Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-12-23
BY r. T. VAN HORN

Right Of every Catholic to Religious Free
dom here aud everywhere, We do no
seek 10 cast ou, devils by Bedlz bub, nor l.
repfess Persecution by 2 persecu,ion. We
heartily approve the perfect Religious Free
ldom contemplated by our Federal Cons,ilu
tion, not because his more, favorable 70 oul
side Than any other atiainable syslem---no
primarily becauseilis The law Of The land :
not because other Nations have or, have np'
a like syslem--bui because we hold il in
trinsicaIly. ei,rnaily RlGHr. ana The only
system consohant with The grea, principles
Of Civil and Religious Freedom -.
| w. Tie poet talks Of lhoso who make a
solitude, and call il peace" Nve have all
lately read the Pope's official cltgralaplion
Of the Holy Congregation on The absolute
prohibition il Spain fnol' Romcy Of any
other. worship thah The Ca.h3iic; Nov thy
iuI Srdicti3n of al aci or, ptdclca Implies q
km,wledge or strong presumption Ihai som
one would cumintt thai acs OF indu'gs in
tha, practice in the absence Of Tho ihtcrdlcl.
We know how Spain was pufged Of shtresy
aud sclis'n by the racks and dungeons nfth
lnquisilion.; We do mol, hear huw, her new
COMPACT with Rome is to be executed ; sure.
y il cannon weaken the right of any one
Protestant 10 worship God as 10 him seems
lust that The grea, mass of his lellow-beiev-
ers have been compelled 10 leave the coun.
uy. as we're the Probslanis of France upon
the Revocation Of The Edicl Of Nanlz, or 10
aJure or Jie for their Faith. as were The
flerelics OF Spain under the workings oflhe
lnquisilion. We cannot perceive that a
mans right 10 worship God as 10 him shall
seem fl. is a, all dependent on the number
in his own or any olher. country who may
happen TO share his convictions.
V. We certainly have no, intended to
cast suspicion on the Archbishop's loyalty
as citizen of the United States. We &C,
cept without question his own assurances on
this head. That he fully BELIEVES the Re.
publican form OF Government bes, for the
United States, we need no assurance but
his own, Yet he does seem to us not 10
accept and plan. himself on those principles
which lie a. the base Of Republican ins'ilu-
lions. To see Republic based on Univer.
sal Suffrage oyerlhrown by Foreign bayoneis
and despolsm established il It's s,ead ex-
cil,s no indignation or adherence ON his
part. Or course, we cannot see how he
coud assent 10 the grea. truths embodied in
The immortal Preamble 10 our Declaration of
Independence concerning the inaienable
rights Of all men. That his Republicansm,
like his devotion 10 Civil and Religious Lib.
cry, is preferable to ours in The eyes of
those who agree with him, we do not dis.
pule; We mean no offense when we say that
they differ from ours, and that ,ue could not
Dbe.alsgtesltyeas RepabsiesnS starting fiona
his premises.
vi. We are quite willing To leave 10 Time
The decision between our view Of the char.
acter and career of Kossu,h and ,ha, of the
Archbishop, and we feel so fortified in our
conviction that we let The Archbishop's
statement of the case pass without remark.
We feel confident tha, almost any of US
have moro reason 10 dread being written
down 'humbug' by His,or than Louis
Kossuth. ......
VII. We do not hold The Archbishop ac.
coun,abe for everything that appears in The
Freeman's Jouraal. We accep, his own
explanation on that point. Bul that JJur-
nal speaks in The name of Catholics and
CathoIicIy, and il is bitter and unsparing in
its warfare on ,he adversaries Of Despolism
in Europe and on the supporters Of the
Common School system here. In an article
opposing our Free School law last year, the
Editor said of its prospective repeal; .,..
at will not do away with the iniquitous and
prodigal system of free schools, as now by law
established, in this City. But it will at least give
us hope that if the people of the State shall be
delivered from this odious tax, 'the people of this
City will soon follow in demanding freedom
from schools that are moral nuisance, and have
no kind of claim on the confidence of the pub
lic," &C., &c.
Now we did think that, as this Freeman
Journal is openly advertised as 'lne organ OIL
Archbishop Hughes, and weekly speaks as
with authority, in behalf Of Catholic Fait
and Principles, i, beloved The Archbishop
TO lei the public know how far lis potent par.
,isanship Of Nicholas, Mellernch and HAY
nau in Europe and It's hostility 10 Common
Schools here, mel his appreciation. Was
this unreasonable
VIII. The Archbishop is an advocate no,
only Of Civil and Religious Liberty bu, ol
Universal Education, though in neither case
after our pattern. He would have Religion
form a part Of every child's educa'ion.-
Very goud-we concur in that view. But i
is one thing to assume that each child should
be taught Religion, and quite another IL
MAINTAIN that Religious dogmas should be
taught in common schools. We desire ant
intend that our own children shall be taugh
Religion; we do mol desire that it shall bt
taught them in Common Shools. For lhi,
we shall take them 10 Church, to Sunda,
School, to Bible Glass, or wherever else III ~
may be taught by those who we be,ieve wi
teach them Divine Truth in its purity; Will,
for the acquisition of Reading, Writing
Arithmetic, &C., We shall send them /,
Common or secular Schools. Why is no
this distinction natural and just one ? How
can a man so wise as The Archbishop speal
Of our Common School System as ''nol cal
.culaled 10 meet the requirements whicl
Catholic parents, al least. are bound to full
fill toward their Catholic otfSpring?" VIII!
Rev. Sir il never pretended TO do any sue
thing You might as lobJsctthatir due
nol wash, dress and Vaccinale Them Yo
and your Clergy are expected, by CaIholi
parents, and they think divnely commits
stoned, To teach their Children Religion
Why should you find fault with The School