TjA SoMliHA DE FuEXTF. en atención al terror que inspira la Pe-i trous dissensions in which onr country uitencieria y á la efieasia de las penas;] lias been invoked, have been the result pudiéndose asegurar que ha bajado tí un of political intrigues woven liy the ty-seteuta por ciento. rauny of the catholic clergy. During Para concluir detemos manifestar que the French intervention the ’Romanists todo el nuevo aspecto que presenta hi played treason, being they among thg administración pública en Coahuila; que I first to accept with tidings of joy the su progreso y su moralidad actual, no crown of Maximilian, sent here by that •se deben mas, que ií los esfuerzos del perfidious tyrant-Napoloon the Third. í digno funcionario que rije Jos destinos The Catholic Church originated the de aquel Estado. terrible war of the Reformation, and the , El Sr. Gobernador Evaristo Madero sword of men like Ocampo and others rauny of the catholic clergy. During the}’ among the terrible war of the Reformation, and tlm | soon severed the chain of despotism and infamy, to which a whole nation was held fast—a nation that is now free, find independent and quickly awakening to a ney(s| and prosperous life. d The liberals who entered ell the re-cincts of the clergy and saw and exiyfj mined but too well the villanous work that had been done by it, wondered how tíig| people could have tolerated that sway for so long. Everywhere they turned! ------------- . their eyes they glanced at the depravity (El Correo délas Doce.) of the corrupt clergy. It is relab.d that the walls of many a convent were filled with the skeletons of Rabes! Herei crime!, there, crimen, and a litle further, crime!!! Such is the history, of the Catholic Church in our bbuntry|| Wonderful exam pies of Christian loyá and charity, indeed!; imposing monu-! ments of 'morality does her history Mexico present to the world! - Our people, however, are beginning to see the impostures and the perfidy of the worst of tyrants—the Catholic religion, and will no longer submit to such ; ignominious yoke. ^They^re^^Roung.lg have perfect liberty of coisscience and c tire freedom in . their social and domestic relations and there is nothing that will subvert them, in thought, word or action. The Church is fast losing gts influence; our people justly claim the re-c.-.gnition of. their rights and these will and shall be respected. The day is not far off when Papism in oui country, as in others is now, will be ' a thing of past, and when the poisonous vermin, (Catiiolicism), will cease to contaminate de aquel Estado. ' ú una honradez acrisolada, reune una voluntad sin límites para el bien, una indomable energía para hacer respetar la ley. Todas estas recomendaciones, que raías veces se encuentran juntas en un íuncionario, hacen del Sr. Madero un gobernante modelo, al que Coahuila le (.tobe hallarse colocada á la vanguardia del progreso que se opera en tódá la depublica y especialmente en los Estados fronterizos.—Pedro J. García. EXGGfSH S1SCTÍOX. THE GLERGY AND THE NEW LAW Catolicism has always been the stumb -bling block to civilization, the staunchest enemy of the laws of nations. At one time it was wont to exercise a full .control over a large portion of humanity and always employed the vilest means to sustain its despotic and criminal sceptre. The history of the Roman Church has been written with human blood, and the Inquisition is the most infamous piece of wort ever chronicled in the history of man. . . And now that the decline of the Roman Catholic sway is ev^ept p,ll; joyer 4he civilized world, indolence,immorality and crime are fast disppearing from the iace of the earth. Mexico is one of the nations that have been tormented by the Aggers of Fa-pism, and most of the internal and disas-