The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-07-27

shown 10 the foregoing article. essentially heath
enism, and as such asserts necessarily the supre-
macy OF the secular order Catholicity, On the /
other hand, asserts the supremacy ofkhespiritna
order, and makes religion the only real business
Of mans life. How, tkEn can we coinmend1
ourselves TO Protestants. or remove their ohjec-l
tions to ns, without abandoning our religion ! i
How, then IN they ever regard our prosperity
otlikfwise tInn as danRerous to them?
to Prote<tants that we ethcr very good broth |
ers, and, n their sensesas good as they are,'' &c
lBrownson's Quar-. Rev, Jan. 80, PIP. 55-Gl.
-~-4~~-<~s~~<---S>-,>~ -
The Popc's Supremacy.
Catholics must not suppose that Professionals
ttse our terms IN our sense"
[Brownson's Quarterly Reu.
The Mississippian publishes the following
winch purports to be an extract from ssthe ad-
dress Of the Roman Catholic Bishops at the Con-
ference held in Baltimore in May 1855.
Beloved Brethren of the Laity we embrace
you all with paternal affection, and entreat you
to walk crcumspectly, for the days are evil---
You know what manner of precepts we have
given You in thesname of our Lord Jesus Christ;
for this the win of God, your sanctifcation:
BE peaceful, sober, just and faihfulin the per-
practice patience, forbearance. charity towards
all. In the exercise of your rights free citi-
zeI<, reIneTrlber your responsibility to God, and
act al freemen, but not as having liberty as a
Cloak ior malice, but as the servants of God.
Respect and obey constituted authorities, for all
power Il from God, and they that resist, resist
the ordinances Of God andNpurchase to them
selves damnation.
To the General and State Governments you
owe allegiance in all that regards the civil or
der: the authorities Of the church challenge your
obedience in the things Of salvation. We have
mo need of pressing this distinction, which you
fully understand and constantly observe. You
know that we have uniformly taught you, both
publicly and privately, to perform all the duties
of good citiza rs; and we have never eYacted Of
yougas we ourselves have never made, even to
5 the highest ecclesiastical authority any engage
ment inconsistent with the duties we owe to the
country and its laws. On every opportune oc-
casion we have avowed these principles, and ev.
en- in our communications to the late Pontifl
we rejected as calumny the imputation that
we were in civil matters subject to his authori-
ty. Be not disturbed by any misstatements OF
our tenets which are daily made, or attllef eff
fort to deprive us of our civil rights, and of ths
confidence and esteem of&nr fellow citizens. -
Formidable as is the combihation for this pur.
, pose, we do not despair that the justice and
, good sense of the nation will soon discover the
groundless character of the suspicion thrown
} upon the fidelity of Catholics, whose religion
! teaches them to respect and maintain the estab
lished5 order of society, under whatsoever form
e of government it may be placeds Brethren,le
} the Iightpfyour example shine before men tha
{ they may See your good works and glorify you
], Father who is in heaven. Pray for the conver
fon <Ls
Of G cd, who desires that all men. may be save
8 and may come to the knowledge Of the truth.
: E This Jesuitical document is sufficiently ex
! planned, and its hidden meaning unmasked b,
the long quotation from Brownson in our las
!, issue, and by others which we will insert fror
!, time to time. The address is signed by e;gf
|. Bishops, while Blownaon is endorsed by tweut5
; Eve, including nearly all Of those who signe
d the address.
9 Of course the Bishops say s'rcspect and ODE
; constituted authorities, so long as there is n
! power of resistance, and so long as the .seeula
3 order docs not conflict with the spiritual o
DER" but when they do conflict, then ssobedifns
I ceases to be a.virtue, and .sthe duty of obed
: ence ceases.n Then what "Holy Moth
g, Church" demands. becomes one Of "the thin,
of salvation, and of course the authorities of Il
{ church challenge obedience" Whenever Il
d interest Of the Pope is at stake his good subjec
IL will not be slow to believe what's commando
OF the potent argument, sslet him be anathenia
= !. will convince them that it is athing Of fealy
I'd tom
er But the Bishops have never exacted Of I
Y laity, nor themselves made, s'even to the big
y est ecclesiastical authority, any engagement
,st consistent NJ the duties they owe tothe col
p- try andits laws. But here they use III
it ,Oords n their sense, not 81 any means in a p
q. |: testant sense 1t j s kind of sPickwick
b IS: sense,o best understood BY themselves and Gle
q. " explained BY their organ, Brownson. II
g limit their ssobedience to The state TO til
~ ~ things not repugnant to the laws Of God, &
they understand the law Of God. And what
ivi hey understand TO be the law Of Godl WI
g ever the Pope declares to be Code law; beca
g, 'as they shold him Be the Vicar Of Christ
ave earth, and under the especial protection Of
iod Holy Ghost, and because they s'have, and
on have no better evidence Of what Is right and
af'' .I thanhis decisions So Bfownsond declares. 7
lei hep when what Protestants would call uthe do
~ they owe to the country and its laws, con
ct. vilh ihe la1 = q = ~ expQunded BY the p
il loyal Papi1}l WOULD asy tkl = did not owe
duties i tho country aud is LAWS T6efe
be no duty 10 The country conIl< with
nd, / - .stl,a er,;ritsl r6er j. for r. I'm, 4