Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-15
NUMBER lO2.
From the Christian Advocate, (N.Y.)
Gammon--The Ever Varying Hues of the
ChameIeOn-,rhe Ever Present Venom of

ChameIeon- The Ever Present Venom of
the serpent.
Popery was long ago accurately described as the
deceivableness of unrighteonsness. Hypocrisy,
holowness, sham, trckery, deceit and lying, in all
possible variety and combination, are the unmis-
taxable characteristics of this gigantic apostacy
| from God, and conspiracy against man. Indeed,
| the whole power of the Church in modern days,
both for defence and aggression, seems to BE- con-
centrated into the one talent for hardy and mon
strous falsehood. This one potent means seems To
be used dd Hbita, whether in gross or detail, for
| purposes general, special and individual. A soil
tary church proclaims winking Madonna---the
grand conclave proclaims the imp accuate concep-
ton of Mary and thus deifies by statute their idol
previously only goddess by courtesy Each indi-
vidual controversalist contendng against tho
truth as it is in Jesus and for the lie as il IL In
Rome, seems to have carte blanche, or plenary in
dulgence, TO tell any necessary number Of false
hoods, whether by contradictng what is well known
TO be true, or asserting what Is equally well known
| to be false
A creed collected from the statements Of. the
defenders of Papal doctrine would be curious
commentary upon the boasted unity which seems
to consist only In the unfinching determination of
the whole sect, from head to tail to say whatever
Is most likely to answer present purpose, and upon
the infability, which seems to consist in the infa
| lible certainty, that in defence of the Church, a
Catholic will deny anything the truth Of which 1t
may not be safe to admit. In former days this
course could be pursued with more safety than
/ History could be contradicted with more holiness
when comparatively few read history; and declar-
ations dametricaly opposite could be published In
distant regions with less risk of detection before
the construction of railroads and the existence Of
that freedom Of the press, which jointly and sever
ally 80 afflicted the soul Of the late Pope A GER
tain circumspection and moderation in lying would
| seem to be required from the widey-scattered
minions Of the unholy See, who have hitherto fol-
lowed the example of Peter in nothing ese than in
cursing, and swearing, and denying. Yet habit il
second nature and the temptation to untruths
was never SO great and continual as now, when the
utmost vigilance and labor are required to keep
4 Dagon on his legs before the ark.
As specimen of the doube-tonguing of popish
ecclesiastics present our readers with the fol-
flowing Jesuitical proclamations, made almost
temporaneously in Naples and the United States
They will show after what fashion these worthy
gentlemen follow the apostolic example Of being
all things to all men:
The first is letter published in the National
| lntellgencer, and signed Charlea Henry Stone
street, Provincial (Jesuit) Of Maryland:
GEoRErows COLLEGE, ID. CD Feb. 15, 1855.
GENTLEMEN A composition bearing the title Of
"the Jesuts oath" has been circulating in the pa.
pers of the country 1t Is said, extensively. On
reading it myself the imposition seemed so gIar.
ing, so like Sterne's curse, made to hand for the
Pope, that il seemed to me no one could peruse il
seriously. Friends, however, assure me that the
oath is read by many with long faces. Despite,
then, an extreme repugnance to appear in the pub
lie journals, request small place in your columns
for the positive and unqualified denial of the use
or even existence, now or ever before, (and this
aver thoughtfully and with full knowledge) Of any
such oath among the Jesuits. II summoned TO
court, they may take oaths as other citizens; but
i as Jesuts, they take no oath at all
\ + hrxp tod da~ al .r.lf.
upon, on the borders of my native State, to make
the above disclaimer, and thus repe the charge of
| moro than latent treasoni The Western Shore of
Maryland, the home Of my childhood, has ever been
classic place, cherished in my heart with patri-
otto PRIDE There are the remains of my grand
father, Revolutionary soldier and there, in an
adjoining county, is the landing-place Of "the pill
grims Of St. Mary's," whose brightest scenes and
best memories are imperishably connected with the
Jesuits name.
Such antecedents, though not ashamed Of, Ger.
tainly should not have adverted to- had not an at
tempt been made, by a fabricated oath and its ct
ceteras, TO cast an unjust and deadly odum upon
religious order of which am at present Superior
in Maryland. cannot help seeing In this an effort
TO render me and my brethren in religion aliens at
home and strangers by our own fresdes. We are
cruelty msrepresentcd by the trainers of the above
named OATH Were we more like the caricature
made Of us, feel convinced that they would like
| US Dcttef buhn tUey uO. AkslnnhtlOn WOuiQ Depet
affection. STILL while with avery little ache,
forcgo their affection, due respect for the opin-
| ions OF men Of goodwill moves me 10 make brief
declaration of our tenets Jesuts. For this pur-
pose, will use the highest official authority and
employ the language Of our recently-elected and
present Superior General. / quote from an ency-
clical letter Of his, received few days since:
"The Society Of Jesus, being religious order,
haa no other doctrine, no other rules OF conduct
than those Of the Catholic Church, was publicly
declared by my predecessor in 1s47 In fact and
| in right the Jesuits are and declare themselves
entirely unconnected with any political party be
II what 1t may. Always and everywhere they say
to all, by their teaching and their conduct, Rem
der unto Caesar the things that Cesar's, nsd
unto God the things that are Coda (Mark XII,
~ Such the principles which the Society OF
Jesus has always held and from which il viii never
depart"
This is the definition Of the Superior General,
and his declaration alone Is of authority for the
whole society.
may yet refer 10 still higher authority the
constitutions Of our society. These incapacitate
member from holding any Office Of dignity or trust
in IL who intermediates in any political affairs or
business of State. (See Institute, vol u, p 3so.)
Here we see the constitutions Of the Jesnits er-
cludng them from the political arena and the legis-
lahve hall
Our churches and the liberty to do good must
suffice for us; and whatever our enemies may say,
faithful history and grateful hearts do and viii yet
witness in our favor Respectfully
CHAs. HESRY SroSEsTREET, s. j.,
Provincial of Maryland.
From this Il seems that the Jesuits have never
in anywise interfercd with politics They have al
ways been satisfied with their churches and
with the " liberty Of doing goodl" The expulsonof
their order from tho several Catholic kingdoms OF
Europe, and the suppression Of 1t by the Pope,
rvor onIv IN nrov ont than ufa and swnc
Christians from going 10 church, and from doing
good II was only because they would persist In
rendering unto Caesar the things that are Cssars,
that the Caesars kicked them out of their domin-
ions and the Pope drove them ont of the church,
Never were amy good people 20 misunderstood
Surely they must have had some strange way of
doing good which should have been mistaken
for evil, even by mfallble Peter himself! Perhaps
they call " evil good, and good evil.r At any rate,