Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-26

TEMPORAL Power OF THE PoPE.-The common
of this nation, says the Petersburg Democrat,
has revoted at the bgoy and absence of all regard
for TRUTH of those partizans who have been endeav
orng for months past to prescribe portion of their
fellow citizens account of their religion: The
pretex for this has been the assertion as shameless
as the intolerance it is expected justify to wit:
that the professors of that faith acknowledge a,
temporal allegiance to a foreign potentate.
The falsehood of the charge has been proved by
many, the most irrefragable evidences to which we
add the following 1t forms the conclusion of the
circular letter of the late council of Roman Catholic
Bishops at Baltimore letter we may add, which
has been published to the world, and is read in all
the churches of that persuasion in the diocese
Beloved Brethren of the laty, embrace you
all with paterna affection, and entreat you to walk
crcuinspectly, for the days evil. You know what
manner of Precepts we have given you in the name
of the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your
sanctfcaton. BE peaceful, sober, Just and faithful
in the performance of all duties towards all mankind
Practice patience, forbearance, charity towards all.
In the exercise ofyour rights as free citizens,
member your responsibilities to God and act as
freemen but not as having liberty cloak for
malice, but the servants of God Respect and
obey the constituted authorities, for all power is
from God and they that resist resist the ordinances
of God, and purchase for themselves damnation-
To the general and State governments you owe aeg-
lance in all that regards the civil order the author
tues OF the Cnurch cnaenSe your obedience IN the
things of salvation. We have need of pressing
this distinction which you fully understand, and
constantly observe. You know that have uni
formly taught you both publicly and privately, to
perform all the duties of good citizens, and that
have never exacted of you, ourselves have
never made even to the highest ecclesiastical auth
ority, any engagements inconsistent with the duties
owe to the country and its laws. On every op
perfume occasion we have avowed these principles,
and even in communications to the late Pontiff,
rejected a calumny the imputaton that
in civil matters subjected to his authority. Be
not disturbed at the misstatements of tenets
which daily made, or at the effort to deprive
of civil rights, and of the confidence and esteem
of our fellow citizens Formidable is the comb-
nation for this purpose, do not despair that the
justice and good sense of the nation will dis
cover the groundless character of the suspicion
thrown the fidelity of Catholics, whose religion
teaches them to respect and maintain the established
order of society, under whatsoever form of govern
ment they may be placed. Brethren, let the light
Of your example shine before men, that they may
your good work and glorify your Father who is
ia heaven Pray for the conversion and salvation of
all men, for this is the will of God who desires that
all men may be saved, and may come to the knowl-
edge of the truth.
Gicea u,toer our hands in Pr0uinicaE Council at
Baltimore the 18Th Of May in the gear Of Lord
1858.
FRANCIS PATRICK, Aach-6isAop Of Balti-
more, and eight others.