North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-27
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Or rrsders q bust now he satis fed that the
inhornce ot the Catholic Clergy, is %rniifelv
null and Wild in Canada, whrrr the rrollr
are conscious ri their political rights Had
the priests lined The people in their remnn-
susncrs against bad government, they
would probably have continued In enirv
that confidence from them. 10 which they
we'e rniitIed by the place they filled in
Canadian society, but Judas I~scafipt like
they were willing tn sell their country Inr
"thifty pieces al silver" While their furk
misirusiing their pretended faiherly ad
vice had followed the dictates uf their con
%scirDee. The day will ye, come that this
same clergy will have Ia fciraci their for.
mer base aud ireschrroas conduct tow ards
the Ieoplr. or they will have To leave the
land of their birth, where, as in the prom
isd land, milk and honey flowed in great
abundance Tor that phi, ilrged order. The
time is gone by, when people were willing
hiiDdly Ia submit 10 ecclesiastical dictates.
Priests have To follow popular impulse, and
not The people passisely To obey an arrogant
aud avsricious priesthood.
This meIlling, or the Catholic clergy
in the political affairs of Canada, more
particularly IN 1887, has done more good
FIR the Canadian cause, than any thing
else we know of. II has opened the eyes
Of the Canadian people, and shown who
were their true ftirnds and who were not /;
AMI The noble attitude taken by the Cana
dams in this undue interference Of their
clergy in their political rights, has shown
10 the whole world hat the Canadians
were lar from bring priest-ridden. We
shall again give extracts from the procee
disgs Of Two other meetings on the SAME
subject.
Al meeting Of the committee Of reports
for the county of Tcrrebonne, held al Ste.
Rose, on The 9Th of November 1887, the
~io!nwing preamble aud resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
In consequence of he publication last
sunday 10 the pulpit, ot the pastoral letter
Of the Bishop ol Montreal, The members,
Of the Aforesaid cnmmiiiee residing al
Sic. Rose, have resolved Ia hold a merling
THIS day The 5lh instant a, - O'Clock, al
the hotel OF Mr.. Augustus Tatie f; aud
having added Ia their number almni one
hnnjrrA OF the mos, respectable inhablt
sats, The following resolutions were propo-
sod aad carried"
Resolved, that ii is the opinion OF this
meeting that by ihe constitution an essen
tai part Of the sovereign power is lodged
~ The representatives of the people, aud
That DENYING ar mt acknowledge g The
~saiharty oi this branch of The power, is
Committing thereby an act at insubnrlina-
aoa against the established government"
Resolved, that from the words of Jesus
Cansi, WIN, being requested 10 settle a
esnrel between two hroihets, said: " APP
ply nlhe Judge of the Earth, my Kingdom
Is not Of this world - separating thereby
aae civil aud religious duties W. declare
That the ecclesiasiical authorities have
aAhing tn do 10 nur civil aud political con
esras; that c,mfning themselves within
fae iinIiis oi their sacred mission, tprrach
tie gospel unia all the nations nf the
word.) our ministers viii always be the
osl-et OF our vearraiinn; but If they Law
aHde their ministerial duties and throw
themselves into the p%llitisl arena, and lbin
me rnrm'es Of our rights, they will thereby
~ase IL deserve our respect"
Resolved, that we are justified in saw
Hs thai. IN oil parts of the globe, aud in
efefv circumstance where the ecclesiastir-
a~ssthoniies ave transeressrd those d.
we mandates, either fnr the purpose al
Preaching To the people passive obedience
" ahsalve them inpm the na'h al aiIrei-
'oee 10 their sbvsrrigns, according fn their
va r~ers,nsl elevation or interest, they
save always excited troubles, nourishr,l
Stsaas and caused civil wars too cruel
sAa eood-thirsiy 10 MENTION"
Resolved, That IL 10 with regret that We
MO tse frsdins Of thc PsstofG-Ei,er d