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London, England, 1828-11-03 00:00:00

Repo*, which wa, pointed by order of the 1104:v rf
Coro lions in .Itine, 1527. (I)
“ Commissioners consisted of five Gentlemen
of the highest respectability, I f wham, one is a Rflthali
Cpthohc, two others Protestants' favourable to the
claims of th.• Roman Cahnlris, and the remairsing
two adverse to them. No suspicion of unfair plejo-
dice can, theteloie, attach to the Commissi
and they appear to have conducted their inquiries witii
the greatest diligence, intelligem re, and impartiality.
" They pu lishert, in this Bth lite; mt. the eianonations
upon 'oath of the President, Professor, and some of the
Student, i 4 chit; Montan Catholic College of_Alaynooth,
founded and chiettrttprsted..bt.Grwernment, for the
education of the Iri-h sessiWird:.- There cannot, there.
tote, be a more authentic- record Of the avowed Princi•
pies and sentiments of tl e Roman Catholic Plies's,
leollecsed under Vie most rovoutdble circumstances. The
Ties/ion will then be, to examine how far they have
'departed' bona those doctrines.and principles which, in
former timed, were considered as dangerous to Ilse se-
curity c f Government, and the preservation of the prin-
tiples of morality and virtue among mankind.
° 1 shall call your attention to only three instances,
anxiously recommending the examinations at large to
the careful consideration of such members of both
Houses of Parliament as are favourable to the Roman
Catholic Cause. and to such other Gentlemen as may he
desirous of taking a complete view of this important
subject.
" I know no part of the history of the Roman Ca.
tholic Church which has more justly excited the auto-
nishnient and indignation of mankind than the pro•
ce.dings of Pope lunocent 111. and the Fourth Council'
of the Lateran, which e.tsblished the Inquisition,
preached the Crusade against the Aihigense., mu which
hist,nians crimper& that a million of persoos of every
14-..:e and sex were put to the sword, and ..eclared that all
Pi inces who did ne t este• ate hereircs in recur dorsal

sl.orild be eacommunicAted And deposed.
" The Reverend Di. Cr' tty (2), Pi e.ident ► f the C
lege, and the Iteveiend Dr. Slevin (3), Picket of the
Dunboyne Est.thlishmeot, in Nl.synooth, were esamined
a.: to the Decree of the Council of Liman. They cull;
state, *bat As the C tined wa, comi.co ed of temporal as
well as .cclesiastic..l author tit s, they do not think the
Church answerable if these was anything erroneous or
blameable in its proceedings (though tile Pope pi esi ed,
and the Council is known to have been only an inst,u
ment in his hands), but that they do not consider the
deposing decree as now in force. -
'' If any tiensaction could be worse than those of the
Council of I.4teran, it would be •she treacherous and
cruel execution of John Huss, at. the Couucil of Con-
stance, after the safe conduct granted to him by the
Emperor, with the consent of the Cou mil. Here, in-
deed, Dr. Crotty is bolder (1), for he justifies the Cowl
ell, on the ground that Huss merited hislAtt by attempt-
ing to e.cApi when he found he was ab, ut to be burnt

'ln these two instances I have only stated the senti-
ments of individuals, though it may be judged what an ,
influence the sentiments of men in such situatoins must
have over the minds of their pupils, and I do not refer to
the transactions of this !emote date with any view of '
dwelling upon their enormity ; but it is highly im-. ,
portant that the Protestants of this count, y should knob
in what light they are represented by the leading Roman
Catholic Divines of the presets' day, and especially those
who are charged with the educat* of out (elms.
subj-cts, and who, in their examination b.-fore the Com-
missioners, mutt. have been supposed to Italic spoken
with as much caution and %visit to av• id offence, as a
candid statement • f their sentiments woul.l admit, acid
who terse allowed the In lest opp• smoky of revising
and c fleeting their statements. Bur the next that I
shall mention is taken horn the public T.xt Book of the
Course of Divinity (5), and is to be found in the exa-
minations of the It v. Dr. rtitglade, the present Prefes•
• sot of Mnial Theology and Dr. Mliale, the late Pio.
n .va Bi hop of Maronid.
i• 1 know no tenet ever imputed to the II -man Ca-
tholic Chinch mote destructive to niorilit) and good
IA t'i un.ng mankiud, and of al+ col listener between
resters olid their subjects, than the power claimed by'
the P •pe of dispensing with oaths.
s•iii this 'fez' Rook it is disto.cs ly laid down, that there
is in the church a poen of dispinsing with oaths. and
vows, as well as sins ; so that the people of England
are taxed to the amount of 9.0001. or 10 OWL a yea. (s),.
for the purpo,e of maintaining I',t fet.sors, to teach tlie.
Roman Cu hoin.sof Ireland, that in some cases a.Priest,
in others a 11. shop, and in all, the P- pe, ea st tejease them
.tiom their sin-, their vows. and then oaths!
" I shall peihaps be told that the Raman Catholic
Laity have no objection' to renounce the dispensing
soWer of the Pope, and are measly to do it upon oath.
have no doubt of this, is, for it Is vroarkabie that Dr.
Angtade ants Dr. Arflale have themselves s t thus)
114 example; as alt the officers and stuJent, •.f May.
smith are ieqiiired to take an oath of. allegiance, iii ,
which this dispensing power is distort wed in the attuned
possible terms; and .t is not a little ins to
,obserse,
in some of the-sub.equent ellsitsinationsois what manner
some of the members of the College expte.s the scs tipk,
the, have felt on this,accuunt. Leaving, however, these
Reverend D..ctors to settle this matter with their oars
consciences, or to obtatn such dispensation as they may
think mist effic.scinus, I roust mention a titco.nistat.ce
tespectoog 1) . \l'ilale which ft:tingly illuitiates the
diocipl,ne ui Nl.yisooth.
is a regulation at the College, that any officer or student
who nay write an anonymous letter. or poisli-h any work or
pamphlet, without the appruluarias sit the Pie.isients„ soma be ex-
pelled. Dr. hPliale, while Protestor of 'dotal Theolua7s Pub-
lished a ,cries of *tiers under the 'signature of I lierophilss, gru--17
reflecting upon the Established Church. It.- presented big pensphiet
in pours to the President, and it wits widely cireul aid -among th.
pro:Jaunts and nude! t.. But was L. M'llale expelled? Nu; he
was continued in his Professor's chair, and was shortly afterwards
ps onward to a Ilisberpric. Idu nut meats trues these circuit/static.%
or from many others equally striking, which might be cmketed
from the Iteporci, to Inter that 3laynnoth Coliege sought to ho sup-
pre,,sed, Of the Parhauseritary grant bandy withdraws, 1111,111 it ; but
I do contend that tiro little irtgolante has ht;sh 4 in, ci •etl iu the.super-
intendetsce of the College, and, a confidence much two implicit
plated in its conductor.; and that. in priicul.r. It appear. that a
Jtsuitscal h Ciente of a very suspicinue kind has barn allowed to
ewablish it-e if thrre at usiletent milts;
** lit what 1.4 coo be more inyoriant or delicate he its nature,'
than that of 1.414011 i g the rrincipk. of men placed in the very peculiar
snnanoo die .n Catholic Priests MI Ireland-,-;men of whiten
their thaitis.lis sisal atithirtrs assert !list on thesu exclusively frp‘mbr
the 1.1161/1 ul inlaid arid lilt peace cut the empire; and ilia they
sole liar coo-min: es and Nowt she artions tit 7.0100.0i.0 of 1411
fellnw subjects ? Whether this manlier Is exaggerated. and *Whet-
the itiussnition of the Protestants is (as i believe) falsely acid inju•
rteisidt alionsiased in thew represevita eons, is Of no ouoseqmvsee toi
my aigumeut. (7) On the contrary, :he *mailer the proportion tot
(I) There ban able review of this Ilepta in the 74th No. of the I
Quitter, limier (Published ib March, 1828 ) A ruck 7, page 459.
(4 Page 83. (5) Page 241.
(4) Page Mi. (6) Page 175-18.1.
(84 Its the year 1N2.1, the total amount of the increase of the Cof-
fey of 111.yisonib was 10,60 W. of which 8,6001. arose Inuit the
ipdhantotosty grant. and the remainder troni•estates and bequests.
(7) The best estimates Lid before Miami tit in 1h25, made the
him 11 ettibubCl answitnt to be about 4,11100,00 U, and the ''oyes. ,
L. 11,,, to about I,9asit Oa. of whoa' misstated' w.Ore 4ata.
blushed Church The estarmaea of the Raman Cadholic
nu.cle their &eh, about ,6,500,000. and the Protestants about
4.1.80,000.

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i'rot stains it as 'l.'. rite Afore they 01,tnat need the pints eel 0 .in ,
support or ellen r rot, l'recr.i .1116 ill 141111.1111:. Wr ri, howt It' r.
...metsoirs tohi ,h.ft tier hewer .M Ilse fittest. i, linty of a ,041, dal
nature. Mkt o.n'y eterti.Al l.r thr !wt.( hrottCl4l pl 4 1 tist-s.--
11. hrt tor the tient of election is a. parety spittattal totatwe I leivs
to the fr,-e1.0,.1, rof Kent to judge:, but wr already know thet in
the el. ctions sit Ir. laud the Priests have begun to exercise a try
niendous power. They have ahead, in two counties defied ths
tidbit nee of property. and rerulit.il hiehihirs avowedly as their
mere creatures., And we err threatened that o'4l will do so hi all
she comitie- in Ic land. That they have the power of dating so, it
their inflict:re ' over the 40.. freeholders is every where ritually
Oro. apps at • from a tioeument printed by Ow House et Con ttttt nis
in I 81,i, and which I thliare to be the Wyse that has appeastd
In this paper the reeebolders who had beeo.regi-erred in Ireland
for wow years before were divided isto three Asses---m Ulf a
year, 111 and ins. Of this last class the Issoniter remitted was
.177,000 while the aggregate of the two remaining classes amounted
to 11.341itite than 25.000 (d) Those who have contended tor the
admission of Roman Catholics to Parli..tuent pave always rept,.
ittnted the number likely to be returned as Phi inconsidesable to
be of any importance; but how grossly they hhe decrierd them-
selves this °document, combined with recent events, too plainly
proves. .
" We are, however, told that the Ronne Catholic Wit y. viten,
once admitted to all political privileges, would throw off" their
bondage to the Clergy, and only consider themselves as members of
the State. I cannot, however, discover apy instance in which they
have shown a 'wady resolution to do so; nor can I conceive it
possible, while they remain members of a relisziors the very sub
stance and curvier of which consists in unlimited obedience to the
Church.

" An able, and, indeed. pathetic address, has been largely eirttn
laird among you on behalf of the British Roman Catholics, signed
by sense of the moat illustrious and ancient names shunts our
Nobility; but I must confess that the elect of this addrt es on my
mind Was greatly weakened when I observed Ilia the British Ca-
tholic Aomeiation afterwards returned its shank. to the 40.. free.
holders of Watettord, for obeying the dictates of their l'aests, in
opposition to the wishes of their landlords; Anti that, more lately,
one of the most ancient of that body of the rilobihty had just pub-
fished a' letter. highly commending the ens- freeholders of (late tor
driving out a Protestant Gentleman (those! one of the ablest ad.
vacates of the Roman Catholic cause) from the representation of '
the county, fee the purpose of returning a Roman Catholic dema-
gogue, though they had every reason to believe that he could not
legally take Ms seat : and thus attempting, either by intimidation
lor chicane. (and I care nut which it /4), to establish a claim which
bap been steadily rejected by the I.egislattere.
" the of the most consumes reproaches urged against the upper.
nerds eel the Roman Catholic claims is, that we are now the mile
intolerant end' persecut sag nation rens..ining ; and this 'arcane* is
repeated, till some at least of thoae who use o must lie supposed to
believe it. They forget that in Spain and Portugal no Protestant
is allowed, to live. eacept a very toleration to flirt tore.—
that iu the stew State. of Spanish America, though atiositting the
most revolutionary systems of government, the principle of reli-
gious toteratnni has beets unbormly rejected; and that evils the
right of sepulture was not hmg since refirdel to !knish I Nike ri—
ithat in Piedmont the Protestants ate co. fined to a few thane*/
mountain edifies. beyond which they are not allowed to possess
property or elletilseisrof Ssitoss-s-thst in other pert, rbt Italy they
ate only tolerated by c ivatice—and that ht thew and all unser
Roman Catholic &mottles, without exception. the use of the liable
is denied to the Laity by the ecclesiastical,atid in mint by the civil
authorities. . . .
" It is, indeed, extraordinary how little, even anions the cede.
siastlcat student. at the College lit Ilaynooth, and the .14 suit Semi.
nary at CleingisheslreUmecting which there if Solite reltlelite fie tM.
ItrpOft so often referred to), the ilisile appears to he known ; and
it I. nitorioes, that the priests take ,away, wider paints( sxciania
munitation. even the Roman Catholic version of the New lima.
mem. if given to the !sky.
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rhere remain the instances, ate much relied 'mon, of l'rnssia,
France, and I leilland, where it it said that all citizen. reijoy equal
sights, and toleration, philanthropy, and concord uoiversail) psi v sin.
The Gaisrtninher of Proisda ism dilletcol (fool WO own (JD tteltioi,
no Legislative Assembly). that nis fair analogy cats be 'maws br.
Intro them ; bit the state uf religion in that coutitry is onderstioni
toll* anything but satisfactory, notwithstanding the very laudable
endear/outs of the present Ling to hitroduce a. teethe state of things.
"In France the Roman. Catholic Church had received such a
shocli.from the realm of the .Idevolution, that its power coed not
possibly be restored, and a pshiciesie of toleration unavoidably took
I place, rienwithitending the strenuous elgafts of the late Pope, who
eta great permits' wish appalled Illutuiparae'e endeavours to introduce
religious freedons, • ••
" But the state of France is so far from being bne of .religious
peace and union, that it is easy to see the symptoms of a. sfuat tr.
ligious struggle in that country, which may end in ounce treuieudoua
cunvidsicA. •

" It appears also from the Maynooth Report, that thessentiments
of the Roman Catholic Church in France, e•cli before the Revolu-
tion, are considered in Ireland as much toe Jibed'.
" In the kiii.doniatbe Netherland*, the analogy with our Go-
vernment completely fails. Oars is a Protestant Government,
Gagne{ by the union of two frutestion kingdoms, having an !SU.
hlished Protemaat church. in . Ireland as well as in Great Britain.
but emulating a great number sof Raman Catlwlic, and other
sewers.
Tbs Windom of the Netherlands, oath* ,ossuary, is an union,
of two parts in one of which she Protestant, awl the tither the
Roman Catholic, is the established religion. it was therefore int.
possible that they should smite upon any other terms than those to
religious equality, and a Concordat was, with neueh difficulty, ob-
tained from the Pope, rquitiiiig the religious emulation of the
Roman Catholics.

this Cuocordat, the nomination of the llamas, Catholic
Bishops was virtsally placed in the hands IN the King, though they
were foireeeim investiture from the Pope. •
The King, accordingly, proceeded to nominate seven Ilishops
to the vacant wet; but of the *even, the l'oste e•wihrntrd only the
&shop of Naram, and the tithes -sets shit rentriss Wr may
judge 0042 this !sample, of the probability of a c.olcortiat for Ire•
laud, producing general union said tranquailit y, ev, a it it coukt be
obtained on satisfactory terms; but we hnow that the lrhlt Pre.
late. us, 1825 declared, beim'. the Conamittei a tit both flume* ot
Parliament, their reasslutiou to soliteat to any pow gotta', lather
than admit the interference of the Government in Mitt itelcolaollicti
appointments.
•' I. cannot, therefore, augur lavouraldy of the conrittuance of
religious concord either in Frame or the Netlserl.inds, though I
sincerely desire it may prevail; not only became, ea a man mid a
Christian, it is my duty to wish for the peace itt ot►er nation.,
but becau/e any serious convulsion taking ',Lice hn either of douse
commie' could not.fail tit endanger our own. At any rate, these
ea:ample* are much too recoil. and the eaperirtice we can jet have
of the aettkntent of thtr‘e they •ronneou too short, to Abort/ any
safe precedent for an alterations& our sawn► Another assestiwi
often mbar, and most assiduously insisted upon ut-late, to, that the
petiole of EttgLittsl are become lavouralik, or at least not hostile,
;;..the Roman Carbolic and that it is now only a coutealpti-
ble remnant of bigots who oppose them.
" These bigots, however, comprise a conriderable m ijority of
the House of Peers. about an equality in the House iii COllllllO4ll,
and a vast majority of the loyal, honest, intelligent, and sods pen-
dent commonalty and yeomanry of England. 1k this the meeting
on l'enetsuen.heath was a stroking altostrati. n; but. a/ 1 *l.l. to

prove every thing troth 'tomato Catholic autinarities, or thme ui
their ativocatass t 'hall cite one of the &bleat and most constant lel
those asivocates—the vrry mow ce and ihanimatu in liberation'
—.namely; the'EtlinktrOs Maim.
Tie* friends ut the Cathottca hive, indeed, too lung kept
laibt the real difficulty which *opts'u the progre,s 01 All Inge..
Mires lot astir relict.

-"s Theic has been 'a nerbnus reluctance - perhaps a natural um
wilhugetesst—to approach this subject. let it is of the utmost im-
portance that it should at last be fully ten.letstoud. 'the dirficultY;
we believe,. is neither with the King nor with the Cabinet—nei-
ther with the Commons new with the Lnrds. It is with the people
of England, and not with the curt upt—iint with the servile—not
with tits rude and uneducated—Om with the dissolve and imbu
lent—but .with the great body of the 'MUM% ur.lers—uf Muse
who live in comfort, and have received swine instruction. O( the
higher classes, the
decided maiurity isbeyond dispute with the
Catholics: 'I he lower classes care ii..thinAat all about the question.
It is tunny those whose infiesenee is generally faceted for the must
salutary purposes—on:mug those from velum liberal statesmen have,:
ill general, tecrivesl the struugsst support—anmt' tbose whoctrl
she deepest detestation a oppression as.d corruption, th .1 erroneous
opinions on this subject are moat treauesit:
" It then proceads.to lumina thy friend. at the Catanlics how
to convert the people of England, and concludes with thus address.
ing them:
" ' lfut of this they may be fully assured, that while the general
feeling of the nation remains undies/ed. a 'Alituatry which should
'stake its esistruce on the success of their deism, would win ascii
without bcn. hung them.' (P)
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(may ;deers to one more statenwnt of the advocates for
emancipation. We are told that the Wirt. who oppose them air
growing 'old and fan wearing out, and that the ritang generation'
ate universally favourable to the cause • and Mr. O'Connell bas•
eirmard Itiui,rlf and hii bearers by calcuatiug in how natty year.
no oppoorotcut I.4thimie miamicipation would ha lett. Is Kbe so,,
why not let us die in pew? Surely it is *oath while to wait a
low years to obtain with *gesterarMsocurre. ch and approbiiii• a
tit use people or Ragland alining,: which could not now be effecstrti
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