Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-16

glon itself, that piety by which she was
distinguished, has been converted into
an additional instrument Of torture BY
the tenets of the Roman Catholic per
suasior, we know how very strictly the
duties Of confession and of hearing mass
are enoined. If, in the poignancy of
her Affections, tho accumulated injuries
of her spprsssors could be supposed in
a mind Of such angelic purify, to have
exciteda momentary emotion of resent
ment, sod have disturbed the meek tran
lquillityof christian resignation, it is
torment TO her conscience not to be suf-
fered, ID the acknowledgment OF it, to
fulfil that duty which her religion has
prescribed. The opportunity of fulfil
ling these duties, by sincere and devout
Roman Catholics, considered as sacred
and Indispensable, have, by govern
ment pretending to be fighting the cause
ofthAs very religion, been absolutely re-
fused 10 her repeated and pressing So
licna,ions.
he House is probably impatient 10
be relieved from the detail OF such dis
tressing circumstances. Many more
have CONS to my knowledge, which
the dellcacy Of disclosing the means by
which they have transpired, prevents
my toucing upon. | am aware, that
| by SEINE the sgila,isn of this subject is
considered as more injurious than bene-
! fclai TO the unfortunate persons It re-
| lates TO. Any anonymous observations
of that nature, should think unworthy
OF notice. But since | gave notice Of this
motion, paper has been put into my
hands, where, confess, it was with CON
cern found writer Of cminencc and abb
lily adopting this language. Whoever
has read much OF what has been written
during The course of tho Revolution,
( must be acquainted with the various
publications Of VI, Malet du Pan. In
letter addressed 10 the editor of Paris
journal, Ina him positively contradict.
ing a Statement which that editor has
mace OF the i'll treatment OF the priso-
ners OF Olmuiz, tellingshim, that by the
representation he has given Of ii he has
made himself the Echs Of Imaosture
From what eurces M. MaIlet du Pan
has drawn his Information do not know {:
In his contradiction Of the rigorous treat
nent OF the prisoners oil OImutz, from
..e respectable character he bears |
hope, and AN willing TO believe, that he
IS himself oply The Echo Of {mhoSture
Those, however, who have been cpn-
versant with his former writings, viii
certainly observe that he has IN his in
stance, adopted somewhat Of more
courtiy strain than is perfectly censis,en,
with tbs liberal principles oil rational
llberal,ty, of which be has usually profess
ed himself the advocate. he declares
that III common with the rest Of the world
he laments the fate of these unhappy
prisoners he declares himself perfectly
llgnorau, with respect to he causes OF
their confinement. This ignorance he
considers as imposing duty upon ali
prudent men OF al entire silence upon
the subject. aud recommend ii lheir
frlends to endsavor, by all the means il
. their power, tina, these unhappy persons
should be wholly forgottealtilI history shat.
, have removed the vel. which at present
: covers his mysterious business. Ills
, indignation is without bounds, when be
finds this journalist holding forth 10 En
rope, under the csiors oil a Caiisuia, =
, monarch, OF all others, the most dia,in-
, guished for clemency yet he tells US
that this monarch holds in his pr!sens,
, neither nc nor any one else can csnjec-
, ture wherefore, person 10 whose cna-
racter hc himself atiixes The epithets
estimate and irreEroacha6le. M. Nal
let du Pan must produce other instance,
OF clsmcncy, believe, before he per-
suades Europe TO substitute The nam (
of Titus for that Of CaIigua in behalf O.
the object of his pene gyric. This wri-
ter certainly does little honor to the go
vern,n eDt he undertakes TO defend, when
he adds, that the friends OF Fayette viii
produce no other effects by their com
!, plants, thsn exciting the powers upoa
whom his liberation depends, to lcngthen
his captivity. l will not suppose, that,
with the rulers OF free country, a re-
monstranct against oppression will be
supposed capable Of producing an ag-
gravatien bf it. So far from entertain
ing such Al opinion, l do not apprehend
that am ding any injury to the cause
OF La Fayete in this country, when say
that whatever sentiments may be hsro
entertained of the principles he has main
tained and pcted upon, / know Ina, ne
would not tomorrow purchase his llber-
|iy,by the retractlon OF any one Of them.
will not believe that in this country il
will DE imputed 10 him as crime that