, 1860-02-22
3@re5s 4 Tribu,tr.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY -, 1850.
IIfOPOsErs -f11:DIATl0S-
Tile Dush,n Board ol Trade lnyc memorial
izcl 1l,u Federal Government to tender IT'S me-
%i.ation iu tho settlement Of t',e difficulties now
,en1iug hvtwcc,. France aud England, on the
u,e t.nd, aud the Chinese Government on The
.ll.er. The impending, loss Of lGe and the sc-
rio,,s losses and interruptions that will result
TO lx,.urnecc, in caso the Two former govcrll-
,ucnls carry o.,t thcir present purposes ngaiust
China, arc assigned AZ the. rcasons for recon-
1acu1iug ,his stcl. Tho Boston Board Of Trade
have ss, invited the New York Chamber Of |
Commerce aud the Philadelphia Board Of Traic |
to join. will, them III their c1lor;s in ttis be-
half.
IL will be remembered that last summer Mr.. |
Ward, tho q. $. Minister to Cllira was per-
n.ittcd to proceed u 1'ekin, when tic treaty
which lind been negotiated between tho two
countries waH ratified, and other GAyoss
and privileges were granted our repre-
scnla.ivo which. have heretofore been de-
nicd to al other governments. 1t tho
time these unusual conrtcsics wcro being cx-
tended to NJ. Ward, the English AMI French
p1cnipo1cntiarics, escorted by armed gu1l-boats
ol tl.er respective countries, were cut short in
their ryo:rcss, l,y the memorable affair Of the
peillu, when the allied G,rces suffered III igno-
NITROUS l.teat at tho ;sa.ds of the Cclcs,ials.
England and Franco appear fully resolved to
wipe ont This disgrace upon their arms They
hayc for Il long while been making pre-
partitions for Il descent upon the Chinese coast
under circumstances llat will enable them to
Leach John Chinamau 4 useful lesson and
dictate their own terms Of peace It is for the
purpose Of preventing the cllusion Of blood
and the damage tu commerce that must follow.
shu1lI tllis design be carried ont, that the Los.
ton Doard Of 1'rllc lluvc urged to our gov
cr1ane,st to tender its mediation.
Both lss:nla,liy aud commercial policy woulI
seclu IL Gvu7 tho propositions. 1t is doubtful
however, whether ll,e otler would he accepted.
Tho impression that nothing short cf :: scvercr
cltastscmcnt rlIln that nation las received
in modern times, will opcu its eyes to its ob!i-
tatious az one If the family Of nations, is very
scuc.tl1y entertained, and il is not improbable
that bo.4 Frlucc and Esls|and may believe The
1rcscnt to be Is good III opportunity to iuict
it as will ever again occur. Nevertheless, let
the s'ltr Of meditation lso rendered, a,,l whe-
.,.i1f 1,,
cd by tho moral sc'lso Of tho uatiou
SPIRIT OF CaTIIOL1CISN.
No arc by III l,'caus snre that the popular
estimate Of ,lso effect Of Napolcous movement
u,o tho vitality Of Catholicism, il tie correct
onc Thousands ;.u! tens OF thousands Of good
lroucstants yet, in the narrs VIM; of TIC tctn-
pora1i,ics Of tlle laNacr, lle crippliug O: the
sri,,,.| e;c1e:it in that ,ned;acs:ll 1ar!uris1n:
bu: the Catholics who arc jealous :lbetiors Of
tile Napoleouic policy, seem IL bcluite us Ger
tain that tic exercise Of temporal functions Ly
:. Pope who prostitutes them to the tyranny
.! whic! Ti,ls aud his Cardinals are guilty, tends
to destroy the iatIueuce whicl, leeitimatcly bc-
longs to his 1aal Office and tis:4t tho removal
oi 50 slarillS cause Of rclroac', to il,e Cath
Ole rlarnc will assurrlly strengthen catloli-
cisnl in tl,c worlds regard.
Napoleon lIls not turned Protestant; nor
does l.c pr"rose, rs wc have ever heard, the
regeneration ard lnlritica.ion Of the Mother
Church. His object Is political, not ccc1csias-
~, r. l.,
that sl.aA 1,e Tic ally :rnl fr:v..s! Of france,
rather than tito servant Of -tustria-tllc resto.
ration Of the right or scl'-Euyer1lncut 10 thai
Italian people, from whom by the wilcs O.
priests and tho bargaining Of diplomats, it ha:
oos' > '''":; witl,Ilold. lie lH,s not an object
10 fur N the world c1u see which IL lntt!!sls
tent with the !cf:est Spiritual pre:Gnslou1 tia
leome ever asscr.el. Himself Il Catholic, Il.
lcads u Catholic army IL tito lield- The Icopl
to whose relief lie goes are Catholics 1,y brit
and Inheritance, aud so are tho allies upo,
whom lie depends, Catholicism is lie as nc
ccssary to the ln,r!'c:uity Of Ills dynasty il
France as nr. the sol.l;crs ut his command.
is improbable, then. that he has the dcstruc
ton oi the visible Church iu view; or that Ii
should do auSht for ller embarrassment that
not demanded by tie conscicrces Of his rcopl
and the spirit Of tho ago
These facts aESravato the crimo Of whic
the Catholic dsnitarios Of tho United State
are guilty iu tak;nS rp cul9;31s us they du fc
tho maintenance Of tic tcr,poralitics Of Il,
Pope intact Their appeals 10 tho Catholi
world are but the rcasser1ioa in another forl
Of that o1ious doctrine Of tue Paral su],re.n:
cy in Ill things, temporal rs well as spiritua
which individually they havo bocn wont |
deny; and 1'rotcstants will search history
vain for stronger evidence Of lie arrogance
.Papal prctcnsions in temporal corccr1ls. t!la
that which il afforded every day ly Il
Bishops and priests, who arc driven to fren,
by tue cl1ort Of few millions Of Italians
regulatc their domestic cinstitutons in their ow
way, without tho consent or guidance Of 70
tin against whom, ,,y the exercise Of divil
right they 1.avo rcbc1led. Always lou
n@outllcl i'll praise Of freedom, they are 10
:kGorling clue 10 What freedom iu their v
<abulary ncans-!teedou to tho governed
the Church wills, under pain Of her anathcma
We call the attention Of the laity to the fac
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DOUGLAS NEXT FRIEND.
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