
the Government. The object of the whole
/ = L Z, al ,at tho
espioaage of the confessional shall not only be
exercised over the Catholic Irish, but that its
! influences shall reach the Protestant Democrat,
| and give the cue to the movements of the par-'
tv. The Lender, noticing the suspension of the
/ Democratic organ, and its own accession to
! the position thus vacated, lets out the secret,
and plainly shows that there is a Romish de-
sign at the bottom of it. Read what it says:
at was for the interest of the Democratic
party of Missouri that they should be united,
and no one was more sensible of this than the
proprietors of the Pilot, who. in making sa>
| crifce of their just pride in the matter, have
done so, we are certain, from generous devo
! ton TO the good Of the party. II would be in
! their power to make the Pilot what superior
! fortune, not superior merit, viii enable MS to
make the Leader We have singular advan-
! tages-a strong editorial force that has grown
/ up with almost mysterious rapidty. long,
| long purse, hold upon the Democratic masses
| Of this City rhicA our neigAbor could perhaps
nsuer hare attained, and the greatest advan-
tage Of all, that of being the best abused pas
/ per Of the two"
In the italicized portion Of the above para
/ graph, the Leader, of course, alludes 10 the
Irish Catholic vote of st. Louis, which the
, Pilot, Protestant paper, conld not sway or
control. Hence the necessity for the discontin~
uance of the Pilot, and the substitution of the
Leader. the mouthpece of the ROmish Church
of Missouri, as the official organ of the Demo-
cratic party " tsse.StsJe. We may look for a
similar line OF policy 10 other State and local..
philadelphia Meas.