The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-11
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Lord John Russell, in a late speech in the |
House of Eords-himself the author of the
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill-thus refers to the |
English want of faith and intolerant bigotry
am sorry; to say that although the Catho-- |
lies gave their full support to the Union; and
although the Union was carried, all these
proInisss We're thrown to the winds, not Dy nut
by those who succeeded him, and by snbse-
auent governments for many years. 1t is al
ready declared by Lord Castieieagh, in letter
to Mr.. Pitt, that a breach of faith was commit
ted to the Roman Catholics at the time OF the
Union, and it is melancholy thing that from
1901 to 1929 nothing was done to fulfil the
promises made to them. The Roman Catholics
were continually cheated, deluded, and some
times kept In suspense, but never was any
thing done for theni And even when the late
Earl Grey ventured to propose that Roman Ca
tholic officers in the army and navy should be
allowed to rise to be captains and admirals,
the proposition was thought so monstrous that
| it was at once dismissed from consideration.
and for twenty three years he was excluded
| from office because he had had the audacity to
suggest that those officers should receive the
| reward of their bravery and patriotism we
were told last night by the noble earl, on the
| authority of the Dean of Westminster, that
| this plan to disestablish and abolish the Irish
ChuIch Establishment was an act OF ven
geance. But we are not to- forget the way for
| upwards of two centuries in which the Roman
Catholics were treated. Many OF your lord
ships will recollect Lord Lansdowne ia this
house. Lord Lansdowne's father was Secretary
of State and he stated in this house that in
1928, when he was Secretary of State, that he
found Roman Catholic priest condemned te
imprisonment for life for the offence of having
said Mass in Roman Catholic Chapel. Now
: only conceive such q state of things as tina,
(henF,- heaE3rtFhe priest performed what lac
; considered the sacped duties of his religion x
: his ow-countrymeE of the same faith, ant
vet he was liable TO imprisonment for life 10
that offence and he went on to say that moth
: ing but the exercise of the clemency OF Jh
:. crowE released him from that penalty. Veil
the case was the same in Ireland The Roman
. Catholic priests were hunted from one place t.
another,j and it with the greatest difficult.
e that trey could obtain access to the poor peas
$ antry who were sick dying, and wer
E. obliged to hide in caves and not allowed t.
@ perform the offices of their religion, while, a
@ the same time, they the Protestant Estab
s lished Church in great splendor. we nav
:, heard in the House of Commons, if remembe
8 | from the son of Mr.. Grattan, OF the lmmens
f sums which Protestant bishops left to thei
r families, and which they had accumulate
i, from the Church. There is story of aSPro
d testant bishop saying to another bishop, q reia
N ton of the noble earl sitting near me, an
is whose relatives have been distinguished 1o !.
= in the church and in the law, saying that b
d had saved G240 200; on which the reply wa
,r that is large sum for Christian bishop
A. have accumulated in poor country. Can You
w ordships be surprised, If that is the case, tha
20 when Roman Catholics compared the weaif
he and pomp and grandeur of the EstaDlshe
r Church with the condition of their own pa
In tors, driven from one hut to another, and WI
I'd great difficulty, in some mud cabin, being alb
nv to say Mass and 70 perform the ceremonies
&c their religion can your lordships be surprise
ar that at the end of n long time there is n fee
IL ing of resentment amongst the Roman Cathol
it population of relGndf (Hear, hear.).