The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09


From the Republic.
The Southern Cathoi,c of Memphis,
the official organ of the Catholic church
in the Southern States, contains an ar
ticle which lays down the programme as
follows
There are two very essential steps
TO be taken in order to win the next
Presidential race 1t is scarcely neces-
sary, | trust, to urge our fellow Catho>
lies to assemble everywhere around the
Democratic coors; for they are all, by
choice or necessity, external to the Re
publican party, and it is incredible to
believe that any Catholic who has a
modicum of self.respect and love for his
church, can cooperate with that party
If hitherto he has done so, the time is
at hand to abandon an organization
which is confessedly, and without longer
disguise, at war with our holy religion "
1t seems as if the Roman Catholic
church was anxious to precipitate col
lision with the people of this country
The disturbances produced by the Pa
pacy in Europe, which led to its being
stripped of its temporal power, and to
the expulsion, and curling of the def.
ant priesthood i'll Germany, are matters
well known to thoughtful Americans,
who regard the clam to inlalllbility as
shockingly blasphemous. The Pope,
who has never left the soil of Italy, is
in the hands Of hierarchy more unscru
pulous than that of the Dark Ages :;
more given to assimilation and more
inclined TO vituperatc and punish where
they dare. But European Roman Cath
olics are more enlightened than they
were, and laugh at the thunders of the
Vatican. European monarchs Of Roman
Catholic subjects, however, have been
forced to break the concordat with IN
fallible pretensions for their own protec-
ton. aud we have the sorry spectacle
towards the close Of the 10Th century,
Of the Romish church rampant and try.
ing to ride roughshod over the peoples
of the European continent
The age and feebleuess Of mind of
the Pope; his absolute ignorance Of the
worlds condition outside of Rome and
the miscellaneous and untruthful reports
Of the Jesuits and other enemies Of lib.
erty and knowledge, have led him to
believe that while in Europe the Ro.
mish Church is suffering and the priest
hood made to obey the secular law, in
this country new country the peo
pie welcome the advent of Romish en-
issaries as much as the Pope did the
bestowment of his alleged infallible at.
tribute The people are said to be de.
lighted with the Pope's making an
Irish American citizen, Cardinal Nc
Closkey, a Romish Prince, but he being
dissatisfied with condescending to be
Prince McCloskey, has proceeded to
Rome TO select more euphonius title
The Southern Catholic of Memphis
has torn the mask from the face of the
RomiSh church and made it stand forth
in all its hideous deformity, as a politi.
cal body allied with the worst element
of American politics. Such bold and
defiant assertions as, that the self-respect
of the Roman Catholic American will
not allow him to cooperate with the
Republican party; and more, if he love
his church he cannot do so, seems vile
SANDER on many citizens. But be that
as it may, the truth as to the Romish
hierarchy in this country is out and un-
disguised, aud its attitude known aud
doubtless, a free people, proud of their
freedom and general intelligence, aud
understanding their duty, will not fail
TO perform it.
Let the information here given reach
every town AID city and hamlet III the
land. Let the people know that the
Romish church has risen up against
their political power. And let every
citizen VINO loves his country and Its
free institutions prepare TO resist the in
Anence of the Romish priesthood in their
infamous attempt to interfere with tho
freedom of the suffrage of American
citizens