Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-27

/ eI1lcacy. Inc ulUefeQce IN Luls case
between the Ultramontane and whit
may be termed the moderate or liberl
Catholic; and it is probable that as tn
controversy progresses the distinctio
will be brought into full view. In thi
case the Roman Catholic church wi
have trouble within SIS well as will
out. OF course there are all sorts
conjectures with regard to the motive
which have impelled Mr.. Gladstone
provoke 8 controversy which, apa
from the annoyances it must Of
casion and the time 1t wi
absorb, cannot fail largely to infuenC
his position and prospects as a statel
man. He is curious compound of in
pulse and conviction. Some Of his acl
as leader of the Liberal party were il
eAplicable except on the sUppositio
that impulse enters more largely int
his character than might be inferre
from his general principles and purposes
On the other hand, his estimate of dut
is lofty and, am inclined to think, ali
pervading. A remarkable passage i
the pamphlet under notice accords wit
this view. Speaking of the Roman cas-
uists and their assertion that "lnfalli
0ility touches only matter of faith an
morals,n he asks, "What are the depart
meDts and functions of human life whIc
do not and cannot fall within the dc
main Of knowledgem His answer
very fine. 81 submit" he says, "ths
duty is a power which rises with US il
the morning, and goes to rest with us a
night. 1t is coextensive with the actor
Of our intelligence. 1t is the shadov
which cleaves to US, go where we will
and which only leaves US when W.
leave the light Of life." This is not at
fectation. Mr.. Gladstone entered pub
lie life with profound religious convic
tons, and they have stuck to hin
through all the changes and trials of al
extraordinary career. 1t may be, as som
suggest, that he believes, with DR.. ELI
colt, the Protestant bishop Of Gloucester
that the effect of the public worship aci
passed in the last session Of parliament
will be the separation from the Churei
Of England of those who regard tina
measure as an invasion of conscience aDC
curtailment Of the liberty of which
the establishment has bo8sted. 1t may
be, too, that he will be among the sep
aratists, and that their movement vii
be in the direction OF the Old Catholics
This conjecture derives some Dlausibility
from the intimacy of Mr.. Gladstone with
DR.. DOllinger, who is said to have fur.
nished the armory whence Mr.. Glad
stone has now derived his weapons.
Others hold that the passage in the Con
Rewelo, which was the begin.
ming of the controversy, WAS intended
to remove all ground for the allegation
- 1T l,f Tor
and that the present argument springs
from no loftier desire than the graft
fieation of resentment against the Irish
Catholic bishops, who rejected the uni.
versities bill, which conceded to them
SO much that English Liberals refused
to support its provisions. All this talk
is, however, idle. Mr.. Gladstone's mo-
tives are known only to himself. 1t is
with his publication and its results that
we are concerned. Its bearing upon
parties will undoubtedly be pc
culiar, and / shall not be surprised if the
quarrel degenerates into a violent no.
popery war. Mr.. Gladstone is careful
TO state that as regards the past action
Of the Liberal party he repents nothing
and recants nothing. He has no wish
to cancel concessions that have been
made to the Catholics or to subject them
10 proscriptive legislation. This is all
we know at present. For all else We
must wait. OF all logic the logic OF
events is the most potent, and it is pos
Iible that even Mr.. Gladstone may
eventually be driven into a position
which he never dreamed Of at the out
yet. Meanwhile his political opponents
.reat his latest effusiOn with slender re-
Ipect. He is reminded that his course
while in the premiership encouraged the
most intolerable pretensiOns of the
Romish church and revived "on all
ides long dormant but fierce and in
spirit ofreligious srepugnance."
Another conservative critic creminds him
hat whatever Ultramontauism may at
empt in Germany, here it had done
lOthing that could stir the fears of the
most susceptible Protestants, and that il
will be time enough to revive the no.
'opery cry when popery actually at
empts to pass from the region Of thought
nd feeling to that of action. a tele-
ram from Doublin, this evening, re-
'orts the sale of the pamphlet in that
Ity as enormous. The Evening Mail
he mOuthpiece of Irish tOryism and
'rotestantism, treats the publication as
mere bid for power, and declares that
hough higher, it is not more honest
han that of Mr.. Disraeli. The Free
ldn'S Journal, Catholic and liberal,
ronounces the spectacle piteous and a
sinful one-'that of great mind DOM
mated by such base passions as ignoble
mbitiOn and disappointed spite" 1t
redicts that it will entail political ex-
melton upon its author, and announces
nat the Catholics of Ireland will imme-
lately assemble to prepare q reply to
he attack upon their loyalty. The eX-
remier has hot work before him.
COMMENTS OF THE LONDON PRESS.
rom the London Correspondent of the New
York World.l
All the journals commented on the de-
ial OF Mr.. Glsdstone's accusations, but
4 the Times Archbishop Manning's let
ar was followed by one from Lord Acton.
his was addressed TO Mr. Gladstone. 1t
Tas a defense of the Catholic religion,
rguing, like DIR. Dollinger and every
ther dissentient from the Vatican de.
rees, that they have not left the church,
ut the church, domineered over by the
ope, has left them. Lord Acton, in his
nxiety to make out his case, took ex-
reme ground. His idea was to show
nat the papacy and the Catholic religion
,ere tn o different things; that some OF
ne popes had promulgated doctrines re-
olting to every christian; that the best
atholics had Often been in rebellion
gainst the popes, and that the best of
wing Catholics (e. g., DR.. Dollinger and
ere Hyacinthe) were now in rebellion
gainst the present pope, but for all that
'ere still true Catholics. And now, what !
the reception which Mr.. Gladstone's |
xpostulatiOn, the archbishop's answer, |
nd Lord ActOn's letter have met from
ne press? The Irish journals having |
zen only the pamphlet say that it is "a |
i'd for power-a higher but not more |
onest bid than Mr.. Disraeli's" /" This is
ne view Of the conservative Protestant |
urnals. The Freeladn's Journal asks
hy MIR. Gladstone did not discover in |
$40 that the Vatican DEGREES were what
e now describes them. 1t was subse-
uent to that date that he introduced an
iucation bill professedly intended to
lake concessions to the Roman Catho-
C hierarchy. The spectacle, it says, is
painful and y pitiful one-thst Of q
reat mind dominated by such base pas
ons as ignoble ambition and dIsap-
Ointed spite. The Pail Mali Gazette OF
might has for its leading article very
enchant assault on Mr.. Gladstone.
Ir. Gladstone, says the Pail Mall Ga
tie, was ignorant Of the true scope of
le claims Of Rome. he therefore CO.
uetted with her agents, and encouraged
lem to revive their pretensions. The |
1nsequence was that the no-popery sen
ment was alarmed, and new religious
ar is upon az. Ths author Of this mis-
hisf now wishes TO remedy It, and to