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

.soi 2, page 1914, new series.
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Brownson VS.. the Ants.
We deny that the American party propose
any persecution, unless it were persecution in
the. Wings 10 vote against Democrats, and
the Democrats against Wings.
This would be gross misapplication Of the
word persecute. But LIT US concede that Il L
persecution, still, its political, not reI;e,ous
Pcrsecdtion. i is not owing toany rehg Gus
opin;on Of Papsts, but single political dogma
(which they must hold, or their own church pro-
nounccs them dsIoyal We do not oppose the
elevation ofPapists to Office because they hold
that a wafer, or piece of bread, is "the body and
blood. together with the sonl and divinity of Je-
sus Christi" nor because they pray to the vir-
gin Mary, or invoke saints, or bow down before.
graves images; but because they believe, ifthey
be true to their church, that they owe q higher
allegiance 20 the Pope, foreign temporal prince,
than to their own government that this foreign
/. prince may sbsoive then from all allegiance to
! their country, aud depose their government.
This we have proved from Brownson. Andwe
have several times presented this view Of our
/. position, but the Anfis have been unable, orun-
willing to perceive the distinction. Perhaps they
/. win give II more heed when they hear 10 from
Brownson the great exponent Of the Papisffy 10
this country, endorsed by twenty Eve American
Bishops Of the Papai church While we dir
from Mr.. Brovnson II much thatwe are about
!, to quote yet we hiily gree with him that.t is
the'pecullar political tenet, above alluded to,
!, which excites the jealousy Of Protestant govern
> flcnts and people. - ).
y ID he eresiev of'yFiIl'ton, Or the Days ofJamrs
the First" from ~hich We have .|reAdy quoted
slareely M Brounson asks -
aWhy Is Il tha< Protestants. wherever they
Csshoiiesr Alter eoneedioc is |hsi birotry, 20 nv fan fan
. stiesm, cad svsricc. MY have bsd their inau M
ence he adds, ~bnf we .rc inclined 70 think tn,
principal cause lies il tie very TACT that catho
lciiy ssscrts the independence and supremac,
~of the spiritual order and teaches that the secu
lar should in al things be subordiiated an
made subserrient to II. Protestants hare, in
deed, sometimes persecuted Protestants, Bot on
y in the heat Of passion, from the love Of pow
scr. or to save themselves IN the eycs Of Catho
ics from the reproach Of being divided into sects
aud unable % maintain even the appearance Q
unity. But persecution ef Protestants by Pro
testants has long since virtually ceased. Sect
the most widely seperated from each other i
doctrinc and rites are very good friends, an
meet together n q Worlds Convcntion, not i
perfect harmony, indeei, but without cuttn
each others throats,r &c. &c. =
"Now whence continues Brownson, "whenc
comes this inseterate hostility Of Protestants
ell sects and classes, sorts and sizes, to Catht
icifyl Why is Il that Protestants are more ho
tile % ~ than one Protestant sect is to anothe
II certainI1 j. not from purely religious motive
= for Professionalism docs not care, and never d
Car. sssus sss s es s. I: properly 'sss |, e sals
cause Protestanss EEL that our souls are in da
ger, Tor they have always conceded that salv
fion Il artaihabIo IN our Church; and all TIL
confond for, os any one may see By readiI
their great English defender, Chillineworth,
that protcrtauiism h safe way Of saivatio
fhat n. that Protestant can be saved a. wi
as Catholics Il is not zeal for the hon
az God. o. profound love of truth, for we .
them frsternize with in6dels and men who sc'
a. ~ they call truth. What then is =
~The cause e undoubtedly secular: This,
fact, D always the cause alleged. Protestal
fzious cansos. IN England che executed the cl
~ a. traitors, and prohibited the ancient n
qion because dangerous 70 the state Lord Jo
Russell, in his recent legislation against Cat
licifr. Processes to respect religious liberty, I
20 lecislate only 70 protect the prerogafiyc
the 0ucen. n this country, what Is the r.
argument against usi Il is, that we owe q
riancc % Z foreign potcntate, and cannot be l
a . the republican institutions Of ne count