The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-05-12

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a matter wholly between the King andt
people, If they considered themselves
oppressed, they needed no interference
from a foreign priest to redress their griev-
ances, and if they had, they would have
looked in vain, for it has never been the
custom of the Pope to interfere in behalf
of popular rights.
The Telegraph tries to make something
out of a typographical mistake, by which
Plus VI was substituted for Plus V; but
while it INDUCES in little more of its
acute pathological criticism, it never men
tlons that such an anathema as we de-
scribed, was launched at Queen Elizabeth
by Plus Y. That is fact which it thinks
wiser to conceal, and which takes away
all the point of its criticism.
We have devoted quite enough space
to this oath, and shall dismiss the subject
with the remark, that the extremely un-
fair and disingenious course pursued by
the Telegraph, has tended more than any
thing else, to convince us of the correct
ness of the oath published by us, Ger
tainly if there is nothing improper in it,
nothing repugnant to republican institu-
tions, or offensive to freedom of thought
and action, it would have been found in
the columns of the Telegraph long ago.
That it has not appeared is for the Tele
graph to explain, and no display of Of
Tended dignity will satisfy the public,
without an explanation.
The form of the Jesuits' oath however,
is small matter, about which we feel lit
tie interest What we want to know is,
whether the members of that Order and
the dignitaries of the Catholic church,
entertain any opinions which make them
the temporal as we'll as spiritual subjects
of the See of Rome. This, our cotem-
porary does not seem disposed to en-
tighten us upon. He gives Jesuitical
answer to our question, which can be diff
ferently construed according to circum-
stances and place. But by way of ex-
planation, he refers to the attempt of the
Pope to interfere in the affairs of New
Granada. in these words: "And, if as
in New Granada, civil rulers undertake
to tyrannize over the conscences of their
subjects, and the Pope declares such tyr
amy to be wrong, they must submit to
his decision or remain in SIM" We un-
derstand by this, that the Telegraph en-
dorses and approves of the late Allocu-
ton of the Pope, or if it does not, we will
be compelled to believe that the Pope
and the Telegraph differ as to the extent
of his temporal power. The Allocution
itself shall therefore be the explanation of
the doctrine of the Telegraph, or it shall
show how an authority to which the Tel.
egraph bows, regards this doctrine of SUI
.preme temporal power,
The allocution complains Of "the wick
ed and unjust laws against the Supreme
PolUer Of The apostolic See" of which
one was law suspending EcClcsiastics
and Bishops from their Offices, when ac-
cused of crimes before the legal tribunals,
until they were duly tried. Next the
Pope complains that titles were abolished
"wiihOut Ia The least, consulting The
apostolic See"-and thirdly, he com
plains that "emigrants to that country
might have the public exercise of their
worship, whatsoever it was " "Disap-
proving these DEGREES, he again and
again insisted that they should never be
ratified, and that the church should enjoy
all her rights and fuH Hberiy"--"full
liberty" with his Apostolic holiness SEEM
ing to be, the right in himself and his
ecclesiastical agents to control all the in
ternal affairs of New Granada-to rule
the state as well as the church.
But notwithstanding the Pope, with
Apostolic liberty" had raised "his pas
toral voice" against the action of the
Legislative bodies of New Grenada, they
continued to inhict "new bruises on Is
racl, /" and even went so far as to expel
the Jcsuits and all orders founded on the
tic of "passive obedience" Nuns and
members of religious orders generally,
were allowed to withdraw from them if
they wished to do so; parishes were YES
ted with the right to select their own
priests, and to regulate their salaries;
and more than all, "the right of free ed
acdtioa was dcteaded, and liberty Of all
kinds is given to all, so that each person
may eren print and publish his thoughts,
and profess private'y and publicly, rhat.
euer worship he pieases."
These "wicked and unjust laws, just
such laws nevertheless, as every free
state ought to make, "without the least
consultation with the Apostolic See, too,
have given his Holinesss infinite trouble,