The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1855-01-19


both TO serve anG adorn every circle OF life,
public or private. aud constitutes him an ho"
nOrab,c and useful member Of this House ,es-
tcemed here as at home; and would cheer
fully vote for him tor filling oltical stations
q for my friend Who sits near me, from the
Worcester county District, though born with
in the jurisdiction oil Massachusetts, (Mr. De
WuT) But il my friend from the Essex
county district gave m reason to believe
that 10 accepted direalion in political affairs
rom ccC.esia-ticai authJritics, acknowledge
edailegisncc 10 a foreign ccc'esiastical court
wlo e claims to ,empora power were Of uu-
tefn ard oub'rul &tclt; ir lie invested its
chic. w,ih viyacou- attributes Of Deity; if
he profeasej NJ fixed political theories, voting
sometimes wiih one party, ond at other times
with another party, and always falling silent
~ into that position which secured the bal
ancc Of FoSer ond victory to him and hi1
friends nsuch were his policy, as know
wc.. it il not, he coud hot challenge Of me,
nor Of any man, support, nor denounce oPpo-
-'iou % busrd upon the narrow and selfish
prejudice agaiust men not o. nstive origin
Su,h is the distinction mike, and, under
the circumstances have suggested, that dis
tinc;.on inv! cs questions of grea: import
Gpce
Can i, be denied that there are those in
terastei in public affairs to whom this de-
.cription, in some degree, applies! Can it
be denied that the power to control govern
ments in other lnds has been assumed and
exercised b. the Roman Church, that is SO
Ill
Aud Is i, not true that. amid repeated nstan-
ces o. attempted exercise of temporal pow
er in the ,ast tnru.an years. it has never
once been GisavowrI or di.clamed by any
poutitf, or general council, acHUiesced in by
tic Pop I nsa lie honorable gentleman
rom Ms,..sip p7 TO point to any historical
fact. rom an authorized - urce proving such
dis.yowulU or disclaimer.
NJ. BARRY. unIer-' IN! thll a2pIic1-
ton was made to various Catholic universi-
ties, within the last century. 10 assert such
power. but the expouuders Of ecclesiasti-
cal law denied that power, and affirmed their
independence o. the Pope in all temporal
matters. | agree with the gentleman, fully,
in the position he takes, that aay man who is
bound in such temporal obedience, has no
right to citizenship.
NJ. BANKS. pant mys.lf upon the
ground tha. the PJnil 0. K me has never,in
any authoritative form, 50 dsGvowed the right
to control the members Of the Roman Cath
Ole CHURCH in secular matters: | know the
universities cc Trauc= aud Spain have dis
claimed that power. TnL gentleman SAYS
!. 1 = J.. l. y. A -,
to hin. ), my Cl'0D'jc friends have dis
GAINED il to ne. BIt they have net the
ri.h; TO private opinion much less the right
to determine tae a'th 0; their Church. That
i the right Of PrOtes'au's The Roman
ca h hls rare diScamed it. | am told
lhat tn, Pontln' stand. upon ny GROUND. and
that he has r.-n. To- keep his own AFFAIRS
TO himself. Undoubtedly he can do .s he
ple4ses in Boa where Ia has political
power; bu; ae can Iot in the United States,
where he h4- NJ poi .clt Jurisdiction.
N, ..,.,., ..,.:.
.,.i., r'..l. ,,",',a..', ~ 'i' o.4''1'
tee has been tirt,l-l. not 50 much by rn.m.
ters of ia" naH pa-;g. Il. BIZ other gentle
III ar.!or certain'v. So far as his session of
Congress is concerned, ;h5.e gentlemen who
have distinctly p,.s.n,cI il for legislative
action. have especially JisclainoI that con-
necton.
rI,.;-, ,,..r.,..,......
,,i,,oo ., 49,, r''o oO'"
..,., ...-..,'
j.: ,.'i,i ,l.. -U''''' d
,..,.,,.,..r a., va
-, ,.I..,,'I T, 49,. I''''
.hr,.l a....,,., .,,,.;,. 1'toIr n "o'n
SOW q,,,.l,..- g., =, lo.'
nor ann, I, ..s..;l -. D.. e.',.l
r ,L, oa,',..,,,.'.,, 49,, r =: C'',. ',1'
+ion s,oar:,, .'~ i.,,,-.,.'-.,. ,T.,. h;.h
49,, ",''7 49,. -.
,,.., e,..,,. .r,,.r'.,. .,''.
a., irui,'I r,.',,.' ",'II,n
-,:.t, t,,L..I
,;,r, ,.,,,., ,i,:,.',,
b,,.l,, o.,,.,.,. t-,it
h-,r'r., r''; sr.L, l,...I s,,',' ,''I'''
.rI,r,.,. ,,..,s,. a
,,,,,,