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

bosssss but also to havs the s-diss Of thsr dsssass
friends carried TO the grave ia bsarse and proper m
gous MES performed IL the tery tee osr
nept. There "a report that he has SUGGESTED, bat ~
Al not sure
In many places In Italy American Protestant, are sub
jest 10 mzsh Inconvenience in berg repaired 70 bar
their dead at very uassAsoaahls hours In ooun
tries through Far Of violence, they are sOuipsisd I
csrsmcniously as they would ut, beast.
few wars ago highly respectable American msr
chant q ns'shborirg city, was ooupelled to dig
Of the cities of Cuba at ,As hour Of midnight Tor tn.
burial Of his Beloved wife, whom he had taken 10 that
i.and for the rtorAhsn OF her healh b. tie uh
of much psriuscn he succeeded in Zettiag assist
apce Ia bis enterprise n o. two nsgross
who we're In great fear all the While for their lives iss
Il should become knorn that they had assisted st h,
AL thsss subjects We hold 1t to be the duty OF the
Anestcin government 10 negotiate for and secure by
treaty. the rigbte OF all its citizens whether of
or foreign origin In Sill countries where these rights are
not duly recognized This duty has ackno
commencement As early 1888 tho religious rig hs OF
American csens guaranteed by -edsn in treaty
made that year with the of the United States
From time 10 time-unde the administrations OF Wash
ipgton jefferson and their was
done In regard to other countries We are happy 20
that a. present We are not aware that there Is Protss
tant country where an American citizen, whether Pro.
testant OF Roman Catholic is permit to enjoy his
rights In relation TO he subjects which have spsci
DIED. During the last administration done tn
In any prscedicg ono, WITH perhaps The exception OF
those OF the second Adams and General in this
respect for negarstons were instituted by with
OF the governments OF South America (pArcuxrly the
Oriental republic OF Uruguay and tho Argentine oonfe
deranon which Terminated fsvsrsbly
To encourage and sustain the government in farther
prosecution 6f this great work. OF the objects OF
this meeting.
Why should rot tbs government protect our cl,izsn
Wen abroad In the enol mant Of their religious rs ws
- their civil snd POLITICAL rightss Are The attsr more
important than the former Or IL the converse OF
this PROPOSITION true We thank God thst the dsJ has
come hen we say almost in the nobls language Of
the President In his Inaugural thai Americas
can Wander to any point tie globe where ths strong
ann OF tae government shs not be stretched out pro
tect him II IL time that this shall as true OF his re
gious ~ OF bis political in eresB.
We hold to- that the who gees to distant lands TO
spread Aoroat the knowledge the Gsspe-whetnsr by
the dsrbuti,n Of the Sacred Scriptures oths. re
sons DOCKS OF BY proclsming the Of salvation
himself or PIT beyond ths pale Of tue protecting
care OF the government, any mora than the nsr
chant who eoss abroad for his business but IL to N
protected in his york By the powerful arm OF the state
go long az he do.s nothing ntrsry to the Ia
countries to .hica hs goes Thus far Wa may go with
con adence Moth u short of this opposition or VIC
lsnce created BY uneleLtpg bigotry blind prejudi
shonid BE- allowed to trive an American ChrsA mission
This was the ground taken by Mr.. Webster ia 1871
(vhsn Secretary of Size under Mr. T,lsrs adnioistra
tom In his letter to Conn Porter Chen the Ameri
can Charge oAHAres ~ Constan anope) respsc ing
American missionaries sborrg In Tu key This ground
II We mistake not the whemipz jory Of this M
ton are prepared to take and dsien The spirit VI
tioDahty which would not allow hair Of tbs head OF
Martin keszta 10 be touched simply he
meAsureso become American Citizen and had put him
self under the care Of the government and vas doing
nothing contrary the laws Of Turkey viii not lorp al
Low an American Christian suffer in foreign land or
be ienoby thruit out OF it long he no thing
contrary TO the laws OF that country.
Nor can We fo bea, to say that think that the time
has come wien the governments OF these United Stsss
enjoy the blessings II religions liberty and know its in
estmi BILE sdvsns ges should combine their efforts for
the purpose OF haseniDg It's universal preaDcs la the
world. 1t certainly not less eet mate subject for
solemn negotiation and the formal ttpnlsons Of
national treaty than many subjects that concern hu
mani for which such Interference hss been secured
II can be shown that Intolerance the subject religion
has been the cause Of the ms st bitter aHinoses the
most s-nrations and many Of the blooie.t
ano ngst continued of which the world ever
been the theate. 1t has often arraysd against each
Other, In the most cruel strife, those who process the
same religious beisf but differ in regard to unin
portant fhads Of opinion Ia doctrine modes of wor
chip. What deplo'Able COZ ac,s taken place he
tween Protestant aid Roman Catholic n.tions and
tween Roman Catholics and the Greek aud other
Christians Even With the very walls OF tn. chu Oh
Jerusalem which ecloes the reputed sepuchrs Of our
LORD ihsy have foulht in the most bssArous
and that In the presence of their common enemy the
Gusulnsnl II In time that this disgrace should be r.
moved forever from the escuoheon OF Chrsssndom The
Christian ors oVs 1t to Him whose name they
bear (and whose religion, preached By himself is
Wsu calculated, As it UNIQUE tionA oily Designed 20
promote pesce on earth and good will mcng men, "
In vain do men search for sentence In all his dis
courses or pecspts to justify eth persecution
erapW In matter, OF religion. And 1t be
ed that the authorization OF the spirit OF forbesrsnos And
tolerance where diversity of religious belief exists =,
conducive to the Welfare OF ccmmupisiss and OF
tons ia OF cdivicuAs And 1t Ia the duty govern
nsnhsspe ciay Christian governmentA-.o cause such
forbsar.nee and tosrsnein her and better words re
seem q the day ought by this time to save arrived
when q, man shall suffer DEATH be Ia any way oppres
ied or insIfsed with in regard to his religious oonvc
to- ., and the proper m snestation o. them.
We are happy 70 believe that the views which We have
expreskd have often been shared BY tho dist
whose hancs fse administration OF our govern
nsnt has from time to time bsen delegated In the wear
1875, the governments OF Mexico Central America and
Colombia resolved 70 hold Congress At the Is.hmus
Of Panama ~ which each Of them should be repre-
Eend, to deliberate upon objects important TO the vel
FIRE Of al Oar eoyenmsnt invited to send repre-
then occupied the Presidential chair (the late John
Quincy Adsms) aenpted the Invitation, and nominatsd
FOR this. mission TIVE citizens Of whom
was the late Hon. .ohn Sergeant OF Philadelphia It's
known that one great object which the President hal
greatly 81 heart IL relation to that Congress-
deavor to induce tie South American republics to come
to right In regard to ths principles Of religious
II to Be essential to treir true pros
perity and happirss II believed that Nc Adams lost
no suitable Opportunity during his administration OF
kinoy calling M attention there to this
great suf jsct Els sentiments the mportance of re
nsious liberty we're fully shased BY two lu.trious ci
zers now 20 mue-DsWt. Clinton and Henry ClAy-both
entfrierds o. the south American republics
Our governmint seconded the efforts Of England to
persuade tbs Porte to grant religious liberty or large
measure OF it, to Us Chrisan subjects Why should not
the rsme thing be done In the OF
which are callsc ChrstiaD-some Of them Roman Catho
Church-but Wboe intolerance ia dishonor to tbs
Of Christi At all eveAts, let government ever
ready, by Kind nesothtion-by unofnial exertion II
nothing more can be toneto lend the weigh. OF it's
raj inusnce, whentwr 1t is needed to the promotion OF
this great interest Our government grants religious
liberty TO oil who cone TO this happy land. 1t has a
right 70 expect to bs heard when approaches othsr
nations on ts SUBJECT snd respectfully urges them to
try What We have fould to be 80 great blessing
Facts are net wanting to prove thA, ntervsn
tion not likely to be made in vain short letter from
Mr. Webster (wlen Sc retsry OF State under NJ ryle,
admipistaton) to consular agent in the East exsred
abappy Influence on the PAcha OF Damascus who had
allowed the Jews Of that city to suffer almost exter
minatng persecution. brief inquiry certainly no,
tanning Ave sntencss Addressed By Mr. Forsyth secre
ary OF State during Mr.. Van Burens ADMINISTRATOR to
tbs American Consul At Hamburg produced an excesn.
effect upon The Of that city 10 relation to the per-
sseutoa whi,h the BaptistI we're there enduring. A
letter from Mr. Barnard to the government OF Prussa
some eighteen months ago, had happy effect In the
case OF the Rev. Mr. Oncken and ths Baptist bctben In
that Nor ca. we donbt that ths letter of Mr.
Everett year ago. (wbst Secretary Ct State during
Flmoref naturalization TO the Grand Duke Of russa
~, bad some In nu spcs ON the case OF the Msdist
SUCH an II nuence would see our government ready
to exert whenever there il Leed Of it-iu Protestant