The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-07
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vgaliaara OF Orange.
iiyors of me Dispatch entleflen
with the sn;rit or con fusions OF sne CONE
,,,,ssiaafioY, On Party y isa,t the Dispatch OF
syeataraay II laye no concern either wa
md PERHAPS lie charitable philosophy
srs,iah atiufonishes us that matters 81 taste
should not be thomes or dispute may nna
excuse for the phrase OF contempt WIN
which j. II. * is pleased to OBSTINATE the
religious beiiesof bali OF Cbristendom: but
all lovers Of historic truth are interested that
the scales behsld evesiy when weighing the
by reason OF their power or their sltu TONS
are connected with memorable epochs In
the annals of our race. / am aware that
literarvyanity or the spirit OF parade has
Induced some extraordinary pretexts in
oar day against old fashioned historic judg.
mer,ts, aud the midsummer madness and
appalling brutality OF Frederick William
7. and the murtlerous lechery OF Henry
VIII. hare found enthusiastic defenders IN
CARLYLE and Froude. But these "yiceS OF
composition cannot be charged to your
learned correspondent, who, speaking OF
the Prince OF Orange, says:
- When William came over he came Tor
the relief OF a suffering people. The Bri-.
tish crown he valued mainly as means to
an end; and that end was the promotion OF
civil aud religious freedom" .3{
Such is not The honest verdict OF history.
On tie Sd day of October. 1691, the gallant
fight or Che loyal people OF ireland for Their
ldtofm prince ended with the fall OF Lime
rick, and q treaty was signed and subse-
auently ratified by William guaranteeing
religious liberty to the Irish Catholics, and
political equality. This ratification was
signed by William in person.
Nineteen days after this treaty was signed
il was violated by this champion OF religious
liberty by his approval of, and signature to,
IN act of the English Parliament disfran-
chisine every Catholic peer and comnoner
in Ireland because of has religion. (LaSd.S
.Joari,ai, volume !, page 1867
The 9th article OF the Treaty OF Limerick
guaranteed the Catholics Of Ireland against
any oath except the oath OF allegiance
cirA oath. William enacted the oath OF SUI
premacy-a religious test meant to disfran-
chise all Catholics. Shortly thereafter he
signed an act depriying Catholics Of the
right 10 educate their children at home
under penalties such as the law denounced
for the most atrocious crimes; and punished
BY fine and imprisonment, and by the disln-
heriting OF the innocent child, the sending
by any Catholic father OF his child to
foreign Catholic college to obtain the edu.
cation which tolerant William punished
him like a felon for seeking at home e Wiz
liam & Mary, ch. Al.
In the same year he signed an act e VIII
liam 6 Mary, C. 81 depriving all men in Ire
land guilty Of the crime OF being Catholics
Of the right to bear arms, and rendering
legal divers robberies OF Catholics.
Two years afterwards he signed an act
70 William 81 Mary, C. y banishing all Cath
Ole clergymen from Ireland, setting price
upon their heads like wild beasts, and pro-
hibiting their return under the penalties OF
felony; making-the hunting OF priests a
lawful and profitable game.
The same year he made it crime for
Protestant 10 marry Catholic, and pun
ished by enormous fines Catholic clergy
men who should perform that ceremony.
70 ". & NJ, c. 81.
The same year this superb hypocrite
signed an act OF Parliament confirming the
treaty of Li'nerick 70 w. & NJ, G. ~.
The next year he confiscated, through
commissioners appointed for the purpose,
two millions Of acres OF land in Ireland be-
cause their owners were guilty OF the
crime OF being Catholics robbery OF
S15,000,000 at one swoop-the tribute OF
liberty OF conscience to bigot and ty-
by Protestant historian:
"They indicted the Irish gentlemen who pos.
counties over which they had Jurisdiction. and then
Kings Ben e in Dublin By this Ingenious com
uivance those who were to be robbed lost all op.
cases they were ignorant OF their being accused"
During the brief reign Of William III.
there was inaugurated in Ireland the most
stupendous and far-reaching scheme Of re-
ligiouS rancor. His successors merely I'M
folded Williams plans and perfected them,
until before fifty years had passed the most
complex and consummate system OF rell-
gious persecution the world has ever known
was visited upon the people Of Ireland for
the objectionable fidelity they exhibited to
their religious convictions.
Those who believe that the ambitious
prince Of a petty State accepted the great
crown Of England "for the relief Of suf-
iering people and the promotion OF civilarid
religious freedom" may be congratulated
on their credulity. William had but one pas
sion {besides his Illicit love for Elizabeth
yilliers1; aud that was hatred Of France-a
passion which, as Macaulay says. :" con-
tinued to animate him even when the prayer
for the departing was read at his bedside"
1t was to aVenge the wrongs OF Holland
upon Lewis that he consecrated his life.
He cared nothing for civil or renglous
freedom. He conformed to the Church
OF England while at heart Calvinist.
He wore the crown OF Great Britain,
but was never so happy as when leay-
ing her shores. He was the spouse Of
an English princess, but was VIGOROUSLY
unfaithful to her. He never cared enough
for the politics of his kingdom to bea Wing
or Tory He guaranteed civil and religious
freedom to Ireland, and broke his oath like
highwayman. He swore with uplifted
hand .sthat he would in his kingdom Of
Scotland repress, in all estates and degrees,
all oppression, and would do justice with
out acceptance of persons, as he hoped for
mercy from the Father of all mercies -; and
he conDiyed at, il be did not authorize, the
massacre OF whole Highland tribe hasten
ing to take the oath OF allegiance to him, a
day too late.
This is what is said Of William Of Orange
by impartial HISTORY.
Richmond, February 2, 1878.
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