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good feeling to bind us together; and my firm be-
lief is that, if questions arise on which differences
of opinion may exist, friendly communication will
not only remove those difficulties, but will also tend

to make the fact of those differences having arisen
extend into a system of reciprocal advantage and
the great extension of commercial intercourse be-
tween the two countries." Language of this kind,
held by men in the important stations occupied by
the speakers on this occasion, will do far more to
preserve the amicable relations which ought to
subsist between England and America, than the
inflammatory speeches in which members of Con-
gress are apt to indulge will tend to interrupt.
They, however, do but assert that liberty which
is their proudest boast; and, though threaten-
ings appear sometimes more prominent than conci-
liation, we may anticipate that, as in the case before
us, when left to the good sense and judgment of
those who are entrusted with the administration of
public affairs, any differences which may arise will
be discussed with the same good feeling and mu-
tual forbearance. Each country is too largely inte-
rested in the prosperity of the other not to have a
direct interest in maintaining peace; and we'may
therefore view without apprehension the angry dis-
cussion which is now going on in the Congress at
Washington respecting the alleged interference of
England for the preservation of the island of Cuba
to the kingdom of Spain.

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.-DANGERS
FROM ROME.

IN the list of the new Administration will be found
the names of three members of the Romish Brigade,
viz., Mr. JOHN SADLEIR, Mr. MONSELL, and
Mr. KEOGH. This is but another proof of the
tendency of the party now in office towards Rome,
and should quicken apprehension as to the course
which will be pursued during the next session.

It is possible that, notwithstanding the prepon-
derance of public opinion in favour of the principles
of the Reformation, the public are not sufficiently
alive to the importance of preventing those small
but gradual advances by which Rome has main-
tained her ascendancy in Ireland, and extended her
influence in this country. We can all well remember
the furor of indignation which agitated the kingdom
when the Romish Bull was published, which was
to separate England into dioceses, under a hierarchy
of Romish Bishops. But we can also remember
the apathy which ensued when the inefficient mea-
sure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL was accepted as a
redress for the aggression which, had it been per-
petrated in the reign of Queen ELIZABETH instead
of that of Queen VICTORIA, would have been met
by sending every Romish Priest out of the kingdom,
without waiting for an appeal to Parliament to pass
an impracticable law. Since the Emancipation Act
of 1829 opened the doors of the legislature to men
whom, experience has proved, no form of oath can
bind, every step that has been taken has been to-
wards Rome, under every possible pretext, supported
by the treachery of the Whigs, the indifference of
the Radicals, the tendency of the Romanising party,
and the energetic determination of the Romish Bri-
gade. The notorious Lichfield-house compact sur-
rendered the Govcrnment patronage in Ireland to the
enemies of the Crown, for the sake of securing a
parliamentary majority. The Charitable Bequests
Act directly recognised the titles of Romish pre-
lates, though contrary to the letter and spirit of the
Constitution, and as much a violation of it as the
notorious Romish aggression in England. When
Earl GREY was Colonial Secretary, he signed in-

structions to the Governor of New South Wales to
receive Romish prelates with the same honours as
those of our own Church. When HER MAJESTY
visited Ireland, under the auspices of her Whig
Ministers, she received them on equal terms : and
thus in every possible way the Church of Rome,
though teaching a " damnable heresy," according
to the express words of the Constitution, and its
members known to he acting in traitorous combi-
nation against the Sovereign—owning no other
allegiance than to a Foreign Pontiff—has been
supported and directly encouraged by the very party
who now form a prominent portion of the new Ad-
ministration. It is deserving of serious considera-
tion, even by those who profess what are called
Liberal opinions, whether they ought to continue
their support to men whose whole leaning has been
on the side of Rome. The desire for religious
liberty has been amply carried out in the toleration
afforded to all denominations of Protestant Dis-
senters, but it becomes a grievous wrong when it is
made the pretext for promoting that huge excres-
cence upon Christianity whose faith is superstitious
bigotry, and whose practice is intolerance and cru-
elty. Rome wants but the physical power she once
possessed, to revive the fires of Smithfield, and re-
enact the horrors of the Inquisition. She has
changed neither in spirit nor intention, as witness
the imprisonment of the MADIAI in Florence; she
only lacks the means, and these she is gradually
and insiduously acquiring, through the treachery of
our rulers, who either cannot, or will not, see the
importance of each small step in advance. Concili-
ation has been tried in vain, and it now only re-
mains, if we would preserve the blessings which
our forefathers won at the Reformation, to interpose
an effectual resistance. In endowing the College
of Maynooth, we have nurtured a nest of vipers to
sting our own bosoms, and the first step should be
to demand a repeal of the endowment. In admit-
ting Romanists to Parliament, we have added to
their importance as political agitators, and have
seen them elevated into the position of advisers of
the Crown : this requires also to be amended. But
no step in the right direction can he taken so long
as we are content to be governed by a coalition
which comprises the most dangerous elements of
every section antagonistic to religion and loyalty.