Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-19


and liberaty. And presume, that your fellow citizens
oW not forget Me irotc payt ,och goo took u. the
eon,pitshnent Of their revolution, and The establishment Of
their goreraei, the important assistance which they
received from anaiion in which the Roman Catholic faith
Is prO.csscd
thank you, gentlemen, for your kind concern for
me. While my life and my health shall continue, in
whatever situation may be- it shall be- my
deavor to Justify the favorable sentiments which you arc
pleased to express Of my conduct Aud may the men,
bers Of your society in America, animated alone by
pure spirit christianity, and still conc no themselves
us the faithful subjects OF Government enjoy ever,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Might not Correspondent, then, equally object to
Washingtons letter, "aattering aud ''cncouragng'
the Catholics TO flock the o. States. our
dent objects to Mr. Y. BIS statement that the Catholic
Church occupies the same elevated ground in this
country with every other Christian Church not
Gen Washington also inform them, 4" that all those oho
conduct Mcmseces ,corthy members IF The Community
gre equally entitled to c protection Of GoreramentY
Docs he not even 20 further than MIR Van Buren, in
reminding them of " the patriotic part which YOU took
in the accomplishment Of their rerciut;on and The rsta
uistmcnt of their Goccramo,y Yet our C.orrcs,omJ
cnt suspects the Catholics of berg the eadlest foes to
ouripotticai interests And Gen Washington cominends
them for their political services and rcechocs their let
terwhereas, Mr. " b. confines himself his text and
| cal services
| Our Correspondent is jealous of the political DESIGNS
OF The Catholics and repeats the charges which have
been urged against them. If any of faith is to be
reposed in The assurances Of the Pope he repeatedly dis
claims, IN his conversation with Consul all dispos
ton to tnericrc az pOiics. Nor should we have an,
te,fercd in the question which Correspondent thus
brings before us it we had not in the mean Time becn a
ticuarly requested to republis the following article non
this very subject With this dismiss the matter.
ana leave e facts to the good Judgment of the People
(from Me Pittstnrg Aanuflcturer)
| CATHOLICS AND CIyII LIBERTY opponents as
sert, that the Cahoc Religion is inconsistent with civil
liberty and that the Austrian Cabinet through the aqcn-
cy OF foPery, aims at he subversion of liberties"
And TO forward this scheme through the agency of the
Leopold Society are forwarding large of money to
inns country and are pouring IN upon u.s. the oscourngs
and NTH OF their cities, the vlcst neancst of their
population These are grave and serious charges and
may have momcnary effect the minds of the ionor-
ant and unrcfectng. If, then, the assertion be true
that the Catholic religion is inconsistent with civil and
religious liberty adoptcd citizens of that c,;,l,
taken oath TO support the Constitution of the ni,c3
States, must be pack of pcrured rascals-Charitv
wo"ld almost induce to believe that the insult was n
Intentional, and that they will yet recall it, But in the
language of late Protestant writer on the subject of
persecution am constrained to believe that in their zeal
gotten their own.
With respect the Catholic religion, being inconsst
ent with civil liberty assert what all intelligent men
know hatit is not inconsistent with any form go
yernmcnt And it is the religion of any particular
form OF civil government 1t bears relation to another
world: it teaches the social duties of life il nsructs lis
children in code of morality will make them useful
citizens and good men. has nothing further TO do with
earth its kingdom is not of this world; and when it is
connected with temperatures it is distorted
from the object of its founder"
Sir if the honest lovers of liberty in other cnes find
1t their interest to emigrae country where they
obtain lands and live less like slaves and eniov The
fruits OF then own labor it evidence that they have
been sent tor the of
we all know the difficulty and convenience under
which emgants labor, before they can bring the wild
ands OF this country to sufficient perfection afford
them living And if the wealthy and charitable
OF their country proper to send Clergyman with
them and contribute towards che erection of house of
worship for their accommoda alton either throu, I 90
Poia charitable society, or by any other means, it is
evidence Tor cause of alarm for the safety of our civil H.
berries If, sir, our modern Don Quixocs can disco
yer cause OF alarm from the circumstances that Catholic
emigrants TO the United States arc in the recent nj
some nine or ten thousand dollars every three or
TUT yeAis from Europe Tor missionary purposes, how
luc greater should be the alarm Of these governments
Tor their own safety to which so many American mis-.
sionaries are sent and at greater expense Sir the
amount expended IN extending the comforts of re-
gion TO the adventurous emgrant in the wids of
America, is not the 1.-THE expended in sending
and supporting American ssona rcs and their families
70 foreign counres and yet there tenncity evinced
tor the safety OF their civil governments But how has
tnat extensive and magnificent College in the State of
ONO escaped the observation of those tenacious of
their liberties Here splendid College established at
the expense of some charitable British Nobemen and
named after one of its founders Lord KENYON (Kcnyon
College, Ohio) All! but that is Protestant COLLEGE
established for the education of the Protestant Episcona
Shurch there can be no serious danger arising from
Protestant influence although erected directly with the
money OF foreign nobility and probably cost more than
Catholicism will receive from Europe for half century
to come This would be something like the lanpuape Of
the day Upon this subject, would merely remark that
IL IS matter ofsport to the enlightened that such chi
nera should worry the fancy of our ncighbors.
But sir to the main pont!In has been asserted that
tho Catholic religion is inconsistent with civil liberty
and nasmuch as the charge has been made with refer.
mlVscH
testimony afforded by American history to prove the fall
lacy OF the charge and atter myself that long expert
cnce and well authenticated facts will be sufficient to con-
vince every unprcjudised mind
At the commencement of tue American Revolution
Charles CARROLL pous and exemplary Catholic did not
consider IT inconsistent with his religion attach his
name to the Declaration Of Independence He did moi
consider 1t Incompatible with his religion risk his life
with three millions of dolars in the cause of liberty
And to further illustrate his zeal in the cause of our re-
pubic; on the suggestion of bystander at the time of
signing that instrument that he would escape the halter
IN the glorious cause in consequence of there being ma
ny OF the same name, Mr. Carroll Immediately took
his pen and added, Of Curr0lton-thus POINTING out
his residence that there should be no rnsta in the per
son to suffer- If circumstances should transpirc
The Continental Congress did not consider il incom
patIbe with the Catholic religion TO send Charles Car
roll, practical Catholic, and the Rev. John Carroll a
Priest, afterwards Bishop a secret mission to
Canada, IN the of liberty, which, although they
failed in accomplishing their object by the defeat of
montgomery before the walls of Quebec, showed their
zeal IN forwarding the cause Of Independence
Did Catholic La Fayette, and his French army (mos
OF whom Cathoics) deem their services md the
blood they have shed in the OF liberty
with their religion Or did Catholic La Fayette think
IT inconsistent with his religion pay his money for
clothing and provisions for naked and starving Aier
can army which could be traced by the blood from their
bare feet on the ground Was his ador i'm the cause of
liberty less than these brave sufferers i'm consequence of
his religion Did brave Catholic Kosciusko whose
Catholic country recently sacrificed in the cause Of
liberty; did he consider IL inconsistent with his rcli.
gon to suffer and bleed in the cause of American free
dom
Did Catholic Rochambcau, De Kalb D'Estaion DE
lernay, Du Portal, Dc Rgny and DE Grasse with their
meets ana armies OF Catholic sailors soldiers and CatIo
lie chaplains; did they, when draining their veins in
I CO all rharltg as.f. al a.