Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-19
From III, London rine.. os,. g.

Cuier the obstinate opposition which many OF the
representatives Of reud offered the imposition Of
lneome.tax that III used community there seemed TO
lurk something which could not bear the light, urging
members arguments aud make eIertions which cha
r,y itself coalj hardly believe be dictated by
perception OF the justice OF their The measure
rarspsreuty just and tended to place ireland in I'd
position With reference all questions Of
dtpued rights that hardly Gbc suppose sell
dshncss and pcrverscness could be carried far that
the interests of the future could be wantony sacrificed
the i'm mediate convenience of the present. Graiuany
however, it oozed out the best kept secrets will that
the OF the opposition to the lncomenH WAS the 'io
lent anpathy OF the Roman Catholic clergy TO contribute
in this shape tho necessities of hcrecal Government
The niniD1n OF hundred pounds per anhum was un'
ders;ood to hit with painful precision the of very
large number OF parish priests and the superior members
the hierarchy understood view the impost with
disvor precisely proporoncd the greater amount Of
their incomes. Being, Mr. Lucls truly espounded
the real constituents OF large humber oi Irish members,
these geniienea dd not omit 1u! 10 impress On 'ne re
personalities the magnitude OF the evil that menacei the
church and IL they bowed 10 necessity 1t was with sth
and unwilling neck.
St; the Act passed and arrived at the pc
ro1 trying the ecclesiastical rncontcnts at
which il is to be put into execution. TIE Rev Dr. Can't
w,l Ttuar Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath received
Of those agreeable mssyes irom the Commissioners
OF lneometax with which mos, OF Us have been recently
favored and the last drop added To the cup of bitter
hy abe address which only designated the prellc
'hc Rev. john Cantwe Under these circumstances OF
pstu larry loss and personal indguy, the patience OF the
Re- Father quite gave way, and, seeking what victim he
might offer hs attcnuatcd purse and Ssperscd dignity
he his ewes upon Mr.. Pollard Urquhart the member
for wesnneath whom he impaired his woes. and nsd
oulS asked rcei Dr. Cantwe complains, first, that All
official OF 'patcrna Government has sent him cir
cuar addressed 'thc Rev. John Cant~, in which he
required To make al his income within twenty
DAYS under penalty Of 2ui and treble duty where
upon nr. Cau,we is much loss wha; do, and Is
seized with s,ruple of conscience TO whether not
he j. liable the lie does not deny that he is in
receipt of an income above one hundred pounds but then
at income j. derived nom the title OF "Bslop OF Mesh,
which the tax-cocctor, wonderful! relate, does
cogulS. How title which u but Uuch empty sr
source Of income cannot conceive, and. under
episcopal correction, would suggest that Dr. CAntweS
Income i derived EOm nis title but from the peck
cts of his flock, aud is pad him in consideration
OF his assumption oil that title, but of the services
which he renders TO the aggregate OF parishes which
nc presides More difficult still ia it for understand
how the conduct Of the tINcOllcclc in calling him the
Rev. John Cautweh, which Is his name after all
nncratc him from paying tax due out OF the income Of
the said .iohu Cantwcl Further he urges that the Law
ignores his tide and would punish its assumption with
hCavy penalty and that the law have intended to
Ira him into violation Of it, rom all which he tempted
IA I'LL up the schedule With claim OF exemption from tine
mpO>'. Before, hosevcr, doing being unwilling Ia
evad, tie law. and still more Hing IN iucur the penal
" th' learned cauist propounds las difficulty To Mr. Pol
lard Urluharf who. he voted for the Act, H. rs Dr.
C,n,a eli rather ra-hy iur, bound to understand it.
In Mr.. Pol!ard-Ctquhart Dr.. Cantwen finds con-
genial correspondent. Regretting Dr.. Cantwe's AN.
ury,ncc, lie Yet r,jpiccs circumstances which 50
clearly the ab>urdy of the Eccesiaslica
Titles Act. How, asks Mr.. Pollard Urqnhar, j. Govern.
TO ask for the return Of Income recv ed iu viz
OF office which lcy ignore; lie solu-
ton the difficulty, and thinks i: would takea very wise
TO fui
A, the risk of iDcuFring tie charge OF presumption bv
attempting To solve problem which has h,ili-d the
iute;vss professional clsuSi and bothered the nCe-
nuiy Irish Of Parliament think can
oavr solution 81 his Anoity question The Government
of this country not ignorant OF! but refses;n recognize
the assumed little OF Bishop Of Meath and declares the
assumption OF that title penal Government knows that
Ir,-4 he III
Government Il Engla,i knew that there person
calling himself James ILL., In like manner, our Govern
knows that this Ttulr Bishop Of Meath receives
money inr services performed under that title; but While
it refuses give him that title it unhesitAngy recognizes
the Income Ia this there neither inconsistency
dity THc question te i question right: the cues
ton Of income j. question Of Oar denial oc right
of DIR. Csutwe 10 call himself "Rishop Of Meath"
uh.c- d"uy that receives income under
title den the fact that lie claims such rank
According tn Dr. CantSclIs argument, person would |
have nothing do in order 10 evadc The income but
show that lie derived liz iuCome fom an unlawful
.Ource-onc which the State could not recognise and m.
income from which, therefore, it could recognise
either. This would indeed be premium upon iniyuiiy
In order shelter himself from the payment Of the In-
come tax, man would have nothing else do but to
tsSert that ms income came iron gambling, smuggling
stealing other UiIa iu pursuit, aud he would
be freed from the tax which, Lad hs income been gained
hy hone indlSiTy he would have been Obliged
Dr. CtUtwe does >CTupe il appears, break the
law, j. only yinchcd il conscience tie law should
far condoue the breach of it 10 tax the proceeds OF
the unlawful act II '!r conscience OF ile leg saiOr
not gricrs,i tbs thuk DR.. Cautwcl set hi
heart " discim all objection TO his money
though be obtained by assuming unlawful tide
and rTomulgailng faith which IL not faith. Nay so
Tar from adop Eai'y plea ptic
that think might he argued with ggeat plausbily
that income gained defiance Of the law .ht to be
subject tn much heavier tax than earned in obedi-
cucS To it, provisions.
Sill tie difficulty remains what return DR.. Cant
well to make, and how avoid the penal clauses Of
the Ecclesiastical Titles Act. To ths simple minded
divine it have occurred that it il POSSIBLE
TO make return which will violate the ac ard he i
accordingly much pcrrlexcd in spirit not at the PAYMENT
Of the money, Tut the laid for his unVary e by
the rr,vererd Sphinx ola catherer who first asks lin
his vocation ad then threatens devour him for comrnn
uicluC it. more worldly minded than this vcns-
rt0e ecc!"Astc might have discovered that the vocation
occupation Of thing and the Mace Of that
vocation occupation another. We apptehcnd that the
collector Of lncoWcaG will be quite sl. fed IL n Larrisicr
return his profess income without mentioning his
circuit officer without mentioning hi regiment
physician without specifying the district here his practi
lice, or literary without giving the name.
of the papers or magazines to which he contributes
II this be so, suggest Dr. Cautwcll'- unsis-
pectrg innocence the return he ought make II he
will state the amount OF hi income and describe his vo
cation To bc that Of a Roman Catholic Bishop he will ~
cape the danger OF the law and have the salts
too, for the first time ia his lite, OF contributing por.
ton OF his income the relief Of the public burdens
The eSpedicnt j. simple and homely q. the egg Of
Columbus; tits also, believe, ei-ctul DIR Cant.
well complains that hc j. led into snare ard tlink
have shown him that the OILY snare is that which lac
Is preparing for himself H. however hc will not take
our advice. let him by all try the merit Of the
point which he la. raised aud refuse pas the tax on
the ground u az his vocation i Illegal We shall then
lave the pleasure Of congrauiIng the Exccqurr on the
receipt Of treble and the penalty Of twenty pounds
besides the settling Of this great constitutional question
which has bHiled alike the acunen Of the priest aud the
| lsg,Itor.
Mr. Golden has delivered the Mechanics destitute
At Bitn.lry speech National ucaii1n which pre-
ents happy contrast with nis OratOrch cDts
~ -, SIC on"ia II vas impossible enforce the ad
"antiges Of education by Arguments sounder better
adapted 10 carry conviction 10 the minds Of the audience
bee was addressing. a. point Of private intcrcstas
point OF public pUcyis point Of honour. IL behOoy-j
the mechanics Of England to look around them lest they
should be overakeu In the upon which their very cx
i-tcnce depends. We want education a security for
the preservation Of political liberties II the people
arc - be admitted To political power they hc eiuca-
aI Er a kgp