The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-26

Willard Fillmore, ex-President of the
U. s., aboard. The approach of Tbs
boat was herelded by FREEING of can
lions, and though raining hard, q
number Of our citizens crowded to The
river to welcome him, and extend the
Inequalities Of the Capitol, to our dis
tinguislled guest. Carriages were in
waiting on the wharf-and, escorted
by the Hon. G. G. McWhorter, Mr..
Fillmore was conducted to the Capt
tol, where he remained short time,
and after visiting the Harvey House
few minutes, he departed aninst the
cheers of the popnlace.
THE RtaHTs OF PRoTEsTANTs
ABnoAb.--A meeting relative to the
rights Of Protestant Americans abroad
was heldAat the Tabernacle, in New
York, on the 9th ultimo. There
was very large attendance. Hon.
Geo. Wood presided, and speeches
were made BY y. D.. Field, Esq,
Rev. Stuart Robinson, Rev NJ. Kirk,
Of Boston, and others. Letters were
read from the Hon. r. g. Winthrop,
Hon. Edward Everett, lion. II. A.
Wise, Rev. DIR. Durbin and others.
Mr.. Everett. in his letter, says:
II concur with you in the opinion
that 1t is the duty Of the Executive
Government, in its negotiations with
foreign powers, to procure as fur as
possible for the citizens Of tho United
States, travelling or residing abroad,
liberty Of concieuce, and freedom of
religious worship. The customary
law of nations secures these rights, to
acertain extent, toa Minister resident
and his suite and provision has been
made by treaty in many cases to ex-
tend the same rights to his country
men There is room for great i'm
proyement in this respect, and the in
creasiag enlightenment Of the age de-
lnands it. Tho United States. Of MI
powers Of Christendom, ought to ex-
pect the most liberal treatment in this
respect, in return for the religious
guaranteed by the Co'sti-
tuition.
The right Of Christian buriel ought,
in all cases, to be freely conceded.
Common humanity requires this.
The subject has long since engaged
the attention Of the Government. A
liberal provision for freedom of CON
eicnce and Christian buriel, was sec''r-
ed by our treaty with Sweden, as early
1883, and similar stipulations are
contained in more recent treaties.
particularly with Catholic States Of
South America. In 1926 Mr.. Adams
mentioned just and liberal principles
Of religious liberty as one Of the OBJ
iects to be promoted by Congress at
Panama.
lam happy to learn from you that
the President and Secretary Of State
are believed to be favorable to the
objects in view. Their inhu-
cnee, steadily aud prudently exerted,
will contribute materially to the do
sired end.
II must not be forgotten, however,
that there is no subject on which for
eign states are more jealous than their
religious belief and the rights and
connected With it, and also
that the discretionary power of all
Of our Government is extreme
y limited in all that pertains to this
subject"
The meeting adopted resolutions ex-
pressive Of the object Of which II had
assembled, and among them is the
following
Resolvea, That this meeting de-
clares that it equally abhors and stig-
matizes persecution and oppression
for the sake Of religion, whether seen
in Protestant or Roman Catholic
and it deplores alike the
intolerance Which still prevails in
some Protestant countries in Northern
Europe. and that which exists in
Austria, all italy, excepting the no.
bic kingdom Of Sardinia, France,
Spain, Mexico, and some other Ro-
man Catholic countries. 1t consid-
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