New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
CHARLES CARROLL OF CARPoJToy
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TIE fret pablo lecture before the ST Charles Ia
s,iiuo delivered in the Brooklyn A,heneu A. Las:
evening b! the Rev. DIR. pise. 70 Gro ied audience
The subject of the lecture was "Chsrlcs Carroll Of
"Carrcltop, the Catholic sisner of tho Declaration
"of Irdepcnt encc.' The lecturer sail, to CHARLES
Carroll IVES given the high honor Of being the las,
survivor Of the tgners OF that Magma Charta Of the
Rights Of the People Of this Republic the Declar..
ton OF Ind, pondepce; and his whole public and pri-
vate life vas emnertly worthy Of that CREST
distinction. Charles Carroll was Of an an
ciebt Catholic family OF tie North Of Ireland, wa
10 escape The intoeiaRt persecution of the English
came to this country about the year 1890. He was
educated in fiaLce, whittier he had been sent by his
parepts for that purpose this country then possessing
10 Catholic Seminary where the young man co1ld
receive education BETTING his station. After
greatly cislingushng himself by his extensive acquire
ments Is scholar, he went 10 England and entered
the Temple, as Student OF Law. At the age Of %
he returned TO this country, deeply imbaed with
enmiiy a. aius the Mother Country, for her naughty
arrogance toward the Colonies, and resolved,
at the first opportunity, to aid TO his NJ
NEST in The overthrow Of her despotic sway
That opportunity came, and found him prepacei
for the s'ernest strife, the most sweeping sacri
fees By his eloquence the Legislature of bis native
State Mary land was induced to orego its resolve to
vote against separation from the mother country
and to issue instructions Of tho opposite character
When the signers were assembled. John Hancock
said to Carroll, O. we fail, you may escape; can
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"msy b. many Charles CAROLS" DO you think
"soY' said Carroll; and then, signing his name
"Charies Carroll, OF CarrOlltOD," he said, " Than
this one, there IS other Of CarrolltOn."
IApplause The lecturer went on to portray
The character Of his hero, in his capacities of citizen
scholar legislator, and patriot Carroll was one of the
foremost actors IN the drama of the Revolution and
had more at stake than any other member Of the Con
yeuton; fer be risked life, honor, and fortune of
three millions of dollars. Applause Carroll, in
common with many other say ChOlders, deplored the
evls Of Slavery, and introduced bill into the
Legislature Of Maryland which if adopted, would
have Effected, slowly, but surely its total ex.
he regarded the Institutions OF bis country With
too much veneration not TO feel disgusted with
the fanLticSl rawlings of pseudo philanhrOpists
and bad be- lived to the present tine, the statesmen
who but lately succeeded in passing a saving co n.
promise, would have received his warmest thanks
Great applause The lecturer dilated upon the ire
proachahle private character Of Ar. Carroll aud held
up his exemplary pioy as worthy of canonization
He asked Why il that the descendant of Mr. Car
ron himself good Catholic who coud trace back
his stTy of the faith in this country, for
century and half could not take up n newspaper
without seeing his faith branded anti republican,
and suby orsiye Cf that liberty which his ius-
sacred honor TO secure 10 his fellow countrymen
Dr. Pse then animadverted upon the lecture of
Bishop Hopkins Of Vermont, in which he is sad 70
have held Up Romanjsm as antagonetic to Repnlcan-
i'm Tie DR. said, for his own part, as q native
American a Catholic, priest and as man, he could
not conceive how good Catholic could be aught else
but a good Republican. Such dummies against
Catholics should receive their eternal reu,ation from
the acts ard character of such Catholics as Charles
Carroll, of CarTollton.
Tie lecture which occupied nearly two hours in de-
livery, was received with the warmest appreciation.