The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-06
From the New York Sun
Mexico md her EstablIshed Caurch.


1t will be remembered that stated last month thai
the church had threatened TO excommuncate all who
would favor the conscation of its property We now
the official protest. which quotes the DEGREES of the
Council of Trent to prove the heresy of the seizure
Granting that the confscation violation Of the cons
tuition, and for which the church
the government, the question arises what will be the
consequences Will the church excommuncate the
state will it establish new government! will il
force the nation to negotiate for peace will the gov
eminent seize all the church property, leave religious
affairs to the management Of the people, and tolerate al
relgons We do not pretend to be able to answer these
questions Time alone can develop results But let II:
look at facts The church and the arisocracy sided
with Paredes and favored monarchy. These were
overhrown by the Puebias, or the native people Of
Aztec parentage, who compose the bulk of the popula
ton The Pueblas, or democrats, who now govern the
country, exasperated against the church for hel
efforts to place king them, and consequently the
sale OF the church lands is not very unpopular 1t sup
which they obtain funds. When the commenced
the government appealed to the church for money
alleging that the Americans coming to rob and
plumber the churches, and the the property was
disposed of the better But the church would not give
dollar They that the Americans protected its prop
erty better than the Mexicans II saw that Gen Taylor
sect to its rights add privileges Hence the very natural
consequence apparent throughout Mexico the clergy
declare their preference for the government of the United
States Hence, too, the urgent necessity for pacific
goation on the part of government menaced by thai
dread sentence of accommodation and eternal despair
which strikes terror to the heart OF the faithful of all
our own free country what is dreadful and desruc
tive to public man than accommodation from his par
yi AS examples we refer to the persecution of John
Tyler and his accommodation by the wings the politi
cal anahemas hurled at John c. Calhoun, and the denun-
Citations which Henry Clay encountered in his
nieaton from the democratic party These are indications
counter But the die is cast The law has pass
ed Congress, and the church threatens the exercise
of her spiritual power for the protection OF her tenn
poral wealth. Nearly all the churches have been
closed Religious exercises and ordinances have been
suspended excepto the sick and dying Children not
baptized marriages are not blessed and masses are
longer celebrated for the repose of the dead This is
truly an alarming condition of things TO the pious
people of Mexico Terror and dsmay have seized the
public mind the sacred orders have robed their edfces in
the habliments of and evil foebodngs waited
on every breeze To this alarming state of affairs, we
find parallel only in that appalling of calamity
which preceded the conquest Of Mexico by Cortes Now,
however, her nationality be preserved Let her but
accept the olive branch which America has offered to her
and she may yet be free prosperous and happy Time and
again have we offered her peace. When remonstra-
ted with her for her denial to Texas of those rights
which she claimed for herself her chieftans waged war
bringing upon their country the evils which threaten
to overwhem her. Let Mexico profit by this experience.
The following is the protest of the church,
~ s the New a&9s york s sSelI'a AT the once
Protest of the venerable Arcbisops Chapter against the
taking possession of the church property.
This chapter having been Informed from an undoubted
proved of act for the taking possession of the church
property, without losing for the preservation
those sacred rights charged them by the solemn
OF the church, have determined direct
ency this communication with the object of making known
that they cannot manner coincide with
entertained in the abovenamed act not daring to in
the ecclesiastical censres and penalties emitted the
end of the llh chapter OF the I'D session Sacred
Counclo OF Trent, and reiterated in the third Mexican and
in consequence they hereby the solemn protest
against the about to be sanctioned only expecting
from the peiy of the supreme government that the afore
named disposition OF the Sacred Connc of Trent, which
comprebends ALL whatever may be the dignity invested in
them and which inhicts the highest punishment upon
those who disregard it, may be fully respected obeying
likewise the fundamental law reignng through the
public which guarantees the property of ecclesiastical
corporations.
May please your excellency make known the
excellent senior vice President, that these the sen-
ments entertained by this afchbishop's chapter.
We present your exceency the assurances of our dis
tngushed consideration and esteem God guard you many
Hall OF the Sacred Church of the archbshops chapter OF
Mexico January 10Th, 1917, II o'clock, M.
FELlX OSORES,
FELIX GARCIA SERALDE
JOSE M. GUZMAN,
JOSE M. VASQUEZ.
Minister Justice and col Tatrs