The daily union., 1854-10-28

me- and had control in the assembly and have seen
what they would have done by what they attempted 10 90
have shown that they tried two several OCCASIONS
establish their church in the province and once 10 d'yfdhe
all but Themselves. A dispute however, arising between
laws for the province of their acts became laws m
1889; and by this time the power and influence oi W..
Purtans in the mother country had increased 10 suc
degree to prove sufficient motive OF Lofu pai po
and his colonss together with the absence OF anho
in the charter abandon the idea OF again a'lepuhs I
to establish their church in Maryland lhey "e'e e
su6jecfs, not the authors, of liberation
9th proposition. The Roman Catholic settlers 9, nary
land you say tugipes from stern ana o'oody Pe
cuton."
This is a hare assertion without shadow of proof to
sustain it. Neither you any oher VINO MS nuo .uo
same assertion has referred single case OF persecution
of any of those settlers As evidence that they endured no
persecution there stands the fact that to induce them 10
emprate Lord Baltimore held to them The prospect OF
wealth and honorsgving to every one that came at ms
expense handsome farm and two thousand acres 70
every that would transport many as hye men oh
sixteen fifty years of age, &C. &c We all know thal
Lord Baltimore left his prosecutions for the liberty oi
MARYLAND You refer to the laws against Roman Cathocs
in the reign of Charles of his father Yes they were
enough and they were even worse against
and other Protestant noncontormists But what IS iaw
if it is never executed? and it cannot he denied that whe
the enforced with the utmost rgor against Fto'
estan noncontomists they seldom ever executed
against Papiss In the time of James the First more than
one Protestant suffered death account OF their re3ion but
not one Papist Scores of Papists were kept IN the
high Offices of profit and trust, and hig IN The con-
fdence of the sovereignnot Protesfam 'iot'Tcon-
tormis You cannot cite instance of one of these no
Catholic settlers having suffered line OF mpson
of his religions while Protestant noncon
formists without number were subjected 10 every species
| of cruelty and oppression
6M proposition In the pentude Of their 1.-THE toiaaa
Catholic settlers power say you they proclaimed the in
aenable prerogave OF to worship their Saviour ac-
cordng to the dictates of their own eonsciennes.
To all this have replied above, but will lefe edd 'hat
McMahon, page 244 says the hour never was when te
proprietary dominion possessed such you aerbe
to it, The fact is the Proestants in point OF physl
cal strength IN number, dtscdys superior 70 tc hoha
Catholics in Maryland Does this assertion surprise you
will in my full reply already see You ia back upon
the remark of Gov Sharpe in 1883 that the Papsts out
numbered the Protesans up the time of the revolution
of 1889 As an offset this beg leave just to refer you
to Mcmahon ipp 27 1882 233 and 244) where he speaks
of the inhabitants Of Maryland during the same period 70
ants lie cites also, the evidence Of gentleman gwen
before the committee plantations which represented the
number of Protess In the colony IN 1851 70 han Deen
'thirty to erery PapiM"
have stated above that Kent Island had been settled
by Protesants several years before the arrival " Lord Bal
mores colony show, in my full reply that there is
good reason to suppose their number fell but little il any
thing sloyt of that of the Roman Catholics who landed at
St Mary's From remark in the narrative OF Father
White il is nessed that at least third part OF the
whole number out by a.cr- Baltimore consisted OF
Protea,I This gave the latter the at the
start Father White speaks OF accessons OF trotS@ans
Episcopaliass dobess) in 1884, 38 and 3y but not OF
Papists Indeed under ordnanee Of the King in 1881
none were allowed leave the kingdom excepting mem
bers OF the Established Church But this did not hinder
Puritans from creeping in from Virginia and show
ia ny full reply that they had no need to enter the prov
ince eandestine manner they have been accused OF
doing welt for permission but had as clear and IN
defeasble right transport themselves and their iam
lies the said province, it fitting vessels and suitable
provisions, and therein 10 SETTLE dlrgL sna inhabA" use
the language of the charter the lord proPrsry him
self had Let this pass reply to what yourself and
many others have said of Lord 5atmores great istdhe
and generosity permitting Puriaas 70 eey and settle and
hold lands in The propince Al the subjects Of the crown
unless spialy Forbidden, had charter right to do So
free aud nJepenGet of any power authority OF the pro-
prietary You viii tnd ibis in the ninth article OF the
/ charter
show in my full reply, from Boz,nsa chat in 1888 and
639 the Protesinnts numbered nearly two to Of the
PapSs; and thus TIL 1919 their numbers proper
tionally about the
1t should be forgotten that in 84a a board of COM
nesioncrs appointed by Parliament Of which the
Earl Of Warwick was at the head and Oliver Cromwell
member WITH authority to visit the colonies and re-
construct their governments if necessary with special
their religious character anl condition This was
enough had the Proestants been in danger from physical
weakness to their rights and liberties rom apa
aggressions wei, to deter the atterhongh these
commissioners never visited Maryandfrom any hostile
manifestation But without any ouch auxiliary, the
ProestaBts at all times, McMaoa frequently and
truly says abundanty able to protect ihA1selves
In l644 there asHrrecton of those who were hos
tile TO the proprietary government melted by Capt lnge
which completely successful. Lord Baltmores gov
fled to Virginia; the Roman Catholic priests were
sent away and the government was administered for two
by the Proestants During this period the governor
of Virginia having the laws enforced against Pur-
ttns and, doubtless, considerable numbers took refe IN
Maryland Rs being subjects of the British government
they had right nnder the charter do. McSherry thinks
that not few of them settled in Maryland from Virginia
two or three years before tis period
ngle left inefficient person At the head of affairs in
the province; and Lord Bamores governor secretly re-
cruted army Of merccnares in Virginia pleagpg his
own and the popretarys property in the colony ana even
the proprietary dominion ITSELF their pay With
this forceeizing proptons moment when the Protest
ant governor unprepared to resist him-he made
sudden descent and recovered the government Do you
ask what hasered Leonard Calvert with army at
his command from taking vengeance OF and expressing the
Protestants | will tell You. IN England the King was
prisoner; the Puritan army, commanded by Crom-
WELL the ruling power and serious ckagS we're pend
ing against Lord Baltimore with the view Of aespoing
him Of his proprietary rights He believed, with many
Others that his proprietary interests we're in carious
condition In Maryland Gov Calvert died after his
conquest the term of service of the soldiers had EXPIRED
and they remained lnpai, and of extremely
perplexed and Disseminated. Kent Island not imme
dately subdued and the public treasury was empty. Things
dragged along thus till l648 when, before stated Lord
Baltimore conceived the idea of constituting Protestant
government in Maryland and the toleation
lay to save his colonial possessions At the time when
this carried into effect (l649hr months too after
the King w}s bcheaded--the comparative numerical
strength OF Protelsas and Papsts in the province may
lie determined thus: From al the province exclusive of
Kent Island and Providence there eleven representa-
tiyes in the lower house of assembly t ;is number
you admit five Protcsants This is evidence near
" conclusive possible that about cs-eiepenhsor nearly
one-hafo the inhab Of that portion of the colony
which those representatives Protestdnts This of
gave prepondeance TO the Protestant scale OF the
entire weight Of Kent Island and Providence Tha latter
alone five six years after this resisted successfully all the
force the governor could bring against it by land and
water killed thirty forty of his men, took him and his
wioe Hmaning force prisoners changed the government