Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-01-25

med by the principles Of their religion.
Sigl.ed in the usual form, February II, 1889.
Can any thing be more explicit than the respon-
ses OF thgse Universities Ought they not 10 be
satisfactorily j, perhaps, ought to rest here. lay
man, Priest. Bishop, Cardinal, and faculty of Div
nifty sustain my assertion, give negative res
polse to every qnery that involved an implication
upen the patriotism of Catholics, or inadmissi-
bic claim to Intervention in national policy by the
Cathohc Church.
So entirely satisfied was the British Parliament
with these aud similar responses that the different
concessions made to Roman Catholics By that body
are mainly due to such testimony.
And, iet it be remembered, that this was IN
Great Britain. British Parliament, where the
members were Of the establiahed church, and also
that without special permission, no man IN that
Fmpre had a right to worship esd according to
the dictates of his own conscience, and none, not
acknowledging in the monarch OF England oman
er woman, King or Queenl, 10th temporal and
spiritual sovereignty, could hold an Office under
Government, sit in the Parliament Of the na-
ton.
We, Mr. Chairman are iegisiating for coun-
try where even liberation may be deemed intoler-
ant, where perfect equality Of rights is the theory
of the Government, and where, until now, no one
has yentured to manifest hostility to another's
creed, by denying to him the right of national Of
fee, and of enjoying all the rights which full and
perfect citizenship confers.
Dut tilc HUIOidbit StLtttIilskH iRiii tiaSssaSit-
setts seems to have provieed himstf against such
proof as / have adduced. He admits my fealty to
the country, but denies my adherence to the Ro-
man Catholic Church. He admits that France and
Spain have disclalned the doctrine against which
he speaks, and which he imputes TO the Roman
Catholic Church. France and Spain, the titles Of
whose monarchs are most Christian and most
Catholici The honorable gentleman surely can
not be ignorant that such Universites-grea the
togcal colleges as those repositories of records
of filth AMI Of the arguments and decisions con-
corning them. But let us hear the honorable gen
teman:
Mr.. Banks. / plant myself upon the ground
that the Pontlif of Rome has never in any author
itatve forln 50 disayowed the right to control the
members of the K man Catholic Church in secular
matters. I know the universities cf France and
Spain have disclaifned that power. The gentle
man says that his Catholic friends have disciaimed
it to him So my Catholic friends have disclalined
it to me- But they have not the right 10 private
opinion much less the light TO determine the faith
of their church. That is the right of Protestants.
| The Roman Church has aerer discIainhed it,"
pass over the slur about private Judgment it
is ufGeserved. and might be retalated. The hon-
oratle gentleman then, stlsl ectl g that faynen,
Priests and Bishops, would declare that the Church
had no such articles of Faith as he imputes, and
being informed oftlie existence of those responses
of the French aud Spanish Universities, throws
himsalf upon tie Pope. g plant myself says
he, .son the ground that the Inntiff Of Rome has
ne7e in any authoritative form, disayowci the
right to control the members of the Roman Cath
oic Church in secular affairs Very well. He
plants himself on what he calls fact. Let us see
how he is sustained Let proceed up from
layman to Priest, from Priest to Bishop. and from
Bishop to Archbishop, from Archbishop to Uni
yersites. These al against the honorable
gentleman, and, acct pting the invitation or chtll-
leage of the gentleman from Massachusetts. let
10 frnsalf fhfD
and bis conclave OF Cardinals.
Mr.. Chairman, the same circumstances which
induced that great statenan. Mr. Pitt TO address
the six Catholic Universities, led tire Roman Cath
olic lArchbishops of Ireland 10 address the Pope
himself on the subject. and the answer was as
clear and explicit as those of The Universities-
Solemn deliberation given inthe congregation
Of Cardinals and the response made in the
most formal manner, as declaring the doctrine O.
tie Catholic Church on the subject involved in
the questions. ] copy from an authentic report:
. The Roman Cathtl lie Arehhishops of Ireland,
at their meeting in Dublin. in I791 addressed
letter to the Pope. wherein they described TIE mis-
representations that had been recently published
Of their conservation oath. and the great injury 10
to tie Catholic body arising from them. Q Q Q
" After due deliferatioD at Rome, the congrega-
ton of Cardinals appointed to srperintend n
ecclesiastical affairs Of these kingdoms, retuTsed
an answer OF which the following is an extrlct)
lpy tic authority and command Of his holiness
.lifost a,ust1ous and most Receread Lords and
Brothers
:. We perceive fem your late letter, the great
uneasiness you labor under since the publication
of pamphlet entitled Tie Present Ssate Of the
Church Of Ireland, from which detractors
have taken occasion to renew the old ca,x2ny
against the Catholic religion with increaseafaeri
mony namely that tbs religion is, by no means,
compatible srih Ge safety q Kings and Repaiteics;
because as they say, tie Roman Poat.H beiny TIE
,ribt such great authority, that he free lie sab
ects IF ote Kingdoms from their fidelity and oadss
Of allegiance to Kings and Princes he has in his
power, they contend, to cause disturbances and
injure the public tranquility of kingdoms, with
case. We wonder that you could be uneasy at
these paints, especially after your most excel
lent brother and apostoiical feilow-aborer the
Archbishop of Cashei, and other strenuous defen-
ders of the rights of the Holy See, had evidently
reluted and explained away these slanderous re-
proaclles IN their celebrated writings. In this
controversy, most accurate discrimination should
be made between the genuine rights of the Apos-
tollcal See, and those that are imputed to it by
inovators OF this age for the purpose of calumni-
ating. The See q Rome necer taught that faith Is
not 10 be Kept ,ctM tie heteodor H5at an oath to
Kings separated from the Caasosic comnssossoa.
can DC rioiated; that il is iasful for the Bishop Of
Rome 70 i7irade taei,, Temporal rights and donan-
ions. We, too, consider an attempt or DESIGN
against the i.fe horrid and detestabIe crime
:. At The very comnicnceIncnt of the yet infant
Church, blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles in
structing the faithful, exnorting them in these
words BE yet subject to ere,y human creature fo,
Gods sake schether 1t be 10 he Kng as esce7l'ag,
o1to fIocernors as sent bq him f;,. punishment
If eca doess, and for the praise Of the good for so
IS The acia u God, that by doing rel go,s may si-
tence tie ignorance 81 foolish men. The Catholic
Church helns directed by these precepts, the most
rennwne champions of the Christian name replied