New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

CIVIL AND kfLicioVS IIbEkTN.
Mr.. DoHxsr, feeling apprehensive that the
report Of his speech condensed in our columns
On Friday last makes him liable to macon
structiOn, requests US to publish the following
report, corrected b. himself
Ms. CHARsES AND GEsrtRssS: toeiie'e u
seaerSly understood that wherever lrisAnien ant
themselves on this anniversary they indulge IN Joyous
excitement | would desire a more thoughtful naonaen,
70 utter serious truths for watch scene Of fn,rta
scsrcey fitting place ! had th0usot, l1deta, nhsk
wherever Ctrtl sad Rsissto~s Ltsyts woah Ne tres
ed, twould be received viii corslty and without any
RESERVATION. Anong our own people az home "aere
they were denied Is enjoyment, hused % b. hscsfe
and most popular toest There are seems, some OF
them or least who sect % speak for them wAo
look upon now dangerous sentiment Il e yirsi-
Gus true sn6 holy where they demand H. bat very Q1sr
tcnsble az least when they are called % extead u
to othtrs This Is not my conception q Grid and Rsl
sious Liberty would gran. such liberty when in the
ma orify would nsst ON t when in the minsry-not
a. msiter Of prudence or convenience, 20 be modified
by exisence or regulated ~ cven'sonaliry, but
hish and sacred principle always and e,erywhere I'm.
massAle always aud every where applicable dwsys and
EVERYWHERE true slwsys Snd everywhere riper
IL resolves rsel into tie great rule waieh 70 com
prscd the whole code OF Christianity DO unto others
As you would have them DO 10 you ms RUE. wise
and Irvine IS il IT, seems exploded with certain
very reverend lay teachers who, IN our day assume 10
De apostles OF religion Lest there may here BE- any
ors Of The Bcs,Oz Pho, The tres-sss J1srRsl and.
though last and coniemplble not the least sreaeh-
eruus and false TIE SmsIcaH Cen Each oi these has
been false esAt 10 creed sad TO many praepics
They assume TO dictate 10 every Ca'noc wasi ne snail
think say and ee policy educsnoa. philosophy sci
enck art everything which comes within the scope OF
Progress IL must be based on TheNcgy. And that
Theology p,us,, Of soaSse be sscT IaeS,osy aad ms
their Theology If yesterday which was very different
nor their Theology OF Tomorrow, which shall no doubt
be different from both deny their right their pils-
sion and their sincerity In religion they have neither
suthorfy nor opinion because there Is authority which
in matters of faith has right 10 pronounce an opinon
As either authority or opinion. here no difference
between them and the rest ei us In other respects,
the difference 10 infinite With religion IL conytc
ton with them II Is trade. feel Il. they sell u
base on nay hopes Of eternal salvation they derive
from IL their daily bread.
They saw they are Republicans; and at the time
say that Republicsnism must be based on Theology.
These two things are incompatible. can base my
own conduct my ideas Of Theoogy, or Catholic doc
rine and be Republican, aud the better Republican
the sincerer Catholic Eur the moment force others
who differ with me adopt the same Theology, cease
to be Republican, and according To my convictions
cease % be a Catholic. have heard the argument
urged YOU tolerate dissent but you are not tres 10
allow he dissemination OF error To al ssninase
"error u not liberty II there be any force In this ar
gumcnt then there IL an end OF "eiyu AMI religious
liberty" Then too we may disuse word we have no
longer need OF federation MAJ cannot De said D.
rorrs,rE thst In which be concur And when, In his
own case he decides what Is error he decides the quss
ton hut be violates the rules OF logic, OF reason and Of
religion. II Mr. Greeley and myself differ, aud be
heve we do much me can, and that vast una
jority agree with me- and think NJ 10 say he should not
ncucste his doctrines because they are error would
be have the same right 20 say my doctrines were
terror and persist and forbid his teaching because
lis "error,n-error according % my own decisiofr-
would | not be an interruptions yranti Could not
Nero trust civil and religious liberty IN the golden
house after he had thrown the Christians 10 the Wild
u. Ia.x hos aah axraT va
decided II error and bound To ding them 10 the
teer." If we are at hheryto Judge what 10 error In
our own case, has not he equally 80 may Dc an
swered Church has divine authority aud 10 insli
HE acknowledge H. ~ Que OF her communion In
all matters Of faith, but she can not enforce
her doctrines on those who deny her authority nor can
she assume an authority which does not belong TO her
she does not assume L. Those who do 80, In her name.
m,represent her She represents the works "a vel ~
the teaching OF Divinity To be Catholic sto De Tree.
generous mercifu and universal she seconds but does
NOT question the wisdom and divinity othe Freedom ofan
creation How sad Is for mankind that Kind friends
Of TIE Freeman and 7As Csh. and TAs Pies were not
present suggest 20 the Creator the imperfccon OF hs
work When He gave the winds the power % blow,
and the heaye and the rivers 30 rush, and the
light 10 shine and the rain 10 fall and the dew 10 fer
ice for the good and bad and planted In the soul Of
and the growth Of he forest oak the eternal Lac OF
free will and free of destiny they might have
told him free will IL error and error not be toler
sted He could say In reply, ." hold In my hands the
souls OF men. The movements OF million woriis V
the sphere II you can improve my works, bring back
an erriDg comet give life to dead csy tell whs
subtle power, acting from the will moves the spiders
limbs and inspires his little webwork then, psrhsps
will withdraw the crest prerog alive OF free Sa from you
snd the rest Of mankind az Jour desire and on
principles"
Il not this the language OF Divinity which presamp-
ton can II il would, read on all the Creators work
desire 10 reconcile Cstholicty and Creation Catho
iicty and Nature, Caholicity aud the scrptures re
eosnze in them one grand, harmonious whole oae sub
81 Ncix i.u1r EaaaI
iiy Is the great aw VI existence IL begins with God
The souls u men portion Of his Divinity Issuing
from him a. q source and recurring 10 him ~ an end
demand Of the conditions Of my existence, the
right 10 think thc hight b. spesk what think the right
10 drer from my neighbor and stii % walk with him
hand Ia hand through life the right 10 walk In the psfh
Of light myself but DOt the right b. plunge him Into
eternal darkness shall always insist exercising
the privileges OF man but always disciaim what b.
longs To Providence.
Another argument used nowadays IL this; A Re
public is good and wise and proper here bat elsewhere
the people are united for H." II this were TUE L
would speak well for al other Governments would Il
} mott They have had their way for thousands upon
thousands Of years and the end s mans true faculties
are yet uBdeveloDed. But Il 10 not true 10 u srYanf
cart II reminds Of ssysg attributed BY an Illus
trous American writer the Mayor Of vevay IN Swift
zerlsnd. think Ia the Headsma1 The Mayor Vas ths
representative Of the bbet and the stiff antagonist Of
educAton Education, says he ia authoritative
that teaches our 70 read bad bsoks and men to
forge alse sgnahires-wst can ignorant people want
with education
Surely n argument could be conclusive ths ought 10
be And m eOrrela,ive wha, slaves have 70 do wth
freedom Yet the question could be put In other ways
with equal significance. You may well ask what hes
an infant 10 do with food, IL tasted any Keep
9 man In a dungeon until he u seynnfy years old and
then ask what has he 30 do with light He never ssw
No eertsinly hut % u Of his natural facufzes
30 freedom HE natural condition. Yoa ~ him for
by use. To say any people are unit for neeiom IL
10 eau uise your speces Yourself nafsre and the Gre
ator Wuhin the circle % witch would extend civil
and religious liberty nay gather the human race La
zoe conclude by proposing sentiment the expressive
ii thu wish
"R-pubhe.nssu everywhers without HsineliOp Of soiI
Or rans or eolOY or