The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

jews, but that the nation which could
boast of isaiah among its poets, aud the
Macabces among its generals could not be
dcrided by any English speaking people.
And when this Know Nothing party was
raised to limit immigration of Irish CatlO-
lies, which wantod.to shut out Immigrants
because of their race and religion, this
same broad-minded Englishman. in his ia
nous criticism upon Ranke's History OF
the POpes, used this language. which. for
cOgent force and the swelling grandeur Of
ITS sentences cannot he surpassed
''There is not, and there never was on
this earth work of human policy so well
| deserving Of examination rs the Roman
| Catholic Church. The history of that
church Joins together the two great ages
| OF CIVILIZATION. No other institution is
| LETT Standing which c;trries the mind back
| to the times when iae smoke of sacrifice
rose from the Pantheon, and when camel
opards and tigers abounded in the Flayian
ampitheater. The proudest royal houses
are but of yesterday when compared with
the line Ofthe Supreme pOn1i1. That line we
trace back in an unbrOken series from the |
Pope who crowned Napoleon in the nine |
teenth century to the Pope who crowned |
Pcpin in the eigth and far beyond the time |
of Pepin, the August dynasty extends till |
il is lost in the twilight OF fable. The Re-
public of Venice came next in antiquity.
But the Republic of Venice was modern
when compared with the Papacy; and the
Republic of Venice is gone and the Papa
cy remains, not in decay, not a mere an
tlquc. but full of life and youthful yigor.
The Catholic Churcl is still sending
forth TO the ends of the world missiona-
ries as Jealous as those who landed in
Kent with Augustin and still confronting
hostile kings with the same spirit whith
which she, confronted Attia, The number
of her children is greater than in any other
"A Her sitinn. In tbn NnXy WnrlI
have more than compensated for what she
has lost in the Old. Her spiritual ascend
ancy extends over the vast countries
which lie between the plains of the Mis-
souri, and Cape Horn. countries which Il
century hence may not improbably con-
tam population as large AS that which
now inhaOits Europe. The members Of
communion are certainly not fewer than
hundred and fifty millions, and it will be
difficult to show that all other Christian
sects united amount to a hundred and
twenty millions. Nor do we see any sign
which indicates that the term of her long
dominion is approaching. she saw the
commencement Of all the governments and
OF all the ecclesiastical establishments
that now exist IN the wOrl and we feel .
no assurance that She Is not destined TO
see the ends of them ALL She was great
and respected before the Saxon had set
foot on Britain, before the Frank had
still llourished in Antioch, when idols
Were still worshipped in the Temple of
Mecca
Mr.. Speaker, we have led the world in ,
recent years in friendly intercourse among
the nations of the earth, and we cannot
now AFFORD to take any step backward in {
our relations with the great Chinese En- :
pirc. One hundred thousand of her pco- n
pie, under the provisions OF our treaty, :
have come TO our shores and settled in our
midst DO you believe If the conditions
were reversed and our citizens were IN
China instead of Chinese in the united d
States, we could be successfully appealed
to TO inhabit further emigration and con- \
sent 10 the passage of passport laws by
which even those who were permit
ted TO remain should be hampercd in their
every moyement from one place to another:
let this China has done. With 100000 of
her people here, brought here by our own
act, solicited to come in all your treaties.
urged TO cmigratc. and yet been subjected
10 all these annoying and yexatious laws
igainst them, China has acted more reason l
lble, IL not as just TO her own people as "a
perhaps she should, than could be expect
I'll Of any other. She has consented 10
suspend that immigratian which you once
ought, which you regarded as the highest e
-lfort of diplomatic skill, and to modify
Ter treaty 10 that end. Whose course is
most like that of the Christian religion,
lers or oursy In amity, fOrbearancc, 7
rood will, have they now surpassed us !
10 ask the questionis to answer it.
And now, Mr.. Speaker, have said more ,
han intended, and thank the House for A.
he great courtesy OF its attention. Great Va
pplause.l Il