Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-23

State, IS fatal TO that species OF liberty
which it is the duty of each tn cherish in
its own sphere. Civil and religious liberty
cannot exist where the government centres
in itself temporal and spiritual authority.
The Roman Catholic religion is a union
Of civil and spiritual authority. 1t seeks
to unite itself with every government in
which it can gain foothold. A union is
not, however, its main object-it will only
tolerate a union until it is able to control.
It's arrogance will not submit to a division
Of power Entire subjugation spiritually,
and by means of that conquest, temporarily
and politically, is the aim of Popish ambi-
ton. These are the private instructions
issued to her army of peripatetic prose
lyters, when from the shadow of St.Peter's
they commence their mission. Debase the
mind in ignorance, enSlave it in supersti-
ton, and then it will wear in patience the
chains Of any slavery. BY these means,
whole communities are corrupted, and ma
tons become an easy prey to the machIna-
tons of Mother Church Upon the super
structure of spiritual dominion, she seeks
to erect civil and temporal, and where the
former is complete the latter is not difficult
1t is unjust and sacrlegiOuS to Mr.. CLAWS
memory, to quote his heaven-inSpred elO-
quence in support of such system. Had
his great mind been forced to observe the
means which ROmish emiSsaries are employ
ing in this country to advance their inter-
csts. and to investigate the odiOus doctrines
of BrOwnson'S Review, endorsed by Amer
lean Catholic bishops, we think we are safe
in saying he would have been among the
first to caution his countrymen against
them Facts which have transpired since
his death, have forced the question on the
public mind The disposition made of the
Catholic vote in 80, and the rewards re-
ceived by it at the hands of the Pierce Ad-
ministration, first drew public attention to
the weight which was beginning to attach
TO it, CLAWS great heart was stilled in
the silence of Ashland's shades, when
these humiliating scenes were being en-
acted. A gracious Providence interpOsed,
and spared his proud spirit the bitter cup.
His soul could kindle with Indignation at
South American wrongs, and sympathise
with the aspirations of her children for lib
erty. 1t was worthy of him to plead their
cause in the American Congress, and to
administer rebuke to those who objected to
their religion as a ground for refusing them
the SuccOr of encouraging words III the
hour of distress. Little did he think, how
ever, that in after times his language on
that occasion would be used to sustain the
preteusons of a church aiming to unite its
religion with the gOvernment-a union
which he deplored as inimical to liberty.
But never did he (Nr Clay prostitute the
powers of his intellec towards arousing sec
tioraL bitterness.-Aa "0H CLly Whig.'
True, and yet you protesting to be
his disciple, have formed a connection
with the party which, for a quarter of a
century, charged him with rank abolition
ism. You now indte glowing eulogieS to
the purity of that party which never miti-
gated the atrocity of its calumnies against
him, until their noble victim had found a
refuge in the grave. You counsel other
and better Wings to join with you party
whose chiefest title to future mention is,
that by a series of ISLANDERS, instigated in
high quarters, and prOpagated through all
the channels of detraction and abuse, it
defeated the patriotic measures and thwart-
ed the high ambition of Henry CLAY. You
consort with party which blushed at no
enormity of falSehood which could wound his
gallant spirit or tarnish his fair reputation.
You professed 10 regard him as the type
of a pure minded statesman, and when
death should have sanctifed your admira-
ton, you are found herding with his unscru-
pulous revilers You prove that during his
life YOU were but a hollow friend, when be-
ing dead, you show yourself so eager to as
sociate with enemies from whose blood
hound grapplings at his throat, only the
sepuIchre could secure him. Having in
life hypocritically proiessed TO love him, in
has death you JOIN the hypocriteS who howl
above his tomb. You quote passages from
his writings to justify your baseness, and
thus perfect the perfdy Of your desertion.
La the name Of shame, where are your
bushes ! To you and your Democratic as
soc.ates may be addressed the rebuke in
tended for the Pharisees Of another cen
fury
"Wo unto you, Sefibes aud Pharisees, hyp-
ocrllesl because ye build The tonbs OF The
prophets aud Earuish the sepulohrcs Of the
righteous, and sAy, Ii Se had been 10 the days
OF our fathers, We would NOT have bveu psrta.
kers with them la the blood Of the prophets:
Whtrriure, ye he witnesses unto yoursels &c
THAI &c are tAS children ef tssa sAieA killed
he PropAsts."
IL CLAW had witnessed in our own happy
land the iruils of religious tolerance, where
every man by the Constitution OF the coantry
eonld worship God according % the dictates Of
his own conscience IA odd Gay HAle."