The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-01-07
Religion I'm Politics.

Religion I'm Politics.
From the present outlook, it seems GER
religious question upon the American peo-
pie during tho ensuing campaign. There
Is little doub. but that an anti-Catholic
plank will find a place in their next plat
form. They unquestionably have the
desire to make the Catholic question an
element of their political creed, and if they
arc driven from this purpose it will be
because they are afraid of the judgment OF
the people. 1-.''A
The Foster Blaine letters, tho removal
of Chief Justice Dunno, Il Catholic, the
the Row. Mr.. GleSg, tho action of the
american Union p" arc significant.
The Rev. Mr.. Glegg utters his sentiments
recently as follows:
This system interferes with our Govern
nlent, our liberty, our right. Is it any
Won . that americans are alarmed s, ?
employing darkness and secrecy in work
ing out its schemes! Il is time we came
native land. That's why we came together
Tonight. People say that we shall inaug-
oy ney for are us tho
agitators, and il civil war comes know
thai heaven will s,nite them down. But
friends. They put before them the lion,
religious war, and it shakes its mane and
roafs. and the people fee, and the Roman
Bible and the schools. You can slay this
lion. If religious war comes, it will be
right-in the right of maintaining the
Btble. War is sometimes q severe fieces-
q ty. War brought MS THIS great rep,, bic,
and war kept it together.
The Order of the American Union has in
IL the old laven nj Know NotNiuDiSrn
Behind the published generalities of it's
creed, is its sure and determined hostility
to Catholicism.
The blasphemous utterances of Bishop
Haven remain unrebuked by his church.
In fact, it seems to be admitted, that his
declaration, although premature, has the
appreciation of the mass OF tho Republican
party. There is no foundation for any OF
these absurd charges against the Catholic
Church. The members of this religious
order arc moro devoted to the principles OF
the Government, are more earnest i'll their
patriotism than any Of these pestilential
puritanlcal shriekers in their vile crusade
against truth and justice.
During tho recent war, Whole divisions
We're composed of Catholics. The late Arch
Bishop Hughes aroused the whole Catholic
North in defense Of the Union. These
Christian soldiers vino are lifting up their
voices, and praying loudly in public places
that the Bible and the public schools are in
danger, are tho same puritanical hypocrites
who inaugurated the war upon slavery,
denounced the Union "leugue with the
devil and n covenant with hell," led the
cohorts of Know nottingham against the
Constitution, and who have been the OK
ponents Of every ism, all the new tangled
notions, free lovesm, and evory Other
aboinirlation which springs from tho loves
depths of the vilest passions.
The war against slavery has died out, tho
Southern outrage cry has no moro must,
for Northern cars, and this new crusade il
undertaken with tho hope of riding into
power on the prejudices engendered by the
differences OF religious opinions. a relig-
ious war is to be substituted for sectional
hate.
Al tho North we believe the Catholics
will be found enlisted III the cause of the
Constitution, contending for u froc exercise
OF religious duties as guaranteed by the
Constitution of tho United States. Her.
In tho South, it will require great sacrifice
for those i'll the Radical party, to give up
their political associations for the sake OF
their consciences, If they have any. Thei,
long and intimate association with the
negro, their familiarity with and participa-
ton i'll the various crimes which have been
committed against the poop of the South
has doadened their moral Sensibility to
such an extent that it will require the
power that raised Lazarous to rcsurrec,
their moral natures. We hope they may
yet see the errors of their way, and with
out the quickening spur OF prosecution,
leave corrupt ways, ignoble pursuits and
degrading associations and atone for past
oifenses by assisting iii redecming I.outsi-
ana SO that she may be found always
"pholding tho rights Of self-governmcnt
and tho unfettered exercise Of tho liberty of
conscience.
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