The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-31


the volume OF travel and freight
transportation. Rome, ever watch
ful. has noted these things careful
IL, and in them sees Der opportun-
ity. Thief future wealth ofthe South
isassurcd. Europeisovercrowded.
Tens Of thousands OF Rome's chill
dren could be Influenced by the
Church to leave their native lands
and settle in the South. They
could be planted IN colonies in eli
the States, and thus form the nu-
cleus for the spread Of Catholic.
ism.
In conclusion the correspondent
sets forth the shrewdness With
which the Romanists pursued these
aims:
Rome's plans have been kept out
OF sight. Immigration from Eu-
rope was suggested, nothing more.
Had the idea been made conspicu-
Gus that the work in hand was to
bring as many colonists as possible
from Europe 10 the South, there
would have been some dissent, for
there we're many members Of the
convention who represented COM
munities that are totally opposed
to an influx Of foreigners. Had Il
been boldly put forth that special
efforts would be made among Eu-
ropean Roman Catholics there
would have been many objections,
for the South as a whole is over.
whelmingly Protestant. But cor.
porations are soulless. All these
powers will naturally join the or
ganization. Evidently the hierar-
chy studied the situation carefully,
and enters upon its work with rea-
sonable hopes ofsuccess."
Having given our readers an in
sight into the true inwardness OF
the movement, we desire TO add
some observations.
We suppose the Governors Of
Georgia, Virginia, and South Car
olina, and perhaps the eight other
State executives who appointed
delegates TO the convention, were
kept in the dark as to the real pur-
poses of the meeting. They sure
ly would not knowingly ally their
official positions with a sectarian
movement, and it is preposterous
to think they have gone to Canos-
sa for political purposes.
The railway magnates hardly
stopped to inquire what the move
nent meant. They are ready to
serve without question any thing,
from a circus to a camp-meeting,
which offers passengers or freights
to their lines.
But the Romanists understood
clearly why they had come togeth-
err, and we Of the South who have
hitherto escaped the worst evils OF
Romanism had as well view the
case from the standpoint Of their
intentions, and govern ourselves
accordingly
Much as we may desire TO treat
the Church Of Rome with the same
tolerance and fraternity as We ex-
tend to other denominations, the
facts Of its own making do not al
low us to do 50 with safety. Il is
a political body as well as a relig-
ious organizations, and il is a polit-
ical body which perseeutes for re.
ligion's sake. 1t votes solidly -
which means ITS attitude gives it
power to compel parties to treat
with it. It is worse than folly TO
interpose in behalf Of such a body
plea Of charity. Charity cannot
tolerate unchari:y, and federation
ceases to be a virtue when it is in
voked that intolerance may go un-
rebuked.
This movement is a part Of a Sc
ries Of schemes which have been
going on some time to secure the
balance of power in the United
States. Archbishop Lynch, Of To
ronto, not a great while ago re-
minded Lord Randolph Churchill
th.fthe Ponanists held the balance