New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-10
Especial Core spondence Of the Republican.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

General Grant and the Common School
Questionable Roman Hierarchy and
the Northern DemocrHcy-The Long
Concealed Skeleton Comes Forth at
la.t-Whnt will Southern Protestants
Do in this CrissS
New YORK, October 9, 1875.
General Grants speech at the reunion of
the A rmy of the Cumberland has fallen
among the politicians like bombshell. If
the Pr esideDt bad maintained the taCiturn
reserve which has characterized him for
the last fifteen years, for no other purpose
than to be listened TO once by every man,
woman and child in America when he
should speak, he could not have selected a
better occasion for breaking long, selfim-
posed sil eDce, or grander theme to speak
upon than the occasiou which he has now
seized and the subject upon which he has
spoken. Every word which the President
! uttered ia that speech will sink into the
hearts of the peoI le. Take it all in all, it
is the best political speech which has been
| made upon the issues of the day. 1t was
| made az the right time. 1t was made by
| tho ~ wac bIdoC uusioI tuC o~bt
possible auspices. II l am not greatly
mistaken the American people will, in the
centennial anniversary of our national il
| dependence act upon the warning given in
this speech.
The Presidents position cn the school
question gives new impetus 70 the can
vass in this State. Il will certainly affect
that of Ohio. The public school question
may now be regarded as clear cut anti
| Democrat issue in American politics.
This fact cements and makes prominent the
political slliauce between t1o Northern
Democracy and the Roman hieia chy. The
hideons skeleton go long concealed in the
closet Of our political mansion, comes forth
at LIST and occupies the best guest chamber.
We no longer smell this skeleton-we see
hieeousness as a recognized part of our
household, entitled to a place in the family
and boldly occupying that Place. The
Jesuits, as the agents of the Roman hier-
archy, will, therefore, from this day for
ward make common cause with the North
ern Democratic party. 1t is useless to
disguise this unpleasant fact. Southern
Protesta nts will now be called upon to
aid by their votes in tho schemes
of the Roman hierarchy in the United
STATES. AT the North there will be but one
voice among Pr0testants upon tho issue
thus raised. The Protestant sentiment of
the North will 90 solid against the Jesuts
and their plans. This Protests tant sentiment
will be all the stror ger from the fact that
the Roman priests have themselves forced
this issue upon the American people. The
great body of intelligent and influential
Protestants have not desired to have any
religious element enter into politics. GA
the contrary, they deprecated such etate
of things. More than this, thousands of
Intelligent Protestants are becoming more
and more satisfied that the home and the
church are the true educators of the
children of every people, be the
political foim Of the government what it
may.
l believe ! stated in former letter to
the REPUBLICAN that the Protestant Epi.-
copal Church was preparing to establish
CONN on school system for the children of
the Episcopal communion. But even the
Episcopalians see that the aggressive step
of the Roman Jesuits, in their attack upon
the common school system of the United
States, is but the entering wedge to further
encroachrhen's. How far sectional resent.
ment or party f.alty will carry Southern
Protestants in this conflict remains to be
seen. 1t will certainly test the nature of
Southern sectionalism. Are the Southern
Plotestants more under the influence of
Southern sectionalism than under the
influence Of their Protestant faithl II has
been asserted that the Confederate leaders
we're prepared during the war 20 form an
ecclesiastical conc eordat with the Papsoy
and the Catholic powers of Europe, of
Mexico and South America, in exchange for
recognition and Confederate independence.
This charge has been made. Northern Pro-
testants have deemed italtogether too mon