Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-06
The Louisiana Delegates.

The so called "Republican" Journals which
would sacrifice every American to African
principles, make great noise, because the
American Convention took in delegates from
Louisiana, representing American (Gallican)
Catholics there. TO set the public mind right
on this matter, I'VE must recall few histori-
cal facts, which everybody can find in full, in
Hooks Church dictionary, or Neander's church
History.
The "Holy Catholic Church" has, in its day
been subject to many schisms,-the main sur
viving ones, being the Roman Church, the
Greek Church, the Church of England, and 10
a certain extent, the Gallican Church, or
Church of France, to which the Louisiana
Catholics belong.
The Gallican Uouisiana) Church has all
along preserved certain franchises and mmu-
mites" among which are several DEGREES and
canons of ancient councils of France, that the
Pope cannot touch or revoke The King of
France has all civil power, can convene Syn
DDS, having jurisdiction of ecclesiastical d>cip-
line.--but here, in the estimation of the Irish
Roman Catholics, the civil power can do moth
ing aS "a synods, nothing rs to ecclesiastical
discipline. The Pope's legaes (Such as Mon
signor BedinD are never admitted into France,
unless at the desire, or with the consent of the
King The prelates of the Gallican church be-
ing summoned by the Pope, cannot leave with
out the Kings permission; whereas, Arch
bishop Hughes goes over every year or two,
and gets his lesson for all the Irish Roman
Catholics of North America, and for such Ger
man Catholics as will submit TO him. The
Pope has no authority to levy any tax or i'm
position whatsoever in France, without the
Kings order: whereas, the Pope has Just is
sued an edct to have raised in the United
States large fund for the establishing of an
American Propagandist College in Rome, to
spread RomansIn in the United States. His
Holiness can neither excommunicate the King,
nor absolve French subjects from their alleg-
ance,-whereas, the Pope, through his Irish
Hierarchy here, communicates American
citizens, and puts them under the ban OF Rome,
when they will not vest ia him all their church
property, graveyards, converts, &c, &c. The
| Pope is not superior in France TO an oucumen-
ica or general council The regulations of the
Apostolic Chamber OF Court, are not obligato-
~ on the Gallcan Church, unless confirmed
by the Kings edicts, whereas the Papal edicts
are published here, as binding upon all Roman
Catholic subjects. IL is not lawful for the Pope
| 10 exempt the ordinary OF any monastery, or
any ecclesiastical corporation from the jur,s-
dictiOn of their respective Diocesans, in order
| TO make the person SO exempted Immediately
dependent upon the Holy See. The French
Revolution took away from the Roman Church
almost all its authority and power,-nay, more
than did Henry VIII. in England Bona
parte, in his ooncordats, restored the Pope
some of his prerogatives, though he himself
stood as The great head of the Church, with
the real authority in bis own hands. The
! CoHsecd D'Etat is the real FreDOh Pope now,
-nOt the Pope of Rome,-that is to say, the
| French Government is the head Of the French
Catholic Church. (See Hooks Dictionary for
! this brief compilation OF facts
Well,-now TO apply these facts 10 the Lou.
| isiapa Gallican Church,-we SEE, aud We know,
that the Creole Catholics OF that State have q
! very different species OF religion froia that
which rules and tyrannises In other parts Of
our Union, and which Subjects its believers 10
the seFfdom of Rome. Hence, as IL is not
''relg On' that Americans make war upon, -
s'the rights Uf conscience nor religious prejG-
dices, nor belief,-the Louisiana Catholic Re-
representatives. were admit ed into the COnven-
lion, exclusively upon the ground, that, rs
in France, the civil power was supreme over
tie Chareh, its syDods, its Priests, les Hierar-
chy, "lhe Holy Fasher" himself $50 on the
pagt Of Louisians Catholics, there could be n,s
conflict between the real allegiance they owe
and give TO our civil power, aud that allsgi-
ance claimed here Tor Rome In spiritual mat.
tsrn. ever conhiellng with American interests,
aud American Government. Tie wsr Of Ane-
ricans Is with Rome,--nOt with Catholics Of
the Church Of Rome, nor Catholics Of the
Church Of England, NOR Lutheran Catholics.
nor Greek Catholics nor Catholics of any kiad.
Rome il lhe enemy OF America, and America
Is the enemy Of Rome. We war against the
imposition b. Rolne Ola Priesthood among ns,
aiea 20 our Laws. oar Customs, our Schools,
and ever seeking Indirectly or directly, The
snhversiea Of them all. We war against q
Hierarchy, Roman-made, thai robs is own