The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

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It was a formula of the tyranny which arose where reason and of honour In Spain cannot last long. Until tha I
English people has gradually emancipated itself from
the spiritual and civil power were in one hand. The that arrives I have thought proper, as Queen of Spain, end
cated themselven from the confusion of things. It ia
that bond. Two-thirds of the ventilation hav e '
~... states of an august ally the security requisite to enable int,
, --- -e - x''''' to act under these difficult circumstances, in conformity
mit the Eng,lish people that are established by autho- on me to transmit unimpaired to my son my rights,
alter
iiidyuopo'sleitiiiob'n raft:A:Qua:l, ')anu'd 'lid tand the duty utAt y' that seekd
eivnoltvhees
r.ty. The English people never rejected the Catholic sanctioned by law, acknowledged and sworn to by the
Church. 'they were deprived of it by the tyranny of nation, and fortified by thirty-five years of Sacrifice,
Royalty and the corruption of a Court—they who vicissitudes, and tender affection. Whilst setting foot on a
plundered the sacred house and sanctuary ftl foreign my soil heart and eyes turned towards that which is
e the land of my birth and that of my children. I hasten to
Church of God, they it was who robbed thi3 ChUre' h tof frame y e plicit and formal protest before God and before
England of the unity of authority; but could they mankind, declaring that the force to which I yield In leaving
think the heart of the people passed from the Catholic my kinponi cannot invalidate lily rights, nor lessen nor
Church! I have lived long among them, and have compromise them in any was. Neither can thaw rights be
l•een among the working men, and I think that, apart effected in any way by the acts of the Revolutionary Govern-
troduisql into their min& there does not exist in the
from the prejudice and perversion which have been in•
noble and large-hearted people of this country any thireYe
which must needs lie formed under the pressure of demagogic
itu,ent, and still less by the regulations of its asseniblie.
opposition to that Chlirch of God which they know to tailed a protracted but successful struggle for the religions
Itinccl:ra2viwtoill cooln=i,iLs ;if,. vi=lefeattirmwmais.
exist throughout the world. We were told the other faith and the indePendence id sPain. The lavaeut
day by an authoritative voice that National Church" • generation has unceasingly toiled to connect all that was
liml said that-- if I had. said it here to day—l know
are on their trial. Ifs bishop of the Catholic Church great and glorion; in past ages with what modern times con
tain that is soun i and fruitful. Revolution, that mortal foe
with what rebuke I should have been met to-morrow. ntancipitionsles which constitute the vital strength, the soul,
It was a bishop of the Angelical' Church who said it, to trad anil legitimate ',mere., wars against all those
and the manhood of the *wish nation. Liberty, in
and with perfect truth. Now, the National Church its unlimited expansion, and in all Its manifestations,
was introduced by Jesus Christ. True, the Church of attacking Catholic unity, the monarchy, and the legal
Israel was perfect • but it was a type, and it passed to geerafawn ettfy irwtliri d:rat-I'Lle' hilrgy airiffil:etriAle
ill likve. It is perfectly true that National Churches find patriotism If p.m thiidt that the Crown of Stiehl,
are upon their trial. The Church of England has worn by a Queen whose fortune it has been to connect Ifer
been for three hundred years upon its trial, and in mune with the social and political regeneration of the State,
that trial has lost the people of England. Half the be the symbol of those sound principles, pu will, as I hope.
people of England had tried it an•l found it wantin ~ remain faithful to your oaths and to your creed, you will
ass awa as a scourge, the revolutionary vortex,
The next ,cueration will put the Church of F nglatA Y.
• e o ...., ,i; ' in winch ingratitude, felony, and ambition jostle each othec.
on its trial, and will give its verdict. Even in our day You will live in the assurance that evmi in the hour of tilia-
we see changes which we could not have thought of fortune I shall omit nothing to uphold that symisd, apart
ten years ago. Rome is a source of faith, and main- from which slain has not a single endearing recollection nor
tans the principles of order in every civilised State in a alagle s'latatat"a hope. Ti. i"""' Pride ef ales is fir
the world. Now the pastors of the world are to as- altime upsetting and distracting the whole nation, throws
semble together to see what are the spiritual necessi- vol
it
earn:WM°, fr=ihruty'Tleart
socleotryltiLi et rit4::
ties of the Church, and also to see what the Church against that small number. I should fear lest any fieding of
can do to heal the running sores of human society, petty resentment should weaken the feeling of deep tender-
tainted, polluted, and plague-stricken as it is. This liens I entertain towards those loyal men who have risked
great council will leave its mark on the Christi= their lives and shed their blood in defence of the throne and
world. Pius IX. Ilan invited all Protestants—has public order. and towards all those Spaniards who witueas
invited all those who are not Catledie. In words of : gitlzzrwil (oso,r—givlto.,‘,‘.--,,,..tiv:0—.‘,..Argi',..1
love and charity, he haii called'on them as his children. whence I now address you, and everywhere, I will ;lepton..
lam confident, said pr. Manning, in concluding, that without allowing myself to be overcome, the miefortimes of
the loving words of the "Lay Father will strike at the my beloved Spain, which are my own. Hal I not to support
root of many an error, and will draw towards him the me, among many others, the example of the most venera‘ble
people of this country. Re reminded them that re- 'p'frewy ZoTig:•• larilllie'ttel, lets Uttifleurinitreconugrtn 'fiili 's.'•
hellion au„d anarchy are sins against God and there- from my confidence in the loyalty of my subjects, from
fore urgell them that, while they should endeavour to the justice of my cause, and, above all, from my trust
persuade and convince others, they should work with in the power of Rim who holds the fate ol empires in His
all charity, and having the perfect light of the truth hands.
and confidence in G od, of whose kingdom there is no end'. A monarchy embodying 15 centuries of struggles, patriotism,
victories, and grandeur cannot be destroyed by 15 days of
perjury and treason. Let us have faith in the future—the
glory of the Spanish people was ever connected with its
kings; the misfortunes of its kings ever fell heavily on the
people. In my film and patriotic hope that right, honom,
and letimac will be Sty your n l ind. and your
efforts gi y
will ever unite ith the energetk decision and
maternal affection of your QUeell, ISABELLA.
Chateau de ran, 30th September, 155 f-,.