Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-10-14
Letter Of Gen. Rosencrans.

Letter Of Gen. Rosencrans.
The following letter from General
w. S. Rosecransito Rey.sJ. S. Early
explains itself. Father Early some
days ago presented Mr.. Blaine gold
headed cane voted him at a Catholic
Fair at Highland Falls, New York.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. "a, '84.
Rev. DIR. Father:
never had much reason to trust a
man who openly denies the religion
with which he was entrusted. Among
the actions upon which our religion
lays maledictions are. the denial of
our Lord and making loving lies
That Mr.. Blaine was broughtnp by a
Catholic mother is well known, and
equally well known is it that he has
formally denied the Catholic faith
and gotten certificate of his mem
bership of Congregationalist church
from its pastor. While at Augusta,
Maine, during the latter part of last
month a weekly newspaper of that
city-Plaisted, Ex-Governor, and
Morton, proprietors-in then cur
rent number published evidence given
under oath by witness highly con
sidcred for intelligence, conscien-
tiousness and integrity proving, be-
You'd reasonable question, that in
1875, while chairman of the Maine
Republican State Central Committee,
James G. Blaine, now Republican
nominee for the Presidency, caused
to be printed and secretly circulated
where ii was expected to do the most
good to that party, a circular address
to the Protestant Democrats of
Maine," and signed Protestant
Democrat" and known as 'sthe Mad
igan Circular" in which he appeals
to them and the people of Maine gen
orally against the machination of the
Catholic hierarchy and the secret So
ciety of Jesuits, as planning to secure
the political power through Congress
for the destruction of our system of
common schools, and thus depriving
the poor of their only means of educa-
ton. The circular states that " al
ready they have four United States
Senators, one of whom was elected by
the use of $4,000 of Jesuit money,
and that when there was threat of
investigation he resigned rather than
risk an exposure of the secrets of his
order. - The circular said he was a
lay member of the Secret Society of
Jcsuits. Whetherhe far ovcrestimat-
ed the dense ignorance and credulity
of those whom the gigantic falsehoods
of this circular were designed to
dupe is uncertain, but there can be no
doubt of the develishncss of its appeal
to religious bigotry and fanaticism to
secure miserable party advantage
for those who 20 years before had
made a vile investment in Know
Nothingisn for similar purpose
Every statement in that circular is a
falsehood, directly or by implication.
These facts ought to be known to
every citizen, whose duty requires
him to vote for President of the
United States at the approaching cleo
ton. They are bound to vote ac-
cording to the law, and the best of
their judgment and conscience, for
the common good of the whole coun-
try. 1t is matter of conscience
above all things to choose an honest
executive. Does any one doubt what
the stockholders of any corporation
would think of any director who
should vote to elect as president of
the company q man proven to have
been engaged in circulating mean and
dastardly calumnies to impose upon
the ignorant, the crcdulous and the
unwary for his own creditor advan-
tage? But the voter is one of the
trustees of the great corporation
known as the United States of Amer
lea, and votes as such when voting for
President of this great corporation.
BY the greatness of the interests
involved he is proportionatclY bound
to take care that he chooses for Pres
idcnt man whose antccedents assure
every one he is trustworthy. Can
anyone not given over to believe a lie
trust man who who got up and clan
destincly disseminated this Madigan
circular? The enclosed editorial
clipped from the Washington Post of
this morning, showes how Blaine's
Kennebec Journal talked of Arch
bishop Hughes in the days of that
great and patriotic citizens lifetime.
When you arc told that our President
Lincoln got him TO goto Europe and ex-
crt his influence and intellect to make
known in high quarters the real issues
of our war for the Union, you will
conclude with me that such denuncia-
ton of this great Union citizen puts
another feather in the cap of this
Plumed Knight 'industrie, pecuni-
airy and political-and discrcdits him
as an aspirant for any Office of trust,
much less for the Presidency of this
great and free Republic.
Knowing the circumstances which
required you to present that gold
headed cane to Mr.. Blaine, but not
knowing your views as voter,
write as 1 think, and remain, very
truly, yours, w. S. RosEcRANs.
ToRev. j. S. Early, Highland Falls,
n. Y.