The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-16

THE HUNGARIAN IMPOSTU RE
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Our London Csrrsspondence.
LONDON, August -, 1851.
Religious and Political a guatiow- Why the Former
uia "of SSeeead-7hs Breaking Up Of the Metbo-
dtsts, &e.
You viii doubtless have given full report Of that
great and pregnant event, the meeting Of the Ca
tholic Defence Association, at tho Rotunda, in
Dublin. Happily, you have in Americasno hierar-
chieal questions nor disputes As yet no religious
sect claims exclusive power the minds and souls
of the nation. GU have the voluntary system, and
each religious body stands 1t ought to do-like
tub, on its own bottom You have, of course, sbun-
dance Of pOlemical or religious disputes, but they
are abstract questions, between the several re-
gonists, and 1t is not dispute which sect shall be
tho State Sect and shall have revenues and moneys
from the nation. To understand properly the dis
puts between the English government and the Ro-
man Catholics, in England, Ireland and Scotland,
it must be understood that the strife and conten-
ton is not for religious liberty, but for hierarchi
cal supremacy, and for the land and money. The
Roman Catholics, as regionists, have as much reli-
gious liberty, to worship they please and how
they psease, as the Methodist any sect In A me-
RIGA. But they behold, Set rhen, and counte-
nanced By the govern nent, q sect younger than
them, and not whit superior to the in any reli-
gious sense. Moreover, they behold this sect
poss, ssed of funds ana national property, which
once belonged to- or, rather, possessed by their
sect. They behold the priests OF this sect honored
with high sounding titles, and dgnI6ed it'll seats
IN the Legislature, IN virtue OF their lordy titles
W bile TINS is the case-.hlle such an inequality is
created by law, and such prepoB terence, honor,
favor. and wealth, Is heapsd oy thu government
upon such q contempt bic sect, (Which alone is suf-
fcient TO vex and lrritate them,) they further
rritated, and, one may say, lnsuited by being
told by solemn law, thai they snail not be allowed
to take to themselves eyea empty tites-that
the priests Of minor sect shall have high and
dignGed titles from the Queen and the government,
but they shall not be permitted TO nave similar
titles from the head of their sect.
What curious, what "a silly spectacle the great
government Of great country taking sides be-
tween two religious sects, ana saying TO one Of
them, - GU shall have such and ridiculous
titles of presty honor, saying to another sect,
- on shall not be permitted TO nave such titles,
under severe pains and pensities! Ii just as D.
surd and ridiculous a. At the government were to
legslnte between two conteudibg parties Of old wo
men, and to adj the shape and size of their
caps and bonnets, allowing Que party TO wear GER
tain clored ribbons and threatening the OF aer with
punishment il they wore them.
1t "a manifestly beyoat the province, the duty,
and the policy Of a national govern nent TO iegisate
for set Of regionsts III The nation against ano-
ther. The true policy Is the American pclicy-.et
them all alone-let them tight their ovn oattes be-
tween themssves-meddie not with them-let each
tub stand on its 1n bottom.
II the people of England enYisaged the question
Alright, they would say to the government, tsappos-
ing they were fairly represented aud could speak
out their will Abrogate al your laws against the
Roman Catholics alb ogate all your laws In special
favor Of the Church Of England; let them both
alone let them both stand equally on their own
foundation, and be left TO their own resources. As
to the money and property which you nov give TO
one of them, give II u neither VI them; give II TO
the poor, and relieve the nation Of the shameful tax
Of poor rates" This is the only and iast way
of settling the question which nos agitetes the IA
tion-which has begun to oe freshly and more vigo-
tat IhAu ans Ia .
nately, the public mind IN England IS not yet sun
GENTLY enlg ntened the subject TO view che mat
Ter IL this. its true light There are some sao still
foolishly imagine that the govern mental support OF
the corrupt Church of Eng add, aud It's corrupt pre-
lates, is necessary for the support Of religion. Tnis
Is quite ridiculous II would be 70 suppose that
there would be no honor nor honesty among men
unless government hired AID paid set Oh men 10
be dressed up in a pecul AZ costume, 20 talk about
honor ard honesty The separation Of Church and
state s the thing whi;h rs wanted, and which should
be sgitated to procure religious peace TO this eouo
try and 10 settle eecuaily what Is called the Irish
question. But, as observed before, the public
mind Is not sufficiently enlightened TO demand thi,
necessary event, or, at al! events u Is not directed
with all its energies to take up iusist upon this
issue. There are those VINO take sides, IL deed,
against tho corrupt English hierarchy but they
only wish to pull dowa that corrup;ion-not to get
rid Of such pest aog sther, bat only in order to
set up another, Of another name, jus, as bad.
90 long as the question Is made religious ques-
ton, ard SO long as the Issue Is, shsll the Church
Of England or the Chur;1 Of Rome be the Sta:e
church, and re ,eiye the pablo money, the Cnarch
of England viii prevail ia England, bscause the
English PEG pie are dead set against PoPcry. But
when the question is made, as IL ought TO be,
purely pc .ical iestion-when the Issue Is, shall
any religious sect waateyer possess the national
property, end be hired an paid by the nation, ard
exalted above all other sectsF-thcn the Church OF
England must and will instantly fsl, to rse
Hence, it is manifest Fat the true policy for all to
pursue, wbo wish to see the abominaton Of the
Engliss prelatic Al barry put down and destroyed,
as - raise political agitation tor full represen-
tation of the people in Parliament; and then the
teople will put the greedy monster down. There
Is no good 70 be obtained BY religious agitation
by railing outcry in favour OF religious titles Tor
that will only strengthen and confirm the powers
Of the corrupt English hierarchy, raising religious
sympathy in their favor men Will support THIS
Of corruption, not because they lore II much,
bat because they fear another more.
The split among the Metbodis,s Is enlargins AID
oreniDg daily, wider and wider meetings OF the
antagonists are constantly being held ~ Londoa
and many provincial towns. The whole body ls
in a state OF fermentation-a vast deal OF scam IS
taToEn Up to the sulfsco-there il huge amount Of
grooming. The prairie is on tre, and the burning
must extend to the United States; for the saces-
jotal rule Of saceIdot .sts-i g., the absolute and
secret dominion of prests-eannot Longer De sub,
mi.ted 70 by reasonable men. III the priests VIII
establish kipg DOMAIN iuJe,iHnu IN impei,-they
will be obliged 10 let the people p 70 have snare
Of the kingdom, and its profits, vi "a them tnoy
cannot be suffered TO rule alone, 10 priessly con
clsve as the Methodist priests have hitherto done
The true secret Of this Methods, split IL, the de
termination Of the people Of that large body TO
have share in the government OF tae nselVes, anu
not let the priests have il al their own way it
the democratic principle creeping into eceiesa.rch
polty. $50 1t, ye cripples W.
The Hungarian Imposture-The sos-dissnt
BsEouess Won Bsck-s " fui uccu rrsnee.
IRON the birmingham (bDs Gszsttci sept ~
The police Office la TINS town Cunningham was,
On saturday last, the scene OF &C ,ufrence which
Ia Ia cDn.