Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-13

L:,Y a @nioodled IN this vol,
wnlen hold in my hand -(Repor, of Iri SlalSe
uuIa'ion commissioners Ii is doemmn'
wen drawn up, fitted to the temper o ~
ZINES, and sthe taste of the times AMI he
feelings oil that house of Legislature " ~, 'he
II VIII soon probably be brough, forwsra" "e'e
which say contains that wall, ,ba, NJ out
tain OF prejudice which this society n,, a.0ur'
counter and surmount if il is 10 exis, >, En-.
shalt read the substance of tha, system S vi, |
died III one short sentence. He read ,b Do'
passage where the Commissioners reco"S sH TIE
7" that IN schools where the number Of p "d
Catholics IN attendance justGes the ex ,sSn1n
there shall be two schoolmasters, one I b'.,
tant, the other Roman Catholic. Tb,, ,oFs
days OF the week the schools shall bret 1.-TWO 1.-TWO
an early hour, and the children Of each cou - AZ
Mon be respectively taught their relipior. INV
trines by their respective pastors" Nav W. oS
serve the end of this sagacious plan. devise5 -"
these temperate, jnd!cious, wise, prudent ~!
tic Commissioners. II is forsoolh to br;di ,.s'
bout conciiation! To put an end to hear,.b%S.s
ing, and divisions Of political or rele;o.s.-
,nre; would you believe ii! Concilia,ion Is,
object Of this great process, for trans;orm;'S
men ty letters of the aiphabe, and mys,er;a. g
re ~ al
week; and then destroying passions and pre;n.
dices, by setting two careful guardians of tho,.
passions; two pit:ed antagonists, to mari;
those young in hostile array; to train them :,
controversies Of blood? Yes, Of blood ! cav
and if not allowed TO say it here, will SING
| to the desert wlds; and wherever the Ca,hoIi,
religion attains the superiority it is coptro
| versy Of blood; and this, torsooth, is to beep,
uniformity Of thoughts and loyalty of conduc,
| this is to be the panacea Cor Ireand's woes and
miseries! out on such driyelling But OH tbs
Catholic priests are meek and temperate mer
| they gave their testimony as learned men,
They forbid the Scripture! Oh! not they, Goo
forbid they said they were not opposed to The
Bible, they only wished to add little Of III.
| wisdom Of the conclave OF Irish priests to the
wisdom of Paul and the Apostles--to make the
| word Of God iDnocent-to take the poison on,
Of its balm-to add strength to the leanness Of
Protestant Bibles, by Douay notes and commen.
,aries-to substitute the prescription Of (whs,
dye call them?) their Primates for that Of The
Chief Physician Of souls! Let us-see whal kind
of education they give. I'll quote from the re.
what we say. "The Brothers of the Christian
schools xamined"-Well, what do these Chris
tian brothers teach?-Answer: "No copy Of the
Scriptures in any Of their schools" (There,
it's written, my lord But observe further,
'Two copies of Pastorini's Prophecies in one Of
these schools; Yes, my lord!-no copy Of
IsaIah's, or Jeremiah's, or Daniels Prophecies,
but "lwo copies Of Pastorini's "-and further,
ga Sketch Of Irish History in form Of Cate
chism," which the Commissioners describe as
a most Objectionable work, and calculated TO
keep alive hostility between Ireland and Eng
land SO much for the religion and the loyal
ty to be expected in the schools Of the I" Bro
Tiers OF Christian Education, THE elite oftEs
priesthood, presume. But let US turn to the
gentler sex-let us see what the " NunntTy
Schools learn US. "The Holy Scriptures are
no, read in any Of these schools" (There, It's
written, my lord, we must be very particuar J
Then again, the "Free Schools, "--what fthem'
"No Scriptures taught; but Catholic Catechisms
taught" Where is your liberality now Ar:
we 10 be twitted with want of liberality, when
such things stare US in the face9 | tell you thai
if statesmen shut their ears TO these truths,
GOO will thunder or them his providential ven
geance-if they refuse TO listen, he will give
them famine of the word of life say that il,
with such report in their hand, they will give
up the children, and ask US 10 give our money
to pay for their education, in schools such as
these, where ahe Bible is 10 be excluded, and
catechisms Of disloyalty and treason to be
taught the system and lis supporters must 90
doacn, and It's lime they should go dorm In
mense cheering. AS to your Kitdare-sueci
School, know not what 10 call ii: It's poor
mongrel "a spawn Of the thirty years OF the
French revolution-a wretched compromise D''
tween all that our fathers contended for, and
commended against The London Hibernl'n
schools, and those of the Baptist Society, are
Scripture schools. l would have you take as
your motto this passage Of the report: Their
chief object is 10 give Scripturai instruction,
sc. sc. [see extract of the report, and atiz 10
it the names of those Commissioners, and his
Maiesiy's letter appointing them "his wusV
and well beloved" and what not WHY, my
lord, they talk Of enthusasm-of the inteIct,
tual light Of the day: defy all the ipfdcI ani
radical presses of the country to produce saIh
document as this report, recommending sucn
system as the inference from such evidence
laid before them. Never, for the peace OF Ire
land, may it prosper, if il be adopted. but, II
deed, think 100 well Oft the Commons OF Eng
land, to suppose they would ever listen to u"
recommending such system wish not
speak, apparently sighting, of dgnities, or H.
gislracics, or power. Far be 1t from me-