In the Court of
Common Plena of
Elk County, Sept.
Term, 1877 No. 107
DIVORCE.
VLillp VVilhclm
j' vs.
L ) jfcry Ann Wil-
. rim.
To the Defendant above named:
tobpoena and alius subpoena having
filed in the above entitled rase mm
urned "not foun In the County,"
u are hereby noWlieu to appear no
ire Bald court on the tonrtn .Monday
Janunrv, A. D. 1S78, to answer said
mplaint. .
JJA.MI IvLi HUULdLi, mierm.
T W. S Horton. Deputy.
herhT's Office, Ridgwny, Pa.
Deo. 22d, 1B77.
HYDE'S
NEW OPERA HOUSE,
Ridgway, Pa.
GRAND OPENING
PF.R FDRMANCES.
f January 2Dth,30ih, tf 31st.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF
((Connelly & Wood's
iPhiTaflelnhia. 'Dram a tin Cn
r r v '
who will appear In the following highly en-
UTUIUUIIK ui.uuus;
Tuesday Evening, Jan. 29,
The World Renowned Drama of
'Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
With Great Scenes of
Tia Freeman's Cefenco
. in the Mountains,
Eliza's Escepa en Kia Ice,
Lorca PSantsticn, &c.
Vednesday Eve. Jan. SO
hnollv A Wood's Croat Specialty Drama.
performed by them over TM times, entitled
force Years in a Han Trap,
With Its grand scenic representation of
lenn's Home Destroyed by Fire,
Stato Koues, F isiladaphta,
A Snow Sturm by Hight, &.C.
flntrsday Eve. Jan- 31-
llouclcault's Successful llrnnia of
IThe Octoroon5'
f Willi scenes showing
estruction by Fire cf
Western S'.on.ncr,
Banks of Mississippi,
Southern Canftbrakc, Cc.
In addition to the new set of Scenery, just
painted for the Opera House, Messrs. t,:i-
nnllu Jt lT,w.,l ..-ill livli..r fc:.,. .. . 1
m...,.,, ..... til;, i-t'lHll .wj'l ' . i J
ISceiies of the above plays.
Admission 50 cent.:.
iteserved seats 6.3 cents.
ijilldreu under 12 years 23 cents.
jl'hlldren unaeeoaipantcd by their parents
not iidmltted.
For full particulars see programme.
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Sold by Dr. T. 8. Hartley, Ridgway Elk Co.
Pa.
THE OLD STOliY.
"Billions, weak, nervous, stomach disor
dered could not rest nights, etc." Well, let
us see how he got out of It. He didn't make
himself disagreeable and spend nil his time
telling people he meant busincsss. He went
to the store and got a "bottle xr two," and
here is what he snys :
I.eona, N. Y July 2s, 187:2.
Dr. II. M. Fenner, Kredonia, N. Y. Dear
Sir
During the past spring I beenmo billions,
nervous, weak stomach disordered, could not
sleop nights nnd felt constantly oppressed by
a sense ot' imaginary danger. I wasinenpac
latcd for business and tried several bottles of
various patent medicines said to relieve such
symptoms, but nil to no purpose. I flnully
procured n bottle of your Dlood and I.iver
Remedy and; Nerve Tonic. I thought 1 not
only heeded blood cleansing and liver medi
cine, but I knew my nerves were unstrung
and needed toning up. This powerful medi
cine stirred me up, nud by the time It. wns
half gone I thought I felt worse. Hut I per
served, and by the time it was all gone I was
decidedly better. Another bottle completed
the cure nnd I have been well nnd strong
since I wns so bad that I could not feel better
until the work of cleansing and restoring had
gone on some days. This Remedy was so ac
tive that I felt poorly the first few days
whlletno work of cleansing was going on, till
the most of It was accomplished then my
improvement was rapid and permanent. If
I had stopped after taking the first hull bottle
nnd said the Kemedy did me no good, because
I felt stirred up by it, It would have been a
great calamity to me nnd nn injustice to
what I consider to bo the best remedy ever
put before the people. I don't know what
would have become of me without it.
Yours truly, KDUAIt C'OLSON.
After reading this truthful recital will any
perversely irreeoncilablo Invalid still refuse
to believe and insist on keeping himself
sick?
For sale by dealers in medicine, Oct nclr
culur describing all of Dr. Tenner's People's
Remedies.
For all kinds of job work cull at
this ofilce.
Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods 42 Main Street
Groceries, fresh and good, and the
best crackers at Hagei'ly's.
Neat note-heads printed cheaply
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COURT PROCLiMATISM.
WI!i;ni3AS, the Hon. I,. D. Wetmoro,
President, (eo. Kd. Weis and Julius .li.nes
Associate Judges of the Court ,f rommon
Pleas, and .tustiees of the Common Pleas.
nnd .1 uMicc of the Court of Qtim ter sessions,
aiid i i piians Court, mid Court of Oyer and
Terminer and ( (eneral Jail Delivery, for the
trial of tanital and oilier oII'liisls in the
County of V.k by 1 In ir precejits to me direc
ted, have ordered u Court of Common Pleas, a
Court of ( nailer Sessions, orphar.s' Court,
and Court ol'i lycr and Terminer, and General
Jail Delivery, to lie holdeii at lliilyway, in
and for the County of Klk on the
FOURTH MONDAY IX JAN UARY. PITS.
being tile if-tii, day of the inoiitli, to continue
one weeif. Notice is hcteby uiven t tlie
Corouer Justices of the Peace, and the Consta
bles oi Klk county, tout they me by tne.se
presents commanded to be then tied there in
their proper persons, at 10 o'clock. A. M. of
said day, wlili their rolls, records anil in
ttuisilioi,s, and other rciticinbranee.J to da
those things which their oll'.ces appertain to
e done, and that all Justh.es of said county
make returns of nil recognizances entered
into before tlicni, to Lhe Clerk of the Court as
per Act of Assembly pascd j!ay 8th, l
And those who are bound by their reeoni
.anees to prosecute the prisoners that are or
shall lie in the Jail of lhe said county oi K.Ik
and then and there to prosecute nioiinst them
as shall lie Just.
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January 17. 1-7 .
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THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1878.
Notes.
Col. A. C. Noyes, was in town this
week.
The sleighing is quito good at
present.
Tramps are numerous in this
place now.
The roads have been in a terrible
slushy condition for several days past.
Read the advertisement in another
column forthepcrforniancesln Hyde's
New Opera House.
--Tho Broohvllle Republican has
been enlarged to a nine column paper,
and greatly improved in typographical
appearance. "Ve wish the Republican
success ns it richly deserves.
The communication (signed 'A
Catholic" was marked in our last issue
"To be concluded next week,'' since
then we have received additional mat
terwhich necessitates continuing the
subject in our next issue, when it will
be concluded.
Itcljyions (Services xt Sunday.
Episcopalian. Grace Chinch,
Rev. Win. Jas. Miller, morning and
evening.
Lutheran. Rev. I. Brcnnemnn,
German services in the morning and
English in the evening.
Clergymen are requested to hand In
notice of time of holding services, to
gether with the subject of the sermon,
etc.
The Grecuback Club.
This elnb will hold a meeting in
Rhine's' Hall Saturday evening next,
at which time a permanent organiza
tion will be effected. There was lo
have been a meeting last Saturday
evening but the necessary documents
did not arrive in time. At' the next
meeting the constitution, by-laws,
and also tho principled of the party
will be set forth. The club proposes
to engage Rhine's Hall, and keep it
open every evening as a reading room
where all (lie greenback papers of the
day will be furnished for the benefit
of the public. At the 'meeting next
Saturday evening it is hoped that all
who feel interested in tho Greenback
cause will attend and participate.
rsTEinoN's M uiA.tSK for February 13 al
ready on our table, and more than maintains
the pupulurity of tliisnnri vailed lady's book.
Wo thought the steel engravings, in the
January number, could not be excelled, but
the principal one for February. "The Chal
lenge," representing n mischievous girl nbout.
o throw a snow-bull, H, by ull odds, tho best
that his a pea red, anywhere, for years.
There are many who would give u yeaj's sub
scription for this picture alone The stories
are even better tliau usual, and lids is saying
the most that can be said. "Her Creditor."
by Frank I.ee P.enedict, is very powerful; so
also is "The November Night:" both such
stories as one rarely reads in these days.
ThcrcflkMkljuul fifty wood engravings of the
latent styles in fashions, of luitterns for the
work-table, etc, etc., becides the usua'
double-size colored steel-plate of late Paris
fashions. At its price, two dollars a year,
this is simply the cheapest of the really good
magazines. If you have not subscribed al
ready, lio so at once, or get up a club for II.
and earn n copy free, Specimens senl to get
upelubs wltli. Address the publishers, Clias.
J. Peurson, awl Chestnut street, Philadel
phia. List of Juror.
Drawn for January Ti r:n in'A,
GRAM) J Winn.
John Mnlroy neuezette township.
i). M. Win.-I.jw
John G.iiin Benziner "
icorre Decker " " "
Joseph liloenrl "
Joseph Voting " "
Pat rick Jordan,, Fox "
K. ilovenennip, Highland '
Joseph chamberlain, ilorlou "
Hiram Howard Jay "
James M. ISrookius, " "
John Nist Jones "
uwon Dully, '
J. II. Wells "
Adam Zimmerman Millstone "
John Vnnorsdall ltidgwuy "
Adam Pistner ' "
P. A. Mead
Hiram Kisenmaii,..
W. A Irwin
Michael siehlch,....
Patrick Itogau,
...Spring Creek "
...&t. Mary's Borough.
cnuries wns
George Imliolf, ; "
TKAVKIISK JUROKS.
James W. Wlnslow...
Timothy Guiiloyle,....
George Snyder,
Geo. T. ltolliroek,
Christian Kreckul,
George Fritz
Joseph Krieg, Jr
John Dauzel,
Anthony Goetz
August ITederiiian,....
Philip Kreekel
William M'Cauley
F.phrnim Moley
Samuel P.rown
Andrew Cro.k,s, ,
II. li. Moyer
Thomas liureblield,....
Jnnies Trumbull,
Gen. W, Clinton,
1 illvin Dodge
William G. Thomas..,
John F.rnhout,
John Weidert
Sterling Holeotab,
George Markert, ,
Campbell lilair
...Ueuezetto township.
.Benzinger
Fox
...Horton
Jay
Jones
....Millstone
.... Ridgway
Louis .arret!,
ir a i.. ........ u
-- .-"'or,
Jerome Powell ' "
K. T. Grant ' "
James D. Fuilerton, " "
Jacob K rans St. Mary's Borough,
G, C. Ilrandon " "
Tlios. J. llurke ' "
James Rogun " " "
M. F. Frcy " "
For a nicely lilting suit of clothes
oall on M'Afeo tho tailor.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
LADIES CLOOKS, at Mrs. N. T.
Cummings, also ties, collars, cufl's,
hosiery, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Re
member tho place over R. I. Camp
bells store, Main street. Call and ex
amine before purchasing elsewhere.
A new line of dress goods at J. II.
Ilagerty'a. Call and see the elegant
new stock.
New Sleat Jluiket.
Mercer Brothers have moved tbeir
meat market fromD. D.Cook's, build-
ding to W. S. Service's hardware
store, where they invite all wishing
beef, pork, veal and sausage to give
them a call.
v7n47tf.
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strings, ot the Advocate office.
44
For the Advocate.
A Second Review of thfl Hr-T. Mr. Oil
Hte's TliRiiksglvin? Sermon, nnd Ids
Herence thereof, Communicated to
tho "Democrat" of Hldgwar, Pa., in
the Issue of January 3d,
(Continued.)
I must again ask Mr. Gillette to ac
knowledge, as false, more of his state'
mcntsin his Thanksgiving Address.
I proved thein to be false, and he
silently admits thein to bo such, ac
cording to their principle "Qui tacet
consentire vldetur'' Silence gives
consent. He does not even attempt
to defend Luther, that impious, de
graded and cxpellod, son of the
Catholic church "a weed of tho
Pope's garden." I proved to him
that he misrepresents the Catholic
view on the school question. Instead
of apologizing lie tries to parry the
blow, in a manner so devoid of
reason and logic thnt it docs not even
savor of stupid sophistry. This ques
tion, Mr. Gillette, if you but read,
lias, you will find, leen long since so
clearly represented by the Catholic
hierarchy of America, and ss
thoroughly understood by the intelli
gent portion of the American people
that none now has the boldness to
use, in reference to it, your stale nnd
defunct accusations ; except occas
sionaly some demagogue or fourth
rate newspaper, trying to swim into
temporary influence on liltlo ripple of
excitementtliuscreated, which indeed,
are regarded, by all sensible citizens,
as simply a cry gotten up for a pur
pose, and inliuence none but the
ignorant and utterly prejudiced. 1
grant you all you ask for in your
feeble arguments, proving that the
Catholic church wants to overthrow
the Public Schools. I grant you it is
fair, for all denominations if they
choose, to ask the same privileges. 1
furthermore say, if they do wish, let
the Methodist money go to the Metho
dist schools, the Presbyterian money
to the Presbyterian schools, the Jew
ish money to Jewish schools, Infidel
money to Inlidel 'schools, Catholic
money to Catholic schools, as is satis
factorily done in other countries, and,
instead of drawing t he absurb and ill
logical conclusion that you do by say
ing "where then would be the com
mon school system," 1 conclude, then
really as well as nominally, our re
ligious money will be as free as our
reiigous opinion, for the school money
is religious money. Then, indeed,
we will have, in fact, as well ns in
name, a religious liberty, and our
education and the morals of our civili
zation will not be committed to the
unenlightened ambition of pot house
politicians, nor the manipulations of
Infidels. But all Protestant denomi
nations should'; be satisfied with the
present school system, for they have
everything just as they want.it; have
practically, as I proved in my last
otter, their religion the establiahed
one not only 111 the Public Schools,
but in nil penitentiaries, reformatory
ies, and slate institutions. I have ex
plained before what precisely were
the correct and just claims of Catho
lics on the school question, and as
you have publicly maligned and mis-
presented them in the most odious
light without being able to bring for
ward in support of your false state
ment, either in your sermon or last
inniiiunicHtion, the slightest shadow
of proof, I now arraign you before the
public; us guilty, once more, in addi
tion to the l'wig list already summed
up, ot the most malicious slander. 11
you do not hasten to couiess your
j-uiit with compunction I shall class
you among that category of unrepent
ing 1 sinners who are so hardened that
they are abandoned ty God and de
prived even of the grace of repent
ance. As a proof that the Papal
power commenced in the year lioo of
the christian era he tells us it was 111
his "mind ever since, when a youth
he read Mosheim's Ecclesiastical
History." Jut so, Mr. Gillette,
there is not a particle of doubt about
it but you are brimful and llov, ing
over, ever since your youth, with such
utterly unfounded and violently
prejudiced notions. Please, give us
Mosheim's precise words. Is he the
old writer of Prophecy that told you
"Tho Papal und Muhommedun
powers began about the same timo in
the history of the world and that they
would fall together?" Tell us where,
he says so, und give exact words,
Mosheim is 11 Protestant (Lutheran)
German Ecclesiastical Historian, of
the eighteenth century, aud of no
authority, at least on matters apper
taining to the first ages of the christ
ian era. Why. not read, if you wish
to And the date of the commencement
of the Papal powers, St. Polycarp of
the second century St. Irenaeus, St.
Cyprian Tertulliiiu and Origen of the
third, Ensebius of Caesarea aud St.
Ambrose of the J fourth, St. John
Chrysostom and St. Jerome of the
fifth, Venerable Bede aud St- John
Damascen of the eighth. These are
the best witnessess, as being the his
torians of the then times, and more
worthy of belief than Mosheim of the
18th century. They were all sons of
the Catholio church. They will tell
you when her power commenced.
Read the Protestant Hallam and Lord
Macaulay they will tell you when
the Papal Power commenced. He
(the Rev. Gillette) says he was never
a pupil of the Public Schools, and I
can assure the gentleman it is so
much to the credit of the historic
knowledge which they impart. He
quotes what he culls "u religious en
cyclopedia" to prove that the Papal
Power commenced in the sixth cen
tury, and never informs us what en
cyclopedia it is, only by the vague
name of "religious." I believe 110
encyclopedia says bo, for tho state
ments, embodied in the quotation, are
as false as if Mr. Gillette himself was
the father of them. Bouaface III.
was not us the.quotation of Mr. Oil-
lett'a encyclopedia narrates, die im
mediate successor of Gregory the
Great. Ills immediate successor was
Sabinlan, and Gregory the Grent
strictly belonged to the seventh cen
tury, Instead of tho sixth, ns Mr.
Gillette's quotation says. He died
in G04 of t! i christian era- Before
Gregory the Mreat there sat, in the
Chairof Peter 63 Popes nil between
the first nnd sixth centuries. It is
not necessary for me to give their
names, or dates of reign. .Why then
quote a spurious authority to tell the
public the Papal Power commenced
in 000 of the christian era. Harper's
Weekly, or Magazine, I suppose, is
tho kind of a religious "encyclopedia"
lie refers to, nnd quotes from. No
other but one of such n cast, would
pollute the virgin pages of nn "en
cyclopedia" with such openly false
statements.
Again, Mr. Gillelte slanders his
Catholic neighbors, in his communi
cation, instead of, as his ninnhood de
manded, defending the false ;state
ments in his Thanksgiving sermon,
for which he was called to account.
He slanders them, I say, by putting
forth that false bare faced assertion,
that "two-thirds to three-fourths of
the inmates of prisons and peniten
tiaries came under the direct teachings
of tho Romish Church." Now, Mr.
Gillette prove that assertion. What
prison is this? I have so often proved
you to be a falsifier und an untutored
murderer of history there is no fear
that tho public would ever believe
one word you would say on your own
authority. For my part, I would not,
from my knowledge of your capability
to misrepresent, believe you, even
when quoting on authority, except
you gave name, standing 11s an
author, page, scope and circumstan
ces under which the author wrote.
Remember tho rules of hernieneutics,
if you ever heard of them and they
will nid you very much in arriving at
the sense and meaning of authors.
For a long catalogue of crimes, high
life roguery, tc, please read the JVcm1
York Sun of January 1st 1878. Read
there the black roll of crime since the
time of the panic of 17!, sec oner
are two-thirds or three-fourths of that
list of defaulters aud embezzlers ''un
der the direct influence of the Romish
faith." It is true, and a pity it is
'lis true, and to the disgrace of the
country it is true, that there are
thousands carrying a high head in
society, and holding honorable
positions but abused by them, or ob
tained by fraud, that, did justice get
its due, should be in penitentiaries
for life or condemned to capital
punishment- Things, now indue
run conti'iiiT-wise. Tilings are now
so changed that wrens make prey
where eagles feared to perch."
"Since every Jack become 0, genlle
tleman, many a gentleman became a
Jack." So it is, Mr, Gillette, and
sorry I am, for the sake of religion
that there are many, even among the
pretending expounders of the gospel
who, as well authenticated every day
events tell us, would, with more pro
priety und honor (ill a cell-apartment
in a prison than teach morality in the
pulpit. This indeed hurts Christianity
of all shades for the unreilecttng, un
educated and inconsiderate, of no par
ticuluror fixed creed many of whom arc
in this country, witnessing such pro
cedure, become utterly horror-stricken
at the notion of Christianity at all,
and are incapable of perceiving the
essential differences of creeds, lience
conclude all are the sme. Mr.
Gillette says my allusion to the
London Bridge is Maeauiay's and
that it is "used up as a quota
tion." It is true Macaulay is
the author of a similar sayiug, yet, as
Mr. Gillette's admits, there is a differ
ence, yes, quito a difference. Truth
always ruus parallel with truth,
hence Macaulay agrees witli
me, and as a plain candid protec
tant, yes, prosbytorian historian, in a
hundred places contradicts you Mr.
Gillette as to the date of the begin
ning of the Papal Power. Of course
Lord Macaulay "is used up," as Mr.
Gillette says, because lie litis had the
manhood to tell the truth where with
honor it could not be concealed Yet
the intelligent public look on him 11s
the ablest modern historian on the
protestant side. I must tell you, Mr.
Gillette, your Thanksgiving Sermon
smells very much (if not the genuine
article) of Grant's famously bigoted
speech at DesMoines. It was ahou t
as truthful as your own, Mr. Gillette,
and for historic blunders, and a bra
zen quality for giving them utterance,
I believe you and lie are brothers.
At least the same ideas are to be found
in Grant's speech referred tlo ns in
your Thanksgiving Sermon. Instead
of defending the points, for which I
arraigned him, lie turns on to a dif
ferent subject altogether, aud talks
about some discussion as to whether
St. Peter was ever in Rome or not.
What lias this to do with your
Thanksgiving Sermon ? We were
not talking about where lie presided.
I said he was the first pope, nud that
he was not such has never been dis
cussed, much loss denied, since the
days of tho revered and hallowed
Saint himself. This is clear from the
Bible itself as history, "Thou art
Peter, upon this rock I build my
church. I give to thee the keys of the
Kingdom of Heaven, etc." You say it
was disputed that he was first Pope,
now tell us who disputed it. That it
ever was I deny. Did ho not preside
at Antioch seven years as Pope?
Where he presided is another ques.
tion, I say he was first Pope, prove it
from tho Bible even, and tell you it
was never denied. Some gospel bab
blers may raise the question whether
he was ever in Rome or not, as you,
Mr. Gillette, raised false cries in Ridg
way about questions never before
I disputed, and zealous Priet, fearing
lost their false charges might have a
prejudicial effect on the uneducated,
may have answered them, but it does
not follow therefore it was ever under
the slightest shadow of a doubt. Now
Jet me show you St. Peter was in
Rome, though entirely outside the
points I called you to account for, nnd
therefore I need not, nay should not,
in a well conducted discussion, touch
011. Uut the Itev. Gentleman has
touched on merely touched on so
many subjects tlnihS it would take
volumes to follow hill nnd do justice
to each subject. In this mode of pro
cedure he shows his utter want of a
philosophical training of mind, and
lack of tho first principles of an'honest
and learned discussionist. For the en
lightenment of tho public, however,
I shall give a few proofs as to whether
St. Peter was ever in Rome, Noth
ing can bo more incontestable in
history, than that St. Peter was the
founder and first Bishop of the See
ot ;comc. 111 llils (lie concurring
testimony of nil ancient Christian
writers, down from St. Ignatus, his
disciple, is unanimous, Eusebius, the
parent of cb 11 rch history, St. Jerome,
aud the old Roman Calendar, pub
lished by BucheriUB, say thnt St.
Peter held t lie Woo of Rome twenty
five years, though often absent upon
his Apostolic functions In other
coutries, where he visited the faithful,
"like unto n general who makes his
rounds," says St. John Chrysoslom,
''to see if all things are everywhere in
good ord'T.'' Eusebius nnd Rufinus
assure us "it is not to bo doubted bill
he preached the gospel overall Italy."
It was from Rome that St. Peter
wrote his two epistles to the converts
ho had made during the seven years
that ho was bishop of Antioch. He
indeed calls that city Babylon, its St.
John does in the Apocalypse, because
Rome was then the chief seat hot li of
the Em il re and of Paguu idolatry,
as formerly Babylon had been, but us
Babylon in Clntklea was at that time
nothing but a heap of ashes, the best
interpreters by "Babylon" under
stand heathenish Rome, It was also
from till city that St. Peter sent his
disciple,' St Mark the Evangelist, to
found the yreat church of Alexandria,
the Capital of Egypt, I hen second in
the world, with several other
churches in Libya und Peutapoiis,
Origen (in ''Kitsch'' hid. ece!., III.
1.) and TertuliiaitWde praescript haer ,
c. 30) say that lie, together with St.
Paul, fell a victim to the persecution
otNero at Rome (A. 1). 07 or 08) and
wns crucified on the Vatican Hill, in
the Jewish quarter of the city, with
his head downward, as tradition says,
at his own request, not deeming him
self worthy to die as did his divine
master, "and,'' r-aya the American
cyclopedia ''No early writer discred
its the tradition." Do you now know
Mr. Gillette, that St. Peter was first
Pope and was in Rome? Do not for
get to tell your audience in your next
sermon that you falsified when you
said the Papal Power commenced in
'500 and in your communication to the
Democrat wherein you deny St
Peter was ever Pope, or in Rome.
Justice demands you should do so, you
know you are a ealuntinator and I
liavo proved you to be such, aud, un
less idieh retract and do peiuutce "ihey
shall never see God" says St. Paul.
The Rev. l'rencher's allusion to tiie
"singular spectacle the honest fisher
man would present living in one of
the most magnificent palaces in the
world and being carried on the
shoulders of four men into the most
magnificent church in the world to
bless the people, holding two lingers
in sign of benediction" is too much of
tho biliings-gate style of reasoning to
notice. But, readers, observe tho
display of history made hi that child
ish statement. Ho speaks of the
palace of tho Vatican, and St. Peter's
church in Rome, as though Luilt and
completed in the days of iho ''fisher
man St. Peter!" Were it not that I
think there are some in Ridgway,
who might possibly believe your as
sertions, Mr. Gillette, (but 1 hope for
the sake of intelligence there are
none) and wishing to enlighten the
public 011 some of tho many subjects
you misrepresent, I should no more
notice what you would say then, and
consider it of us little important', as
the utterances of tho insane. I have
never found you stating truth yet,
even in facts self evidently so. I
must, ere I close this paper, dissect
one more of the false assertions of the
Rev. Preacher, and thnt is the saying
he ascribes to, und fathers on. Lafay
ette; that, "It ever the liberties of the
United States be destroyed, it will be
by Romish priests." Some years ago
this question was fixed, and proved to
be false, in a disscus&ion between Pro
fessor Morse und the late Bishop
Spalding, of happy memory, which
was extensively published in the
newspapers at the lime, many
of them, conducted by protestants as
the Buffalo Democracy and South
Side Democrat awarded victory to the
Bishop, lhave already told Mr. Gil
lette if heonly read he would find these
stale questions of dispute, in bygone
days, so securely nailed down, as mali
cious falsehood, that no man of learn
ing attempts to question them again.
It is of little consequence whether La
fayette ever used the words ascribed to
him or not. For, as the Bishop put
the argument in the shajio of a
dilemma: "Either Lafayette was a
catholio or he was an infidel ; he cer
tainly was not a protestant. If a
catholic he could not havo originated
the motto, ascribed to him by Morse,
'without being a hypocrite, which no
American will venture to assert. If
an infidel, then his testimony against
catholics has 110 more weight than
that of Voltaire and Tom Paine.
Whichever horn of the dilemma our
adversaries may choose to sejecf:, the
catholio church still remains' un-
scathed." Hear the Cincinnati f
tinirrr on this controversy between
Bishop Spalding and Professor Morse 1
"It Will be remembered there appeared
last fall in the columns of the in
quirer, over the signature 'Old Line
an exposure of a stupendous fraud
which the Knownothing Press has
been guilty of in palming olf on La
fayette a sentiment he never littered
Theexprcssion they attribute to him
'If ever the liberties of the coup try are
destroyed, it will be by Romish
priests' wns dug out of a letter in
which he quoted it but to refute it I
The original letter was quoted by the
Democratic press nil over the Union,
and was Inserted, due credit being
given to us, by Bishop Spalding of
Louisville, in n certain work which
he published. Professor Morse, of
Ponghkecpsie, N. Y. upon whose
uuthority the original statement was
made (remember these last words say,
Calvanlstlo Morso - is the author of
this base slander) feeling himself in
an unpleasant position commenced a
controversy with Bishop Spalding in
relation to the genuiness ofour corres
pondent's letter. He asserts that 110
such book ns the letter Is quoted from
is in existence and that 'Old Line'
himself is one of those dreaded per
sons culled 'JcmHs.' Now,vo assure
Professor Morse, and nil interested in
the controversy that 'Old Lino' is a
protectant gentleman, 'tslaioich in the
filth,' by no means a bitter partisan
and that he can prove every statement
he made to be correct'. His veracity
is as good us Morse's, nnd if the latter
will conic to this city, and risk any
thing on the impeachment of it, the
book will be produced before a com
miftec selected by the parties. There
is no doubt whatever that Morse is all
wrong in the matter or that those
who quote Lafayette as an authority
tire grossly deceived. We assure the
public that it can place the most im
plicit conjldence in the Jhinuircr's com
munication regarding the Lafayette
forgery." This challenge Morse and
his friends prudently declined accept
ing. 'J'h ns Morse stands convicted be
fore the American public of having
originated a base slander against his
catholic-citizens without even a de
cent pretext for his injurious state
ment; thus you also stand convicted
of forgery Mr. Gillette as few public
men, having any reputation at stake
would like to be placed. I intend this
not as an answer to Rev. Gillette, but
to the public, and sincerely hope that
minor luminaries, ns well ns drivelling
"No popery" fanatics of the day, may
possibly profit by the fateof Mr. Morso
nnd the Rev. Orator on our Thanks
giving day in Ridgway. Mr. Gillette's
story about the killing of a preacher in
Mexico by " catholic mob instigated
by the priesthood'" because he
"preached 1 lie word of Gotl in its ii
iliciy'' hi another of his unfounded
calumiuies for which he makes no at
tempt, even to forge authority. Time
does not permit me to expose him in
that statement, but let the public;
judge, from the many errors I
caught him on, that lie misrepresents
tho Mexican story also. If, indeed,
that preacher in Mexico preached, as
Mr. Gilleltedid, 011 Thanksgiving day
in Ridgway, and slandered his fellow
citizens in such a manner, by way of
"preaching the gospel in its sim
plicity," there might be quite a rea
sonable excuse for his murder by tho
mob that lio goaded to frenzy.
The boldness of Mr. Gillette's allus
sions to the "thumb screw und tho
Auto la fc" is equalled only by its
falsity, yet that very boldness gives it
the semblance of truth to the ignor
ant and unreflecting. When Mr Gil
lette takes back his Thanksgiving
sermon, and humbly acknowledge it
as false, as well as the slanderous er
rors of which lie now stands convicted
of, that were advanced in his last com
munication to tho Democrat, I will
explain for him and the public the
"thumb screw and Anto da fc," and
all about tho "past crimes and errors
of the pupal church." Then, and only
then, shall I consider him worthy of
notice. The caluminious sermon by
wliich he sought to misrepresent his
catholio fellow-citizens as the most
odious and barbarous beings, equalled
only by the Turks, he feels pleased, in
his feeble defense, in last week's Demo
vrat, -io call nothing only expressing
dillerence on "certain points of relig
ious belief, and that such difference
are tolerated'1!! Slander is one of
those crimes thnt cry to Heuven for
vcugance, and if he is "accustomed, as
he openly acknowledges, to thus
speak and defame, the sooner he does
penance the better.
Think u little on the Calvanistio
Consistory of Geneva 011 the English
Court of High Commission that prose
cuted the inoffensive catholic with a
vigor that never relented think on
the reign of Henry the eighth and
Queen Elizabeth, and probably you
wiil find the "Autos de fc" was not
so bad after all. Here is one of the
methods of torture under Elizabeth,
taken from Dr Lingard's history, aud
referred to approvingly, by theprotes
taut Hallam, in his Constitutional
History. "The rack was a large open
frame of oak, raised three feet from
the ground. "The prisoner was laid
under it, on his back on the floor;
his wrists and ankles wero attached by
a cord to two rollers at the ends of tho
frame; these were moved by levers in
opposito directions till, the body rose
to a level with tho frame. Questions
were then put ; and if the answers
did not prove satisfactory, tho sufferer
was stretched more and more till the
bones started from their sockets."
This is only one of the mild methods
of torture under Elizabeth and Cecil,
yet some protestants as Mr. Gillette, '
talk such us only the immaculate could
about the ''Autos defe" &c. For a
correct view of the Inquisition I refer
Mr. Gillette to a work entitled "L JSs
tat Present D'Jispagiie,"by De Vay
rac. who is a christian author of rm
talent, and a man whose fame as an
historical writer has never been ques
tioned. Protestants ought to place
more confidence in the statement of u
christian of 'unblemished character
than in those of Linibroch the Gal vin
istio apostate, Voltaire the Infidel and
JLlorente tho disreputable traitor,
Concluded in our next.)