Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-05
wAsHIsoros, March 2, 1855.


If whom are alleged TO be Of foreign birth and all
Roman Catholics. In this list ] understand that
my name appears.
AS am very firmly of opinion that a mans re-
gion, place of nativity Oust consider, sir, for
That by the simple accident Of birth,
You might have been high priest 70 Mumbo Jumbo y
have in reality as little TO do as the color OF his
hair or eyes, with his fitness for official position, 1t
seems hardly worth while for me 70 deny that am
either foreigner or a Roman Catholic. And yet,
Just as would deem il important merely for truths
sake) to contradict the statement, II any body
should be foolish enough to publish It, that had
the measles, or that was very rich, or anything
else as unlikely and unimportant-"s do answer
you"
am then, neither a foreigner (unless my hay
been born in the State of New Jersey makes me
one) nor a Roman Catholic. In regard TO the
latter question, may add, with truth, that my an
cestral tree has never borne fruit of that descrp-
ton A certain "colony of pinched fanatics"
whose bones moulder in the soil in which its roots
were planted, suspect had something to do with
the inclination Of its branches. And yet, sir,
though am no Roman Catholic
Dolls can see in virgin-like array,
Nor for quarrel with the idols banker,
Like crazy oaoe At the pg%ppsas mpa ayb i.
Yours, very truly,
r. s.. CHIFFON.
We have nothing to do with preparing the
list Of clerks said to be foreigners and Catho-
lies, and in fact, did not read it Such matters
of local information we derive from others sup
posed to be fully acquainted with the matters
which they communicate to us. We have
known Mr. Chiffon several years, and fully
credit his denial in the above note, and cheer
fully publish it as an act of justice to him. ED
The Pope and the King Of Sardinia.
By reference to an article in another column
from the London Times, it will be seen that
the Convent Suppression bill in the Sandman
Parliament has gained strength with the peo-
pie, in consequence Of the recent foolish proc
lamation Of the Pope Of Rome, against it. In
this case, we have positive proof that the Pope
does assume to interfere with the legislation Of
other nations than his own. We commend it
to the attention of the Hon. Mr. Chandler, Of
Pennsylvania, with the hope that it will have
the effect Of removing the scales from his eyess
If the Pope can excommunicate the King of
Sardinia and all the members Of the Sandman
sion bill, and prohibit the opening of the Gath
olic churches Of Sardinia until the bill shall
be repealed, why can he not exercise the same
functions in relation to any other sovereign Or
legislative body, or country in the worldP He
has performed similar acts in times past, and
has been sustained by his cardinals If he was
infallible then, he is infallible now, and must
Of course be sustained by those who believe in
his infallibility
The people of the United States have had as
YET, but little experience Of the real character
of Popery. Public sentiment here is SO pow
erful and SO Numerically hostile to the as
sumptons Of the Papal Church, that the hydra
has dared thus far to raise but a few of its hun
bred heads in our midst Should the entire
monster be revealed here horns and all, as he
is in Italy, there is, we venture to say, hardly
an american Catholic in the land who would
not shudder with horror at the hideous deform-
| ity of the mighty beast.
The recent usurpations Of the Church of
Rome have awakened, 1t is gratifying to note,
spirit of resistance even in the Catholic coun-
tries of Europe The impious doctrine that
the Virgin Mary must be worshipped as d.
vinity, is resolutely opposed by thousands who
have heretofore been ranked among the staunch-
est adherents Of Catholicism.
This opposition win spread throughout Eu-
rope, and viii probably lead, at no distant day,
to disruption Of the Romish Church on that
Continent. When that day comes, the Church
Of Rome will no longer be "one and indivisi-
ble"-but "a house divided against ITSELF"
and obnoxious to the scriptural penalty for
such condition.
Its present attitude toward Sardinia will also
array against it the intelligent friends of polit-
ical freedom and national independence through.
out the world. If converts have become
intolerable and inexpedient in Sardinia, why
should not the government Of that country sup
press thema What right has the Pope the
sovereign of the States of the Church, to in
terfere in the matterf If he chooses to tole-
rate and encourage the existence of converts
in his own dominions, so be it He has the
right to do So But if as his idolaters in this
country admit he has no temporal powcr over
VehoA SVuhditn, Wy Wnat buauoW VI dutnOT1ly
could he presume to dictate in this matter to
the people Of Sardinia But it is hardly
worth while to discuss this subject It is the
old story over again, of Papal interference and
assumption. As old as the Papacy ITSELF an
usurpation and an assumption at the outset,
and notorious for ten centuries for its restless
and ceaseless interference with the temporal
powers of the earth. Let Americans beware,
lest through their neglect, this same unscrupu-
lous and indefatigable despotism become SO
firmly established in this country, that only
superhuman efforts can eradicate it from their
soil
Court Of Claims.
Judge Gilchrist Of the new Court Of Claims,
is the present Chief Justice Of New Hampshire.
He is agraduate Of Harvard University and Of