Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-06-07
THE ANTI CATHOLIC WAR:
Opening of Hostilities Against the Roman
Cathoiics--sweeping Charges
Made Against Them.
" WHAT DOES 1T MEAN -
From tho Methodist

1Of@S - AEaN
From tho Methodist
Recent numbers of the Canadian naperx
inform us that the Rev. Mr.. Cameron. a
Protestant Clergyman, who has gained a
certain notoriety for his zeal in behalf OF
the rebels, and who recently attracted
general attention by openly expressing
Joy over the assassination of President
Lincoln, has been received into the Ro.
man Catholic Church. The same step. IL
is stated, has been taken by DR.. Black burn.
who is now under trial for conceiyinp the
hendish plan osimportiug by means of in.
iected rags, the yellow fever into n. York.
Lieut.. Young, also, the chief of the Yer.
mont raiders and bank robbers, has de-
clared that he is utterly dissatisfied with
Protestantsm, and has q decided prefer
ence Tor Roman Catholicism. Mrs. Sur
raft, whose house was the rendezvous of
the assassinators of President Lincoln and
who swore when her house was searched
that she did not know Payne, and had
never seen him, while at the very mo.
ment he was within sight of her, and had
: been regular visitor of the house since
February, is deyout member of the Ro.
man Catholic Church, and has been &C.
customed 10 80 10 confession every other
week. Il is said that the majority of all
the assassins are Roman Catholics.
The nstigators Of the bloody riots IN
New-Hork in 1868, were known to be SO
predominantly Roman Catholic, that the
archbishop of New-York would have
soothing influence upon them, and invit.
ed them to'meet before his house to hear
an address from him. While the entire
J Protestant press Of all denominations has
been almost unit in loyalty supporting
the government, the great majority Of
them speak OF the attitude of the Frc6nqu's
Jowna! and the MeEopohtGn Record, of this
city, Whoever has read few numbers of
periodicals, especially the latter, will have
seen that if a paper here in the North
Ujshed the success Of the rebels, the
insurrection and revolution, and the re-.
moyal, by force, of the President twice
chosen by the people, it could not have
p spoken more to the point than these two
, did. The Roman Catholic periodicals
have distinguished themselves by violent
and factious opposition to the government
=, and open sympathy with the rebellioa.--
The Herald and VISITOR of Philadelphia,
used language SO violent and abusive, that
it was openly censu:ed by some Of the
bishops, and had to be discontinued. The
Noait0r of San Fransisco, has recently been
mobbed, being regarded Rs one Of the most
, obnoxious rebel sheets. Tho Baltimore
Mirror has always been in sympathy with
the party who intended 10 carry Maryland
i over to The Southern Contederacy. In
, Missouri there is hardly Roman Catho-
lie in the party which after 50 desperate a
! struggle, saved Missouri for the Union
and freed it from the bane of slavery. The
Catholic vote Of the State was almost
unit against the measures looking toward
emancipation. The only pro slavery mem-
Der in the next Congress from Missouri is
the publisher of the Catholic organ OF the
I State.
The Catholic organs ofall the countries
> of Europe have been nearly unanimous in
] wishing success to therebels. The Monde,
t in Paris, the leading ultra-inon tame paper
of the world, the Weekly Register, Of Lon
don, the Tablet, of Dublin, and nearly all
= the Catholic papers OF Germany, have ex-
! pressed about our war the same views
which we used to End in tne rebel jour
, nails of Richmond. OF all the govern
mems in the world, there is only one who
? has entered into direct correspondence
/ with the government of the rebel Conied.
eracy and which has given its President
+ tho title of "most illustrious President"
i, This only government is that Of the Pope
( ANOTHER ATTACK or THE SANE soRT,
5 [FrOm the Boston RecOrder.l
The zeal extent Of Romish control at
70 this moment is unsupported. 1t may be
J sufIiciel { in 1868 to give US q Prest-
Al I'll. &c Lnt pr ('an-
cress. and the Governors and maj jor.
ity in both houses Of all tho States An
amendment Of the Constitution could thus
be effected, making papacy the national
religion and tho Only one TO be tolerated
But the most sanguine may not hope so
; much so soon. Rome may see it safe to
b aspire no further in 1868 than to Vice
President. To make a President Of him
would need but q skillful dose OF poison
a trife that Rome never wanted when tne
motives were adequate. Rome hopes tua'
at some future day. some future OF pre-,
ent party shall find itself openly oollgeu
to sell itself to her. If So ana ano'net
: rsbellion arises ia consequence OF ils rum
or success Ieitber would bring 1t on,l
,a;,Itior means on this side OF tho Atan-
5 ,io 9snd oertain reception on the olhers
= will attend its very opening.
GENERAL WoLFE.- General Wolfe invit'
e1 a Scotch officer To dine With him the
same dsv he was also invited by some bro.
thor officers. "You must excuse me,
said he TO them, / am already engaged
N Wolfe" A smart young ensign oo-
served he might as well expressed himself
with more respect, and said General oifa,
"Sir," said the Scotch officer WIN grea'
promptitude, ave never say 3ensisl Cse
sar or General Alexander" Wolie, who
was within herring by low DOW 70 tne
, Scotch officer, acknowledged the pleasure
7 he fel. at the high compliment