The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-22
Saturday, January ~, 1873.
A LITTLE TOO BROADLY STATED.

Cardinal McCloskey. addressing. the Cat1oilc
Union. abiding TO the discussion u rotation 70
the Bible in public schools. said II this pG 2 6
come. let ii come. They would, emerge from u
better Catholics than ever. This trouble. ne
said, was not going TO De q r nta had Iigbte9 fo he
fire and expected the Catholics would Supply tiie
fuel. He urged them not 70 throw iaggots On tne
fire, but as caution ana ad hn ,r,,n 70 each other
and The Church. and. above all. to those who
were tho innocent cause Of it-thcir children.
This is admirable advice given to all
Catholics in the United States by Cardi-
nal McCloskey, a dignitary of the Catho-
lie Church distinguished alike for his
learning, patriotism and good sense.
We think he has fallen into an error
when he c%onfounds, or seems to con-
found, Tall Professionals as wishing, or
even %consenting, to light either rel1-
gious or political fires OF persecution or
seuseless and angry controversy IN
this country. Tho Protestant world is
much divided on the question OF the
Bible in public schools and religious
education, and IL Is only the Radical
or Republican politicians and the
great body Of the Northern Methodist
Church, who should be characterized by
the illiberal and wicked purposes truly
ascribed to them by the Cardinal. we
are glad to perceive, too, that all the
Northern and Western Methodists
do not cooperate In this new
DesMoines invitation to stimulate
the religious prcjudices aud passions OF
one portion OF the citizens Of the3Jnion
against the other, with a view OF foist-
ing some worthless Radical Office
seekers. from Grant down. into places
of profit and plumber, by using and per-
yerting, with the remorselcss hypoc-
risy and ingenuity Of tlends. what ought
TO be the most amiable and charitable
feelings and sentiments OF our being,
into the most uncharitable, %revengeful
and destructive. At any rate, we trust
that Cardinal McCloskey, for whose dis
tinguished character and religious faith
we entertain IN unfeigned respect, will
not ppo that all Professionals are
! either Radicals hypocrites or revolution
lists, or do not as thoroughly detcst, as
he does himself, everything that SAVIOR
OF either religious or political persecu-
tions. We suspect the use OF the phrase
was a hasty one, and that tho enlight-
ened Prelate will not hesitate to modify
It, and to interpret it.in its real meaning.
We are aware that an effort will be
made with oil the force and dexterity
that can be impaired to it by the con-
spirators for Office in opposition to the
peace and business interests OF the
" country, to infiamo the Northern and
+. Western sections this year with vehe-
/. ment hatreds on the subject principally
by a Misrepresentation OF both the
numbers and Intentions OF tho Catho-
lie church, and also by an attempt to
renew after q lapse OF years all the bit
terest r~ecollections of the war. The
: Centennial year has already been desc
Grated by Mr.. Blaine in the House OF
Representatives at Washington, and by
Mr.. Morton in the Senate, as it had been
anticipated, in the same wicked temper
by Gen. Grant in Iowa, each OF
these Enthusiastically politicians schem-
ing for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the
cost of agitation, the most injurious
thing that could now happen to this
Union. Already the fruits OF Mr..
Blaine's unlucky assault on Mr. Davis
for the meanest partisan purposes, as is
now evident, are seen In the course taken
by Virginia and other Southern States,
In assuming an almost positive hostility
to the National Centennial celebration.
They unthinkingly, and W. think inju-
diciously, confound the Centennial cele.
bration of the hundredth anniversary Of
r ouimmortal Declaration of %Independ-
ence, which is, in reality, at the founda'
tion Of the old happy, beneficent and
free Republic Of the fathers, and in the
progress and glory Of which we all felt
so much e~xaltation and pride, with the
Vaccinations, and wicked character and
objects OF the Radical party. They mis-
take Mr.. Blaine for the Hon. John
Welsh and Gen. Hawley, who are as di-
verse In sentiment from him, in the
course he has thought proper to pursue.
as the heavens from the earth. We un-
derstand that the Centennial spirit,
both in its political and industrial
expression, to be the very oppo-
site to that Of a fanatical, selfish, or
turbulent Radicalism. 1t appears to us
that every State DESTROYS of c~ultivating
a sentiment Of harmony, with renewed
business cooperation and closer re-
lations between all parts of the United
States, should encourage the Centen.
NAL spirit Of amity and confratexnity,
based upon the coequal rights and ad.
yantages Of all, rs absolutely antago-
nistic to the mischievous, destructive
and malevolent genius of Radical VIC
lence in the North. Virginia, particu-
larly, as well as all the old Southern
States, have a wealth Of renown in the
early history of the United States,
which is incalculable in value: and all
the States have an interest in the indus
trial character of the Exhibition. and in
the general work CT justice and peace il
proposesto accomplish.
AT any rate, just as Cardinal McClos-
key has COMPOUNDED all Protestants with
those Protestants who prefer their Rad
ical politics to true religious cultivation
and influences, so we regret to perceive
that some Southern. men, under an