The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-06


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ten lines would tnbody Josr astish ofse-
day.
Your hrst illse assertion y thAe ! co..
6ue the Pope's densaeiations sgainst fiss-
dom Of discussion and the rights Of opn-
science to the liberals Of Europe. The
Pope never made any such deuunciaticns.
but simply asserted that "Citizens are not
allowed to declare their opinions Of what
ever kind, through the press, or by other
means" An article in yesssrdsys pspsf
about Mormon infamy shows that such do
monlizing principles ought to b check
ed. What l con6ne to the States Of the
Church is the proposition asserting that
"The 8. Pontiff ought not to be excluded
from all charge and domination in tenn
poral things"
Your second false assertion is that he
dcnounces public schools. Now. he cam
not undo what his predecessors have 20.
tablished. Who 6rst instituted free
schools? The Church and the Popee;
decree Of the Ill Council Of Constant
nople, in $50. commands oil priests to
open schools and receive oil children gra-
tuitously. In ll79 the Council OF Late
ran convened BY Alexander Ill. passed
the following canon: "Let competent
bene6ce b assigned in each Cathedral 70
a teacher, whoee duty it shall be to teach
the clerks and poor scholars gratuitoasly."
Who founded the universities Of Oxford
aud Cambridge? Bishops and Cardinals.
Anthony Wood, the Protestant historian
Of the Oxford University, informs us that
during the reign Of Henry II, 10 Catholic
and merry England, it counted 10000
students. Halsm is Of the same opinion:
1.-The praise Of having originally establish
cd schools belongs 10 some bishops and
abbots Of the 9Th century,
Third false assertion: "Protestants do
not enjoy the liberty of conscience at the
present time IN Spain, Italy and other
Catholic countries: if my own experience
of the contrary does not suffice. car
name some residents Of Keokuk who have
travelled beyond the limits Of the city cor
poration and will confirm my position >
Travelling. Mr.. Editor, is sure cure fo
narrow mindedness.
Fourth.-"L. D. and all his brethren
have taken an oath OF feal,y and true ODE
/. dience to the Pope" There is not
o single word Of truth 10 this assertion.
> defy you to prove it.
Fiith-Your knowledge of the hlstor
: of Alexander ~ must BE- derived fror
J. the pssquinades Of the poet Ssunss.'
: whose epigrsms are not autben,ica'e ed
n Muratori. the French Cyclopedia, and Vol
taire himself in his dissertation OF the deaf
, of Henry w. exonerate the Pontif Of .
the crimes you lay 10 his charge. 70
call Paul Ill hcentious because he va
married previous to his embracing III
:. ecclesiastical state. Matrimony IN til
!, Catholic Church is not crime but sac
| rament. aud by becoming Pope, Paul L
: it lie said to his glory, did not reuounc
the feelings and attachments Of fathe
( and of map.
You are singulsrly iufelicitous 10 you
selection Of the Kings whom you appos
10 the Popes; having given up the mon
$ .ters of cruelty. Henry w Of German
e and Henry VIII OF England, sou next TAX
up the defense of John, called Sansierrs
Lingard and Ma.lhien Paris relate fac
/ not generally known abou. King John
make him not only the enemy of the Pop
but all Christendom, and especially Of hi
C own subjects. Before the battle OF Tolss
10 l2l2 in which the Moors we're com
: pletely defeated, John cent ENJOYS to ,h
/ Sultan Of Msrac, with letters placing Eue
/, laod at his disposal, and promising to re
nounce the Christian religion and eve
embrace that of Mahomet. With tba
II native greatness of which the Turks d
!. not always lack, the Sultan answered
. "Your King is worth lees than nothing
he is unworthy of my alliance; it ha
no religion, would embrace the Chris
tian faith, SO holy and so pure. l hate him
]. You English are efemiuate slaves to 81
low such King TO rule over you.'' Is |
r awouder that the Pope should have on
, posed such . Kingg When King job
offered $4,000 az an indemnity to th
bishops and priests of Canterbury to en
able them 70 return home, the Pope
Lsgate Pandolfo tramplsd il under foot
This is related by Matthew Paris, . co
temporary historian.
i mustaward TO you the palm of poetry
when you describe from Imagination, th
Popes issuing Bulls, whilst indulgip,
, the promptings Of personal vices or re
, venge. Fsr my part, cannot answer this
as / deal in facts. not in romance.
AS you insist on bringing forward pri
va,e acts Of the Popes instead of provius
that Catholic is obliged to believe tia
the Pope has temporal power over Kins
and Princes; and as you think that 30,
have made point BY quoting some prop
csitions Of the Pope, addressed to the Lib
erals of the whole world and to licen
tious press, viii give you some Psssby
terrain proportions levelIed directly sgains,
the Consultation OF The United States
: premisinr frat that do noA shs.h ~.