The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-11
For he Democratic Advoeais.
The Known othing Battery Re-opened.

Afsssrs. Editors THE following quotation,
20 which the three words in italies are added,
is taken from the Ssatinsl of the 4th instant;
~" The Editor of this paper having taken
french leave for 10 days, all errors and mistakes
of every kind are ehargeable TO the Printers
| Devil, who is running the mnehine"-to the
deriU
Please copy the above notice, to show that
| the sentinel has temporarily abandoned his
post and left in his place IoeHH, teneHs, who
for the present assumes the name aud appears
to possess the nature of the old arch fiend that
he so appropriately Personates.
Seeing that something must be done to check
the sensible progress Of the people back to
civil, as well true religious liberty so happi-
ly enjoyed by us all before the civil war, and
to aid the fell destroyers of constitutional law
to complete the amalgamation of races so wick
eddy begun, this sagdoious ioeHm tenens Of the
Sentinel, in the editorial column last week,
under the head of lnfallibiity," touched the
Matchbox of his blunderbuss, firing a false
alarm frightful enough to wake up every slum-
bering know-nothing in the land
The "Printers Devil" who is thus about to
galvanize the fostering corpse of defunct Know
Nothingism, quotes from one of his "most con-
sentative journals as follows:
"Thc Iufallibiity dogma has at last been
carried in the Council, majority Of about 30
holding out against III but this minority in
cludes nearly all that is respectable for char
acier, talent, learning, and influence in the
Catholic Church, and represents by far the lar
ger portion OF the Catholic world"
The remainder of the article quoted by the
lSea;inei from one of its "most conservative
journals" goes to show (ifi show anything,l
that the Catholic Church is much divided in
sentiment on the "dogma;' and all that is
proved by it, if anything is, that the Catholic
Church is no longer unit.
Ii is not intended here to express an opinion
one way or the other on the dogma" referred
to by the ioeum. The view taken of 1t by the
'eoassrratire JOURNAL" and quoted by the
"Printers Deyp to sustain him, proves
directly the reverse Of what he asserts for the
purpose of rousing up the dead body Of Know
Notbingism.
awe think it worth WHILE" says the prin-
ter's devil, "for Protestans to inquire how far
the aggressiveuess of the Catholic Church past
aud present, tends to put in jeopardy political
interests, &c.
Now, If the Catholic Church be so much d.
vided on the Infalibility dogma as she is repre-
sentcd to be, how can political interests be
jeopardized thereby9 "a house divided
against itself, &C."
II, however, we refer to the past" as the
.Seuiiasi suggests, to see the aggressivcness of
the Catholic Church, we find that the catholics
of Maryland were prompt in setting the world
an example in establishing and preserving re-
ligious liberty when the hypocriticaly puritan
yankees, from whom the .SeHiiners ioeum ap-
pears to draw all his ideas of political ethics,
and who grew plcthoric on the profits of the
slave trade, were ruthlessly prosecuting all who
dared worship in any other way than that die
tated BY those pion, Massachusetts, buccaneers,
whose descendants now seek to use the moor
negroes that they enslaved as tools to subiu-
gate the white race.
Referring to the "preseaf," to look for this
"aggressiyeness.r we find this "Printers
Devilo himself showing that the "dogma"
which. he prefends. il so offensive TO him. md
which he seems to fear will do his party so
much damage, Is opposed BY call that is re-
spectacle for character, talent, learning, and
influence in the Catholic Church." Did ever
a printers devil more fully stutify himself
1t is manifest that he calculates largely on the
ignorance, stupidity, prejudice, and gullibility
of his readers But however the radical lead.
ers may receive this, and with it try to excite
the sleeping spirit of persecution, to add to
their rapidly sinking political capital, there
mast be many readers of the Ssatinel who will
turn from 1t in disgust; aad rattle than longer
adhere to party which, in addition to negro
Inauguration, seeks to excite religious intol
erance for political purposes, they will quietly
cast their votes for party that is periodically
trying to bring peace, charity, and concord
out oil the chaos OF fanaticism, which has
brought our once proud republic to the verge
oil ruin.
This sapient Printers Devil says; "ThC
church in this country is unit in support o
what is called Democracy; but elsewhere
throughout the world, she is the recognized
: foe of free government" &c. ; and yet, in thu
same article it is unblushingly asserted tina
1--WE know that the unity of the church." &C.
{ "inakes it a formidable antagonistw How car
: an organization represented to be composed o
elements so discordant,- IA unit ia support o
Democracy" and ga recognized foe OF FIRE,
government" at the same time,-a majority
promulgating n 'dogma" to which all tn
| Character, talents, learning, and influence
' are opposed-how, we ask, eau such organ
ization be formidable?