Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-03
NO 5
Temporal Power of the Pope.

0f Mr. Chandler made in the House Of Repre-
srn.atves on Thursday, the llh inst. MIR. C..
| is a Catholic, and he scouts The idea that The
i glance to the Pope OF Rome. The denial Of this
fact by Mr.. Chandler, who - I've Of the pureM
men 10 Congress, eaeht to satisfy the fears Of
some of our Know Nollling fanatics. Read tho
extract;
i Sir. Chandler .aid that lie proposed 10 occa.
py Inc huur assigned to him N come replies 10
lie fenaiks Of the honorable gentleman from
Massachusetts, Mr.. baHks) " no recently adj
dressed the House in Curnm,itee Of the Whole
on solre Of the prevailing topics Of the day,
and who made special aud nculpate aIIusiun
to the creed Of the Roman Catholic Church, in
volying a charge of latent treason against il
members, ot al least impuiing 10 than all article
Of religious faith tina, overoJe all feaI,y to The
Government Of their country and which rem
drfed them unworthy to be Trusted, suspected
citizens, aud dangerous officers.
Beiievng religion to be personal matter, he
had ever aeoi led public exhibition oi his pre-
lessons. and knowing Tho unpopulariiy OF hlA
creed, he bad been careful no, 10 leopard his
lnt,as Of Usefulness IN heir legitimate channels
Ivy any nutiH:ely pr.senlatUn OK unacceptable
'iogmas. But he could moi be deceived ia
surprising thai we'll ampered reply would NOT
only be avurably received by the committee,
but that an attempt al such reply as the charge
OF lie gentleman from Massachusetts would
suggest 10 a Catholic was expected from him Is
the oldest OF the very lew members heie who
had embraced the 'eision in whose defence he
nov desi'ed TO speak. lie X Few OF but ono
gentleman beside himself III this House who
was obnoxious To auy OF the cellsures unjns,ly
made upon professors OF the Catholic religion.
The Upi,trmar fIofu h1aSsa n I'm sstfs In, his
defence ol Il secret continuation to put down the
Catholic religion IN this country ani to deny To-
is professors The fuiI r,abi ol citizenship, did
not erng inlo discussion the general creed Ut
he Catholic Church, but only lha, potion Of il
which 1t was asserted IN ,de the professors Of that
creed hep, nlent upon The Bishop OF Rome not
merely tor what they should hold of faith toward
God, bu' Tor whatever they should maintain of
iealy toward their Government. The charge
against Roman Catholics was that their avowal
ii the Pope rendered them unsafe cltizsns be.
.aase II made them liable 10 be Withdraw from
ilitlr allegiance TO Their own Government by tho
DEGREES OF their spiritual superior. The cues.
ton raised by the gentleman WAS one Of POLITICAL
power, aud this he imagined was the leadin.
Objection 10 Catholicism with tbuse who had
veninred on The dangerous movement Of drag
gag religion into the political arena He dc.
eieJ that The Bishop OF Rome hal OF claimed
for himself The right to interfere with the polit
cal felslioii> Of any Country other than thai of
which lie was himself the sovereign. He (Mr
C.1 laI M desire 10 conceal any point. ard ra.
praied that he denied The right, as resulting
iiom his divine Office, 10 interfere Between sub.
els aud their sovereigns, between cilizensand
Government, and whils! he made this denial,
he acknowledged all Of his obligations 10 the
church OF which he was an humble member.
and sft coanized all the rights Of its venerable
head 10 The spiritual Difference Of its children
Clearly anl distinctly did. he deny that the now.
er OF the Pope extended one grain beyond his
spiritual relations with HE members Of his
church, or In'rineed in the least degree upon
the political allegiance which any Roman Cath
ollc oi This country might owe 10 the Govern.
men. under v hich he resided.
Tha, this dlslvowal Of mine (said Mr.. C.)
'ney not DO regarded as meIe generality, d..
sire to give il explictness by declaring that if.
by any Providence the Bishop oil 4. me should
brconle possessed Of an army and "A Il ct AMI.
IN spIril, should invade the Territory Of Tho
un''ed States and assail the rights OF our coun.
wy, lac would hhd no more earnest Antagonist
ihah Roman Catholics And, Tor myself, ii not
htie 10 vote supplies ior defence, or il too old Ia
lake ratt III tae protection oi my county, |
should. iialive, he found in my chamber, or al
me loot OF The aler, ilnpinflng Gnl for the safe.
y si my country and the utter defeat Of its in.
vadrr.. Loud applause.
The Chairman. suea demonstrations of
applause are not becoming deliberstiye assem-.
BITS,
MIR. Chandler, (con,inuing) Or, If the
>pl,ll OF conquest should seize upon the wearer
OF The ,lala, an1 he should seek TO sutiuga.s
Italy ny Improper assumptions, or by provok-
ING the armies OF other nations against his own
State, could look upon his chances oil defsa, a.
eoolly aud cnmplscenly as upon those u any
other 'bllsus monarch.
But, since II might be asserted that, as ra-
publican aud layman. he &C uld mol be sunpo,-
ed 10 understand all The relations au. Influences
1T HE dogma Of the Pope hs would say that
VITA. he had asserted as his belief Of the entire
political independence Of every Roman Ca,ho-
lac out OF ROME was fully held and opealy de-
ciarei by every Bishop in the United S,a,es-
Aud 10 prove this he quote d Bishop Enylsod.
OF ChaIieston, South Carolina, Archtisop Ken.
folS aud others
bul II had been asked did not the Pope, in
former times. exercise ths power 10 drposs mon.
a'chs aad 10 interfere with the temperatures Of
S"v1eiehs This he admitted, declining that
a no has