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iv‘ri:'iiTiriiriK. sIi?ifr?r317rTsm1ii".?i3EET.
I run PRESIDENTIAL csstrsicn.
Anln the tumult of party strife that ab-
sorbs all other minor interests at the pre-
sent moment, it is hard to distinguish the
voice of truth and justice and of honest
which many of his countrymen are desirous
of raising him, and in the great primary
point of patriotic devotion to the weal of
the Commonwealth, we have faith in him,
faith in his honor, honesty and integrity.
He is prudent, too, and cautious (as some
think, even to a fault), and those are quali-
ties as commendable in the president of
arepublicas in the leader of her armies.
Another great recommendation is, as re-
gards George B. McClellan, that he is not
a partizan, or a political fanatic, has never
decidedly identified himself with any par-
ty,buthas shown himself, to some extent, su-
perior to all,honcst,upright, and honorable.
Still his principles aicundoubtedlythoscon
99 which is based the great Democratic party
in the State; he desires to see the country
overned on constitutional principles, and
is opposed to side issues in the one great
uestion of our times, the restoration of
the Union. Hence it is that the Abolition-
ists, on one side, are rangcdto a man against
him, whilst, on the other hand, the peace-
Dcmocrats, so-called, are as rabid in their
hostility, because he will not stultify him-
self and ignore the services of the Army
and Navy to the country by consenting to
a dishonorable peecc, sull'e-ring the rebel-
lious South to go its way and shatter the
empire to pieces after all the blood and all
the treasure lavished so freely for its pro-
selvation. Gen. McClellan has declared
himself as anxious for peace-so far the
whole country is with him, but because he
will not go further and say “ peace on any
terms,” the peace-party (so-called) amongst
the Democratic body will have none ofliim.
In their senseless raving about "‘ peace,
peace at any cost,” they show themselves as
little induenced by patiotism, as instructed
by passing events, yet they would have
the country elect for President somc blind
mole of a politician who would do their
bidding in all things, and purchase an
ignoble peace at the expense of the
nation’s ruin. It is because George B.
.VIcClellan.is fully convinced of the neces-
sity of maintaining at any cost the Union
of all the States, and keeping the Republic
intact, whilst envleavoring by all constitu-
tional means to conciliatc the revolted
patriotism from the discordant sounds of
political warfare, For us, it is neither our
duty nor our inclination to take sides in
the contest; as Catholic journalists, we
have sworn allegiance to no party in the
State, and of none advocate the claims to
office. Still as component parts of the
American people, we cannot remain indif-
ferent to the issue of 8. struggle affecting
so intimately the present and future wellw
being of the great country in which Pro-
vidence has cast our lot. Every inhabitant
of those States owes allegiance to the Gov-
ernment of the country, and is necessarily
interested in the formation of that Govern-
ment. If the whole community were ac-
tuated by the pure, unalloyed patriotism
that ought to characterize the citizens of
a great and frcc nation, the choice of a
ruler would be an easy task, and the coun-
try would be spared the spasmodic effort,
the social convulsion of a presidential elec-
tial. But unhappily such is not the case;
every motive but the right one controls the
multitudes, and the people generally are,
for the time being, driven in one direction
or another, just as it happens to suit the
whim or the interests of their respective
leaders, brainless dcmagogucs, for the
most part, as little able to see what
is best for the national weal, as to guide
the nzition’s councils. Of the men now
before the country for the occupancy
of the presidential chair, we decidedly pro-
fer George B. McClellan, because we see
in him more of the qudlities which ought
to characterize a president of the United
States than in any of the other candidates
for public favor. We are not of opinion
that General McClellan is possessed of very
high Capacity as u statesman, but we think
he '5: even in that respect, far superior to
311.? uftlle rival candidates. As a gentle-
man) “"1 A scholar, at man of rctincd and
cumwfmd mam‘: George B. McClellan is,
W9 lvhlnk: etlual to the high position to
States and bring them back, if possible,
Without i'llrthcl' hostilities, that all true
lovers of their country ought to support
him in the coming contest. If there be
any man at the North likely to exercise a
favorable influence over the Southerners,
and to bring about 1!. peaceful solution of
our unhappy troubles, that man is, we
think, General McClellan, and that, in
itself, is an all-important reason why he
should have a fair trial. There is but too
much reason to apprehend that peace can.
not be restored so long as the present
Administration is in powcr,mFrem0m
would bejust as obnoxious to the South as
Lincoln is-McClellan is the only one of
the three who would he likely to have ,,
hearing at the South, and if he, as Presi..
dent, could not bring ab-mt a reconciliation
no other Northern man could. Then, iii
case the Southerners were still bent on
prosecuting their suicidal efforts to destroy
the Federal Union, who litter than General
McClellan to carry on the war to a success.
ful issue ‘.7 As for thosc knaves or fools who
object to him that he is not in favor of un.
conditional ])L'aC(‘-fl. shccr absurdity as me
case stands, and a direct insult to the peo.
ple of the loyal States who have made so
many and great sacrifices to keep um
Republic “one and ill(iiVlSii.)iG"”'l,i.l(3y are
not worthy of a moment’s thought;
they are below contempt. Men who can,
at this period of the war, talk seriously of
allowing the Southern States to secede
from the Ynion, are unwortlly the Mme
of American citizens, and have no sym,,,,,
tlly with the country to which they are a
disgrace. Viewing the case calmly and
impartially, with rot‘:-runcc to no pg, .
ut merely to the comltry’.-i well-being vi-9
honestly believe that by electing (;e‘,’,, 9
B. Mi-Clcllan to the office of President
the best interests of the riiuericall peiiph;
would be best socurcll. Vi hatevcr may he
til? Issue of tlic <-oiltitst, we have placed our
opinion on 'l"L‘l:(ll‘ii, for tile benefit of our
readers, and, too, lrom a sense of duty.
Arnsfeaoyrsusrros or res rsrm Pvhic, then, would become:-lrzillgthose
Tnrann nre two secular societies in the
Catholic Church which ought to have a
more general interest for Catholics than
they seem to have, at least in this part of
the world. We refer to the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul and that of the Propaga-
tion of the Faith. These two embrace
within their vast and limitless range the
whole grllnd system of Catholic charity,
considered in its two great natural divi-
sions, known to every child who has learned
its Catechism as, the corporal and spiritual
works of mercy. The St. Vincent de Paul
Society now, thank God, extended over
the greater part of the Catholic world, has
for its primary object the alleviation of
the corporal wants and suiferings of Christ’s
poor, although their spiritual wants are
also to a great extent the objects of its
solicitude; the Society forthc Propagation
of the Faith is, on the other hand, devoted
exclusively, as its name implies, to the
great work of spreading the Gospel, and
drawing nations who sit in the darkness
and the shadow of death into the saving
light of truth. It is of the latter organiza-
tion we are now about to speak, deeming
it, as we do, a sacred duty devolving on
Catholic journalists to keep it before the
minds of their readers, and to impress upon
them its paramount claims not only to
their attention, but to their active co,-ope-
ration. Protestants are wont to say that
Catholics generally do not show the same
zeal for the work of cvangclizing the hea-
then that Protcstants do; there is unfor-
tunately some truth in the assertion,
although the comparison is scarcely a fair
one, inasmuch as the far greater proportion
of the moneys subscribed for Protestant -
Missions is donated for the purpose bya
class of men little common amoligstCatho-
lies, to wit, those merchant princes of
England and other Protestant countries
who control the commerce of the world.
Protestant writers point with contempt
to the aggregate receipts of the So-
ciety for the Propagation of the Faith,
collected, as they say truly, through-
out the whole Catholic world. Now we
have shown on a former occasion that tile
funds placed by Catholic charity at the
disposal of the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith, comparatively insignificant
though they be, are yet so blessed in their
application that they are made conducive
to tho cvangelizing of whole nations, and
the consequent salvation of innumerable
souls. But if so much good he done with
small means, what might be done were the
means greater 7 Were the weekly pennies
of which the receipts of the Society are
mainly composed to he collected regularly
in every ];(H‘L67L of the European and Ameri-
can Church-were every Catholic, rich and
poor, to make it a duty to encourage and
promote that most magnificent work of
charity, llow incalculably great would be
the results? Then could our zealous mis-
sionaries in every part of the world carry
out to the fullest cxtent the prornptings of
their apostolic charity in a thousand ways
now beyond the small resources which can
alone be appropriated to each individual
mission. We know that the work of the
Propagation is carried on with great zen]
and untiring perseverance by many good
Christians everywhere, and in some pnrti.
cular parishes, but that is not enough,-the
work oughtto be general,-for even thepoor
would never miss the pemiy ii week it dc.
mands-and it, only requires ordinary
attention to make it so. Were it once
established in every parish, its own admir-
able organization, so silnple,yet so effective
would insure its success, and tens of thou:
sands of dollars would find the;
the coifcrs of the Society for on
rlocs. Let us on] su ,
that the Catholiis ofpIF:::cle0,?:ndn;!;:i:t
.> 1
f,‘,‘,‘:,‘,‘,; (tf)lJ>r,:l.e English
tllis great work), were 3:” shdre to
collecting and contributing :.:‘:&:s fa:
H10 Pl'opagatlon of the Faith as are the
Ere” malomy 0f American Catholics.
1‘ way into
e that now
millions and millions of souls nho ape
brought from year to year through nu,
gate ofBaptism into the fold of Christ;
When would the Scripture be fulfilled
that the Gospel shall be preached to every
creature? How would aid and I.'0lllfi>1‘L
be given the poor Christians scllttcrcil
amongst the unconvcrtctl llcatlmm of
the earth, often exposed, as 0, am)
to the fiercest and most llllrell-ntmev
persecution? All! if Catholics ,‘.j,‘L‘l1Cl‘:liii='
would but think of what their weekly
pennies contributed towards tl.c Propagi.
tion of the Faith might do for the extru-
sion of Christ’s kingdom and the snlvaticll
ofimmortal souls, there is not one amongst
them but would spare oven from their own
necessities the mite which more than tile
widow’s of old would bless the -
us only take it into considi Llwll rim
whole nations are, as we showlil l:i-iwi-l‘,
knocking for admission at the g o of 1 ,
Universal Cllurch-that only 1)L‘l'llliJl'V
means are wanting to send pliv-1. 5,3,1
bishops to them, to cstulill-ll. wlioois
amongst them, and to bring tlu-in frunl the
deadly errors ofscllisln and iillidi-lity Hill!
the saving ways of religion. limit. Ull-
mcasurably great re.-ults livpvllli will tie
aid of our grand Missionary >'wil-Ly. ll M
will not aid in so miglity It vsurk I
m -.-,m..-..m.V. W,
CATKOLICITY OLD AND NEW.
“K: were much ninuscrl tho lliiit.
by an assertion which we saw
by an ova‘ volical contcmp< ‘Hy, l.
that the Czltholicity of this ('ull‘!ll:‘
essentially from the Catlmliiuy of rvzirr
and older countries, and ‘-' bi-lim; in In‘
nineteenth century.” The flu in slllxni
the back, if happily llc cxhllutml -
spectablc trail nf canine (.'i1ill"tl('ll‘l.
mark was niadezzpropos totlic gr
celebration which lately drew -, v
Cl1dCH of (xerlnan Catllolics tn tiiv run‘
city of Cologne. This great ll-<:H:i'.
all others, which tend to clii-‘it iii. I
lic sentiment of vast populations. ilil‘
nished the whole anti-Catliulln 1wl<
Europe, and even of Amcrii ll, ii iii.
fruitful subject of ridicule, cziliiilili)
Ii mi
vituperntion. Speaking of the l‘olugllL'
celebration, then, and shearing, of wiiw.
at what it calls the superstition and ermin-
lity of the Catholic peoples uf the wild
world, our astute contcmpnm ' in“
with complacency to the new “‘l>l‘i'i ‘
comforts hinlselfwitli the assuliml f:l4’llilIW
Catholics here are not so for sunk in Hi’
perstition, not nearly so crcdulaus 115 ll‘
co-religionists beyond the 0C('i'lll. inur-
ican Catllulicity is, according to liiin, 11-0
growth of the nineteenth cc-nun-y, all
consequently, we are to presume, a dl'S”’”
less obnoxious to enlightened ninitcomll
century Protestants. We think Alnmmul
Catholics will thank him little for J] mn-
pliment paid them at the cxpcilsu of lilrll‘
European brethren in tlic iiitli, and III
their name we would rcpudiatc it, only
that the thing is so ridiclllullsly llilallftir
Heaven help our simple-minded cnulmilI‘“‘
rary we pray, and give him a b<,-llcr Ull-
dcltanding of what Catllolicity N‘
and of what it can never be 1 Bccalisc time
are no ancient shrines of rcligiun in .lllW‘
rica-at least, in this part uf it-lil.e that
of Cologne, whcrc gcncmtiuils oi‘ the idylli-
ful have knelt pcriodically from lucd ‘W1
times to honor the relics of saints or ,
tyre, percllancc on the spot where film"
blood was shell for olinnr, our L‘llil‘r"l""“,‘ ,
Protestant editor concludes that Ciuliollf-‘
here have not the.sanlc vencratiou ful'11l"
saints (we beg pardon, mpn'.sliti'mi.
brethren who year after year, and all M
year round, throng in tlluunlllltis 10 t
shrines of the saints in coulitrios 11”‘ we‘:
radiant with the light of truth. 33”” bi
fore the veil was lifted from this “""(,m.)
world. And because there are 110 “h”ne.'
of the Blessed Virgin in the United Sui‘:
no pilgrimages dating from eRl‘l)' fun -
like those of Switzerland, of Aus-tl'I3i ,
Spain, Italy, Poland, and France, W” sup
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