Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

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the QMeo1l lon! 1
Chiniquy has warinsE eartsd sfFiends ins1
Muscstine. One falls, knikbt without
name, has declared him1sli Chiniquy's prs
tector, and, like Don Qaix 3, chat avengse
Of all wrongs and defendsr of all Oppressed
he has taken on himself not only the IN.
grateful task to introduce the worthy father
before the Musoatine public, but also to de-
fsnd him with courage and gallantry wor-
thy ct better cause.
90 Ohiniquy being ofthas race ofs heroes sbls'
~to fight terrible battles, during three years,
against the giant power OF Rome, )" his intro
Queer dwindles away behind the awful pro-
portions Of his champion and leaves not
even a name that We might handle. him By.
Little a. we know Of him, be il not of the
Ohiniquy blood and his anonymous CORES
pondenoe is as different from the good faith.
er's letters as the sublime is from the ridic-
ulous. The father sends ne . sweet letter
nothing to alarm the fainting mother-ths
converts from Rome-the bread for one
week-every,hing is so touching that it
makes Us almost faint. Not so with his
introdacer. lie takes up his flight at once,
and before we have time to think, he 10 lost
in The clouds of the past. He evokes the
spirits Of the mighty dead slain on vt.
Bartholomew's night "a very sad night
indeed, lamented and condemned every
where for its wicked deeds, whether Of p0-
litical or religious malice, it is not the place
here to determine This new Don Qui
has perceived q wind mill !--attention, he
is going to open regular charged because
an humble citizen OF Auscatine has express
ed serious doubts about Chiniquy, doubts
founded on unquestionable documents Our
knightof thessorr0wful face opens on Rome
With main and might and denounces the
Romish Church at once with presenting
Chiniquy. Doubtless in his chivalrous ar.
dour, he mistakes Muscatine for Rome and
Mr.. mo Humhug" for the Pope. Brave
but nameless knight, do tell Us xhat has st.
Bartholomew night to do with this affair !
We are discussing question of benev olence
and sure St. BarthOlemew's night is none of
that sort, whatever be your intention in call
/! ing up the remembrance Of this horrid event.
Were this the place to discuss an historical
question:, it would be charity to red. esq
great many wrong impressions you'seem to
entertain on this sorrowful subject. But
| lot US to our business. tell US again how you
can call prosecuted by the Rolnish Church
man who ''during three years has fought
| terrible battles against the giant, power OF
that church :" You might say also that
the French and Sardinians have persecu-
~ kbo Await .sn c0w no VT hat
the Chinese have persecuted the English in
the Pei-ho. Is not this Quixotic language /?
Don Quixotte was q good man on the whole
so 10 Chiniquy's friend. lie assures Us
that next winter he will help our poor,
should lie find them in the condition of faith.
er Cbiniquy's poor colony. This is speak
ing like man-nay more, like Christian
and in this blessed assurance, the poor OF
Muscatine, did they only know their bene.
factors ename, ought in their gratitude,
to tender him this card "Thankful for
past favors, we humbly beg for the contin-
uation of the same. May Heaven bless your
heart for the good done and for that which
| is intended. Amen!" 80 sd' HH- E.tk
Now comes the extraordinary letter to the
N. Y Observer, "~hose spirit commeds it
to every ingenious mind" It must be con.
fsssed that it takes a very "ingenuous mind''
to see in this document anything but the
most profound shrewdness and the most
consummate skill in endeavoring to extort
money from all quarters. Whoever is sim.
pie enough to be guIled, let him fork over !;
Chiniquy's pocket is capacous enough to
hide all. Here is the case Chiniquy is q
convert from Rome for three years for
three years lie has 'fought terrible battles
against the giant power Of Rome and still
he does not know yet what he is convert
to. He s'humbly confesses he is not learned
enough in the theories of the different de-
nominations to embrace one to the exclu-
sion of tho Others" When will he be learned
enough Who knows but wtat he il a Pa
pist yet A man who has studied theology.
who has read the Bible from Genesis to
Revelations, who "differed from his brother
priests only in distributing and recommend
ing the reading OF the New Testament to his
people," after three years of conversion, can
not Tell what he became converted to Ii
it takes 20 long for the leader, how long
will his people of converts be before they
define their position The reading of the
Word, in spite of what he expected, has not
yet giren light. Would it not be a good
idea to send them with the clothes and grain
we are gathering for them some staunoh and
solid instructors and above all, a translation
of the Scriptures 0hich they are all so ana
mus to read, but transla ion which they
will understand and which will speak to
their hearts Have it done up in til, b. st
approved gcmbo French-s such as - have on
RATS or in the wilds Of western America
and be sure you will soon have quantity of
true and genuine converts. Whatever may
be the merits his Of letter, it's conclusion is
Interchangeable = money, dollars, and what is
more laughable is that Cliniquy already COM
plains of 'slhese cold days" on the 29th of
September ! Poor ,endcr-skinned man,
what will he do in cold December
Now my statements remain unshaken.-
Three years ago at the time of his convers-
ion, Chiniquy writes to- Ron.ish society,
protesting Of his hatred for Protestants, and
all things Protestant, expressing his love
for Rome in the most emphatic manner and
concluding by begging money. man who
acts thus, playing two games at once, blow
ing cold and hot at the same breath, is
what is termed in Chiniquy's own mother
tongue, chevalisr Gindustrie. Trust
him if you please You are free-but be not
angry if one refuses to play the role of San.
cho Panza to any Don Quixotte who will
take up Chiniquy's defence. Be hum.
buggec who will, my motto is 5'r
.sN0 HUMBUG.'
-a For the Journal
+ Chiniquy, Holy Father!