The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-26
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ENGLAND.

The NO-P0pery Agttdtt0n--Letter from me o.
Premier.-The excitement caused by the recent
movements OF the Pope RACES with undated fury
in England. The clergymen of the Established
Churches are holding meetings in all. the pro-
yinces, which are reported in full by the daily
papers. Lord John Russell, the Prime Minister
has written letter to the Bishop of Durham
which, is quite as indignant as any of the
speeches of the clergy; but he hits the Pussy
ties even harder than he does the Pope. Here is
the letter:
Ny Dear Lord:-I agree with you in consi-
dcrng the 'late aggression Of the Pope upon
our Professionalism" rs '.insolent and insidious,"
and therefore feel rs indignant as you can
upon the subject. ....a #Ma 81.
not only promoted to the utmost of my
power the claims Of the Roman Catholics to
all civil rights but thought it right, aud even
desirable, that the ecclesiastical system Of the
Roman Catholics should be the means of giving
instruction to the numerous Irish enligrants
in London and elsewhere, who, without such
help, would have been left in heather ignor-
ance. s..-
This might have been done, however, without
any such innovation rs that which we have now
seen.
1t is impossible to confound the recent nea-
sures Of the Pope with the division of Scotland
into dioceses by the Episcopal Church or the ar
rangement ofdistricts in England by the Wes-
leyan Conference.
There is an assumption Of power in all the
documents which have come from Rome--a
pretenslon To supremacy over the realm Of
England, and n claim TO sole and undivided
| sway, which is inconsistent with the Queens
supremacy, with the rights of our bishops and
clergy, and with the spiritual Independence of
the nation rs asserted even in Roman Catholic
| times
confess, however, that my alarm is not equal
to my Indignation.
Even if shall appear that the ministers and
| servants Of the Pope in this country have not
| transgressed the law, feel persuaded that we
are strong enough to repel any outward attacks.
The liberty Of Professionalism has been enjovcd
too long in England to allow of any successful
attempts to impose foreign yoke upon our
minds and consciences. No foreign prince or
potentate will be permitted to flsten his letters
upon a nation which has 50 long and so molly
indicated its right to freedom OF opinion, civil,
political and religious.
Upon this subject, then, will only say that
the present state of the law shall be carefully
examined, and the proprioty of adopting any pro-
ceedings with reference to the recent nssump-
tons of power deliberately considered.
There is danger, however, which alarms me
much more than any aggression ola foreign
| sovereign.
Clergymen Of our own church, who have sub
scr5cd to the thirty-nine articles, and acknowl-
edged in explicit terms the Queens supremacy,
have bcen the most forward in leading their
llocks, step by step, to the very verge of the
precpce." The honor paid to saints, the claim
ofufaibiity for the church, the superstitious use
OF the sign ofthe cross,the muttering ofte liturgy
so as to disguise the language in which it is writ
ten, the recommendation of auricular confession
and the administration of penance, and absoln-
tion-all these things arc pointed out by clergy
men of the Church of England as worthy of
adoption, and are now openly reprehended by
the Bishop of London, in his charge to the clergy
of his diocese.
What, them is the danger to be apprehended
from foreign prince, of no great power COM
pared to the danger within the gates from the
unworthy sons Of the Church of England her
self?
have little hope that the propounders and
trainers of these innovations will dcsist from
their insidious course. But | rely with conf
dence on the people of England, and / will not
beat jot of heart or hope 80 long as the gori-
Gus principles and the immortal martyrs Of the
reformation shall be held in reverence by the
great mass Of Il nation which looks with con-
tempt on the mummeries of supersttion and
with scorn at the laborious endeavors which are
now making to confine the intellect and cnslave
the soul. remain, with great respect &r.
J. RUSSELL.
Downing street, Nov. 4.
On the 9th of November, the anniversary Of
the "Gunpowder Plot" every pulpit in England
according to the Daily News resoundrd with the
cry of "No Popery." "Even on Change" SAYS
the hiorninr HaraId utha man, hnrs Of tho bousa