New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-13

Hove /, a few words IL q summary. which
venture 10 believe complete, ofthe situation of ID
odd world both in relation 70 the secondary facts
Me moment and 10 the essential and universal fact
n remains TO give TO this summary, though by \
means engmatical-such developments as sha
have tine 20 write before the mail closes Bat
vould Eorew arm the amateurs of news that they wi
contain news, and that it may sometimes happe
that they will ob,aiDrom my reflections and persons
observations, certain novelties which may pass 70
better information than the inventions Of professe
news vendors, or the Interpretations and lilo
sions OF party spirit beg the readers OF The TIL
nse TO remember that when / told them last yea
that the movement OF the European revolution wa
arrested, MOST men devoted 10 the same principle
a. myselfwere lar from perceving and stating thi
fact. Experience has shown that the netrs which
I was then the first TO give has unhappiy PROVED
bat too true.
The return Of the Pope TO Rome is fact of the
Utmost significance | should require long vol.
ume to tel you every thing which in my opinion il
involves. This hierarchy of eighteen centuries,
which has survived all the tempests, and which,
instead Of losing IFS force, RECEIVERS IL In the two
countries where it had first received the most
siderable injury in France, by the weakening Of
faith while it preserved its official dominion-in
England bythe destruction of the official dominion
rs well as Of faith. You may rely upon it, exag
gerste nothing Catholicism is here making rapid
progress, and we shall see the movement advanc-
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contamination Of the crisis produced by the case of
Gorham and the Bishop of Exeter, and in proper
tion especially the great Voltairan instrument.
now adopted By the Jesuits, the question Of Ma
tional Education, which has lately occasioned i'm.
portant debates in Parliament shall be compre-
hended in its full extent.
IL has been the wish Of some discreet and peace
able persons that the question should remain unde-
cided. and that the Judgment Of the Privy Council,
With its latitudinaran character, should put end
to the agitation for the present Others, convinced
that the debate which must inevitably take place,
would only gain in extent and importance, if GER
tain ideas which begin to terminate in the Church
Of England should be allowed to develop them
selves have wished to gain time. But all this is
now set aside. The contest has commenced.
Mems ogttat molem. 1t only remains now TO turn
this movement, which after all appears to salu-
tary to the greatest possible account for the public
good and for the triumph Of truth. l mentioned in
my last that the Archbishop Of Canterbury had ex.
plicty refused 10 summon COnvOcation. The
party, which wishes TO set aside the decision Of the
Privy Council, have found another means. A judg-
ment rendered yesterday and published in the pa
pers OF this morning. rejects this means. 1t was
said that according 10 certain ancient statutes the
appeal to Synodal Convocation of the Clergy was a
matter of right and that precedents for this existed.
1t was added that since the admission of all religious
faiths into Parliament and the abolition OF the Test
Act, the temporal jurisdiction could not have the
same power, that the affairs Of the Church could
not be left TO the decision OF civilians belonging to
different faith from that of the Church. and that the
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, far as it depended on
any power beside that Of the Bishop. was an exclu
sive privilege OF the crown. All these means have
been rejected The Judgment of the Privy Council
remains in all its force. Lord Campbell, Presi-
dent Of the Queens Bench, has sanctioned the de-
cision in which he had a share as a member of the
Prvy Council The Bishop of Exeter will persist.
He will excommunicate Gorhan. A certain num-
Der Of ministers will separate from the Church and
will go over to Rome. The decision published this
morning will not fail TO produce very important
effect.
Let Us now speak of the other .frebrond, of the
other sign Of the times, which comes TO accelerate
the Religious questionable affair of National Edu
cation. A new proposition respecting this has been
introduced into Parliament by MIR. Fox, a member
from Lancashire, and the founder OF a religious
philosophical system of Instruction. preacher ut
q Chapel in Finsburysquare, authorized by act OF
Parliament to solempize marriages, and hence
clothed with something of an official character. The
proposition contemplates the augmentation 81 the
funds already appropriated TO what are called the
National Schoos-schools where the teaching is
exclusively OF a secular character and neutral in
matters OF religion. The Government was not
unfavorable TO this proposition This idea OF
purely secular education has been advanced
for some time Neutrality in various faiths has
long been the favorlte idea of certain philos-
ophers. The truth is, that all these philosophers
are Deists, who deny revelation, sin, and even
prayer. The ideas of Mr.. Fox, the author Of the
proposition, are well known He has published
them in several works. He breaches them every
Sunday in his chapel have often heard him, and
1 can assure you that he is nearer Votaire and
Rousseau than Jesus Christ, that on the subject of
religion he is far from having attained to the point
ooI hy 10 fksaC NJ
Afheistic lao proclaimed by NJ. Odilon Barrot.
What causes great astonshment here is that Lord
John Russell, whose religious sentiments are well
known, should take part in this movement am
by no means surprised myself although consider
religious neutrality an impossible thing, and in
respect to the pretended system Of national educa
ton. it is only, have before said, Votairian
Jesuitism. But the politician ought to comprehend
sometimes that even to secure the triumph Of his
belief he must permit the trial of opposite systems
when they have obtained the favor of the masses
inspired them with illusions which prevent them
from seeing the truth wherever il is found This
illusion OF q national education without accepting
the popular religious belief is in great favor An
important movement Is in progress with regard to
this In certain counties of England especially in
Lancashire. The torrent must take its course.
But 1t will break at the foot Of the rock OF faith or
will mingie itself in the great river of tradition,
whose waters are purified by the human mind as
1t advances in its progress but Of which it will
never change either the fountain or the course All
men who have sincere faith Roman Catholics,
English Catholics, Independents, Quakers, alike
reject this system.
call your attention 10 a protest more energetic
and showing more good sense than you will often
find In the columns Of the Times in the number for
to-day 1t ia signed by persons of Importance be-
longing to the different religious communions. The
L stitudinarians alone unite in the scheme of Ma
tonal Education, and shut their eyes on the conse-
agree more with Mr.. Fox than with any other
positive faith, and to give them their true name
they ought to be called Lamartnsts, that is to say.
Psntheists or balloons full of wind. cannot speak
more at length on this subject today. l have al.
luded to it as noticeable ferment OF religious dis
cussion, and nothing proves my assertion better
than the proteststion OF the dissenting sects.
This question is presented in France in other