The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-22

e lnStauCeu iudt Ot thc pottHSaf pfS1S, :"
fatal silence on The progress 1
Romanisn 10 the United States. He .
ias understood to say, that he did not de-
Ign TO censure any particular party or
ress; but as an American PROTESTANT
iinisier Of the Gospel, which was a sys-
EN- of purity, light and liberty, he felt Il TO
's his duty TO speak out agsins, The GRIM
nal, time serving policy OF our politicians
nd public journals. Ii Professionals we're
o unite the Church and State as Romauists
ild Il they we're to acknowledge allegiance,
temporal aud spiritual, TO Foreign Pow
er; and this foreign power should have
hundreds of emlsssries IN our midst, engag'
ed 10 vigorous measures TO oyeriurn the
glorious distinctive institutions OF our coun
try, would our statesmen anG public jour
nails remain silenti Very far from It,
Let any Baptist, Methodist, OF Presbyierl
an minister. attempt to do what Bishop
Hughes had done, in claiming apart OF The
common school fund of the city of New
York, for the support of Catholic schools,
separately from the rest, and walls of right.
eous Indignation would overirrn hun
Now, why should Jesui,s be a privileged
class 10 our country I Why should Ro
manists have privileges above PFotestan's /!
Mr.. s. remarked, that he stood forth on
this subject, not as Presbyterian, but as
an American Protestant; for IN regard 10
H. Metbodists, Bapilsts and Presbyterians
were all one,
The Rev Mr. Scott was further under-
stood as meaning to censure the Incredulity
Of our statesmen and public journals, as TO
The FAC, that Popers IS progressing rapid
" in our country. When that subject was
named, they laughed at the idea, and cry
out, that it ia imagination. seciarianIsm and
blgotrv; when the statistics OF the Papai
church, and a calm review oil their efforts
10 this country, would furnish volume OF
figures which could not Iie-kDown end
read by all who would look at the subject,
proving that there was imminent danger
The Papal church had more missionaries
in the United States, (and they were all Sc
cret Jesuis,) than all the Protestant de-
nominations IN the same, had missionaries
in heather countries. The DEGREES of the
Vatican had gone forth, dividing the Uni.
ted States into districts for the purpose OF
securing defnlte, Immediate and efficient
action 10 every portion of our country, to
bring them under Pspa Influence. All
Roman Catholic countries IN Europe were
taxed 60 build churches, nunnerles and
ffl IN IL
was their protested object TO build Cath
edral and Chapels, Convent, &c. in the
metropolis Of every State. Witness the
recent erection Of a Convent and Cathedral
al Mobile, 10 New Orleans and in Match
fZ, and the mission and success OF Bishop
Miles, Of tennessee, 10 Europe-and the
consequen, establishment of a Convent,
male College aud Cathedral in Nashville.
If all these were no, already erected, they
were som TO be.
We continue The substance Of other re.
marks added bs the Rev. Mr.. s. He said,
our ancestors were christians; nay more,
they were pious ProlestaDls. Shame, then,
that there should ever be an American
born, who should fear to speak against Pc.
perry. I.e; the scum Of the earth, as scum,
be annually thrown upon our shores, for a
few wears more, aud led by Popish priests
TO cur ballot boxes--iei cur own children
be put into Popsh schools, and splendid
Caihedras overshadow our cities, and soon
we shall have to part with cur precious
faith, our Bibles, and bow 10 tyranical
hierarchy, or burn al The stake With our
offspring. Rome has ever been drunk
WITH The blood OF the saints. She sits up
Oh htiis stained With the blood of the wit.
uesses f8s The truth. Popery has ever been
a bloody and prosecuting church. Her
creed Is iafa!Abillty; she boasts that she
eau neither err nor change, and that she IS
now shat she has always been. But she
is disguised TO suit her circumstances IN.
al the day Of her power, when she will put
of her robes Of the lamb, and put on The
horns OF The beast.
OF course We DO not pretend TO copy from
the pulpit, but merely 10 give the outline, il
not the precise language, Of SO much Of the
excellent discourse, on the value and obi
EdtGDNs III xFAtHs ns iEtdstu ~ INC 1uQl CT
Of Rome. The fact that history abound,
with the persecution and torture of chris
tan believers, who disavowed the Romlst
faith; that The gibbet and the stake have
been used by a denomination protesting L
follow the meek and forbearing example o
the r deemer Of the word. 10 force lheii
n,onstrous creed dom the threats and OF
the cousciences Of men, is sufficient 10 ar
ray the whole human family agains, it, and
10 6ght it with the weapons OF reason and
seorn, until /, shall retire 10 confusion, OF
proclaim rs vice fostering ab.urdltIes only
10 those, cast BY unhappy fate, under it,
domineefng power. We trust that the
day sill never come, when the Pope shall
bs regarded as the spiritual father and Ia.
giyer Of the unied Safes, or that his au
thorliy will ever be acknowledged by ma
tive born iIeemea, or treated otherwise thai
as dangerous to the morals, liberty and IN
sii,u,ions Of this country. Having seeI
the veil removed, and the Divine preroaa
stva oc foraigInfy human tnirtfifiee and f,