New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
sss,iaiion and Dissertation Of the Mexican
Churches.

Churches.
The burst OF Indignation with which this pro.
.,,;tion Of the Administration has been met among
4, religious and Rightreverencing portion Of the
,cmmunty, has induced its authors not only to
syego the intention of carrying it out, but even to
INV i,s parentage The Union" now eravely
,yures Us that this plan for robbing the churches
su never entertained by the President or any
msnber Of the Cabinet-and we are expected to
believe its disclaimer We shall-when the
Union" with its disclaimer, affords as the credu-
bus minds necessary for the purpose.
The proposition Of the Z" Union" for the appro-
priation Of the church property put forth with
all the gravity and assurance of an official pubca.
ton The measure was proclaimed necessary, and
defended as Just The argument thereupon was
MT only distinguished for as much ability as char
aeterizes the ordinary editorials Of the "Union,
sat seemed predicated upon the recognition by the
people Of the feeling which dictated or excused it.
The III MON" now convinced, that it had presumed
too much upon the supposed corruption of the PEG.
pe--corruption fatally accelerated by this afro
eious warts repentant, when too late Of its folly
and seeks to avoid the necessary consequences.
The disclaimer is a negotire pregnant. 1t pro
vokes an inevitable inference. The hot haste with
which the Executive entertainment of the idea is
denied-betore accusation had been made-necessa-
My obtrudes the conviction, that the plan had been
discussed and approved, if not proposed, by the
President and Cabinet. Innocence is not wont to
trsst itself forward with denial eff an unsuggested
crime.
Beside the Union arrogates to itself an official
character 1t processes to be the organ Of commu-
nicstion between the President and his party
The intentions of the Executive are promulgated
through such means to the public, and--uness
Romor has done him gross Observation-Disclosures
bis very words. Is it, then, probable that proPo-
stion of so serious character--one which, II en-
bodied into action, would produce more impressive
results present and permanent, than any proceed
ing Of the whole Warts it probable that such an
idea would be stealthily, or carelessly, inserted
into the columns of the Union by any one OF Mr.
Riches various collaJorateurs2 No 1t had
n certain parentage and formal christening but
The bantlinR has become unpopular and Its authors
now seek 10 disown it.
The Administration has protested to have Carl
cd on the present War upon NapoleOns tactics In
its subsidized presses often read boasts to such
effect We willingly acknowledge that IN its IN
tention to spoliate the churches it has scrupulous
" adhered to the principles of its great exemp'ar'
Perhaps it would have carried its imitation so Ian
as to color sacrilege with equal facetousness II is
reported of the Corsican that one time while plum
derng the churches of Italy of their ornaments oil
silver and gold he condescended to answer the
poor Friars, who humbly besought him to spare at
least the images of the Saviour OF mankind ana II Il
Apostles" that during their life time they them
selves had gone about the world doing good ana
he would take care that now they were dead their
images should accomplish the same purpose