Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-22
Vol. IV.-No. 50.

IN June last The declaration of the B;sbo,s IN tho
.ono"'hs eHect, being an exposition of the Catholic
iah as now believed by the mos. ;eoe1t port,op of
its followers F''" -
They believe in the Trinity as do the Pro,estants;
,oat salvation comes only through Saviour; that
oaptIsm and penanCe sacraments oppoiufed bv di
vine authority; that in the Mass "tr,e proper and
proPitlaory sacrifice is offered to God for the living
ana 'he dead that 'souls detained in purga tory are
heped BY the suages of the faithuLn that the "saips
reiSning with Christ to be honored and inrocated,,
that the doctrines which the Catholic believes "were
Ieaiiy revealed and distributed by Almighty God" that
he church never has forbidden the reading or circu-
iatIon OF the Scriptures in he original IneuCce but
that no TRANSACTIONS allow ed be read except
such as acknowledged by ecclesiastical authority
and that satef Giihu' be guided in this matter
10y their respective PASTORS" but that the readrnr of
he Scriptures, entire rule of faith forbidden
by the Catholic Church; that she onors the saints be-
cause their honor is Gods honor That she adores the
cross when 1t is done in Uieao of Christ chat she wor-
SHIPS retarsty speaking pictures and images because
hey reaseto persons worthy of respect and alteration:
that Catholics pray before images not to them, and thai
they do so to fix their attention-hey pray to the
SAINTS not for direct benefits but obtain ei, prayers
that the power 10 forgive sins belongs to the ministry;
That confession consequence of that pow or; that
fnduSenceS are only remission of the whole part of
me temporal punishment that follows SIM that
rs binding under all circumstances; that the Pope is
only their spiritual head; that salvation is exclusively
| to De found within the pale of the Catholic church,
that faith must be kept with beretics.
These are then the principles of the most engh,en-
Ell Catholics IN the world. Far be it from US TO saw
an urcrar,tabe word on the subject of their bel,er
but while would not trench upcn their r,I,t re
opinion free TO declare our disbelief Of ,beir
principles. Whatever may be the moderation of the
English Catholics, well aware that On the Com
tInen they exercise Powor without reserve Are Pro-
tants more favoured in Italy and Spain than the Ca
thoCs in England? The present state of the Ca.
thoc policy IN Italy be learned from that excellent
WORK called "Home IN the l9tb Century, 10 which we
refer readers
The Question which rs again TO be agiated in
England, will, We predict, shahe that country 10 its
centre. OBSERVER
Catholic 6lHestton-A pamphlet on this subject has
just been published in London, by The Rev. Sidney
Smith, one of the early writer's in the Edinburgh Re.
view. Tire following extracts:
'EId and gentle people do like the idea of per-
section and are advocates for toera'ion but then
they think IT no act OF intolerance deprive Catholics
OF political power. The history of all this is that all
men secretly like to punish o,bets for being OF the
same opinion with themselves and that this sort of pr
ivatIon the only species of of which tie
improved feeling and advanced of the age will
admit Fire and faggot, chaiRs and stone walls, have
oeen cIanored away nothing remains but to mortify
mans pride, and 10 limit bis resources, and TO set a
mark on him, BY cutting him off from bis share of po
lifica power BY this receipt insolence is gratfed
and humanity is not shocked The gcnIest Protestant
can With dry eyes, Lord Stourton excluded from
Parliament, though he would abotnnae the most dis
tant idea OF personal cruelty AIr. Petre. This is
only TO say that he lives in the nineteenth instead &C
the sixteenth century, and that he is as ino,erapt in
religious matters the state of existing n his
age will permit Is il not the same spirit which wounds
tile PRIDE OF fellow creature account of his faith
or which casts his body into the flames. Are they anv
thing else but degrees and notifications of the same
principle: The minds Of these men no more d,le.
because they differ in their degrees punishment tln
their bodies differ, because one wore douhIel IN tho
time OF Mary, and the other wears coat in the REIGN
OF George do not accuse them of intentional cruc!tv
and ioJust'ce; am there very many excellent
men who would be shocked if they could conceive
elt haze,
they innocenty give wrong name 70 the bad spirit
S which is within them and think they are tolerant be-
cause they are not DtolersDt as they could haye
been IN other times, but cannot be The true
spirit 10 search after God and for another life with
owiness OF heart to fling down mans altar; to pun
sh no roan'S prayer to heap penalties and no pairs
on those scemn applications, which 10 divers tongues
aud III varied forms, aud IN temples Of a thousand
shapes, ont with one deep Of human Dependence
men pour forth TO God.
''Suppose after struggle YOU pul tie Irish
down. il they are mad and foolish enough 10 recur to
open violence; yet the retarded industry and The
inSapped energies OF many millions Of n en- TO 90
for nothing? Is it possible to forget all the wealth
peace and happiness, which to DC sacrificed for
twenty years to come 10 these pcsfiIental and dis
graceful squabbles? Is there horror in looking for
ward to long period in which fneu instead Of plough
ing and spinning, will curse and bate and burn and
murder
''Ttere seems to sort OF injustice and ifnpro.
priety in our deciding at all the Catholic question,
1T should be left 10 those Irish Protestants whose shut
tiers bullet pToUG whose dinner table is regularly
spread with knife fork and cooked pistol salt cellar
and powder flask. Let the opinion Of those persons
be resoTied to who sleep IN sheet iron night caps who
have fought often and uobly before their scuerv
door, and defended the parior passage as bravely as
I,eonidas defended the pass of Tbernopyg The Irish
Protestant members and know the state of their ,y
country. Let their votes decide the case W. arc
quiet and at peace; our homes may be defended viii,
/ feather, and our doors fastened with pin: and ga
ignorant Of what armed and iosulled poperv is as we
are OF The state OF New Zealand we pretend TO rcpu-
late by Csmors the religious factions Of Irtlaod6
/ We learn from the message Of Governor Torison 10
tne lIegsatpre Of Connecticut the interesting fact ate
iuud io the perpetual support and Of pub
c or common schools n that amounts to more than
one million seen hundred Mosa1ld do!iars hom which
an annual income s doriy ed than seventy