Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-04-09

iached To the Roman Catholic Church as the
kings Of Spain, of Portugal, Louis XIV, of France
and even Maria Theresa, of Austria, notwith-
standing her boundless bigotry, expelled the
reverend Father Jesuhs from all their Terri
tories.
| Now, as those principles which | humbv
plead are the principles of national freedom and
hauoha! sovereignty, they are of course opposed
10 the ambition OF every one who would like to
RUE me world, whereas wish that every peo-
pie shall rule ITSELF thought 10 find in This c,
cumstance the key TO that passionate persecu,ion
which | meet. But here in ST. Ionis I got ho1d
! Of circumstance which makes The rnr,ter o,,;,e
clear. H1''N
| hold here in my hand the printed catalorne
of the society OF JeSuiGs in the Province Of Mis-.
sour, as they term your State. Herein SEQ
that amongst the lh!ry five members officiating
| in the College of the Father Jesuts in St. Louis
| there are not less than eight Reverend Father
Jesuts imported from Austria
Now, you see Why am so prosecuted here
This plain fact tells the story of a big book.
| Blu. amongst all the reverend gentlemen that
oppose TO me, there are only two considerations
| 10 which the honor of my cause, and of nv ma.
! lion, forces me to answer il a few remarks.
They charge against inc that my cause is hos
tile TO the Roman Catholic Religion, and TO get,
| by this suggestion, the Irish citizens to side With
with them for the support of Russo-Austrian
| despOtsn, they charge me that am no friend
Of Ireland.
| lfthcrc wonld be, in this suggestion, the slight
est shadow Of truth, | would avoW it highly and
openly. am man enough not to abuse myself
! by hypocrisy. But, az that is not the case, de-
clare, before God, AMI this asscmbare here. and
/ declare It with an open and elevated brow, that
both these charges are Il vile caluDny
AS TO the Catholic religion |, indeed, am a
Protestant, not only by birth, but also by convc-
ton; and warmly penetrated by this conviction
would delight TO see this conviction shared by
the whole world. But, before all, | avn MORALLY
opposed TO intolerance and to sectaransm.
consider religion to be a matter of conscience
which every man has to arrange between God
and himself. and therefore, | respect the relip-
iouS conviction Of every man. | claim religious
liberty for myself and my nation, and must O
course, respect in others that right ! claim fo
myself. There is nothing in the world capall
to arouse greater Indignation in my breast thai
religious oppression, seCtarinnism and intoler
ance. But, particularly, respect the Catholic
religion, a the religion OF some seven million,
Of my countymcn. TO whom am bound in love
in friendship, in home rccocctions, in gratitude
ard in brotherhood, with the mo sacred ties
And As to the cause Of my country, which
more particularly plead, dare boldly say-al
the Jcsnits of the would and of oil times torrth
er, have not a thousandth part so much rlht tc
say that they are faithful representatives. of the
Catholic religion, as the Catholics Of Hungary
have The right to say it, While the Father Jcs.
ults nduIg~d quietly in the comfort of THEN
wealth aud ported ambitious views about how C
rule the world, the Roman Catholics of IIunga
~, people and Bishops. and prie,ts. took nm The
sword aud sacrificed Willingly, life and blood
and property. for ihcir rp!iojon, is Hunrary
which protected Rome from 81. Peters Church
being transferred INTO Mosque Ike SANTA Sn
min of Constpn,inoulo.
Therefore. can boIdlv sov flint tL,. co,.o
which j.. ,ho rou.a ,h,, lnr1o,, C,,J."'ic ,,,,,,
latj,n in Unnrarv has he This vnry fact hicho,
AUTHORITY thai il is not hostile 70 the ypc interest.
of Roman Catholic raIgjon, than the onno,it q.
piuion of nil the reverend Father Jrsuits could
Iou,vpiph
And am nroud 10 saw tha, rs IN ronoy,l il J..
= nro-c,ninrrt clnrv or NV conn,,v ~ h, ,t,ncrd
r, tho -;,c;,le of I'm r,1;,,;,,,. j;lert ,;,L,,,,
any rn .r,ti,n for all IN nj 81 ;, j. rho ,o,,,,,-
,r ,Io,vnf nav Rn,o, Cnth,,Ii, ,r,r,.I,,,, 49,,
70 he second To- vEonsocvcr in the world on,lc
| one side in attachment, to their own religion. and
| on the other side. in tolerance for other yplig
/ ions.
The Austrian dynasty having been continual.
! " cncroaching upon the chartered rrhto Prot.
rstanis,n. who were those who ,trucrlcd in the
| first rank for our RIGHTS? Opr Roman Cutholr
Iccuntrymcn TWAS a glorious sirlt. almost I'M
paralieIlcd in history, but was also fully apprcci
a,cd by the Hungarian Pro,csrants. All of rs,
man by man, would rather sacrifice life s. blood,
and rood. than to allow that hairs breadth
! should be crushed from tie RELIGIOUS liberty Of
onr Roman Catholic c,crrvmcn.
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