The daily union., 1854-12-23
tel But it may be that that triumph has been too dearly
itc limit

DOuRnt
that the experiment may be tried once too oftenp
These are few OF the specimens of the reasonable eo
quence of Massachusetts, The accusation publicly made
against foreigner because be volunteers and stands side
by side with the nave-born citizen who loves his country,
her constitution and her laws and is ready to vindicate
their supremacy and integrity against the tide OF anat-
esm and treason
The distinguished Executive with of duty to the
country and with heroic resolution scarcely less than
that of the usrous Jack-on bimse said to the marshal
of Massachusetts The laos be executed" As test
mony her disapprobaon to the allegiance and patriot
ism of foreigner in the hour Of the peril of the constu
ton and the country Massachusetts has almost unani
mousy put his freedom and his faith in jeopardy But
rebuke however strong can dampen the ardor e1tn
euish the sense duty that the foreign Catholic to
his allegiance and the home of his choce Treason may
come whittier it w and traitors may grow indigenous
and upon the SOIL but has yet and will
find root or nourshment in the Irish Catholic heart
Mr. Banks who represents the abolition and know-nothng
fanatics in Congress- charges upon foreign Catholics dis
loyalty to the constitution and allegiance to the Pope
Now what are the charges preferred against foreigners
above They accused of bearing arms against the
abotionists who in spite of constitution OF law OF justice
of honesty attempted to rob citizen OF VIZ
gina of his property. In defence OF this citizen and in
protection of his property all the powers of the gov
ernment were called into requisiton The military were
marshaed in the streets of Boston, and the loaded
with death were mounted in the courthouse yard in vnd
cation of the violated law and the nsued majesty of the
republic! Who owed and asserted allegiance to pow
er foreign to this country and its foreigner
who stood side by side with the patriotic native and was
ready to die for the country and all her af nstuion
or the fithess unprncpled who assailed both
The attacks of the coadutor of Theodore Parker Douglass
Garrison & Co. upon the faithful foreign Catholic come
with bad grace in the face of the national Legislature
and in defiance of all history In the foreign Catholic por
ton of the people the constitution and every institution it
in n nOwprfu
ative influence supporting them Nor will this be
wanting unless outraged and aenatsd by folly
misguided zeal, or nlisapprehensionl
Mr. Banks argues by inference that Catholics tenn
por allegiance the Pope because it has not been de-
niedr The gentleman may be very intelligent upon many
subjects but surely upon that he is profoundly gno
rant 1t has never been admitted by any intelligent Caho
lie but il has always been denied by every possible
ty from the Pope himself to the very lay, throughout the
world Upon this subject volume of authority could be
adduced if necessary For want Of space shall only give
an opinion of distinguished Protestant jurst and the
declarations of Catholic people of Ireland The celebrated
Darlington in his Dissertations Ancie Satutes says,
in speaking of the advantages of the Papa power during
the middle ages There great Europe in gem
era from their being reference in all national
controversies eho could hnse think Of extending
his aoniinions.n 9
In the year l757 the people of ireland made the follow
ing declarations which transmitted to Rome approved
by the Pope and constitute part of the archives
the Vatican and unalterabe judgment of the Papal
See Whereas certain opinions and principles inmica to
good order and have been attributed to the
Catholics, the existence Of which DENY and
whereas it is this time peculiarly necessary
such mpnatons and to give the most full and ample
isfacon Protestant brethren that hold prn-
cipe whatever incompatible with our duty as men or as
subjects rpgnant 10 liberty heter political ciri or re-
Igious Now we, the Catholics of Ireland for the re-
moval of such puations and in Difference to the opn-
ions of many respectable bodies of and individuals
among Protestant brethren do hereby in the face of
country of all Europe and before God make this
our deliberate and solemn declaration:
LIST We abjure disavow aud condemn the opinion that
princes excommuncated by the Pope council or by
any ecclesiastical authority whatsoever may therefore be
dposed murdered by their by any other
We hold such doctrines in deestaton wicked and
mpious and declare that do believe that either
the Pope with without general council any pre-
late priest any ecclesiastical power whatsoever
absolve tie subjects of this Kingdom any Of them from
their allegiance to his Majesty who by the authority
Parliament the lawful king of this realm.
"2d. We abjnre, condemn, and detes, unchristian
and impons the principles that it is lawful murder de-
sroy or any 1oays 70 r any person whatsoever for
under the pretext of being heretcs and soeny de-
clare before God that believe act in itself unjust
moral or wicked can be justified excused by under
the pretcnce color that done either for the good
OF the Church or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power
whatsoever.
3D. We further declare that we hold it as an unchris
tian and Pious principle that faith is to be kept with
heretcs This doctrine dea and reproba only
contrary religion but destructive to morality So
cety, and even common honesty and it is firm belief
that oath made to any person not of the Catholic reg-
ion is equally binding as if made it any Catholic
whatsoever Z
4t w have been charged with holding as an article
oour belief that the Pope with without the authority
general council that certain ecclesiastical powers can
acquit absolve before God from oath Of aegi
auce from the just oaths and entered
into between man and man. 't
Now, do utterly renounce, abjure and deny that we
hold maintain belief being contrary to the
peace and happiness Of society," inconsistent with morality
and, above all repugadm 10 tie true spirit Of the Catholic
rehgionr
The above declarations drawn up Ivy a Catholic
bishop subscribed by the Catholic clergy and lay
and after their approval by the Pope they were published
throughout Ireand!#
The late learned and lamepted bishop Charleston was
Irish Catholic. He writes thus:
"The spiritual and ecclesiastical supremacy of the Pope
Of Rome is essential portion of the Catholic religion
The said head of the Roman Catholic Church happens at
this time TO have civil doninon in large portion of
Italy but il is clear that his dominion does not extend TO
this country does he claim to have such power here
and If he did claim the Roman Catholic citizens of the
United States would feel themselves called upon TO resist
the same. s,Haa 81
lie has right directly or indirectly to interfere in
Its and if he did attempt it, every human being
would smile his folly and ecoy Roman Catholic in The
United States ooud feel TO be his dy before God by the
ldsrs Of nature by tie rights Of nations by his solemn oath
and By The principles of has religion take up arms 10 de-
ed ne country against Me uius and sciced aggression of
tie Pope wh much alacry agaast the aggression Of
my otter u7priaeipled npadsrr
II would seem that candid person could still main
an against TRUTH against history against the