North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-03
THE PoPE's RECENT ,I

nat we nave at present to saw ,, llON.
VINO are The friends of reio;onau sole
secutlon among the duties Of nP ldce religious d.
NOT argue WIN them now. Iffbe O,"o' We sh,
any particular more than another hi resent age has
ages which preceded it, tits in ,ho vantage Of 4
men nave made in bearing with the fp.ogress viii
OF each other'shrelgious opinions. ana eXPresst
from the attempt to put down those VIII ssoHs'aln
| them by the penalties of the law. II ~ uiher wi
which we live may boast of anv bono. me Country
nence over others, it consists in no nec",i pre-eu
'han this, that it gives to no religious na,ny mo-
preference over others, but leaves tn all suason Ii
ed, the natural right to form and express unouci
opinions and practice the modes of wo,sS; religion
seem 10 tnem good, never interfering itself %hie
ioiy proceeding them against EACH other and fig
now only to those, whether Catholics -. we speaE
who are satisfied with the universal eslanls
ION to which the American government, 10y OF RELIC
liens. i. s E.r '"' leaves its eli.
The discussion awakened by the a,,,,,.
Cathollc dgnltary of this city lately ada Which
whose offence was, that he commendsd e upon one
ment OF his own country for boldly and sue gorern
resisting, In former times, the attemnto ~ cessuHy
to wrest from the nation its religions bo. @e Pope
ces US 10 publish recent Alocution or GJts indu.
present Pope to his Cardinals, in their ofue
contains, as our readers will perceive aasSenbly IL
which are not unworthy of consderatio00O u' matters
In the exordium, Pope Plus speato oe.,
lions suffered OF late by the church of wb %s ahc
the head, in the IS renowned Spanisb w." ":eA he is
ticularly of 8" the cruel devastation rhn, PAT.
and prosecuted the Catholic religion tho "dfassed
the altar, and the ecclesiascs generaU ministers Of
not stop TO inquire whether the persacn,i" We do
to which the Holy father REFERS wer0 D Spain,
cases, merely such acts of the govprnmo u In most
we'd the ecclesastics of the power of
ue nos OF me people. 1t is enough thai Po Nv
Plus admits, that to be harrassed and u'a rope
religions sake, very uncomfor,abls aHT o Tor
able thing-that he even calls it cruel. an
an ever to be deplored evil We wer. ani.c'lOn
when we read this, that the Pope was IN o sure
and that he was disposed to admit the hIoSa; sue
that state OF society in which nobody oI
nobody Is prosecuted, but all modes of faith rs au
the equal basis of liberty. upon
1t turns out however upon readinr r,,
that this persecution, of which his Holiness
Is only disagreeable to him when exercised
sons OF his own persuasion. To harrass bis LP i,
Is cruel to harrass another mans cburcb 10
right, besides being very pleasant TO those Uubo
In the capacity OF prosecutors He has accordinoI
as he informs his Cardinals entered in,o a coasJ'
or treaty with Spain, by virtue of which ,ha f
prerogatIves of the ecclesiasiics who nav oheSan
to the See of Rome are restored their old an,bor,r
revived, ana religious persecution stipulated or hv
solemn compact. He says: y
" But we now signify TO you that our cares bes,ou
ed on the settlement of other sacred and ecclesiastical
W '"iS Sdlhe hlhSdom, nave, Chiefly from the
Jealous good will of our most dear daughter in Christ
for The advancement Of religion, not Terminated nm.
successfully. For, after long and laborious neUo
tIatIon convention has been tered upon between
US and the Catholic Queen, which chosen peniporen
taries on either side have signed, in our NAME indeed
the venerable brother, the Archbishop of Fhessaooi
ca, but In the name of the Queen, our beloved and
noble son, the Cavalier Emmanuel Bertrdn de Lis,
minister of her Majesty. And this convention, which
has now been ratified by the Queen aforesaid and
by ourselves, after hearing the counsel of the conge
CATION OF our venerable brother cardinals of the hoy
Roman church, placed over special ecclesiastical al.
fairs, we have commanded to be laid before you 10.
geiher with our aposocal letters, by which we have
confirmed the convention ITSELF SO that you uay be
able more clearly and fully to understand The whole.
This, indeed. we have had above all things, at
heart-most anxiously 10 consult for the security Of
our most holy religion, and the spiritual affairs Of the
church. And, therefore, you will perceive that the
Catholic religion, with all its rights which it enjoys
by its divine institution and the sanction of the
red canons, is sgnally heretofore flourish and
be dominant in that kingdom, that every other wOr-
ship is altogether removed end interdcled."
The other modes of worship Of which the Pope
Speaks cannot be altogether removed and interdlced
W ithont severe penalties. The offensive worShipg
must be stripped of his property, by virtue of treaty
made al this instance OF the Pope who in the very
document makes loud outcry about The loss Of
In6 property Vi HIS own CuuICu' 1AHCB uCsu""""t
death, are among the means by which all other modes
of worship but the Roman Catholic have formerly
been removed and nierdicted in Spain and if the
treaty is be strictly fulfilled, We do not see Why
they are not TO be revived.
The other day Archbishop Hughes made an attack
upon the public school system of this State. The
Pope, it seems, if we may Judge from the eonVsR
ion he has made with Spain, has particular o.
eclion to public schools, provided thai they are und
sr the control of the priests. In that convention he
has stipulated not only that the doctrines OF his cn1'ca
,eal be taught in the colleges, but that We DISH
Dps shall sedulously watch over even hs pubic
schools, and freely exercise over them the oHIeS
heir Office. The objection, it seems, is not 10 pup,
c schools everywhere, the objection IS that the P'eS'
Ire not allowed to manage them. -,
BY the terms of the convention the pIles's o. 9P:H
ire to be allowed to deal directly with those who ~
;inuate heretical doctrines and distribute he'e"'H
books. The Allocution says:
ut has also been decreed that adj the magistrate
Of the kingdom shall use their eD6eaVoFs 10 enST''
hat true honor, observance and OSe4leBee :'d" ~
shown 10 the ecclesiastical authority and dlgniy ~
his it is added that the most illustEOOs queen aI.
Ter government promise to give all assistance !aJ
powerful patronage and protection TO INC 'VI SO
bishop, when in the exercise of their paS'oIHi
hey shall have occasion to restrain me "N.;on.ly
md audacity of those men principally VINO HIp'o .nt
eek to pervert the minds of The falbful AND
helr morals, ana Wnen lney snail hoFS " " "a dire
lripe aUay from the flock the detestaOls S .,
plague and ruinous evil of perniciSas books. .;o,
Does this point to the renewal Of the iOqO'''"'
With its ancient horrors2 s.,oioo
The cares of the Holy Father for the have
# the stability of his church, BY Pefse w., he
lot, it seems, been confined to SPAN nI IT,, SINH
ays, concluded an arrangement OF a some"" who
ar nature wirh the Grand Duke OF InSea"1i in his
now arrived a: that time OF life when %rn life
By az old d s s't . s. By
erms Of his arrangement with Tuscany VIC -
ays: u,,o al Iiber-
in fulfilling all those things which Psl,sSd ors
aered ministry, and may exercise csns 1sIsIg
writings and works which treas OF n7 tsi episcopal
eAgion that they may freely aPPg m bad rea-
ling, whasoever. OF nisahsevous wbs''sf'0 A'''
uoraIs - :. -, Gberty1