The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-26

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which was od'us to them and the CALLING yoke Of which
they had just cas-. Oh that was Il no
been asserted s'tugge between the Il gs.are and the
people,, out an act OF tho monarch IN viola
ton Of The dearest rights OF both Parliament and the
people The King had already began to Oxford nl
vetity wi such rgor that the towards Cam
bridge might by COMPARE be call lenty Already Uni.
verify Coege had been turned By OBADIAH Walker Into
Roman Ca'hohr seminary; already Oh list Church was
governed by Roman Otholij dean. Mass alrea y
said daily in both these colleges James wss received to
transfer 70 bis own church all the weathies and st
that the best wsess Of his Roman Gath Tic cors
demonstrated kagdalen college, a. oxford founded Ia
Winchester, and Lord High Chancellor was one o
be most rema, liable Of Engand's acsde msal iounda
lions. lite riches were immense, and we're exaggerated
by report N March 1887 the President OF the college
died One Of The Eellows Dr. Saith aspired to the
place Hs loyalty was In truth, e-ven' and rteadfs'
to be found IN the whole c1urch Of England lie
had long been acquainted with Parker Bishop of OXFORD
and hoped to at am by the interest of prese royal
letter TO the college Parker promised tn do h boat, but
the King be foon said, viii mmend any person
whc is friend to biz Maesty's religion. What
you do to please him on that ma,er Smith ans gsred
leaning, true Christianity and LOYALTY I" That viii
not do" raid tho bi'htp T" II go" said Smith,
.osD. nS viii be odsu ss n do
the thirteenth of April and the forty Feo by whom
the ell zion could be lawfully made had been noced
to attend. was rumored thai the royal letter would
c,me down. mmepdiDg Anthony Farmer TO the
place. This mar lfe had been series OF shameful
acts He had been a member OF the University of Cam
bridge and had escaped expub ou only timely retreat
He had then joined the dissenters then ne had gone
oxford bad entered sef at aagdsen aud become
notorious every kind of vice. he generally reeed into
his college at nigh specific with liquor he ceebrat
for having headed riot He mad been
slant frequenter OF noted hanns OF nernes Az eaglh
be turned papder had ordinary vieness
of his vile calling and had received money from dissoiue
young ssrvices such az Ia
good that history should record This wretch had
turned Pianist HIS aposscy ahmed for all his vices and
though sl youth he selected TO rule grave aud re
society In which th scandal given by his deprav
stti frtph
Incapable by tn statutes Of being presented aud ao ny
the statute Of Elizabeth a,ainst corrupt elections, en
fused TO elect the royal favorts, aud the King
dared not force him upon them, bat he did CON-
pei them 10 accept Parker, B hop Of Oxford, al
though he had never been member OF the college,
,nd the ofnce bad been allied by the Fellows
In the election OF John Hau,h, member OF their
own body man Of eminent virtue and p udence, who
bore persecution with fofstnde and prosperity with ek
ness. The Court Of High Comm!ssoa in which the MIA
JeGreys AT depri' ed him Of his presidency It
said by the learned counsel that no lawyer could be found
to ,ustan the King In his high handed measures THIS s
scarcely accuraiebut Judges could and two of them
were sent as special commission 20 oxford to Install Par
drawn swordsn The President defended bis rights with
skill, temper snd resolution. "Will you submit to
says ne c omsGp Win ns s@s No
further" he refused 10 deliver the keys lscksmitb
could be found In the snoe city, who would force the
comm siopers to mploy their servants who broke
the doors open with iron bars The result vas thai the
of Stuart could be taught to upde'and-sweled up
high and strong agapst he iplstce Toe Vice Chancellor
bad been 1ked to dino with the Commissioners on the
day of the expulsion. He refused NY tase, he said
diners from that Of Colonel Krke. eat my meat
nh app. tiie under the gai.owsn few weeks after
the paser Seo as ssS o. S wnse ne rsa
bvuken by remorse and shame Then the Kings whole
plan w.s carried into effect. The college -as turned into
form ed daily In the chapel. In one day twelve R0nsn
Catholics admitted Fellows Some rervile Protestant,
applied for Feowships. hut met with refusal Smith,
an epthusst in atty, but still sincere member of the
Anglican church. could not bear TO the altered aspect
Of his beure. He absented bmself-he was ordered 20
return into his residence-he dsobeye expelled,
and the work OF spolia,ion cnmpleted. There
thrgs In this re-Itsl shich would gladly omit,
but my answer would be nco nplse without ihem One
whose the blood Of martyr who three ceutu
res ago suffered the penalty Of the writ de heseco co
hs rcsI NAV, even n ,n aers ase
he pardoneo for not forgetting s more than Evolutionary
horrors, the wrongs which three quarters Of century
later "hared his ancestor-a conformist
map-oout OF England Ny learned excellent end
senor counsel the other eide, who Is to rsply
knows yell, and Is TOO candid, not TO believe tia
DO Election upon the faith ~hch processes and aiorus
snd which has svep the life and teachings of Mas
silon and Fenelon' and n our own country o,
tory and Il must be taken IN 10 simplicity. when
historical adduced to throw light the soors
Of the expounder Of the Jaw, should be covered
gos, TO ts features throw false glare upon
And In the reference TO the where there has been in
our mother country conflict bet~een the monarch aud
the Institutions of the land the people, for
get that ibre IN vast difference between the acts or
selfish iyrsnt Ike James dsregadng the statutes Of col
lese ping not only upon the Ia bet also the
forms OF law enactnepts OF a legislature elected
BY their fellow themselves their equals, and pass
ed IN accordance with written constt iton, framed and
der is protection enacmesis which the exprcssed
gill OF the nativity OF the people, and which tho very
whole community 70 regard and uphold To resist the
wrongful and una fu usurpaIops OF . royal tyrsnt
. rss .me rsp'S' the legislature. chosen BY
the people Ia to rebel sgaust the state IL Il be
rot technical treason u !. lille less criminal in
ssapce shed the blood OF their fellow citizens With
their hands; but have that docs lead tboe
who follow thir example and rely Upon their counsel
10 act. OF violence, and 10 murder and destroy
the sworn defenders OF the public 'afetv. There
no tyranny n Son,a 1o..ss A ~. ..s tho
v bioh brought u into life may be relied UPON 10
repeslt The constitution was formed TO rotect minor
ties II alsays will rrotect them n thew true 10
sev and resist by lesu ate and lawful only
bitter spsoey than the one have been cons Teri s
may be found In earlier period OF the history of the
rnortupsie monarch 10 attempting W exercise an sc,usy
u,ns the dispensing power. W nullfv acts OF Parliament
Even he did ro like hts modern imniors, openly dts
regard them he only suspended their operation In
Of his roy al gsive In the late munIcioal rebeon
The art Of The Lssiapre tened and ntcmned By
or armed force after bad been p'onouuced consttu
M raj nv the surreme Court Il SAT- By some historian
that would have been difficult b. End In all he inns of
court brsier Of reputation to arguo 10 defence n tho
preros sive which the eresn seated ns shr,ne
parliament had soem uiy repounccf afe~ before
TIE Juoses found uurios IN serve his purpose,
and many OF them removei IN make way 70, his In
struu ens The Chief Jus,ics of the Comm,o plcss
told be must pve HI. opinion he plaso Hts
deserve. eternal perpetua,iop. "For my place. care
little od and In toe service OF the crown,
hu, mortified 10 hnd that Majesty thinks capa
bic Of giving Judgment which Doo, butau ignorant
A dshapes. man could give -" DO erminsan said
the Kise TO have twelve in Who al ~ mind
In this mater" "You nnin sail the Chief Justice.
M he Kisg "a. a. refractory a. the Judge. sr m |
Finch perempory ref.'ed n defen the Dispensing
snd cas- turned oct Of office the folovhs day ar BERT
~ k~A .,l.x
rccssops, but had gro~n o'det and ia~s smblnous,
showed want OF honesty cr courage " fr,"
sid he, this not merely to dispense 9TH statute;
Il 10 10 apnul the whole statute lac, from tue |
-eeion n EHzabesh 10 this dav. dsrs not d. IT," |
He would have been instantly dismi.sed If competent
'ucceesov could have been found, hut talent wd
ming required in he King. coupses, aud he
pe mifed 10 retain his place. though he took no part 10
be -sequert violation Of the lsv Thoms. Porrs,
peie man. hirh m L