Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-03

Just sWo hundred and sixty Zone town ,o.,
70 enumerate instances Of outrage upon -. pspsst
feelings OF Catholic parents, on the ma, Sns and
though well meaning zeaSots, before so,. y. @s'ako
notorious Mortara case fades away int " which, tie
For what. in effect, Il this Mortara case, >, MYTH
:. "o continue 70 labor under certain civil ana es'
0lSaO'Hies one Of them. in the pride of hi, "
pies On the laws which protected him and bis ar
having incurred the penalty, he is corpn.nos. aNd,
True the statne IN cruei one but les m. pay it,
1t was framed for the protection Of that prcl s@ tat
people when the rest Of christendom had VppfeS
0utlawry and framed too when religions 'aen
little known TO the civil polity of Massachn.., Vas
that Of London or Geneva Indeed beoue., Tvs SayH
try OF those days IN yet retained In thu 49,. "e 6g0
Democratic New Hampshire, which chalenr.. p'Ag u
hension OF the Democrat more powerfully th., epe
penal code which nhibits Hebrews from b;r,r n
domestics on pain Of forfeting, to The s.,a VlrS'n
train up in their ceremonial any child bapti.ss sh
tian domestic, thus retained In violation Of n,t WIS
ment and law. S10e sent
View II in the worst shape that n.,;r,
press has given il, and The Mortara easei. 0Ht
the face of many tragedy, consurnnated hv h's
in own free land. and in open defiance oy -44'a
pfs
knowledge, seek in vain by their desola,s ~. own
little Ones in whose love and tenderness they b,a %
hoped to find the staff and soiase Of their eciDi,
until the proselytzer came with the poison of 'aa
on his tongue, to infuse into the little ones
for parents and poverty. and the parents cress
cast the pail of the grave whole honseboI @'
behind in Rama but voice of ameptaton .rs
and moaning, Rachel weeping for her children
not be comforted because they are not '-@
Whilst write memory is busy with the n,u...,
and women, socially estimabe, whose proselvt,,r
chant, has been mainly instrumental in bringing P''
to many poor catholic heart. and in fixing bos,..
consciously, the brand Of deathless disgrace n,
one poor victim of their ntemperate and crp.l -,
Believe me, there is nothing gained In ao.;.,-
lgon, by multiplying hypocrites, and expereD.,
long ago demonstrated that it is the only result q,
lytizing catholics.
Ny object in this communication is BY no mean,
wound the feelings of any friend neighbor hovs,,
noxious he or she may lie to the mputatiop Of D,n.
tism nor do care to bewail morbid public ssr,ir
however anti cath lie, when it is so controlled =.
to give me or mine any serious annoyance In ,sn,..
rural districts where absurd misrepresentation n r
lie faith and practices generally become saddenin, ~
tions, il is to find less i.liberal spirit b,
generally prevails in this community But vblsr.J
pleasure in bearing testimony TO this improved ,,
permit me TO protest against the injustice Of inpu.
the Catholic Church, as the Democrat does tho t,',.
fangs, or shortcomings Of its MEMBER Law or cleric.
She is responsible for the legitimate results Of M
ing, but not for the imprudences or impropre,s, NJ .
professors. Hence whilst there is no sanction in ,b
ing of the Church for the abduction OF children for p,
lytizing purposes, bat on the contrary, express po
ton, she must under any phase of the TunkhannOc m
be held blameless.
We have amongst us egotistic reviewers, quxots 4,
turers, and occasionally dgnitary on his hobbyhor
but have not heard of any Of these neophye h p,,
born ZEAL seeking to establish the patent plan Off:
doctrinating :he nation, by kidnapping Young Amer.
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