The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-26

prefr,tative and the bodies or perions repr een,e
that he mutt purdue their nterells. But it the Ca
tholic has not an opportun.,y to ftpd to parliament
thoie who are likely to iympath.ze with HIM, it
not with any truth fairaes be iad that ne is
virtually repreiened in the houfe of commons. With
relped Ike Catholics being inadmilib- corpora
tions. perhaps the injury ar.s chiefly from the ltamp
of degradatio, carries with it, bee uie thee corpo.
rations being competed entirely of proteiants, there
could be little chance of Catholic gaining adj
mittance. The igtna only is retained, and only in
fuch way be injurious the feelings OF the Ca
tholic body
ihall now briefly take notice Of few objections
70 the meaiure Jaeobitiim is given up-I take that
for granted But it is id that there mutt he an III
eongruity and iucompatbiiiy of two perons of fuch
oppolte religious acting together in public afars for
| the public good. ihouid like to hear this theory
explained, for theory it appears foley to be. What
neceility would there be for Proteant and Catholic
itatenan quarreng about doctrines of religion hen
il was to be confdered whether fleet ihould be tent
to the Weft-Indies or Mediterranean! MuA il i,,-
fably happen that will attack the other at the
| council board, faying, Oh! but You worlhip the
Virgin Mary, aud believe in tranfu5lantatioi,--bu,
don't ?! Are fuch puer,iities to be expected in the
Preent day? Nay, is Iuch thing to be expected on
bench Of judges to which the Catholics have admit
zion! Sncha thing might happen in Turkey where
the religion and law of Mahomet 70 interviewer ;
but ueh ncompatibilities quite foreign from the
nature OF laws and adminiftration-Bu whs.
Tome 70 fearful that men of different religions
eoald never ferve together cordially, we Gnd thefe
naNinis are contrary the practice of all Europe
Nav, at time when religious bigory compelled Hem
ry w. Change his religion, Sully, proteitant
eoniidered bad miiAer of Ca,hoIc king : Wa.
Neckar, whatever faults might be imputed TO him,
worie miniiter of finance, becaue proteaant NAY,
does the emperor of Germany, whole houie has
been remarkable for religious federation. fcruple to
entrut proteant prince, Ferdinand Of Wr,embcrg,
"ith the guard of his perfon Does the king of prrf
Ia refuie employ Catholic? would Frederic the
great have rejected an able man that account In
Rui,ia, where the Greek church is ehab!hed prince
Izsritoriniki, Catholic, is iecretary of fate-Tn
Venice, formerly, Greek patriarch and Catho-
lie apohol;c vicar would have been found attuo in
perfect harmony. Wa, there any ncor,patib-
iity between the protefanr and Catloc ca;;:f,s CT
Switzerland, when the no democratical of the cam
TONS and the moa bgotted Catholics, becauIe proba-
bly, the mott ignorant in Europe, are to be found in
the fnaler cantons Of the Hslvetc union Now in
deed though the Pretender be gone, the pope remains
and from him danger is apprehended, becauie for
Tooth ne has been Paris crown the rev emperor
OF France Bur for what reafon could the pope even
have been an object of alarm England iurey for
no other reaion than the influence he might he f,n
poied to have over the Catholics in firing them m
to rebellion. But did the pope do 10 when he
ought have terved both the French king and the houe
of Stuart But in I7l5 and l745, the pope could
NOT an; nc Catholics In the late rebellion it is very
curious 70 -nsrk, that the Catholics who at leaf
were only rton to the proteaants engaged in
thar affair." were not in ''Sated by the pope Where
t.ey melted by the pope to iooW Mr., DR..
Mac Nevin, &c. |? By no means. a. is worthy OF
remark, that at the very .me the pope We N loitili-
y with France; that he good terms wit, ibis
country, and looked it for protection; he neither
had the power influence the Catholics of ireland,
and, if he had pofIeGed the power, would have ufed
it diiuade the Catholics from fuch proceedings
Surely after this, il is ridiculous repreien the pope
formidable inarument in the hand of Bonaparte.
Beides ii Sonaparte wiihed 10 employ the popes in
fuence fir up the Irih would it not rather be to
fend emilares among them iecretly, reprefent TO
them their degraded Fate, tell them how vain il
was to look to England for redrete1 Would not this
be an influence lar more dangerous than any which
the pope could obtain Catholic gentlemen or no.
bleuen in parliament? Fer could 1T be credited
that OF al the Catholic representatives 70 many as
three could ever be found weak and wicked enough to
lend their efforts foreign country to betray the
government that protects them need not lir take
up any time in reminding the houie, that though the
form OF religion in Scotland differs eiientialy from
what is eitabiihed in this country, nconvenences
have arilen, danger has been experienced to our
national eltablfhn,en The prefbyterians of Scotland
fwear that they confne their differences foley TO
matters Oh OOStTHe anu dlciplne aud With that al
feveration we completely fatisfied.
In tine Gale of rhe Roman Catholics, you call OIL
them to fwear particular points, and hen they have
taken the oath you will not believe their teitinlony
10 call neil for declaration oath, and after the
declaration is given affect dbelieve is fir at
all times proof of the greatef nagnity Of dfpof-
ton and the moA contemplate weakness of underaAI-
ding In the government of the prefent day, howe
yer, il would appear m color5 Till more odous, and
tl more uujuitihable IL is nothing fiort of calling
to conform the particular terms of an act
and shsfoey with the view of making thofe who ac-
cede its conditions footwear themelyes You fri
bold inducements to them to fear to the renunca-
former bad opinion remains unchanged if Trey have
the 1ghtell connection with the Roman Catholic re-
igion; if ever they venture attend mafs it is no
onger ia their power TO preferve any fort of regard
or the fanefity Of OATH aud therefore you ma, fe-
conlder all they have fo!enny declared as abfoue-
" amounting TO nothing. No trun can be placed in
heir teony, becuie iueh is the nature Of their reli-
gion that they cannot be trulied Having then made
this fort of general diinction aganft the Roman Ca
tholcs what it fir that is done TO remedy this evil
What is reiorted TO make the oath Of men of fuch
character ali refponble any law OF human teri
mony ? You begin BY laying that thefe perlons are
unworthy of being believed, and you get rid of the
difficulty by iTpong another oath You think your
easblhmenf in danger, the Catholics of ireland are
admitted to fair participation of the privileges Of the
contribution and you remedy this evil by esIing on
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