The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-14
1)olitifal.
For The Cecil Ting.
AMCRICANISM.---NO. 3.
CONTINUALLY

(Contimied.)
shall adduce one more witness from the
Vatican, when I shall close my quotations
from the pens Of the Popes themselves. This
witness is Gregory XVI, already quoted. In
Ills famous Encyciical letter Of August 10Th,
1892. published in the Catholic papers Of the
day, he says:
"From that polluted fountain of indifer-
..ence flows that absurd and erroneous doctrine,
",or rather RAvING, in favor, and in defence
"of LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE, for which most
ape stilential error, the course is opened by
9. that entire and wild LIBERTY OF OPINION,
(which is every where attempting the over
" throw of civil and religious institutions;
'"and which the unblushing inpudencc of
some has held forth as an advantage Of Re-
=. ligiou.s -. From hence arise this
contempt among the people Of sacred
"things, and of the most holy institutions
and laws; hence, in one rord, that pest Of all
i" liberty Of opinion.
Again: "IIither tends that worst, and
nerer to be sufficiently ereerated, aud ds'e'fed
" liberty Of THE PREss for the diffusion of all
manner OF writings, which some so loudly
"cont. nd for and so actively promote.
Again: sNor can we augnr, more consol-
1" ing consequences to Religion, and to Gov
eminent from the zeal Of some 10 separate tie
" Church from the State, and to burst the BOND
"which unites the Priesthood to the Empire.
.For it is clear that this union, is dreaded
"by the protane lorers Of Liberty, only because
it has never failed to confer prosperity on
both"
presume that after reading these extracts
from the Papal Bulls, no one in Cecil county
will have the hardihood to pirate about tho
persscution Of Catholics. The only reply
which can be made is an evasive one. 1t
may he asserted that these are the formal
orders az remote authority and not binding
in this country. In order to shew that the
spirit of the Roman Catholic Press is in strict
keeping with the Papal mandate. annex a
chapter of quotations with the authority
whence they are derived. An AMERICAN.
"For our own part, We take this opportun-
ity of expressing our hearty delight at the
supprc ssion of the Protestant chapel at Rome.
This may be thought intoerant, but when,
We would ask, did we ever profess to be toll
Grant Of Prote stantism, or favor the doctrine
that Prote stantism ought to be tolerated
On the contrary, we hate Protcstantlsm-we
detest it with our whole heart and soul, and
VIC pray that our aversion to il may never
decrease. We hold it meet that in the Eter-
nal City no Worship repugnant to God should
he tolerated, and we are sincerely glad that
the enemies Of truth are no longer allowed to
meet together in the capital of the Christian
world. ''-Pittsburgh Catholic Visitor, 1913.
mo goo government c,n exis. without rci-
gion; and there can be no religion without an
Inqusition, which is wisely designed for the
promotion and protection of true faitl,.'-
Boston Pilot.
"You ask if he (thc Popc) were lord IN the
land, and YOU were in minority, if not in
numbers, yet in power, what would he do to
yuul That, we say, would entirely depend
ON circumstances. If it would benefit the
cause of Catholicism, he would tolerate you,
If expcdicnt he would imprison you, Danish
YOU, fne You, possibly Ia might evan hang
ynu-but he assured of one thing, he would
never tolerate YOU for the sake of the sglor-
ious principles" of civil and religious lber-
ty.''-Rambler.
"Pretcstantism of every form has not, and
never can have any rights where Catholicity
is triumphant. "-Brownson's Quarterly Re.
view.
"I.et us dare to assert the truth in the face
of the lying world, and instead of pleading
for our Church at the bar of the State, sum-
mon the State itself to plead at the bar OF
the Church, its diyincly constituted judge
Ibid.
81 never think of publishing any thing ir
regard to the Church, without submitting my
articles to the Bishop for inspection, appro'
val and endorsement" Ibid.
81 declare my most uncquivocal submits
sion to the Head Of the Church, and to the
hierarchy in its different orders. II tho
Bishops make declaration on this bill,
never would be heard speaking against it, bu
would submit at once unequivocally, to tina
decision, They have only to decide, ano
they close my mouth; they have Only to de
tcrmine and obey. wish it to BIO under
stood that such is she duty Of all Catholics.
Daniel O'Conncll, 1913.
..Heresy and unbclief are crimes; and il
Christian countries, as in Italy and Spain, fol
instance, where all the people are Catholics
and where the Catholic religion is an essen
tial part of tho law of the land, they are pun
ished as other crimes. ''-R. C. Archbishop
Of St. Louis.
GA hereto, examined and convicted by thu
Church, used to be delivered over to the 80
cular power and punished with de ath. Moth
ing has ever appeared to us more necessary
More than 5000 persons perished in con
sequence of the heresy Of Wicklifei still
greater number for that of John Hnsa; and
would not be possible to calculate the blood
shed caused by Luther, and it is not ye
over. Paris Universe.
GAS for myself, what regret, frank
own, is that they did not burn John Illus
sooner, and that they did not likewise bur
Luther; this happened because there was nc
found some prince sufficiently polite to sti
up a crusade against Protestants.' '-Pari