The New York herald., 1851-08-18
Religious Liberty In England-The Case Of
Rothschild ana SoiomOns.

0sNeLE SHEET HERALD. ......... OF
Religious Liberty In Engiand-The Case Of
RothschiId ana Soiomons.
One Of the stalest fatest, and most Improbable
sessions, which was ever held by the national egis
lature of Great Britain, otherwise called the lmpe-
rial Parliament, was that which terminated short
time since. From the day Of its commencement to
tina. Of its close, no measure of a large and COM
prehensIve character engaged the attention of the
Notwithstanding was introduced or debated, wor-
thy OF country holding the position which Eng
land claims among the family Of nations; nor was
any business transacted while the session continued
which is calculated to promote the cause ofcvizn-
tion, either in England or in any other country We
find it necessary very frequently to find fault with
the great waste Of time, of money, and Of words,
which sometimes characterized the sessions of our
State Legislatures, and of Congress; but bad as
the worst of them have been in these respects they
can be favoraby con.rasted with the last session of
the British Parliament. Were one American Le-
gislsture, or one Federal Congress- to spend their
time fcr months, the British Parliament has done
recently, we might be tenpted to advocate their
entire abolition, or some measure that would pre-
ven. them from meeting oftener than once in five
years.
The last session Of the British Parliament was
Dot only Improbable, but it was positively dis
graceful. 1t was marked by the greatest intole-
rance, bigotry, and disregard of religious liberty,
which is so boastingly claimed as the birth
right of every Englishman. Indeed the greater
portion Of it, it would seem, was devoted
to the task of proving; and with great too
that religious liberty does not exist in England;
and any person who will now assert that there is
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what ia not true, notoriously not true. II religious
liberty exists in England, why should MI Roths-
shud have been refused his seat in the House Of
Commons, to which be was thrice elected by the
people of London-or Mr.. Solomons, who was
urned by tie people Of Greenwich They were
net allowed to occupy their seats, because they
were Of the Jewish persuasion, and eo1d not, with
ou, doing violence to their conscience, take the
usual oath of Office 'on the faith of Christian"
Because they would not take such an oath or AFR
nation, the wishes Of the people Of London, 50
often expressed ard those Of the people Of Green
wich, were disregarded and set at naught by the
House Of Lords, composed, in a great measure, Of
Bisbors of the Church Of Christ-a church the very
Soundation of wtieh is charity. These followers Of
the meek and lowly Jesus, with their thirty, forty,
and fifty thousand pounds year, rolling in wealth,
tins, considered il n dangerous innovation to al
Low Hebrews to sit in the House OF Commons, lest
the egon of which they are such trusty guar.
dams should be endangered or undermined. Hence
they drove them by force from the House Of Para
nent, Jews as they are, and sent them back to
their ineensed constituents. This is the liberty Of
conscience Of which England boasts, and for which
EpgIishmen say they would 6ght, and II ne,es
"a Fe.r II -.
Christian religion being impaired that the House
of Lords acted in this manner. Net bit Of il.
They care nothing for religion. II was the form,
the shadow. the rotten and eorrup. church esiab-
Eshnent which guarantees to them their immense
revenues that they were afraid would be Injured by
this dangerous Innovation" as they termed it.
a more fortunate event, however, could not happen
a; this particular juncture. The people Of Eng
land now see Of what material the upper branch Of
the legislature. as well as the chiefs Of the
church establish nent, are comPosed,; and, five
much mistaken neither viii escape the assault
which IL now being made on al abuses, no matter
how sntiguatod they may b., nor how much iienti-
fed they may be sith the history Of the country.
Agencies are at wok in England which will pro-
dass religious rsfor-aation Ia that colatry, more
thorough and searching, and much more needed
lord. will fall like rotten tree IN the western forest
In hurricane. As it is, the fO,tcnness and corruP
tion Of that painted icpuIehre, the church Of Eng
land asfy law established 4, being Probod 70 the
bottom, and the prospect t. when its iniquiics are
fully exposed, thai the nation will demand On It's
being reformed.
As further proofof the absence Of shat religious
liberty in England, which VIC enjoy 80 fully in the
nited states, We might refer to the bcelesiastical
Titles Bl which, after great deal Of debate, was
,sssel by the Parliament of that country. Here,
srain, the church ras in danger, although the
House Of Commons concurred in the passage Of that
measure. The poor Old Pope, by this act, ia pre-
rc'ted fIOm estabhshing high Roman Catholic Or
sers in England, ard any one who darss to assume
thsus win be punched Truly the church must |
be ver weak, If it Is necessary to bolster il up in
this ma, ner by legislative measures Il certainly |
cannot sta cd on its own mcrits. if il needs such
propping as this
I. muFt not be supposed that We are assailing ihe
religion which it is the province Of the church Of
England 10 preat n and to practice. We have no
desirc TO do anything Of the kind. We revere The
Chrisaan religion AMI have the highest respect for
every Christian demon nation But We a5hor the
eoYropt and rotten chuFch establishment Of that I
county. which exists on a1uses that would not be
tolerated for day in the United states, aud which
even Tie people Of Canada arc about TO reform BY
sseulsriairg the clergy reserves IN That county
The point we ain at is to show religiouslbeIty
has no refuge in England, and that Hebrew, 10
matter how reli dJus or considerations man he
nay te, cannot take suy part IN MAILING tle laws !
which ts Is compelled to obey and in the maittSn-