, 1866-03-25

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ever r'nced by Iiol1sn ruutH apou ~ Amer
Bishop Lynch u Ctarle.:on, South Casollna.
1t will b" remembered that this is thr z4nc
r..stt vEo went - frhei c,n1neary 70 the
E,esah city, aaa get tie l'ore to prite that
notorious letter N which the cLSef leader Of
The elaEcholacss' rebellion was hnnor-3 with
The title Of FTesioent of 4 Independent ma
tIou. To elevate the sau.a pctsnu to
The rank OF prince Of the church "a I
simply to asrsy all the loyal Catholics IN the I
United Ssatcs aEltnst tic Pope, and 70 cdtn-
pae<c that breach between The Court Of Eo,nc |
and tho American people which hAd been
Opened BY tie Pope'f correspondence With |
Jefferson Davis, and by Tic oulinous part
which the vapal psnJ Ia ftaree snd Spain
have respectively taken in tho enauach:ntnts |
uIpn Mexico, CaN ind Peru.
While this country was ktfatnlrg every
nerve 10 overthrow The oHgsrrhy Of the
South, the HOLY Father added 70 the e1nbas-
sasunent Of the Republic by eaqucttiuS with
the enemies Of liberty in Richmond, Far,s and
N~1leo, and xhIlc the 1sisA people are max
tng new attempt 10 get rid Of the land and
church aMsHsety Of England, tbs Pope u
equally bcnt on sifnlns It BY throwing the
! weight Of lls tnnuencr Into ,she scale Of tho
ruling classes Of England. 1t Is not I ilttle
suggestive thai while the last days Of the
[ pofrs teulporRt power are thus employed In
| nnothrzieS cirTi liberty - effectively n
| religious litertY, the Co1ascs OF The North,
nc.uaI}y buscts the Roman FoDlld. and aI~
plauds the Russian Ambassador, who had the
z1o.al ceurxgr 10 rcs,ae The Pupe In his own
rel.ce, ordering him not 10 Withdraw from
Rene, as be Ka@ requested 10 do By tae ort-
! rascJ Fope, but 10 remain II the Vatican ~ E
warning 10 that rnarib4nl rotentatc.
In th!s country where We respect the rctt-
gfaos convictions OF Roman Catholics a. AIN
crrcly ~ these nf other persEastons, and
~he.e religions Liberty Is one cf the talEstks
OF the Repabl.e. sc arr only the more callcd
Upon TO discriminate between tho fciigtaua
aspcets Of ,hc the Church Of Houac and the
political power stu wi-1ded b. tnn Pope
Nov II setans TO q, that the new
. en- iron which this country Is entering
since the prnstsaiicn Of the rebel army,
, would fs1l in ono Of its most aefious reforms
: II American Catholics vcsc uos to lbc enlanci-
, | pass.1 fron their autjcct.os4 10 the Fopc OF
! None, As far Al the eiecilen OF the rriesta nEe
, cpoec1neI, 10 preside oveE American Catho-
lie dtoc<<cs and psrsch TO American eou2rc-
; Enfien4- Lie no1a1aatlon ot 1haoP L3neo,
/ of Sorth caFofina. ~ Cardinal, md eors+-
: 1ucuti5 ~ frlhco OF the American Catholic
churches, A1nrsls striking Illustration OF The
-. brnsf,il tuturEce Of lhi. unseeu,'y fmperlup
I ia la.f <rso rhfth thc ruE'c Of Rome eoatinne.
! to e1tErase In Tic American netub1lc- Let II
I be R1derrtocd that re asr fsr fron, lmPntint
ai.loyalty 10 stee Institutions 10 the Casholl,
! J priesthood In America, hnt Il world t'e folly
!. 70 deny that the fti'Ib1lcan{Am OF a kou,a:
: priest must ht Indeed Of th. ktauuchest kins
: 10 ros1st tho auia gonifilc Influence u freedom
, hating Poper1. Granting, iur a1gua,ens'
saLe that the cfrA:Ian of the ofliet Of Card!
- rsl we're a.vo,rse,r Indispensable far the vel
!, tase * American Catholics. the Poec, II sri
- mated BY = scne.ons t1npathy for the Ee
4 public, worst certainly have selected for Iii
= Office xotpc r;elatc Who had lee1 Goa,
- n,euarL TO Ills Hollbtss for bis rxcuG1
!; afsn!tIca with ihe rniou and Frrrdom. sn
~ who eaisht thus propi,.ase tie tplr,tua. in
y tere+et Of the Church, wMhn,t fosie.a :.
spirit OF autmo.ity, as rer.rds it, irrcrsrsa'bI
:, conflict With Institutions that are oa.tl uls,
the aoEerrsEnty OF the people, a1d not LIZ
). those Of Rome cpon The power of ono ma
II, Bu. these Il net the least necessity Tor 4
Il creation OF such au asis;uerstic oalcc In
e. democratic eoratty.
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