The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-22
[ NUMBER 81.
From tie Tuscaloosa Monitor.
ROMAN CATHOLIC POWER IN TIL
UNITED STATES.

umos, every thing like religious controver-
sy, or the defence of any doctrine about
which seciarians differ. Even now, led by
circumstances to speak Of certain chris
tan denomination, we do so mainly 10 re.
cord facts which may have more or less bear.
ing on the ultimate destiny of this country,
and which by their growing importance, de.
serve greater attention than has been h.h-
erto bestowed oD them, by the American
public. Until within the last few weeks,
we had given the subject very ute II fec.
ton, and permitted It to pass, as we did
many others, as altogether speculative.
on the 9th ult. we heard the Rev. Mr..
MALoSEY, Roman Catholic Prizes, from
Columbus, Geo, deliver discourse in this
city, on two articles of faiib IN his commu.
mon and although he indicated them with
zeal, and that kind Of logic always specious
from the lips Of a Catholic, they we're so
manites,ly a, variance with the very loun.
daiions OF morality and the dictates of so.
Der reason, that we were compelled 10 view
the system as traught with imminent dan.
ger 10 society and Government. We al.
Jude 10 the doctrine Of Trdnsubaantidtion,
or the mystery Of the holy eucharist, and
the Atsolution of sins. OF tho first, we
shall DOLLY give his teachings, aud leave the
application free.
We understood the Priest to say, that
when the Savior instituted tae sacrament of
bread and vine, his language 10 his disci.
I pies was, take aud eat OF this my body,
and drink this my blood, in remembrance
Of me-" From this the Priest argued, that
the elements communicated, we're in fact
aud 10 kind so much Of the physical body OF
Christ, and that by the commission which
he gave to the Apostles, Of whom the Pope
tof Rome IS the only legitimate successor,
they could transform, by the sublime mys,
terles Of the eucharist, ordinary bread und
wine into portions of the identical human
body Of Christ the supreme Head of the
universal church. To this dogma Of his
faith, we are entirely silent, except 10 sig
nIty, as we now do, with all respec, 10
those who think otherwise, that such pre-.
tensions are rather startling and marvel.
lous, to take root 10 country where an
established and lyrannical priesthood has
never existed. That the Redeemer of
man, when he blessed the bread and wine,
, meant them as emblems, not part, of his
body broken, and the blood shed, for sin.
ners, can be made Ineligible to mortal
capacity; but further, 1t will task all the
learning and goodness that ever flourish.
ed II 10! succession of ST. Peter TO demon.
s'ra'e. LISA remarkable fac, in Catholci.
ty, that OF the power 10 work miracles, visi.
BILE TO the eye, which the Saviour impaired
to his disciples, and which remains in all It's
vigor with the Church OF Rome, TO this day,
the miracle of converting bread and wine
Y into a physical substance that assembled 10
heaven entire, eighteen centuries ago, should
aIons be exercised. The reason why this di.
vine prerogatlye is narrowed down to q sin.
gle poini, has not been so satisfactorily en-
planned as TO challenge universal assent TO
It's existence and here, on this subject, we
iake our leave of the Priest, coDsigning him
TO his peculiar flock, who consider il bias.
pbemy TO ihluk for themselves.
But The most daring, and what seemed 10
US, wicked assumption by tie Romish
u "oo tbS pO"Vt W bOlSlNC ollSy
which the Rev. MIR. Maloney had the
trankness to avow. We have heard Cath.
o!cs deny that the church, or clergy, claim
ed that power: but the audience heard il
distinctly and positively asserted by the
Priest OF whom we speak. He said, that
an individual, whose conscience tormented
him tor crimes of which he had been guilty,
had nothing TO 90 but confess his transgres.
slons, penitently, TO the Priest, when the
latter would examine the state Of his soul,
advising, reprimanding, directing and con-
solins HIN by the gospel; and II he found
him contri!e, melted and subdued, the
Priest, by authority from God, would say,
"Arise in peace, thy sins, which we're ma.
ny, are forgiven thee; go and sin no more =
instantly, all his sins were taken away, and
his soul made as pure as thar Of an infant.
The purified subject was then fit for Hea.
ven, and would never suffer for the past,
either in this world or the next.
When we heard such monstrous asser.
tons, made, too, in apparent zeal and hon.
esty from public pulpit, we began 10 think
seriously Of the Catholic system, and to
suspect Its tendency to promote every
thing but virtuous principles. For in.
, stance, what could lead men to the graft.
6cation OF their revenge, avarice and brutal
appetltes, more readily and effeciually, than
; to make them believe that the Priest, eth
, er with or without money, could pardon all
their sins, and grant them safe passport
to Heaven The restraint on the actions
Of men, in reference to eternal punishment,
is removed by that atrocious doctrine, and
they are turned loose on each other like so
many beasts Of prey. assured Of endless
happiness by confessing TO the Priest, and
perhaps dividing with him the purse Of
some murdered victim We do DOT say
that such case has ever occurred, or that
the holy conIessor would accept such
boon; but il is not the less probable.
The efforts Of the Roman church, 10 e.
tablish their power in the United States,
| and the success with which thav uara