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The Italian Pope Assaulting Those who maintain the liberty of the press. Nice, readable article on “The Value of Encyclical Pope Letter of Gregory XVI., in 1831, Muzzling”, and we know six Your Liberties. and of Pope Pius IX., in 18 64. at least people Or the liberty of conscience and of worship. we would like to demonstrate said value on. DETWEEN the Law of this Republic and Encyclical of Pius IX., December 8, 1864. + 4- + the Law of Popery, there is a vital con- Or the liberty of speech. “Syllabus” of March Bessemer, Alabama, is for preparedness; flict which cannot be which 18, 18 61. Prop. Ixxix. Encyclical of Pope Pius the birth-place reconciled, and is IX.. December 8, 1864. Bessemer is of Bessemer steel; rapidly producing in this country the condi- Or who contend that papal judgments and de- any brand of preparedness calls for steel, and tions which precede civil war. crees may, without sin, be disobeyed, or differed a lot of it—and there you are. Let no man deceive himself: let every man from, unless they treat of the rules (dogmata) of 4" 4- + faith and morals. Ibid. Just between us and a concrete post, would see the facts, as they are. Or who assign to the State the power of defining The Constitution of the United States de- the civil rights (jura) and province of the church. you mind telling just what the Legislative clares that Congress shall have no power to “Syllabus” of Pope Pius IX., March 8, 1861. Committee of Convict Inspectors does, and Ibid. Prop. ix. how much it gets for doing it i abridge the freedom of the press. Or that the church may not employ force. (Ec- Yet Congress has knuckled to Rome, and clesia vis inferendoe potestatem non habet.) O already done thaUvery thing. “Syllabus,” Prop. xxiv. Books honestly aimed at uncovering the Or that power not inherent in "the office of horrible vileness the episcopate, but granted to it by the civil au- of the Roman system are thority, may be withdrawn from it at the discre- prosecuted because they uncover Rome's rot- tion of that authority. Ibid. Prop. xxv. Watson’s Magazine tenness. Or that the (immunitas) civil immunity of the church and its ministers depends upon the civil THOS. E. WATSON, Editor. NO OTHER BOOKS ARE PROSE- right Ibid. Prop. xxx. CUTED. Or that in the conflict of laws, civil and eccle- NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR In the whole United States there is not a siastical, the civil law should prevail. Ibid. case pending against a publisher of the pru- Prop. xlii. Or that any method of instruction of youth, DEVOTED TO rient novels, magazines, and Sunday supple- solely secular, may be approved. Ibid. Prop, ments which pour from the Northern press xlviii. History, by the millions. Or that knowledge of things, philosophical and Books exposing Mormonism, Prostitution, civil, may and should decline to be guided by Biography, the White Slave salacious Divine and ecclesiastical authority. Ibid. Prop. traffic, the episodes Ivxii. at sea-side resorts, and at road-houses where Or that marriage is not in its essence a sacra- General Literature, joy-riders put up on their automobile trips—- ment. Ibid. Prop. Ixvi. all these pass the mails, and arouse no Or that marriage, not sacramentally contracted Exposure of Italian Popery, the prosecution. (si sacramentum excludatur), has a binding force. Ibid. Prop. Ixxiii. Deadliest Foe to Religion, Lib- But every time a writer attacks the Roman Or that the abolition of the temporal power of Catholic system, the Government prostitutes the popedom would be highly advantageous to erty and Human Progress. its vast powers to crush that publisher, and the church. Ibid. Prop. Ixxvi. Also Ixx. thus gratify the Irish cardinals who traitor- Or that any other religion than the Roman Short Stories, religion may be established by a State. Ibid. ously in Italy, to that murderous oath, swore, Prop. Ixxvii. Poems, Etc. to persecute Protestants to EXTERMI- Or that in “countries called Catholic,” the free NATION. exercise of other religions may laudably be al- The law of Rome was tersely stated by lowed. “Syllabus,” Prop. Ixxviii. PRICE, SI.OO PER YEAR the great English statesman, William E. Or that the Roman pontiff ought to come to terms with progress, liberalism, and modern In Clubs of 12, Price sOc. Each) Gladstone, under whose benign legislation, the civilization. Ibid. Prop. Ixxx. estates of Protestant landlords were divided ? or $6.00 for the Club. up and sold on long credit, at low interest How blind we are, if we fail to see that to Irish Catholic tenants. this Law is in absolute conflict with our Law, The highest Law Italian pope and his and that a bloody clash is bound to come, as THE JEFFERSONIAN PUBLISHING CO. foreign church fiercely condemns and curses the Knights of Columbus arm and drill to THOMSON, GEORGIA. to eternal perdition— “make America Catholic.”

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QRWALK - in you one of the strongest cham- health and vigor to battle for the .N CONN. I am, Yours respectfully, pions and most able defenders of the. principles in which we are all so vir- JEWELL BROWN, Sect. r principles upon which these institu- tually interested, w e are, Sixth Grade, Mary Moss School. tions are founded, hereby express to Sincerely, you our hearty approval and endorse- J. P. LUCKEY, Councilor. ment of your stand in the fight to G. F. R. S. maintain these principles. Dearing, Ga., Jan. 25, 11)16. Potato Plants $1.50 per 1,000. The Jr. Order is founded upon the fundamental principles of American LET TOM WATSON ALONE! Nancy Hall, Triumph, Southern Queen and Porto Rico. patriotism. The complete separation Now it seems that they are going They willbe well rooted, tied 100 to bunch. Sa&isfi&ction in Church and State; freedom of of Thd try of Geor- every respect guaranteed. promotion to Thom Watson outside speech and press; The and gia for certain published statements American public D. ALEXANDER, Ashburn, Ga. maintainance of the of his connected with the Frank school system; The restriction of im- case. The law, it is said, provides migration to our shores of such per- that he can be tried in any State in sons only as intend to become ear- which his publication circulates; but nest, law-abiding citizens, are some we agree with some of the papers The Florida Normal College and Business Institute. of the principles for which the Jr. that to take this Georgia citizen out- Order stand, and we assure you that side of the State to try him is a One of the most modenrly equipped colleges in Florida. This college guar- we heartily appreciate your able ef- slap at the great people of Georgia. antees satisfaction to all pupils. forts for their promotion. It is an intimation that her people, This institution teaches the following courses Normal, Commercial, Music, We wish to congratulate you upon her courts will not give justice, and Preparatory, Literary, Telegraphy. the results of your recent trial in it is an unfair imputation on the Augusta. We are only sorry that part of the Government. If he is to Shorthand, per course, $23.00 Normal, per month, 4.00 your victory was not complete. How- be tried, he should be tried in Commercial, complete, 45.00 Music, per month, 3.00 ever, we feel sure that the drubbing Georgia. Telegraphy, per course, $30.00 you gave the enemy in that bout so As to the merits of the case, we The following compose the faculty: discouraged him that you need fear do not know. But it does seem to LEE W. THOMAS President. MRS. LEE W. THOMAS. no trouble from that direction in the us persecution of this man GEO. L. THOMAS, Vice-President. 8. L. TOWNSEND. that the A. G. MoNAIR. near future. But we would admonish has gone far enough. Other papers you, if necessary, that the enemy is have published matter even more For further particulars address neither dead nor sleeping but is salacious, more revolting in its de- LEE W. THOMAS, President, ready to strike when ever and where tails, more repugnant to decency • Key, ever he may think he sees a vulner- than anything that appeared in Wat- Cedar Fla. able point for attack. son’s magazines. Yet we have not