Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-12

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usR THEN ran VERY PRopLtoAoY or ouR roLf-
4 TICIANS FOR OUR PURPOsEsi They will to
puY rnK lRlsH vork, and se pin tell them
Lpsr, from Maine 10 California pkcLARiSe
Great Britain aud rping OH at the time the
stains Of concessions md dshonor that webser aud
American Tag by the violence Of British agents"
Who can wink 50 hard not to that religious
and not political in the mind of the writer's
war not to aisdrce Apercan Interests bu, to promote
the Of Cdthoiiei IN frsiosd the real object
/ it, contemplation
Having thus shown the purpose Of the organs Of the
Catholic church, become party to the political con.
tests of the country, with view to the advancement OF
its interests let US Ia what the power thus
gained Il TO be employed~hether for the promotion OF
thc cause OF civil and religious freedom for Il,
throw
The frst authority which will cite is the Freeman
Journal" the mouthpiecc Of Archbishop Hughes. That
Journal in speaking ct the abors Of Mr. Hastings the pro-
testsnt chaplain OF the American consulate at Rome
amabv remarked that If he made single convert "HE
WOULD Bs KICKED our 90 Rows, rHovou Mn. CAss (oui
minisrer) SHOULD BUNDLE TRAITS AND FOLLOW
MN
The Pittsburg Catholic Visitor referring to the same
subject said-"for part. take this opporiun
tyo explaining hearty delight at the suppression
| the Protestant Chapel in ROME This be thought
! intOieraat-but when We would ask, PRo.
FKss To ma roLKRASr TT Professionalism,
DOCTRINE THAT PRotEsrANrisN y roLrR Argp
On the contrary WE HATE PRoTESTANTISM-wE
DErEST 1T WITH OUR WHOLE HEART AND SOUL
aud We pray that aversion to il decrease
We hold IL meet that ia the Eternal City, no Worship re-
pugHdnt 10 God should be tolerated and
! iy glad the enemies OF truth longer per
mttd to meet together in the capital OF the Christian
world"
There certainly is a strong odot Of religious Freedom
about these most Christian sentiments
The Rambler another Catholic journal thus express
/ q. itself:
"iou ask il he (the Pope) lord in the land and
you were IN minority ii not in numbers vet in power,
what would he do to you' That We say would depend
entirely circumstances II IL would benefit the
OF Catholicism lac would Tolerate yoH-if expedient. he
would INrRIsoN You-B,NsH YoU,-FiSE You-POSSI-
BLY, HANG loU-but be assured OF one thing he would
tolerate for the sake of the GLORIOUS rRrNCI
PLEs" of civil snd religious liberty.
This is undoubtedly marked by most commendable de-
gree OF candor The Boston Pilot very ingenousy OBJ
| serves:
NO good government exist without religion: and
there be religion without lnquisiiiou which
wisely designed for the promotion aud protection Of the
true faith"
Brownson says:-"Protcstantism of every form, has
not, aud never can have any rights where Cstholicy
is uiumphant'-and agan-"Let dare to assert the
truth ~ the lace OF the world and instead OF pleading Tor
church the bar OF the State summon the STATE H.
self plead at the bar of the church its divney con
stuted Judge"
on the 18th OF Aug 1884, the POPE addressed to his
followers all Encyclca letter. Of which the following
extract:
"7he absurd aud erroneous doctrine, or rdri,qs in
defence Of Liberty of Coincidence IS most pestlestaI
pest or all Others most to be dreaded ia STATE
The Shepherd of the Valley leading paper formerly
published at St Louis, No, said -
irotestantsn OF every DESCRIPTION, cahoicity
her catalogue Of moral sn' she endss hlen AND ukee
she must, but SHE HATES 1T AND DIRECTS ALL HER
ENERGIES To EFFECT ITS DESTRUCTION
Again on Esd Nos 1851, that paper SAYS:
"The church is of necessity INCIDENT Heresy she ELL
dures when and where she must bat she hates H. and d..
reefs all her energies 10 its destruction II catholics
gam an immense nGmeral majority, RELIGIOUS FREE
DOM IN THIS COUNTRY Is AT AN END. So Our
ENEMIES SAY. so WE BELIEVE.
On the ed Oct 1883, the paper says
I'VE think the Masses were less happy less
I "a thant hav.
the Reformation and particularly within the last fifty or
one hundred years since Lord Bougham caught the
MIA OF teaching them to read and the disease
10 large portion OF the English nation of which in spite
OF all our talk we too often the servle mitators"
The Rambler in 1883, saws:
Religious liberty in the OF liberty possessed by
every man To choose his religion is OF the
wetched deusons foised this age by the father
of all deceit"
BroSnson in his October Number 1852, page 466,
says
THE liberty Of heresy and unbelei is not right
All the rights the sects have, have, derived
from the State, and rest eXpediency As they have ia
their character Of hostile the true Religion no
rights under the lac Of Nature the lac If God they
neither wronged deprived Of liberty il the State re-
fuses 10 grant them any nights at all"
shall now close with from the 'Paris Uni
verse, which Professor McClntic, in his reply to Mr.
Chandler, speaks OF as leading ura-mOntaue Journal
IL
TO be- delivered to the secular power and punished to
death Nothing has appeared to sore necessary
More than one hundred thousand persons persisted
o the heresy OF Wicklie; still greater number
TOR that Of John Hus and il would rot be possible TO cal
cuae the bloodshed caused by Luther and is yet
AS for myself, what regret frankly own l. THAT
THEY Din Sor BURN JoHN lIUss Boomer,
LIKEWISE LUTHER; this happened because there
was not fund some prince sufficiently polite stir up
crusade against Protctantism.n
These citations will show which party has manifested the
intolernt aud aggressive spitwhich party opposed
the cause of civil and religious ireedom"
oler comments of my own, but leave every reader
TO judge Tor himself The price OF liberty is eternal vgi-
lance. The remark applies religious we'll A. to civil
liberty. All We ask OF the people is be yigant DO
not be engossed with the ordinary business OF life NJ
10 close your to the important events that are trans,
piring around YOU Watch with jealousy every measure
which is calculated TO abdge your political religious
freedom, and resist it at the threshold. Prevention is
easier than There some measures that are so
monstous to Incredible but history tells Us that
bloody pesecuon has in former times been the order Of
the DAY Mayrdom has been suffered, and the
Of ST. Bartholomew did take place for religious opinos
sike. What has happened once may happen agaiu Let
a. being forewarned be- likewise iotearined Whilst We
make no assaults the liberty of Others let by
blind sense OF security, aud culpabe neglect Of duty
suffer to be put in jeopardy Such the position
OF the American party They eel Disposition To inter
ere with tile faith or worship OF the utra-montane Catho
lie, but th are unwilling, by ecvntng them positions
Of trust and influence to give item the power ampe
upon the rights OF Piote>tants.
have completed defence of the American par.
~, against the charge OF being hostile 'thc cau-. OF c
vi and religious freedom" IL will be for an impartial pub.
lie to decide how far the yndcaon has been successful
propose 10 close the series by additional numbers
one Of which will be- devoted the examination OF the
grounds which Mr. Wise gmatzes the American ticket
~ "a moHgre| or 'miaho ticket, and the other the
claims OF the Democrats party TO the title Of the white
mans party" MADISON.
/ UNIVERSITY Or VGRGGNIA.-STATE STUDENTS
Tho last Legislature Of this State increased the number
Of State Students in the University from thirty to Gy
being from each Senatorial District Under the former
law the expenses Of Board aud tuition Of State Students
were paid by the Common wealth, the only exemption
s Professor Snd marcuntion fees use Of Library and
Public Rooms and rent of Dormiioy The term for two
/ years.
We learn fiona Circular Of the Chairman Of the faculty
that the following Districts will be the close Of
the present session, aud the selection of students 10 H
the vacancies will be made by the Faculty the first Of
| July next
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