The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-27

governmental, In the present state Of the public
world 70 are especially to act with great caution len.
rely In the spirit and for the most part In the
language which has bees offered here night and sspe
cAly In that part Of the eleventh resolution to which
viii now refer" that this nestrg Is fully that
In the pross cuon Of this important work. The greatest
prudence wiz DO And TO advocate the use Of no
suAsionn There Ia nothing more natural than for M
Americans TO think that principles the best prn
cipes for the government Of man and the promotion and
happiness Of There is nothing more natural than
for desire that those principles should be established
BY every gU@rnmsnt. for every people. And may add
10 desire that those principles should be established BY
force. Against all forcs-sgainst everything but kind
persuasion in his after We In my Judgment = A%s,-
ngtop, in his farewell address to his oounrymen has
these remarks" Harmony and . liberal Intercourse
with all nations recommended BY policy humanity
and terest But commercial policy should hold
equal and impartial hand neither asking granting
excessive fsvors Pre- srsrcss consulting the natural
Of things; difasing and dlyersying By gsnte
means the stream OF commerce. but forcing nothing"
The tras basis OF all Christianity IL this principle There
must be compulfion in the individual or national %
ton, In my judgment Let as pursue our cause with
kind and with argument and that 10 al We
do. In the first place we desire that Americans
going abroad should be allowed their mode OF wor
shp they should be allowed their convictions Of
duty In respect to religious matters Well, then, gen
tlemen, what Is the argument The argument Is this
You permitted TIL same thing In country. We
do not ask you to make treaty that will grant to
your people the same privileges that want you to grant
to ours because need stipulation. We have pro-
claimed principle to the world for religious
freedom. Because we are willing and do grant those
privileges TO Gil nAtions We say to you that We have
right to AJAX that You shall grant the privileges to
all AmeriAns travelling among yo. (Appplause.) II
seems to ms that this 10 very reasonable and that
without entering into any ennngEg alliances, making
any improper concessions on onr part or goiog beyond
what right and proper and safe the to
do, thxt ask those privileges FOR people, and
have doubt that IL they are asked for, they will be
granted first by nation AND then By another Ther
viii frd 1t their interest to do It; and II properly urged
by kird persusaon they will EEL the necessity and i'm
yortsnce Of it. We further than that We desire tbs
influence OF gov rnment in favor of religious free
dom all the world for all Mr. X then vent
to that the Argument Of those opposing the eateascn
OK the privileges alluded to, on the ground thai religion
necessarily conservative entirely fslNccus 1t
true thai religion conservative FOE good free
religion the great bandmRiden OF American liberty
(Applauie) 1t was not necessary for The preseivs
tion OF religion that 1t should be established by
law; the eniile experiences ard history Of the Ans
ric,n people demonstrated that religou could exist
without being established by law or the sup
port OF the civil arm. But even should those pso
Pile WHO oppose religious freedom that ground
come to the conclusion that the gion OF the majority
must be established by law let them for the sake OF hui
mainly, visit penalties upon the minority whose con-
lnhed religion For the men who hal no religion they
would not AJAX any privileges from foreign governments
let such have the protection due to American citizens
wherever they might co. for their consoiencs no fAvors
were asked In rea ton to protection for missionaries
abroad Mr. X. observed tt 1t bound to that
they punished rsry law OF the country
they But In the discharge Of the duties up
pertaining to their commission they sometimes may
p rhaps be called upon to arrsign kings and inses,
and governments and laws and authorities and Ia do
Ing they must do just what the early disciples did
take their lives In their hands and seek protection but
from Him who gave them their commission
Rev Mr. KIRK OF Boston, was then introduced and was
received with much applause. word or two about Be-
DIM, (tte reverend gentleman remarkably am happy
hear from my legal friend, Mr. Ketchun that in all
the treatment Bedni has received In this country there
has bssn violation Of law II that be II case and IL
another thing should turn out to be true, viz, that
n tha int hin artrn
preston Of their antpAthy to him should prove to be
foreigners, then have few words t. say. / have
whore it has done Its work. and had Its way
II the heart Of humanity it is dstestsl. (ApplAuss
religion. The people have had the strange disor.
mipatop, which their teachers for ages have been
trying conound and confuse the distinction between
tool There are many true Roman Catholics With whom
hope u 81 re my harp 1t Jesus fset-vho detest the
ST cd the last spark of humanity in souls When
sir fellow citizens, and Ren priests Who am happy
in n n. s nas
very CRADLE brought here By Gods ovidsnce TO this
land Of freedom to breath its sweet a Of heaven and
repose in security under the stars ard the stripes
why, strangely, We ALLOW TIRES millions OF black
men to be in bon iage-we alox BE- In bondage
f.r o,nsc enos saks (Appauae Is not wonderful II
those men 30 coming here, should spring up into
scou,ness Of manhood before the God made them,
looking in the face Of hrs pope bishop and priest and
eAy-"Ihou art mkn ~ an --(applsuse)-'sthou art
my teacher for Jesus sake Paul taught you to iav
Then, when here professedly the repre-
sentative Of that whole system OF tyranny when he
here enbodypg the very principles thai have cruihed
the nations and have crushed them it il not woudful
IL poor human nature shou bell up lttls beyond blood
heat cloud .pp.use sir there Is not an enlisht.aed
law msy very freely venture to say. ] WAS lately in
formed by sstins uished statesman that hs did net
consider the subject came here to ocuss one about
which he people ought to hold meetsgs-that IL had
better be left 10 diplomacy. told him 1t was no.
matter Of diplomacy know that when negotiations are
perdir to State questions thea may os stage
their progress ut which might be dangerous to hold
public meetings Bat l believe, sir thar there is
stage TOO, when the people ef the country will talk
talk about this question OF religious Liberty int ., long
ago. In old Fansui Hail. they rooked freedom 70 sleep
sitter OF eulogisc cban,ter relative 70
the progress and greatness OF the Untedte operyed
that in his opinion II was not her runbsr square
miles Of sand, clay and rock that her what ,he
is but II entirely attributEbs TO an opsn
Bible which man could shut He then remarked thai.
in case injury done to the persons proper " OF
American citizens voyssng upon the ocesa our Cabinet
would feel bound by hsir oath OF Office u take speedy
measurts 10 secure reparston punish The offenders
In this connection he referred to the m.restmea Of
some American sesmen on the coasts o, Japan and
the expedition recently sert cut TO that country
he then contend'd that the government sought redress
for done to sailors oilers as the csss might
be, how much more would atsp. BY some Roma nlst
TO force an American protss att ctzsu to
lock upon Pic the Ninth the oay true from
II our government cold net reach suoh case as that
he did not suppose c<old reach any unless II were for
merely the meanest or lowest interests Of humanity
The her went on TO say that sycry American visit
ing any men Catholic cunry VA sura "a he in .p,ed
their TRUCKS hanciS, and their b9oh OF devotion seized
We have given statements relative T. tspulture in On IN
that ei make your blood boil yonsere asars o. Ali
the fasts tbs American nation would rse Vita one voics
and cay something must be done Tas time mus. come
when tyrsnts all quail st the words I'm an American
cit zen" (Enthuaiksic applause Tbs goernmsnt nfgt
protect AL our rghss-our 'glous right we'll
commercial ones We must have the gle to bury our
dead without the fprinsng OF thsir hlhy holy Altar
upon their bodies Tns government or the United Statss
have the tight to interfere in such mstra and raer.
ence to Our history vi shoE IT, II he's bean alleged
that these are only police regulations that the gentle
Roman Catholics have not induced thee kings 10
make these laws. Then yeu must tale one OF
three grounds-Iirst, these Roman Cstholss are ali
barbarian, and not at TO nsociAte With auy
Ao,ercsn CT Een; ecoac, it's do,rine Of m sht and
right. Then We ~ Try it here Bishop Hughes hut no
that cathedral here are three millions OF Catholics and
twenty three ionHers Of Proessnts Ycu dc n ao. us
TO wor hip God In your countries and you shlnt do 1t
In this lGre aecor lug to yours In digress he said
that America ives mich Iore feared 10 Europe than Was
generally supposed he also was OF opiaisn that we
shc ud have better trb sdoTsrea, men not n