The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-11-25 00:00:00

ItOMANISM IN AMERICA.

A new, but in these days, we are happy to say, not an
unprecedented, movement has manifested itself among
the Roman Catholics of Cincinnatti. We learn that a
church has been organised in that rising and flourishing
city of the west, in direct and avowed opposition to the
domination of the Pope of Rome and the hierarchy of
the Roman Catholic Church. A number of the,most in-
telligent and influential adherents to the Roman Catholic
faith in that region have associated themselves together
for the purpose of worshipping the God of their fathers
according to the prescribed form and ceremonial of their
creed, but in perfect independence of the Papal see and
of all the dignitaries generally recognised by the profes-
sors of that faith in the United States. All allegiance to
the " successor" of St. Peter located in the "eternal
city" is thrown off by these Reformers, and the authority
of bishops and priesthood is most independently set aside.
The distinctive tenets of the Roman Catholic Church they
retain, for the present, and a duly accredited priest is to
minister for them ; but with popes, bishops, and hierarchy
they will have nothing to do. Taking this movement in
connexion with the Ronge movement in Germany it be-
comes deeply important. In both countries the spirit of
freedom from spiritual despotism has emanated from
within the church, and in America it is thought it will
spread ral idly amongst the Roman Catholics. The
New York paper from which we quote gives this reason
for thinking that it will not stop where it has commenced :
" Hitherto." it says, " the Catholic Church in this
country has adhered to its allegiance to Rome, chiefly
because the supplies of clergy and not unfrequently of
money—the sinews of religious as well as of physical
warfare—come from abroad. But as soon as the Catho-
lics in this country are wealthy enough to found colleges,
and manufacture priests, and build churches, and support
their own seminaries cf learning, and raise up their own
ministers to serve at the altar, they will universally ab-
solve themselves from their allegiance to Rome, and or-
ganise their whole ecclesiastical system on perfectly inde-
pendent principles.
The natural and inevitable tendency of the republican
institutions of this country is to create in all departments
of human life a spirit of freedom and independence. We
see this every day in our scientific institutions, in our
literary associations, in all our unions of men for any pur-
pose, and last, not least, in our religious :organisations.
Thus it has been with the clergy of all the Protestant
churches • and now, at last, the spirit of independence
d freedom—of rebellion, if you please—against any.
ing like spiritual despotism, manifest itself in the Ro-
an Catholic church. _ _

Thus it would appear that the singular movement re-
cently commenced in Germany, under the leadership of
lionge, has been communicated to the United States.
We doubt not that once begun it will go on. It is one
of those impulses of human nature that must proceed to
a successful issue. It is one of those periodical uprisings
of humanity against despotic authority—one day hurling
a tyrannical king—another day deposing a spiritual despot
—from his throne of oppression."

A YANKEE PUBLIC MEETING

A meeting of the democratic republican electors of
New York was held upon the Oregon question a night or
two before the Hibernia sailed ; and as a specimen of the
mcds in which they conduct business on the other side
of the Atlantic, and of the order and harmony which
seem to prevail among them, we shall just take a few ex-
tracts from the reports :
The chairman, amid great confusion and uproar, pro-
ceeded to state the object of the meeting. Here a low,
ruffianly-looking individual pushed himself forward on
the platform, and took his seat beside the chairman.
Captain Rynders immediately seized the offender, and,
in the true democratic spirit, coolly knocked him down.
(Great confusion, hisses, ;and yells.) The used-up in-
dividual shouted that he was a full-blooded democrat.
Captain Rynders : Well, then, behave like one—that's
all we want. (Hurrahs, shouts, and deafening cheers.
Go it Rynders—show your authority—hit him again, old
boy,) were among the exclamations which this patriotic
sentiment called forth.
Voice iu the crowd: I move that Captain Rynders

make a speech.
Captain Rynders : Shut up : I shan't.
Here a very fat, greasy-lookinz fellow, with well-
plastered soap locks, called for three cheers for Mike
Walsh.
Edward Straing attempted to make a speech, but in
consequence of the uproar, and cries of "put him out"
—" stop his mug"—" hurrah"—boots," bcc., was obliged

to desist.
A fight now took place on the platform—several men
got on the reporters' table, and their object seemed to
be to ascertain who could yell the loudest.
Three groans for Tilden were then called for and given.
The vast hall was in a state of commotion—rows, fights,
and yells, the order of the night. Hats were knocked
off and crushed—noses smashed—eyes blackened and
shins bruised.
A ma❑ in a blue coat on the stand, now cried, " Til-
den's nomination's carried."
Fat man in the crowd : You be d—d—you're a custom-
house officer—go to h-11.
Another voice : Three cheers for Tilden.
Fat man, who had now lost his hat: Three groans.
Where' my hat? (Laughter, his es, and shouts.)
Barn-burner : I move we pull the chairman down.
Captain Rynders again attempted to make a speech,
but failing to obtain a hearing, said, " he did'nt care a
d—n for anybody."

The chairman read a series of resolutions.
After one of the greatest scenes of confusion we ever
witnessed, during which several rows occurred, some-
body said the resolutions were adopted.
The cries for Walsh were now renewed from all

quarters.
Mike Walsh now obtained a hearing, and was greeted
by tremendous applause, shouting, waving of hats, caps,
and handkerchiefs. At great length he spoke of the
affected sympathy for the hard-working man displayed by
" rich loafers," who were ever ready about election
times to step up and affectionately shake by the hands any
poor man who had a vote, though the wind might be play-
ing hide and go seek through the tattered seat of his
breeches ; but, asked Mike, when did one of these nabobs
rolling in luxury, the fruit of the sighs, groans, and suf-
ferings, and even premature deaths of the poor men,
think of inviting his ragged " friend" to dinner.
Three cheers were then given for Mike Walsh, and
amid shouts, yells, confusion, and several small rows: the
meeting broke up.