Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-11-23

"A GIrn Of the Times.

uWm"u ~ W ~saaVSo WIZ ~N~S6sS~ "~s oAo
Il Is cheering TO End that in orr own
country at least, the once vassals Of des-
pOtism whether civil or religious, acquire
and wiz naaintain the just sense Of their
pnrogatives as fresmen. We cannot
doubt that to al friends Of true liberty,
aud especially that liberty Of conscience
In assertion Of wlish our noble fathers
chiefly encountered such pe'ils and tolls.
there is deep inlerest in the movement
already begun within the Romish com.
murion in this land. in resistance OF
prieslly tyranny. A. New Orleans. Buf-
falo and ST.. Louis. q determined spiri. 81
hostility to hierarChial oppression has
been eyinced-and now At Hartford up
on the occasion Of Father Brady's fune.
raj. A difficulty it seems had arisen be.
tween the p'iessand h;s Bishop. The par-
,iculars Of whi:h have been for some time
before the public. This quarrel. in which
the priest enjoyed TO great degree the
aympathy Of the people, had led to such
results that upon Father Brady : slscease.
his remains we're refused by the Bishop
the privilege Of burial from the church
be had served. or within the adjoining
consscrated ground, although the priest
in his last hours had Designated
spot for his grave. in an angle between
two buttresses nearly in front of the
church edi6ce-and had SORT Of indie.
pendent claim 10 aepultare there. as bold
ing mortgage upon the property TO the
amount Of $4,000. When the Bishops
prohibition Of the burial was known-
great excitement arose.
The people resolved upon discharging
the last Offices Of their affsctionate re~
gard TO the deceased in spite Of tl.is form.
liable senteice 10 the contrary.
We copy from Hartford payer an
account Of the proceedings:
On Friday the earth was removed, and
y tomb built. The Bishop ordered The
place flied up and il w1s done bat llle
people went To work and re.opened the
sepuichere, iayinG s,Ose walls in cess,eni.-
The body, Oh Saturday, was carried into
the church, which in defiance Of The hi.
shops orders, was draped in mourning
The Rev. Mr. Brady Of Mlddslown, u
Mephew of the deceased, announced tina,
The aliar WAS clssed, and III. deceased ay
dened funeral services IN the churc h
which he had built. Then commenced a
scene " great exc 'temeni. The cungre-
ga.ioc sobbed and gr'alied kong aud loud
! until*ii was anlNuscvd that access had
been had 10 the candies, holy water, ves,
men,s, and other matters &c Tie kind, aud
that the ceremnnles 0i burial w"utd 10
| forward. Tie Tunes remarks that g this
was glorious triumph Of The people aud
III right over tyranny as dalnnable as
SIM" Am0ng the cergynlea who thus
ventured 10 act in defiance ii the Bishnp's
orders, were Rev. Hugh O'Rey oi Nor
walk, Rev. Luke Daily Of New Rraain,
Rev. Mr.. Cady III Hartford, Rev. r. J.
O'Brlen 0' New Haven, Rev. Thomas
Quinn ]. !. o. Msride., and Rev, Peter Kelley,
~ ra.s vaasse. ANN, Among 'he csrsymen
were Rev. Mr. Brady Of hiiddIe,own.
Rev. Mr.. Har. and Rev. Mr.. Culen, 81
ms" nasg H., Ags Ka III LynsI M 81 pr
Rev. Nj. Sarnot, of Bridgeport. Rev.
Mr.. EaRan Of Manchester. Rev. Mr..
l:yr.nh.sh N a,d n sn,n. M Nh. 1"''y y
The commen.s Of the nre,s on ,,h:, az.
fa;r ara un;formlv ;,.. ana 1, .an.a,,.,
Of tho stand taken bv ,he co,o,sa.,;,r
! No doub, every means vi,hic Il. nov.,
! 81 Rome will be ,s.d 10 co,roa ,.br;.. !.
sion ba. We Looe and trust the sp;y;t nov
reused among the Catholics. will not yield
Ia any HhOStly authority that yvonl.l malls.