Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-17

- The Hon. Joseph R. Chandler, eminent
Wing, defeated recently for Congress in Pha-
delphia it will be remembered his only crime be-
ing that he had worshpped God according to the
dictates of his own conscience! A Know Nothing
elected in his place. and will take his seat in the
next Congress- and together with those recently cho
sen from Massachusetts,, will swell the vote in that
body against the rights of the saveholding States
The following is the substance of speech delivered
in the House of Representatives on Thursday last,
by Mr.. Chandler. 1t will be he fully and thor
oughly exposes the charge that Catholics in this
country owe paramount allegiance to the Pore; and
in this he agrees with the statements made on the
subject by Judge Gaston of this State, in the Con-
vention of 1885. Let the bigotted and intolerant
read and ponder what follows:
"Mr Chandler rose to reply to the Know Nothing
speech of Mr.. Banks, who, he said had made special
and incupatory remarks regarding the Roman Cath
oc church, involving in the inculp patton charge of
latent treason against its members, at least, i'm
putaon. There is article of their religious faith
which over-rides all fealty to this government and
which would render them unworthy of public trust
suspected citizens and dangerous citizens. Standing
here almost alone in the assertion of fact which
seems to be doubted, he without the sympathy
of host Of partisans to sustain him and to pardon
the inirmty ofhis defence of the principles which
he advocated.
He denied that the Pope of Rome has or claims
for himself the right to interfere with the political
relations of any country than that of which he is
himself the sovereign: and he denied the right Of
the Pope, resulting from his divine Office, to inter-
fere between the subjects and sovercgns and citi-
zens and governments While he made this denial
he acknowledged all his obligations to that church.
of which he is an humble member. He would not
yield single dogma, nor explain itaway to suit the
spirit of the time.
He believed all that the church believes and teach
es as religious dogmas He must regard himself
gentleman
from Massachusetts,. He clearly and distinctly de-
MED that the power of the Pope extends grain
beyond his spiritual relations, infringes in the
least degree the duty which any Roman Catho-
lie to the government under which he lives. If
he said, by the Providence of God, the Bishop of
Rome should possess himself of an army to invade
the territory of the u States assal the rights of
our country, he would find no more earnest antag
onsts than in the Roman Catholics.
If should not be here to vote supplies to our ar
N.Y. and too old to take part in the battle, would
foot of the altar imporng God for the safety of my
country and the defeat of the invaders (Appause.)
If the spirit of conquest should seize the
of the tiara, and he should seek to subugate Italy,
provoking the of other nations against his
State, would look the chances of the defeat of
his coolly and complacently on the mis-
chievous schemes of any other ambitious monarch.
This was his belief, and fully and openly asserted
by every bishop in the United States In proof. he
read from the writings of Bishops England, Kenrck,
Hughes, Spading, and others. He scorncd to utter
less than the whole truth; and referred to other
times when the Pope dethroned kings, but only when
it required by existing constitutions compacts
for the benefit and at the instance of the governed
In the language of Bishop England, "God never
gave to the Pope any temporal power to depose
kings interfere with the political concerns; and
any rights which the successor of st. Peter claims
for that purpose must be derived from other
source" He condemned the inequality in citizens
which the Know Nothings seek to establish, saying
that if this shall be DONE it would not be long before
that ubotfr ,cla
In conclusion, he said with my hand on my heart
and my eyes towards heaven, with reverence APP
peal to God to witness the truth of the assertions
which have made, with the conviction of knowl-
edge and the credibility of the testimony have adj
duced from others.
N The attention Of readers will be attract
ed by the highly interesting and able Report of Mr.
Shepherd, the Chairman of the Finance Committee,
in our paper to-day. Mr.. Shepherd has bestowed
much labor upon this department of duty during the
session. and the results at which he has arrived must
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