The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-26

as TO aUeGb our lllstAbut&VHS5 eAN9 tai
. to oppose it will enable yon 70 raise the cry
persecution, and to beget sympathy, which sha
eounteract the force of truth itself And that
is preposterous to suppose that these Edropea
despots, who feel that the influence of cur el
ample is undermining their institutions, and 81
dangering their supremacy, should ever unde
take to revolutionize public sentiment in tn
country, by propagating the Roman Catheli
faith. To me it seems that the premises assuu
ed concede no argument; for il it be admitte
that the influence of our example is acting upo
public sentiment abroad, all that remains 70
despotism to do, is to extinguish our light, an
thus exterminate the tendencies to revolutio
in their own dominiens. You are charged wit
being their emissary; and the question to be dis
eussed is whether the plans, which you hav
adopted are suited to accomplish their purpose
We have seen that as late as 1852, the presen
Pope has enioined upon you, and all other DIS
nitaries of the church TO destroy BY the flames
all books and pamphlets which assert liberty o
conscience, the liberty of the press, and the Ii
berty of opinion; and we have seen that il
New York, where it was supposed the Catho
lie vote would control the elections, an attempt
has been made TO get possession of the public
school fund, expressly upon the ground that
books were used which good Catholic could
read. This is one step, and considering the
purpose to be accomplished, it is a very bold
tone, and shows that hose who have it IN charge
believe that they have made great progress in the
work, for which they were deputed to this eoun-
try. You, sir, are the Tnquisitor General of the
United States, and to you no doubt Is deputed
the task OF passing sentence upon exeonmuni-
Gated books. have before me a work, entitled
'sThe History of the IEquisition of Spain, from
the time of its establishment to the reign of Fer
dinand the VII; composed from the original do
currents of the archives of the Supreme council,
and from those of the subordinate tribunals of
the HolyfOfice, abridged and translated, from the
original works of D. Juan Antonio Lloreate,
formerly Secretary OF the Inquisition, Chanecl-
lor of the University of Toledo, Sc" This
work is full of instruction, and shows what your
''unchanging church" has been, and explains
what we may expect, if by any means it be
established in this country. propose hereaf-
ter to make quotations.
The author says: "No one could write
complete and authents history of the Enquisition,
who was not either an lRquisitor, or secretary
of the Holy Office. Persons holding only these
situations could be permitted to make memo
randa of papal Bulls, the ordinances of sove-
-o:-,,s tho dac;s;ops of +ka co,,ue;Is of the eCu
preme, of the originals of the preliminary pro-
cesses for suspicion of heresy, or extracts of
those which have been deposited in the archives.
Being myself the Secretary of the lrlquisition
at Madrid, during the years 1889, 1890 and
1871, l have the frmest confidence in nay being
able to give to the world a true code ofthe Sc
cret laos, by tchch the interior of the InquiSi-
ton soas governed, of those laos sshieh sOsrs
ueilsd BY mystery from all ntdrkind, except
ing those men to whom the knowledge of their
political import was exclusively reserved
A firm conviction, from knowing the deep OBJ
ects of this tribunal, that it vicious in prin-
ciple, in its constitution and in its laws, not
withstanding all that has been said in its sup
port, induced me to avail myself of the advaH-
tage my situation afforded me, and to collect
every document I could procure relative to its
history. My perseverance has been corwned
with success far beyond my hope, for in addition
to an abundance of materials, sbtained with la
Dor and expense, consisting of unpublished ma
nuscripts and papers, mentioned m the invento-
ries of deceased inquisitors and other officers OIL
the Inquisition, in 1909, 1910 and 1911, wher
the Thquisition was suppressed, all the archtuss
tcere placed at my disposal, and from 1909 t.
1912, collected every thing that appeared tt
me to be of consequence in the registers of thu
council of the lnquisition, and in the Prsvincia
tribunals, for the purpose of compiling this his
, tory"
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