Year: 1860

and Protestants in religion a chance in
Chicago and Illinois was the Heralds
first mission. It's proprietor was over.
slaughed in the late City Convention by
Douglas Times Catholic management;
and the objection urged against him WAS
his Americanism and Professionalism. To
assert the worth Of these was his object.
He i. a Presbyterian and hates Popery
with wonderful intensity, as Presbyterian
should. Why, then, with an abundance
of money and competent editor, should
he be denied the yindication of the faith
and the na a:onality that are in him2 But
Why, having good start, the logical side
of the controversy within the party, the
certainty of being within the organization
in 1861, with the sympathy of all Ameri


can born Democrats, and the good wishes
of the Republicans, it should have thong ht
proper to whip in behind the Catholic and


Irish organ, support its candidate, adopt


its Jesuitism, and pick up its lesvings,


passes the comprehension OF newspaper


men, There is room in this city and in
Northern Illinois for Democratic party


that is American and Protestant in its


policy. Such a party is needed, and it


was the work of the Herald to organize it,
| The people were ripe for it. The mana
/ ger OF that sheet agrees with the Presby-


terian or Breckenridge faction, and no


difficulty of principle stood in the way OF
giving it a warm and efficient support
| Why il has surrendered in the first quar-


ter of its existence, and turned over to Re


publicans the necessary work of purging
American politics of theological bias, no


experienced newspaper man has been able


to comprehend. 1t is a mistake that the


Herald will never be able to correct. 1t


isdoomed A thousand reaping machines


will not save it.-PreSS and Tribune.


Reply to Above.


The Press and Tribune seems to com
prehend all about the Herald, It's creation,
objects, &c, with familiarity that is quite
amazing. 1t tells us very gravely in sub
stance that the Herald was established
with the purpose of becoming the organ of


the American Protestant Democracy, and
expresses arnazement that we should have
! made the unaccountable blunder of forget
TIM what we started for before we had


got fairly under way. The Press and


Tribune is I" wise above what is written
and would oblige US by giving us the
source of its information: for We are ut


terlv in the dark as to this matter. We
had never before learned that there were


such things as " protestant Democracy"
, and Catholic Democracy" We never
knew that Democracy had anything to do
with Catholicism or Professionalism, or any
other ism. The Press and Tribune pre-
diets our failure If our neighbor is right
about our objects, we ought to fail. Any


paper that would set itself up, in theory
or practice. in the Democratic party, as
the Catholic organ, or the Protestan. or
Gan, ought to be kicked out Of the party


If the time shall ever come when it shall
, be necessary to set up Protestant or
Catholic Democratic paper, the Democrat
ic party should be hurled into nonentity


by the people.


The Press and Tr.bune must not judge


us BY the measure of its own bushel. 1t
f is true that the proprietor Of the Herald Is
j a Presbyterian, and endeavors to do his
. duty as such but lie is also Democrat.


and no man will 90 further than he will
S to secure to all classes their full religious
. political rights. lie respects his own
5 rights, and feels that the best way to Sc
! cure them is to respect the rights Of 9th
= ers. No word has ever been uttered to
I give cause to any one to suppose that the
Herald is actuated 10y & single religious
prejudice. We neither bow or pander to
such preiudices ourselves, or use them to


throw discredit on others. Such weapons
as these are appropriated to party whose
| very Life blood is prejudice. We leave to
! the enemies Of Democracy and American
liberty the entire arsenal of sectional prej-
I ndice, relig Gus prejudice, national preju-
dice and all other prejudices. We have
confidence to believe that the common
, sense of the people will rise superior to
| them all, and vindicate their capacity for
| self government If they fail to do this


after fair and honest trial. we will either
5 abandon the field OF help the Press and


Tribune to humbug them to their heart 5
e content, for they will then deserve it
: Chicago Herald.