The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-03-26
Tha reformation 10 Mexlco.

MiBroDreeentoQ ADrOaO, Wn0AS'A
of facts are collated going to show that our
foreign diplomatic corps is simply Fro
testant missionary agency. A man oy the
name of Williamson Jour Louisians VIII
hanson, we suppose), who represents OF 70
presented this country in Central America
one Russell in Venezuela, Mr.. wing In
Ecuador, Logan in Chilli, Thomas in Lima
Shannon in Brazil, and Mr.. Bancroft In
Prussia, are all convicted through tneif
own writings of entering with the utmost
eaaerness into the internal politics OF the
countries where they were respectively
accredited, whenever religious inseresss
were involved. They convict themselves
of the most active intermeddlipg with such
matters and always on the side OF persecu-
ton of the Catholic Church. The spirit OF
persecution seems to be rife in those eoun-
tries 30 far as the governments are con-
cerned, although entirely in opposition to
the will of the people in most of them, and
therefore this impertinence on the part OF
American diplomats is entirely overlooked,
and, indeed, gratefully received. But II
their interference were on the other aide,
ii they used their official positions to make
capital for the Catholic cause, how soon
those governments would kno" no" to
teach them their place
The article in question deals especially.
however, with our operations in Mexico
through o Mr.. Foster, who was found quail
fed with enough bigotry and impudence
combined to represent the Protestant mis-
sionary cause in that country, and was,
therefore, sent there by our government
as it's Minister
This gentleman has clearly shown that,
instead of being the American Minister, he
is really nothing but disguised Presby-
terian or Methodist minister.
The correspondence between himself and
Fish shows unmistaka ably that his missionary
proceedings in Mexico were in full accord
with the temper of the home government, and
and were 30 completely sustained at Wash
ington as to warrant the supposition that
they had been dictated there. Indeed, the
wholeIhistory of the present thievish Wash
ington Administration coca to show that
next to plunder and roguery, its chief bust
pess has been the furtherapce Of Pro
testan tism at home a. @oioao' -.
1t is we'll known that from the time Oh
the establishment of Juarezs influence,
except during the reign of Maximilian, the
whole power of the Mexican Government
has been directed to the overthrow of reli-
gion, in opposition to the wishes of the peo-
pie. Certain intriguing Infdels and conspira
tors working through secret societies, have
managed to hold the chief Offices in that
! unfortunate country, and have finally sue.
ceedod IN perverting it's laws into an agency
of extreme religious persecution. The
scheming of Juarez was continued by Lerdo
de Tejada, his successor, and resulted in
the confiscation of ecclesiastical property
the suppression of religious communities
+ and the expulsion of their members from
, the commonwealth.
} 1t ia also we'll known that there are M
such laws as these in this country, and, in
deed, that our civil government ignores tn
subject of religion, letting every Church o
sect manage it's own affairs after it's ow
fashion. Still Mr.. Foster was delighte
upon the Rnal triumph of these proscriptiv
a principles in Mexico and Immediately wrot
n to Washington that "their incorporate
d into the federal constitution may be re
garded as the crowning act of triumph
the liberal government in its long conte
~ with the conservative or church party
Fish replied substantially that the Mexica
.. Government deserved congratulation upc
ii the event, aud that it was great step
10 advance.
Z This correspondence was immediate
ct handed by Foster to the Mexican Minist
lie of Foreign Affairs, and through him to I
eS President, was by his order read to t
tn Congress, was received with delight by t
ls President of that body, ordered to be spre
eo on its minutes, and then printed in t
az Official organ as we'll as other papers of t
- capital. As to these assurances, by
Va Fish, of American sympathy, the lie dire
os was soon after given to them by the Ame
no can people, who received with the warm
Al.