The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-11


Pilgrims, the other day, at the Astor House,
Bishop Hughes, in reply to toast, compliment
larry TO the present Ponrif of Rome, declared that
he did not know whether he was Giles Scrog-
gins or not, for the scene around him, and the
circumstances in which he was placed, impress
sed him with the idea that he had lost his own
identity. We can appreciate the feelings which
induced the Prelate to make the excamation
but it seems now, to be fixed and sober fact,
that he is. and was at the very time that he made
the exclamation, Giles Scroggins, and nobody
else-the Giles Scroggins of the Catholic Church
in the United States.
Like Giles Scroggins, we are actually begin
ming to doubt whether we are living in the
nineteenth century of the Christian era A
short time since, we were confident that
we were. The improvements which mankind
are making in the arts and sciences-in civiliza-
ton, and in every thing that tends to the promo
ton of education-in steam, by which the ocean
is traversed in days instead of weeks, as hereto
fore; in tho discovery of the principle by which
thought can be made to traverse unlimited dis
tances in a second of time in the science of go
vernment, by which man can govern himself
All these things, we thought, were the charac-
teristics of the nineteenth century, and we were
confident that we had the satisfaction of living
in an age of the world remarkable for such traits
But we confess we have been somewhat stag
gered in that belief. We begin to doubt, like
Bishop Hughes, whether we are Giles Scroggins
or not; for if we are Giles Scroggins, we do live
in the nineteenth century; and if we are not, no
such sentiments, and narrow minded and litter
raj views and opinions, which we have read in
an article in Black,cood's Magazine, tor the pre-
sent month of December, could be printed and
published
1t is we'll known that Mr.. Rothschild, one of
the celebrated English bankers and fnancers,
has been recently elected member ofthe British
Parliament. Mr.. Rothschld is Jew, and not
withstanding the fact was we'll known, he was
returned. This has given offence to the sticklers
of the Protestant Church, as by law established;
and visions of ruin desolation and Judaism in
its worst forms, fit before their troubled imagi-
nation From the article in question we quote
as follows:-
Opening the doors Of parliament to the Jew Is &C.
he have conscientious adhsrence to his own belief
he must use against ours Tbs question: then not
religion Religion Is the highest sonosrn Of human ea
istenoe and the not only Of immortal hopes
but Of freedom and Protsstantm in their purest form
and to possess In its freedom to preserve 1t with
rights and to transmit 1t unmutilated to possry has
been the great struggle Of ages aud has been worth
cia doctrines Of Christianity but the rescts tn en-
ALL charges them all with fa'sehood, and arms that
would be our duty to both God and man to cast them
assist ance from the Jew In defending religion or
religious rights the national support Of that
ngicn.
But in the legislature there il already powerful
party openly hostile to Protestantism, with many nd
viduals Who may be willing to aid that party though
mentary Jew vote! There can be doubt that, If at
ell eouscientious, he would vote for the extinction of
country, in givns the additional strength of a new
opu.nt and influential party to the antagonists of
What reason is there to apprehend public evil from
single Jew or from half dozen, ct most, in psrlia
ment? We remember that exactly the same Ian gusge
used for the admission Of the Pspsts Whist harm
be done by letting In two Papsts they can
amount to above half DOZEN let them do what
sans now amount to at least ATTY they carry every OBJ
jsct which they determine to carry! and they have
crumbled down cabinets like the discharge from bate
~
In the instance Of the Jew the answer Is clear They
have the means among them Of coming to the hu.tpgs
with irresistible force On this topic say ne more ;
but every body knows the nature of popular election
under the reform bill
We sosmny declare that much a. We deprecate papist
influence think that all its hostility is to be
dreaded the hundredth part much political power
riot OF Of the vulgar ibtoxoston
that goes sleep after the vctorywe should the
steady susn cool ants gonism, whose subtlety
sumbers.
our Lord Christ, when give the highest boon within
power to . scot who pronounce him impostor |?
How respect hi, relig on, when regard It
matter Of total indifference whether support its
friends or encoursg its enemies how deserve
retain the nes1iuabls privileges alike spiritual and
temporal which we have received from Chri.tianitv
"A n Y. In
them at the mercy Of the unbeliever!
What ought England to do at this moment! 1t ought
to TEEN with petitions Its clergy ought to meet aud
their most solemn pledge to resist this most fatal in
novation Its bishops ought to take the lead in those
speech the House Of Lords. forth and do their
duty like mon"
Now, we ask, is it any wonder that we find
ourselves in the same predicament that our
amiable Giles Scroggins found himself in at the
anniversary dinner of the Pilgrim fathers
Have we not as much reason to doubt that we
live in the nineteenth century, a. he had reason
to doubt his identity, and feel his nose to ascer-
tain whether he was Giles scroggins or not?
We are accustomed to see in that publication,
notions, views and sentiments which are abhor-
rent to the progress of the sge-but such a col
lection of bile, vinegar, malice, envy, and all
uncharitsbeness, put forth under the specious
desire to sustain the religion of the Christians,
which prescribes peace and good will, and
enumerates charity as the brightest of all the
virtues, put forth in a country Boosting of its
superiority over the rest of the worlds, IN.
deed, sufficient TO make us doubt our very
existence.
And yet the country in which these views are
promulgated, and this insult to true religion is
perpetrated, is the same England--the same
country which for years has been defaming and
ridiculing the United States. The man who
would get up and announce such illiberal and
narrow sentiments in the United States, would
be hooted at. He would be put down.
Yet such is England. Similar contracted
views in every department OF life prevail there.
The people are as much the slaves of their own