Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-16
From Europe.

The steamship Hl6crn1G, arrived al
Boston, from Liverpool, on the 18th inst,
bringing dates up to the 18th ult.
The news which the Hibernia brings
out is by no means as important as that
which we received by the Cambria. The
English press seems to have Gained down
considerably in its speculations on the Or
egcn question. The London journals now
talk of the prudence and the probability of
settling that question by negotiation. The
people of America have no objection to
this course, so that our rights be preserved.
The great question which agitated the
public mind in England, at the departure
Of the Hibernia, ON the 9Th April, was the
introduction into the House Of Commons,
of bill for the further endowment by
Government, of the Irish Roman Catholic
College Of Maynooth. The appropriation
proposed by Ministers is only twenty-six
thousand pounds, small matter, one would
suppose, to create such state of excite
ment through the whole length and breadth
Of the British Empire. We will explain
why this is. Up to The close Of the last
century, there was no seminary for the ed
ucation Of the Roman Catholic priests in
Ireland. The young candidates for holy
orders, resorted to the French Universe
ties. The sagacious William Pitt, then
at the head of the British Ministry, saw
that these young men imbibed such no.
lions of liberty and freedom. at the same
time, that they were filling their heads with
divinity on the continent. as to make them
somewhat dangerous subjects, for mon
archy like that of England. TO remedy
this, in his estimation, growing evil, MIR.
Pitt endowed the College of Maynooth for
the especial convenience of the Roman
Catholic priesthood.
The Protestaais of the realm raised their
voices against this step at the time. Sir
Robert Peel now proposes to make a fur
Their grant to this institution Of 426, 900.
His object is to conciliate the Irish people
10 gain over TO the support of Govern
ment, the Roman Catholic p:e!ates and
priesthood. The Repealers must be sooth-
ed. The Minister thinks he can tickle
them by endowing their religious instiu-
ton. Sir Robert Peel, in speech which
he made on this que stion, on the 18th A.
pril, in the House of Commons, urged the
policy, and almost the necessity of the
measure, on the ground that as it was by
no means improbable that war with this
country might grow out of the Oregon diff
6culty, it was highly expedlent that the
Irish people should be concliated, in order
that the whole united energies of the En-.
pire might be brought TO bear in the strug-
gle. Thus it would seem that it was no
empty threat which the British statesman
uttered, when he said that England was
prepared and ready to maintain her rights
in the Pacific. The people of England
have been thrown into such lerment by
this proposition of Ministers, as has no,
been witnessed since the emancipation act
convulsed the Empire, now nearly twenty
years ago. Hundreds of petitions, with
thousands, and tens Of thousands of sigma.
lures. are nightly pouring into the House
of Commons against the bill. II is even
thought that the present tory administra-
ton will be compelled to vacate their seats,
in consequence ofthe popular clamor which
has been ,aised against this measure.