Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-06

him read the creed Of Pope Plus ~, wmch 70
maintained by all orthodox Roman Catholics ana
he will dnd the 18th article 10 read thus; :" The
,ua Catholic faith out of phich none can be sdved,
I now freely profess and truly hold" &c. Is the
Ror;sb Church less grasping in its claim TO abso-
Inte mower. not only In spiritual but in temporal
affsirsY III Mr. Wise doubts, let him read the de-
cree of Pope Leo X, in which he declares all
mower in earth and in Heaven is given TO the Pope,
and consequently the civil power is subject TO the
Papal Jurisdiction"
Let him read the thirteenth article of the creed |
of Plus Nv, which reads thus: - acknowledge |
the holy Catholic and Roman Apostolic Church, |
the mother and mistress Of all churches; and |
promise and swear true obedience TO the holy |
Bishop, the successor of st. Peter, the Prince OF
the Apostles, and Vicar OF Jesus Christ" Let
him read the January number, 1854, OF Brown
sons Review published with the sanction and APP
proual Of all the Romish bishops in this country
and he will find the following: "We cannot say |
the Popes have lest far less Abandoned the power
they formerly exercised over temporal affairs. They
may not assert the power now, because now it can
not be exercised with its proper temporal conse-
quenccs but because they do not now assert 1t,
we are not to conclude that they do not now pos
scss it, or that they do not hold 1t by Divine right
In the oath of the Jesuits, an order that is swarm
ing in our land, and who have the control and di-
rection Of many Of the institutions Of learning
Throughout our country, the following language is
used He 1.-THE Pope) hath power to depose he
retical kings princes, States, commemorative, and
governments, all being illegal without his sacred
confirmation, and that they may safely be destroy
edn 81 do renounce and disown any allegiance
as due to any heroca king, prince, or State named
Protestant, or obedience to any Of their inferior
magistrates or officers" a N#N
Mr.. Wise, in speaking Of tho Reformation, says,
1.-THE translation of the Bible was the chief engine
in the good work" III this be So is ii not still the
"chief engine" in keeping alive the principles OF
the Reformation, and maintaining in their purity
the great doctrines Of mans salvationY And ought
not Protc tants to resist every attempt TO prevent
it's dissemination and its being read In the native
tongue? Ought Professionals to be willing to trust
with power those who would deprive them of this
comfort to the Respondent, this solace to the af
ficted this charter Of their souls salvation? Does
Mr. Wise doubt whether Roman Catholics would
suppress the reading Of the Bible by the masses, if
they had the power? II he does, let him read the
bull issued by Pope Gregory, in ls44, in which he
says:
..We confirm and renew the DEGREES recited
above, delivered in former times by apostolic au-
thority against the publication distribution, read
ing and possession OF books of the Holy Scriptures,
translated into the vulgar tongue"
Does he not know, that in some Of the schools
in Now York, where they have the control, Roman
Catholic teachers have entirely discarded the binie
Does he not know that there have been instancesin
our own country out of which have grown riots, OF
priests making bon.hres Of Riblesg Does he know
it was for this that n priest named Bapst was
tarred and feathcred in Ellsworth, Maines
Now, are the followers of such a church, the
believers in such doctrines these fit persons to
make laws for a free and Protestant people? Are
they fit agents to administer our institutions 1t is
because the KNOWN othings think they are not
and are determined, that so far as they are con-
cerned they shall not do it--that Mr. Wise charges
them with wishing to deprive Others Of their 'cvil
privileges for a religious difference"
Mr.. Wise says "the argument Of Know Nothings
il the argument Of silence" Let Mr.. W. wait till
the May elections come on in Virginia he will find
that the Know Nothings win their tongues
when they approach the ballot-box. And, although
their minds may not be Wise in his estimation,
yet they will be firm and decided:
Mr. Wise goes on to say, that "Know-Nothing
ism is opposed to the faith, hope, and charity OF
the Gospel Mr.. Wise's theology is like his his
tory and his logic-unw warranted by facts, and man
ufactured to suit the occasion. What is the FAITH
OF the Reformation, as taught by Luther, and as
recognised by all e With tbe ths ssssp
church--who are nothing less than Romsh wolves
in Protestant sleeps clothing? It's that faith, as
the great agent of justification Indispensable to
salvation, finds its way directly from the heart to
the throne of mercy on high; and is there accepted
without the vicarious mediation of any sacerdotal
order or authority whatever.
promises Of the gospel Of that grace, which comes
through justifying faith, that is 30 dear 10
every Protestant heart-this is ignored In the Ro-
nish confessional and that is mathematical by the
Romish hierarchy. What Is the CHARITY of the
Gospey 1t is that love and forbearance for others
without which, the apostle tells us that faith strong
enough Ito remove mountains, is as sounding
Brass And Mr.. w. ought to know, If he does
not that the Romsh Prelate, in his oath of conse-
Grafton, and the Jesuit in his vow, swear to "per-
secute and oppose heretics, schismatcs and rebels
TO their lord, 1.-THE Pope) and to extirpate the
heretical Protestants' doctrine, and TO destroy all
their pretended powers, regal and otherwise" And
yet he charges this defensive warfare at the ballot
box against those who thus curse and vow perse-
cution and extirpation, against the faith, hope
and charity of the Protestants' creed-into want
and disregard Of that same faith, hope, and charity
by Professionals themselves. As well might he say,
that he who resists robbcr the highway, or
burglar at night, Is guilty of the same violence,
against which he is trying to protect himself As
well might he say alaw for the punishment Of theft,
bespeaks tho same dishonesty on the part Of the
law maker, az Of him against whose depredations
1t is the object TO protect others
Mr.. Wise says, Know Nothingsm Is "against
the peace and purity Of the Protestant Churches,
and in aid of priestcrsh within their folds" &c.
and again, corrupt our Protestant priests, the
Catholics have been, with temporal and political
power and they win be Of the same old leaven-
the same old beast" &c. Mr.. Wise here assumes
and that too IN the face Of facts TO the contrary
that this movement originated with the Protest
ant clergy in this country, from spirit Of rivalry
and ambition-and that II 1t succeeds II win result
in contest between the rival sects for the mastery
The truth is, this movement did not originate with
the clergy nor did II originate with the politicians,
nor with the learned, nor with the great or the
wealthy of the land 1t originated with the great
middle class--the aboring mechanics and artisans
Of the country--men who had no ambitious pur
poses TO serve--men who could have had no OBJ
ect but the good Of their country, and the vindca
ton Of their rights and liberties.
And this Is the most beautiful feature In this
movement II IL the most striking illustration Of
the character and working Of our institutions 1t
proves that there Is a great conservative element
= great moral power underlying the framework of
our social organization potent for the preservation