The New York herald., 1851-11-18
The Catholic University for Ireland, ,-and
the Bigotry OF the Journal Of Conn

The Catholic University for ireland, ,.ana
the Bigotry OF the Journal Of Conn
merce.
Very recently We had occasio to show that the
Journal Of Commerce was the first newspaper ia this
city, or in the Northern States, that introduced the
element Of sedition which has kept the country in
agitation ever since, and has threatened the very
existence Of our glorious Union. 1t was the first
journal that broached the principles of abolition
and arrayed the North against the South. 1t flung
down the apple of discord-the bone of contention
which has led to the most painful results II was
instrumental in establishing the first antislavery
society," and it is chargeable with all the mischief
the blasphemy, and the fana icsm that have sprung
from this foul fouree. /. stands convicted, in the
public Judgment of treason against the constitution
Of the United States.
From the most mer,enary motives, the Journal
| of Commerce has lately shifted its tack, and ex-
panded its sails to the swelling breeze of popular
opinion, and it may now be seen scudding away be-
fore the wind.
About the same time that it commenced the
abolition strife, this Wall street journal introduced
the atrocious, hateful, dogma of sectarianism,
equally dangerous to the country, and equally
reasonable to the constitution, whi,h kno VS.
sanctions no interference between man and his God
and gives the largest religious liberty to all. 1t
was ior the maintenance Of this great principle
that "the Pilgrim Fathers became exiles fro N
their native land, and sought home in the New
World, where every man, according to the dictates
of his conscience, might worship his Creator under
his own vine and fig tree, none daring to make him
s'aid." This principle lies at the foundation of
ha nf mn fraad 4
ard disastrous will be the day that shall ever see it
subve,ted. Il is the grand secret Of the success
and harmonious working Of our institutions. 1t is
the opposite principle-that ofwhich the Journal Of
Commerce is the exponent-that has made Ireland
an "Aceldama"-a fed Of blood desolaGed in
turns BY the destroying angel of famine and by
the red right hand Of nternecine war; and that has
rendered abort;ye, to this day, every effort Of her
patriot sons to reni her chains.
The Journal Of Commerce was the first news
paper to introduce the seetarian element among
the people; and while for considerations of filthy
lucre" it has abandoned abolition, il still adheras
to the other treason, and continues to SOW the seeds
Of religions "hatred, malice, envy, and all un-
charitab!eness," which, if encouraged and not
promptly trappled down by public opinion, would
shoot up into crop of the most no4ious weeds,
choking the growth Of al that is good and fair in
the land Ii is the .ealization Of the ancient able
Of sowing dragons teeth, to spring up AIMED men.
In Saturdays number Of our amiable coutem pora-
ry, we find an elaborate attack upon the Catholic
religion the mission OF two unofendn priests to
this country 10 collect funds in aid o. q Catholic
university in Ireland, being made the pretexs for
the wicked, calumpious article. Passing over the
abuse Of Catholic priests and bishops, We como TO
the point whether there is Catholic university in
Ireland. The statement in the address Of the COM
mittee to their brethren in America, signed By
eight prelates-that ait is a melancholy fact tia.
in a country such as Ireland, in which the great
majority Of the people is devotedly Catholic, there
is 10 Catholic university"-the writer II tie Jour
nal Of Commerce brands as "unblushing mendaci-
~, unparalcled"-as an unprecedented attempt
TO gull the Roman Catholic portion of our
community" One would think tina. H. these
days OF rapid steam communica bringing
Ireland within ten or twelve days Of this coan-
try-theTe can be difficulty aScer.aining
the fac. whether a Catholic university exists in
the Green Isle, or not. The article in the yJar.
nal of Commerce says il does. History, the
English and Irish newspapers without excep
ton, every lrishman We have ever me.-ProtestaBt
or Catholis-every American, ald every nan of
any other nation that has travelled in Ireland, ali
agree in saying that there is no Catholic uniyersi-
~ in tha. country. We have been there our.elyes,
within few years, and we could not discover a
trace Of such an institution. The question, then,
comes, whether the American public will believe
the Scribe and PhGrisee in the Jornalof Commerce
or the overwhelming test nony against him. The
ides of eight prela,es, in this age Of the world,
a kna /.
would be published, sts:ing that certain institu.
tion had no existence, while it palpabe to the
senses Of all, is an sbsurdiy We should think 10,
gross even for the creden,e Of the most stupid rea
ders ofthe JounGiof Commerce, aud Il shows how
blind ard besottod must be the ignorance of
its writer's, or how largely they mas. calenla.e
upoH the gulibility Of the fanatics 20 whose mig
guided passions they so basely pander
But this writer undertakes to prove that there is
q Catholic university ia Ireland He says; "At no
great distance ffcm Dublin, staIds the large aad
fourhhing College Of Maynooth, purely Roman
Catholic institution" And this be calls a uniser.
city, ard accuses the Catholic prelates Of Ireland Of
sssg7T"'io r0i for not mentiosing the fac: os the
existence Of Msynooth College. Why, they might
ss well have mentioned the Bank Of Ireland or the
Ioit Office. Is TIE writer 90 ignorant az nc: 20
INV" WIG SiNelehcs Ott"sth . mere ecciesla-Ieal
college and university-the one for the eiuca.ioa
Of the priesthood, constituting bat fe Of ,he com.
nuniJ, and the other for ia: laity or community
az large, and eonf,uing degrees upon It's studon.si
The bhkoPs cd rot mention Msynooth College.
fimply bccaufe Il was nothing TO the purpose, and
tecauss everybody that kneg anything q Ireland.
already knew Of the existence Of that institution
What, then, becomes Of the unscrupuous charges ia
The Journal II CoHmercc? Who :: IL tina, stands
guilty Of unbluihiEg merdaci'y" aud CT On M.
rIeccecntcd attempt 10 gull the community ,"
FiraDy, this sauctimoBious writer grave'y informs
the psbic, that ai the higher branches Of iuca.on
are studied by Roman Catholics in Trinity Consee
witbcut dagger 10 their fstb, and he points oat as
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