The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-03
ENGLISH PRESCRIPTIONS THE MODEL OF AMERI
CAN PRESCRIPTIONS.

colonies The eest constitution and the most perfect lib
ery and the general content in the whole range OF
civilized nations those enjoyed by the English peo
pie Our great historian Bancroft says Of their condition
ii iT63:
They we're happy in their government, and
justly proud Of H. for they enjoyed more perfect freedom
than the world, up 70 that time, had known"
II turn however, to that portion OF history which
discloses the condition of Ireland, then English
dependency shall find that England when generally
tolerant happy aud comparatively free extended of
the blessings which fell unsparingy her lot to the
people Of Ireland God IN His inscrutable WISDOM
TO have ordained that while England preparing
to lay the strong the iron hand upon forefathers
in this hemisphere she should also up for sympa
hizers friends by the prosecutions and the Affections
which she heaped during OF long and weary
upon the people Of Ireland for in proportion both su
Fed the hands Of the power both became finally
knitted together allies and brothers, and when the
one went TO war protect political institutions against
rapaciou aud bood-thirsty ministry the other reused
by her suefings for her religion furnished forth large
numbers Of men for the long and dubious conflict
1t by gratifying profitable subject for
contemplation that after the lapse Of nearly hundred
years and when the people Of the United States enjoy
ing the perfection Of political equality, individual
comfort religious oleration and general improvement
large portion Of those people should conceive be their
duty initiate the dsgracefu prescriptions and almost
the fatal excuses which dshonored England in her
heartless upon the people Of Ireland. As il to
complete the shameful coincidence which, it has
been commenced is also sought to be completed by
reckless conspiracy in midst, the Amcri
people called to select their victims more
particularly from the ranks Of the Irish citizens The
Irish had served England faithfully well before after
the revolution of $685. truly and bravey they
serving her But this did them from the
scandslous and persistent exactons penalties and suffer-
ings imposed by their English for religions sake
And have these Irish also served the American
people CALAMITY and we'll The scourge and the scaod Of
England drove thousands these shores before and du
ring revolutionary They stood by through
that syenyears conflict thousands have fought and died
for flag from that day the present. they have proved
themselves less admirable and useful in peace than they
steady and trusul in And now, If to show
how submissvely worship the English example, the
American people invited fall upon and dsfran-
chse these citizens because Cathociy is the creed Of the
majority sa
The class Of in this country who declare that
Americans must rule America do not know presume
how faithfully their present creed Of persecution is copied
from foreign example. In order show them the truth
OF this observation 1t may be well to point out Of
the resoed to by their British prototypes extr
pate and destroy the independence Of the Irish Catholics
The reader has already how close the resemblance
between the noerans and magnants of the present day
and their English know-nothng originals than
hundred years ago. This is made still striking by
the following summary and comparison
Irish Roman Catholics excluded from seats in both
branches Of the legislature and finally excluded from voting
for members to serve in Parliament
We told by Edmund Burke ian Irish friend of
Ameriea) that the Catholic Irish being DISTINGUISHED,
one enactment pursued them after another till they suffer-
ed under universal unmitigated Indispensable excep
tionless disqualification
In courts Of law they could not gain place the
bench act barrstcr attorney solicitor be
employed even hired clerk sit grand jury
as justice of the peace hold the lowest civil Office
Of trust and profit have privilege in town corpo
rate be freeman Of such corporation nor vote at
vestry.
Catholic could not marry Protestant--the priest
who should celebrate such marriage to be hanged
nor could Catholic be guardian TO any child nor edu-
cate his child the mother declared herself Protest.
ant if his child however young should be
Protestant
No Protestant in Ireland could instruct Papist
No Papsts could be admitted to the universities or col
Iegcs without taking various test-oaths
Papists could have schools academies colleges
of their own.
For Catholic to teach Protestant a felony, pun
ishabe by Imprisonment, exile, death.
They could send their children abroad to be educa
ted for by statute of King William be educated in
any foreign Catholic school unAcrable and per-
petual outlawryr
The child abroad for education no matter how
young and nrocent forfeited all his goods and chates
and all his lands Those who him abroad incurred
the penalties
The Irish Catholics could not worship according their
own creed, except by connivance
Their clergy, taken from the humber classes could
be taught at home sent abroad for education nor
could learned ecclcsiastics be invited from abroad.
Such clergy permitted to remain in Ireland
kept like prisoners Mt large, within certain limits.
All those priests not registered, not in limits were
banshed from Ireland, pain of being hanged, drawn
and quartcred, If they returned.
The Catholic Irish have plundered of sx-scvenhs
Of their land By UBIQUITOUS conscaons and every Of
the remaining seventh grudged them by the Protest.
ants
No non-conforming Catholic could buy land retain II
by dcscent- demise settlement or lend money ~ the
security or hold On interest in il through Protestant
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