The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-25

a question in this country, and asssiied Mr. Ad
Jams as yas .-rcsident, and Mr. Clay as the Sc
eretarv of State Of the United States, charging
them sesith having interfered in the concerns oil
the Church, in a way in which hc neithercould
or ought" Indeed, he has geHe so far as to oo-
tain ard publish the opinions OF TIVE. eminent
Catholic LAWYERS, to prove that their intcrfer-
ence with the ecclesiastical Jurisdiction OF the
Pope in this country was unconstitutional DO
YOU not see that the exercise Of this sJiHrSdse-
sio,.n NAV become oppressive to ysu as Catho-
| lies, and that you and your clergy are dsePly
interested in asserting and maintaining ycur
civil rights, free from any undue influences what
.oevers The Inqai sition has contested the au-
thirty of Judges, nobles, kings, enPerofs' ana
sven Of the Pope himself. 1t has set at defiance
| the power Of the people, and its victims nave
been protesting Catholics, even the most emf
rsutlv pious, for pure religion, even in the Ca
tholic faith. hath invited persecution and pro-
voked condemnation. l repeat, that | speak
nat of the Catholic faith. speak of the abuses
/ that have been praetised in the name OF the Ca
tholic religion, and in coneetisn with the tact
that there is nothing in the Constitution oil the
e.nsral Government, which can prevent the
"a, bl;.hment Of the Catholic religion by an
Grating it upea the constitution OF any indis
vidual State, and that it is in the power OF
designing men, wherever they control the le-
rislatuon of single state, to establish the inqui
s,tion as a part of its civil polity You, the Ca
tholics of the United States, as deeply inter
ested as we, the Protestants, in preventing this;
and to discuss how far the purpose ct Bishop
England, in uniting Church and State, foreshad-
avs this event, is a measure which you should be
-. last TO condemn. 1t will not do for himto say
that The preiudiees, which exists in the minds Of
Protestants are unfounded. 1t will not do ior
him, in his character of Inquisitor General, 70
proscnbe all investigation, and to dsnounce all
who may question the integrity Of his purpose
We, the Protestant people Of the United States,
have opened our doors, and permitted him to
come aneng US. He is suspected OF harsounng
deem designs against our peace and your liberties.
It will not do for him, stranger, whom we have
made welcome, to denouncc us,when we propose
to enquire into the truth ofthese suspicious That
he is suspected, he admits Instead OF aIgu-
ments to prove his innocence, he gives US inso-
lent demonstration, and thereby confirms eur aP-
prehensisns of his guilt; and it is striking foa-
ture of this controversy, that,as it was IN SPain'
so it is here; to resist the authority of the In
ouisitor General Immediately brings up the idea
of the Scalp and the stgibbst," The power, by
which he now acts, is denuneiation. As yet he
cannot 20 beyond this, but he has an organised
CORPS throughout the United. States, more efhei-
ant IN proportion to its number thar any other
political body in the country, and that influence
has been brought to bear with all its energy, for
the purpose of crushing this press. 1t is intend
ed that 1 shall be victimized and held up as
warning, admonishIng all other editors OF the
danger of daring at any tine to question any
act Of his. Whatsoever. II i now no longer de-
MED that an association has been formed in Es-
rome under the especial auspices Of the Emperor
Of Austria, and nader tho guidance OF Prince
Metternich, for the spread of the Catholie reii-
! gion in this country; and It has been dirsctly
charged that the objects of this association is the
avertbrow Of our free institutions When we
40. the combinations which have been formed in
Europe, and the soaring which they have upon
public liberty-when We look back upon the
history Of the Roman Church, and mere esPe-
cially on the history Of the inquisiton, and con-
slider the prosecutions of the Moors and OF the
wealthy Jews of Spain, we are admonished Of
the necessity Of constant vigilance. confess
that new views have been presented to my mind
The danger is startling, and the people OF the
South especially have great cause for alarm
The Inquisition is an organized Political body
/ Il acts with deliberate purpose. Its approaches
ara slow but constant Backed by the power 81
the HOLY Alliance, it is not surprising that they
should entertain n purpose of obtaining Politi-
cal control in this country. With large sur
plus population, whose condition weuld De great
| iy improved thereby, they can pour N upon al
tide Of emigration, which, taking possession q
|. tbs northwestern States, viii become spproPri
ate Instruments in the hands Of designing mer
far converting our government into despotism
This. once established, the Roman Catholic re
lligion will be established with it, and all th'
horrors Of the Ipqusition must follow in its train
Bishop England is already the Legate OF hi
, Holiness, the Pope, clothed With full pswer T
+ build up a national church in Hayti. A.. -. -.
|. letter in reply to Mr. Forsyth, he asserts tn
: mower of the Pope to sslsgislate" on the subjec
i of slavery and the slave trade, and insists uPo
the obligation Of such Legislation" upon Catho
Lie communities The Pops has already require
the Jesuits to dispose of their slaves, and has
/. upon one occasion at least, attempted to exei
! else civil jurisdistion in relation to prisat
. properly in the United States. s.
Who does not see in these things the element
j ola power, which may hereafter sesolate gu
0 land with the flames Of GIRL var, for the pun
: nose ofoverturning our free institutions. An