New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-11
The Jesuits-Their Relation 20 the Cause Of
Public Liberty.

article from 4 Catholic Subscriber with remarks
Of your own on the Jesats, which give me a right
to address you fed observations, hoping from
your impnrtiality that they will appear in your next
number
am Jesuit, and when the reputation Of my
Order is upjustly assam have right to be
heard as well as il were personally slandered -
Long enough we have been silent 10 this country,
and there are many calumnes daily uttered b. a
vulgar public press, % which an answer would be,
10 eyes sdegrsdAton. But T, TribpHe IL respeets
bic paper and the JssBts think Mr.. Editor that moth
ID to be espised which from your pen. Beside,
they have not forsoten the sympathy you showed them
the occasion Of late calamity. They think moreover
that you are sincere Yes you firmly persuaded that
the Jesuits haring the reputation Catholic rs m
Prot,sanf countries, Of bsAg IN I've nam unJrendy =
Human Liberty and PrOg7e, great deal Of It must BE-
true sthoug they may have been SOMEWHAT slsndered
90 this head.
Yet allow say that you are in error and pardoa-
able error IT, since having much to do with political
questions Of every Sort are not obliged 70 study our
already very extensive history ard to ponder al hs
tendencies OF our Association.
Those sndenee briefly stated in The letter Of our
General Rooth D. which you had The kisdness TO pub
sh. Perhaps yoJ nsy tsye thought that his letter ex
pressed doctne OF the Order that by il ths Jesui
entered asit were IN new phss. Of existence and so
you waited &C you safe for deeos rather th.n words
Yet the last letter OF r. Roothssn u the CoHf Fran
cas- did nothing bot sate what hsvs have been The doc
times Of the Asoetaii0n from the beginning and thou
sand, Of facts. Of deeds have corr oboIsted IT,
The Oder HAD always for its object the glory Of God
he salvation Of sous 70 help the Church 10 her works If
mercy and In m beginning 10 assist her in correcting the
abuses Of al age happily gone By ng ego. ,
Rsuke in hi, History Of the PsPaey work which an
far from approving IN all tie bearings has expressly a.,
H. The Order from the beginning. whstever msy have
been said 10 the contrary has never been .eal Or
IL is most expressly stated IN Its Contributor
Ia than twenty places, its members are PR
Of our Geeeis have .saed p-nGts, against
abuses Of that hind. OF c0urse no jesuit viii deny that
some OF his brethren sweryrs from tho faithful o.
servation Of those unctous But ma We nave 70
say s tina, Las been very seldom tn when
has happened proper remedies h = always been ePpe1
T. tn. by he Generals VI tie Oder - is General
Ass~mblies that, n tbs ~ ue, a. our own history am
abrrrau0ns Of lew fof .v"s I'm Eeyie he suPties
by Clement XIV the Association numbered m"re than
10000 msnbers 80 we may say tbat rlhons 81 mus
ing. have bsen enrolled th-t ceiebrsted Society
Perhzps few of indiv dus have been found guilty
Of mDgug Ia politics; they have been unshed BY with
dAWug them either ih- gtt - voting ~ our assem-
hlis the night of teDg ect-d 20 Cce' of trust some
may havs been expelled 'lom the Association and
the Whole Order - accused after having done its duty
III The Order h3s been afsda The actual Gen
eral has SID, to any form Of . Vefhment II u wei
known that in frrler trn-s Jesus lived peaceably 10
every country Grd-r the uuder the despOc sway Of
FmpefOs o. China aud III ahs3lue T1le o. the hirsi
Of Yrrce aud Of stan under the popular Government II
ola Switzerland nIdsT ths sft,cfec institutions o
Venice Use.r h. order opted foris political creed
the maxms held tbs Cour OF Fskn or at that OF Yer
sNlies We defy any show that. the Jesui ever
inclined the other. The exterior political
world out Of their province" ara al opinion can BE
formed Of their prediction as b)dy On that SUBJECT
tle ei-nt OF .ech 81 i'll '~' oe s",su' .. u. -.
Tds OF this Of hat Jefult butt their own form
{ Govern which must certainly embody their po-
htca ctnne',lt they have any Fiease' Mr. Editor
look TIER Constitution at he deer es o. their assem-
hies you will b. surprised n Il In spite Of ha' has
bsen said If he tyranny Of err rulers ih-if CoDsuon
is rather DEMOCRATIC thar otherwise you Will see that
expressly sia'ed that It mast be an beolsnce OF st'ua
beings obedience 70 Law 10 PHnclPe, to 61d never
I - mao nor 70 arbitrary measures
Agin. the elements OF an opinion on ine pOhtca ere
OF the Jesut they have 10 be s0uRht for In the
uncontrolled action II the body AZ large But 10 - wei
known that hen the Kings Of Spain allowed them 10 ei
tabish Government Of their ia south America m
controlled by civil power they founded IN fatauay mat
happy Republic where sl The liberty which innocent
b-s the first state Of society can ENJOY, was gfshea
them.
true that the Jesut not fods TO sny form Of Gov
ernnent. They spread over Italy. FrdHce Belgium,
Germany, the British Empire, North and South Amerc,,
Let any OF their enemies hoS that they have particular
Of political doc ines opposed 10 liberty The vague
Of it have heard thousand times particular
facts prove II yet waiting Or IL the Austrian So
TEN is appealed to- their Utopia Of government have
the authority their General In his last letter. 10 deny II
men ystsnpe enough alter H. to lhins inst N lay
the Jesu oppose the reforms o. the geat ana COCO rus
TX. they may have him consulted on the subject Inc
many marks Of regard be has degned TO give the sho
period Of his POntcale enough 10 persnoe US lhht ne
least does in us enemies either open or secret
Belgium in France that the Jesuiis are opposed
liberty In Belgium, where cir only hope - that the
Free Constitution that be preserved INV
oaie In France where than any other class Of Git
zens, they eel the want Of liberty know enough Of
French be fully persuaded that there ' no BODY
Of men in that k1 sdom more osIo n' OF SEEING me S
such lover Of freedom, Is at the same ume such an
ayo~ed friend Of the Jesuiis!
But WHEREAS IT, therefore, that they ere opposed TO llher
ty Was Switzerland before their last eXp usOn,
But have tie word OF the Duke Of bInge, ther open
adversary that having existed IA several Canofs Tor thir
Is could Lot auDAntiat
single fact agaustthem las liberty been reestabl.hec
IN those unf,rfuoate snfons after their puson Aas
Liberty existed when they atFri5ou'g md Lueerc
the derot Of dem.g guest now runs over those once
WHERE s H. Therefore hat the Jesuits opposed 10
Liberty, Is IL IN this great aud happy county Many
ms were horn AmeTcAns let any me forth md show hat
a single Il them has In becoming jesuit lost he A.
tschInent the free insttutions ~ Norm America Ot
ers, Ike myssif ~e'e born IN tUt9pe aiG ne my'eii
have become American citizens by choice Lee suy tour
sdversares show that " ere unworthy o. inst great PRIV
eEe l. in The nature Of msn rot 70 ENJOY ireee ON
with pleasure, when has groaued Tor twenty or thirty
.yeers under restrictions Of every Authorizations o. the
gh Of association OF the nsh Of ching OF he nsh Of
ri the Tiqht Of calling on ssefs Jesuit Of tho night o.
teaching catechism 10 CHI dIen OF the gut ~
gitas aud prisons a the night &C &c 40: tnasf he
sway Of that French spotsm OF Capitalization and M
nopoy have lived for light Yeas ana viii mar
Of good think that am tool enough to ~i.h Tor
such system Of restrictions IN TINS country 'n
drGS ApeitG ,.
But hetS you, Mr.. Editor ask In your turn why i II
then that the esuits have the reputation, IN Na' oC "
well Protestant countries Of being In the msn ~
riendly Freedom Aud why Is II That not only sth'
JIG Kings, bui Catholic Ppe, have condemned ano
dishanded the Order,
could what have said. leave these two questious
swere5. have, 4hnk deuonsa ted that the Od-f
has been cannot be Poluca' one auo nat u
utterly false that Jrsus anywhere uninenny 10
freedom To why they have sdch reputation e
longs those who without just cause, have
aud spread the caumny. Yet, Mr. Editor, not 10 ies'1
shadow Of doubt ia the miad Of your re 'ders VIII i r.
explain briefly what, my opinion las eontr butrd 10
mslesd many good people, and 10 array them as1ist un
ohr nding men. >,
First Their repr. alton OF being unfrendy 10 Liberty
the conservative character Of their Oro
which their enemies turned against teH as II they were
tbs tools Of spolism They have never been voutio'
a,y their tendencies because their Object i above POI
tics aud they live under every form Of & rt -t
Tkus 1t is perfectly that IA Monarehiss they VIII ~
conspre against the throne as IN popular G3s,im-Ii
they will not desire a change As their General stHed
in bis letter the CoHrrer FTaFfHS they Will app aua
peaceful reforms everywhere; ana greater degree OF
freedom granted any country they VIII be the net
themelves Of 1t 10 eusIgs the sphtTe oi thr use
fulness But they will take set IN secret nVrn
ces, hatred to suy form Of Government under
which they live
This is their great crime in IN Of European dera
eogres and they msde IL the ground Ct thoussna
absurd Accusations, which msny good peope nave ne
leyed believe vet and viii believe for ases = come
Before their suppression BIZ Clement AlN NE cause on
Monarchy in Europe the cause Of oid'r IT a tAeH
a crims society 10 attempt the suhversion Of VIVA
exi.ed because such revolution could not b. enetso