Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-09

commseration when they told upon their own side
but which excited emotions Of holy horror and indgna
ton when they told against them, and happened TO pro-
mote the cause which they endeavored Cypress and de-
stroy. Hear hear If he could believe that this reso-
luton which they were considering expressed the
real facts Of the with regard to the Madia there
was only consideration which would prevent him from
adopting it. and if there division from dividing In its
favor and that was that he would recognise the
principle that the exercise of their humanity and phan
thropy should be all on one side. Hear, hear The
noble lord spoke excellent truth sense and wisdom when
he referred to Russia but he might have referred to other
countries with which this country was more Immediately
connected, and much nearer home.
He held in his hand two volumes which had been laid
the table by the noble lord the present Foreign Secre
ary inducements for the house to consent to that new
persecution against the Catholic Church which animated
him years ago, and which he lately told them anima-
ted him still These documents contained account of
the public legislation of Europe with respect to religion,
and upon the grounds contained in them the noble lord
pretended to base what he called his Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill He turned to the law of Sweden, and he found
what? Mr. Gordon sent series of documents for the
information Of the noble lord and the house. showing what
the Legislation Of that emneny Protestant country
He bespoke the noble lords favorable attention to these
documents by telling him that the relations of the two
countres-especally with regard to Romewere so sim
liar He (Mr Lucas) could hardly forbear commenting
upon the terms in which this document written. 1t
came from q secretary of legation-an official who
bound to observe the ordinary Of decency in speak
ing of his Catholic feow-subiects and he must remind
Mr. Gordon and the noble lord, who had insulted the
Catholics by laying this document before the house, that
the by which the Catholics designated acts
of Parliament and other public documents not Roma
nsts, but Roman Catholics Hear, hear. The word
Romanst nickname-t was piece of Billingsgate
coming from official, who derived his salary and his
of living from oil classes of the community but who
sent this trash to be laid upon their table, to insult those
whose pockets he derived his bread and for which
he not reproved either by the noble lord who now
or the noble lord who then, in the Foreign-ofce
But he would pass from that to the laws which Mr. Cor
don explained.
What the facts of the case Every stranger who
settled in Sweden and possessed foreign religion
not to be employed in any public situation he was not
allowed to open schools missionaries to be al
lowed in the country monasteres were allowed One
clause he sure, would excite the sympathy Of the
noble lord opposite if nothing else did, the Jews were
not allowed to have ynagogues except in Stockholm and
or two other large towns The professions and cere
monies of foreign religions were forbidden the laws
against apostacy strictly carried into effect the
liberty Of the press did extend books intoxicating the
dogmas of foreign religion; any member of foreign
religion speaking dsrespectfuy of the creed services
Of the national Church to be fined from to 80 dol
lars any person endeavoring to persuade others to
brace foreign religion 100 doars person tempting
others attend the exercise of foreign religion 200 dol
lars; and if they persisted in these crimes they to
lose their privilege Of residing in the kingdom. Hear
hear But it might be said this only the letter and
text OF the law, and that they were imperative Iwould
be sad mistake to make such assertion In the first
document which came from Mr.. Gordon they had state
ment given with the greatest animation and delight of
did not indeed, tell the whole truth; but he told them
enough to prove that the laws not imperative
There instance in which the Swedish Government
complained of the over proseytzng zeal Of Roman
Catholic priest at Stockholm. Application made to
Rome and the over-acye eccesastc recalled from
his post Was that ALL No; if twerc he would not have
inflicted upon the house this long statement He wished to
show that there at this moment going in Proes
ant States acts of persecution against Catholics of which
they studiousy and habitually uniformed, and
which much deserved and required the sympathy Of
this house and the government the Of the Madia
unless they about to adopt which would
write them up throughout Europe men who said
thing and meant anothermen whe had the words tolera
on religious liberty and the spirit of this enlightened
age upon their lips but who did not practice what they
preached-who practised it only in defence Of their
system Of religion but who looked with unconcern and
indifference when the uerngs of others happened to be
in the question. He meant at early period to submit
to the house motion with reference to other crcum
stances other facts other countries and other acts of
persecution, but which equally deserved the attention Of
the house with that which the honorable gentleman had
brought before them. He would do this whether the
present motion was carried not because the papers
which in all their hands showed that the English
Government had interered in the of the Madai and
he meant to test the sincerity Of the Government whether
having done so much for people who prosecuted by
Catholic government-they would do much for people
who were persecuedby Protestant government Hear
He would tell them part of the facts which he would
lay before them With regard to Sweden, he would be
prepared to show them that in 1913 it proposed by
Count Stetn* repeal that part of the law which re-
ferred to confscaton and exile leaving the other dsa
bies remaining but the Legislature Of the country
jected his proposal Then for instances of the way in
which the law applied he could show that in S4S
man committed for having read Catholic Bible and
said Pater Noster to few people, for which he
fined forty rix dollars In 1S47 Lutheran minister at
Stockholm policeman to a to know if twas
true that she had been received within the pale Of the
Roman Catholic church, and she allowed time to
fleet whether not she would There also
two brothers of the OF Nelson painters and of
them turned Catholic He was driven from Sweden and
died in the public hospital at Copenhagen For his part
he thought that if the Government Of this country
interfere the ground of humantywhch the basis
OF the present moton-the of Nelson had strong
claim TO sympathy that Of Madai When he brought
his motion touching these before the House. he
would ask any of his honorable friends near him to
second it he would ask the honorable gentleman opposite
Alr Kinnard TO do him the honor Of seconding the
solution which to strike out new course for the
foreign policy Of this country which would bring
class of within its cognizance, and which would
throw the power and influence of the Foreign Office and
the faith and name OF this great empire the side of
humanity The Catholic he had mentioned occur
red in 1915 and 1S47 but this very year Catholic lady
residing in Stockholm had been arrested for making
seytes, and put upon her trial She was defended
technical ground he did know the result did he
care whahe concerned with to show that Swe
den the system Of law prosecuting in Tuscany
When he brought forward bis motion, therefore, he
counted upon its receiving the oil but unanimous appro
baton OF the house, at least that the
same course would be pursued by the Foregn-oce to-
wards all cases of persecution When he brought forward
his motion he would take the noble lord the system in
Sweden to Mecklenburg next and next Saxony; and
when the noble lord had rebuked that evil spirit out OF
the Professionals; when he had accomplished that great
work; when he had performed that Hercuean labor;
when he had ceansed that augean stablc then he might