Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-30

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FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN.
| POpe's College.
The Baltimore Sun Of Saturday, believe for
have not the paper before me, contained an extract
from recent letter Of Pope Pic Mono, to Arch
bishop Hughes, of the Arcbiepiscopal See of
New York, In which it il advised and recommend
ed, that the Roman Church in this country estab-
lish ut the Vatican in Rome, school for the edu-
cation Of American youth, to be dedicated for the
ministry Of the Catholic Church in America. The
Impressions upon my mind at the present moment
are, that the project invited no criticism from the
Sun, unfavorable to the plan Of the enterprise
shall be somewhat surprised If 1t does not only n,
vite and invoke discussion, when duly weighed,
even from journals favorable to the Catholic Church
in this country.
It is certainly novel idea, and suggested at this
particular time, when the public mind is deeply
agitated upon the system Of that Church, which
places at the head Of IT, in this country, bishops
and priests Of foreign birth .ad education. II bo
comes matter of great moment TO inquire
whether the plan proposed is better than the pre-
sent one, and whether it is calculated to meet the
demands Of the republican civilization of this
country
was forcibly struck with 1t myself, and without,
indeed, going into any fanatical opposition to the
Romish Church here, cannot disengsge my mind
from the contemplation ofssrious and alarming re-
suits, from the adoption Of such project by the
Church In the United States of America The
present atrugge in the popular mind, apprchend
not to partake at all, fairly and eandidly consid-
cred, of religious character. Its issues are en-
| tirely different In aim and object. They propose
TO let every man worship as he pleases, and 60 to
the fullest extent Of the constitutional guarantee
upon the subject Of religious toleration. But be.
| tween these and the direct influence Of the Pope
at Rome, who Is also tyrant King, upon the
electors Of this republic, there Is q marked and
| unmistakable difference. Americans have right
to say that no foreign prince or potentate can be
allowed TO act upon our ballot-boxes whether the
right TO do so is claimed under the giise Of either
temporal or spiritual authority. OF the two Of
these the latter Is certainly the most to be sppre-
hended. Whilst the one affects only the chattels,
the property and person Of man, the other claims
to control the entire inner man. Clothe one with
the latter power, and he can compel others, under
It's vows, II they stand true 70 them, noiselessly to
go against right, duty, and liberty II Is not SO
with the temporal power. When Il Is used to
guide or compel man against these high obliga-
tions, Il ia failure.
| SO much for the issues Of the present agitation
in the public mind in this country, which promises
to ignore the last remnant Of Papai influence
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Now what strikes me as strange, under this as
pect Of the times is, this announcement from tho
Pope to one confessedly Of the leading and talent.
cd prelstes Of the church In this nation. II will
be wise to allow history to instruct VS. little upon
the subject of the stratagetc policy of Rome. The
foundation Of fhe order Of the Jesuits was first
laid In the sixteenth century. II was just at tho
moment when the agitation in the public mind in
Europe had given such shock to Pspal authority,
and under the impending revolt Of so many nations
from the tyranncalp power Of the Roman Church. that
Loyolas mind gave birth TO organization that has
almost successfully arrested the higher, the truer,
and more promising civilization, which the spirit ef
the Reformation was producing upon the minds Of
men. To what extent il reversed the tide Of light,
and threw upon the nations les dark and umbrs.
geous shadows, let those who are curious to know
refer to the annals Of history. II constitutes It's
darkest and bloodiest page and i,s voice Of warn
ing instruction should come up to us Of the present
era consecrated by the centuries through which Il
speaks. This speciovs, this religious plan of the
sixteenth century, was the Pspal antidote TO the
Reformation. What shall We think Of Pic Nonos
plan of the nineteenth century,
twesrs an apparently harmless, nay, a religious
aspect. II proposes simply that American youth
should be transported TO Rome, to be trained at
the sltGs of the Vatican, in order to qualify them
for bishops and priesfs in the Roman Church herr,
in this land Of Profssfaatim and liberal political
and social institutions Why, and whereforei Does
not tho Church possess the means and theological
resources, in this land OF the "frce, and home Of
the brave to qualify the native 5orr member 70
rise TO clerical power and dstinctionf She has
her colleges and universities of learning TO qualify
men for posts Of honor, and prefsrment in tho
States and nsdoni Why not the Church also
Why 80 TO Rome for these, and bs pursod In the