Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-11-25
Church and State--Outragese Of
the Russian Soidiery In Poland
Catholics PersecuIed OH &C
count OF their Religion.


count OF their Religion.
Subjoined, we give a couple Of extracts
from n London correspondent, which will
give our readers a faint idea of the Rus
sian barbarities in Poland. 1t is repe-
titiOn of those outrages and religious per-
secutions which have always caused the
bitterest sanguinary strife, wherever an
established governmental religion was at
tempted to be forced upon the people.
This is the principle cause of the bloody
tragedies now .disquieting the peace of
Poland. The Russians are endeavoring
to compel the Poles to abandon their
faith, and embrace the schism of the GAR
But while our thoughts are for the mo-
ment, turned upon the troubles of out
ragged Poland, we revert to the troubles of
our own country and shrink from similar
tragedies which seem to threaten the fair
land of America. The troubles which
now curse the American people, grew out
of the New England pulpit; and religious
persecution will be the most natural re-
suit of the Abolition preaching which has
rent the air from SO many pulpts. Des-
potism Is fast sapplng our fountains of
free government in America, and with it
are the symptoms of an established gov
ernmental religion, which, like all other
mad acts of the usurpcrs will be deemed
= necessity" We have no doubt that
ere long, the people will be obliged to bow
their necks to an institution of this kind,
and to be oppressed with taxation for its
maintenance. The Ohio Crisis prognosfi-
eating such an event, says:
We have it from most reliable authority
that there is q correspondence going on,
to unite seven of the largest Protestant
Churches into one Church, under new and
imposing regulations, for the purpose of
being established as the Government
Church, whenever the Constitution of the
United States can be got rid of and State
lines blotted out, and with them the State
Constitutions.
A letter to this effect has been seen and
read, and we learn there are those who do
not deny it, but very openly favor it in
their conversations.
We make this information public, at
this time, for the purpose of putting the
people on their guard, so that if they hear
conversation touching such movement
they may know what it means. Of
course all such movements commence
most secretly and steal upon Tie public
ear in mild and plausible accents. One
of the main arguments will be to destroy
and put down the Catiohc religion, by
raising up power strong enough to pre-
vent its growth.
By this plausible pretext they expect to
combine at once all the prejudices against
that religion, and another will be to put
down the very infiielity these political
churches have introduced into the whole
structure of society by their negro religion.
The negro II 10 be the foundation of
the organization, as well as the cohesive
power which is to unite them in one BODY.
As this bloody and desolating war was
inaugurated, by first conyerting these
churches into political organizations, they
intend to demand their portion of the
spoils before ii is closed.
MILITARY oUTRAGEs IN WARSAW.
An attempt was made on the 9th ult..
on the life Of Gen. Berg, Military Com
mandant of Warsaw \ hand grenade
was thrown at him, but did no damage
In revenge for this attempt he despatched
a thousand men 10 the house from which
he supposed the bomb was thrown \
correspondent of the London Post says:
''On their road they arrested in the
most brutal manner every person they
met, driving all before them with their