New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-09

ffercs in their national, public character. On
other hand, in this contest between slavery and es
dom. who were yeur enemies Prossstanls-aas !,
may SAY 1t without ofsnse. none bu, Protestant
Lttme prove this II Is known how much tae a.,
ish army has been in ali modem times made "a A.
iT'sh Catholic sosners Their courage and fteli.v
have never been denied BY their officers or the CO.
emmett of England. But In the war which Pa.
lanc was about 10 wage aganstthe rising hoey.es =,
this country, Lord Howe, who sss 10 take com "a
wrcte to the British Ministry that he Cislked az
coucI depend on Irish Catholic soldiers snd sr.
gested that German msfcenary troops should bs = u
ployed, and these German msrcenaries turpet a.,
aiter~sid to be the far famed Hsssians. W.
Again: In raising German troops for the par-,..
OF crushing the liberties OF this country IN tue W.,
Of independence, the agents OF Great Britain on "a
Continent complained Of the Obstacles that xs,s
thrown In their way, whether In raising fermf,
or IN forwarding them, and these difficulties Il 80
pears by dispatches TO the Government Ia Loator
were sscribed 20 the intr!gues and opposition AZ
Catholics in Germany.
think that, on review Of these evidences tAs,.
is no just and cancid American. pretending 10 ks,s
any adequate knowledge Of the history OF bis ors
country, who will aot agree with me, that Al IA.
close OF the war the Catholics of this land were a.
titled IN their own right, TO the civil and rs,,s.
immunities which are secured 10 them 10 conns~
with their fellow-citzens OF other denomi,ata,.a
by tie achievement oil the Independence Of IA,
United States. But there another ground in s.,s
OF vast number Of them, involving the sadlte..,
pie Cee of nationalhonor.
Ii will be Tecollected that at the close NJ a..
French war, ada was ceCed cy france n Co.,
Britain. The Colonies took great interest in ~,
war, In which Wssha gton, sui a youth cnst,
guisbed himself The ISSUE OF the struggle h,s =.
immense bearing on the early history OF the un,tst
States. From the Gulf OF ST. Lawrence 70 the aonM
Of the Mississippi, by explorations Of rivers s,S
lakes, including even Lake Superior, b. acoa,int
ance with various tribes, by missionary posts hers
settlements there forts. or something correspond.
ing, in other places. the French still Catholics Au
created before the law Of nations valid tide to ts
whole OF the valley OF the Mississippi, II they Ad
proved themselves ply sicily capable OF csfendiar
II asains. the combined power OF England ami her
Colonies. France proved unequal TO the esart
Canada ceded. BY the treaty of Paris. in I7ss
to England. including ali the Dependencies of Can
ada or Of New France IN North America
Now the rights of properly and OF religion were
secured TO all the inhabitants of the territory coded
in 1868 by France TO England The title 10 all he
claims of France west OF the Aleshanies which
passed 10 England by treaty became vested in
the United States at The close Of the American war
and this country was bound in honor TO respect
the clause which had secured the nights OF property
and religion to the Inhabitants. Again.. Louisiana
was acquired directly from France BY purchase
subject TO the sane condilion. Florida was bcusht
from Spain, within my own recollection Texas
at period more recent still, and now, last OF
all, New-Mexico, and the golden regions OF Cali.
iorDia, have been acquired BY treaty, and added TO
the national domain. In all these territories and
States the rights Of property and religion have been
guaranteed to the inhabitants; and now, at this late
cav, are the ancient, or even the new Catholic h.
IL
Louis, on the Wabash and Mississippi Na,chsz
Mobile, st. Augustine, New. Orleans in Louisiaaa
Santa Fe IN New Mexico, or San Frascisco, Santa
Barbara. and Monterey, IN Califomia-in despite
of treaties, land the best treaty of ali. the
American Constitution ITO be told that this Is Prot
esisnt country with The soothing assurance, how
ever, that they need rot be alarmed that Protest
aItsm is only another hame FOR liberty Of con
science and universal liberation, and that of u
bounty and under It's benign and exuberaHt bsnsyo-
lence they and shall be permitted TO enjoy them
selves, to own and manage their property, and TO
practice their religion, JUST the same as n thsy
were entitled to equality Of RANK fellow citzsns
Why If know any thing Of the American charac.
ter, The enlightened portion OF the Protestant mind
o, this country would feel indignant the Caho
lies the selves could feel at the utterancc OF such
pretensiCns And yet they are all included N that
one unjust and unhallowed assumption that this is
a Protestant country, IN which Catholics are per-
miited to live BY the sratuity Of Protestant tolsra
ton.
Let us now go back to the period which preceded
the Revolution, while those States were as yet IN
the condition OF British Colonies. need hardly re-
call 10 your recollection, that, OF the three primitive
Colonies, one chat OF Mary and) was Catholic That
of Virginia Was first founded permanently In 1901,
Massachusetts Colony In 1920 and that OF Maryland
ia 1854 | will not speak OF the other Colonies, DO
cause do not regard them rs primitive, but ouly a
incidental ofi-shoots spnoglns up At distance, and
ofeDtimes growing out OF local necessity for sds-
paIture OF some nom the dwelling place oftheir fof.
mer friends. The VugiDians, II have not misan.
minded, chiy alTous-dsposed TO cultivate, and real.
izs their ideal OF English gentemen, even In the
wilderness. They were aristocratis IN their feelings,
and they could hsrdy have been othersi'e. They
were the favored sons Of England on these shores,
as regarded both Church and Safe.
Very different, Ia many respects were the Pilgrim
Fathers OF Plymouth Both Colonies were OF the
same national sIoCk ana origin, but the early nhabt
ants Of both had been brought up under the iDfasss
Of systems and associations quite antag0niste 70
each other am sorry 90 say that Catholics were
not fayorltes with either They we're Tesardedoy
both with feelings If can use such an expression,
Virgins, nor those OF Massachusetts,, were, By any
means, over-tolerant to each other. The PariiSns
we're earnest men. This is not tho place or uns 70
speak OF their religious doctrines. Rus whether
they were safe guides In Theology or no!, hI
they were sincere, have no couDt. Now nexo
truth, in all cases sincerity has the hr. and
strongest claim to tte respect aud almost vonerasa
of the human mind. Not only were they eafnsS
and sincere, but there was double "a among
them. Whatever they seemed TO be, that they we're.
neither more nor less In tho Tsnscendentslism Of
some OF their descendants, In our day the whole oil
the Law and the prophets has been reducedio the san.
mary OF phrase, which implies that each one snouh
ACT Out has individual ,NDayd le;" and thu y
the precise life Of which their Pilgrim fathers had eH
them the practical example Among them, no man
presented duality or plurality Of outward Phues,
each pUrpoTtlng according to the exgences OF nssf-
ested eypedlency, 10 be the unifofmtype OF MS aH'
nor individual life. Tsey had suffered much ron
did OF deem It exuayagant 10 clam, Ia the wilder
at least the privilege 0fbeing united, and uniis
tuIbed their worship by the nrOads OF sectanans,
and OF doctrines at variance with their own. TneJ
had arrived amid the rsos Of winter they were
welcomed Only by ice, rocks, Wild forest" ana 'ne
probable hostility Of iDoian tribes The fecep.son
was cold, indeed but, IN their mncs not more 70
than their expulsion from their native land, for ~ss
they considered II, bad been cruel. The coh's,
tons OF their conscience, ON account OF whicn ~
this had been brought upon them, and on accounts q
which they had rejoIcDgy submitted to tho hait
ships OF their position, were such That Their veJ
sUieriIgs served but 70 render their religion noIs
sid more Gear to them. They cherished hen 10
bsICR above all things and, With view 70 Trans.
NIT It III altered to their posenty they conceive
that they cid others no wrong by ereluling 81
other cIeeds and the voianes Of them no1
their own remote, quiet and Boitet cofnmunnL
They had no objection that oilers shoaa
enjoy liberty Of coBscience' bat :, "ts nos
be IN their colony. They judged that mos
Others If they wished hoerty OF conscience, mifh
initiate then example, and hDd for Themselves
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