Washington telegraph., 1855-08-29

/ vi HIS COUNTY,. ana stood by her standard
IN every emergency, who overs:e epping all
other considerations was found shoulder to
shoulder with his compatriots. in the men,
orable struggle Of 1919. for the integrity
and perpetuity of the Union, which cost
the lamented Clay his life when this pure
patriot and distinguished statesman. in the
Senate Of the United States, expressed his
views Oh the question of demanding from,
the Catholic Powers of Europe the RICH.
for cur citizens to worship God in those eoan-
I tries as they pleased, and after death. the
decenc:es of Christian burial-rights which
the laws of God and humanity accord TO all
the children of men-another of the Pope's
miniOns. and one who claims. and is rener-
ally admitted to be his exponent and vice.
gerent in this country, took him to task for
this debate ir the United States Senate. and
. notwithstanding his age and acknowledged
patriotism and ability, attempted to ridicule
and catecbise him like a school boy. He
endeavOred, also, to break down the resist
less force and power of the principles pre-
sented by this Senator, founded, as they
were, on everlasting truth and Justice, by
tissue Of sarcasm and sophistry. that could
have proceeded from no mind except one
trained in the school of Jesuitisrn. And
anon. when this same dignitary of Rome
was charged with transactions In real estate
that had made him the owner of millions.
we have his absolute denial covered Up with
similar Jesuitical sophistry and ridicule,
TIL tie .acts were proved home on him by
records and figures
No have caoo Tho Da,.T
country. under the very eyes and sanction
Of Romish bishops. assure Us that all power.
civil and ecclesiastical, of right belongs to
that church. and when it obtained that pow
er, Americans need not lay the hsterinc
unctiOn to their souls that there would be
any liberation, for they knew that Papacv
was right and Professionalism was heretical
and wrong. and that all the power of the
church would be brought into rcquiSition to
root out that heresy and destroy il. And
when leading and influential member of
Congress, who had just returned from Rome
and was therefore supposed to speak c.c-
ct5fAedIG attempted. on the floor of the
house of Representatives, to palliatc and
excuse Or deny the most monstrous and tleS-
potic actions of the Papacy. he was ridicul-
ed and sneered at by the Romi>b journalists
of Boston, who secuted his explanations and
denials, and scoifed at his glozings, rs weak
and imhecile, reiterating the cIaims Of the
Pope to absolute supremacy both in spiritu-
al and temporal matters. and sustaining the
fundamental doctrine Of that church. TO wit.
that it is the same in all ages and in all
nations
Tins il is. that the record evidence Of
these claims Of the church Of Rome to ab-
solute civil and ecclesiastical power, is uni
form and consistent. as shown by these jour
nails. while all denials and explanations are
merely oral. and can readily be disclaim-
ed as unauthorized. or denied And the
only reason that American Protestants are
not now required to play their part in an
aafo-dI-fe in this country is, that the
Church of Rome has not the power of in
fiicting that punishment but if matters
were suffered to 30 on much longer az fhey
nOw do, they no doubt indulge the hope of
Obtaining it.
Iruly 1t was in the spirit of prophecy,
that the immortal Lafayette declared that,
Il ever the liberties OF this country were
destroyed. it would be by Ro,nish priests
These are not all, however.
How was it. that the Pope's representa-
tive at Madrid. was aware OF the arrange
ment Of your Cabinet, in part, at least, be-
fore your Inauguration. as publicly stated in
the journals Of the day and still uncontra-
dicied ? How was it that the starving Ca
tholic millions of Ireland. found means to
emigrate to this country. while manv Of
their fellOw-subjects actually died of hunger.
not having a penny with which to buy food
to sustain life How was it that continen-
tai Europe poured OUT her tribute Of hun
dreds of thousands of Romanists to swell
the influence of the Papacy in this country.
when it was evident those very men would
be needed to Ell the ranks of their armies,
in view Of the troubles then brewing. and
which have since burst forth like volcano?
Can the eyes of any man Of reason and re-
flection be blinded to these facts9 Does it
require great penatrotion to see. that all
these movements are part aud parcel of a
great plan. concocted by the despotic and
Jesuiticsl Hierarchy OF Rome and Catho-
tic Europe, to sgbvert our Institutions, to
destroy Our liberties. and to combine civil
and ecclesiastical power in this country in
the hands oe the Pope or his agents
" hat have been the fruits of these meas
ures? Have we not seen by the act of the
3Oth Of May, 1851. Ito organize the Terri
tories of Kansas and Nebraska that the
alien who had just landed on our shores,
had declared his intention to become a citi-
OF our country. and taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the United States,
and the provisions of that act, was authoriz-
ed to vote and hold Office in the organization
of those Territories, while our own citizens,
officers. soldiers. seamen, or marines. or
other persons in the army or navy of the
/ United States. OF attached to troops in the