The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-25

WHcu Win ms on Tue American
side of the Rio Grande where he fought the FIRST battles
pao Alto and Resaea de Ia Palma, his troops were
almost entirely composed of adopted citizens You can,
not forget that that time the natve-Amercan party
the seed from which your present order has sprung
existed in Philadelphia and if you will TO the files
of the natiye-American organ the Philadelphia Daily
Sum- Of that day, you will find various predictions
that when these "Cathoc foreigners were led Next
co they would desert in body at the first sight Of the
Catholic held up before their eyes by the Mexican
priests The danger Of enlisng foreigners 10 army
largely descaned upon and the government bit
ery blamed for allowing it TO be done History tells the
Of the story From that day to the battle of Bucna
Vista, the line and 10 the capture Of the Halls OF
the Montezumas the other crowds of adopted citizens
fought under the American flag against the Catholic gov
ernment of Mexico aud rescued from that government
theatre upon which American institutions and the
Protestant religion should hereafter flourish the fair
lovely region of California.
Know-nothing. You refer to the Protestant religion
There is thing in which you democrats without seem
ing know it, make great mistake and that is the Gus
tom Of undertaking the Protestant sentiment deeply
seated in the American mind of hostility the aggre
sions of the Catholic Church. and particularly the
poral power exercised by the Pope Of Rome the
bers of that church.
Democrat should be sorry agree with you that the
democracy underrate what you call this deep-seated
sentiment because think the manner in which we treat
that public sentiment shows very high confidence in the
intelligence of the American admit at the start
that hostility the Church Of Rome has for hundreds of
years been the of frequent excitements in different
countries but believe that in all the which this
feeling has given rise to- nothing has been dscred
able to the human character Considering advanced
cigization) than the excitement which prevails
throughout this republic that subject The democratic
party you well aware, rarely stops count the
cost when convinced that right You alege that
the Pope of Rome exercises almost unlimited sway
the Catholic mind in this country?
Know-nothng And will prove to you, by recent oc-
currence the Pope of Rome exercise pow
er the Catholic mind. ! give you the following
proof:
The people of Piedmont the other day, feeling the OPP
pressve weight Of the vast property which the Bishops of
the Romsh Church had collected together in that small king
DOM passed law sequestratDg the whole church property,
amounting to IS 000 and giving into the hands of the
civil authorities and the King of Sardinia approved the law
On the ED of January of the year, Pope Plus the
Ninth issued aocution which precisely the style
his predecessor Magma Charta he cancelled abroga
ted and annuled the law; and rprore the Pope,
and condemn only all the DEGREES already issued by that
the rights and the authority Of the general
chur ches and the Holy See but likewise the Objectionable
law proposed and declare all these acts to be entirely
worthless and Invalid :"
Democrat perceive you have been reading Mr. I'LL
mans speech delivered at Troy New York. the 23d of
October last.
Knownothing Well if have win be obliged TO you
for answering the fact which he has orcbly pre-
sented in proof of the assertion have made
Democrat / will answer it. and think satisfactorily
YOU of course remember that in Great Britain there
institution known as aChurch and Sa,e.n You know,
Also that the established church Of that kingdom which
the Episcopal Church Of our countrys supported in
part by extracted from the Catholics of Ireland
whoare compelled pay hes their English oppressors
for the support of this Episcopal Church, church to
which they are not attached but TO which they are
conscientiousy opposed; and thus they compelled
only to contribute 10 the maintenance of arsto-
cratic ecclesiastical nobility who attached to the estab
ishcd church but at the time 10 support their
pastors Would not be most unjust thing to hold the
Episcopal church the United States responsible for the
conduct of the high church Of Great Britain and do
you think that Mr. Uilman and yourself have gone
the way for purpose of holding the Catholics of the
United States responsible for the of the Pope ION
matter arhm the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church.
and not affecting political obligatons supposng what
you quoted to be correct in reference to the King
of Sardnia2 ] might go multiplying instances to
show that If this rule is carried out the Protestant
Church in the United States would be constantly held
sponsble for the injustice of those who call themselves
Protesants in the Old World
| Know-nothing. Why Mr.. Brownson Of the leading
oraces of the Catholic Church has admitted this temporal
power of the Pope.
Democrat Now, you perceive you directly running
into the same error from which have just rescued you
might as well quote Dr. Pusey and Judge of Protestant
ism from reading his celebrated tract number 90, TO
remember that Mr. Brownson has appeared in late letter
In which he disavows the doctrine of the temporal
ecgny Of the Pope and corrects bis former asseveraon
In support of my opinion however refer TO the celebrated
response from the principal bshopres Europe and from
the council Of Catholic bishops at Baltimore and also to
the opinion of Bishop Spauldng of Kentucky to show
that such thing allegiance to the Pope in temporal
matters is practical absurdty. The very last instance
shows that these doctrines abandoned. | now
quote from an address issued BY the Catholic archbishop
and bishops Of the province of st Louis at the late pro-
yincial council held at Cincinnati
tUnwillingly do alude to the frivolous and unworthy
preexts which arc alleged by the enemies of the church in
justification of their hostility. You held up to the sus-
pcions and hatred Of your persons holding
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