New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-03
The Romish College In lIassachusetts.


You say that you have known Colleges equally
exclusive with that Of the Romeniss but not so honest
in ayowipg it, VIII you have the kindness TO name
those colleges nasmuch you seem to refer to i'siin'
tons in our county, and should ike to know where
they are situated Also 10 VIVA, denomination they be-
long. We know Of no such college IN New glsnd,
except the Romish. It would be en intolerance With
which no college Of any denomination would be lisely
b obtain a charter even to ask for one.
The grounds Of the of the Massachusetts, Legisa
ture in refusing the grant Of charter for exclusive
Romish College do not seem 20 be understood. They
are the jus, grounds on which college Of any de
nom nation could get a charter ought to have onc
with the privilege Of using the state funds IL We are
not mistaken there Is provision in the laws by which
no college shall be chartered thar VIII not agree 10 be
omen 20 Students of any denomination We believe
so that every chartered college has the rgot TO apply
10 the State for aid and 10 expect such AID 80 lar ne
II IL needed and 30 far as the Legislature may Dc aoo
to grant Il, IL cxpedient II an exclusiYe college wee
chartered II would in effect be the alliance OF the state
with and in behalf Of one denomination II would be
an application of state funds TO endow particular sect
This h whet the State Of Massachusetts, in accordance
with the principles Of civil and religious liberty will
not do II a college could be chartered and receive
sid In Massachusetts II must not exclude any OF the
Commonwealth OF any faith OF creed Whatever an
tie colleges in that state are open 10 Students OF al de-
nominations
Now, the Romnni,t. come in with demand that the
state shall charter their College as secsIan thing a.
an exclusive and iutoerant interest and shall have the
privilege being chartered of using the State FUNDS,
If they can get them for exclusive tystem ms IS
demanded which il any other sect hsd tho bigotry to
mako IT, 10 say nothing Of the eoasted honesty oil svow
ing H. would have been secuted with indigestion lou
Yourselves would have been likely to remark severely
ON such sectarisn intolerance and impudence.
Il needs no great honesty 10 syOw tho principle OF e1
cusiveness and Intolerance in the Romsh Church SINCE
his well known be essential part OF thst Church
faith aud discipline But repeat our question Wha
and where are the Colleges to which you refer as act
Jog on those principles, yet not having the honesty 10
avow themi
We cav again the refusal Of the Massachusetts Legs
ls,uro to charter an avowedly exclusive end inolsran
Knnish College is refusal demanded by the prlnci
les OF religious liberty 1t is refusal which tee state
mus maintain or come once 20 alliance with psr'ic
Mar sec, II the Romish College would agree TO the
Constitutional provisions of tbs Legislature promisns
that the privileges OF their institution should DC open 70
ALL then they would receive charter at once on tne
same broad ground 90 that which all the other Col
lsses Of the State are founded. But they demsno
more; they demsnd an exclusive charter ana a. lpe
same time refuse abide by the requsiuons OF tue Con
stiuton They refuse 10 take the obligations OF reif
plous liberty ~6ich the Constitution rishuly imposes
upon all the Colleges demanding charter or endow
ment by the Legislature.
Again we ask viii you state the Colleges that noia
P .','. -, DIV.