The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-11
IRISH CATHOLICS.


scuuiious sheet, called the Magician, the first
number Of which is now before us. It>coPics
pant Of our comment "a Bishop England's letter,
and concludes with the following indammatory
appeal to the I,i5h Catholics. 1t says:
"But we f5rbcar further comment upon the ar
ticls knowing, as we DO, that the much injured
E-;st Catholics, not only il the city of Balti-
more hut throughout whole Union, Ie03 ~
sict Summary Justine nnon the calumu,ator,
which be SO r-A.y deserves.
Iristnsa, do g0B duly! Members Of the
Catholic Church, GrCngc tie lrrOHss al .-ica o3l
l.5tly HOLY RELIGION; and as an incentive,
let the following concluding remarks o! The Fe-
dcral hircliug stand st-Ecotypet as wa-caword
to urge you on
That,our readers may see the ground on which
this ineendiary would inhct upon US Ibis "Stal-
alu7"vENGEANCE,w 1--WE quote the extract from
our comment, which they propose to have stcreo-
typed. 1t is thus:
"THe candid Of his earn admirers cannot lat
see in Bishop Eagll1as letter aud the oloun-
stances 10 achieh ace refer, Il justification fer
NIL that are haze said, and MORE"
Are we to believe that the friends of the Adj
ninisration- in Baltimore are prepared to sane
ton such appeals TO the Irish Catholics, or that
an insult 10 their understandings Why has
this writer intcrpolated the word -'grshs" 1t
wasnot used by Us, in the article from which he
quotes why does he make his appeal to Irish
mem Why does he call upon the members of
the Catholic Church to avenge the wrongs in
licted on their holy religion' What is the
wrong that we have done the Catholics Bishop
England, as one Of the Convention of Catholic
Bishops in Baltimore, issued an address to the
Catholics Of the United States, which contains
the following exhortatoa:
''ReAect that YOU are accountable not only TO
society, but to God, for the honest, Independent
and fearless exercise of your own franchise; that
it is trust esnGded TO you not for Your private
gain, but for the public good and that, ii Weld
ing to any undue influence. YOU act either through
favor, affection, the motives of dishonest gain.
against your own deliberate view of what will
promote your country's good, you have violated
your trust, and you have BETRAYED your con-
science, andyou are a renegade to your country =
This truism, so forcibly oppressed, is an an
peal to the conscieRce Of the Catholics through.
out the United States II is the first time tina,
fhe Catholic clergy have, 10 osr knowledge, in
any way attempted to exercise an influence over
the elections. The advice here given, OF itself
is right. 1t is proper that every man shout,
exercise his high prerogative without any in
iiuence either of favor affection, or of motive
Of dishonest gain And when put forth, as th
Pas.eral letter prolessedly is, by eminent ID
yines,themselves differing inpolitical sentiment
is eminently calculated to chasten the feeling
and allay violent party excitement. Il ma
well be supposed that such would be the fee
ings of ministers of the gospel, looking to q
welfare of the Church, and DESTROYS TO promo
kindness and brotherly love, among The men
bers Of the same society, differing in their pc
litical opinions. But, what are we to thin
of Bishop England who, in the very teoth of th
Pastoral letter. who, in derogation of its au
thority and in violation of its precepts, himsel
becomes partisan, and endeavors to use the Of
iicialinAuence which he exercises in the Church
10 promote partisan object
1t is in vain that the partisans of Mr.. Var
Buren attempt to turn this letter to political ac
count; it is in vain that they appeal TO the Irish
Catholics, and endeavor to make them believe
hat we have assaiied their Church, in callino
Bishop England to account for the gross viola
raj Letter, and which he was bound 10 observe
It is true that, in addition to this incendiarv pub
hcaion, we have received insolent and threat.
ching letters. We have been denounced. and
personal violence threatened. But they know
little OF rs who suppose that we are TO be intin;
dated from the discharge of our duty. either L,
the denunciations of such a paper. or any ammo
leHsion from their hired assassins. We win moi
insult the Irish Catholics SO much as to s,lnnoso
that any respectable portion of them are so TO-
norant not 10 Understand the distinction be
tween our eensurc of Bishop England's conduct
and an attack upon their Church. We have
made no attack upon their Church; and so far
from experimenting any personal violence, we
Know that every good Catholic in this connu-
nity would protect us from harm The neces-
sary consequences Of any personal injury done
us, under the circumstances would be sreatl,, 10
prejudice the Catholic Church And SC = sbo,Ia
be that we are assailed, in any way. If win h.
py some villain, who hopes to eseapa M. 80
quences O his assault, and to throw uron fine
Catholics, as body, the odium Of havipg raade
tbe attack
Bnt e rerur to Bishop England. We have
quoted an ex tract from the Pastoral I,et,er IT,
knew that the distinction between the wins
and the Administration, indeed the turninp poiet
IN the election, is-that we believe that the Al |
ininistration are responsible for the present nm
exampled condition of this country Now. in
the face Of the Pastoral Letter, he comes out IN
Letter addressed to political meeting, and not