, 1873-07-28

begun by tho Times, md continued by tho mis-
erablo derman tool Of tho Temperance Bnrcau,
t. gov tho 81 se ana
nottingham, can only bo rightly Judged by tl>s
following faota |. On Tho saina evening In which
tho Council rojocsod tho nomination Of tho ga1i-. .
tleman IN question for personal roasons,. Ehoy
membera Of. tho Board OF Education,
each OF whom would ntrenuouely oppose
any attotnnpt to broak down or remodel
our our syato@ Of public IT,; eehoos III
oonilrmod by tho 'oonnci-Mossra. Wilco, Old
son, Riohberg, and DR.. Duthardt-aro not Catll-
ocs, aud VIC aro sorry to say that Afesgrs. Wilco
and OloBon oven have a 1onning toward Puritali-
iam; tho two dermana-nichborg and Dluthardt
to1oration md liborality, would oppose ovcry at-
tempt OF Church to dostroy tho non-confea-.
eional character OF our frco-sohool system.
Tho Catholics In tho Council, too. voted
protostnnta, although. IN spite Of the argo num-
bor of Catholics in Chicago, there iH only olio:
Catholic III good standing (h1r. Goggin) among
the flttoon MONITORS, whilo tbirtoon Of them aro
Instead Of deserving to DO blamed for lntolor-
nnce, tla Catholic mombers Of tho Common Coun-
Gil, by their votoB on tho nominations for the
School Donrd, hnvo enown groas do6l Of
nborality, and oven OF eolf-abnogation.
It is vol known that tho Illinois Staaes
Zeftang strictly adhoroa to tho Amorlcan-Rcpub-
lican Bystom Of porfcot separation OF Church
aud State. Wo shall oppose q Church only
whcnoyor tha Church goes beyond its Legitimate
sphere. Iu case tho Catholic Church should try.
such enoroaohmonta, NO should oppose 1t with
tho utmoat onurgy and boldncss But 1t ia not
CatholiciBn- worry tolerant as tho votoB In tho
Council Bhow;-whicla tries to oncroaoh upon
civil mud peraonal liberty but It Is quito diior-
ent religious SCOT which tries ita hand at such
experiments, as the present Sunday tyranny IL
very npt to provo. ''''sf'''''',
Indeed, tho fprospects Of puritantsn and
NotlingiHm tn Chicago must DO dos
porate whom fellow like Storey, so deeply skilled
light tic friends Of liberty, hits upon such stupid
means rs re doHcribod above.
But tho Times, to a cortain extont, acts at
leaat honostly; 1t doeH not deny it's intention to
tramplo on tho " "Dutchmou," and confoascs that
1t will uso all means to accomplish its purpose.
But ho who Processes to bo with tho dormanB,
and against Know -Nothingism and puritanism,
either blookhoad or ecoundrol. If ho docs
not 500 or .percoivo that tho oppononta Of Prri-
tanism will bo politically annhlatel at tho bal
lot-box tctthout tho vote Of Catholics, he Is o
blockload. But IL ho, knowing ali this very well,
trfes to disturb tho Indispensable confessional
ponce among tho opponents Of Puritanism and
Natiyiam for paltry roaaonB. ho ia q ncoundrel
and traitor.
Up to thia time, tho howl Of tho Times and ita
German imitation, to uBe IN osthotica1 phrase Of
tho Union, has boon nothing but " tempest in
teapot" Or, to uao unosthoticnl but plain Ian
guago, ia storm In hog~pen." 1t can only
become dangerous It it should DO permitted to
leayo its present dirty locality. This might per-
hapa be possible II tho people wero not warnod
plainly laid before them. Wo hare fulallod this
duty by this article.