State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-07-26
PURLIC SENTIMENT.

The 'Star and Banner published at Lib
erty, in Union county, indiana, has the fol-
lowing sensible remarks upon Mr. Van
Burens letter of praise and tlattery of the
Pope of Rome. They display the honest
Indignation which every true American
and every friend of evangelical religion
should feel, at the attempt which the Vice
President is making to strengthen the Papal
influence in the United States, for the I'M
righteous purpose Of propitiating the low
and ignorant Irish Catholics in our Eastern
cities:
ave cannot, however, pass this oppOr
tunty by, without making few remarks
on this letter, and the subject TO which it
relates.
Who is this Pope, or in the language of
Mr.. Van Buren,, His Holiness TO whom
the assurances of our friendship are so
humhly aud heseechingly rendered? And
'',chose policy IS so ,0orthy Tie head Qfa great
and Christian Church 9 We answer, this
Church, of which His Holiness to whom
this letter was addressed, constitutes the
heads the same, whose history has been
but too legihly written in the odd World,
not in LetterS, but rivers of blood. The same
that, without any other motive than base
Itcre and wish to extend this policy,
which MIR Van Buren, says is so tcorthy the
Head of great and Christian Chmch,' slew
thousands of unofending innocent aud re-
tired Weaknesses. The old, the feeble 3;
the women and children of whom plead
| for life and mercy, but their tears and pray
crs fell on blossoms of marble and soon
their blood dyed the soil that until then was
theirs; but then by this slaughter of its
| a. 4 10 tho "
Of His Holiness, the Pope This church
! is the same whose rulers instigalcd the ST.
! Bartholomew Massacre, in which an hun
dred thousand persisted. The same that
even now has Priest in every city Of the
United States; and TO whom people OF 9TH
er denominations are required to take Otl
their hats as they pass them in the public
streets, and for refusing to do which, not
long since, n gentleman had his taken oil b.,
one of the Lalty in the streets OF Cinclnna
IT, The same thnt has Priest stationed
in St Louis, to whom, not long since, oul
our Flag, own beautiful Eagle, with thu
resplendent stars and stripes, was made Il
bow, as a manifestation of .theh reverence
Tor this same Pope, and the authority ant
policy of His Holiness lchich IS so tcOnhyh
Head of a great and Christian church. Th
same that holds the following MS some o
the fundamental rules Of It's faith
The Council of Constance decreed, anC
the Pope sanctioned the decree, that M
faith shall be Kept Nth heretics
'The Pope can annul and cancel every
possible obligation arising from an OATH
Lessiers lib. ID chap. AZ.
"A man condemned by the Pope may d.
killed whenever he is found La Croix.
'Thc spiritual power by all sorts OF mean
and expedients, must rule the temporal.
Bellar-min.
Pope Gregory VII put the stamp of in
falliblty upon the following: That ,h'
, tribunal of the Church is superior TO tina
ofthe sovereign; and that the laws of th
State are only to be obeyed when they arr
, not contrary to those of the Church. N
oath against the benefit Of The Church
binding Can. a."
Most sincerely do we hope, there is no
a SINGLE VOTER in our country tina