New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-13
rHy CATHOLICS AND PERSECUTION


reps and placing them without the pale Of the Const
tnt;on Contrary to my expectations, arsng ont of
NV confidence in American good and love Of JUS
ce this feeling has increased to extent which may
we'll excite alarm in the minds Of those most interested
To further this end socees have been organized whose
strength ia accelerated by their secrecy, newspapers
are printed, and dscourses without number against
Popery issued from every pulpit in Protestantdom.
have long thought it my duty in my very humble
sphere Of life, to use my influence in dsabusing the
minds Of enlightened Protestant clergy and laymen
of the unfavorabe opnens which prejudice and educa
ton have formed against us. But how could do this
better than through the columns Of respectable
jOurnsll And as i would address myself exclusively
TO Proestants il has struck me as most appropriate
to communicate my thoughts to them in paper which
the most respectable Of them receive and which is the
only journal almost could select which is the praetl
cal exponent of freedom and equality l proceed,
with your kind indulgence 70 consider the principal
reasons Of this feeling the part Of portion of the
American people. First, it arises from miscOncep-
ton as to the nature Of allegiance to the sovereign
Pontif and second, from wrong idea Of the spirit
of church. Before continuing my remarks further,
j would say a word upon another point. What makes
our intercourse with Protestants generally thing not
desirable is the fact that among the latter the idea is
prevalent that We hold as principle that no faith is to
be kept with heretics and that the end justies the
means, however foul they may be- Consequently when
disclam any bad intentions toward liberty, we are
locked upon with suspicion and hypocrtes. This is
one Of the reasons why our theoogans lnyariaDly
avoid controversy; for Of what good say they' 10
ei1.ayor TO convince persons who look upon us
&c deceiyers and bypocrtesl suppose we prove
that we are Lot idoiators. nor enemies OF human
liberty, The Protestant,. when hard pressed, vii!
cry cut "Jesuitism." To persons OF this Sort
Sir, lave not word 10 say Du. aduress
myselfto men unwarped by prejudice, bgory and will
ful blindness Now as 10 the assertion about our
faith with beretcs, &c 1t is entirely fase-nothing
could be more so. challenge any man to prove that
tie sentiment ever declared by pope or council
rIinb Gath IL. looln nm
with utter abhorronce. / once Protestant, but
conviction has made Ire what now aIn write 10
YOU surrounded BY Catholic atmosphere and yield
ING TO in my zeal for Catholic doctrine, copess
tlat have had not little experience in the matter
i have lived with bisbops-have instructed in semi
paries secular and regular and pride myself upon
knowing pretty well the sentiment OF my church; and
candidly that nothing is forbidden and punished
more than deception. In the colleges above mentioned
ard that too in Catholic country. the pupil convicted
Of fasehood branded with scorn. But enough
Suffice il 70 ray, that l. well as every enlightened
Catholic, look upon lie as mortal sin deserving
everlasting flames, and unjustfabe even if it would
convert the whole world TO our faith. recommend
your readers to peruse the Medtatiti0ns of ST. naus
Loyoa, the first Jesuit and therein learn our true
principles. This depression have not thought posi-
bic TO avoid anticipating the dstruct with when any
asseyerations the part of Catholic would be re-
ceyed. To return TO the subject under consideration;
1st As to allegiance to foreign power 1hIs
allegiance is pmey Pr'indt It is not to the rope as
e,
ofGcd When the alien forswears obedience TO any
foreign prince it is always understood in a political
light. To ustrate Suppose that the Pope III the ca
pacty of king should send over an army 10 invade our
territory J. as American citizen, would rcpel him
as soutly as any Protestant, and if needs be, would
shoot him. according to the rules OF war; for 90 not re-
cognize that Lis temporal sway is binding upon me or
any one else divine institutions but suppose that he
should command TO fast for year or to 60 TO mass
30 many times cede church property 10 the bishOp
would obey Lin as the vicar OF God were 20 lose
every drop blood aud were the Union to be destroyed
by 60 doing. DO you not see the dlierehcc oet"cen
the Pope ss king and the Pope as priest ANA VIII
you ash NE Tor instance N winch spiritual
subject OF the Pont has dared to resist nun as hing
Yes a thousand if you wish Witness the Galilcans
in France at the head If whom was the great Bossuet
the Josepans in Austria or the bishops OF hungary,
or the priests driven from the temporal but not excom-
nunoated the spiritual pale oihe rope lheSe ex,
ampes have lived and died good as history VIII
show As 10 the Pontis holding the tapai states dc!
cratis don't believe word OF II, out as 10 expedi-
ency have not anything now to say. But your reply
to Dr. Brownson, maintains that the Pope is supreme
above all the governments aud hanohs oi the 1ar1'
Admitted-but la other light than spiTltuai one;
When our Government, Tor example, Woulu "H
US, that must eat meat on FRIDAY OF
kiss The Protestant Bible, we answer with
Peter "Whether it is right to obey Goa or
s'uan Judge ye." Or when our Government shouid
command the Catholic officers TO steal Cuba or nggers,
he would hold up the Popes bull and say God forbids
me by the mouth Of his vicar to do this, and cannot
This Is the meaning OF DIR. Brownsons ultra montan-
ism Is such an allegiance unrepub.lcan IL
strikes me that there is more humbug than sincerity III
this talk about our obedience 10 foreign power we
have our spiritual head IN 81. Peters. Our oreIhIen
of the other side have each individual conscience Tor
his Pope Now ask whether we ought not all TO turn
atheists, and recognize higher law: Inc frotes!
ants higher law is the Bible, exPcunded by his mai
yidual reasoning; and our higher law is the Bele
sxpounded by the Church of the living God, whose
executive is the Pope. hasten from these brei re-
marks TO the consideration OF the second reason oil
this tendency 10 ALLEVIATE us, viz: the iaise cohccP
ton usually prevalent TO tie spirit oi our church
Our church-say you is intoerani, unproeressNe
innical to liberty, and consequently 10 AinericShiS
You are aware that every Cathohc priest Is dis-
clsimer 10 all these charges. But with ht'ie pa
tiepce let us examine them She is intoerHnt les
che is ntolerant of all evil The question oi r'ght ana
wrong is not an open one with her. She Is lniaible
and cannot be mistaken and consequently cannot toll
crate what she knows 10 be wrong. mus the cannot
talerate unbeei and crime federation is iilposso!e
unnatural. You would not tolerate the siaVehOiuer
and he will not tolerate YOU. Our liberties mere ue
rerd upon fortunate circumstances namely thal ho
party has the preponderance. Let one sentiment pre-
vail throughout State, and | wager that itnns
contrary 10 that sentiment would aud could not be to
Grated History shows dis When New Ing land
sentiment was puritan none Other was tolerated. ana
M Srain is Catholic throughout, she cannot tolerate
Protestanism Understand me rightly. The simpie
rieht 10 believe and worship as each one sees ht can
no, be DESTROYED by any political power Cndouot
e6 man has no moral right 10 worship otherwise !han
c5 has oppouted still as long he does not agrees
there's tie rub No man has any right 10 asrcss say
Won: so say and now let We see whether the MAJOR
nv f he csses of intolerance attributed TO our Chh!ch
70 not usifahle by this principle Let u- teAe the
ease for instance of the Madai IN Tuscany. mere is
State wholly mbaed with Cathohc su,Ih.n.s, @ .I;'
-, afsr cf A.