The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-30
Presbyterian Fairness and Modesty,

Observation-Disclosures thefsA-and appears 20
think that the whole hopeAof Professionalism
turns hg3n its successfal use of that wea-
pom Id the land to band conflict to which
Catholicity has redaced it in this free coun-
try Every thing is fair in war they say,
and the Presbyte'jan evidently intends to
give that axiom its widest latitude of con
struction. 1t apght to remember, however,
that there are exceptions.to the rule; that
poisoned balls are mott beused in physical
conflict, and that in the intellectual arena
it is considered dishonorable to misstate,
garble or partially suppress, the meaning
Of ones adversary. h, II
We have had occasion TO say TINT "the
Church is in csrtain sense Responsible fofS
the barbarian condi ton of McKee, the exe'
PLANTATION of which was given to be that
through YlreuY efsgits. which inAhe eyes 81
thssworM IL folly; 3tle aborisfAI inhabit-'
ants had been spared and preserved, thus
retaining kind Of basbarism which would
nav to Be- removed gradually. Our in
genuous neighbor, in the spirit of honest
truth and fair play, parades the admission
and suppresses the explanation. He makes
Ia partial, use of,our testimony, while every
court in the world holds that the explaPa
tioEs of a witness must be taken with his
admissions. -, OK, .
Again, we admitted that perhaps Protest.
antism would have made of Mexico by this
time highly prosperous eountryi-by ex-
terminating the Indians, as lit had done
here-and again the admission is given
without the explanation
We shall not, however, make any apos-
trophies over this fann-pas, for the explana-
tion is easily guessed at. We cannot i'm
agine, and do net believe, that the able
and distinguished gentlemen whose names
sanction the issues of that paper, know
anything about this little piece of petit
Jogging. They had probably trusted some
understrapper at the wheel for n few mo-
ments. who thought to distinguish himself
by little shary practice, in which he had
grown expert in some frontier paper war;
But what about the inodesty z Here we,
cannot let off the editors and supervisors
SO easily. They often, and therefore de-.
liberately, harp npon, the theme of =" what
the Ronish Church has made Mexico" and
in the article now referred to, the Inst is
merely augmented by the addition of the
Central American and South American
States. 81. ~ <ii' - - 5'si =
This is what We call decidedly modest.
It is like the quack pretender at medicine
who has neither q diploma nor patient,
and who coolly sneers at the old and ex-
pert physician, because he has hospital
full of sick people. The Catholic Church
wherewith the highest phase of civilization
chooses to amuse itself; it takes charge of
civilized, semi civilized and barbarous ma
tions and savage tribes. If you sneer at
Mexico and other semi civilized Catholiu
nations. with what unutterabls disgust must
you think of the poor Wandering tribes eff
Rocky Mountains Catholic savages, whom
Father De Smet il just inducing to plant
corn and build cabins :, Ought not Catho
Lefty to hide its head forever if the Pres
byteriam should loftily say, as it does in
relation to Mexico, ".the worst enemies of
the United States would Be. touched with
pity OF the thought of its being made what
| the Romish Church has made of the Flat
Heads and the Nez- perces ~ ..s.
Friend Presbyterian, the great doctor
Mutt tea1 ntss-esitlt the sick
| man-with adj the sick Smen. There they
are; why don't you take charge of them ?
If you don't like her system, il you think
too slows why don't you undertake the
job : Why do you eonfne yourselves to
the steaniing purlieus of the highest and
flimsiest stages of civilizationq The world
is open to you, and if Professionalism has a
commission from the Almighty, let it stop
grumbling at the Catholic Church, and set
to work itself to do better. .f..'
All, no you have no commission You
are not set to watch the ffocks. 1t is only
the true Church that takes possession of
all these unpleasant places and undertakes
these hard jobs 1t is only the true Church
which has missionaries who cannot be
called gunboat missionaries, 1t is only the
true Church which is not terrified by penal
laws, but snateheseits lambs from the wolf Is