Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-07
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large portion Of the inhabitants OF this country
among whcm arc many of orr best citizens =
need rnlY TO call your attention 10 th
alarming increase III our country Of tho mos
intoleraat of all religious scots, The Roma
Catholic, whose history is written 10 blood an
is embodied ia these words--ambtiop, persecu
ton, superstitou, intolerance, irquisition, Jes
uitism and preslcrait. Eghty-seVen year
AGO they numbered 10 this country only ono il
l3l of our populations; thirty seven years ag'
lSi0) they had increased to one 10 eighteen o
our population; twenty seven years ago (lo5O
they numbered one iu tlo7en; seventeen years
ago (lSG0) they had grown to one 10 nine; II
1870 their increase reached one in seven of ouI
population, and 10 1880, three years hence
they will undoubtedly number one fifth or one
sixth of our population,
The present number Of Catholics 10 the
| United States is estimated ct 1900, 900. 10
1870 it was only about 35, ,000 Their increase
| since that time is equal to about two hundred
and niueteen fold, while the increase Of the en-.
| tire population during the same period was on
| ly eleven and halt fold. Judging by this
rapid ratio of Increase, which is owing to immi-
grafton and to the Jesuitical Injunction
laid by the priest in the privacy OF the con-
fcssional on the ignorant and supcrstitious
married penitent, that it is his or her relig-
! ious duty to multiply children for the good of
the Church, tho danger is imminent that within
| thirty years the Romish Church will have the
control of cur national government, OF ma.
jority of our State governments and all our
municipal governments, just as that Church
has now the political control Of New York
city. Leading ecclesiastics and writers Of that
Church have frequently declared and arc now
boasli0g that within that period of time they
will have things their own way, and will make
up for having been obliged to pay taxes to
support our public school system, either by
abolishipg that system or demanding that all
their educational soctarian Institutions be sup
ported out of tho public treasury.
From the foregoing statements have given,
showing the remarkable increase of Romanism
ia this country, there is imminent danger that
our children and childrcns children may be
compelled to live under the domination of
Rome; that this great and magnificent country
of ours may be finally subjugated by the most
powerful hierarchy the world has ever seen. A
slight inklipg can be obtained of what kind OF
treatment will be meted out to our descendants
in case this forcboding should come to pass. by
referring to the history of the Church from
its establishment during tho fourth century
down to the present time, and to the intoler-
ant course pursued by her in this country, as l
have already showr. Often when my thoughts
have turned to the future of our country, l
have had melancholy feeling come over me at
the bare idea of possibility of Catholicism
becoming the paramount religion, that Our
grandchildren may possibly suffer from the ar
rogauce, perhaps persecution OF that Church,
aud that the principles OF civil and religious
liberty our Revolutionary Protestant lorefathers
shed their blood for and established may event
ualy be swept away by the disciples OF Loyola.
To illustrate how that Church will behave,
should it ever obtain control, We have only to
refer to its doings in New York city and other
places, where. owing to It's having one'thrd OF
the votes, it was ab!o to dictate terms to the
party in power. During the last twenty years
the authorities of that city, composed mostly OF
Irish Catholics, and non. Catholic demagogues,
ferent Catholic scctarian institutions, consisting
hospitals, asylums and 80 on, over $l2 900, 900,
nine tcnths of which were paid by Protestants
and non. Catholic taxpayers, while Protestant
scctarian institutions received less than 81 OOO,
900. In 1857 the City Council donated to that
Church a tract Of land, on part OF which tho
magnificent Fifth Avenue Cathedral is erected,
worth at that time $3.50, 900, but valued tt day
at about 81 100000. The plea that this gigan'
tic donation was charitable affair cannot avail,
iuasmuch az q ten million dollar cathedral was
a recipient of portion Of the gift. 10 day, ou
the tax duplicate Of that city is special levy
TO raise $400, 900 per annun to support the
Roman Catholic Protectory at Fordham.
For many years the general government has
supported Providence Hospital, in Washing
ton; hundreds OF thousands of dollars have been
appropriated for that purpose. Two years
since Congress donated to the 'Littlc Sisters of
the Poor" $25, ,000 which was used to build d
church. The members dared not vote against
these appropriations for fear Of losing Roman
Catholic votes. 10 the same manner the Leglsla.
turc of N 7. has been compelled to vote at differ
enttimes over 81, 900 900 toRomlsh Institutions.
Ia California Romish institutions arc large.
Unsupported out the public treasury all brought
about by gentle reminder that Catholic votes
could be retained by being liberal with the
Church. As fast as the number Of adhcrents
of that Church increases just 80 last DO they IN
crease their demands. These facts illustrate
most uomistakably the purpose Of Rome to OBJ
tain coutro Of the public revenue as quickly as
possible for the purpose Ct aggrandlzing itself
10 further illustrate the danger resulting from
Romanism, should it ever gain sufficient power,
wo have only to refer TO the numerous Catholic
mobs organized for the purpose OF suppres7lng
| the right Of speech and the right Of Protestant
processions to march in our streets.
This Church is rapidly planting 10 our midst
| system that will 10 time utterly destroy our
| republican form of government. She is bind
| ing her aity together 10 secret societies to the
hazard Of the pcaco Of the nation, these socle'
tics are but branches Of similar bodies in Eu'
rope, oil controlled and inspired by the Pope;
she is teaching dogma and faith TO millions Of
youth (who will in time be votcrs), that
are directly opposed TO tho spirit OF our
| institutions; she fails to teach in her
schools virtue, honesty or loyalty to our lllsg,
She is organizing military companies in all oi
our cities entirely composed Of Roman Cath
lies, no Protestants being allowed to join. For
goo yoars tho blacks of our Southern States, suf-
fering tho curse of slavery, failed uttor y to at
tract tho notice Of Papal Rome but when the
Emacpatio Proclamation placed the ballot IN
tho hands Of thoso unfortunates, then Rorne stir
red horsolf to secure this largo element, so etfec
Il; IN fr{ Onlitir4S ,noyampntg This land