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TIE CHARTER OF MARYLAND.
Mr.. EDITOR I'm the foot note to Kents
commentaries, Q.6460 il is stated that Mr.
Kennedy, (Hon Jno. P. Kennedy, presumed
in his address before the Nd. Hist. Soc. in 1915,
bases the claims of Maryland to liberality, not
Oh its legislation, but on its charter. have
made every effort to get copy OF this ADDRESS,
but it is out of print, and have not succeeded.
If the note in Kenl's Com. represents him truly,
then we hive Mr.. kennedy's testimony, that in
all the legislation of Maryland, there was moth
inp that established or recognized religious lib
erty. re he finds all the liberty in the charter,
of course he finds none anywhere else. This
charter came from Protestant Prince, and not
from Lord Baltimore So If all the liberality
of MARYLAND was in its charter. the credit is due
to the British Government, and not to the noble
man inst namsd. Moreover, if the charter
really did establish religious liberty, the case is
all the worse for Lord Baltimore and his colony
for in that case with liberal charter before
them, they enacted illiberal laws, and by bloody
and barbarou. legislation, broke through the
restraints, which Protestant government had
thrown around them. -,
It is not the fact, however, that religious
liberty was established by the charter. Hlidreth
speaks truly when he says, that there is not the
slightest hint in that instrument OF any liberty
not already recognized by the existing laws OF
England, (Hild. /. 20S) such liberty was not
much 10 boast Of, for itwas with refugees from
this, that this continent to great extent, was
peopied. But in order that my readers may
Judge for themselves, of the character OF this
instrument, viii quote all of it that bears upon
religious matters in any way whatever.
Sec. lL-Merely describes Lord B. us being
animated with laudible and pious zeal for
extending the christian religion This was
merely customary formula. Bozman, the his
torian of Nd. calls it cant.
Sec. IV.-Gives to Lord B. "the patronages
md adyowsons of all churches, which, with the
Increasing worship and religion Of Christ, with
in the sait region aforesaid, hereafter
shall happen TO be built, together with the license
and faculty erecting and founding churches
chapels and places of worship, in convenient
and suitable places, within the premises, and OF
causing the same to be dedicated, or consecra'
ted, according to the ecclesiastical laws OF our
Kingdom Of England"
Sec. X-Grants to all colonists. q all prlve.
qes, franchises, and liberties, Of this our King
dom OF England, freely, quietly and Peaceaoy
to have and possess"
Sec. XXlI-Proyides @that no Interpretation
Of the charter be made, by which the holy riles
AN enruinna of God and the true christian r II;
Sacrosancto Del, Ell rera christiana rsligiO, i'm.
uuta tiOne, prgudiciO, rel dispeudio, paliantur.'
This is all Of the charter that has the least
to r..pinpc Can 70
only the liberty of England. n liberty from which
ished in dungeons, or by the sword, or ut the
al religion Of England "The holy service Of
God and The true christian religion" could hon.
estly and Fairly mean, only that which was es,
tablished by law in England. Otherwise il
would make Protestant King and Government
say that the Romish worship and religion, were
tho holy worship and service Of God, and the
only true christian religion, the very thing, which
the law and Government of England protested
az inst, and utterly rcpudiated.' This prosis-
ion, it will be seen, literally hand-cuffed the
Catholic power in the colony, and was an effec.
tual bar to its growth forever. The same Oh.
ject was partially accomplished by that part of
Sec. w which prohibits Churches from being
dedicated or consecra,ed except according to
the ecclesiastical laws of England" mode of
consecration which no Catholic would or could
submit to- Without some provision If this kind
more or less stringent than these, it is absurd
to suppose that the Protestant Government of
England, fierce as was the hostility to Catholics,
would ever have granted the charter at all.
Thus tar, there is nothing in the charter that
sayors Of liberty. Its only object, so far as we
hare yet considered, to have been the protection
Of Protestant colonist, from aggression on the
part of Catholics. Sec. w., it will be seen con-
ferred on Lord B. the adyowson Of all the
churches that might be built in the province (;
and indeed if the charter contained no other
Objectionable feature than this, its claims TO lib
er,iity would be nugatory. For what is IN ad-
vowson! 1t Is right, conferred by The govern-
ment. on an individual, 10 say who shall be the
pastor of church, without any regard TO the
wishes, or religious sentiments of those who
listen to his nnstrations, and who are taxed
for his support. Such right as this. is not
consistent with religious liberty, in any extend
ed sense. or American sense, or true sense.-
Suppose Roman Catholic uobleman in Ireland
or even an American citizen residing in New
York. aye, or even one of our own citizens resi-
ding in Georgia. were to receive authority from
the State, to dictate pastor to the Baplst
Church in Augusta. Think you not that the
good people Of that fraternity, would enlist the
sympathy and aid Of the 100000 Baplists in
the United States, and indeed the aid and SYM
pathy Of many other sects, if not of all Others
and that the whole body, would so far forget
the duties Of meekness, gentleness, long suffer-
ing and forgiveness, Us to rise in their might,
and enact scenes similar TO, but more dreadful
than thoss which Terminated the career of Laud,
Stfafford and Charles!
But enough; there was no liberty in the
charter of Maryland. Here let me notice that
Dir. Stephens in endsavoring to prove that
religious liberty was established by this instru-
ment, unhapPily for himself, quotes this express
sion from Bancroft; Christianity was made by
the charter the law of the land" Docs not
Mr.. Stephens know, that if any one religion,
(,he Christian religion for example,) is made tho
law of the land, any and all other religions the
Jewishsfor example) are made unlawful, or at
least in some respects placed under disabilities
and prescription! Where the unhallowed union
of Church and State exists, can there be reil-
gious liberty? Never, never, never!
am, Alessrs. Editors, very respectfully yours
T. Fl. TUCKER
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