Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-05-24
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Ominous Prediction Of the Duke of Rich
moud

That a wonderful crisis is just at hand
in the history of this Government the most
casual observer may preceive. All ready
the cloud which few years ago was no
bigger than "a mans hand" has increased
until spreading out over the heavens threat
ems to shut out the sun of liberty and pour
upon us flood of ''infallibilityp rule,
another name for hierarchy. 1t is well
known that the Pope of Rome-the head
of the Roman Catholic Church wears two
swords up his belt--the one being an en-
blem of his right to rule the whole world
in spiritual things, the other of his right to
make laws for the temporal Government
of the nations of the earth. In one word he
claims to be the absolute monarch of this
earthin every sense. But to the prediction.
On his death bed, the Duke of Richmond
said in the presence of the Hon. Mr.. Gates
and others "Ihe Government of the Uni
ted States shall be destroyed and be su6Sti-
tuted By the Roman hierarchy. The Roman
Catholic religion ,riU6e the religion of this
country. The Chprch and State aUiN be
united" And of course wipe out Protest
antism and Baptist faith from this land.
The difficulties in the way of the accom-
plishment of so grand n revolution were
recognized by the Duke and by the SOW
ereigns of Europe. Catholic Sovereigns)
but said that plans had been laid by which
they could be overcome. The Duke con-
tinues and says substantially "They
know they cannot do it by force of arms,
hence, they have adopted the plau of sub
version. They have agreed upon the plan
and also agreed to help each other.
Each sovereign will send all the paupers
and low characters not needed to supply
the armies and navies of their own country
to the United States. These will bring
with them their (Roman Catholic) reli-
gion-raise up their children in the same
faith-and thus greatly infect the sur
rounding country. Thus Catholicism will
gradually spread over the nation until it
VIII become more powerful than all other
religions combined. Then the Pdpacy aCiY
hare the plurality at the polls, and as all
Roman Catholics are sacoTn to support Pa
pal ddhere1,ts, they SCW elect a ruler of their
OlUn. This ruler will assume the reigns of
government and substitute monarchy for
our present form of government Thus
mplishing the glorious object forwhich
the whole Roman Catholic world pants.
Said Padre Grace, Bishop of Memphis
1.-The day is not far distant when the
Catholic will be the controlling religion of
this country, for we Catholics now out
number both Protestants and Baptists.n
American citizens awake from your
lethargy and open your eyes to the fearful
perils of the hour. Have no dealings with
Roman Catholic schemers, but avoid their
Jesuitical clap-traps as you would deadly
plague. Do all in your power to roll back
this tide of Papal oppression-the enemy
oftrue Christianity-the mother of har-
lots, (of the Scriptures) and the avowed
enemy of free Institutions. Only let Ro-
manism prevail here, and we shall see the
inquisition of past cen uries doing its hell
ish work on American soil.
AN ANrI-CATHoLIc.