The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-23
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Says the New York Star:
1.-The latest dodge Of the carpet
bag fanatics is to I, present the
movement for white immigration to
tie South as a deep laid plot Of the
Roman Catholic Church to prosely-
tie that region. TIE only founda'
ton for this wonderful mares nest
les in the fact that Cardinal Glib
boas, in his capacity as a citizen,
co-operated with the Governors Of
Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina
and other States, as well as hundreds
Of representative men Of all sorts
and conditions. in a patriotic move
ment to promote the progress of the
industry and civilization Of that sec
ton. It is altogether likely that
Catholics will be in a minority of
the immigrants to The South, and it
is quite certain that the question of
the shade of religious belief of a
new conner will not be considered by
any one."
Replying to this the "Albemarle
Enquirer" of Edenton, says the
South wouldindeed be weak in Chris
tian faith, weak in character, ul-
stable aud untrue to herself if APP
prehensions, based upon effort to
proselytize, find any place in all her
thoughts. Writers are so much
given to speak of the South asa new
country, callingi it the New South
that it is not to be wondered that
false ideas as to the stability of hel
people are sometimes entertained
But when it is remembered that
ours is a people in direct descent
from the fathers of religious liberty
and when it is remembered, too, fol
more than one hundred years, thu
religion of our fathers, standing thu
tests Of all ages preceding and un
questioned in all the experience o
modern times, is still the safe AM
satisfactory religion of the entir
South, it seems to US that the fea
of no man need be excited; tina
there is no ground for honest ap
prehension. Besides, we regard ap
prehension-fear Of being prosely
tized as moral and religious coward
ice. Something like that weakness
which induce radical political lead
ers to call away the crowd from
Democratic orator, who is putin
in good work for his party and b
country, is sometimes called upon 4
say plain things the effect Of whic
is feared lest, upon the mind Of ii
politically unsettled and easy pc
suaded to impression shall be mad
diyerting them from the beate
track of their well served party an
its line. IL the religion Of our fail
ers is right, then God fayors it, an
HGod be for us who can be again
usS What fear need be ente
tanned though the gates Of hell sha
be turned loose against it. Trut
crushed to earth rose again upon Il
soil Of free America, and to-day
stands inyineible as its author. II
religions Of the world may pour
upon us, Rome may plant her c
drals at every cross roads and Il
bells Of thousand differing demon
iaations may toll the worshippers
evefy,town and hamlet to their
spectivsehurch seryiee,. but tier
ligion-the natal, God-giyen reli
:, ion, which is the continuing insF
u kation Of all our favored people.
Withstand in all its saving and con
memorative force ard beauty.
diamond, set in opposing substan,
or surrounded by gems Of sparklir
lustre, never lOOses its sameness.
Is a diamond still, and is often re
dered more lustrous and attract
on account Of its testful surToun
ings. So will il ever be with trul
Heaven approved and Heaven taugl
which, borrowing its lustre FRI
the source Of all brightness, It's I
thor, will never suffer obscur
though the darkest shadows Of
known opposition may surround
JAxEs g. BLAINE il the great
puzzls Of the nineteenth csstu
BY lingo. He lays the hen and
egg enigma in the shade A. dark
,n,dn;ghl He will he and he wol