Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-21
The American Party, and its Mission.

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The American Party, and its Mission.
Speech Of Mr.. Smith of Ala5an.a, delivered in The
Unitsd States House Of Representatives. jana
nary Is, 1855.
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The main end proposed by the order Of Jesuts
Is to gain converts to the Roman. Church with
this view they disperse themselves In every coun-
try and nation, "and with amazing industry and
address, pursue the end OF their institution. No
difficulty 50 great that they cannot surmount; no
danger so imminent that they will not undergo !;
and no crime so shocking that they win not per
petrate, and have not perpetrated IN the advance
nient OF their cause" So ingenious and perseyer-
ing has this order been in times past, that they
established churches in China and Japan three
hundred years ago the remains of which still exist
uThey obtained, In the last century, admission
into the fertile province Of Paraguay, where they
so secured the confidence Of the people, that few
Jesuits presided over many hundred thousand Of
the natives" They, take four vows--chastity, pow
erty, monastic obedience, and implicit obedience
to the Pope. They break, at pleasure, the VOWS
Of chastity and poverty, but were never known to
break the VOWS Of obedience and secrecy. The
order was annulled, for its many crimes in the
last century. The Pope who annulled 1t is thought
to have been poisoned for his temerity. And now,
again, they are restored to the bosom Of the
church, enjoying, as common the fullest confidence
of the Pope. They have rebuilt the Church.
This order has been guilty Of every crime and
enormity which could degrade and disgrace man
kind History proves the truth Of these charges
There is abundant evidence to show that the Jes-
uits in many parts Of the earth, have carried out
the pledge, upon dispensation, to assume any
religion heretical," in order "to propagate the
Mother Church, One of the most remarkable in
stances Is recorded in the career of Ricci the Jes
ut, who established Romanism in China. s
He persuaded the Chinese that the doctrines Of
Confucis and those Of the Gospel were not essent-
ally different and that Jeshs Christ had been known
and worshipped in their nation many years before
He allowed the Chinese converts to retain their pro-
fame customs and the absurd rites Of their Pagan
cestors" E 4+
And Pope Alexander VII, after inyestigatioa,
bg solemn bull, granted the chinese this ind,.l
gence Bowers Lives Of the Pope, vol. 2, p. 495.)
This, sir, is the secret organization which strikes
not only at our liberty, but at the liberty Of all free
nations. This is the secret organization against
whom the American party has taken its stand
These are the priests (many Of them) who are the
keepers Of the secrets of their congregations !;
whose ears are the only speaking trsupsts through
which an audience Is to be asked or secured in
Heaven t@ f.ss tsHt
So much, then, Mr.. Chairman, in defence Of the
secrecy of the American party. The justification
is complete. If had but FIVE words to speak to
this party would say, Preserve your secrecy
Remember the fate Of Samson. Let no Delah
delude you. Samson was giant invipcible as
long as he kept his secret. When that was sur
rendered, The Phillistines took him and put out
his eyes, and bound him in fetters Of brassh
THE AILEGED oATHs or THIS NKw ORDER.
The American party is charged with taking oaths.
What IL they dof For the sake of the argument let
this be admitted. They are native Americans; they
are educated 20 allegiance 1t is not TO be supposed
IN rxs,hi ha
inconsistent with that allegiance. I know that we
are commanded 70 swear not at all ]" but ages and
sages have not been able to discover any other pur
fcator. In all the courts Of Christendom the oath is
the only test Of veracity Tho feebeness of mankind
makes II necessary the custom of the world makes
ithonerable. An OATH soiemnly taken is an element
of purity. But this order finds its justification in the
uished adversaries Of this order are the eloquent
statesman of Vrgina, and the learned gentleman
from Pennsylvania, (Mr CHASDLER.) Mr.. Wise,
himself after assaiing the order for its test oaths
utters in his letter, this solemn sentiment:
"0hi my oountsymsn, did not ads 'plsdgs' 6ind,
them and us, Rsir hsrs, forever 10 faith and hope VI
God and to charity far each ofhsto olsruncs N rsl
fior, aad 70 rnaaalsty N political frssdoraS Down,
down. WITH any ors.n,,1ps,o9 then sss1
se Msryland-bstween the children Of Catholic Car
roll and Protestant George Wyths. There the names
stand together among the signatnres and IsesA ,s-
hsIp ma Alaaiolty God r.
The oath Of the honorable gentleman from Penn
sylvania Is no lass solemn. & 8 g3
!" With my hand upon my heart, and my eye on
Heaven, call this House (and speak with rever-
once) call my God to tcitnsss the truth Of all the
sertions made from my own convictions, and knowl-
edge and my entire confidence In the credulity Of ali
the testimony which I haye adduced from others"
Now, sir, It is not very common for member of
Congress 70 swear 10. his speech but admit the
va N do al rtsnp euvnr Hxth "a
Eternal. /" Cicero swore, I" Pro d immortales." Mr..
Wise swore, $50 help me, Almighty Cod Mr.
CHANDLER swears, with my hand upon my heart,
and my eye on Heaven, | call God to Witness
Now, sir, Of these oaths, which Is the most sol
emn2 Hannibal at his fathers knees, swearing
eternal enmity to the Roman people, uttered not
the oath more solemnly than did the honorable
gentleman from Pennsylvania. do not censire
the gentleman for swearing. He has the undoubt-
ed right; but I deny that he has II exclusively.
deny that IL Is proper for him TO swear, and
improper for the Know Nothings 10 swear. have
already given you the the Jesuits oath II Is hard
to class the Roman Catholic mode Of sttestation
and asseveration under the head Of oafhs. They
more particularly belong to the head OF DAHss,
cUmsss, AxArnsxss. Then, sir, away with this
objection. The native American h the keeper Of
his own conscience. He will never surrender II to
priest He viii never apply for a6sotntion Of
perjury He knows his duty. He will not falter.
AsRoeAscr OF THE ROMAN oArHoLIc cHURcn.
now approach, Mr.. Chairman, the most delicate
and important subject that has ever engrossed the
attention Of the American people. II 10 my duty 10
proclaim 20 my countrymen the dangerous tendency
Of the Roman Catholic religion. From its first days
TO the present u has, on oil occasions, without the
slightest exception been 10 liberty, and 10 free
constitutions. 1t recognises tho doctrine Of the in-
fabilny Of the Pope Its greatest writers say, in
faiibilty In the Pope is Synonymous with soc@eignty
in monarch "The true principle Is" says DE
Maistre, "that soc9agy,ty comes from Cod This
is the origin Of the idea and phrase a. TIE Eing
do no proag.n This same writer (who is Roman
Catholic) says: II
"There must always be one TO whom IL never can
be said you hare erred "Now, )" he says further,
there be anything certain 10 well as TO ai
IL Is that the universal church Is a monarchy The
very idea of unipersaity supposcs this form Of gov
ernmept-s all Catholic WRITER'S worthy Of the name
agree unanimously, that the rule Of the church Is
monarchicalr (Ds Maisfrs, Pope, .. .. g. Monarch
ical Government once established, infallib!ty be,
comes necessary consequence Of supremacy" lIbid
~ "He who would have right 10 say to the Pope
nat he wds ~rong, would also, on the same grounds
have right to d,sobsy him, which would entirely do
away with supremacy, or infaIIibilityp |" Every d-
vipely instituted society supposcs nfallibility ad7
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