Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-23
NUMBER 1876.

Church ncucates the idea that the Pope Is bound to
60 to heaven. But sir in the case of Honorious the
council pronounced him hereto, (yhile he was in
heaven and as hereto cannot go TO heaven, tho
council Of course put him ie pagdtory by their de-
cree Of condemnation! and this council, by their de-
cree virtually denies The posoef ef ossus Ohrist to
| keep this heretca Pope in heaven. Sir, how long
will 1t be before ST. Peter shall be condemned for his
old sin Of denying his Master? How long will 81.
| Peter be safe in the bosom Of his Lords He win
never be safe sir, long as the Romsh Church shall
presume. have doubt he is alive TO serious ap-
prehensions. have doubt that since the condei.
nation Of Honorious, his immortal spirit is Jared
| every time the cock crotCs,
There are many notable contradctionsin the speech
u he honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania, MIR.
CHANDLER In one part Of his speech he says, in
! the most positive and emphatic terms:
"The Roman Catholic Church neither holds nor i,.-
caass doctrine Of power In its head to nerferein in
the affairs Of temporal governments 10 disturb tho
naoaa,ch or release the subject II never has held
In another sentence he says, in an earlier part Of
his speech;
"No where is he right % suoA po,oer, as of dicias
r'gat, claimed by the Catholic Church"
This admits that the right to such power Is elaD,l,
but not az diciRe ,yh and presents palpable
| tradicton to the above positive denial.
| In another part he says.
The most distinguished instance Of Meerercise ef
Gregory vii (danganeli Who excommunieated % aud
deposed the Emperor Henry w."
| How could the right be exercised without being
claimedp How could the power grow into right
without having been nculcated by the ChurchP
But sir, it would be impossible to review the gen
| temans speech in hour. This is place for
troversal Investigations. How could any man be cx-
church which has been nearly nineteen hundred
years IN finding out the immaculate conception Of the
| Virgin MaryS
TIE TERROR or DEMONSTRATIONS.
But giving 10 the Church the benefit Of all the gen
tcmans disclaimers, there still exists the divine right
| to cxcommunicate and il is the moral power and
terror Of personal communication, the exercise Of
which this country has TO dread In reference to do
| posing monarchs the Church might even safely
render the power to depose and let it all rest upon
the divine right to excomniunicate. according to
the showing Of the gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA,
| accommodation unless refaogei within year, nas
| TO assist in working out depositioas."
The gentleman admits that he believes in all the re-
lgious dogmas of the Romish Church lie says:
! q acknowledge all my obligations to the Church
Of which am an humble member, and Irecog,nss az
tie riqhts OF tie reaera5s head Of that Church TO tho
spiritual dseiTacs f its children; and desire that
no part Of what may say, or what may concede
pie aogpia Of Tie Catholic Church believe all that
that Church believes and teaches religious dog
mas"
The gentleman declares that he would oppose the
invading army and navy of the Pope, were such a
thing TO occur" But the Pope does not ,oar with
"armies and Rauiss." He comes not with all tho
pride, and pomp and circumstance of glorious war"
His accommodation is the only sword he needs.
His armies the innumerous hosts Of superstition,
whose name is legion, which come thronging the at.
mnorsphere Of the imagination The very dagger
of the air which appal the hrmest heart unnerve the
stoutest body and paralyze the strongest intellect
Will the gentleman say that against excommuni-
cation he would dare to raise his head his hand or
his voice? No. sir, He yields not one Of the rvli.
gious dogmas Of the Church. Would he not be liable
now, achae member Of Congress were he to commit
evil TO be excommunicated as person, by the Bishop
! of his ChurchY Certainly IL excommuncated would
not all Roman Catholics be obliged TO refuse him
or bread or countenance, or shclterG aud would 1t
not be their duty % Me Church 10 eysocate him Yes
! What then would be his condition. As Catholic,
his spirit would be prostrated his mind would be
hinged his soul would be crushed an American Con-
grcssman would be denied entrance into the lowest
Catholic hovel in the purlieus of Washington.
| Suppose the gentleman was President Of the Uni
ted States and his name, believe, has been honor
ably mentioned In that connexion--dsd man he would
sin be liable 20 accommodation by an American
Bishepr And in his person the ha6i,ation Of the
President would be liable TO become whited sepnl-
DIRE and the Chief Magistrate Of this Union would
be grcrelng in the dust at the feet Of the Roman
Cssholc power Sol is Of no moment whether tho
Pope claims the right 10 depose not IT, under ihe
tcrrors Of accommodation, the mysterious and pros.
tinting powers Of the Church can be as we'll and
have already spoken Of the desolang effect Of an
accommodation. We cannot well imagine its
tent And cannot lorbear, in this connection, to re-
fer 10 an instance Of the powers Of priest In this
country, over member OF his congregation. givo
II us find II In newspaper, and do not OF course
| youch for its accuracy:
CnuncH IN JrRsKY Cfrr.-We have already mention
cd the differences between Father Kelley, the Priest
Of St Peters Church. in Jersey City, and the officers
nT SaSsd Ss Ss ss Ssv1
tar, for alleged violations of the church relations
1--WE learn that on Sunday, at last prayers, Cap
tain Farrell, Of the Guards, entered he Pag - 81
Pctes frn 'clich hs had been previously orJiddea
bg Ae prcst, Father j. Keteg This act the cause
Of much excitement. The priest appearing before TIE
otar, and dddrssiag hs congregation, aqted that
I L.. - ".
81 (CdttdiH fdreirs) mas uaodted The captain hes-
tated to remove, but at the urgent solicitation Of
some Of the congregation, he finally walked out Of
his pew AZ which most Of the members Of the congrc.
! CATION, and members Of the Guard, Of which be Is
| commander, became highly excited, and insisted
his returning and taking possession Of his pew The
captain was prevailed upon 20 re-enter the pew, Int
he priest @il peysissiag IN hs determination aot 10
proceed with the services until said pew was vacated
the captain finally yielded his post and retired. Tho
service then proceeded"
do not know that Captain +. was member of
the Church, II is sufficient to know that ne pri>st
| surrounded by the gorgeous aud imposing gewgaYs
Of his altar possessed the moral power 90 drive
! freeman from his pew This is accommodation in
Then what virtue is there in the protostation Of
patriotism which the honorable gentleman em-
phatcaly makesr II did not extend 10 the moral
power Of the Pope; and even, in another sense, the
gentleman, in effect, takes Il back.
His protestati0D OF patriotism Is made--as he ad
mits,-ia hs face Of what he says IS "tcaUy an i'm
fNshNNAN WIN BpoN u IntIH IN making ptetget
against an impossiJiatys Here are his words
In the early part If my remarks | took occasion
TO say what would be my course, IT, BY any remarka-
abe-Bm really inlpossibls ls-concurrence Of circum-
stances the army and navy Of the Pope should in
wade the country"
| 1.-THE invasion Of the United States, BY the Pope
with an army and navy, is iDDossbiitg what vir-
tue is there in this ostenatious display Of pairotsms
The gentleman fortfes himself BY referring 10 the
remarks Of Bishop England That learned and elo-
qucnt prelate said
"But ifthe Pope were TO declare against Amer
| ca, and any Roman Catholic, under the pretext Of
spiritual obedience 10 refuse TO oppose this inn
pera aggressor he would deserve 10 be punished for
| bis refusal"
| In the understanding Of the gentleman from Penn
syvana, this means: " II the Pope should declare
war against the United States--which Is really an
bapossibiIag'-any Roman Catholic who should re-
| fuse 10 oppose the Pope-though IL would be impcs-
sible for ne Pope 20 do such Mipg-would descrve
4 TO be punishedl" There Is certainly very little dan
ger ofany man being punished for dis9oeylng h,s