American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-28

Senate of the United States, expressed his
views on the question OF demanding from
the Catholic Powers of Europe the right to
worship God in those countries as they pleas.
ed, and, after death, the decency of Chris.
tian burial-rights which the laws of God
and humanity accord TO all the children of
men---another of the Pope's. minions, and
who claims, and is generally admit,ed to be,
his exponent and vicegerent in this country,
took him to task for this debate in The Uni
ted States Senate, and, Notwithstanding his
aye and acknowledged patriotism and abiIi-
ty, attempted to rIdicule and cs,echise him
like school boy. He endeavored also, to
break down the resistless force and power
of the principles presented by this Senator,
founded, as they were, on everlasting truth
and justice, by tissue of sarcasm and so !.
phstry, that could have proceeded from no
mind except one trained in The school of Ies-
uitism. And anon, when this same digni-
tary of Rome was charged with transactions
in rea estate that had made him the owner
OF millions, we have his absolute denial,
covered up with similar Jesuical sopkistry
ana rldicuie, till the facts were proved home
on him by records and figures.
We have seen the Papa organs in our
country, under the very eyes and sanction of
Roman bishops assure us that all power,
civil an1, ecclesiastical of right belongs to
that church, and when it obtained the power,
Americans need no, lay the flatteting unc.
ton to their souls that there would be any
liberation, for they knew that Papacy was
right and Professionalism was hereiical and
wrong, and that all the power of the church
would be brought into requisition to root on,
that he prpSy nnl .last rn,, II ,J ,,b,,,
leading and influential member of Congress.
who had jus, returned from Rome, and who
was therefore supposed to speak er-caihcdrG,
attempted on the floor Of the House of Rep.
rescntalives, TO palIiate and excuse or deny
the most monsuous and despotic eXaclions OF
Papacy, he was riliculed and snccrcd at by
the l,omsh Journalist of Boston, who scout
ed his explanations and drnals, and sconed
at his glazngs, as weak and imbecie reite-
rating the claims Of the Pope to absolute SUI
pramacy, both in spiritual and temporal mat :
ters, and sus tanning the Fundamental doctrinc
OF that church, TO wit, that it is the same in
all ages and all nations.
Thus il is, that the record evidence of these
claims OF the Church OF Rome TO absolute
civil and ecclesiastical power, is uniform and
consistent, as shown by these journals, while
all den;als and explanations are merely oral,
and can readily be .disclaimed as unaulhor-
ized, or denied, And the only reason, that
American Protestapts are not now required
TO play Their part vi an dufo.da.f fs in this
country is, that the Church of Rome has not
the power of inllictng that punishment, but
if matters were suffered to 90 on much lon
ger ms they now DO, they no doubt indulge
the hope of Obtaining it,.
Truly it was in the spirit Of nronhecv
that the immortal LAFAYETTE declared that. if
ever the liberties of his conn,rv wera H..
stroyed, it would be by Romish priests. i
These are nG all, however. aa
How was itJtbat,bo pono,s ,o,;,.o
at Madrid was aware of ibe a,ranSen,a,,, os
your (,abinet in no,, at loas, b!7cnra 80.
inauorra,ion las nnhIicly eta,a5 - tha a..
nals of the hav and s';ll =" aIG joI',
How was !, fbot tba s,a,yina Ca,hoi;o ~; ',,;, :
lions nj JrelsrI Co,nJ r,aano ,,,s?s "a
this connfrl wb;Ie NAM of =, ,tni. ~ d,e W
snbiccte acty'allv 1;oJ Of I,, 49, = =, -:
nennv win ,yh;ch 10 bn,, fSo3 ~ 'su,a: ~,
lifsq How was IL ,b, go,,, E,snan
ponred on, her tr;hu,e of hrndraas oS u,oii.
sands of RomanisIs IN SwolI lhe ;na,,a,,o, o" !" :
the papacv in his conntrv when !, 'vns ~, "
iapnt ,bat ,hosa ror,, Mon, 70 o,,n he
to I'll ,he ranis of tbe;, srno;ns l., ,;a,v oe
the troubles then btewino. aud which bavc
since burst forth l;ke q yolcanoq Car III
ewes of INV man of reason aud renoc,;on ba
bli0dedto these fac,s5 Does !, rsdn; - ,Iroo, =,
penetration to see ,b., all lt,ese noverenis @ Sn,
are ma I; and narcet NJ a a,snt n,an concot.f, :,
ed by the despotic and JesuticaI Hierarchy
OF Rome and Catholic Europe, to subvert
olir iree institutions, to destroy our libertiess
and 70 combine civil and ecclesiastical pow
er in this county in the hands of the Pope
or his agents?
What have been the fruits Of these rnea
sures? Have we not seen by the act OF 3Olh
May, 1854, "to organize the Territories of
Kansas and Nebraska" that the alien. who
had just landed on our shores, had declated
his intention to become a citizen of our couh.
lty, and taken an oath 10 support the Con.
sitption of the United States, and the pro-
visions of that act, was authorized to vote
and hold Office in The organization of those
Territories, while our own citizens, officers,
soldiers, sealnen, or marines, or other pers