Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-12 00:00:00

ANOTHER PAPAL MANIFESTO

The pastoral letter of-Dt: Callen, read on Monday in
all the chapels of Dublin,-runs to such an extraordinary
length as to defy any attempt at -even a summary of its
contents. The main subjects discussed are • the well
thrashed question of edikatiOn, and the perilous position
of the Popedom., Leaving- the question of education,
Dr. Cullen turns to what-he-calls another ilhistration of
" hypocrisy and bigotry' acting under the mask of a
desire to put down oppressiOn and support the rights of
man." He then proeeedi as follows :
" During the past months4we must have all observed
that the most wicked attempts have .been incessantly
made to misrepresent and”malign the acts of the supreme
Iread-of our Church on earth ; and especially.the tem-
poral administration of Ifig States.. In order to per-
suade the world that the- *meekest and kindest of men,
Pius IX., was a tyrant and' an oppressor of his people,
statements based upon falsehood and calumny have
been recklessly circulated in-the press, and every wicked
art employed to show that he was unfit and unworthy
to-retain any temporal authority. At the same tine-
the- Pope's •Prime Minister; anian who had displayed
extraordinary, abilities, in- managing public affairs,
in most difficult and crifteal times—a man of un-
impeachable integrity and' most virtuous and edi-
fying in_ his life, a patron and encourager of the
fine arts—was insulted in- the most unworthy man-
ner; and calumnies agaiiist him widely circulated
onAhe authority ofli French scribbler, whose ignorance,
and impudence were only, exceeded by his malignitY•
While this spirit prevails iii high places, we are notate
he surprised that a committee should •be projected" in
England, of which the evangelical Lord Shaftesburrhns
provisionally accepted the presidency, for the purpose of
arming a band of rebels.ity Bologna, consisting in P
of outlaws and strangers to that country, and aiding
'them in their wicked oppoi4ition to their just and humane
setereign, our Holy. Father-Pius .IX. . And here let us
ask, is it not hypocrisy of an extraordinary character in
:men to encourage treason and sedition, and trample on
'the laws of the Gospel, while they assume the name of
.EVangelical, and glorify themselves, like the PhariSees,
:as models for the imitatioir of mankind ?

"The first and principal ground of complaint arable
the Pope apjears to be,. that he is not willing, to extent!
to his Pope
that liberal form of government- which,
under: English influenee,..and with the applause of the
British Press, has been introduced into the kingdom of
Sardinia by its Ministers Cavern- and Ratazzi. gat
there anything in thefritits obtained in that kingelera,bl
the-liberalised form of
.goverument to induce the-Pope
to-
adopt it ?-" What has Veen the effect of the reforms
those applauded Miaisters ? Under their auspites- the
property of convents and monastries has been eon"
Seated, nuns and friar's dtspersed, priests and ,bishoPs
exiled. or persecuted, , the• rights of the chnrelt-hivadeal
heresy and error ratronised; and the fountains-of 'know-
ledge poisoned by- anti.;-Chtholie and infidel" teaching;
All this has been done under the name of progriss awl
liberality ; but, to show how hypocritical is :such a
pretence, we mnp add that the boasted liberty of the
press has been assailed, every Catholic newspaper suP-
pressed, and intolerable- and most oppressive burdens,.
placed upon the-people.; so that under the care er
the friends of progress, and those who, are put for
ward as models of good statesmen, a, country which
twelve years ago was: happy and fioorishing is now
almost reduced!to -astute of utter destiutiOn and bank`
ruptcy, and groaningunder a fearful despotism.. But,
forsooth, their liberal institutions are- a> sufficient coin-
pensation faro.ll their losses and miseries 1. It is enough
that the Catholic Church is robbed and oppressed; this
is sufficient-cansolation for British Ilirangelicals in their
aspirations-for freedom : they are perfectly satiefied-witil
the hypocritical liberty which gives. to a violent, and
anti-Catholio. minority the power-to insult and enslave
the Catholionaajjority of their fellisw,citizens.
„ .

" Another ground of complaint which is eontinuallY
repeatechiii, that the people of the.PoPes. States are dis-
satisfied; that..foreign troops are. employed to keep therm
in obedience, and that misery,. povratT, and crime
abound* in them. In answering this: objection, it is
necessary to recollect that no human. institution is free'
from defects, and that no government- can render all 45'
snlfilects. rich, happy; and contented,. Political econeinists:
an enthusiastic statesmen, sometimes promise to bring"
back the golden age, andi to banish misery from
this world'; but their schemes are mere delusions-
This earth is only a, place off` exile and banish'
ment, where man's let is.. to. suffer and to eat_
his bread with the sweat of his brow. There wi.lll ,
always poverty in thif', world, and we-.are to.recoue"
that it is not a crime.to be poor, for.our Redeemerhitg-
self, and the blessed Virgin, and the Apostles were pill
and our Lord has said Blessed are the poor.' CriesiervLd
always disgrace thisearth,forthe children of Adam,.
by original sin, areprone toevil and disobedience,
even in the greatest and b,est governed states, there are ref!,
less spirits seeking for changes, which frequently ?ILO'
aggravate their miseries ; and mutinies, and secbtiolr ,
and rebellious spring up from time totime.. Even the
British empire is not exempt from such evils, and vernYi
lately it has. been considered expedient to reress the
to
in India by fire and sword, by destroying and pillage to
great cities, and even by blowing unfortunate soldiers

pieces from the mouth of the carillon, 01
" Now, 'while the Pope is assailed by evang
committees and statesmen, by biblical emissary„wo
and foreign _ money, why should he not call
strangers to aid in preserving his authority ? -othe
prince has a full right to. do -so, and 'ho
Pepe more -than any other ; for in reality those "
ed
are, called on to assist him cannot be oonsirrhis
strangers, as all Catholics are his children and A a
spiritual subjects, and all feel -it a right
dut to contribute to the defence of him who is oontinual We
watching. over the interests of their souls. Besides/
connection of the Pope with Catholic countries is s,111,:
timate that he may always. be Certain that some nou
of Pepin and Charlemagne, of Otho and Matilda, bef
fepgivrrevi prince, :hes
assistance
gi imitating i
ton. g thehTihmgi
This
aohsr glorious se e
vicarlv Pi,
frequentlyle
mindcohunr
Christ,
rnand
religiousdyt
ot o
happened in past itoo•es--it has happened even in our
days ; and hence the Pope does not consider it
de-
sirable to maintain a large army, or to introduce mil-11'4"
ter
conscription into hiS States, especially as his character
of common father of all the faithful obliges him
to
cultivate peace with all his children, and to maul
amicable relations with the whole world."

Lola Montes embarked at Southampton on Toes'
on board the riammonia steamer, for New York.