Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-17
PROM THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER.
A FRAGMENT ON THE IRISH ROMAN CATHo-
Lie CHURCH


finished by the late Rev. SIDNEY SMITH, at the time of his
DEATH copy of which received from England by the last
steamer is written with SO much of his originality and vii
that will be read with pleasure by ALL and liberal in
its views, when it remembered that its author was clergy
man of the Church Of England that the reader who takes his
views from the American principle of toleraton will find ad
dhonal satisfaction in it. 1t contains passages which
hope would have been erased amended had the life
OF Its author been spared to complete but with the allow
that just criticism will make for work left thus neces-
say imperfect will be found fully sustain his reputation
not only writer but phanthropist.
I'm unfinished fragment found among the papers
ofthe late Rev. Sidney SMITH
The of the Irish Roman Catholic Church is made
up of hafpence, potatoes rags bones and fragments of old
clohes and those Irish old clothes They worship often in
hove or In the open air from the oa Of place of
ship Their religion the religion of of the po
pulation Not far off in we-wndowed and wel-roofed
house, well paid Protestant clergyman preaching
and hassocks, and crying in the wilderness him the
clerk, near him the sexton him the sections wefu
ous against the of Popery, and willing lay down
their lives for the great truths established the Diet of Aug
burg
There is story in the Leinser family which passes under
the name of g She is not tceH'
Protestant clergyman whose church in the neigh
borhood guest the house of that upright and excel
lent the Duke of Leinster He had been staying there
three four days; and Saturday night they were all
retiring to their rooms the Duke said, We shall
morrow al breakfast No (said Milesan Protest
ant j your hour, my lord is little late for me am
very particular in the discharge of my duty and your break
fast will interfere with my church." The Duke pleased
with the proper Of his guest and they separated
for the nights his Grace perhaps deemng his palace safe
from all the evils of life for containing in its bosom such an
exemplary of the Church The first person. however
whom the Duke in the morning upon entering the break
asroom punctual Protestant deep in rolls and
ter his finger in egg and large slice Of the best Tppe
rary ham secured his plate. "Deghed you, my
dear VICAR" said the Duke but must say as much sur
prised delighted" "Oh, don't you know what has hap
pened ~ said the sacred breakfaser-s' she not toe
Who is not well " said the Duke, "you not married.
you have sister living Pm quite uneasy tell me who is
we'll" Why, the fact is my lord Duke that my con-
gegaon consists Of the clerk the SEXTON and the sections
wife, Now, the sections wife is in very delicate health when
she cannot attend, cannot muster the number mentioned
in the rubrc and have therefore, that day.
The good woman had cold and throat this morning.
and had breakfastcd but slightly, thought might
well hurry back to the regular family dejcuner" don't
know that the clergyman behaved improperly but such
church is hardly worth instruction and civil every
years.
Sir Robert did well in fighting it out with O'Connel. He
too late but when he began he did it boldly and
bly,, and for heartily glad OConnen has been found
guilty and imprisoned He either in earnest about
peal be If he in earnest entirely agree
with Lord Grey and Lord Spencer that civil preferable
to repeal Much hate wounds dangers pnvations and
explosons-much love regular hours Of dnneroolis
think covered with the feathers Of the male Pnus
oescus covered with in the Of the ischa
tic nerve-much deest all these foies and erocities
would rather soldier myself than acquesce quietly such
a separation Of the empire.
is snch piece of that can have any
for himself who would stop discuss such ques
ton 1t is such piece Of anti British vany that but
the btteres enemy Of blood and people could entertain
such project II is to be met only with round and grape
to be answered by Shapne and Congeveo be discussed
hollow squares and reuted by baaons four decp put
down by the ultima ratio Of that armed Aristotle the Duke
of Wellington.
oConne is released and released have no doubt by the
conscientious decision Of the Law Lords If he unusty
even from technical defec imprisoned rejoice in his
liberation. England is believe, the only country the
world where such could have happened and wise
lrshman (if there be wise shman) should be slow in
separating from country whose spirit produce and whose
institutions admit Of such result OF his guilt
doubts but guilty must be hung technically and accord
ing to established rules upon stautabe gbbe with Par
lament rope, and legal hangnan, sheriff, and chaplain
the scaffold, and the mob in the foreground.
But aer ALL have desire my dear Daniel should come
any harm, for believe there great deal Of virtue and
celent meaning in him, and must beg few minutes
conversation with him. AFTER all, my dear Daniel what
you want separation Of the two countries for what pu
pose your own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for the qualification Of
your personal vanity You don't know yourself; you
much honorable and moral man. and too cearsighted
person for such business this the empire will be twisted
Of your hands by of cut-throat villains and you will
You much sense and ase and opennes TO endure
for session the stupid and audacous wckednes and nonsense
Of your associates If you want fame you must be Unsuitable
Who is much known in all Europe much admired by
honest for the real good have done TO your country
before this insane cry Of Repeal And don't imagine you
niimdate this Government whatever be their faults merits
you may take my word for you will NOT ntndate them
They will prosecute you again. and put down your Conta
meetings, and they will be quite right doing They may
make concessions, and think they will but they would fall
into utter contempt IL they allowed themselves to be terrified
into dissolution Of the Union They know full well that the
English unanimous and resolute upon this point
and that they would prefer repeal And now, dear
Daniel sit down quietly at Derynane and tell me, when the
bodily frame is refreshed with the wine of Bordeaux, whether
all this is worth while What is the object Of all government
The object Of all government roast mutton potatoes care
stout constable honest justice, clear highway, free
chapel What trash to be bawng in the streets about the
Green le the Isle Of the Ocean, the bold anthem of Erin
go bogh far better anthem would be Erin go bread and
cheese Erin go cabins that viii keep the rain Erin gopsn
falcons without holes in them What folly to be making cr
nal destinations about governing yourselves II laws are
good and well administered is il worth while rush into
and rebellion in order that better laws may be made in
another place Are you Eton boy, who has just out
full Of Plutarchs Lives and considering in every how
Epamnondas Phloprmen would have acted or are you,
our own dear Daniel drilled in oil the business and buste Of
life am with you heart and soul in my detesaton all
injustice done TO Ireland. Your priests shall be fed and paid
the liberties Of your Church be scrupuousy guarded and in
civil affairs the most justice be preserved between Caho
lie and Protestant. Thus far am thorough rebel we'll
youse but when you to the perous nonsen,c Of
Repeal, in with every honest who has FIVE
grains Of common sense, take my leave"
II is entertaining enough that although the Irish bcsn-
ming TO be clamorous about making their laws hat
nd have been rralc