Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-01
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN
ENGLAND.

CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN
ENGLAND.
America has long prided herself upon be-
ing an asylum for all outcasts from other ma
tons, whether they be exiled from their ma
tive land for religious or political offenses
1t looks, however, as if Great Britain was
striving 20 usurp the honor, for of late years
the majority of these offenders have sought
refuge in the little island on the west coast
of Europe. Kossuth found refuge there from
the expressions of his government, and from
thence issued his famous manifestoes that
stirred Europe to its very center couple OF
decades ago. In England Napoleon found
an asylum on several occasions and eventu-
ally place where he could die in peace, and
in England scores of other political offenders
found refuge from the vengeance of their
own governments, and were enabled from that
little spot to forward their labor of regenerat-
ing the governments of the continent by means
of publications that were widely disseminat-
ed.
1t now transpires that the Jesuits, who
have been exiled from France, will find in
England safe home, where they can pur-
sue their work unmolested by governmental
interference. The Catholic clergy of the
kingdom have extended to them welcome
which will no doubt be gratefully accepted.
This invitation has not been extended with
out full Understandings with the govern
ment. and the Inequalities of the island of
refuge will be extended freely to them as
long as they shall choose to avail themselves
of it, or until such time as they can return
to their own country without fear of perse-
cution.
The broad spirit of liberation that has
characterized the British government of late
years, both as to political end religious here
tics, excites the admiration of all lovers of
civil and religious liberty. Socialists, nihil-
lists and republicans have fled to the hospita-
BILE shores of England, assured of protection
With none of these has the government any
affinity, yet it wraps its protecting arm about
them and saves them from assault
Catholics, Mormons, Mohammedans and
Buddhists have f1ocked to the British
flag for protection against persecution, and
that protection has never been denied them
Christian and MussuIman have been treated
alike, and the widest liberty of conscience al.
lowed. Such spirit has done more for the
glory of Great Baitain than all her armies
and navies. 1t has proved the fact that the
nation is a progressive as well as tolerant
one-that the government has confidence
that no errors of doctrine, political or re-
ligious, can prevail against it. 1t is an as
sertion of strength and stability that of it.
self inspires all rival nations with the idea
that the strength assumed is really existent
The tolerance of varying and divergent
religious and political ideas in Great Britain
covers, in the minds of Americans, a multi
tude of other sins. 1t is mantsl of charity
and stamps the nation and the government
as the most republican of all European ma.
tons and governments government that
pays respect to that most sacred of all rights
the rient % think and act on political and
religions subjects as one chooses.