Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-19
ple, TO reHnguish yossr party teuds, ana
line topefher in peace and concord.

nile, TO relnguish yoair party Jeuds, o"a
Eye together in peace and concord.
. need not tell you that me DISH
OBS who preside IN this diocese, whfs' 'hey
.ffer in opinion on religious matters. are oo'"
firmly agreed in thinking thai sueh oi"t
.nces ought no, 10 divide the subjects oi the
.,mr state. and the Catholics and Pr"est-
ant. are bound By the law Of God TO exercise
no, only PATIENCE and fo' seal ancr, hut Gil The
Offices of Christian .,ariy towards one ano' h'r'
Blu, the law, brethren, and the king who exc
ecutrs il; spe axis 10 you ibis subject win an
au,ori,y which il is criminal to disobey. ihey
tell YOU ,ha, the law no longer recognlz' any
distinction Of srcts or classes among the Pto-
ple-,ha, we are all alike subjects nt the hihg
paying the same tribute, yielding the same
services, enjoying the same rights and pr'v'eges;;
The Ministers Of The King have proclaimed
this law to you, and ,h,y have commanded you
in his name no, 20 trouble the public peas oy
vain parade or party exhibition.
Blu, YOU will tell me on The authority OF one Oh
the Judges Of the land, that your professions
and exhibitions are MOI in themselves uniawiu'
Do not. beloved bre,hrtn dis,ort the meaning
of the Judge, or seek to place HIM IN oPposinon
IN those who represeu, and exercise the king
" power Justice is blind TO all 'hngs out u
The letter of The law, whilst the king IS ever
waking, and watching over the public safety
the public repose, and all the interests OF tue
,eopI. whom God en,rusls 10 his care. But the
Judge has not deceived you-you deceive
Yourselves; he has said and SAID 'rue'v' tna'
professions are not in themselves unla"lu',
Su, that when hey tend 10 excite commol"h
and to break the peace, then that they are un-
lawful And If il Le known and ssoer'alned
frnv ha en- VEL
are attended in ireland and ms, paraby connec :
ed with public excitement or breaches Of the
peace, then i, IS cle,i hat, though in themselves
lawful; they aIe, when resorted to IN practice
always unlawful rhs is what has bee" pro.
claimed 10 you, and ii i, TO his, and not 20
distorted position Of some Judge, that you are
bound 10 attend"
1t is, or was 70, merly maxim Of The Jesui's,
tina, the "end sanctiis the means" That
this is not he doctrine Of the universe! Rom an
Church, DR. Dovle con,incing'y proves IN the
following sent noes
"W hen any thing is justly rcpu'ed good or
lawful, not only lie hing done must be good.
but the end or object for which II Is pr
formed. aud all the circumstanees attending u
must also be good and lawful. Ii he thing done
b. bad or unlawfuI, the whole p rformante ..
evil, eUcn though the object or end. tor ,oh'ch
IL ,Das done, AMI the circumstances affend-
ing it, spere euer so lnuda6le. .tgni,: il the
thing done be good and kam/ul, bm that ii
is done 10, a bud purpose, or attended rith
bud circumstances, then The Uhole per-
Iormance is vitiated; so that in order that any
taing b. god or lawful, the hing done the end
Err which j. is done, and all the tireums a"c' S
attending il, mus, also be good. For il he
work I s. II, its end or circumstances, be eV'
Thea The whole performance is evil. Try your
partv professions in Irea' d by TIL. immn'a
BILE ruiz OF morals. and you ",ll find that 'He!
are aiw4ss and in every pl-ce evil and u"'a"-
rul
But then YOU Catholics will say 10 me-, we
have only oomhin Il for our own saiety-'o rr
pei insult and injury, hut not Conflict them =
Far be il from me, below ed brethren, 10 impose
restrictions on the ri h. OF self defence.
know the law Of nature has conceded his rig!
TO men and nations, and though hum Id"
may modify and regulat' its exercise, the RICH
i self can never be ak away. But willis
admit YOUR right TO self def. nee, how can you
assure me- thai its * tci,e by YOU Is lawf"i!-
Among you he laws have not tailed 10 att I'd
dress TO the injured. No Judge among you
has rendered himself liable % b. deputed par
,i.an. Your magistrates have not barred the
NV aud Gcsplsed the government. Jus'Fe W
y ,ur courts has not been ci"hrd in the mantle
Of derIsion ror ju'irs impannrllrd only TO "o'
i,,e their oatbs; YOU therefore are not Compel
led, nor in my opinion jus i6eh. in apPe sling TO
he right Of self defence, for the law will pro
ect YOU from INJURY"