The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-09

NEW YORK HERALD,
tiArify t..oughcus the corrupted portions
Of eh.istepdom." The visd N Of such IN
establishment on such . basis may fairly be
questioned, In viev Of the fsllibility u the
human intellect, and the difi,ulty, In the
absence Of any general standard, Of bringing
men TO agree on What constitutes religious
freedom" corruption" and purity How
ever, the society being there. Il h too late 10
quarrel with its foundation. The public--the
aims eivers-Are only concerned now In seeing
that it performs its self srrogated misioa In .
christian spirit, without bitterness, or nsligni-
~, or unchsrisable misrepresentation They
have seen with regret that these Objectionable
features are quite prominent In the report.
That document enumerSses among the
events Of the year 10 be deplored "she nsiu-
tensnce on the part Of Rome Of her recent
~ assumed activity. ..... and the recent
open nanifestat n and increase Of gr0w impie-
~ ard moral corruption on the part Of
Rome" The public have Jet 70 learn how
II happens that the maintenance OF &C
tivity" on the part Of any Christian church
can be matter OF sorrow. And though. unfor-
tunately, II il too true that the citizeos and the
highest classes Of Rome have long led lives
Of which they ought to feel ashamed, ID Il not
true that lstterly there has been any unusual
"open manifestation OF gross impiety"
It is to be feared that the clerical gentlemen
who attend to this branch Of the Unions busi-
ness have COMPOUNDED the political with the
religious concerns Of Rome, and have inferred
from the growing discomfort of the Romans
under the Pope's temporal authority, that his
private life or bis religious creed he'd under
gone . chang for the worse whereas, 10 feet,
there is reason to believe that the Catholic
doctrine was never better administered than
by Plus TX
The falling off in the number Of the Catho-
lies in Austria, Sardinia, Tuscany, Spain, Ma
Piles, &C., is noticed with exultation--a curious
fact, for it is well known that in these coun-
tries those who leave the church become inf
dels. Nor is it less curious to observe these
American nisters of the Gospel eulogizing
that disgrace to his species, the King Of
Naples, because when some fearless Jesuit re-
proved him for his crimes, the King, in his
spiteful wrath, prosecuted the Order. That
the spoliation Of the church in Mexico, as In
Spain and Sardinia meets the approval Of the
Union, is well to remember for, though very
few Of the laity are likely to object to this
view, it may not be amiss, at some future day,
to have at hand the arguments of preachers in
favor Of stripping churches. Corporations not
out Of reach might some day require attention.
The report informs Us that the success of tae
Romish church of late years has led her to be In
solent and abusive, and to persecute Protestants
abroad. It may well be inquired where and
when the Romish hierarchy were more inso-
lent and abusive than this very report; and o.
to persecution, the Catholics really have had
the worst of it of late.
What good this sort of thing can do may be
be apparent to the clergy, but it is hidden from
the mere newspaper mind. 1t will irritate the
Catholics; foster bigotry among ignorant Pro-
testants; keep both sects in the same relative
attitude which they occupied two hundred
years ago; spread false Impressions Of cotem-
poraneous history; and possibly lead to riot,
violence and bloodshed. 1t will, however,
doubtless swell the receipts of the Union, and
the number of laborera But when 1t is re-
membered that three thousand clergymen in
New England are 30 ignorant of their duty as
to threaten the Senate with the vengeance of
Almighty God, in the event Of the passage of
bills they don't like, when Protestant cannot
hear divine service in the cities of Spain, be
buried in Rome, or escape the grossest Insult
in Asia Minor, it appears singular, to use the
mildest term, that this Union should fritter
away its time and resources in the petty jea-
lousies which are reflected in the report.
The ADMINISTRATOR AND THE NICARAGUA
QuEsTIoN-BRIsTLNG UP AND BACKING Our
The late stirring events in Nicaragua have &C.
tually made an impression upon the Cabinet at
Washington. Upon the first impulse, frsm the
speeches Of Messrs. Weller and Douglas in the
Senate, as it appears from various well inform
ed sources, Mr.. President Pierce on Monday
last resolved to take the responsibility of an
immediate and straight out recognition of
General Walker, his government and his new
minister, Father Will "Whst if John Bull
should demur? Is 1t not our duty to enforce
aR6lUbs Luklduu INC mOuTO6 uOCtTIu0 Oh uOu-
Intervention in American affairs?" Such, it is
credibly reported, was the position of the Pre-
sident on Monday last. But after sleeping .
night or two upon the subject, and after hav-
ing been cordially lectured by Marcy for
being go very anxious about the Cincinnati
Convention, and for being frightened into the
cause of the flibusters by the blowing of
Douglas and Weller, the President naturally
enough found il expedient to change his mind
"Walker is in fx--let him get out Of it.
what have we to do with him or his quarrel
with the Costa Ricans, or the interference of
the British? 1t is all well enough, as the Sec
rotary Of State says, for Mr.. Douglas and Mr..
Weller in the Senate, and Mr.. Soule in New
oil IL L.