New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-10
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The discussion on inc FOfcheino Pcisoce
IN. Of the Nsdisi, In the British Parliament and
.n,,.peously tberewith-the speech Of the Earl oil
paAen President Of the Deputston 70 the Grand Duke
An ,her behalf from different Protesant countries OF
y,,oue delivered in Dublin, present us with glance
~ the actual state of religious liberty on this Oid Con
.en, and at the same time exhibit TO the true lovers
~ freedom on both sides of the Atlantic an object wor
INV Of their zealous attention and the most promising
.,sshod Of obtaining it, II is THE LAWS that are IN
1nh-eyeryvhere bad laws prosecuting laws enacteo
4, darn and baYbarous times,-iJng like the nser IN
~ lair ready to spring upon their prey whenever any
o.veuept for freedom fhghtens tyrants 10 nave
A..e ,veut from the codes Of European nations, Is an
ssisct 10 which the whse power OF Free Press aud
Free Public Opinion In America and Britain should De
directed IL IL only thus that the spirit OF Intolerance
and the laws that sprsDg from It and ioster IT can De
scm,ged Out Of the world and II were much to be
Aenored were sympathy for the Imprisoned in Tusca-
Az and elimination Of the authorities there TO exhaust
DE public mind without carrying it TO the glorious
saect OF the abortion OF pcrsecutng laws, and secur-
i~s for men wherever he may fix his abode, untram-
,oellcd Intercourse the aimporant matters OF re
non with bis God and mis- fellowman. should the analr
81 the Plorentne prisoners lead to this and the Press and
ne Public do their duty In order thereto II VIII deserve
Mace In the annals OF the world az one among the
many instances of the nhest results springng from
apparently trivial causes. 49, :.
From the way In which thlngs clVh ana uliD97 rer
,ons were incorporaed in the laws and governments
~ Europesn nations difference from the religion OF
the State was rebellion. II was so in England Pa
piets" who held the POpes supremacy and Puritans
Who denied all supremacy but Christie, were rebels
agsinst the laws that asserted the Kings or Queens
supremacy and punhhed a. such There was time whce
"copveptclee- unlawful In Britain and Ireland
Nc they are Tuscany. and ee Bunyan's and Bax-
ers the Renwicks and Liyngstons were dealt with as
the Madiss they broke the law, opposed the govern
mepi,--were coDtumecious and rebellous, we're IN
prfoDe6, or worse. Time, the Press, public opinion
have abolished all that as well as "Pnesthunung
and "scbOOImaster prosecuting nlreland Every one
msy now. not only worship, but "proseiytze' 10 his
hearts content
ether Europesp nations that neither governments nor &c
eeeiacs may have any authority upde shelter o. whicn
W. indulge their intolerance The Earl OF hoden ana
the Evangelical Alliance allege that the persecution
for reading ard circulating the Bble-the advocates
Of the Tuscsn Government, Mr.. Lucas in Parliament
and Dr. Cahi In the newspapers ellege that was ior
.proseiyting" native Tuscsns for which purpose
oopsny OF ffly, supported by funds from England, di
vided themselves into smaller sections OF ten aud held
eetings without license. contrary 70 law la his speech
On the motion Oi Mr. kinnalrd Tor 90 address 70 tne
oueeu for ntery ention with the Grand Dake behalf
Of the Madia-Mr. Lucas justified the Tuscan Govern
men. and quoted, In the form OF on dIHHmeaffm al
Aoninsm the case of Sweden, VI clenburg, SaXony
and Tahiti where the laws Of Protestant Governments
sgainst "proselyting were equally stringent
Lord John RussolIs was, that lave restrictive
AZ religious freedom In thought speech aud action were
unjust and ntolerent everywhere-that when he INTRO
duced the Anti occlesastical Titles Act was ~ op
position the Popes assumption of temporal au.hor-
ty-hnd that, In no part Of the British dOminions was
there any restriction the holding propaGang any
religious opinions and trying 10 bring as many az pos
sible to them. This he wished to see the case
everywhere. But Mr.. Lucas only condemned the laws
Of Protestant States ntoeran TO Roman Catholics no
those Of Rom Catholic States intolerant 10 Pro,ee
snts.
Mr. Bower would have IT, that the ofense If the
Msdiai was ciril-committed against the laws OF the
State 50. said Mr. DrummOnd, were all the pTOsecu
tons OF the Inquson called. And in iHct, from the
krt per,ecu'iOns of the first Christian rs enemies OF
nsnkind all along the line Of history, persecution for
sonso he's been the ground u il but Just
" add, that Mr. Fitzgerald denounced all persecution
himself; and in this he spoke the sentiments OF the
great body Of the Roman Catholic iaity OF these cOun
uiesMr Lucas being of the few out andout utram m
thDss and 10 this, think, as the appropriate mison
Of the hour the prcfs and public meetings should de
vote Overwhelmingly TO the abolition of all lave in
all Christian counties ihs luy any restriction resi
freedom, any pretended grounds OF state policy
| sT apprehension Of revolution.
TIIs isIsn PARTY-rHE IRISH TENANT LEAGUE.
Roth these associations are broken up, but whether
star settlement OF the oat question for ireiand-tha
without which there be social peace electoral
freedom national improvement aud prospcrity-the
naaHf rpht giving 10 the tenant the 'neh Of his
improvements, aud encouragement 20 employ skll,
capital and labor In improving, and making hun indie
pendent OF hs landlord long ~ he pays hs rent
whether jaa and equitable settlement o us question
be- in consequence, IN worse or better position, s al
yocatsf not agreed
The Irish party dsnembered by the acceptance OF
ebce hy Messrs keogh Sader and Monsell and by the
which said acceptance created ss 10 whether
n was reac sherry 10 pledges and ruinOus 10 independ
ence wise and prudent step oesrd the settlement
vi Ish questions and the impartial administration oil
irsh affairs The members Of that party instead Of st
ting ~ compact body OF sixty, whOse votes were SUN
cient the scale any great question between any
Ministry and opposition, are notwithstanding 10
TAs Naiion--sone the Ministerial Benches some on
those Of the opposteD some wandering about the lob
bies and rcircshment rooms aud miserable fragment
only clneDg 10 It's old position
A. the members OF that party were all members OF
she Tenant League, and ON ,s disruption those mem
bcrs OF the League who not OF the party, adopted
different views OF the question that dissolved II, the
breaking up of the League followed a matter OF
course There be dispute, therefore, about the
tact-bc il for good. be IL for eyihai the place
sccepters broke up both bodies
The Ulster men have accordingly, had meeting OF
their own aud appointed two MS depuatlon to Lon
don TO watch the progress of events aud when The
committee rs appointed on the two bulls before tue
House those OF Napier and Shee TO give Information ss
io the claims Of the Ulster tenants aud otherwise pro
mote the cause IL Is curious isct-ths whereas the
Ulster Tenant CEstoz that Is, the liberty OF selling
his "ntcrest" OF good will in his farm which the
tenant possessed and had improved by building drain
ing ditching, and msnuring led TO thus claim OF Ten
AMI Rs"-and all the res, Of Ireland IN motion 10
have similar claim secured by law there but one
member from all Ulster favorable 90 this Tenant Right
returned 10 Parhament-Mr Kirk for the Borough OF
Newry,-and his seat 4 disputed
do not know that the present Ministry are moro ua
favorable to this Tenantright than the last nor am
sure thai they are less Sir John Young the Irish
Secretary the member tor Csysn, will have the noniaa
ton Of the Committee good Zeal win depend upon
its constitution and chairman In his speech al his cleo
ton In Cavan, he denounced the Tenant league doc
trinesn as conhscation" and communism. IL the
committee call for witnesses and before
making their repor-snd II, as the result Of their exam
nation and deliberations, they bring IN new h iouad
ed upon the two referred 10 them. hardly think the
measure will become law this session
As Tor the other subjects to which the Irish Parry were
pcdyed-the repeal of the ntes Bill aud the abolition
Of the Irish Church Es,ahishinent-thc Ulster
no WAYS committed the contrary, were dissatisfied
that they were mixed up with the Tcnsnt right question
Mr. Sergeant shec has printed the heads OF bill for
taking up the lrh ecclesiastical properly buildings and