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LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23. I rlrt

THE address of our venerable PRIMATE to his
clergy, which we this day publish, is all that mould be
desired. It is brief, simple, charitable though firm,
without passion or recrimination. It slays no
enemy, and betrays no friend. It denounces and
points out the errors of those members and authorities
of the established church, who have, like the tutor of
the children in the early Roman history, led them
gambolling and unconscious into the very camp of
the enemy. But even now it would rather reclaim
than punish.
la the present burst of zeal,that hasearriedaway even
the most forbearant protestant*, the ARCHBISHOP ap-
pears as a moderating rather than an impelling power.
Be tel us that it is the nature of not only popery to
be aggressive, but of all sincere religions. There are,
however, differeA kin3s of aggressions : there is that
of invasion and conquest, of presumption and dictation,
as well as of argument and persuasion. If all sin-
cere rcl;gions are to be aggressive, as the late bull of
the POPE displayed itself, then, all we can say is, that
the sincerity is of that kind which outrages common
feeling, and leads direct to civil war.
Another pregnant remark of the PRIMATI ID,
that the errors of popery are but too con-
genial to the ignorant and the poor. A more
significant answer could not have been given
to that part of Cardinal WISEMAN'S appeal in
which he announces his intention of applying his
powers of propagandism to the destitute classes which
throng the narrow streets and lines of Westminster.
Both prelates thus beer witness to what Is the strength
of Romanism. That religion was, in fact,foundedin the
middle ogee, when there were no classes but the
wealthy and the poor, and when the middle and in-
dustrious ranks existed: not. Catholicism was formed
for such a division of society, and such a state of in-
struction as that division implies. Bat wherever a
middle clue arose, there the pretensions of the
clergy, which form the basis of catholicism,
were questioned, and that simple Christianity
restored, alone compatible with the free and enlight-
ened development of the industrious classes. Against
the aggressions of Romanism, then, we may feel
assured that the middle class in all countries will
remain firm. The weakness, the possibility of re-
lapse is only to be feared from the intellectual caprice
of the idle and high born, or from the infantine and un-
devel 'pod intellects of the untutored poor. We have
long since pointed out the true source of danger
and declared that it was in Ireland and in the univer-
sities that the radical remedy was to be applied.
Oar venerable PRIMATE, however, sees more the
MOWS that spring from the ignorance of the destitute.
For them he recommends the bible, and more clergy to
instil it. His Grace calls on his archdeacons to stir
op the laity to provide means for supporting as ad-
ditional number of clergy. It seems to us, however,
that there is, at least, one other step that ought to
take precedence of this.
It is loudly proclaimed, and, indeed, admitted by
his Grace, that thi re are clergymen within the church
busily propagating Runtish opinions and Romish
practices. Now, so long as these are paid out of the
hinds of the churl, as by law established, we, as
laymen, feel the sail upon us to add to the funds of
that church to be premature. It is rather too much
to have to pay one set of .71ergymen to inculcate error,
and another to counteract them. Let the ARCHBISHOP
grit get the false teachers out of the church, and
their endowments bestowed on sound teachers, and
then we shall see clearly whether any more are
wanted.
0111 r worthy PRIMATS sees, indeed, where the evil
lies, but wants the courage. to recommend the neces-
sary measures for eradicating it. It is for the lay
wake of the empire, so utiversally appealed to, and by
no voice more ten pot or more just than that of the
Deae of Barirron, to demand and to see that this be
done. If allowance is to be made for churches that
are aggressive from sincerity, none ought to be given
to those who betray their trust and err under false
pretences.
The Ascii-manor's reply is, however, the more
Christian from its comprehensive charity. A mese
beautiell contrast could not have been presented lei
the tone, the language, and the arguments of the
Pore, and of the CARDINAL LEGATE. There is
cot one political all eion throughout it. It bee
deep plulosophy bat no polemics. And if R..
manism is characterised as something to be guarded
against, be it remembered that the prelate who utters
the warning is one who voted for catholic emansipa-
tion. Will Cardinal WISEMAN show us any Roman
catholic state or a Roman catholic prelate, who has
done u much for protestant'?

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Tint pressured the esthete topics ecansoted with
the recent Popish aggression in these kingdoms has
hitherto prevented our adverting to that very remark-
able document, the Pores allocution to the Secret
Consistory touching the quarrel with the Sardinian
states. Disguised though its purport be by those
tones of hypocritical meekness - which characterise
the manifestos of the papal government, a more
audacious and insulting document has seldom
issued from the Vatican. Certain diplomatic
conventionalities may possibly enough have been
violatel by the mode in which the 'SIMARD( laws
were passed ; and had the Pore been minded to leave
a door open to reconciliation, he might have confined
himself to making objections on diplomatic grouting.
But he has not ehoseu to do so. He has with his
own lips condemned the abolition of ecclesiastical
courts, of clerical immunities, of the right of whilst*
criminals, &c., and the ot her measures paned, or known
to be in contemplation by the Piedmontem govern-
ment, as "all against the rights of the church, and
prejudicial to the interests of religion." From which
the only inference is, that all the relations now exist-
ing between the see of Rome and the other catholic
states of Europe are on a wrong basis, and will have
to be readjusted. For notwithstanding the recent
concessions of the French and Austrian governments,
there is now no country in Europe where those eccle-
siastical immunities exist
Nor is Plug IX. content with denouncing, and se
he bad previously done through Cardinal ANTON/ILL',
demanding the repeal of the Stocaaor laws. He
expressly declares that the privileges which this.
laws put an end to were not rely not an intrusion ea
civil and national right', but far lees =Weave ibis
the interests of the church required. He thrown 6
direct censure on his peetlesemers Ise the diminution
of ecclesiastical " immunities by treaties emested to
at more recent paid' by eessesisa pest zany
people in the Sardinian provisos tbethethese says
Pt ox IX., " were not a little esteeitheed at the lioility
with which our prudeoessom reads what they called
too great conomoas is this affair." Great @woe-
rageeseut this to the government and people of the
Sardinian states ! They are not only imperatively
ailed on to repealthe laws passed by immense
majorities in both chambers, and approved of by their
sovereign ; but they are told that even the relaxa-
tions in the old system, which OREGOZE XVL had
conceded to the requisitiose of the pious QUM=
ALBERT, are sot seriiko be Awed.
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