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60 THE KNOW. NOTHING ALMANAC j
freedom. When the ambition of kings pro- | party, we call upon every true friend of his
jected the slavery of the people, they locked
up the Bible, and invested themselves with
the attributes of Divinity. A divine right
to enslave was admitted when the human
right was denied, Hence,in all arbitrary
governments, the State is incorporated with
the Church, under the monstrous paradox,
that man, in the possession of his natural
rights, is incompetent to self-government,
The reading of the Bible among the people
exploded this doctrine, and the Native Ame-
ricans defend it, and will continue to defend
it, against all foreign aggression, as neces-
sary to freedom of conscience, and the equal
rights of man.
Having thus completed an outline of the
principles and policy advocated by the Na- |
tive Amcrican political party, as a national |
country to rally under our standard, before
it becomes too late; we invite the assistance
of every adopted citizen of sufficient intel-
ligence to perceive his own real interest and
that of his posterity. Warring with no par-
ticular sect, attacking no particular nation’
—regardless of the spleen of pre-existing
parties—we are gathering to the combat, in
opposition to that foreign influence, and
those abuses of party-spirit, which were so
aptly foretold. by Washington. and Jeffer-
son.. Invoking heaven in testimony of the
purity of our motives, we have solemnly
determined never to relax our efforts until
the Star-Spangled Banner floats freely over
the re-nationalized land of our birth and
affections,
THE SPIRIT OF TIE PAPAL PRESS IN AMERICA,
Tin following declarations of principles
and intentions of the Romish leaders in the
United States, are sufficient, in themselves,
to arouse the whole country to the danger
of having in our midst a people whose hearts
are so full of hatred against our liberal in-
stitutions and our Protestant principles.
The serpent is twining his folds around us.
Read, and believe your enemies.
From the Pitisburg “ Catuonic Visitor.”
1848.
For our own part, we take this opportu-
nity of expressing our delight at the sup-
pression of the Protestant chapel at Rome.
This may be thought intolerant, but when,
we would ask, did we ever profess to be
tolerant of Protestantism, or favor the doc-
trine that Protestantism ought to be toler-
ated? On the contrary, we hate Protest-
antism—we detest it with our whole heart
and soul, and we pray that our aversion to
it may never decrease.
No good government can exist without
religion; and there can be no religion with-
out an Inquisition, which is wisely designed
for the promotion and protection of the true
faitn.— Boston Pilot,
You ask if he (the Pope) were lord in the
Jand, and you were in a minority, if not in
numbers, yet in power, what would we do
to you? That, we say, would benefit the
cause of Catholicism ; if expedient, he would
imprison you, banish you, fine you, possibly
hang you—but, be assured of one thing, he
would never tolerate you for the sake of the
‘‘ glorious principles’? of civil and religious
liberty.—2ambler.
Protestantism of every form has not and
never can have any rights where Catholic-
ism is triumphant.—Brownson’s Quarterly
Review, /
Let us dare to assert the truth in the face
of the lying world, and instead of pleading
for our Church at the bar of the State, sum-
mon the State itself to plead at the bar of
ine Church, its divinely constituted judge.—
i
I never think of publishing anything in
regard to the Church, without submitting
my articles to the Bishop for inspection, ap-
proval, endorsement.—J bid.
Protestantism of every kind Catholicity
inserts in her catalogue of moral sins; she
endures it when and where she must; but
she hates it, and directs all her energies to
effect its destruction.—St. Louts Shepherd
ofthe Valley.
Religious liberty, in the sense of a liberty
possessed by every man to choose his reli-
gion, is one of the most wretched delusions
ever foisted on this age by the fath r of all
deceit.— Zhe Rambler, 1853.
If Cutholics ever gain an immense nu-
merical majority, religious freedom jn. this
country is at an end. Se our enemies say.
So we believe.—Shepherd of the Valley,
Novy, 28, 1851.
The sorriest sight to us is a Catholic
throwing up his cap and ‘shouting, * All
hail, democracy !’?’— Brouwnson’s Review,
Oct. 1852, p. 554. .
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WASHINGTON oN InMicration.—DPhiladelphia, Nov. 17, 1794.—To John Adams, Vice-
President of the United States. Dear Sir:—My own opinion with respect to immigration
is, that except of useful mechanics and some particular description of men and pro-
fessions, there is no use of encouragement.
am, ¢cte.,
G. Wasineron.
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