Washington telegraph., 1856-06-25
From the Ieras State TTs,cs.
0ut-spoken PopeTy.


tung.'' or Advocate, long article, from
which we make the following extract
Whoever undervaluestheS spiritual power
of the church in the United States, wanders
in a fearful labyrinth. We have not only
seven archbishops and tbiriy-three bishops,
and seventeen hundred and four priests, all
in the service of the Pope and the church.
bu; We have also thirty-seven seminaries,
and hundred and seventeen female acade-
mics, all founded by the Jesuits bringing
danger and death to unbelief and mischief
to American Know No;hingism and un-
American Radcalism. and the hierar-
chial band which, like golden thread,
surrounds forty-one dioceses and two apos-
tolic vicarities, and stretches from the
Atlantic ocean to the still waters of the
Pacific. and maintains an invisible, secret
magnetic connexion with Rome-this hier-
archy is to Us a sure guarantee that the
church. perhaps after severe struggles and
suferings. will one day come of victorious
over all the sects Of America It is COM
puted that there is, at present, more than
two millions of inhabitants In the United
States who are baptized and confirmed
Catholic soldiers of the Lord, and who, at
the first summons, will assemble In rank
aud fie: then will men not undervalue the
power of the Catholic Church in the United
States. | will scatter sand In 10 ones
eyes, and therefore [ stand forth openly
and directly declare that the power and
influence of the Catholic Church are stronger
than many believe. Whoever doubts this
must be either fool or blind"
The foregoing extract from the pen of a
Roman Catholic Priest in the United States,
just published, but lily corresponds with the
declarations of the anti American orators
during the last campaign, that the Roman
Catholics in the United States were weak
and powerless The Priest does not hest
tate to pronounce those to be fools ho think
SO. He marshals his thousands Of Priests
and his millions of confirmed Catholic
soldiers, all maintaining 'du lnrisi6Le,
secret, magnetic conHeCt0u ruth Rome, >
who sat the first summons are ready TO as
semble rank and file'' to ''bTing danger and
death to American Know Nofbingism and
UNA merican Radicalisin The whole ex-
tract abounds with statements which ought
to attract the earnest attention of those who
are determined America shall never be
governed BY Rome. Thanks to the Ameri
can party they have had the boldness to
institute an inquiry into the nature of that
''fnUiSible, secret, magnetic c0nneIt0n
lriLh Rome and they intend to push for
ward that enquiry in spite of the jeremiads
Of denlagogues-,hey intend to dig into it.
and ascertain. not only its nature, but its
length and breadth and height and depth
to determine how far its supremacy, so
vauntingly predicted by the Priest, is com
patible with the existence of republican
government, and when the whole thing is
exposed and understood. we doubt not the
people will deal with it according TO its
deserts.
While on this subject we commend to the
readers attention the following extract from
Ewbank's Life in Brazil, just published
The visit Of Bedni to the United States on
his way to Brazil is well remembered on
account Of the attempt to mob him in Gin
cinnaii by the Germaus. The Roman
Catholics hold that theirs Is the only church
of Divine origin-;hat all others are spurious
that marriage is Sacrament OF their
Church and can be solemnized only BY their
Priests-that it is an ecclesiastical rite and
not as our laws provide, a civil contract
1t is upon this ground that Bedini under
takes to pronounce, in Brazil, that all the
Catholics who have intermarried with Pro
testants are ''living in cOncubinage, their
marriages void, and their children illeglti-
mate When Father Oertels army OF
'Priests and confirmed soldiers shall, as
be predicts, ''come of victorious over all the
sects OF America" our posterity may have
the same sentence pronounced in this, now
free Republican country, by some presump-
tuous emissary. by virtue Of the magnetic
connexion with Rome 10
BEDINI. THE NUNcIo.-In Dir. Ewbank's
Life in Brazil" just published, are several
notices of the notorious Bediui, who caused
so much excitement here few years ago
He was in Brazil during Mr.. Ewbank S visit
We extract the following:
July g. Bedini has been to Pediopolls.
where be has caused no small trouble The
colonists are mostly German Protestants.
and in sermon be declared that all married
Catholics among them are living in concu-
binage; that their marriages are void, and
their children illegitimate. The Diarior,
IA daily paper) denounces him in strong.
but respectful language. insisting that it Is
the highest imprudence thus to kindle the
fires of religious intolerance. 1t says. pro-
positions like those, emitted from the char
of truth by priest of the character OF Mr.
BeGini. are eminently censurable- The
Bishop is invoked to act promptly IN the
matter as one that threatens to compromise
the interests of Brazil Page 393.
..2Oth A hot dispute is raging respect
ing the troubles Bedini has created among
the mixed population of PediOpolis- He,
or a friend, who echoes his sentiments, COM
plains of the Emperor not taking sides in
the controversy. and using bis influence to
prevent the spread of Protestant heresies,
1t is insinuated Pedro does not attend mass
as often as his father and grandfather
Brazilians are pretty well chained to Rome,
and Bedini is determined TO give them no