Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-08-12
From the Baltimore american.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR AsIERI-
CAN CITIZENS ABROAD. i.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR AaiERI-
CAN CITIZENS ABROAD. ai.
archbishop Hughes Two Letters Considered
MEssRs EDIroRs:-Should l consult
my own feelings, l certainly would moi
allow my name to be mixed up in The
somewha, angry controversy between
Archbishop Hughes and Mr.. Cass, pub.
lished by you. As, however, had the
honor 10 be charged by my brethren
with the duty of writing the Memorial
Of Ike Maryland Baptist Union Associa-
ton, lhave been requested to rectify an
errorof tho Archbishop's as to that doc.
umcnl This prelate has correctly as
cribed to the Maryland Baptists the first
movement with reference TO religious
liberty in other countries; but he has
entirely misapprehendedthat movement.
He says, 81 think it not improbable that
such report would have been in conse-
1uence Of the reference Of a petition
from the Maryland Baptist Union AS.
socialion, which General Cass had so
eloquen,ly recommended to the appro.
p,iate committee, in a speech delivered
January 8, 1853, just four days previ-
Gus to the Maliai meeting. TIE peti-
lion alluded 70 lad reference especially
TO he condition efthe Baptists aader Me
Pro.estan. Government Of Prussia.
Now, neither the Report nor Petition
had anything to do with the Baptists in
Prussia. Here is The language Of the
petition, which ! must, suppose Mr..
Hughes had never seen. though he
speaks SO positively abb about il, 5vi /
S"SThe Memorial of the Maryland
Baptist Union Association respectfully
sheweth: r,.lG .ll.gy.i basI
THAT your memorialists are mem
bers Of q religious body which ,embra.
ices large and respectable portion Of
the citizens Of the United States. The
object Of their petition is one which, in
the estimation of your memoriallsts, and
in that Of hundreds of thousands of
Christians in this land. embraces inter-
ests of vast Importance.
"That object is religious federation
for American citizens residing in foreign
countries: ~ .o :,
:" Nlul,i,udes Of your constituents, and
vour memorialis,s believe. even some
members of Congress have lately advo-
Gated an interference with the politics
md wars of other nations, and in mat.
,ers no, at oil affecting This country'-
Your nemorialists seek at your hands
nm intervention Of this sort. They
rec reoues, only that our own citizens may
he allowed 10 wnrship God without mo-
lssts,iou or restriction in foreign coun-
T ~, is one Of tho noblcst pages of
English history which records the ces-
ss,;on Of persrcu,ion even in Piedmont
throsph The intetposition of Oliver
cr6mwell. And. ifthe Commonwealth
- G,eat Britain could secure religious
liberty for foreign Pro'estants' may n mol no
% ,!aa,,r memorialis,s hope that this Re,
nabl;c will cxsr: its vast influence. and
obtpin this privilege former own cit, citizens ems
emonr all those nations with which she
snstnins relations of comfy and d'p'o'
macy =, ,e tho Mary.
1a,rd Baptist Un;on Association ~ tasks II ASKS
a" Wv interference in behalf Of foreign
81 B,p,isss, ,u but in behalf Of all American ns.
,;,;5ans, ;ap,.,' Bap,is,s or PcdObaptists' Prot
s',,n s.,.n,sor Romanis,s, Christians or Jews .
I'ra hnd !, seeks for such citizens right
rnore n sacred than any mere clylI iran
,.bi.e, and which is the blr'h''s"! o' "
"ns,, ,rn ,nnp. mn as a man, because h, is q
nun, and because -
% !. Conscience and souls were made
To be the Lords alone i,
Man has not only mouth to be ''llea led
and n body to be clothed he has sou, !,
an, anu nasnriur Of G"d. To approach
.%o .Sa, Father, and worship him in any n,
t"rao s"n' : Of individual or social h'maS'
,ybieh ,i he may think acceptable Is ,nI 'n5
"$, "r;viiece Of every human be'ns aTa
ppith this privilege government 0us"'
NV Now that persecution for worship n'
,a God according TO conscience Is 10
a'rE mined to Roman Catholic countries ;ss
S0s"o know too we'll. Mr.. oGcsen has IA, US s.
left this city, and we heard i'om M MS pra, ,p
,bn H., eruel,ies which disgrace the : P.", ro,
..',n, '"v name in Germany but n" tro' lha",
s,an, ss,a in the United States defends 81 '90'' ;a
.snsl,ies. All condemn them, !, Is y,
Gtufi GGs,bolie Archbishop who defends ~ u,
Ia. 'Ios,rine that governments have !he r'gn
ao,|r ~ nropagute and regulate religion :.
,,a,r;ns i" which involves, OF course an
"pc ;rrcsistibly, the righ, {" prescribe o"'