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niiLiiian, it. o. TnxmsDAY, October i, ic35
VOL
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HSS!
PHimntt nd .!. tuvtimption of nil power ration of Religious freedom anil this
prohibition ot a Mate Religion are ac
eiMnpanb7theteltimn Ctaose wis
are now examining. It would seem as
though men cannot open their ejes sud
denly on too bright a light. So in the
CinstUadoaorew.-4e,eefearw
taken to place all Protestant sects be
yond the power of legislative action-,;
while with respect to others, though no
exclusion is pronounced, the same secu
ritr is not given. Bat finally, in every
other of the twenty-four. States of this
lid Xrth Carolina Gazetlt,
fpttTHICini. WTtTi ST
THOMAS J. I.EJI 4V.
TKRMS. '''''v
,)rTt jt, inree nnuitri prr aannm one
L.m fc-allwed in remain in arrears lonfer
r" . ....1...1 :.t.... .u:.
m one year, win prrn'iini "" "
,1, who may desire ti become suhforihert,
II he strictly ren.utrelttn pay the whole a
mnl of the year's subscription In sdvanve.
KTtit1'T. not exceeding fifteen linea,
iried three limM for one dollar, anil twee
5,eeents for each eootiiiiisiiee.
riTii"tWWtW be port pain " '
'rlfs cludc oJ,v. "
r7aik""K'"",',Pce ' Tet'gion and
Divi! power did not fake ptnre for many
uric after ehrist Unity wu (Inrt pramttU..
,1 to the world, it became at lengthso
ral. that when the American Colonies
. settled, there was no country in, Eti
i which had not iletahiinhetl Church
he tnio of this establishment, followed ,
j, . usual consequences OfTritolerance
fiersecu ion. N He who did not believes-
. . a... ..... I. .t . m . .Itlnuml I
rt. nerrart -d. fined, imprisoned, puin- - , . , - r i ...
and proscribed at home, because of . . . . v ' . . ,.,.,, :.,;,,,.
xeretse of man t nobla prerogative, 'lie ,.,. ;.. , ,h ri,l br the treat !....! ..r-.i:..:.... 3 ou.ll ..ofT,.r,l rn
to worahip ccordiiB ta tUe . (lie- .-.Uhl- Ho,.,- WiHt.m. tlie frnwlrr of .. . J ... rf lj.
bv the I'ird Protector Cromwell, ajme ofhia
follower in ih'ra eoiiniry.'Selzed the poTem
mcnt of Marylaiul. and administered Ihe af
fairs of the province by a Board of Commit
aiouert. The renitt it ihm deadribed by the
Hittorian. "Intolerance followed upon this
arrangement! for parlies in .Maryland had be
co.drKined wi'h Kf tifotrt teeii. The
puritan, eer the friends to popular liberty,
lio'i!e to a monarchy, and eially tolot
lierewlitary proprietary,, contended earnestly
for civil liberty, bat had neither the grat'r
lu.de reaped the rights of the Government
by which they bad been received and Tot
tred, nor magnanimity to continue the tol
e ration to which alotin they, were indebted
for their continuance in the colony. A new
Aemb!y convened at Patutet, acknowl-
perw.eJ.U whole ttomiiH "party oytheir
wanton ditfranchivement. An act concern
ing Religion cm firmed the freedom of con
science, provided the liberty were not ex
tended to iKry Frtlacg, or fieenritne
fp'nin." (Pretty estensive etceptions!).
"Vet Cromwell, remote from the acene - of
atrife, wak not betrayed by his religious pre
judices into an approbation of the ungrateful
decree. He commanded the Comminion
er not to busy themele about Religion,
but to settle the Civil Government." Do.
firmly antriealously resisted. Such tbe Pope, or Cardinals, or any body
usurpations have been attempted, and of men, or any individual of the
the History of Christendom shews that! Church of Rome, ahsolvj.prdisr
pH tH point tvasThere Deen a more his Majesty 7 subjects irom tneir
jealous vigilance upon the part, not
only of the Catholfc .Prelates, but-of
the Catholic People, to prevent and
repel them. 1 1 is authority their
authority, is $piritual only has no
connection with civil duties and is
Union, perfect Religious Freedomer- enforced only by spiritual ,Rclisvuus.opLn3oa9a4fln.V Jtrfll
feit equality He Tia Wl-and they have jnot any, eilJrtU4kJ&w
,4rftnvj;efeipusM
salutary principle has spread across the
jviianuc anu inumpneu over me mis
rule and inveterate usige of the an
cient Governments there. With scarce
ly an exception, it now prevails
throughout arEurope, and Religious
opinions are no longer there a qualifi
cation for, or an incapacity lor Civil
employment And can it be, that tot
shall prove recreant in this noble strife
eurert in the original and fundamental institutions tor SCCUring tne sanCUty OI conscience
eiBy-4l4Mlar fellow
which rest all their Institutions. TJiis men, than fvil rulers have to interfere
concerns.
l? to tne wesiirn aie, oi .
lMrr.irs...rtMt.tielur-v not. 1 quarrelled with the Pope,, and but
i fom her thraldom Princes and u, him fmpe'ri.h.M tame. A fitgWv. from Reli-1 cause ot Intolerance? l nope : noi. i I pale of Catho-
J ib.nrlnrinl. of Can '"" perseeation in England, "he had revolved .trust that we shall act ip to the axiom recenuj pu. ou. 01 uio imio i vauj
op"-7 rn,heVeiou.reMe.ofhi.mindh.a in our Bill of Rights, and lrc communion, whn she was the a-
i . u e pou icw .o ii, u 0f inienujc,, ,no ne tn4 ne ,one had arrived r .tein . . , vowed champion of Protestantism, and
rdnith.renr f,M,ndt.on of c.v.l in.t - th M 'n,y effe6tUN, porm.t no man tosolfer inconvenience I nraP' wap !th
ntr the first to asert this ' noble truth,
g to fheWnstrTtin fuinder mf rh'eTTa
ilr. He announced his discovery
simple rop(isitioil.f tbesnmrfrfy of canutenrw. . tnan
liv civil IHH1 ni Nliniiil retuim trfmco.n
ncapacity,
whether Tie be
e Jew or uentue,
ni . ..t.e.i.i it '. r-tUn-
Colony of Maryland. Kvery friend of never .ontrol sMnw, should puaish aw'Abnt y'trisuan or isuoei, iieiwvj-
Ion throughout the world owes a larre never violate the p-eetlom of ma tow." uan- uos. rouuie iiov in" "
of,rtiUid to these benefactora of th nroira History aus.j. "in tne nnwavermg a.wr- unholy touch. Divine I rutn necda not
race me svaii myseifof the oc- " '"y-. " v -"iir..' -tlw aunnortof buma-owec either to
L 1... k.r.. tl.. rn..:ii iw wnnoiny 01 .nraonrai w in. Pt.i k., - - , , .
.w. ...c...-. - .
01 mem ann neir umnajv, wen wrny
is derived,
extent: the pi
teach that such usurpation should be the realm of England? Second. Can
though not to the same any civil authority, power, jurisdic-
rtnciples of .. Catholica nun, o preeminerrce whateverrwiniin
with a man spiritual
Catholics peremptorily deny that the
Church has any temporal power or
any right to interpose in the regula
tions of Government, and hold them
selves bound to resist, even unto
-death, as tyrannical usurpation, all at
tempts at such interference As a
E roof that this their doctrine Was well
nown, evcrf at the moment when for
political purposes they have been
most tyrannically trctd..by their
Rakrs, letiro mentiwit xtraf;
dinarv occurrence recordeil in Histo-,
ll Hcri.. r.u,'',' mgumuiiui
spense
oath
of allegiance, ' pin any : pretence
whatever? Tlurd, Is there any prin
ciple in the tenets of the Catholic
faith, by which Catholics are justified
in not keeping faith with Heretics, or
other person differing from them in
tranwuant
astonishment that it could be thought
necessary at the close of the 18th cen
lury, and in a country to enlightened
as England, to propose such enquiries,
severally and unanimously answered:
1st. Tha the"Pone, or Cardinals, or
any bod taf men, or any individual of
the Church ol Home, lias not anu nave
not any civil authority r power, .juris
diction, or preeminence -whatsoever,
within the Realm of England. 2dly,
That the- Pone; or Cardinalsf -or any
btwl f men, r arry in dii'ictait"6f t.he i
- . ... , " ...
It is not enoligh that they s!iall confess -that
they have done the things which
they ought not to have done, and left
undone tilings which they ought to
KftV flnnp. hill thftv r. hnnhil t fl-
uoti, oi naving viuiau'UfAts command, x.
and of having omitted ' that-, duty.
And no pardon is prot(ounced, pro- '
mised, invoked, expected or asked, but "
on the erprexa condition offult repen
tance and future reformation. The '
enquiry is nut here, whether this belief
is ortnouux. bat this ni acUce. . 4listuli-
a i r ii .ii i,i i i t ii I ir' ..... .f
'to these questions the Universities of the duties ol a c itiien. SirA my ,1caU,
Pima,' ""luvaTrir !ATcaia,SalarWn7a mon'y may "be"of Tittle avait, but I owe
and Valadolid, after expressing their it-to the cause of truth, and I will
therefore give it without hesitation. I
have mingled intimately with Chris
tians of every denomination, but of all
the religious observances with which I
amj accquainted as practised by any - .
sect, none so effectually as this, corn
pels self examination, keeps down -pride
f heart, check progress in --
crime or restrains irrt-gular appetite .
and passion. Voltaire, who hated, the
Christian, and above all, the Catholic
Religion with;intcnse hatrcdV has jet "2,
teft ti'record hit opinion that, the wit . .
tf . MMsctM ad dpvmeil nd nevwr
or
their oath of allegiance upon any pre- l mah morals. Let those Christians
t.M II Tl . . I I ... K ... mm ... I.
wiiy icjci.w tnc 1'iabiiv fin Min um nu .
miliating to be borne, and who- deny -that
it has sufficient -warrant for its
text whatsoever) and Sdly, That there
is no principle in the'tefiets of the
aYhati saainatat
which with all its consequences vie defended as' convince the understanding or to regu
l.. -. .Ln... nf M. P.n.11ilt Hid in 1 . . I . I L . T 4A J.Rn.li.
. ..i .hUi h. i.V ....... -r ;'r-r laie ms imiiu uv mv..v u.
remuui........ -. . . nil rstreme nin age. n was uie ism nuiwwn i i . . .. r .. i, i i. ....
, from a highly respectable wo-k -Ran. ,lit hnrU Bnt it plUed the young emigrant in vne truth, for it belongs not to your
' Historv of the United States " The .tjrMt onnosition to the whole srstrm upon functions and votl mar set up lalse-
rclu love of truth nnd ability, by which which .1nssaohasstts was founded, and penile hnnd nnd rrror in its stead Prohibit
i t. ' - .1. . l 1 - :. . . . .( i'..M.;iM . . ...Ju...iiiiii.,."Hrtmnt ,i'hg,;r. ' . - . . . I
WfllK l tuirecirrncu, rcimcr ipii..jm..inMi.,.".. r-- i 1-- ni-..; . .1 ui. nnunpac flirninar
C?l". i..l5et.ll, here tsnoth- niit.ed h. ..way. .Tserted hi, wjw with ,.. hmnan society a 1 practices insulting
ILr... f,L ;..,v.. or n.rti.ilt. Pre firmness and unbending benevolence," t- t . r. U U the institutions, and the
I .. . . - . . i l umi riui.1 "c w Ml.l.. T - . -
not often have come in opposition to the fierce bribes to lure men 10 prOICSS a laun
dielrines which then obtained. The persecuted . which the V (1(1 not believe, inflict no pen-
Pilgrims ! nf Masssehusetts were snch Mlous - . . A',.tnMn from embracing
the head nf the fbtindem of Maryland
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. He
a gentleman if hiirh character, talents . Hilirims of Mastaehiisetts were snch seslnus
tccomplishmenlt. who, from the purest lovers of Civil and ReliKimis Freedom that they " o
tves hid embraced the principles of the would f.in keep it all to themselves. They what their understandings approve,
hsnCaihoiie Fi'h. lie nvwie an open. eomu not aoannon m Miea.oi pni '"'"j an,i make no distinction oi ran ks ami
tessionof his conversion, and was con. w.me against ine o.ste "P-"? ,irAvr. in r,nmiinifv because of
L..il nhlivd tn Inmmli-, 111 biwh ' nt- OU S lw ny ininmn lurca. .. . . .
fcrttly oftltgert to sorremier ine nign ..m .J,,.i,rf,fem Mffterserrte CAircA ' re - nus on nions.
which lie new as one or me two secre- ;.. -. ' ...! viiii,m.. mibt A -.i.-..i. t.
s of State to J.me. the First. While ' n " :j3r3Virb. .i ri.r,i: ' wunoui hwu-uuu, .
Utry,he had ob'ained a Patent f,.r the ; , I,,. ,kii In Theolnev and his sismline in Chairman, that I can brin; mjMH
ithern promontory of Newfoundland, and n,e Cburcli." ll as objected to him, that his f advert to some observations Which
expended much mnnev in a Ironies at- rmciiles subverted all good s;ovemment.. 1 h hlVC been thrown 'OUt in the course
ntlOSelTle -Its nigffed add rtfile thotei- eommnder of the ve.sel pfSiat.' replie.t-VTt- - , . , . .'' V"'tnpfa''.'
If.......,.!. M.iJ . ti.i.m r, . tr.l li.mi. mv msints in order on board the Shin. " " " " "'
- . - . .-. - j ------- . . ... . - . . . e r ru
wtitry north of the Potomac, then tinin- nl see that it pursues its course stesuuy, even or supposeu tenets oi wn.u v'"
itedencept by scattered hordes of In- ihougn ui oissemers m ine, ere- v nm wra- ,,CJ I he great battle Ot itellglOUS
' J . .. M.lld tn atiRnil the miblift nravers ol their com- - . i... . ,
tn The I'stent was drawn up according " r-.ii. a freet om Slioultl not be tousrht on sucn
.hsnggetion,althoiighli wa finally 'is. hfj ,, , ,h, ,.11 and uuties o Msgis-' narrow ground, as the exclusion of
d after hi. death in f.vor of hia son. Ce- ,rtt (ln.reb mMni eivi, rulers) to guvd 0nc sect from, or its admission to,
Cslvert. In this fundamental charter of vlA ttu Ftoblt agninit affrr-iii18"-! n'l a"J "''y.V - f
Colony of Maryland were obefdtinJtho pun..h whsl woulusecm to them heresy. Ma- participation ot political power.
rt admirsble provision for Civil and Re- gittrates, Williams asserted, arc but ihe Agents Whether the charges brought be true
otis freedom- "Unlike any patent which ol tbe People or ils Trustees, on hum or false, the decision on this question
hitherto passed the great seal ot England. na psyrer in matters 01 Kciigion. can . .. ... . g e 0r
cured to'th. Kmigrant an independent ?torrel since eonM.ne. belong; to 'he indi- B houl.l Still be the Mme .
hln ihm I. .'.!. linn nf tba Province of '"i t'i ui, proptni nit menu uuaica aic b wii . .......
in the legislation or the irovince.ot .Hmirabl. dkleetiea. eloihine the ' t:i.- . t-i.i:- k m.,rh
h the Sta-utet were to be e..ni.M.ea - , w ( h. ,,,,7,,,,, see.n, kC j .e.u.,.s
the advice and approbation of the ma- ...... ., .;.,,. ... in,.,,H,ii honor to notice them at all, but to pass
Ity of the freemen or their deputies." , , church from anosiaey and heresy," and them by in silence, might be consider-
liven -far rrom gnanung nia that equal proteetmn sunuio lie exienuen to eve- e j & ta ;t acquiescence in their
it any but those of his per- ry sect and every form of worship." With ear- 1 " t! 1 !-..k -ll,.m,n
i.'i r. 1.: ir..,i hi. a a-...-.. v. r. J. i.. i..n.. truth. Besides, much allowance
II IMftCn liwm lii'" ..... .... r..).' .'""-.- ........... - -. - - . 1 v
essoriall arbitrary power by establish- of ha principles upon Society. I lie removal ought to p made lor Iionesi lgmi-
-ui. i. HM.A -I'Kj. f'.fhn Iff! ,lll T51TI
A ill. vaiiir.i.o .w.w
the legislativo franchise of the people,
le took from them the means of being in
rant in religion, by securing to all pre.
and future hege people or me Kngusn
without distinction -or ect or- party
lerence was criven to any
V . . V . I . . - . ..
in religious rights, not leas titan in civil
lorn was assured " ' l llanerolt's tiifo.
jdO.l "Calvert deserves to he ranked
bng the most wise and benevolent law-
fcrs of all apes. He was the nm tnins
aw Wf he" tnirlsnaw worm o sees: - ior
w.f ,1.. anlr. rt mitt I . In., a. I l.d
. . . . J l ..! i- ranee.
in wnicn, at a later uav, no onnrmen nn enriy, , , ., .
view, as it will prove an act of merev and riht- are very few, and those who have had
eoutness to tha enslsved nsiions, so ft is ni bind-'no opportunity of knowing, them Ipcr
ing fowe to engage Mcwasat their tenets
...I tmfur tn i.i.unr ill- catnMiilt hhgrtV : "J ' ' . .. . ...
leave to transport themselves and their nd peae.. rmo 401, 4oi.) Comuelled u Oily through the medium ot their
I'm lo Maryland Christianity was by n. beeause ol these obnnxHtns oninlons. m win. Ipnemies. cahnilt ba-much blamed for
tCharter made the law of the land, but no ter snow, and stormy weather, tor murteen weeks
aect, and equal- not knowing what lireail or lien tint mean, onen.
witnout nre, toon or ompnion,.nieii whu.
guide and with no shelter but a holl.iw tree, he
at length found a safe refuge and kind treatment
among the Narragsnsett Indians. From them he
niirchssed an esteosiva Territory and there
-founded the Commonwealth of Jihode Ulsncl,
k....n Ik ill nl llie mioiilv was to tovern
eious security and peace by the practice in m eivil thines- and God alow resieeled as
liitticei to nlaiiTlie"esVaBTrTmeWoFlo. ibe ruler of aonseienee. Admirahle as is the
Ir iniiiiutinna with the eniovment of liber- hislorv of Korer Wiirisms there is no trail in
r ' - '. ......
rreditinsr the most ridiculous false
hood. It hns been asked, whether
the allegiance of Catholics to the Pope
the Catholic Monarch, lliitipof Spain,
the brother of her deceased sister in
the very mameot of her utmost peril
she committed the cluet command
of that small and gallant fleet which
was opposed to the invincible Armada,
into the hands of a . known and exem
plary Catholic, Lord Howard, of Ef
fingham. And nobly, was that con
1'fencs.requiu conduct shewed that hOecoghtzed
no Sovereign but tlic Sovere"vgn of bis"
Country, and that his religious piin
ciples" rendered liim but the iriore
resolved to' discharge faithfully his
duties us a subject.
It has been asked whether Catholics
do not believe in the power, of tbe
Pope to dispense with the obligations
ol an oath. Sir, to prevent cavii ii
indeed the cavils - of nfnliciou cen
surcrs can be prevented) let me state
a distinction between oaths. Usually,
oaths are taken to render more bind
ing obligations, which , a man con
tracis with his Tel low"" man of with
the community. He swears to fulfil
his promise, lo testify the truth to
execute a duty; to detenu tne insti
tution of Tns country. .. Catholics
maintain, neit'ner the Pope, nor Bish
ops, nor all nor any of the Pastors of
the Church can dispense wun me oo-
1'iL'ation to observe such an oath. No
nower on earth, except it be the per
son or the community to whom the
engagement is made, can tree him
from the obligation to keep it, even if
an oath had not been superadded
The effrontery with which the con
trarv is asserted, does not at all pre
vent it from beinz a downright calum
ny. There are others, besides fac
tious politicians, who, in their xeal to
vilify their fue. disregard that, awful
command of God. Thou shalt not
hear false witness aorainst thy neiirh
bor." Thero is another class of oaths,
called vows solemn promises made
to God in which no third, party is
concerned, unless it may be the
Catholic Faith, bv which Catholics are
. . . ' . . r '.r- '.I I . ri L ll
u stuieunoL keugmi:u
r.i..rx.. i.r i.-r-, -i,i-;,i.iriiT-tiirerseenters. v nen a m ....uio
" "T iii"S "6 . . t. ....!.. A m un lk. II-.
ti'y of .11 christian sc... The assyh.m -Pry .' uTl
jkm first 10 eommunieste inteUieenee of the pend
ing mischief, but encountered every extremity ol
eentleman from Halifax has unques
lonably shewn that they no nor. owe
hint cit'u allegiance, btr, I object tn
to'o to the term allegiance; as charac-
terisin the -cofinertirnr between the
.fc(iiM:iencaHo-4vancaihor '"'JG'i' l0,9 lCatholicaiuLlhe Chief Bishop, of his
Church. I owe ; no allegiance to any
matwor aetof men.on ear Uvjaaveonly
to the State of North Carolina, anil so
far as she has parted with her sove
reignty, to the - United ..States "of
AmmcaTheliharzelhar CalhoTTcs.
wwUeaaisew-to4bPfA
fnerofthe rnrld. oh the banks of rivers
i'ch had been as ytneplore(U the mild
tbeirsnce of a proprietary adopted Reli
cts freedom as the basiapr the State."
jiio J6i ) "Memorable was the ehsraeter
tne Mary t,n I tntrtirt runs aswry- rev
rWWrhittjrnw"! tri It nor
cs was the 0'ilh of the Governor of Mary-
W) "4 trill not, by myaetf or any Whef ii
"y or indirectly trouble, moiest, or tu-
nienanee any person proteasing to oe
t in Jesus Christ, foe or in respect of
rinn." Under the mild institutions and
licence of Baltimore. Ihe dreary wilder
soon bloomed with the swarming life
sclmtvof prosperous settlements, the
i"!! Catholics were oppressed bjrthe
of England, were sure to find a peaee
Msylum in th quiet harbours of the Chea
-kei and there 100 Pntetlnnf were shel-
N against Pnlrittint intolerance.". tl)o.
Pi Yel sir, while the Puritans persecute
'he EniscnDaliana In New ' England, ad
(: Episcopalians persecuted the Puritans In
rinia. the oppressed of eocry- rrne
"td freedom and security in Maryland.
'he disfranchised friends of Prelaey from
rhnaetla. and Puritans from Virginia.
F Welcome tn an entnlitv of nolilical
W in tha Roman l at bohe Prminee of Ma-
Hi. ruitio 27M Tha early history of
FrJnd it one on which the eye- delights
I (l,'h ' s the history of benevolence.
1"Wude and toleration. The Biographer
Bshimore could whh truth assert, Vthat
tGvernment, in eonformity with his
:,t ind repeated injunctions, had never
' disturbance to any person in Maryland,
r wuersol Uehgiont that the colonists en
pa freedom of conscience not - less ihan
"". or person an.l eatate. as am
" ever did an v nnnl in inn nlae.a nf
J sjorld fDilto 277.1 There waa, one
r.'pt, a most ungrateful attempt, to mar
? Cer. .f 1. ? j j
k - ---- w, ii,nmnj anu moral oesutj, ami,
3-hOrt time, it n.rnH l.n.l ....n.fl-.l
peril to avert it. Taking shipping, alone. In a
wretched canoe oe naticncu, m ue ihic 01 uie
Shm of tha Narslrsnsetts.,, The Pi-oood
ambassadors-'iiwkiwf with'bloilv wea ahready4'
ness aompellert him to iwge ana mis wun mrai,
hirvmrase-everT night tff efiTheir Inives
at his throat The Narragsnselts were nnwaver.
ine: blithe sueeeeded in dusdvmj Ihe tnnnida-
ki. .nn.i.ln... It was the most IntremH anil
aiieeeisful achievment in the whole I'rquod
Wart an action, as perilous In Ms axeeunon, as n
was loi tunaia hi as isvae.-- .;uiiio .u, ji j
. Next in the roll of the illustrious
Tvtw makers . who made Religious
Frsedom the basis of their Institutions
rame the just and benevolent William
p , ..... ilia ridonvof-Pennsylvania
was nlanted. crew, and thrived under
th. aiianu-esofthe same wise and liber
at mili rv. Marrland. Rhode Island
afitl "Pennsylvania, before the Ameri
ran Revolution were, the only countries
in wh ch the eauality 01 an unnsnan
sects was established as a rule of fun
flamental-lawr It-eould et but be
however, that a principla so simple, so
liberal, so humane, so wise, should
make its way to universal adoption
where not opposed by inveterate pre
judice or artificial policy. As soon as
the Revolution broke out, the People
nf the other Colonies or States began
tn nroclaim the Drinciole of - religious
- a
be spiritual only,, and the. learnjetLjX&urch itself which may have exacted
them. In these, when a lit case is
presented or believed to. be . presented
a. dispensation, from the vouy may be
given. This is not the-ocasionnor
1he"placc"C vindicate, it is my pur
pose only tastateLthftJoctrine. .It is
a question of nice casuistry to deter
m4ne.-4inaer-vWa'r-xtraortiirj-irr
cumstance9 such an obligation may
be released, but it is impossible not
to admit thahere are . cases m.which
a comnliance with a vow ought not to
be. owrccdattd it is. safer .that th
t-sneakinz diftVrent tonguc-6ubjccts- iudgen biswnas. Perhaprthe
different Governments
peaking
or citixens of
beings of different races and com-
plections they are connected by a
spiritual tie, the tie of one and the
same, laith, wtiicn constitutes mem one
Spiritual family or Church. For the
regulation of this wide spread Church,
an Ecclesiastical or Spiritual Gavern-
ment is indispensable. I his is main
ly confined t the Bishops of the sever-
al Dioceses, and ot these, tne iirsi in
rauk and jurisdiction is the Bishop of
Rome. To him, subject to well ue
flned laws and well ascertained usage,
is committed the chief administration..
To him and to them--and to every
al or ecclesiastical' teacher,
r.... - . .....
cntmfttrt-ftt7fperrteref -re
spect and t obedience are uuc. uut
00 man owes to him, or thein, or any
of them, the duty implied by the term
allesiancti the obligation of personal
fi lelitu, the obligation or defence, as
an equivalent lor tne oeneut
lion. 'Should the Chief r Bishop, in
iU nnioniUn Mercise of hi eccle'
C7 I ... 1 1 I I. 1.
f.. l.t T la turUH II we. llSV SliStlCM HOWCrS. f Itir IU o ""
ireeti'Miu . , r . .
seen, in our Bill of Rights with the ut- is known only
as
i.mn.itf An, tn, i.TMnnnmrnc . auncrmr 1 niiciiiiib
raosvstiiciiiuiii.i .v -. . .... . ... , - ,1 .
nf-nreferenccofahy felisiousdcnomin- the jurmdiction jol the
vl.. .. .,.rasaT 'in(erdietel of the CllUrch. WilO Cl
l. n.:i.,:,.n vi thia i rU.. from the same source i
an Kcciesiasticai
to encroach upon
other Pastors
aim their power
rom which his
history of Jeptha may furnish an apt
illustration, where a vow ougni not
to have been kent In tlic course of
its discipline the Churcb requires that
the dispensers of its mysteries shoujd
devote themsclve by a solemn vow,
to a life of perpetual celibacy. Ex
troardinary instances have occurred,
in which it has been thought justifiable
tare! ease Or alisDcnse.. with, this vow.
Oppressors in all ages and in all coun
tries set up pretexts for oppression.
arid among the excuses under which
the exclusion of Irish Catholics from
a share of political power was sought
tn he iustified, the calumnies mat
Catholics owe a foreurn allegiance
and admitra -dispensing power- from
oaths, were most impudently insisted
on. The late Mr. I'M, as rnme
Minister of England, contemplating
an act of justice to these abused men,
...l.mnlv nrnnninl a set of intetTOira-
torics to these charges to several ol
the most celebrated Catholic. The
ological Universities in Europe. ... Suf
fer me to call your atfent on to soma
of these, and to their answers. "The
following questions were proposed:
fW: Ha tbe Pone, or have the Car-
dinals, or any body nf men, or has
ny Individual of the Church of Rome,
retics, or other persons muvring
from them in religious opinions in
any transactions either of a public or
a nrivate nature. .
It has also been asked, whether
Catholics do not believe that they can
Erocure forgiveness of any sin, Simply
r confessing it to a Priest? At tinie-8.
sfr I acknowledge that I have been ir-
retatetl, but far oftener have I been a-
tnused, at tine strange notions enter-
tained & the strange inquiries made a-'
bout Catholic dot-:ta.nes,Jtha.QtihM!d.
enter into the head of any nun, that
great body of the Christian world, era
bracinx many of the wisest, most in
telligent and - most pious followers of
lhcRedemerc!iuldJotjnnt.nitimcnt,
admit so impious, so foolish a doctrine,
could not have ueiieveu, 11 1 were not
compelled to da so bv wliat I have ac
tually witnessfd. vuat notions can
such an enquirer entertain of a Catho
lic? Docs he take him 1 tiont as
for a Christian but for a rational be
inz? 'Afiiehd"6r mine wifh whojiriri
early life I spent many pleasant hours,
ami wnoin me uue or emigration una
carried to the West, was accustomed to
relate an incident which had actually
occurred to him. as . illustrative, of .the
gnorance nna prejudice or a P",r oi
he neoolc in relation to federalism :
He had represented one of the coun
ties of this State for several years in
the General Assembly, and after quit
tinj public hfo had occasion to pass
through it on an election day Stopping
at a Dublic house, he met with Borne
old acnuaintances. well-meaning but
uninformed men, who soon enterrtl in
to conversation on the subject f the
business of the day. "Of course,"
said my friend, addressing himself to
one of them, "you all go for Major
here you used tsupport mm, loom
and nail, in old times.' Why, rid,
sir." answered the good man, Twc are
not o mighty much for him as we
used to be.' 'Anil how has that hap
pened? What has occasioned such a
change?' ''Why haven't you heard,
sir? Why, they say he's turned a
Fttheralff "Turned a fetheral!" ex-
claiined nlWend
and - p'ay whatja,;
don't exactly know, sir, (he rejoined;
but I allow it aint al human!" Such,
surely must be the conjecture; which
theseflurMtrBtertatrtMtbarrangcj
animal called a PaptBt If quite can
did, they will admit that the first time
they sa wjp no," they; peer ed;in 1iU ftfii
for the hornswhicb should decorate his
brow, mea;turncd4hir.eycsjdwa to
eiaHHiWfisotWeetrh. strtaiiy
cast a aiy" eiancebchtn
at the whiskery ' and
ment, which they had
to regard as the appropriate appenr
daic of the Imps of Satan. It cannot
be expected, that I should enter into
a detailed explanation oi tne iamouc
tenets on the subject of Confession.
It is enough lor me to say, that it is the
trlilrA dortrlne of the Catholic Chtirch,
that pardon for sin is not to be i obtained
but by faith, thorough and sincere re
pentance, a firm purpose by God's
help not to sin again, a resolution,
where the crime has been injurious to
others, to make' complete recompense
for the wrong and an application of tha
merits of the Redeemer to the soul of
4b - pcnitentrXJonfessioia a partf
an ordinances which Catholics believe
to have been instituted by the Saviour,
which they term the Sacrament of Pen
aticerand" in which is demanded from
the penitent, an outward profession of
that contrition ty wnicn o "--
nally penetrated, ah practical yat..
olics Popes, Ptelates, and ' Priests,
Emperors, Kings, Nobles, learned, un
learned, great and ; small, rich , and
poorr who feel their consciences p
nrpased with a sense of guilt, are re-
nuired humbly to accuse themselves
ol their oliences, anu to spctyy
resolutely antl conscientiously oppose
the Catholic faith by argument. But ,
they ought not, and such of them as are
indeed Christians, will not misrepre- '
sent or traduce it. . t ' '
But It has been objettedrihat the
iUioiic iteiigion is untavoraoiis to T
freedom, nay, even inrompatible with 4
Republican Institutions... Ingenious ..
specuiattona orraucn matrcTS are worm
ittle, and prove still less. I-et me
asK wno uDtaineu tne great cnarier 01 (,
hnglish ireetlom, but this Catholic
prelates anJirarbiattuhhy-mede?"
it
The oldest the purest democracy on -
errth, is the little Catholic Republic ot
St. Marino, not a day's journey from 1
ilomct.lt haexistcdiJ)ow for four-
teen hundred rears, and is so teAlous.
ni ,r utrirv niiw r. mar inn r.TPrniiv
authority js divided betweemtwo Guv.
ernors, who are elected ; every three
months. Was William Tell, the
founder of Swiss Liberty, a Royalist?
Are the Catholics of the Swiss Can
tons 1nivelthiyraivnr""Are" the
Irish Catholics mentis to passive obe-
lence and non-resitancer Was I-
Fayette, Pulaski, or Kosciusko, a loo '
to Civil Freedom? Was Charles '
Csrroll,, ot .Cnrollton, . rju willing to .3
jeopirtl fortune in; the eause bf-liber'
iv t.rtmi oiva vim however tne tel. :
tltnony 01 tveorge va!tiiing;ion. mi
hia accession to the Presidency, ha
was addressed by the American Ca
tholics. who atlvertinir to the restric- -
tions on their worship then existing in
sotntTof the States, express themselves
thyswThe prospect of national proa
perity is peculiarly pleasing to us on
another account" because, while our 1
country preserves her freedom and tn- "
dependence we shall nave a weii-iounn-
cd 4itl-to claim- irnnv-ner uiice-i
enual rights of citizenship, as theprie '
nf our blood smlt Mndrr vour eve. and
of our common exertions for her dt-
fencr, under your aunptaous conduct."
A II IV 1 till l.l Ml. rw .... w. wo - ' J ....
capable of flattery and deceit, outers - -in
answer the following sentimenls "
whichT give tn his own wardsi "As
mankind become more liberal, . they
v ho - end ti e t - 4hemse4 ve - wort 1 1 f -
n..nKAva ..f ihtt m..nilini V liv itriliaf. ,
Hicillifri . "I ..I ,....... v .... j , ot.. v
Iot aniWIu.l to tha lirnlorliiin nf Civil
Government. I hope ever to see A-
I..U UlllllU. ..(W jf " " - "
. i . i i;i i: . I .
I presume that ' your - fellow-citizen -r
vdlLRQifargTUhepaJnotic part rftiVAux
'you took in the accomplishment of their
Itevnihit;nn.and,dlit .St(d4ishmtiU.,f L
Urn QsivmmnH m the m port&nt aft
is--
faith .
Id r
pause for a moment' to call the atten- i
tion of the Convention to some of the
names subscribed to this address. A- i
mong them are those of John Carroll, ?
the first Roman Catholic Bishop in the t
United States, Charles Carroll of
Carrollton andJThomaa Fitzsimmons i
for the character of these distm- :
guished men, if they heed Vouchers, I
would confidently call on the venera-
ble President of this Convention. ?
Bishop Carroll was one of the best of
men. and most humble and devout of
Christians. I shall never forget a tri- .
ba te to his memory paid by. the good
a L I TV.4..in (ni.n
ltri.!.. . ...1. .nntp.atmw - trio ViImIW.
,V IIIIC 1 WIICI1 V"WH OTH....Bk - . .
with which the Chnsiiaa Carroll met .
death, with the cold trilling that Char- ;
acteri.ed the last moments of the seep,
ticel David Hume I knew not
whether the tribute was more honora-.
ble to the piety ot the dead, or to the ;
charity of the living I'reiaie. v,nai ies
r. t, f n 1 1 ..it iar anrvi-.
..arrpil, oi sjarniniu", ,
r Amarinii Indenendenre st
whose death both Houses of the Le
gislature of North CandiBa unanimous-
....:r....l tkl nr'tof na a national be.
,j ii.-i.iiii' .. .... - .
rcavetnentl , .. Thomas ". Fitzsitnmons
(rTOra pCTpTBisrance which tiu-y -ttwi" ihmm
nam m nui nmi. i inn in wnicn t ie Koman tannine
heeh accuatomed is 'rirofesscd." By the bye Sir, I won
trib dissolution in England of the long
ut mo iiuiii""i . "vr-7.,-" , ,
I"
if.
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