The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-05 00:00:00

From pulpit, drum eeriniastio
Beet with the flit hatted of a stick—

notes of alarm are raised, and dosing bigotry is
called to arms. The clergy of the anti-national
church tremble at the thought of social peace. They
fox for their monopoly. of privilege and pay. They
have been brought up in the professional belief that
if ever the laity of all persuasions come to be treated
practically as equals before the law, their asosadancy
must vanish and their usurpation be overthrown.
And acing upon this belief, they seldom fail to sti-
meats the flagging hatred and resentment, where-
with the descendants of the old Planter class
and their followers regard the great balk
of the people of the land. These also
have their misgivings u to the future, and their
ancient jealousies of the excluded and down-trodden
many. They still resent catholic emancipation as a
wrong never to be forgotten; bat they see its spirit so
imperfectly carried on; and its promises me frequently
falsified, that they would, for the most part, put up
with the affront of 1829, ter the sake of being stilt
allowed in 1849 to retain four-fifths of the patronage
and power of the kingdom.
But the clergy of the established church abhor the
ihooght of compromise. No trace can be too short
.for them. With few exceptions, they have openly
and ostentatiously tendered their sympathy to the
dismissed magis rates who led the Orangemen at
Dolly'. Brae, and it will not be their fault
if, before the sun goes down this day, another
scene of carnage does not. disgrace the land.
Three incumbents of parishes were amongst the
majority of justices who refused even to take informa-
tions against their victorious friends for the blood
shed on that occasion. Numbers of protestant clergy-
men of different dicceses have sites the dismissal of
Lord RODEN subscribed a public denunciation of the
government, and publicly offered the tribute of
their " grateful admiration " to the offender. And.
finally, at a meeting, described as numerous and influ-
ential, presided over by the Marquis of DOWNSHIRE,
and attended by many of the landlords of the county,
the most violent language, both as regards the past
and the future, was uttered by dignitaries of the
church and more than one of her parochial ministers.
That we may not be accused of any exaggeration,
we shall, at the risk of revolting the sense of Christian
feel ng and of public decency, repeat a specimen of
two or three atrocious diatribes :
The Archdeacon of Droners was proud to second a reso-
lution eougratalsting the ex mui,tratts who have been
made the victims of an unworthy and unprincipled policy,
upon their undeserved persecution. He was the represent-
ative of a large parish sad the mouthpiece of • large party
who abhorred the insult offered to one of the Lomita( pro-
tenants ot the country, by the odious government under
which they lived. It hereafter a rebellion were
to be waged to the confines of Ulster, not •
protestant sword would be raised to pat it down;
but it the rebels dared to eater that province, the
Protestants would rise to a man against the popish enemy.
Re called us the brethren to be of good (Auer, for that
day would kindle • flame, which he trusted in Ged would
never be extinguished ! _ _ _

We hardly know whether to admire most the '
philanthrophy, the patriotism, or the piety of this
" venerable " and loyal man. He was almost out-
done by his " very reverend " associate the dean of
ARMOR, who insisted that the
Attempt to disgrace Lord Rodeo was as insult to every
Premeteat is the kingdom; but that he wee hinted( not very
well pleased with Lord Roden, bonus* he did sot think the
noble lord had received the Orangemen on the 12th of July,
with alt Ik. hospitality he ought ,• if the Oraagemea were to
comae to his lawn, the best he kad la the house should be at
their disposal.
From which we may naturally infer that the zeal
of the ascendant laity is but as the noble emirs
"small beer," compared to the fiery stimulants that
symbolise the virulence of the ascendant clergy.
With still co-a free and fearless speech, a younger
member of the reverend fraternity aeoorded has
Protest eguimat the profitless comes/ions of late years
I mode to popery; sal denounced the conduct of lIIIACCIMM
reveramento in atilecting the claims of such clergymen as
the Dean of Ardagh to a referment. They should say
to their ralers—if you are for Gel, stand on one side;
if yes are for Baal, stand ea the other side : sad as
I •apr parley between the church and Rossanism.
For if the protestant, of Ireland were to awatead for exist-
ence, &mower Me better. He did not want to draw the
carnal weapon, for he was • adaleter of the repel ; bat, ma
edits, he would rather meet death gloriovsly la the battle.
field this pine =der a cantering disease that would slowly
commas his vitality.
The humane and christian demagogue by whom
these incentives to party hatred and gas were
addrucci to an excited auditory, was the Rev. Mr.
NVltwatoz, one of the parochial clergyman of the
diocese of Down and Connor. When Dr. Lao' wen
recently elevated to that see we did not hesitate to
express our belief of his unfitness for that
.appoiai.
meat. It will now be seen how far our misgivings=
to the right reverend prelate's force of character me
likely to be realised. If as a bishop Dr. KNOX teas.
rates the public use by his clergy of language Igoe
this, the public will understand pretty clearly admit
manner of episcopal spirit he is of, and how far he le
endued with the courage, honour, or loyalty,—to say
nothing of religioas attributes—that, befit a spiritual
peer.
For many weeks it has been notorious that active
preparations have bees making to celebrate this day
by processions similar to those which led to such la-
mentable results en the 12th of July. The govern.
ment are doubtless alive to the danger of permitting
any demonstrations of this kind to take place; and
orders are said to have been given to prevent them.
We trust for the sake of those who administer the,
law and who are responsible for the public' pesos in
Ireland, as well is for the sake of that unhappy mu
try, that there will be no mistake about the matter
this time, but that all show of peavuoation to the
catholic party will be peremptorily averted, and Ike
demented dupes of clerical mondial= saved from
the guilt of civil bloodshed.

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