New-York tribune., 1875-01-23
THE PAPAL CONTROVERSY.
DIR. J. H. NEwMAN's REPLY TO MR.. GLAD
STONE.


CoUNCIL-rHE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND
FREE THOUGHT.
The reply Of the Rev. John Henry Newman. d. d.,
to Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet is entitled "A Letter
Addressed to his Grace the Duke of Norfolk on Oc-
casion Of Mr. Gladstones Recent Expostulation" and
forms o volume of 1Sl pages. We have received ad-
vance sheets Of il from London, aud without at
tempting an abridsement of DR.. Newman's minute
but concise argument upon the gist of the contro-
versy give copious selections from those portions
of the book which can be detached from the context
without the destruction of their meaning INC
writer deeply grieves that Mr.. Gladstone mas ie''
it his duty TO sreak with such extraordinary se'ei
ity" of Catholics and their religion ana nc auuS
the following significant remarks
Yet not little may be said 10 od seSp'
own TO a deep feeling. that Catholics may IN goOd
measure thank themselves ana 10 one g@ e ThnSa ars
those must be confessed VINO Tor years
pp;tsohed 70 Wild words aud overbearing deeds who
have stated truths in the most paradoxca form, ana
stretched principles m they were close upon snapping
aud having done their best 10 set the house
on are leave 10 others task Of putting ont the flame
claims OF the Pope, without having them, as in de-
hance. hourished in their faces. Those claims most
certainly am not going TO deny nave never oeneo
them have no intention. now that have to write
upon them. TO conceal any part OF them And uphold
them as heartily as recognize my duty OF loyalty 10
the constitution. the laws. and the Government OF En'
soHS NO and Sood my Yet thing
70 DO able 10 satisfy myself consistency que
my own Conscience have great difcues in the task
before me have one difficulty nS 70 S'erc1ms rSinst
90 the Of Ss Sy Ss
ganccs Of knots Of Catholics here and there, party oy
writing to you worse difficulty lies in getting peO
ple as they commonly found, to put on me nodes
20 enter Into scientific distinctions and tradiuonary
rules Of interpretation which. as being new 70 them
appear eyasve and unnatural And third difficulty as
may call IT, is this-thati in wide subject open
ing so great variety OF questions, and OF opinions
upon them while will be simply necessary to take the
objections made against US and our faith one oy one
readers may think me irns with their patience; os
which they lay most stress themselves.
THE PAPAL CLAIMS.
After surveying the constitution of the Ancient
Church aud defining the claims of the Pope "the
heir of the Eoumenical Hierarchy Of the fourth
century" he continues:
Mr. Gladstone says that "tho Pontf declares TO
belong 10 him tho supreme direction OF Catholics In re-
spect to all duty, 81 Supreme direction; true but
supe9vsion or infringement" % Take the parallel Of
human law; the law supreme, and the law directs
we have to act and must be absolutely Obeyed; but who
therefore says the law has the supreme direction
st its will OF imposing laws upon laws bearing on
moral duties. our daily conduct affecting our &C.
tiops various ways and circumscrblng liberties;
yet would say that the law, after all with all
IN gD fact interieres RE either with our comfort
or our conscience. There are numberless laws
trusts Wills covenants, contracts. partnerships money
transactions life inSurances taxes trade nayigation
10 addition the crimnallaw. Law to apply Mr. Glad
stones words the saad0w that cesyes yves 70 u.s. 90
refuses give any pledge OF fxedness or hnaity Nor
can any one tell what Is 70 come ne1 perhaps
essy of interpretation for actual cases. with the
speeches and opinions OF counsel and the decisions o.
from the Legislature. before 1t be rightly under
has become proYerb And after ALL Is sure of
escaping penalties without the assistance Of lawyers,
lawyers are, as BY 40 Imperative duty bound to
secrecy which even courts OF justice respect ana ana
traditional and. below this, usage Is not ali this
enough % try the mp Of a., frsspOrp Nj EnSs6 s6
stone. . Three-fourths Of my IRE o, are nsnoeG
.srs ~ Of human life such as can escape from the de-
scrpeOn and boundary OF Parliamentary tyranny y
suffer it much who does not SEQ that the
tbralldom and rksomeness IS nothing compared with
the blessings which the Constitution and Legisa
tue secure to usi
THE POPE AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
Such is the jurisdiction which the law exercises
us. What rule does the Pope claim which can be com
pared strong and its long armi What interference
with liberty OF judging in our daily work. in our
course OF life, TO us from hint Really at first
sight have not known where look for instances OF
his actual interposton private affairs for 1t is
our routine OF personal duties about which am now
speaking. Let us see how we stand in this matter
Mr. Gladstone says that the Pope virtually claims to
himself the wide domain OF conduct and therefore that
we are hs slaves let II another Illustration or
parallel will not show this TO be nonsequstnr Sup
pose who s IN as C sdxssr ATu vbop be
has full confidence. knowing well his constitution
and as an honest man. saws to him. You must not go
of Q journey to-day, or you must take some days
not fair parallel to the Popes hold upon u.s. for he
does speak to us personally but TO all ana IN speak
mus. reas 70 W things good and bad in not
things accidental ehsDgeable and OF mere expedience
OF medical adviser is (oror1 in its character. How
say that though medical man exercises su-
him yet we therefore say, OF him. that he
interferes with our daily conduct ana tnat we are ms
and purposes; in true sense we are az his mercy ne
may interfere any day. suddenly he will not he cannot
draw any line between bis action and our action. The
same Journey, the same press OF business the same in
sternly forbids the next MI Gsdstones argument is
good be has finger In all the eoumercia raDsaetons
him. But surely there is simple faacy here;
Mr.. Gladstone asks US whether our political and eiy
least threeQuarters OF the day is under his control
No. not every but any and this is all the difference
never he case when the POpes general uterances may
como to have bearing upon some personal act OF ours
cootrol OF public opinion and the public prints nay.
much more intimately go. journalism can be and is
very personal; and when II Is iD the right more power
ful Just than any Pope; yet we do not 20 into hts,
were slaves, because we are unuer surveillance
much like Tyranny than sway so indirect.
practically limited, so gentle, as his Is.
THE POPE AND THE CIVIL POWER.
That collisions can take place between the Holy See
and national governments the history OF fifteen hundred
years teaches u.s. also, that both sides there may
cur grlev0us mistakes But my question all along lies
with quicquid derant reyes" but with what un-
der the OF such collision. is the duty Of
both children Of the Pope aud subjects Of
tho Civil Power. As to the duty OF the Civil Power