Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-17

~ VIC very existence Of ,L
realm; both in Church and State" 'N'
The Bishop Of Ossory. DR.. Rober, Fom,
is Joined by sixty eight Of his CLERGY !"
anti-Catholic Petition, famed in the E, :" -. al
same spirit, and in the very SINE word.
that OF DR.. Magee and his Clergy This p,o :"
late declined making return Of hi, no..'
sions in 1924; when required by Par!iamcn,' '',
The Archbishop Of Armagh Lord T.,
George Bcrresford, possessing one bund y"n
and four thousa nd acres oil Church IND
joined by one hundred and ten Of his C,erar
lis Anti, Catholic Petition 10 the LesIslss,,...'
They state that every days experience srrr,b
only the more stronly TO convince them. ,h..
were all remaining disquaiifc atoms aboli>b"I
Roman Catholics would enter The Housc ~.
as the unshackled aud impartial suppore,, ~
Protestant institutions and Protestant p,crss,.
out as the agents and emisssries Of The pris,,
hood and Court Of Rome"
The Bishop Of KilIala, DR.. James Vsrscnoy,,
possessing fifty three thousand acres of Chm.
lands, joins with his clergy in "sc,,inr iors
that the Church Of Rome has, by many doc''
trines and human inventions, corrupted and H.
based The purity OF the Gospel" and I5er
pray SHAT the Constitution may be prcser,.
ed invioate, aud that no power or hAvrn,.
subvcrsive of it shall be given to the Dj,bo.
Of Rome, in this country" Thereby ende,
voring to MAKE j; be supposed, that the obie,,
Of the Catholics is to obtain for The Pone g,
Rome power or influence in this Country sul
versive OF the Constitution.
The Bishop Of Down and Connor, Dr.. Rich
ard Mant, uniies wiki his Clergy in impu,irr
to the Catholics disposition 10 re>esl-bsi,h,i i
possible, the ascendancy Of the Romish Churck
and to humiliate and depress the proes,ar.
Church Of England and Ireland" They "p?av
the House that no further concessions ma, l..
made to the claims Of the members ofthe chaica
Of Rome" This Prela,e made no return q
property in 1924.
The Bishop Of Elphin, Dr.. John Leslie, po,
sessing $4,000 acres Of Churoh lands, is iohcl
by 40 OF his clergy in an an,i.Ca,hol!c petition
They desire 10 convince TIC House thalthr Ear.
:her concession Of polite alpower,o Roman,s
must be fraught with dangers mos, immneD,
to civil liberty and religious freedom in Great
Brila and Ireland" They charge tie Cahc
lies with involving foreign ait toward, the
carryingoi their projects by force of arms, and
with loud menace Of bloodshed, cxultng in the
presumed difficulties Of England, as likely 10
lead TO the disemembermeR, of the empire-
They state to parliament that the wtelched pea,
santry are enthral!cd In the .ramrels Of Ia
mentablc and degrading superstition the net 0!
which is spread over them by an Ambitious
and jrsuilical hierarchy, bound to the interests
OF foreign head: and through the lower class
es Of clergy influence vast scheme Of comb
nation against civil and religious freedom, con"
sisling Of Jesuils. confrstern!ies, and various
Monkish orders. They implore Of the hous:
to restrain the arrogance Of Popery, sc,
The Bishop Of Fillmore, DR.. George de Ia
Poem Beresford, possessing $4,000 acres Of
church lands, is joined by 10 Of his clergy
They allege that the Irish Catholics yin the
strongest and most open manner, have declared
their decided hostility to the Protestant Con-
sti,ution of these realms" They impu,e to
the Catholic clergy and Iaity, the exercise OF
"hoslilty to every system Of moral and reli
gious education" They pray that parliament
will not be induced by any vain hope Of conci
lia,ing the Roman Catholics, 10 make any FUR
Their concessions to them, or 10 grant them any
larger portion of political powers.
The Bishop Of LeighIin and Ferns, DrTho,
mas Ellington, possessing $4,000 acres oil
church lands, i. joined by 81 Of his elergy.-'
They declare shat he destruction Of the Pro-
testant Church establishment is the chief pur-
pose for which an increase Of political power
is sought by the Roman Catholics, is the hrn'
conviction Of the Petitioners, They express
their hopes that further concessions may not DC
made to the Roman Catholics"
The Bishop Of Dromore, DR.. James SamrlH'
joined with 80 of his clergymen in an anti
Catholic petitioD.-They "prefer their GaFnes'
request that no further concessions OF power
or influence in the state, may be granted %
persons protesting the Catholic religion IL
these realms" They charge "lhe popi!SS'
clergy" with exerling the most decided hos'lIi'
ty to the diffusion Of spiritual institutions, anG
openly endeavoring to chain down the m'hd5
of large portion oftbe peoplein darkness anC
ignorance. They asser, that open threats o.
insurreclios arc uttered, invasions court'6, 81
Suchthey alIege, are the proceedings oil '"'
Roman Catholics Of Ireland, from whence u
appears 10 the petitioners, that they have ",'
as vet freed themselves from that slavlsh SUI
mission to an intolerant priesthood, &c. i0e!
conjure the House to refuse all further CONGO
sions demanded by The Roman Catholic o0oH
and deny the means or opportunity OF impair
ing the vigour of the present happy constr"
ton of the state, to that dangerous power y, o'
whose restless ambition and treacherous CT