The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-09

uark ana uOuOllui Gays THAT tTleu
mems souls.
"Have these forgotten that Cath
Ole Poland gave us such distin-
guished officers as Pulaski and
Kosciusko, and some of the truest
and bravest soldiers of the reyolu-
ton? Are these violators of the
constitution so ignorant Of their
country's history as not to know
that Catholic Spain in our struggle
for freedom threw open her ports to
American ships, and was instrumen-
tai in inducing the nations of North
elm Europe to join with her in
procliaming the earned nuetrality
act, to which President Adams
declared America owed her indepen-
dence as much as to any other cause?
Have they also forgotten that Cath
Ole Spain made US present of 1907
600 francs and sent us 5000 barrels
OF gunpowder, with blankets for ten
regiments, and IN many other ways
gave practical aid to this republic?
Can it be possible that these
ungrateful irreligious conspiratefs'
can atface for even moment from
their narrow little minds the fact
that Catholic France nobly espoused
our cause in the fight for American
liberty, and contributed millions of
dollars and furnished thousands of
men? Catholic history tells us that
Sin 177S French fleet and army
under the distinguished Count
D'Estang, entered Boston harbor
and during their stay of three
months Catholic services were regu-
larly held The same reliable au-
thority informs us that "a French
fleet entered Narragansett bay, and
Rhode Island repealed the law ex-
Guiding Catholics from civil rights.'
And again we are reminded that
during the encampment of French
soldiers in Philadelphia, our Ameri-
can Congress went to Mass. Thus
1t was that the banner of the cross
floated side by side with the starry
flag of liberty during the revolution
AIRY war.
Thus we find on every page of
truthful American history unmis-
taxable proofs that Catholic patriots
were Unidentified in principle and
sympathy with American freedom,
and freely shed their blood upon
every battlefield of the revolution
for civil and religious liberty, and
the Catholic names of the illustrlous
Carroll, Barry, Moylan, O'Brien,
Lafayette, DeGrasse, Rochambeau,
Pulaski and Kosciusko will 60 down
in history hohored and loved by all
future generations, side by side with
immortal Washington, jefferson,
Adams, Henry, Franklin and Han
cock, as the true apostles of Ameri-
can regeneration freedom and
happiness.
1T would seem that this glorious
record Of the Catholic soldiers of
freedom in the revolutionary war
ought to satisfy the most exacting
and bigoted Catholic in the
land of the right of Catholics to have
and enjoy civil and religious liberty:
but if these A. 2. a. conspirators
desire more proof of Catholic loyalty
to this country, | would refer them
to the war of 1912, and the war with
Mexico. where thousands of brave
Catholic hearts ceased TO beat, fight
ing to uphold the stars and stripes
Of America.
"And if they are not yet satisfied
[ would recall the battlefelds of the
rebellion-Shiloh, Fair Oaks, Antie-
tam, South Mountain, Corinth,
Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettys-
burg, Lookout Mountain and Cold
Harbor, where Catholic soldiers bat
tied through fire and smoke, through
storms of shot and shell and bayonet
charge. Their heroic deeds of valor
are written in letters of virgin gold
high up on Americas scroll of frame
and, better still, are indelibly in