, 1860-03-12
~ 2rcaa Grth11trG,
MONDAY, MARCH II, 1850.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE.

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freedom o! conscience is distinctive feature
f the Republican c1eed end practice as con-
rastcl with the doctrines and actions Of tho |
Democratic party; and to no one Of its. dis.
inc:ive principles does tho PRESS. AND Th1.
'rSE uore heartily subscribe than to this. In
nntters Of rcs,eion It It >adyocates Tie largest
liberty; md not little Of the vigor with
which it assa'ls sham Democracy is owing TO
IS devotion to tho principles Of religious tol-
:sance. It not only does not assail any man
III account Q: his religious faith, but it stana4
'csd7 at all times to defend the disciples of
'ny creed from The intolerance Of such papers
1s the Chicago Times, and Of such parties as
he Democratic party. |
The attack upon this paper by the Times is
based wholly upon Tie fact that it invariably
speaks Of the Catholic priesthood and Irish
Catholics as being allied to the pro.slavery
Democracy. The existence Of such alliancci is
By no one. Even the Times will not
deny!t Weare opposed to the Democraticpar-
ty md to The extension aud indefinite perpetus-
tioo ct slavery, to which that party is devoted.
To make that opposition practical and efficient
we harc to take facts AZ We fiud them, and denl
With them earnestly and plair1y. When,
therefore, VIC find the entire priesthood Of that
gect and It's Irish adherents to mau, sane
tioning and supporting every aggression Of
tile Democratic partr upon the settled policy
Of tho government in relation to slavery, aud
casting their votes as m unit at every election,
whether Municipal Statc, or National, it be-
comes our duty to take coguizance Of The fact,
to dcducc suca reflections as it seems to war-
rant, and to warn The country Of the danger to
be apprehendcd from close alliance Of relig.
ious sect with u dominant political party.
We regret that tho facts arc SO, but we can
not an3 will not shrink from cur duty BIZ any
false accusation Of intolerance. It is not
because these men are Catholics, but be-
cause their will is subject to power which
converts them into the blind and willing tools
Of pro-slavcry Democracy, that we call upon
our people not 10 let the political 'destinics Of
our city and State pass into their hands. Our
course would be tie samo towards any Pro-
1cstant sect. under the same circumstances
thh: it is towards the Catholics We assa1
nci.l,cr tic priesthood nor the laity for their
religious faith; our course is based simply
upon tue fact that in this country they arc,
everywhere and Under all circumstances, act
i've anil c!licic:t allies Of Democracy and s]a~
very.
Ert we propose carrying the war into Afri-
ca. The Tines is guilty Of what it falsely
caargcs upon lis. 1t sanctions an intolcr-
arer in religious matters which invades and
violates every civil aud political right Of
American citizens, denies to them freedom Of
speech, q the press as.a Of tile pulpit closes
the public mails to their use, confiscates or
destroys their property: and imprisons, lynch
cs 0. dsivcs them with their fhmilies into an
unwilling exile. There is 4 gentleman now in
this city. former resident Of Illinois
Rev. J. Scott Davis-who has just been driven
from his pulpit and his home in Kentucky,
bsc1:so he believes slnyczy, and the Demo-
cratic l'a:t; which seeks to extend and perpct-
uate il, are not divine institutions. lie is
here, I'll exile from lis people and tho home Of
bis choice, for exercising freedom Of speech
aud Q: conscience. Only little while before
his expulsion, lev. J. G. Fec and q portion o1
his congregation were r1ltllcssly driven out oi
Kentucky by the same pro.slayery Democracy,
The Times is cogrizant Of these facts. 1t has
no word Of condemnation for this intolerance
-sor this terrible despo!ism Of its party. Or
the contrary, it condemns md heaps the tou1cs
:.buso upon tho ex .les ard sanctions and Gus
ta'ns tic party chat pcrpetratcs such outrages
Ono year ago, this same pro-slavery Democ
racy dispersed the Texas Conference Of TIL
Methodist Episcopal Church, by mob violence
stopped Bishop James in the midst Of sermon
on tho Sabbath day, and ordered the Confer
ence to dispersc, On the penalty Of falling intt
the hands Of q mob excited with Democracy
pro-alavcry and whisky. Did the Times eve,
condemn that act: Does it not continue tt
culogiso the Democratic party, as Of old, ani
support it with as much zeal as before?
Nc have before us tie Cynthiana {Ky.,,
Neos Of recent date, from which we copy the
following:
Tue Maysvife Eagit announces in an editorial
that the *keniucky Conference Of the H. E
Church will commence its session in German
town on The eth Of March. Bishop Simpson
will preside, and will preach On the following
Sabbath. Every body is cordially invited to ut
tend"
We hare been instructed to say that if it bt
necessary, and that it Is the wish Of the people
OF Germantown, the "Cyntbiana Independent
Rife Company will visit that city and abate
this nuisance. It will certainly bc 4 shame ia
permit men with record like that of Simpson
i Co to pronuiEatc their sentiments in a place
where they would nnt ollov man to liye who
entertained muc! mi!dcr sentiments for the
South. We say to the people in that aection oil
couniry-1ook out.
We understand there are two churches oi
TINT character III tho lower part Of this county
We u.gent this occasion as m excellent oppor.
tunity to Becede from that AntiStayesy Church
and JON with their friends Of the South.
Will Aentuckians allow set Of men to get &
foo:hold in their State, who announce that theil
God is an Antislarcry God, and their Churct
M An,i.slaTerE Church,
Whether Bishop Simpson md the members
Of the Methodist Conference have beer
"abated' by tie "Cynuliana Independent
Company" or not, We have not get learned
but the spirit Of Democracy is plainly enough
eVinced in The above extract and by tue CT
pu'eion of Fev and Dayia Nevertheless, til,
Times las NO word Of condemnation to oile,
It's zsa} for pro oslayery Democracy abatcs no
whit
It is but little while since a ycnerabl
Methodist clergyman was imprisoned in West
ern Virginia for believing that slavery is no
divine institution; and the Rev. Danie
Worth hae been lying in North Carolina jai
al through these winter months for the sasn
offence. The Tines instead Of condctnuin;
tho Democracy guilty Of these outragcs con
1'nues TO applaud item.
We might fiji our paper with incidents o
recent occa1reaco, I'll tending to prove th
dcspotism exercised By Sham Democracy ore
the nlIds, actions aud conscienccs of men
but Jet the above su::ce. When the Tine
shall have uttered its unqualified condemna
tca Of the acts d its party, which we hare re