The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-09-24

, friends, when danger threatens, but we greatly
fear that the worst apprehensions are destiued
to be fully realized.
The English Government and the Pope.
! Under our title of Foreign Gleanngs, we
yesterday threw out few disconnected obser
vations touching the furious attack of the Irish
Catholic Hierarchy upon the English govern
ment, because of the intolerant course of Parlia-
ment with reference to the assumption of titles
on the part of the bishops of that church, by
authority of the Pope. 1t will be remembered,
that the origin of the difficulty between the gov
ernment and the church arose from the alleged
arrogance Of Plus | X in elevating Dr.. Wiseman
to the dignity Of Cardinal, with the incidental,
or designated spiritual jurisdiction within the
British domnions. In looking over the princi-
pal European papers and periodicals, it will al
once occur to the American reader as strikingly
singular, to with what earnestness, zeal and
solemnty, the ablest pens and most profound
minds are called into active requisition, the one
in vindicaton of the simplest act of religious
| discipline, the other in condemnation of spirit
! uat assumption at once dangerous and oppres-
sve These contending opinions have invoked
the wei shtest deliberations of the national coun-
1 ellis, ana would seem even now to threaten the
| peace OF the Kingdom And what exclaims the
| American reader, is all this war about - What
is the vital question that disturbs the public
tranquility, and threatens the peace Of nations
and the very liberty Of the subject His in
quiry is simply answered in the few words !:
/ The Pope has imposed upon of the members
| of his church, to wit: a certain Dr. Wiseman,
the dignifying appeliaton of Cardinal, instead
Of Bishop. What! is that all exclaims the
American. What is there in all that to require
governmental interference Aye, there's the
rub. What is therc' we may well ask; yet
there has been deemed enough IN it to bring
about collision of an exclusively religious
character, which must result in much evil or
decided good. 1t must either result in the sepa-
ration Of Church and State, as recognised under
the British constitution, or the re-estabishment
of that religious intolerance which characterized
the memorable reigns of Henry, and Queens
I Mary and Elizabeth. Which Of the two results
10 Iheiy " SohC " pass lhsoASIahSS 10 oo
diametricaIly opposed to the spirit of the age,
that seems justified in pronouncing it at
once impossible. Yet wha. is the truth AT
the present time it is largely in the ascendant.
Enactments Of the most intolerant character
have received the sanction of Parliament, and
assumed the dignity of English lam. But the
Catholic Hierarchy and Catholic nobility have
turned deaf ear to these ena ctments, and have
resolved, SO far as their conduct is concerned, to
hold them utilities. They hurl back defiance
at the government, relying upon the strength
of their own pens, through the agency of thai
all powerful engine, the press, and the impartial
disposition of the present enlightened condition
OF the public mind. Parliament is well aware
Of the disposition of the times in reference to
intolerance, and although they may enact, they
voice Of the Christian orld is lifted UP against
them and however strong may be the an,ipathy
to the Roman Catholic faith as medium of SAL
vation, there is question of right involved in
the consideration of the government and 1 atho
lie difficulty in England, which, with every
WSi ID VI LdilCc
to any shade of religious discipline known as
yet to Christianity, viz: that Of religious liJer
~ Intolerance, then, will not be likely to have
the same number of fearless votares that it at
one time in the history of England could claim
What them Are Church and State to become
separate? Are the ministers Of the establish.
mtnt to be deprived Of the right hand of their
support--the government? Are they to be
thrown upon the resources of their pety and
merits, is the case with US, and be thus de.
prived Of their fine tat salaries Of from FIVE to
fifty thousand pounds sterling year Nowon.
der that there is commoton if such pious ruin
as this is threatened to many noble families
and distinguished Lord Bishops as thus grace
the British realm. The whole difficulty has
been brought about by the sevout apprehension
of pampered church establishment, which has
been the bane of the British empire since the
ministry, appalled, at the so-called innovations
of Popery, have created in the public mind a
ferment, which, happily for liberty, must result
in no inconsiderable good to the people at large
The honest ability Of the continent, as well as
the United Kingdom, are engaged in portray,ng
in the nost vivid colors the sordid and merce-
nary character of the church establishment op-
position,-all Of which will be readily under
stood by the reader, when he learns that the
salaries Of a half dozen bishops under the Eng
lish church, exceed the salaries of our President
and Vice President, all the members of the
cabinet, all the Judges of the Supreme Court Of
the United States, and the Supreme Judges OF
all the States of the Union, all the Governors
of the whole United States and their cabiaets
together with many other positions that might
be enumerated, all of which is exacted from the
people, who are, in many instances, obliged to
deny themselves the common comforts of life,
in order to be able to pay the taxes imposed
upon them, to support in luxury, idleness and
affluence, ministry whose only end is life of
worldly brilliancy and alurement, under the
mock garb of riety and necessary ministerial
dignity. In these times of inde pendent thought
and reflection, people learn to investigate causes
and form their own opinions Of right and wrong
without the Intervention of any legally consti
tuted authority. The present are times of rea.
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