The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-07

ing. No one shall travel, cook victuals, max
beds, sweep house, cut hair, or shave on tn
sabbath day.1 WIZ y, on that day. of all others
mo woman shall kiss her child on the Sab
bath or fasting day" These States wer,
Eonng Colonies, under the protection of British
Jaw as British Colonies. The Catholic religion
iand-was Prosecuted still more terribly il
America:.We read for instance that in The
near JOY the English soldiers. who then held
commission they massacred Sebastian Rasies
and his colleagues were scattered aud had &c
| ny the country. Tho same legislation held
1arougnout, the States were then British Colo
MES. The very last act of England in 1775
which was a memorable yeal-the American
| revolution was then in full swing At that
TINE America was up in arms. They said,
for Tho English V soldiers Hae eT in
| f776 were obliged to make q speedy and inelo-
r,ous retreat from New York. The spot is still
pointed ont at place called the Battery, they
and they creased the pole for fear anyone
should climb up to pull it down. But there
! was little American lad SO strong in the
knees that he was able to climb the pole,
though it was creased, and to pull it down be-
fore their ship was out of sight. Their last
act vas to take a Catholic priest, the Able De
La Motte-a Frenchman-and throw him into
prison, because be was guilty of the atrocious
crime Of singing Mass: Well, my friends, as
it was in the Eastern States, so it was farther
south SOU me me State of Virginia was colonised
land, as distinguished from the Dissenters or
Non.Conformists. There was society called
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
ba a1d a they 80 anxious for
thing they, did was that if they found Catho-
lie priest they thought they would do q holy
and an;io wholesome thing for God to put him into
some Catholics English and Irish, in that State.
They were there in the year 1854, and amongst
them there was noble English family, the
head of which was Lord Baltimore, with an
Irish title derived, think, from your own
country. This man finding his people perse-
cuted, said: will not stay here to be perss-
cuted by these vagabonds; there are thous-
ands of miles of territory elsewhere, SO in the
name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, let
US go somewhere else" That year Lord Balti-
more landed on the shores of the Potomac, in
Mary land, and established the only Catholic
the natives by Lord Baltimore, from W om the
city derives its name They made their own
laws and constitution, aud now for the honor
OF the holy Catholic Church, say that the
very first law tn at Lord Baltimore an Il bis fc!-
low-colonists made was " In this State Of Ma |
ry]and no man shall ever prosecuted for his re- |
ligion." And how was this constitution accept |
ed and receivedf Oh, my friends, it is worthy |
OF your earnest attention. We are told, on
the authority of Mr.. Bancroft, the great Ameri- |
can historian that as soon this new princ iple
ofrelgious toieratiea- was declared the people |
were astonished to hear it, They came there
from all the countries of Europe, aud from
every colony in America, that they might
breathe. the air of religious freedom. These
are the words of the historian: "Emigrants
arrived from every cline (mind he is Prot
cst1nt who speaks) aud the Colonial Legisla
ture extended its sympathss to many natives
as we'll as to many sects. From France
caue Observation-Disclosures - no wore per-
secuted for thoir re!ison)-from Germany,
from Holland, from Sweden, from Ireland, the
children Of misfortune sought protection uu-
der the tolerant sceptre of tue Roman Catholic
Bohemia itself, the country OF Jerome aud of
Huss, sent forth its sons who at once were
made citizens of Maryland with equal fran
chises." The Quaker who wanted to keep his
ears, and who did not like the application of
a red hot iron to his tongue came to Maryland
and under the flag of religious freedom he
found peace and immunity. Many Professionals
were sheltered against Protestant intolerance
in the Roman Catholic colony of Maryland.
Now recollect what am going to tell you.
They came in, they wore heartily welcome,
they muitiplied-smali blame to them they
wanted to keep their ears-and in few years
they got numerous. We have tho evidence of
! the great Protestant historian, Bancroft, that
they applied for the protection of the English
Law and disfranchised the Catholics. felt
my blood boil when l read it. Lord Balti-
| more died, and though his sons continued his
| policy the ruinons influences Of Anglican insti-
| tutions was now to be once more manifested.
! The powerful influence of the Arch bishop of
! Canterbury was solicited to secure an estab-
lishment of the Anglican Church (the pre-
cious concern MI. Gladstone pulled DOWN
which ciamored for favor where it already en-
| joyed equality" Why was it not satisfied
| with equality. If theve are any Protestant
ladies and gentlemen hero tonight, to you
address myself why were they not satisfied
with equalityH If they had the truth, what
does the truth ask but fair field and no ia
vcr. Tho preiates demanded not freedom but
! privilege, an establishment to be maintained
vt the common expense of the Catholic prov
! ince. The English Ministry soon issued an
| order that offices of Government in Maryland
should be entrusted exclusively to Protestants.
Roman Catholics were DISTINGUISHED in the
province which they had planted" 1t is uu-
necessary that should dwell upon this thing
to create bad feeling. am ashamed of it and