Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-21


Catholicss He denies tho Catholic no right,
BY refusing him bis vote. The ballot is the
property and right Of the votsr, until cast for
the candidate. N
Letno man say, for il is st variance ssifh truth,
that the American party "wages war against
men for their religious belize" when no right is
denied them, no wrong done them, no injury
inflicted upon them. No man has a right or
claim, or pretence Of right or claim, TO the suf-
fragc Of another No man has right orclaim,
or any pretence of right or claim, to any Office
or appointment until the same Is conferred
upon him. by the appointing power
Our fathers fought for the right Of rREE sur
rRAoE, and their sons win follow the example
Of their fathers, If denied the privilege Of ex-
ercising that right s0itA entire and perfect
freedom
And now a. wewill not be behind our neigh
bors In acts of courtesy, and reciprocity, VIC
submit for the examination and consideration
of our readers, and the public, the authentic
form Of the oath, taken by the members Of the
secretorder etJesuits, instituted by Ignatius Lo-
yola, which order has thousands Of its members
in the United States who formpart and parcel Of
the Pierce, Forney, Seward, and Greeley party,
and whoare in full communion with these leaders
Of the allied forces, banded together to "crush
out" Americanism and to introduce the reign
Of foreign priestcraft, and domestic demagogu-
ism, in this land Of liberty and law.
/ Here it is:
~, A. B., now in the presence Of Almighty God,
the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael, the
Arch Angel the blessed St. John the Baptist, the
holy apostles st. Peter, and st. Paul. and the saints
and sacred hosts Of Heaven, and you my ghostly
father, do declare from my heart, without mental
reservation, that Pope Gregory, or the present
incumbent) lis Christ's Vicar and is the truo and
only head of the Universal Church throughout the
world; by that virtue of the keys aud Of binding
and loosi,g given to his Holiness by Jesus Christ
he hath porer to depose heretical Kings Princes,
States Commonmealths and Governments, all being
they may safely be destroyed therefore, to the ut
most of my power will defend this doctrine and
his Holiness rights and customs, against all usurp
ers, and all heretcal or Protestant authority,
whatsoever, especially against the new pretended
authority and Church Of England and all adherents
in regard that they be usurped and herctical, OPP
posing the Sacred Mother Church of Rome.
40 0e5OuHCc ava utSOt0N n ing l-TtVCe OF
State named Proteaants, or obedience to any Of
their inferior naagistrates or officers. do firth
er declare the doctrines Of the Church Of England,
of the Caleinists, H,tguenots, and other Protest
ants to be damna6le-a,sd those TO be damned irho
,ciH not forsdke tho same. 1 do further declare
that Iuiii help assist aud advise all any Of his
Holiness agents in any place whersver shall De,
aud do my almost to crtrpate the heyetca Protest
ants doctrine, and to destroy all their pretended
IIsy nfb
81 do further promise and declare, that notwith-
standing am dispensed to assume any religion
hereticl for the propagation of the mother church
ntercstS TO keep secret and private all her agents
counsels as they intrust me, and not to dvulge,
directly or indirectly, by word, writing, or other
wise, any matter or circumstance whatsoever, but
to execute all that shall be proposed, given in
charge, or discovered unto me by you my ghostly
Father, or by any of this covenant.
"All of which, !, A B, do swear by the blessed
Trinity, and blessed sacrament which am now
about to receive, to perform, and on my part to
keep inviolable, and do call the heavenly and glo
rious ghost to witness my real intentions to keep
my oath. In witness whereof take this holy
and blessed sacrament Of the Eucharist, and wit
ness the same further with my hand and seal, in
the face Of this holy covenant"
Such is the oath, and such are the princi-
Piles Of the "order of Jesuits, all Of whom are
foreigners, and not one Of ichom has Gas we
are informed) eoer taken the oath Of allegiance
to the United States! And these men, with
their adherents supporters, and abetters, form
a large and powerful secret party, under the in
fluence and control of Pope Plus, sworn to do
his bidding, and pledged to aid him in over
throwing "heretical States, COMMONWEALTH,
and GoperamentsF' But the Washington
Union has no ansthemas for this secret order Y
We appeal to all right-minded American cit
liens, and ask If Il be not time, high time, that
the patriotic portion Of all political parties
unite together to thwart the Vaccinations Of
foreign Jesuitism and American Demagoguisrnf
The " American party" has been formed for
this double purpose, and, by all fair and hon
orsble means, in secret councils and in open
contest we mean 10 wage an Incorporating
war upon both these elements, nor falter In our
course till cictory pcrches upon our standard,
or an overwhelming defeat shall render us shore
de combat" .
F The Richmond Enquirer Is evidently
Alarmed nj the urescnt oroSpccts Of its marty