THE BEDFORD DUETTL Bodl'oni, A'ov. 18.11. G. W. Bowman, Editor and Frcprietor. We have -Ski before, ami now rppeat it, 1 hat whatever theological or moral ultraism a professor of religion adepts, and makes a hobby, he will soon ooine To have no other religion than that which is in cluded in his one idea ; which, whatever else it may contain, never inculcates charity—"the bond of per fectness"—without which all religion is vain. Such a one necessarily becomes impatient of contradic tion. All who oppose him are heretics, and out o(, the pate of salvation. Hence he is reveuge'ul, and thinks he does Clod service in persecuting all who do not believe his speculations to he true, and the mo-t important of all truths. In short, every ultrui-t must become a factionist; ami one of the greatest o! moralists has said, that faction seldom leaves a man honest, however it may find him." Cy We make the above quotation from the Chris tian Advocate of week bei'oie last. Doctor BOND, in this severe criticism, is replying to a gentleman oc cupying the po.-ition of a Presiding Elder in the M. E. Church, growing out of the fact that he and the Elder do not ggree upon the question of slavery.— The exchange of epithets between these Divines \$ any thing but mild and courteous. Whilst the Pre siding Elder thinks that l>r. Bond is a stranger to the Christian virtues, in rettiin the Doctor intimates' very strongly, that the Elder has but "owe idra," and that that idea has converted him intoia funionist, which seldom leaves a man honest, no matter bow it may find him ! Now, we think that both these teach ers of religion had better be engaged in something else than denouncing each other in terms so harsh and vulgar, forall such controversies tend to pull down rather than build up Chistianity. But has not the Doctor completely Portrait/end himself, anil a!! other Know-Nothing Divines, in the above paragraph ? As "professors 01 religion have they not made opposition to Catholocism a "hobby? —and is it not very plain that this "ONE IDEA'' hos utterly divested them of "CHAIUTY ' —"the bond of perfectness"—"without which all Religion is vain." Does not their ACTS fully and emphati cally stigmatize all who worship at a Catholic altar as "HERETICS," who do not "come within the PALE OF SALVATION?" Do they not portray malignant "REVENGE" when they contend that "EVIL" associations should be encouraged to "PER SECUTE" all who believe in the Catholic creed?— Can any sincere and candid man read the above rri iici-e a strong er barrier to the Christian Religion that: this. Thous ands of true Democrats, who belong to the M. E. Church, w ill repudiate this loathsome doctrine in Terms which will give Doctor Bond to understand that he car.not perpetrafe such enormities in a paper intended to be devoted strictly to the cultivation of morals and religion, without incurring merited con demnation. Who can account for the barren state of our church es? Why is it that the Sanctuary, even on the holy Sabbath Day, is so thinly attended? Why so little interest in the preaching of the Word ? Wiry so much SLEEPING in the house of Worship? Why are the prayer meetings generally compo-ed of empty bench es, especially in thoraa'e department ? Why so much jarring, envying, contentious, a-i d hack-bitings, even among members of the # samu church ? The answer is to be found in the fact that too many PREACHERS have apo-tntizeil from the true faith—have become cold, barren stumbling blocks, "standing in the way of sinners,' and advo. ating and countenancing the abom- inable doctiines of llie "scornful," instead of court-i selling the people to avoid all "HOBBIES" which re- ; pudiate "CHARITY," "the bond of perfectness," "without which ALL RELIGION IS VAIN." Many I Preachers have started well, but, in uniting with the J ; disgraceful factions'* of the age, have lost sight ■ of the good in pandering to the evil passions so pro minent in the world. To PREACH good and whole | some doctrine is one thing—to PRACI ICE it anolh ! er. If the intere-ts of the political world demand a ; | "Know Nothing" combination To control it' actions, j a large body of the ministry are in need of a ten-fold ! | scourge to bring them into The strict line of duty— j ' and it would manifest a far better SPIRI T lor thern | I to acknowledge their errors, and try to correct them, ! rather than attempt to justify them. In the 2d Epistle General of JOHN, fith Chapter and Ist verse, we find the following admonition in justification o: the allusions contained above : "Believe nut every Spirit, but try (lie Spirits j whether they he ol (Jiui, because many False I Prophets have gone out into the world. ' It is perfectly fair to a-scrt that any minister who j j either belongs to or advocates the doctrine of SE-j CIIF.T SWORN COMBINATIONS to promote the j cause of Christianity, is a "FALSE SPIRIT," and i should be so treated by every community in which he is found—because we are told by the great Head, j j of the Church that Light has came into World, anJj j that men love DARKNESS rather than light because ; ! their deeds are "EVIL." This fully accounts for] - the MID-NIGHT PROYVLINGS „( the "Know-Noth j ings," who conceal their "evil" deeds by darkness, ! and by the administration of a blasphemous oath not ; to reveal them, j But thp Rev. Doctor tries to impress upon the : readers of the Methodist Advocate that Know Noth ingism i-a NECESSARY EYIL. Let is see what j the Scriptures sav on this point.—ln the 3d Epistle of ; ' JOHN, lltli verse, we find the following: "Beloved follow not-that which is E\ IL, hut (hat which is good. He that doelh good is of ■ < God—but he that doelh EVIL hath not seen | God." Now, the Reverend Doctor, after admitting the i "evil" of Know Nothirigism, boldly declares that it ■ "should not only be TOLERATED but ENCOU ; RAGED." I ,ere In* makes DIRECT ISSUE with the teachings of the BIBLE, in the above quotation, arid yet he finds , even other PREACHERS to swallow the ABOMINA TION, simplv because it squares up to their "hobby" of WAR TO THE DEATH again-t all Catholics. GCV. BIGLER IN WASHINGTON. ) | I 03** Gov. BIOI.ER visited Washington recently on ; business, and, on the evening of the 23u lilt., a com plimentury Serenade was given to him by the Demo cracy of that City, to whom he made an eloquent i and forcible off-hand speech, as might have been ex- I pected; for, as a ready and plea-ant debater, he has ! few equals, and no superiors. We will publish this | speech in the next Gazette, and commend it to the earnest attention of the people without distinction of party. THE- THCFft BEGINS TO RANKLE! As long as the Know-Nothings w ere willing to j be u-ed as cat-,' paws for the Whigs to pull the roa-t- I ed chestnuts out of the fire, like the npgro's rabbit, • they were "good for roast, good for stew, good for 1 boil," and the "prettiest little* critters in the world," but now that they manifest a determination to set up j i'or themselves, they are considered by their recent ' flatterers as nothing hut "coarse meat at their best." , Only hear the Philadelphia IXevs of" Monday last, , I who, up to "that present writing," was apparently | willing to fall down and worship at the feet of the ! monster, as the extreme of perfection : j "The Know-Nothings of the "Empire State" have ; committed thp blunder of nominal ing a candidate lor Governor outside ol the candidates presented by any of the other political organizations, and as a result of conduct so inconsistent with what is generally uruier j stood to be the object, sought alter, they have not I only got themselves into a world of trouble, but in : addition to the terrible defeat which is impending for their candidate, (whether rightfully so or not,) they j i have become the subjects ol mistrust and odium, be- j j cause they have attempted To accomplish more than i ; is consistent with their general professions." j The Xnrs then goes on to give the Know-Nothing I j candidate a foul lecture, and says, among other thing-, ! that "it is very evident, however, that his managers'; . in New York have either committed a great blunder, | or that they design intentionally to throw the State j back into the hands of Loco Focoism"—and winds up i by the sweeping announcement that it matters not I j whether Daniel Ullman be a Delawarian, an "A --! siatie Jew," or a "Hindoo," he must stand aside for j the nominee of the Whig Party for Governor, or he 1 arid his party will forever stand as cumberers of the ground and a di-grace to the .State of New York ! This is onlv the commencement of a revolution j ; that will sweep both Whiggery and Know-Nothing- ! | ism as chaff before the storm. The Know-Nothjngs i ! having built their house upon the sand, it is bound to fall, but greater will be the fall of the Old Whig Par-j j fy, who, having abandoned all the principles they | ever profr s-ed, for a mere mess of pottage, now stand \ j before the world (with honorable exceptions) a- the | j mere lick spittles of a faction that they are already j j compelled to view with "MISTRUST and ODIUM." ! j No wonder that all the public men refuse to acknow 1 7 ; j edge their identity with the Know-Nothings! ProEaibilorv L:i>v> i We intimated in the last Gazette that the Pro- i i hibitory Law had been defeated by its insane and | ; intemperate advocates, and we have no doubt of the | truth of the assertion. If the friends of Prohibition I hail been content to let the question stand on its uvn merits, and prudently urged the people to vote for it, there can be no doubt but that it would have carried jby a large majority. But no, it must be connected I with politics, and candidates for political, favor, from Governor down to Auditor, must be made to conn At themselves with it either one way or the other, aj fact which disgusted thousands of Temperance men who would have nothing to do with it. Why, the abuse of Rev. JOHN CHAMIII IIS alone, (who was its greatest advocate,) by all the Whig papers of the State, turned enough of" rncn against the measure to have overcome the majority. Many of the ablest : and truest advocates of the cause of Prohibition throughout tlie State take this view of the subject. FULTON COUNTY. K7" In looking over the returns cf the State, we believe that little Fulton has done better than any j other County in the Commonw ealth,and i-. therefore, j j entitled to the Banner. We honor her gallant Demo- \ \ cracy for the noble and manly stand they look in the late contest, and take this occasion to say that a I truer get of Democrats cannot he found within the j broad limits of this Union than those comprizing the Parly in Fulton. Mr. SANSO.M, the Editor of the Democrat , performed his duties nobly and well, and deserves the fullest confidence ol the people lor whom he so zealously labor-. CUT" in another column will be found an able arti cle from tin- Front Royal (Va.) Zion's Advocate, one ol tile most reliable religious papers in the country, which should be carefully read by all who desire in formation on the subject of which it treats. £L7~*Thc COt STV FAIR recently held in Bedford *j. very creditable to all concerned in its manage ment, and pa-sed off in a manner highly satisfactory to the great number of People in attendance. Should the season be favorable, arrangements will be made to make the Fair of next year a grand affair. The uddress delivered before the Society bv G. H. SPANG, Esq., is represented by those who heard it us an able, eloquent, and entertaining production, well worthy the source from which it emanated.— We very much regret that we were not present to hear its delivery. (LP 3 " We are under obligations to Col. Adam Baien uaut, of the Bedford Hotel, lor some line sweet Po tatoes, the production of his farm in Bedford '1 own ship. KEYEMi: OF THE STATE. We clip from the money urt.cie ot the ledger, the subjoined statement ot the receipts front the seveial div.s'.ons of itie public works lor nine months of the hscai year. The Linnitu says; '•Sometime ago we published a statement showing the receipts irom each line ol the Public VVorks ol the Mate, for eight months ofThe fiscal years 1853 and 1854, and we now add the mouth ot August lor the same years. On some of the lines there will be a Ilea'y lail business, which u ill increase the gross amount ot revenue lor the year very considerably. Main Line, 8979,800 91 $800,257 76 Delaware Division, 129,2 (8 44 123,702 96 N. and West Branch, 181,417 09 107,115 77 $1,290,456 44 sl, (11,366 40 If wc adopt the mode ol estimating the proportion of the sum paid las', year by the I'eiiusylvunia K.ol roail Company to the Male lor the u-e ol Die Porfuge toad, the receipts lor the Mam Line will be increas ed to the sum ol $1,127,171 02, or an excess ol $136, 715 1$ over Die sum leceived Die lust year. Tue receipts from the Delaware Division uic large as compared with last year, and whether this circum stance will tend to deleat a sale ot the U ui k we can not tell. There are circumstances connected with the Delaware Division which are favorable to a .-ale, which no doubt will be considered by the Legislature. The Lehigh Valley Railroad will he fin /bed the coining season, which will enable all the shippers ol coat in itie upper waters ol the Lehigh to take their coal to New-York without transhipment. This will reduce the business ot the < anal to that luruished by the Lehigh Navigation Company alone. 1 lie Canal too, we apprehend, will soon, il riot now, require a large expenditure of money to put it in good order. ' 1 Ins statement is exceedingly giutilying, because the predictions ol Zealous friends, who luvor a sale of the public works without much regard to the pi ice To he obtained or conditions to be imposscd, have not been realized. The public were led to believe, w hen the legislature adjourned, the works would hot yield eiiS'ngn to pay expenses: hut the figures tek a Very dilfeient story. Ihe receipts from the Delaware Di vision arid the North Branch will be very large, and we rejoice at this fact. The suggestions made by the Ledger, in regard to the sale ol the Delaware Division, is worthy of consideration. the comple tion of the Lehigh Valley Railroad will undoubted ly create a rival to the Canal, but it is by no means certain that the former 1 can compete with the latter. The w hole subject, however, should be carefully con sidered, ami that policy adopted which will best sub serve the public interests. It may he safely predicted that the North Branch canal will, the ensuing season, do a very laige busi ness and consequently produce to the 1 reuaury a handsome revenue. 1 his canal, we tear, is not lolly appreciated by the public, who reside at a distance lfoiu its location, it extends from VVilkestuiire a loug the Susquehanna river to Athens, which is about four miles from the Mate line. Here the Chemung river mingles its wateis with the Susquehanna, and the canal continues its course along the western bank ol the former, to Kimira, in New York, and at that point, unites with the canal of that Mate. A comp any uua formed, under a New York charter, to con stiurt the canal from Athens to Elniira. it will thus be seen that the North Branch canal hasf a northern terminus in the great State of New Y'ork, and that boats laden with coal from the Wyoming valley can pa,-.- up our canal ai.d into the New York canals, and trom thence to their place ot destination, without transhipment. Heretofore, the only outlet lor the coal ol this fine valley was south—down the river to Harrisburg, Columbia, and thus to Bgltjm£rv; or through the Chcsapcak canal to ifiTS city. This wilt no longer be the case. All western New York is the marker now opened by the completion ol till- canal for Die coal ol the Wyoming Valley. Great prepaiu lions are being made by miner-and others, lor next year's business, and we wish them all success. The policy of finishing this canal was strongly urged by Gov. Bioni n, and although he will not share the honor, officially, ol the levenue derived there Horn, nothing can divest him ol the glory ol having contributed lageiy to its completion, i his, we consider, one of the crowning acts of his adminis tration, and the people cannot fail to remember him with gratitude. We have no hesitation in saying that tins portion of the public woiks should not he sold. The public should own it in order that the common Treasury may receive all the benfits from its large receipts.— Pr.nsylvaaiun. MIBGIV Nothing TSoraialy. The AV/v Yori Mirror, an organ of Know-Noth ingism, in commenting on some disclosures ol the secret purposes ot the order, which have appeared in ihe Tn him ■■ and Turns of that city, says:' —"a man who thus publishes what purports to be a secret re cord, is either a perjured scoundrel or a base impos tor.'' This is the basis of Know-Nothing morality. A man is hound to obey an extra judicial oath ad ministered by some fanatic or tool within the walls of the'lodge room, even if that obligation is directly in the teeth of the Constitution, anil opposed to 'every principle of our governments The Uct is now well known that tiie oath to support Wie Constitution both of the United States and of the Comtnonwoaltb, ex " press.ly Imbid- such a lest. Vvfcich is an honest man and a good citizen bound to borne in rtnnd that the oath to support" the Constitu tion is legally and legitimately administered, while that of the Know-Nothing order is extra judicial, blasphemous and disgraceful. Yet this is the obli gation which the members of that order are required to keep, and to break which the Mirror says is "per jury." Is it peijury for one ola band of robbers, who may be bound together by an oath, to break that oath ' If not, upon what principle is the viola tion made a duty ? Because the obligations of the organization are illegitimate and contrary to the well being of society, and, therefore, the oath, which is itself invalid, should not be considered binding. But should a inau keep such a secret ! Suppose the treasonable designs ol Arnold had become known to a patriot of the days of ' 76, even under an oath extra-judiciaily administered, should he have been bound by that oatii to allow the traitor to consum mate his designs upon the liberties of his contrary ? By the morality of the Know-Notbingorder he-would, for all oaths, no matter how contrary to the peace or prospeuty, the liberties or union of the nation, are to be oh-erved with religious fidelity. The oath ad ministered in a set'ret order of traitors, is put oil a parallel with that recognized by the divine law, and made sacred by the Constitution. By this rule where is the difference between George Washington, swearing in all the purity of his patriotism, to sup port the liberties of his country, and the Cow-boy or the tory, taking a blasphemous obligation Horn some drunken comrade to murder all those who desired to see tins land the home of freedom, the refuge of reli gious equality. Both are equally' bound to obey the oath taken, without reference to the difference in the objects to be gained. That point is nothing in the estimation ol" Die Know Nothings and their defenders. No matter how monstrous the proposition, be it trea son or murder, H the oath is once administered, there is no retreat. The victim must go lorward in the guilty path for tear the taint of peijury and imposi tion will be branded upon Ins character by those who fiist seduce, and then bully their followers. It i- iri vain the Mirror , and other Know-Nothing defenders, attempts to invest the oaths administered by that order with judicial or moral sanctity. The law prercrihfisjiow oaths shall be administered, anil bv whom. Oar fathers considered an appeal to the Deity of such startling importance that they hedged it round with ail the safeguards that wisdom and ex peuenre could suggest. The fact that a person im piously calls upon God to witness his alleged sinceri ty, proves his blasphemy and ii reverence, but does not invi-st the act with any of the requisites of an oath, fins is the well-known and recognized law of morals and yet ministers of the Go-pel are the paid ageotsof this order, and daily violate the plainesforules of that system they profess to venerate and follow ! They take and administer oaths lotbidden by tlie Divine law, and for purjioses contrary to the ( oristllntiori and civil laws both of the Doited States iinjl this Corn toon wealth; yet, when the awakened cdY.science of some one of the order einits a ray ol troth, the cry ol purjury is raised, and the honesty and patrio tism of the truthful citizen is attempted lobe u-ed again-t him in all the ordinary walks of life. This is the rfioralitv of the Know-Nothing order. 3 hese are the dangerous elements by which we are sur rounded. The whole air is pestilential with treason; each family circle or social party seems permeated with the poison of social and political treason. Even the temples of God are turned into recruiting stations for this arrr.y of social refugees and lazzarnin, who are told that they must keep then oaths, even if that fact bring down the pillars of the temple of liberty, l itis is the point for American citizens to ponder.— Shall Know-Nothing morality prevail, or shall the Constitution with lis proclamation ot civil and reli gious liberty he-till the guide for American freemen/ This is the question.— Ph. Ha. Argni. PEMSVLVJm MIOS. €stfiis;tl SSt'fiii'HK Complete. Vote for Governor ami fanal I'om mUsicuer. Govkknor. Can At. Com. £L ? ? f* Adarm, 2086 1 1.53 3052 Allegheny, 10.(77 511.7 1027. 10101 Armstrong, 2GS I J l'JlO 81-1 3580 Heaver, 2233 1 4.58 1280 2310 Bedford, 2177 21110 1502 2009 Berks, 71 hi 8103 2.(77 11227 Blair, 2700 1-713 720 3.103 Bra.Hon!, -181.1 2:3(0 2020 4508 Bucks, 7108 •7080 2870 7717 Butler, 2077 2331 1013 3770 Cambria, 1027 1730 117 1 1010 Carbon, 1070- 1227 217 1070 Centre, 277 1 2113 301 1181 Chester, 4351.- 4 412 3715 7181 Clarion. 2015 2173 130 3001 Clearfield, 1 188 11 IS 352 2030 Clinton, 1497 033 316 2077 Columbia, 1300 2180 415 3018 Crawford, 3000 2807 1007 4 335 Cumberland, 3157 2381 1115 1020 Dauphin, 106.' 2224 1500, 4038 Delaware, 2202 1536 132S 2301 Elk, 401 364 4 70S Erie, 3637 2326 1873 3201 Fayette. 318S 2110 101 5.746 Franklin, 3.779 2799 1500 1817 Fulton, 705 876 330 1202 Greene, 1710 2000 215 .3219 Huntingdon, 2614 1500 621 3315 Indiana, 3101 1261 1110 2110 Jeffer-on, 1559 988 128 2213 Juniata, 1170 1170 791 1512 Lancaster, 10902 4094 5395 10441 Lawrence, 2570 994 1011 1890 Lebanon, 2030 1751 1 103 2875 Lehigh, 3091 3026 17 19 49 12 Luzerne, 4881 4308 962 ft r M> Lycoming, 2799 2209 291 1039 MKean, 405 502 275 490 Jlercer, 3034 2550 1581 3517 Mifflin, 1030 1287 623 2213 Monroe, 625 1917 178 2179 Montgomery, 5114 5559 3280 7235 Montour, 757 976 2J7 1370 Northampton, 3417 3083 073 0183 Northumberland, 2121 QIS2 737 3081 I'crrv, 2121 1112 130 3701 Philadelphia, 58817 24936 11593 10093 Pike, 207 624 109 076 Potter. 748 656 475 858 Schuylkill, 4252 53SS 1003 8390 Somerset. 5756 520S 2315 1506 Susquehanna, 2819 2126 1068 3524 Sullivan, 329 117 83 019 Tioga, 2US 1189 771 2763 Union, 2881 1913 2082 2501 Venango, 1679 1166 269 2083 Warren, 1100 1118 727 1513 - Washington, 4276 3157 2000 -5157 Wayne, 1 108 1877 355 2600 Westmoreland, 3773 3803 1159 <(221 Wyoming, 1174 893 218 171(1 York, 4777 1707 110 4 777! Total, 204,008 107,001 83.531 274,071 Pollock's majority over Bigler, 37.007. Mott's majority over Darsie, 190,743. Vote for Supreme Judge. Smyser. Black. Baird. Adams, 914 1952 1343 Allegheny, 4313 5351 5.0 5 Armstrong, 783 1932 1003 Beaver, " 1107 1460 1290 Bedford, 1228 2053 830 Berks, 1474 8256 2794 Blair. 487 1445 2205 Bradford, 2014 270! 1885 Bucks, 2818 5148 2606 Butler, 1556 2374 1189 Cambria, 701 1705 SlO Carbon, 231 1229 784 Centre, 349 2133 2341 Chester, 3720 4561 Clarion, 95 2103 19S1 Clearfield, 382 1391 900 Clinton. 30.5 948- 1149 Columbia, 131 2147 320 Crawford, 1670 2609 1/44 Cumberland, 1068 2651 Dauphin, 1401 2292 2553 Delaware, 1.379 1581 -—— Elk, 1 344 373 Erie, 1494 2389 1694 Fayette, 73 2304 .(.(7/ Franklin, 1457 2761 211 1 Fulton, 308 877 Greene, 201 1972 1325 Huntingdon, 585 1416 1997 Indiana, 1356 1223 1140 Jefierson, 120 915 14 17 Juniata. SI! 1176 3-)9 Lanca-ter, 5676 1748 5564 Lawrence, 1566 995 902 Lebanon, 1101 1590 1209 Lehigh, 1725 3062 1251 Luzerne, 1030 4297 3573 Lycoming, 260 2271 2140 M'Kean, 28 1 169 30 Mercer, 1541 2513 Ssl Mifflin, 611 1292 940 Monroe, 213 1894 223 Montgomery, 3110 5530 1951 Montour 295 918 .088 Northampton, 679 3785 22 12 Northumberland, 806 2185 915 Perry, 1 13 1402 1893 Philadelphia, 6872 25146 22104 Pike. 88 631 51 Potter. 160 639 22 4 Schnykill, 89(5 5377 31->1 Somerset, 1406 1451 11 18 Susquehanna, 1059 2133 1398 Sullivan, 114 107 160 Tioga, 782 1 102 1474 Union, 2010 ISI2 707 Venango, 285 1413 1259 Warren, 722 1048 513 Washington, IS3I 3509 2322 Wayne, 515 1769 709 Westmoreland, 1069- 3927 2433 Wyoming, 237 857 7C5 York, 731 4612 4044 Total, f 73,571 167,010 120,596 Black's majority over Baird, 46,414. Black less than Baird and Smyser united, 27,157. OCP'Att English jury, in a criminal ca.se, it is said, brought in the lollowing verdict : "Guil ty, with some little doubt as to whether he is the man." IT is not always in our power to comply with the solicitations of distress ; hut it is never out of power so to refuse the supplication, as not to cause the tear of wounded feeling to glisten in the eye, whose lustre is already dimed with the drops of sorrow. From the Front Royal (Va.) Zion'n Advocate. TUB CITHOLIE UIESTIOiI The |iiililic (hind is much agitated at the pre sent crisis upon the subject ot Catholic suprema cy in the United States, and so formidable has "Holv Mother" become in this Hand ot the tree, and the home of tin- brave," in the estima tion of many of our citizens, that the ordinary mode of warfare—argument and tree discussion —is considered entirely too inefficient to airest the progress of the OLII LADY, and hence secret societies have been formed to operate against her. With this subject, politically, we have noth ing to do in the Advocate, out in its bearings upon the church of Christ, and as incidentally embraced in its history, we have something to say; and viewing it in all its length and breadth, according to the strength of our vision, we frank ly confess that we see nothing to warrant the crv of alarm and awful forebodings of the "An To Da Pe," and inquisition, that se ni to be coming up from every quarter. V\ edo not ap pear as the advocate, aor even the apologist, ol the Catholics. As religionists they appear bad in history, and judging of the future by the past, and with their plea of in fallibility, we feel perfect I v safe in assuming that they seek, and must always seek, to obtain the reins ol government, and that whenever and wtieievet they succeed they will persecute all dissenters; but in this they do nothing more than Protes lunts have always done when similarly situat ed ; for we submit this as a truism, sustained in all faithful ecclesiastical history, THAT A.VY DE NO.MINA ri'ON THAT WOULD SUCK FOU (111 AGII EE TO A its ION WITH Tin: STATU WOI 1.11 PKBSECUI E ALL SOS-LO.NROU.M Isrs, IF TUEY HAD THE ivwia:. The very fact that they are willing to form such an incestuous connexion shows the preva lence ot the same spirit that was in her who rode upon the scarlet-colored beast, and within whose borders was found the blood o! the saints', though it'toy be under the imposing name ot P rot:sf a nls. The "Established Church of England" perse cuted disssjhters in tiiis country, when tile colo nies were under the Crown, even to stripes, im prisonment, and death, which is hut the legiti mate fruit of the union of Church arid Stale, no matter when or hv w hat name it is formed; and thespiiit is as cleat!y and as distinctly devel oped without such establishment, as under it, when one order is found systematically perse cuting another on account of their religious sen timents: and this is now being done alike by Catholics and Protestants, if we may credit the current newspaper reports of the day: and there fore there is little to choose between them as Popish Catholics or Popish PrpU.sinnis : they an* of kindred spirit, though of different names, and hostile to each other. Ihe Church of Christ, however, has never persecuted any fir dissent ing from her views, ami never will ; and any spirit that would persecute even a Catholic, or an avowed infidel, and deny to him his just rights and privileges as a citizen in this coun try, is anti-Christian. No religious test shall he raised against any roan under the constitution of the 1 nited States; and tiie Catholics, therefore, have the same right as the most favored, and none have any right to interfere with them on account of their religion. The plea of retaliation w ill not avail the Protestant, for, as he condemns the Catho lics for | ersecuting diss.'iiteis, he [las no light to allow iu himself what he condemns in others: and no necessity can ever arise in this country of wholesome laws to justify him in faking these matters in Ins own hands. If the Catholics commit overt acts by interfering with the civil or religious liberties ol others, or otherwise vio late the law s, let them be punished as citizens, according to law; but nothing can justify their oppon-iits in assailing thern oil account of their religious sentiments, or to attempt by force of arms to prevent them from building houses of worship, and from assembling peaceably to wor ship in their own wav. Protestants that door allow these things disarm themselves of the most effectual weapon they have against Popery : for what force w ill be found in their arguments, pointing to the history of the Catholic Church, that she has uniformly persecuted Protestants, if Protestants do the same thing in return when ever they possess the power ? At best it w ill be hut an afi'aii in which the litigants may mu tually I ailance accounts. II the Catholics shall, hv fair and lawful means, eventually obtain the majority in this country over all other denomi nations, whv. then, according to the fundamen tal law of the land, it will be their right to gov ern ,and to change that law, too, so as to remove every impediment fri the way of carrying out their cherished views. Out this government must be subverted, and the whole face and organization of society changed, before such a result can take place: and by a glance at the statistics of the churches in the United States, which we compile from the report of the seventh census, it will be seen at once how utterly absurd and chimerical is the idea that such a result is probable, or even possi ble, upon the principles of human reason. "All things are possible with God," and should he give up our nation to judicial blindness, and sutler them to work their own destruction, then the worst apprehensions-might be realized. But we hope better things than that, as wicked as our people ate, ami there are still enough of the righteous seed left among us to preserve the na tion from such.a dread calamity. There are in the United States, including the District of Columbia and the Territories, thirty six thousand two hundred and twenty-one churches , by which we are to understand houses of worship, and thirteen million nine hundred and sixty-sewn thousand four hundred and for tv-seven under the head of "aggregate accom modations," by which is meant the total num ber of seats for individuals, or the congregations in the aggregate, including the members of the churches proper and all that attend worship, or that can be accommodated with seats. In this estimate there are one thousand two hundred ancTsixty-nine Roman Catholic churches, and seven hundred and five thousand nine hundred and eighty-three seats, leaving for all the other sects, which may properly come under the head of Protestant, thirty-four thousand nine-hun dred and fifty-two churches, and thirteen mil li in two hundred and sixty-one thousand fuirj hundred and sixty-four average accommoda- j tions. These embrace about twenty denomina- j tions, among which the Batists, Congregational,! Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyte rians, are the largest. Compared with the Catholics the Baptists outnumber them in churches about seven fold ; and in the congregations four fold ; the Metho dists, in their churches, about nine fold, and in their congregations six fold ; and the Presbyte-j rians, in their churches, nearly four fold, and in their congregations about three fold. The; Congregationalists exceed them in the number ,of their churches upwards of four hundred about nine thousand in their congregation*' " ftie Episcopalians exceed them about tv.<,; " ' dred in their churches, and marly eqi. a | iu their aggregate accommodations. J t „ , ! ; borne in mind that by the acquisition 0 ; \ Mexico Territory there was an accession to the numerical strength of the Roman ( lies of one bundled and forty-six church.- seventy-six thousand one hundred ' which is embraced in the estimate given - as they now stand, all other denominations ' hissed (and though they differ among thernsej. : yet they make common cause against the ( | . ' olic) exceed the Catholics in th.-ir chu- ( twenty-seven and a half per cent., and fo congregations eighteen and three-fourths 2 l) with these data before us, how can anv s. ; r .' reasonable man harbor the thought that w e - '. , in danger front Catholic ascendancy > we should judge that those who have rais-d j hue and cry against the Catholics, under eye ing circumstances, have a squinting toward.*-.' alliance with the State,and would do the thing they affirm is the design of the Catholiri At all events, we think it advisable—as j*,, 7 ual vigilance is tin- price of liberty— to V \itch them as narrowly as we do the Catholics-. ! , ■ : we aieto have a State religion, we won:.; soon be under the holy mother as any of I i laughters. RELIGION AM) POLITICS. The Warwick Baptist Association of \„,,. j York, at its last meeting, administered a rebuU to the three thousand political clergy of Nt* w ! England, w ho recently assumed to them*.- the authority to speak the will of the Almig.u concerning the Nebraska bill. We. quote ;i ... ! following Irom a report adopted by the Ass, i: tion : "We utterly repudiate all fellowship wit;, those who impiously assume to. protest in;;,, name of the Almighty God against the pa-.-a - - j ol laws for the organization of territorial g ~ ernmenfs, or other purposes, and in hi* ; to fulminate anathemas against the reprt-ser.-a tives of the people in the discharge of tln-ir offi cial (liifics. And we regard the. assertion tig any body of men are divinely instructed t , j in judgment upon all questions of a moral a.,,1 religious nature as one which, if recogniz: the people, is calculated to destroy every cri nge of civil arid religious freedom, and pi - trate all the institutions of our land at tin* I ; of an irresponsible and arrogant priesthood.'' Destructive Fire at Cleveland* Less over Cue Million. CLEVELAND, Oct. 2S. A destructive fire broke out ai ~ o'clock t * i morning, which has consumed property ealu-| at considerably over one million of dollars. I; originated in the stables of the New E r .g j Hotel, and spreading in every direction, c > sumed the hotel building, and laid three sqiim* in ruins, including some of the largest gr, arid liquor stores. The follow ing are amongtri j losers. A. C. Loeb, clothing store : Win. We:;,Ml, druggist, Treat ft {ldwards, wholesale gr- c- -. j who lose a heavy stock : Bishop, Remiiigt-a ~ Co., liquor store, Mellhencb 5c Stillri MI. i, * j mission house; George Sprague, grocer, a heavy ; stock. "j The fire crossed St. Jame's street, constnr-: ; the St. Charles Hotel and the entire nw : j buildings from Canal to Superior street, occu; j as follows : Chamberlain and Crawford, forwarding a - I chants: books saved of the Cleveland cm' i house; books and papers in the vault snj.p ito be destroved : A. N. Grey, iron deal. : Board of Trade rooms: YVAlbert *N McDsu , I grocers: W. Bingham Co., iron dialers, ; several clothing stores, the occupants of mi. ! are not recollected. j The (lam.-s then crossed Superior street, CM j entirely destroyed Oviall'sblock,occupiedl-vL- F. N. S. Burgess, grocers and liquor i' r.l .1 Morrison, broker, in w hose safe are S-J'Vt-m 'i notes, which it is feared have been COIISMM j Several other stores were also turned, the • cupants of which are not remembered. The amount of insurance is h*aw, but ' aggregate has not yet been ascertained. FiGHy PtTtvOJis frilled- BUFFALO, Oct. 2S The accident upon the Great Western Ka - road, which occurred yesterday, near Cliathc . proves to have been awfully destructive to l man life. The accident was occasioned by the cy!in;>" head of the engine bursting, which thr-.w' - train out of time. After a delay ol two I: ; ■ ! the train proceeded, but a dense fog came i and when near Chatham a collision occurred with a giavel train. The locomotive of the Express train mi overturned, crushing the first and second cars almost entirely, and killing or wound _ every person in the second class car, mainly ' igrants. In all twenty-five men and < women were killed, and twenty-one mm - twenty women so dreadfully crushed - least one half cannot live. There are also * en children killed. HAMILTON, Oct. ">■ The latest accounts say that 4-8 persons m< killed, and two of the wounded have since*!: - making fifty deaths in all. OrirNA little boy had a colt and a dog, arc • generosity was often tried by visitors a-"" - him, "just to see what he would say, - them one or both of his pets. One day he I a gentleman present he might have lis c reserving the dog, much to the surprise i. mother, who asked, "Why didn't you give the dog, Dick?" 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