, 1881-09-11
The Former Designation Applied Only
to Established. Ciurclmen.
All Persecution Of the Catholics Game
from the Episcopalians.
The Presbyterians Suffered Oppression from
the Same Source.
Ind Through The Pre>ayleliaw The Catholics Sc.
cured Emancipation


derry, ireland, and dated .A1.2. IS. i'll which
! he sets forti, in glowing colors the ccl..5r;l-
ton OIL that date III - tile anniversary ct the
| closing of the gates ut Londonderry asains,
/ the iagccs Of King .'an..s lI.' II / felt in-
c!incd to be critical. might safely SLY that
! your correspondent. in thus describing Il
! procession wtnessedby hiu. in Londonderry
on the 18th Of August, must have drawn
| largely, ii not altogether,
/ UPON Ills IM..G1NATlny
for Ills facts, or else the good people of
! Londonderry must have got up :: speca!
| praccssion for his especial benefit, as it is Il
I wt!|-estahfishe,i historical fact that the
| shutting Of the gales at Londonderry or
currci not on the 18th IF August, but m the
18th Ut Dece'ih.r, Y. s. The siege beyan
oti the 18th Of April, and the citizens got re-
lief OIL the 18th of August, Y. $, 1i,9.
supl"'sc that Mir. Kedpa,h witnessed the
! celebration Of tic anniversary OF the opening
| OF the gates on the latl of August.
I The siese Of Derry continued 105 days,
and, Prof. Witlerow says, twas i'll itself IL
! feat Of endurance and courage WHICH has
had few parallels III the ilistury Of nations
a1ht, as Mr.. ltedpath writes, ':.E;tr since tile
| 'Popish King retired III despaIr tro,n be-
fore the walls of Londonderry, the event has
been celebrated here, like the Battle Ut the
| Eoync, rs one nf the great historical events
| by which religious anu civil liberty was
| established in Ircland.' III order TO avoid
| mistake, / will now copy from Nj, Ncdpatlls
| letter that portion OF i: which
PROPOSE To CKIT1ClSE, TO WIT:
! Hit DrtnSentcn's notions Of civil anu religious
| liberty differ az. snsctt vtu as rud!ra* frn1n
| American ideas ot political nnd religious enual-
both lit It's history. aud CHARACTER, uno tenden
! GIGS. from Professionalism OF every color and
! tahlish,uent of religious Liberty In Ireland for
! which heard the Grunge clergyman rendering
! thnnks: 1t WAS tho beginning OF u nr~ aud
bitRniy tf religious persecution 1t was the
inauguration OF an eporu III which WAS enacted
and enforced II cole Of ps':sf Jaws Hrninsl the
Cat hs!ie, WHICH for Ingenuity &C nAilSnity n1'a
pcr=lstencl Ut cruelty nave rarely hccN rq1aled,
i and never surpassed. il the anllais Ut Western
Europe PEotrstanti*m III ireland has never
always with the nseendency OF 4 sect; it has
never stodd for frec'!Jm of belief. but always
fhr prescription: it has never ,ncaut the cham
puush!p n{ race nr creed oppressed. hut hats
always been the watchw:,sti o; persecution fur
conscience sake Seo1cn 1'rcSuytt:l,nst't in
Scotland. and still n"re IN A'nel'csa. has esseu-
tally ehaittd It's spirit, it not the words Of its
crcc,i. during the last two centuries. Eut in
the North nf irelsnd it is us true today a. when
lord Ciaretp1nn sud it ::ol years aso.' The r,
ligion IF the Scotch consists OF hating tue Pope"
In reading Irish history it Is all-inlportant
to bear i'll mind that the terms =: Protestant"
and - Orangcmen ="
20 NOT APPLY TO rEEslYTEEIA Ms
Il atlistinctiUIi which Mr.. keutEtth Scents to
ignore.
England heretofore has found it to be the
easiest and cheapest way for her, in Keeping
Ireland in s1lbjecsion. 10 throw sliscorl inlt,
the 1risl. ca:np. Silc has always found ready
tools witt. Which to WORK an,uag the Irish
themselves, or their s,If~5tylesi friellls-dl-
rtcting her s,cre:-service force to :rp'tsc the
hatred Of Catholics against :lie pE.stytcratlS
OF t}l, Nultf!--tlat portion Ut ireland most
dreaded by her, w!liri1, lit spite Of l:rscc1l-
t,o1 has tluuri she'd. and. although under En-
glish rule. has power. For where, OH til1
face OF the who'll: Earth, can prcs5ytrra!is-
he fauud III Il degraded Or inferiorcondi;ion:'
Tic:e is that Is ,.lttAl truth it, their Calvin
istic belief which has everywhere carried
them to tie fruit. They have always c"s-
tended fur Iiberty-not only for themselves,
but for others-a1d have always been fearea
b; tue enemies Of liberty, whether IL
Rome or I.oit.ion. The enemies "t
Irish liberty have in the past been
III perfect ic cord There seems In hH
al understand ing betWt. them that the
british Government shall mi Interfere WIN
l. INitr
l,illlialil British 1,nna!ion. aud "pp?sc Us
enemies. either among the refractory III her
own borders. ur the common toe ut both,
TIT: IEf;sI:fTEE1>SS OF THE NoI:rlf-
the British ti:svvl;asn:'nt aopatr-ns To iufil-
ISL the money. and. III 1his ease, the man:
ever, who have for many ;ears endured
the oppression Of the British ti"Icrl!~
lntnt, have, with true devotion 10
principle, steadily conten!;:t for ihcrtE,
for themselves and their ttSs cli!:-slle:'r1
ct,un1ryncii: and all adva1!ct.s aHd sn"st-
m;;>ts in t!lt. direction OF Irish fr'edo:4 ,ve
bnsn connlcllce&l and mainly Carried ali by
tfleul Mr.. k.nipat!1.s blulH!tr IL culf. 'Hlsts~
lit.. irish prts,yt.riaAlsn With Irish ltuteat~
antis;n su!:y tt1'IIHt e Il mSlakr, = ; IL l,'t
in view, An .tmrrical might, be e.
cl!seu for such as error: but how can
we paliiate. tlle oitense IN one vino
would feel i'lsnlte'l ii t".d h.
wlticlt hv is writing The following qtlo&s-
lion j, trrn the distinguished Catholic writer.
the Very Rev. T. II. Burke. Speaking Ut the
Se'ntc;, .'resbyterans he says: - lhey 60:
the full enjoyment Of their religion. which
wills
:;or PROTESTANT, nrr r1:ES;lrEEIAS.'
The name "I'sutestant" WAS appropriatctl
by- tile Eyiscopa1laus, anu claimed as sAelFS
exclusively. The word .>prnirstailt, III iae
history II the North Of lrel;:lld refers 10 tile
J,uli;tn Church. t'rile Church ni Ireland was
.lscsttn!5i1cu hy Mr Gt>tolle III ls''.}
lii the yc;lr 1903 Il new a:t Ito prevent .llo
further growth vi i'opt'ry'' wts added 10 :ilc
black cat;,Eo. Of penal statutes alftilly III
.xistenre Among other things it 'tr!led
tic meaning Of tile tern . FrUte5taltt; I'll
word Wici. is nuw popularity understood, as
applied u r.}iyio,is. belief. 1n mean every
thing not Roman, Catllolir}. The language
of the act is, ''rl.at nu convert = to o:
deemed il Protestant wi!o has not Wl;hin L
specified time, taken the oath til aojultil"11.
.l received the s;.cr:lliitnt rs Il member Ut
tie Established Church.
-Accortl!ng to this att lsonan Cathoilc
could .oi escape the liardsl'ipS of Tie penal
laws By becoming Il Presbyterian VI Collgrt-,
gationaiist. prcsbyteriats at this tine i;td
no legal existence.
In tl>e early history of the Orange or4:al-
iZAslon PApis.s, Prest'yteri:.ns, tlnaSers, anu
Methutlisls are expressly excluded oy ntittt,
and nol!c but lu',tstanI3-t1lat Is, members
Of the Established ChNrch--were .elislble y
membership. And Orangei5nl, which did
not have aii existence until more than one
hundred years after tile siege OF Loiiao-
derry has always been
4 BRANCH uF THE TORY ORG .ASIzAT10S.
Says wel-inforulcd writer, in letter
published i'll your iss,se of March :, ISL:
Oranyeisn Us III, institution III Ireland, is the
creature OF ToryHsn,. lundiordism, and the En-