Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-22

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patch the old garments Of the pope
with new cloth from the democratic
loom-to pour the new wine Of free
dom into the old dry bottles from the
Vatican.
We commend TO the careful perusal
Of our readers the following criticism.
from the Dublin (Catholic) Tablet
II Is not only interesting Us reply to
Mr.. Chandler, but Is worthy Of the
utmost attention as clear avowal Of
the prcicnsions Of the pope to NEEDLE
with us whenever he sees proper so to
do. Now In case OF such meddling.
what would all the sentimental resist.
anee OF Mr.. Chandler, Ct ia genus ON
nc. avail US ? Suppose that Mr.. Q.
and ten thousand other Catholics were
TO take up arms In defence OF the
country. attacked by France, and that
the pope should command them to lay
them down again. what would they
do According to Bishop England
and Mr.. Chandler. they would refuse
obedience. Bishop England was a
bishop, and had certain privileges Of
speech he was foreigner. and Of
course exuberantly patriotic in words.
OF conrse no Importance need be Mt.
attached TO anything hc said about
tho matter. But let US look ut tho
probabilities Of Mr.. Chandler and the
ten thousand. We must believe that
he and they would act according to
their principles. Now they all believe
that their eternal salvation depends
upon their reception of grace through
the rites Of the Church. Unless alb
solved they must DO damned. Now
suppose the pope instruct the bishops
to instruct their clergy not to absolve
Mr.. Chandler and his recusant friends,
what Is he to do? To reason with the
pope wouldbe to receive the reply that
Infallibility knew what he was about,
and did not choose to be lectured.-
Mr.. Chandler must either persevere
with the certainty Of eternal damna.
ton. or he must obey. or he must turn
Protestant; and certainly We have nc
re ason to suppose he.would do the last
for of all menhe seems to have III,
least taste for "that liberty wherewitf
Christ has made us free" To tall
Of resisting the will Of the pope Is al
nonsense. No true Catholic, no mar
who really. believes that the pope ha'
the keys Of heaven, will quarrel will
him. Treason might be u hardship
but heaven is a necessity. The thing
seen are temporal. but the things no
seen are eternal. The man who's
good will is necessary to my salvation
owns mo body and soul. His posses
sion Of me is without restriction o
limitation. lie is my god. Mr.
Chandler and such as he may struggl
with the realities of their position. bu
in vain. During health, some it'll
latitude Of motion may be mercifull
or contemptuously permitted them; bu
in sickness and death the soul wi
cover before the doomsman whose pc
tent will can relieve the soul Of gull,
or send 1t burdened with sin into tn
horrors Of eternity. Were we Cath
ole we would be ashamed, as a rea
soning being, to pretend to any indie
pendence Of thought. word or Decd
Such independence is impossible, an
the claim toit untrue. The followin
is the article referred to, from the Dut
lin, Ireland, Tablet:
The "Know Nothing" sect in Anne,
lea seems to have scattered disma
among the Christians Of the great re
public. Mr.. Chandler, a respscte
member Of Congress. has been urge
by his friends. to defend the Church j
the House Of Representatives, and h
has done so. On the 18th Of Januar
1855, his MISREPRESENTATION seem
ed to have listened respectfully to hi
exposition, which was very elaborate
and, from his point OF view, quite cor
elusive. In Europe, however, the ez
position is likely to be criticised; an
though people may respect Mr.. Chan
dler, praise his motives and intention.
they will hardly agree with him, sur
posing him to have mastered the prir
ciples involved in his speech. 1t
not pleasant task to repudiate th
help OF a friend, or to disown hin
but it is sometimes a duty. NJ
Chandler is too frank and too hone.
not to concede to others the right b
vindicates for it himself.
Mr.. Chambers theme was the d.
posing power of the pope. He denie
its existence independent Of a publ
law OF nations. 1t Is not our intentio
to defend that power at present, for W
shall confne ourselves simply to Ii
examinations Of the reasons which al
, supposed TO be fatal to its existence
But. before doing so, it would be fa
TO remind our readers that two pope,
celebrated. among other acts noble an
heroic, for deposiug sovereigns, al
! numbered with the saints-Gregor
| VII. and Plus v. These popes di
not think, nor did those who canonize
!, them think. that they had exceede
their powers, or had diverted the
spiritual authority into unlawful char
} nels.
Mr.. Chandler says that "the who
/ power OF deposing rested upon Ii
consent, not merely Of the kings. b,
OF the deposed princes themselves. -
II this be true there is an end of Ii
} question. for IL the whole mower res