Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-18

y;; f.inTnTDfS TSrGu>,:. OF Til: KNOW ~
THING GREED AND iiiS DOCTRINE or lHH'
"ASCENDaHCI' IN AMERICA.

,pi Ia tlIilk
any ,ur ncuusinted with history can believe that IN"
pn,n,u Cotnnrs .an hitter the nature ui, control or
.uny.rt the government Of the United Statcs. When
our fathers were few IN number yen very lew ana
strangers in th, country, ana Iatio!!cS iIi.a Once,
ri yl mud military, and aided III the achievement oil
orr ,dnn,nL.nre aud working out the principles OF
orr Constitution: they did not get me a-cehdancy
then, or ATTEMPT it, how is it possible hGy can get IL
now! And Us - the Pop. rs teihnS' ~ I,ic'' "
of the f.rbcst temporal powers IN Eurnpe' 'Mn!"c'-
inp this government aui country: If Great Britain
could not subduc the cGnuics, h"" can the hiiS OF
Italy rule America! Ii is prcp"s''r"nT; re
| Mr.. Flournnv's private hauns "i ""i''e.h, nv
seem dr.iriblv TO hcit him for being ir.Sn,ehea
and irirhtenni, Others with these ghosts OF Catholic
'asccndancy" if he il r0iy frightened. re s'e'''9
- have dreadful dreams and Visions Is" f"pai en-
dancy, and iaucies he can hear me 'huhCetS - t''
Vatican, and can see the PopcS l." EaeH or ->""C'''
darling, like streak. ot lightning, Gcros. the oceah-
the believing OF the Bulls ri the i"mi't!S over INC
United Stncs. and rcvcrberating through III ' NM
doms OF Europe He iuncies he can see m-n'y 'as'
rising up out OF the Mediterranean Sea- shaking ms
great Temporal nnilcr the American republic
every Individual and all the officers OF government
becoming Catholics III the United states. and the gov
crnDum changed into "despoiisn, and the Top" OF
| Rome swnynS an absolute and unlimited temporal
sovereignty over America ami the whole world; ana
hr eXcaims, "AmCrican.. rule AInGr!ca" When Mr
Tourney saw tins great and terrible image ui lG:a!
'asccndancy, he ought 10 have looked upon il Ike
NebuchamrZzGr duntil lie saw how il WAS 10 be- de-
HtrOyed. But al the sEIutS
ancc OF this image, h" sent Tor the InagcIaus md as
troI0cers ut the North, and they tell him that kaow
Nottingham is 10 destroy i,tlat there is 10 be mil
| leuium of Know uhl. ism-that there will BE-
more any Necessity for know ledge. for literary and
yivus institutions tho time rapidly approach
nr when there will be need OF any nun suying 20
another know anything at all, but all shall know
thing, even from the least unto the greatest. Happy
lar |. Wchnpc, II acknowledged 70 vanish away cha
rity will remain, for charity bcaIch tUcralrh ali
| Nrbuchndnczzar Daniel tells us, had vision of
Catholic asccldnncy too" long before Mr. Journey
did, bu, he looked nj TIL lo saw ho" 1t was destroy.
ed. He snw, in the darkness OF the night great anu
terrible image stand before him. with head If gold,
br,ns ard nrlns of silver, belly and Thighs ut brass
and legs OF from and feet ana toes OF iron ana ciaT'
aud he behold Till stone, cur OUT without hlh>, "!i
upon ia. feet mud toes and the image was broken |"
,c,s md scattered Ia the four winds and the stone
h.ru,n. Il mounain and filled the whole carth Anne
rica and nil. The king ri Babylon sent lhT l!"tr! n
| Interpret the matter, Tor he knew Daniel was
E. -kiiu in all wisdom and cunning III knnwchLc,ani
| understanding science, mot Il Know N"ihim@l-a
| ba told him that the gold, the silver ana the
brass and iron, i'll this great and terrible no'ai!c I'M
age represented The four great empires oi me eaF'h:
! thc B,tyloniau the Persian GrCcian and Roman. III
It's Paenn and PnpGl form; and the Stone was III"
church or Kingdom OF Christ, which was {" break III
pieces the Catholic kIngd"S represented by tiic ieci
and toes mndc Of clay AMI ron mar - Il union %!
| the Roman iron power and the Roman CatiioiIc
| rlu
dnnl- the God of Heaven shall set up k'nGtom
which shall never be DESTROYED and the Kingdom
shall not be lett Ia other people, Tint Is" under the
control OF the temporal p"wcr,) hut u sinai! break ~
| uirc,s an, consume all these Kingdoms, lih" little
horn in Europc and the ten horns, aud shall stand
forever inasnuch as thou sawcst the Ston" hrcnk III
pieces the ron the clay, the brass the silver nni Inc
| -nld" The church. then, aHd not kHow-Nothinglsnl
IS TO destroy the little horn IN Italy, ana Ill Tie DINER
| Catholic King lDm5 of Europe.
| ErbuchnlnrZZNr had VISION, ;ro, OF great DtHSl
with ten horns US well as Mr.. Flournoy, ana he be-
held till the thrones cast down. nnd the " Urir
of Days did ST. and the Books were oien"i' me i>
| Bile old and new trstamcut,) and tbs body oi the
Beast was slain, not by the temporal or civil tw"rd
but the Sword Of the Spirit the Word OF God the
| Rhln Thus" saith Daniel, "who had great know
ledge and skill all learning and wisdom and Daiiei
| had understanding in all visions and Dreams
Mr. Flnurnuy differs seriously i'll opinion from the
prophet Daniel. The one says that Pnpal asccntnn-
cv" il 10 be put down by Know. Nothlngism, by the
civil authority and secret snretics. The other, TINT
| ,L. church. or Kingdom of Christ, is To hrrak this
mae mud IN. Bible the Word of God, which Is til"
Sword OF the Spirit, In 10 aay the body "i INC br't
| his hrnd nrd horns. ,
..Thr Bible II, the hrnd Of every free citizen ia the
only permanent basis "i all true liberty and genuine
| .nmuiry" TART :ih OF the basis principles 81 ih'
American party Of Virginia, endorse! by Mr. Flour
noy.) . nj, p;,,
saws tina, p"pcry to be- destroyed toy pr"pa@ht'i'S
,h principles ri tlr Gospel. let ever" cI.Izcn. WI"
hns the Bible III his hand and every one wN" = ':''
privcd of citizenship. read the Bible HE l"p' en-
urc i. MI empire over the consequences 81 men, "',''
n. rho -wuri. and ..unp0w,lcr, and c!vi enhct'Hr!-
ON earth caa't destroy it, The means 10 ucStt'! ''H
and every other and I" reform !a"k''' is ''
device oi God. "cui Out witiipu; hands "' "''"''
C,.pel The civil power camunt reach me r','':'"'''
and Crt has forbidden the church 10 touch tiIr nv
trrial sword. H.. nipErd know A"ih'hS'S'ii ~ nv
Ind when he sad 20 Peter, when he DIRE" ms S""r"
and OF, of the eur OF MachWs. servant oi tt i'Eh
nri,.t.put I'D thy sword in it, sheath, tor III ti'y
ihnt take the sword shall pcrs! with the sword :,
md amid he couli command twelve lc-"ns OF ANGELS
to protect him. And VIXEN FI!ntc "'"th nun '
was King Of the Jews III my hiich"hi' s'" ~,
..w.rn nf iIis world then would my servants hgnt'
\ church protected by the sword Will por'sH Wien
nn, H., rs npurcacl this spectre Of Pnpal ,'asrend'
aucy" md view il IN the light ot HISTORY. ho'h''
there i, any possibility Of tho Roman Ch,''s CON
trolling this government, nni if kmow-A"th't@'am Is
| the remedy against IL.
orr i,rcfnthrrs instituted liberation tho remedy
acnins, the ascendHncy OF any sect HnEve a;ocr, ~
time when they were oppressed by nlarnri'e seer ~
tho government and an established church, end "hch
fresh from the battle field here they had i""ght inr
Their liberties. 10. tbs single prlncIlI" I" re''-
y;ou. liberty. mnuntanr of treasure have been
%nr.,rd nnI river, OF blood have been snGd IL En-
rome and if all the volumes that have been write" IN
il were collected, they would more than I'LL me capt.
tnl in Gichmoni. The Act OF Io"r"f'"n - the
wurl, and The experience ct loVo years, anu IT,
. ltvln
Renublic +, know whether Catholicism cah XII ING
,sr.udnucv in America, must zee how II G"t 'e
nsccndancy in Europe. All history 'h"w' tha' u" re.
l,inuu sect ever got the "asccnduncy uhi"ss " S"L
il from the STATE or civil authority Inc lnpc- ~
Rome rot their seat mud power AMI crrat "Hthori,y
! from the Roman Empcfors. The hle'oty ~ 'n'p"''
rance is the history of nsccndnncT and oil tio cholc
Church. And shall Pro;cstants embrace LOSING con
tence in the gospclD the very princIpc. ne! con-
denim in Catholic, aye, and 20 further for Protest
nu,s src tolerated now by Catholics IN Europe La
tolerance commenced with the jews: God hii''ri'
was the author Of the law Of federation. IL was u
law OF the Jewish religion, ana we rTlrr IT, 81, ~
have the bible in hHnd,' 20 read the Jewish Goa" III
! I.vitirus deuteronomy, &c. We aLdGcc few pat-
ssrsr, among thousands that might nc no"l,"ncl'
10 show Tint liberation Is one 81 ihciGudamch'a u "
ciplcs Of the Christian religion -,
.Bu. the stranger that Iwcl!ch win !ou' 7I"', y"
unto YOU as born among you ana th"' '"a'
love hin, AZ thvsclf. tlr sc strangers III inc
lunl OF Egypt" Ley. 10, A.). oo,,,ro.
"Onc ordinance shall be both ioryou ot the c"hE!'
gstor and also for the stranger TINT s4ioafneth WIN
you Hr u.dir4G"" for over in your generations a.
are 20 shull the strange IT, before the Lord ''e''
IL, 81 .. .a
.l6. One lar and one manner rhnl be 10: you "i
the stranger that sojDurncth with you. ,.,
six cities shall be for refuge, both Tor the children
cf Is-ae and for the stranger and for III" s2ouEi'e'
among them" NUN. IS, 49,
: aye shall not respect persons in judgment o"' >.
shall hear the snni ~ well II. the great We slla nnt
be afraid the fail Of man, tor the Judgment !" God ~
. Deut. oh. !, ~
Hear also, Moses charge to the JUDGES, and no
doubt to the jury also:
, IL. "And Moses; charged Your Judges nj 'hHt
time saying hear the between your hre'hreh'
and Judge righ;c0usly between Gvcr; mnH G'Iu us
. brother and stranger that is with him. . $780,.
lie, not the judges fear .n dschnrg" their "u'! III
. the tacc OF tie Know-EutUing, judgment Is
! Gods
u .IIe doth execute Judgment OF the t"hrrle'' ana
" widow and oveth the stranger III s'vInS MN ''oo
and ramcut." iDeut. ~, 49,
49, love sc, therefore the stranger tor ye were
strangers in the land OF Egypt" H.,
And thou shelf rejoice III every good thh., "!Sn
the Lord thy God hs,h given unto thee and uni" thy
house. thou and the L"vi,c, and TIE stronger thar Is
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