The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

THE lIXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1353.

and attempt" whahoever which shall be made agthsve her
mews and ity" (Derisive cheers.) Bet what eath
did they ca in sovereign to take ? She was bound to
support the church sad state ; and were they bearing true
sateen's ffßotididnet support church and state too ?
(Laughter.) Then what was the oath taken by
Roman catholic'? " I do swear that I will
defend to the utmost of my power the settlement
of property within this realm as established by the law,
and I H hereby disclaim, disierow, and totem* abjure any
intention to subvert the present church establishment as
settled by law within this realm, and I do solemnly swear
that I era new eters*, tart weivitue M wb4eh I ea.
say bosom istitiad to distuil; the i7jotestaitt. Tsui; er
dogingtrastsmalP".l6loll,:igondovtenunhmake pereenstethisnincethdoecief UGaitounited, pro7fatiusiinir,dwiteesTteifyryand I
and
part
thereof, in the plain and ordinary geese of the words of this
oath.
any mental re,..rf. 96.!." asked Ikea l
they had not sworn to maintain 'the church and "tate, and
if the Roman catholic members bad not sworn to
the protestant establishment. He conceived that th:Ills
ca-
tion at Maynooth justified the unconstitutional and almost
rebellious conduct which took place at the last general elu-
tion in Ireland, and that any of the persons who were guilty
of it might properly say, " You taught me; you paid the
priests to teach me; books at Maynooth taught that every-
thing was to bo sacrificed to the interest of the church, that
no faith was to be kept with heretics. Look at what took
place at the last general election in Ireland. He found it
stated in the Boating Herald of July 6, that " At the
chapel at Lush last Sunday the priest called every voter he
knew to be in the chapel by name to the altar. He warned
them of the strictly religious character of the struggle now
going on, and in the face of the congregation he cautioned
them against voting under any influence or any eircum.
stances for any other than the popular candidate, and said
he would be by ao means surprised if those who despised
his advice and the interest of the church had their houses
burned over their heads." Now, he asked, if any clergy-
man of the church of England had said this, if the
whole country would not have rung, and justly, for
the deposition of that clergymen. Then, again, he found
in the titlkenny Moderat'r the following paragraph; " The
mat determined persecution of those who voted against
their church has been entered upon by the Roman catholic
clergy. On Monday last, Mr. Patrick Ryan, of Castle
Cowan, who had split his vote for Butler and Green, was
going to mass, and just as lie had dropped his money into
the box at the chapel door he was marched out by the order
of the priest, and he was handed over to the tender mercies
of the mob outside, who pelted him with stones to his house."
In the county of Meath a priest at the altar, addressing the
electors, said, "In the presence of the Most High, before
the living God, before the crucifix, and before you all, will
you not vote far Lucas ?" (Loud laughter.) lip Queen's
county a Roman catholic clergyman, having observed a
person come in to the chapel who had voted for Captain
Bernard, cried out "black sheep!" and ordered him to be
turned out. Other priests had threatened to withhold the
sacraments and other rites of the church from any one who
should dare to vote for Captain Bernard, and they were
faithfully keeping their word. The honourable gentle-
man, atter making other quotations, went on to gay—
ness entracte afforded the moot uruwerable proof that
the purpose for which Maynooth had been endowed had
entirely failed. It was thought that the priests should be
t up with some sympathies for their country, and
be mode loyal subjects and good citizens ; but after
emit sessibes had accrued, parliament was bound to with-
'haw their support and countenance from the college. But
referee's had been made to a supposed compact. He
denied that any compact whatever bad ever been entered
into. • very respectful memorial dated Jan. 17, 1794, had
been presented to the Earl of Westmoreland, then the Lord
Lieutenant, asking, not for money, but for permission to
establish, at their own expense, colleges for the education
of their clergy, which they were unable to do, except by
the permissioa of the goverament. That permission was
given them, and they expressed their gratitude in the
warmest, terms for the great indulgence which had been
allowed them; promised to be most dutiful and obedient ;
and professed their desire not to interfere with the estab-
lished religion. Yet, what was the case now ? There
were actually hon. gentlemen who were pledged not to sup-
port any government until equality in religion was estab-
lished ? (Hear, hear.) In the report of the com-
mission which sat on the subject of Maynooth
College in 1826.7, a letter was given front the
sacred college at Rome, who congratulated the Irish
clergy on this concession, and exhorted them to show that
they were worthy of the favour which had been manifested
towards them by their munificent sovereign, and this august
senate, by their dutiful behaviour, by leading quiet and
peaceful lives, and by taking care that their youth were
brought up in soberness, piety, and chastity, and were
taught to revere the constitution of their country. But
would it be believed, that in the very same document the
Sacred College called upon the authorities of Mavuooth to
teach their students the doctrines of Aquinas ? What said
that learned doctor—" the most learned and pious doctor"
as he was called? Why, he taught that sovereigns who had
apostatised from the faith lea all dominion over their
subjects ; and he quoted Pope Gregory VII, who said, that
following the examples of his sacred predecessors, he ab-
solved, by his apostolical authority, thou subjects who were
bound to such sovereignsfrom the sacrament of
their oaths, and forbade them to observe faith
with them until they (the apostate sovereigns)
should have made satisfaction. It was well known
that the ball "In Catna Domini," which was published
yearly in Ireland, absolved the subjects of these realms from
their allegiance to our most gracious sovereign herself. Car-
dinal Wiseman had announced that his very object in
coming to England was to re-establish the canon laws, one
of which tamed the murder of heretics and apostates, or,
in other words, all baptised persons whb did not submit to
the church of Rome ; so that our most gracious sovereign
herself was a heretic is their eyes. He considered,
therefore, that the College of Maynooth, in which
such doctrines were taught, was one that a Christian
community ought not for a single moment to counts-
nun ,• and that it was • great and crying Mn on the
part oft this nation to havesupported it. There was another
cathelle welter, who was held in great repute—Bellariaine,
ens of whose weds, " De Verbo Dei," was a dem-book at
lespaesdt sad Adlermine held that heretles might be
eealaemeed by** church to temporal puithmate, and
=m be punished with death. This propeAdoa was
by ea mirth», to the laws et emperors,
the laws of the the Whaley of faithful writers,
null, all, by mesa. It was argued that, as ezeom-
was a mash witeater punishment than that of
death, sad es heretics might he ezoommiaileated, therefore
they might be put to dead' It wee farther argued that,
as =Me: flues nor imptlssume.R asr exile, bad boa
basil sesesed, the reetagy the shank els Or
semi the burethespsedfty theirwwa plus. aka% bees.
Huth ware the siese•beehe at a elk's, lee the support of
"Mak this probseset empire pelt Them deeds were
deelnseltee of NMI samalley, tree sal reel re-
Agin. To support sash leashisge was km than
a *otiose' sin. Wks Gnat Draft should her
pewlestaat chareatw, dm mould ahead= the ast
keep mad ths mark birsoiags that she egged beyond ell
Dams macs& esemirise. Oa the assieSsamee 'Wt
protease eheatefte_ dyads/ rex adiatastnepe-tor
the peolisetha et Pawner& The hea. tbs.
quoted from the Datraisr, a Rama
an Wide'
aserlMsle ftholtoaLtifthaleed tr=
civil liberty'. sae" religirun ," sad &drain that
it would be just se reliant le Oates for the "loslftemble
right of suicide." (Laughiss.) Re was makelleed
to my, that this artftie was from the _ pea of
an eminent satholie, whew matheeity weld welsh with
all the members of that essmanke. He exhorted the
legislature no kart to seek to reermeile those who
avowedly never Medi be reesmilled, bat to arrest that
eiwawari :progrem es whisk that bad sawed. Let theta
tkiaky. mad MI 0114geastiglity. Maynoodt had
Ibsen ; is an evil hear. it ,bad
letibieed the isdiemetha ct
Boberlgaserkgallollialmsen=hthe bulwatio et ear
t Its easmies. ("Hem, heir,"
Aftsr • few awe Meade bem the
publhatisa Wive weltered to, the bean.
geallemme ebeseved
that ;what had boa earrbg agates& the do.
aided sai lOU of the soustry, sad ked lift a
feeling *a basest of the people, whisk must
Ismer or Wee dad espromica. 1844, Sir Jima Gra-
ham bad adeasated the itayaorth great as a mums of ece-
=ithe Id& peftelhood tats the Waited !least at the
pawalasst. Hal this eatielpaties bosh realised
No. Pesateme sod ofthe island lathe otheiothesdests vete ia-
alliedhe people to &lithe nimbi., whisk eummitted;
for the people',t Vire me Igassea t that he did WON than
at all. -Aar prig
_lbe petrels to teach saeli
what other resuitimuid be upsets& ? LeeMagst the dam
beolui of leelb. be limftwitil that the lAA people
were tenth's& ia their sebelliee. The boa.E=ethea
=I from the evilness gi by Dr. the
commute ia 1116, as so ariathisse bowl not
to Maims say crime or conspiracy which might some to his
kaArro'CONNELL—Read the rest of the evident*.
(" Rear, hear," and .. Order.")
_Mr. SPOOiIBR had no objection to do so. The evidence
et Dr. Murray was to the same effect. He mid that any
cammualeatica made to a priest in confine= was invio-
lable, whatever might be• the crime to which it related.
Could any government exist if that doctrine were generally
acted upon? (Hear, hear.) Those who were taught that
ea
oath might be dispensed with for the benefit of
their church could not be blamed if, as jurymen,
they seetnittulprisoners in the face of the clearest evidense.
One waster laid it down, on the authority of St. Thomas,
that a man was justified in breaking his promise if the cir-
cumstances were changed. (Hear, hear.) With such a
doctrine prevalent, what security could there be for the
performriwa of any civil social, or raided duty ? The
whets Wary of this of Maps** MAIM
the modem width he should submit. Whoa the sustues
made peisemest. there was • asamest ; emi if the mogul
bad bees Intim ea mie side, why amid Meager be ebeerved
ea the ether ? We woes mot bound to eastieus the gawk fir
the teems is whisk ft was said. had &O ben kept. Aga*
at the time it sues made, it was urged that the Whip was
absolutely in want of support. No one scald believe that
this was the cue now, ere the splendid ediftem is es.
notion with the Roman C olio faith that INN ibisi fa
every part of the kingdom. The lefties INN
spread all through society, acting is the advise
of Father Ignatius (late Mr. epsaesr.) They
were striving to in:innate themselves Jab every pro-
testant family; and the result might easily be
anticipated. It might be said that thestegled subjects
ought not to be dimmed in that house ; bat he untended
that in supporting popery they were supporting idolatry.
The priest pretended to administer consolation and security
to the dying man ; and his power was not limited by death,
for he extorted money from the [departing on the pretence
that he could secure their future happiness. The hon.
gentlest& concluded by imploring the house to put down