The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-17

the largest portion of the Christian world.
Henry Ward Beecher lectured here recently
and was listened to by large congregation,
composed in greater part of our best Prot
estant citizens Of undoubted standing and
acknowledged public and private virtues,
Henry Ward Beecher failed to obtain an
absolute acquitta', from jury of his peers.
Of the CRIME OF adultery. No Catholic
paper in the land appeared with blacklet-
ter insults upon Protestants in conse-
quence: nor during his late visit here were
the windows of the Cathode business
houses filled with offensive placards upon
the Protestant religion. This miserable
warfare is unworthy American citizens.
The Roman Catholics of America care
nothing about what this expelled novice
may or does say atout them and their
faith. She has been thoroughly exposed,
in her home in New Jersey, aud heI drunk
en- orgies with her man" in st. Paul a
few years since ought to be sufficient to
prevent her from receiving Protestant
notice; but they do regret that their Prot
estant neighbors- seem never to tire of
heaping wanton insults upon them. The
original discoverers OF this continent, who
protessed the same faith as did the glo-
rious missionaries whose names are ren
dered immortal by their herOism aud ben.
ovelence; the same faith as did the greater
number of the gallant Pennsylvania legion
who fought SO heroically during the revolu
tionary war; the same faith as Pulaski,
whose banner, crimsoned with victories
over the foes of American liberty, was
presented to him by Nuns; the same old
faith professed by the members of that
Irish Brigade, whose deeds at Fredericks-
burg and the Chickahominy will forever
live in history: the same faith as those
Jesuits preached of whom Bancroft speaks
when he says, 'Not a cape was turned
not an inlet entered but Jesuit led the
way" the same ennohing, God-fearing
humanity loving faith exempi6ed by
Father DeSmet, over the tidings of whose
death the savage Sioux shed scalding tears
of sorrow; the DeSmet of whom Presiden
Lincoln said that he could do more to paci
tcate the Indians than the entire army O
the United States. The people, | say
who profess this faith, in land in which
they have earned an indisputable title to
live as becomes good American citizens
ought to be spared the wanton insults of ;
press that boasts its impal tlality. If they
are to be thus insulted, thus maligned,
would say, let them mark their traducers
take a note of the business house of tn,
man who advertiSes insult. refuse to trad
with him, deny him patronage howeve
; small, oppose him in public and privat
|. . when he seeks Office and when he want
: commercial patronage, and they will sool
find that the little soul of tn
tigot will be reached through hi
, pocket and ambition. Let them give thei
indignation a practical turn; let ther
i, communicate with tie advertisers, and th
= Catholic business houses of the larg
cities; let them stand up erect" and nc
e whine about it. but ORGANIZE to defeat i
By thus asserting their rights and tn
dignity and grandeur of their religion
+ they will rebuke these fanatics, and
f honor to themselves. Every Catholi
should make the public understand til:
f he will not consent to wear any badge
inferiority in this community on account
@ the faith which it is his privilege an
. should be his pride to profess.
q A ROMAN CATHOLIC.