New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-28
The Cnse OF DIR. Hampdeu.

10 le Ldsef 81 fie lrCAfci
Though no person could expect or ask that you
should opes the columns Of 7> T5ur 20 anything Ike
theological controversy ye; you nay perhaps no; Be
willing 70 admit few words corrective Of certain state
nen.s which appeared In your paper Of Jsnuary 20.
statements which convey though doubt unin
teDtonay an erroneous impression csncerning Dr. Hanp
den and the mater Of h election to The see Of Hereford
Fret then It error to suppose that movement
made regard 20 Or. Ham Pten AZ the tine q his sp
polninent 10 e Regius Chair Of siniiy oxford or
the movement made in regard his appointment to
the OF Hereford, either Of them Taoarisu
ments. In both Of them many persons took share who
were not 7roarians but thoroughly Erar9eico in the
strongest the But % speak Of the for
matter let c0nene views 70 the latter. The
Bishops Of London and Winchester. had, as 8. Is wei
known, taken strong ground against hosc who called
Trscsans and yet they both appear syners Of The
Bishops protest which has been forwarded 10 Lord John
Russell while Evangecals as well az High Churchmsn,
have been active and eager in advancing the many clerical
protests which have been sent 20 bis Iorcship. The
ruth IT, Dr. Hzmplens position Is net understood In tbs
country; neither IS that Of the sic DR.. Arnold, whose
name is connected with his in your paper above referred
70. Dr. Arnold was bot, and h.. Hanpden Is not, an
Evangelical They have been Accidentally associated with
tina, party In opposing the Tractariais bat there IS
that ground for csnssrpg them AZ Evan
gecal than there IS for considering tie Evangecas 10 Re
Pasevites who accidentally joined with The Trscta
rans in opposing DR.. Hampden. DR. Hampton Is isti
tuildrlAn, POLITICAL ClurC0Nfr. sLODE Church and
State man, and In common with Dr. Arnold would have
Church utterly subjected 10 the domination OF the civil
power The opposition 70 him Is these grounds. al
least the rst Of both High Church and Evan
ge'icals have united In II.
But secondly II grievet az this msspprekension,
much more Sir. grleyed and shocked too ct finding
7e 7.ne uph0ldng, b. implication. % odous ar
orary and yrannca power and one 50 opposed 20 the
rst prime PIES liberty, that which the sovereign OF
England possesses, IN virtue Of tsg ace statute over
me appointment Of English Bishops. That power Is this
When vacancy IN English Bishoprc the SOve
reign issues 20 the Dean ard Chapter OF the Cathedral
Church. who held by mere fiction 70 represent, the
clergy u the Diocese c9ace dere or leave 70 elect
Bishop for the vacant See This Ia accompanied with
letter. In which Is named the person whom the Sovereign
desires 10 have elected and the Dean and Chapter DO
not within twenty days. elect this person, good bad or 10
different as lie may be- they incur the penalty OF prDH
ir that Is imprisonment and the eure OF their goods
the Crown. Can there be oious piece Of tyran
ny? II Is well worthy Of him In whose reign Il became
law, the Infamous Henry VIII. And he insisting this
tyrannca law, which has slumbsred for hundred years
and more your correspondent calls "vindicaiing the
dignity Of the Crown :" Had he called Il sanction and
revival Of most enorm0s tyranny, should not have
been surprised But own am astoashed, this side
the Atlantic 10 hear such term tie above applied 10
sach act. No sir resist such piece Of arbitrary
authority obedience the dictates II conscience
worthy stand In the annals Of Liberty in any or
land. And e0k ON this movement against the Crown In
this matter the first step In the Liberation Of the Church
Of England from her wreiched union 9TH the State.
As to what Lord John Russell says Of the effect Of Dr.
hampdebs appointment IN reiauon y inc 1hulch OF
Rome, the Bishop OF Exeter has fully answered H. as
well many other points advanced hy his lordshp. that
/ reed not speak OF them.
Dr. Hamp1es possession Of Hereford not however yet
certain. Othe legal steps yet remain which will be taken
And they ought 70 have the sympathy and good wishes Of
all who do wish poTer, more arbitrary than
that which imposed the stamp act hfusirg In virtue Or
dsgracefu statute Prelse on the Church. whom the
msDrty Of her bishops and clergy, whether High Church
Evangelical, fepudste. CLERGYMAN.
!y@ Whenever the Church OF England shall be
ready to "repudiate the enormous wealth which
she annually draws from the People who reject as
well rs those who receive her ministrations, then
she will be at liberty to, and We shall hold her
amply justified in, repudiating herewith the CON
troll of the State; but so long as she collects her
Tithes by the power Of the State, she cannot de-
Gently repudiate it's authority. Ed T'rib.