New-York tribune., 1868-11-02
SUNSET cox AND cArHoLIcIsM

Sunset Cox a carpct-baFger from Ohio, is the
Democratic candidate for Congress from the With
District--the Ninth Fifteenth and Sixteenth Wards
Of this city-and hopes Ia receive a share az least Of
the Irish votes In those wards Like other Demo
Gratis he believes that promises cost nothing, and Is
therefore very lavish OF them. lie claims 10 be the
friend Of Catholics Of every nationality, and asks
them TO assist in returning him to seat in the
House. Now Mr. Cox once made tOnr Of Europe
and like many other men, wrote n book, entitled
"The Buckeye Abroad In this he gave a dcscrip
ton of his visit to Rome aud the ceremonies that he
witnessed at ST. Peters Though writing about the
solemn worship Of God and describing scenes that
generally command the respect if not the reverence
Of the spectator, he treats the subject in sncerng
irroyerent manner, and even steps aside to repeat
improbable anecdotes derogatory to the character of
the Pope and Cardinals Catholics Of the With Dis
trct will do well TO read carefully the following ex-
tracts and remember that they were written by tho
man who asks their support:
Directly, bnff soldiers with glt helmets and draw
swords rush In 10 guard the door Thought At first,
there sudden 1nauIrcCti0n, knowing thai
matters Of power as poor fus has learned there bat
step from the Capitol to the Tarcian Rock" But
no. the choir strike the high notes. the doors beyond
Open and Volta the Vicegercnt of God appears In hs
tiara and cloth OF gold Around him swern ministers Of
every degree aud shade OF color he knecs the rustic OF
red Cardinals shyers In the halioWed air. aud all knecl
Then le ascends TO the thronea fine looking, fuaccd
man. graceful and digniiod In his bearing. Power he
10 wear as familiar garment How graciousy lie
extends his hand the Cardinals who severay leave
their seats attended by their attendants in purple carry
Ing their trains they bOwing kiss the hand as was
informed the diamond brilliant upon the POpe'a ring az
a toLen Of reverence An inferior order pros.
trate themselves, and tip their labla at tho
sIoe % " ILL ~, , ~ dnhTan1 and the fenti Leo
hnd that head OF antChfist winch Luther fought
with SO much raneOr and heroism had the visible
impersonal power, which IN former times had made
Henry " stand for days bareeadod under the blasts Of
trlf ip Alexander II
saw placed IT'S foot Oh the neck Of hanghy Frederick,
baldbes" Glitter and pomp greater than what had
seen could not surround the human form. Homage
sueh as cond only be shown 10 the representative OF the
SAVIOR was here exhibitor but one could not help feel
ing that the mighty heart OF Popery as t once trohDed
W Peter's for Plus Mono to m and thus end tho long
line Holy Fathers did not observe; but this did
feel that In italy and Europe the people had become
alive 10 compact OF tyranny between the Church and
State. To borrow tho biting sarcasm OF Westminster
stous have had their faith terribly shaken, and have
the infellbe successor OF ST. Peter gn0minousy
ignOmniousy kicked back again by French army.
Heaven had thunder to hur destruction ut the imp0s
and neither Vrgn nor ssos sam snar %ere IN "a s
return. His exit and bis restoration were both vulgar
and .ss poor M % 2Te Po Gs@ IN as @
bnrg trembling every inch Of him lest the whole machine
s,.aed os s e@e onoer 1Hnd Jsegss
daylight H come The weakness Of the pontihcate does
not spring from any peculiar corruption such ~ formerly
severed the best Of Germany aud Swtzerland from
It's Influence. Children longer sing, they did in
MelancthOn's time:
"Of al foul spots The world around,
The fonlett spot IN Rome !s found"
That weakness springs from tho increased light OF the
agethe holy wicks only shown awful aud potential In
the dim twilight OF ignorancc bnt then they the
only lights misguided world possessed Plus Is well
meaning enough; his c0unenaDcc bespeaks quiet and
tender heart ho lacks deesOn OF character he fears
take step that will end disastrOusy The people Let
illustrate by an incident that occurred the other
Some French soldiers settOcd few nights since
apparently for smoking, which the Italians dces;
arrested condemned 10 he
Pope IL in ms power. repreved them TIE French
conmandnut sent Pope Plus word that II he were not
permitted execute the sentence Les would resign
10 home thereby ntimang that difficulty would follow
The Pope midly yielded aud the Els men, who are now
In the Castle OF g. Angelo are 10 bo shot THIS stale OF
things cannot last eecret societies bound together ny