Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-06
SEVENTH.
The Pope Is above all Law and acknOw-
lodges no authority but that of the
church.

The Pope Is abOve all Law and acknOW-
lodges no authority but that of the
Church.
There is one feature of the foreign news
brought by the Atlantic, that will attract the
serious attention at least of every Protestant
reader 1t is stated that "a secret conclave
was held at Rome " December 10, at which
the state of the Romish Church in Mexico
and South America was considered" 1t is
further stated that the "Pepe complains bitter
IN of the doings of the new government Of
Mexico. and declares all ''the measures which
it has taken again the Apostolic chair, to be
null and void. He also DENOUNCES THOSE
PRIESTS WHO OBEY TIE LAWS OF THE
COUNTRIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE, RAJ
Their THAN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
WARDED THEM FROM ROME"
Here we have the essence of Romanism. Il
is that the Church, of which the Pope is the
head, is superior to all other authority on
earth, and extends to the future state of exis-
tence: that every true Catholic owes and must
acknowledge supreme allegiance to Rome
nav. that when the Pope commands, he must
resist the laws of the country of which he Is
citizen, and at all times, under all clrcum-
stances. obey instructions FORWARDED
FROM ROME
Brownson, and the leading expounders Of
Romanism in this country, have always main.
tanned this doctrine but it has been the policy
as it was the interest of certain political de-
magogues to inspire so far as they could, the
too confiding people of America, with the idea
that Rome did not aim at Supremacy, save
only in those countries where 1t already was
supreme, 80 that they might profit all the
more by the alliance with the priesthood,
spread thick all through our country.
No man can close his eyes to the alarming
fact that Rome has her fingers deep in the at
fairs of the New World. The lecherous eye
of the Old Harlot lie fixed intently on this fair
land of ours. Secret conferences are held at
the Vatican, at which the map Of the New
World is spread ont Cardinals, Arch-Bshops,
Bishops, Priests, plot together concerning at
fairs in every nook and corner, of the United
States Mexico and South America. They are
thronghly informed by the army ofSpies main
tanned here and scattered thick as locusts
throughout the land. And now, at this day,
when independence of thought and action,
when personal investigation and indiViduSl
responsibility are achieving their greatest tri-
umphs and shedding their benign results upon
mankind, Just at this hour comes mandate
from the Hierarchy that Catholics in America
must Weld allegiance to the Pope, and not
obey the laws under which they live, but
Jaw ait instructions from Rome!"
1t is the doctrine of the American party
that no man shall be molested or in any way
bindered ia his religion, but shall be protected
in apy lawful form of worship. At the same
time it is the doctrine Of the American party,
and to which it will ever hold, that whenever
any sect or denomination, ostensbly organized
for religious purposes, uses that organization
or suffers it to be used for political objects, it
should be met by political opposition. 1t is
because the Romsh Church is political sys-
TEN, lending itself to party leaders with whom
il has allied itself, that the American party has
taken this position. And in taking and main
tanning it, they appeal to the sober judgment
of the people of this protestant land for jusli
fication and support. When secret meetings
are held at the Vetican, and the Pope points
his finger to the New World upon the map
spread before them, is it not time that the
Freemen of America take counsel tegether.-
Albany Statesman.