Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-04-14

A PHer from me hF0 J +. DU.6iR. D
ID President Of Difteasoa College.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, wbo, hapiag
performed an erteasjre tour Mrogq6
Europe is nor on vist to Egypt ana
Palestine.
NAPLES, Dec "a, 1842.
My Dear DR. SewaH:
send you letter,
not because you need Information OF our
movements in Europe, for your son
keeps you informed Of these, but rather
rs testimony Of my deep sense of your
many acts Of Kindness 10 me, and aIso TO
say how much pleasure | have eajoyed,
and how much | have proftled in travel.
ling abroad with the three young gentle
men who have accompanied me We
have been little society, and have bid
defiance TO ennUi, hestancy in our move
ments, or doubt Of success Few par.
ties have accomplished so much in 81
short time, because we travel for lnfor
mstion, not for pleasure.
] have faithfully followed the advice
you were so kind as TO give me respect
ing journal. ! have already 500 or 8
thousand pages. in which have written
out he facts and reasonings which sus"
tain the opinions & conclusions 10 which
have come. have intersperseG sket d.
ches Of mon. society and scenery, con.
meeting them with the policy, cause !,
and history to which they are 10 be re-
ierred. The sketches ire condensed a.
rapid, intended TO preserve the promi
nent points only, leaving the subordinate
parts 10 memory,
have carefully studied the Catholic
Religion, both as a system Of faith con-
Rldered in itself, and as external Institu
tion acting upon society as such, and
forming an integral and necessary part
Of the Government in Catholic countries
! have no doubt-no intelligent Ptotes-
tant in Europe can doutt-but that Ca
thoIicism is gradually regainng its
ground in Europe, under the direc or in
direct patronage of the majority Of
the monarchies, because they find it
very convenient and powerful means of
controlling the mass Of the people thro'
the priesthood, In Italy and Austria the
clergy ara in correspondence with The
Bishops, and the Bishops with the Minis
ter of Police, Louis Philippe and the
Church had no friendship for each olh-
er seven years since; now they are in
close alliance; and, with a returning
sense of religion among The people ol
France, there is corresponding return
OIthe Church to power The ceremo
Nies and decorations of the churches are
arranged to suit the state of Society, so
asto strike and caPtvste The mass ofthe
people. Thence she is acquiring her
Influence again over Two divisions OF
community; over kings and rulers, be
cause they need her as a means of Gov.
eminent; and over the mass oil the Iower
orders, because she is so arranged IN her
external ceremonies as 10 strike and
gratlty the senses, and 50 adapted by her
sacraments, particularly oI penance. and
her doctrine OF purgatorV, as 10 assure
10 The ear, after RuricuIar confession the
pardon OF sIu, and the hope OF escape 10
the next w0rlG, il not quite successful
IN this While in Eng she is ac-
qnrlng great influence, first, by greatly
multiplying ana expanding her cx,ernal
machinery, surh as fine churches and
Carhedrals, schools and colleges. and the
residence of many missionary priests,
secondly, by the strange approximation
oi many OF the clergy Of the establish
ment TO what is essential to Catholicism
but most of all by The 100 equal division
OF Wings and Tories, so as to give The
balance Of power, during the last admin
isiraton. very much TO the Catholic par
~ represented by Mr.. O'ConneIl: and
when we remember that the religious
faith OF a Catholic is superior to bis 20.
lltlcaI opinions, while on the contrary,
the liberal laIlh Of the Protestant is sub
ordinate to his political opinions, we
shall sea the true power and position of
The Catholic Church in affairs of govern
menlwhere there are popular elections. |
must in justice add another element or
power in which. ms Christian, rejoice.
refer 10 the increased morality aud re
specabiIty Of The clergy.
While the church is acquiring power
and influence with soVoreIgns aud kings,
and with the masses of people, the edu.
Gated and intelligent portion of the com.
munltV are much better affected towards
her than they were fifty or a hundred
years ago. considering her purely as
Religious institution, involving faith and
morals simply; but they have an irwin
c'ble aversion towards an external in.
stIIu'lon acting on society as such, be-
cause she efer'ualIy DESTROYS he hone
Of liberty or Tho spread OF liberal prin,
ClPies, which this middle intelligent class