Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-10
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come back to u Mr.. Spooner and Maynooth Few peopl
~e imagine rejoice n thi. vcrusl infection and oa.,
those Who have least to I glad ar. W. bo. ia
" h- To tr"', subject envenorncd by party AMI elgs
r'"c"nr ~i'h reference Ia practical condition. oI ACTIN,
~""'N overlooked by graeeess jealous and angry d.
P"t'"'' Let Mr. Sp"oncr and those whom the bgntry
" many '"4"e- I" - many constituencies have forced
W." %" unwilling AMI un~ricpm- alliance with the Birrn-
e""" Phh'N"pher -ay what they will but th. question
81 'r e"iiihuince or ab dnuent Of giant Ia
college - not IA e decided on abstract and
e''''e'"''O'S MI Spo"uer has short nav With Nav
no"th The College j. founded t t.,ch ,h d
man Catholic religion. The Roman C,,boIc ~
hg'o" Is lad that which teaches bad r.liyio, i ~,
'''ii oa , and that which j. bad ought to h. allbd
"h"i young gentleman could desire a more complete de-
''o'"a'o" "r theme OF thirty lines and who would
wv Wv Hsneu Win Belarnine, Liguori, aud al the 9th
er authorities whom Nr Sps,usr vouche- to black ,t
u ri a''i rrtite the feelings Of of Her M,i.
ty's -ubj.cts.
We viii make Mr. SPoOuer this admi.sion-thst In IN.
a"-uact a. are not ourselves greatly ia love sitb NJ
n"othi Indeed, We might be brought :, far . IN c,;
a' the Sdtuitou- instruction Of the Clergy of ,nv sa
tos not sem to u among the ordinary functions of a
StAte rich respects the liberty Of Conscience and IL
chrs IN 1t corporate capacity take any aid. in ,b
logical OPINION. Whatever be the duty of ,be So,
reg 'fi 10 It's poorest subjects TO whom the mean. of
Suuch are Inaccessible, unless gratuitous ~. see M,
snch call Tor II to take part IN the education f The
sV The clerical profession should s- ann,.bo,I -
Fra'eu IKE any other profession. and as exp.r.nc.
na. SHOWN that excellent lawvers nbysic;.n.
'.u engineers can be provided in sny number
~ uelr own expense We b,liev. tia, cL-.,v
men viii also generally b- found But in orI.r s, ~
may be willing to bring up their children "a IN. Ch,r
the church must afford te PROSPECT of l.c.,,, - -
tih maintenance, aud ptize- Ia t. tho .,I
uoi oi ih' aspiring student The Zeal of NJ Suoonor
aud ms associates has withheld and still coutinu. n
hold from the Church which mpersonat,.. and trscb.
TIE aith OF the people Of Ireland the power of bot;n
"' '"-' Inducements which would lead prudent par,nts
iS>S SID Uf the requisite funds to teyot. b,n y, a. "a
uSa'oh "i Their children III her ministry Who po,-,--.J
o competence aud intelligence would desire to- hi ct;J
'c ''' o' Roman catholic priest in Irelands Futhusi-
a." .neh' 'ndu,e Young man To choose such life and
S'els" ." endure II when chosen, but what parrnt o
whom ANY other choice open would condemn son -
,e 20 poor 80 preciriou- aud miserable, To salts
~ tie Protestant feeling ol this country We insist uno, ma
tIihhS Protestant established in ireland and Ir,us
represents our belief invest It with the Church non,
"' haion "hsc belief it does represent The church
III ireland Ia 40 need Of Mayuooth to educate.
n'r Pi'ru Her hei-hces her dguit-s ami her bishou
hcs furnish motive enough induce careful and t,rb
TED parents to undertake, their cost and cbag
'"e '"eauou o Their sous To 80 lucrative aud honorable
pi"'e -on We're these revenues bestowed ON IN.
Ohurch OF Rome, ~ Nhich tile Iri.h peop, do he.v. i
stead oi The Church OF England hic they regard with alb
hote"cr Tie konau Catholics would not be, r,our-I IN
usht year by wear Tor this small ptIancc doled m On tbe
10y Parliament with grudgii,g and nipp,,,IIy , L,rd
ANY Roman catholic gentleman would then bee content 10
"'ng up Younger ~on TO the service Of the church
he NJ Ir.-
'Alu would have the benefit only Of a de-
voted but highly educated priesthood canahi.
ot taking aud maintaining a position among th-
gentry oi the country This however ~. will MOI s,n,
L" De AMI therefore We leave the Roman Catholic clergy n
D. recruited from the ranks the paasantry and small f
meT> {" ~h"rn II = impossible from their limited re-
uI'e 10 provide thir sons with the requisite arount
OF s' netion- The clergy OF unendowrd Church in
poor country must OF necessity drawn from the oorcr
'4I>eS, "hAt MI Spooner proposes i that as We will
not endow, neither should We educate Wit nerr,,
IL va NOuld 10
man Catholics in lrea I'd really cannot imagine W.
nave abandoned nomllsly least the doctrine and dis
ehhe o persecution md hre and sword can no longer be
S'u IN 20 al argune and persuasion. We prescribe
the iAth OF our ieOwsuhects but dare not po.rib
our fellow subjects themselves They must 20 on believing
a. Their athers have believed and looking TO priesthood
o their own conviction the ONLY link thai binds To-
gethei earth and Heaven We will not maintain that ries,
hood which they consider neces sary TO their xebair
mere ad hereafter but have been hitherto so nm
just a. To deprive the Roman Catholics of Ireland Of the
consultations OF their rc .Ion altogether and teras w.
grauiiousy educate thu.c whom We destine 10 lie of
poverty pnvation and dependence OF the bounty of the
NerN poor and the very miserable.
The experiment OF MtynoOth has probably been uno,
Tue whole, A. successful the of the Roman Cath
ole religion and the meat choy lot of the Irish priesthood
all allow any such experiment 10 be IL has NO, 6IIJ
ireland With profound scholars. but what end should
We seek 10 make profound scholars ofmen whom WI. doom,
10 such life as that OF Romsh priest in country mar
IL ha- not sent i"rth clergy with the feelings and
associations oi genteneu but clergy with the feeir.
anu associations OF gent, men, would on, feel more pjv
ihepnehngs ofpoyerty more keeny the nseries OF DE-
Peeuenee. Maynooth. sVever, has stood between the
people OF Ireland and that otal spiritual de,ttutop viii,
which men who pretend speak in the name of chr.
tany would have afflicted her. and il has provided her
with peasant priesthood able sympaihze With the feel
ings Of her people and 8" give To nation siueul,rv
susceptible OF religious Influences those ordinances and
'hat reaching which, with whatever errors thev
ma! be alloyed, to maintain among them
that spiritual life which hts often confort.i them
IN poverty misery, anddespAir For these things anv
one VINO considers what the IRISH nation might have be-
come II 10 al It's other siOrunes had been sdded the en-
IRE want oi religions ment will be greatiu even 10
the college OF MaynOoth and will know how to appreciate
the majority o. the hous Of Commons Who last night n,
lar such majority could decided that in future even the
pale light OF hayuooth sho Id BE- exnguished and
V"o our counirymen nov happily reeoncled to Us and
becoming a pclrea'e, lova aud industrious as the
people OF Kent or Devon should future not only have
20 support their Church establishments beside that of
ne rroteSta minority but be deprived the small asss.
lance winch Those of the dominant Church have hitherto,
gwen TO them 10 their joint struggle aganst spiritual is
norAnee and moral degradation.