New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-19
The Right OF the Cnse-Lettcr from Rev. 4
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The Tribune to me, and have seen 1t to mako n.
marks" on It, which aim TO place me In hostile s,d !,
offensive attitude toward Catholics, justice to ny.ss
and justice, as duty on your part, demands thai vo
shall make my denial Of that attitude far know, .
your dogmaiicd assertions have been sent
Let me say 10 Catholics, that there 4 nothing Ia -
letter above referred to, which written a. tba t,,
of an Intolersn, or malicious spirit toward you
did not give Mr. Greeley liberty TO publish Ina, L.
ter did not threaten rchersRily" &c ooOo.. O..
Scot but only so far comes within the prooer E.,.
of one In my place did not send him ths. oae,a,.
looking line in capitals at the head Of my letter. ,...
he put IL there.
Ny feelings toward Catholics are like this Id ~,
wish one particle taken from tae civil and religion. va
critics which they enjoy Ia this country. Il Womb a.
neither politically nor morally right to make their D,v,
leges less than ours Eligibility to al the Office, Of ,A,.
country should no. be denied them. BG, 40 lo.smn
remains true that every country goreH,aby Catholics
Is denied the free circulation of the Boe and the fsn
liberty 10 the people 10 worship God as we think Tia
Bible requires no reasonable Caholc will consider M
enemies because think Protessnls ought not By ar
votes TO take one step toward ultimately deprra,
themselves of the privileges which they nos enioy
equally with their Catholic feowcirizens. Ba, ony ~
Catholics throw open the doors OF full liberty 70 he
PrOtestants in Catholic countries rs they have Ia ns
country and they will have removed all ground Of 40
prehepson ana as an expression OF Confidence snA
10y, would, though PrOrsants, vote Tor them for
every office for the members VI other deaom
inations or OF no denomination.
Where then is The good reason that NJ Greeley should
Law 10 my charge thar would have had Mr. Scon apDy
some sort Of thumbscrsws and c,ers To his esass.
ter TO prevent her, by force ron becoming Cstho
c she being old enough" 10 make choice OF religion
for herselfl Whist reason for the charge OF "bgo,'
"intolerance," g-minfed, persecuing SPIRIT
equal TO that of most OF the P0Jes Che CataJhs
can see by this beautiful reference 10 the Pipes vht
of Professionalism it which "rankles Ia his breast.
What reasons there for the charge Ut rousy" hos
tty,' hint of disposition 30 enforce attention
reading aud eXpouhdiog the Scriptures ~ the powered
"a brace OF pstosP All these Institutions and impe
tauons hurl back upon their author with full ~ much
OF and contempt as il is safe to rally against
thundt T.cl0ud.
But now a word to my seventeenth cousin as the
champion OF Gen. Scott IL | were In the Generals
place, my prayer would be, Deliver ms from my
friends You admit that lin purely mpor.
and personal religion the Genel al did not Sc
cure bis chi DIS free cbocs in favor OF Protestant edu
cation and religion But for ans thing you undcrtakeb
show he had his choice Ia these respects whether shs
did or not And II he is real Pnseyite Episcopahn,
what Is the difference between him and Roman CsA,
Ole, only that the Catholic Is the more safe aud hono
BILE because he appears in his own coat
Next, as TO the Generals Generslshp: " Gen. Scot
was at the head of invading, conquerng army tae
very heart Of the Mexican Republic Tie had been taas
forces and great OF this was the Indifference
of the Mexican millions" What brave General
What mighty conqueror conqueror OF ,Rdgrsas
millions And millions mdde indifferent by MS def
ference 10 Catholic ceremopeS, by treating Catholicism
with 'proiouLd reverence" by Choosing 70 comply
with the usual requirements rather than TO Keep out Of
the way" But suppose a soldier had thou lhtt sin 10
paw his profound reverence 10 system OF ldolaTy and
had refused to obey orders what would the General
have done with him and what would NJ Greeley
have justified him il doDgi What right had Gen sco1
10 override the conscience OF an American clnzen In
that hour And he has done 1t 10 his troops, ha, 40
the heart 10 do IL to the nation II all OF Catholic
Europe az our door TO demand our profound rev.
erence 10 lis Holiness the Pope who might make Wa
visit The Generals troops ought TO have acted like the
three Hebrews, who, though Ia foreign Iand, woua
not bow down 10 am ms 2e-they ought to have shown
the spirit Of Daniel when in danger.
And now what we 10 think Of man Tor Pres
dent who according 10 Mr. G.s own showing, has led
an army into circumstances where they must either DO
come hypocrites, or idoaters, or diet Now we Know
"tbis 10 tree country tor white men, wherein every
Editor is at perfect liberty 10 reason like donkey
he will" but II we were that There i not onsot
the Fifty nine Thousand subscribers 70 the weekly VINO
stands in greater need Of its nculcacns tnan ourse
should ever pray, from such ucg6rstions as "ess'
in favor of Mr.. Scout Good Lord, deliver US
Respectfully yours, }. FULLER
Remarks.
Rev. j. Fuller, having an itching to appear once
more in our columns, in illustration Of his ideas Of
liberation, religious freedom, &C., we give him
rope, and trust he will not this tins Complain Of
being thrust unwillingly into print.
Whether the views expressed in his former let
ter were bigoted or other wise, we submit without
farther argument. 8 II they hear not Moses and
the Prophets, neither would they be persuaded
though one rose from the dead We placed Mr..
F.s former letter fully and fairly before'our read
ers-he can find nothing TO complain of bat our
placing headline over t-said olensye-lOOking
line" consisting simply Of the words, Gen. Scott
and the Catholics" Would not any body else
but Rev. j. Fuller be ashamed of finding fault with
this
Rev. J. Fuller would not prosecute Catholics
not he he would give them every privilege under
our institutons-only he would take good care
never to vote for one Of them, until Catholics in
other countries cOnformed to his ideas of propre-
ty and right How much short of disffanchsing
them this would come, in a country six-seyenths
Protestant, every one will judge for himself.
Under favor, Rev. Sir! this is not the extent Of
your intolerance! You had already in your first
letter, shown that you were prepared to 60 much
beyond this. You had denounced Gen. Scott and
thIcdteneu 10 40 your DesC 10 defeat nun, iOT acts
Of cOmplaisance and Difference to Catholics which
are very far from proving him one Of them, and
you have stopped Tie Tribune for supporting his
election. Now you go step further on the same
road, and declare that if Gen. Scott be Pusey-
ite, or High Church EpiscOpalian, you will pro-
scribe him as though he were Catholic. TINS Is
enough to show what hell upon earth this coun-
try would be If such liberal souls as you were en-.
abled to poison its Political contests with the
virus of your sectarian contentious. For, be it
observed, you never waited to inquire into and as.
certain Tie facts with regard to Gen. SCOTS al
legged ofienses-you knew nothing but oy vague re-
port as to the orders given by him in Mexico con-
ceming the department Of his troops in presens