The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-22 00:00:00

tribunals, may equally demand of all catholic
princes to take up arms against the protestant na-
tions; in fact, to exterminate heretics abroad at the
head of their armies, as they exterminate heretics at
home by means of their tribunals.
What is there, then, on the part of Rome to pre-
vent our seeing all Europe in flames ? Certainly it
will not be owing to the moderation of man ; it will
only be attributable to the power of God.
It is, then, with the greatest pleasure, my lord,
that we have heard of the determination of the Pro-
testant Alliance to send a deputation to Tuscany as
soon as possible, in order to obtain an audience of
the Grand Duke, to implore his clemency and mercy
for our fellow-Christians.

In thanking God, however, that England has taken
the initiative in such a deputation, we earnestly
desire that the measure should be of a more comment-
& character, and should unite to itself the Christian-
ity of the country; not, however, so as to be for that
reason delayed, or so as to cease to be under your
direction. We should wish that three or four more
persons, representatives of Switzerland, Holland,
France, and Germany, should be added to your de-
putation, and should join it at Marseilles.
We think that the Christian fellowship which
unites us altogether in Jesus Christ as one body
would thus be better manifested to the glory of God ;
that all suspicion as to any political motive would
bo more completely dispelled; and lastly, that all
the friends of the gospel in Italy, as well as the
Madiai,would receive more abundant comfort by this
European demonstration of sympathy.
Lastly, we are certain that this measure, under-
taken in the name of Protestant Europe, will bear
fruit, whatever may be its immediate result as re-
gards the Tuscan gorernment.
If our request should be received favourably by
the Grand Duke, we shall bless God for the prince
u well as for the prisoners ; and it will be a subject
of gratitude to all our churches to have thus, by
means of this intervention, arrested the chariot of
persecution in its first movements, and checked the
violence of the priests. If, on the contrary,
the demand is rejected ; if cruelty prevails ;
if the persecution is unrelenting ; the mere
knowledge of these facts will not be useless
to the churches of God nor to the Protestant
sovereigns and to their councils. England and
Europe will know that the most harmless Christians
are treated as criminals, and that the sovereigns of
that country, which but lately was the most tole-
rant in the cathoiic world, have become the most
cruel persecutors of their subjects as soon as they
consented to yield themselves to the influence of
Rome.

Permit us, therefore, my lord, to submit to you
the following proposals (here follow some points of
detail). . . .
M. do St. George hopes, if it pleases God. to be in
London by Tuesday, 21st September. We beg you
to receive, my Lord, the expressions of our highest
regard.
(Signedl
LOUIS GAUSSEN, D.Th.,
Vice-President of the Evangelical Alliance of
Geneva ;
CMARLES GARDE,
Minister of the National Church, Member of
the Committee of the Alliance, and Secre.
tare ad interim.
To the Earl of Shaftesbury, &c.