The truth unveiled; or, A calm and impartial exposition of the origin and immediate cause of the terrible riots and rebellion in Philadelphia, in May and July, A.D. 1844. By a Protestant and native Philadelphian
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Baltimore: Metropolitan Tract Society, 1844. 36p., pamphlet bound with thread, somewhat foxed, very good. Two versions of this pamphlet were published in 1844, the other a shorter tract published by M. Fithian; priority is not known to your humble cataloger. Some in Philadelphia's Protestant community, angered by the rise in Irish immigration to the city and by rumors that Catholics were attempting to remove Bibles from public schools, rioted in 1844, burning down Catholic churches and nearby homes. In this pamphlet, the author, who states that he is Protestant, chastises his fellow religionists for demonstrating bigotry and un-Christian temperament. "It is treason, rank foul treason, to our Religion; it is treason to the very spirit of our institutions, - the American is a traitor to his country, who talks about this being a Protestant land, in order to justify his religious intolerance and proscription of others...
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- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 275688
- Title
- The truth unveiled; or, A calm and impartial exposition of the origin and immediate cause of the terrible riots and rebellion in Philadelphia, in May and July, A.D. 1844. By a Protestant and native Philadelphian
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Roman Catholic; Nineteenth century; Pennsylvania; Maryland; 1840s;
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