The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-07-01
. Father eavaznl on Freedom q speech.

rThe lecture on the Freedom Of Speech, .
which Father Gavazzi was invited by a large
number of the respectable citizens Of New
York to deliver, was delivered at Metropoli.
tan Hall on Wednesday evening" The audi
ence filled about half Of the space of the hall.
There was not the least attempt at a disturb.
ance on the part Of any one. Father Gavazzi
was repeatedly and loudly applauded during
the delivery Of his address. There were la
dies in the audience, also many foreigners A
police force Of about one hundred men we're
in and about the building, ready for duty in
case any attempt at disturbance was made.
Soon after g. clock, Father GaVszzi appear
ed upon the, platform, and was greeted with
loud applause.
He made few introductory remarksto to the
audience as to the OBJ ects Of the meeting. He
said that he was not there to defend the lee
turer Of Montreal and Quebec, but to sustain
the principle of Freedom OF Speech among the
American people, .r..rfs. -s.ss.a.. -3H-..y.y
Father Gavazzi then addressed the Italians
for short time in their native language, and
was earnestly applauded during hisJrsmarks
They are, in substance, given in his remarks
in the English language. He then proceeded
! to speak in English. ,. .--, ft'
Before going on with his remarks he wished
/ to inform the public, and the Press especially,
that some one had published his lectures in a
book; and to say that they had not been pub
4 lished by his authority and he knew nothing
Of them, whether they were correct or not,
/ The object of this meeting is to declare pub
/ liCly in the face Of America and Europe that
the Americans understand what IS the Free
dom Of Speech, and they are prepa red to sns-
tain the Freedom Of Speech. Applause. u
!. VIII TemaEk pp4E ne frReaom 81 ilReeeh. I
N isTt 10 speak to any audience without any I'M
iI pediment. II you have no freedom Of speech,
4 then there is the beginning Of the loss Of lib
erty. suppose it Is said that after leaving
Montreal and being in New York, | am tC
keep my silence.
Il | may keep my silence, but this is not th'
! freedom Of speech. The question is not be-
| tween me and my audience, but between Cath
\ olicism and Professionalism in this country
/ When both Protestants and Catholics are no
allowed to speak, shall keep still; but shal
H say it is no more Americal Applause. Ro
/ man Catholics are free to speak against Prot
estants, and PrOtestants ought to have tht
n liberty to speak against Romanism. | am NO
4 going to ask Archbishop Hughes for a licens
l to speak. While live in America, and an
/ not under the tyranny Of Russia, or Of Austria
Il will enjoy the freedom Of America!
whirlWind Of applause, with the waving 0
hands, hats, handkerchiefs, &c. When tn
+ whirlWind had subsided, Father GaVazzi re
! marked:-"This is better than the stones 0
/ Quebec" Renewed applause. HG
n The greatest lmputatlon agal- st me ter m.
| going to Canada is that the Canadians are no
I pleased with my apostacy. | read, in Prot
| estant papers speaking Of ProtestaHts goinE
| over to Romanism, and they are not callet
| apestates; but the Roman Catholics call al
who 60 over to professionalism apostates The.
| might, il they choose, call the Apostles apos
tates, and Christ an apostate-fer he was
Jew before he commenced to preach. II
| am an apostate, am an apOstate in very gost
/ company. II | am an spOState from the Ro
mish Church am not an apostate from tn
Rome Of st. Paul. And, Prof. Browson, anC
Bishops Newman and Ives are apostates from
the faith which they embraced. II Brown
son, or Newman, or Ives speak in England O.
! America in favor Of ROmanism and against
Pretestantism the PrOtestants support them il
their freedom Of speech, and Roman Catho
lies are bound to support the freedom Of speecl
when there are lectures against Catholicism
The majority OF the people Of Canada may b
Catholics but they should not oppose tn
freedom OF speech because they are greatest Il
numbers. t
| In countries where the Protestants have tn
majority, they do net prevent the Catholic
from lecturiDg.
i read in Canada Catholic paper Of tn
triumph OF DR.. Kuyl, in Glasgow. The Pro
testants are majority there, and they toler
ated him to lecture. In London, the majOrit!
are Protestants, but they res rect the freedom
Of speech, aud do not disturb Catholic lee
turer, who lectures against Professionalism. :
In Canada they were not obliged to come anC
hear me. Wherever there are three Protes
tants, there | have Alright to 90 and speak Il
them. But it is said, where there is barre
Of gqnpowder, there is danger to 60 with
matchl But know the art OF our cnemies