New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-20

Lorer House. All laws we're required to receive
the assent Of both houses, and to be approved by
the Governor.
TIE legislation of Maryland, (says Judge Story
does not appear to have afforded an uniform pro-
lection in respect to religion, such as the original
policy of the founder would seem to indicate. In
l649 an act was passed, Furnishing basphemy or
denying the Holy Trinity, with death and conis-
cation of goods and lands; and strangely enough,
in the same act, it is enacted that person pro
Tossing to believe in Jesus Christ shall be molested
for, or in respect to his religion, the free exer-
else thereof, nor any way compelled to the belief
or exercise of any other religion. This act was
confirmed among the perpetual laws in 1876
Under the protectorate of Cromwell, Roman
Catholics were expressly denied any protection In
the Province; and ell others who profess faith in
God by Jesus Christ, though differing in judgement
from the doctrine, worship, or discipline publicly
held FORTH, were not to be restrained from the ex-
ercse of their religion. In 1896 the Church of
England was established in the Province; and IN
1902 the liturgy and rites and ceremonies OF the
Church of England were required to be pursued in
all the Churches-with such liberation for dissent
ers, however, as was provided for in the Act of l.
William and Mary. And the introduction of the
test and abjuration acts of l716 excluded all Ro-
man Catholics from Office.
Mr.. Robert Walsh, Jr., of Philadelphia, in his
celebrated work, q An Appeal from the Judge
ment of Great Britain published in 1919, has
the following remarks:
aThc Catholics of Mar, and, who had hoped TO
escape the fel! spirit of triumphant bigory by re-
nouncng their country, were not long suffered to
remain undisurbed in their remote and hard-earned
retreat During the Commonwealth in England
TIE proprietary government in Maryland was SUBJ
vered, and the affairs of the Province put into the
hands of Commissioners, creatures OF the tro-
tector. The spurious Assembly which they con-
yened after recognizing Cronwell's just title and
authority enacted that none who protested the
Popish religion could be protected in the Province
by the laws of England !! The Catholic Missiona-
RIGS in Maryland, who from the year l640, had
begun TO carry the light OF the Gospel among the
Indians, were compelled to desist, on the ground
that they aimed at forming party against the
English Government, to enable themselves to be
come independent.
Things took nearly the same course after the
reins,ating of the proprietary by Charles II. The
troubles in Maryland, (says Chalmers were made
q foundation wherein were raised fresh complaints
against the proprietary in England for partiality
Papis,s Lord Baltimore, in justification of him
self and the province, showed the act of 1649,
religion, which had been confirmed in
the year 1876 as perpetual law, and which tole-
rated and protected every sect of Christians, but
gave special privileges to none. II was in vain
for him to represent, that be had endeavored to
divide the offices OF his government as nearly equal
among Prote,tants and Roman Catholics, as their
abilities would permit; that he had given almost
the whole command of the militia to the former,
who were entrusted with the care of the arms and
military stores. The ministers of Charles II, to
throw the imputa,ion of Popery from their own
commanded that all Offices should be
put into Protestant hands,
" The Church of England was at length establish
abby law in Maryland +; and the Catholics were
rewarded for the mildest of laws, for modera-
ton unparalleled in the annals of The world by be-
ing dsfranchised, and subjected anew to the re-
strictions and penalties from which their charter
had seemed to assure them perpetual protection.
The condition to which they were reduced by the
government of William, was not only horrible
injustice in itself, but scandalous breach of me-
tional faith
Lord Baltimore, although Jealous Catholic
and firmly attached to the cause of King James
H., who it will be recoccted, was also of the
same religious faith, could not prevent his charter
from being questioned in that arbitrary reign, AID
a su, from being commenced to deprive him Of the
property and jurisdiction of Maryland, province
granted by royal favor, and peopled at such vast
expense of his own. But these injuries could rot
shake the honor and constancy OF Lord Baltimore
nor tempt him to desert the cause of the hing.
Upon the Revolution in 1855, lie had no reason to
expect any favor from William and Mary, yet he
me, with more than King James had intended
him he was deprived, indeed, of all his urisdic-
ton, but he enjoyed the profits of the colony,
which were considerable His descendants con-
formed TO the Church Of England, and Maryland
was restored 20 the proprietary in l7l6. From
that period no interruption in the form OF govern
ment occurred until the American Revouson.-
Like the other colonies, Maryland was always
alive to the importance of possessing the sole
power of internal taxation. The first Governor of
the colony was Leonard Calvert, brother of Lord
Baltimore, and the last Governor Cor Presidency
was Rober, Eden, appointed in 1873.
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