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translation then, and submit that the ency-
clopedist correct ii his differences:
for It means and can mean nothing else than
what the Jesuirs have professed in all their his
tory Tin actions more eloquent than words) that
any end which they consider good is to be at
tanned by any means, because the purpose
has makes the act good or bad give you the
benefit of your own translations, and thus you
avow that II your purpose is good one te e.,
of imposing the Syllabus upon American
ctizens) that pious purpose makes any act
good which You find requisite for such an end.
Your maxim justifes you in your further
i inns as TO my own history. You say;
'Encyclopedia Britannica for his theology is.
am under the impression, unusual Nothing
Is more true, ard you know very well that
l am not exception to this rule. The
sources of my theology are before the
American people in the entire series of the
ante-Nlcene fathers sources with which.
many of your clergy and most OF your
people TO be grossly N the dark. For thirty
years my countrymen have recognized my pub
locations showing some acquaintance with
theology as taught by the great Gallicans from
st. Bernard to Dupanloup and poor Bishop Oar
boy. For forty years have been familiar with
the works of De Maistre, your great Uitramon-
tanist laym man, and others, such as Bonald and
Montalem bert; and you well know that while IN
Baltimore l edited considerable work on the
moral Theology of Liguori" 1t would not be-
come me to speak of the studies of my life
much less of my humble record of patient
labors in behalf of my countrymen; but when
sumes to insinuate that Ego to" encyclopedias
for my information, simply because l advised
others TO go there who proclaimed their lgnor-
ance of originals, then venture to state. in
self defense. what you, a Balrimorean, might
be supposed to know. when you undertake TO
tell what said and did there thirty years ago.
The curiosity of my countrymen to the
"Gallicanism" which American Roman Catholics
entitled to profess, has lately been stimu-
lated. and if the Independent thinks me capable
of speaking prcftably on that subject to its
readers your assault shall be my apology for a
letter or two on the history of the Gallican
liberties. But in closing this letter, with cor
dial goodwill TO your person and respect for
your episcopal station. permit me to initiate
your frankneSs, by remarking that possibly you
are not we'll informed to the history of the
Jesuit Society, apart from it's better side and
You are, of course, well yersed in their Image
prima seculia In this their first century
which includes alike the piouS labors. of Xavier
in the missionary fields of India, and their crimes
against law and liberty in all the States of Eu-
rope) is celebrated in raptures as wholly APP
proved by Christ himself, by the Virgin, and
the whole company Of heaven. Nor do doubt,
that you accept veritabe history all that is
reported in the 'Lettres Ediiantes" which
other scholars regard romance. But have
you studied the facts of the other sidef
Men of eminence for virtue, men of science,
magistrates, jufists, theologians. dignitaries
aud popes, yes, and contemporary Jesuits be-
sides, pass a severe judgment even upon their
first age Do you know the work of Marianas
Do you recall the testimony of Henriquez and
Vitelleschi2 The impeachments of Carlo Borro-
meo. of Beblay, of Palafox. of Melchior Cano2
OF Popes Paul ~, Plus V, Sixtus V, Clement
VIII. and of other pontiffs. not fewl Do you
the University of Parisl OF successive
Parliaments of Francel Finally. of all the
courts of Europe; of primates and prelates
without number9 OF Clement XIV, by whose
unanswerable breve they were suppressed .sfor-
ever, on the ground of unspeakable infamiesa
When / give evidence before committee of
Congress on the subject of chartering your uni
versity, shall appear before them without one
Protestant opinion historic statement. l
shall be prepared with popes and doctors Of
theology, judicial decisions Of your own uni
versiries, of eminent Roman Catholics in all
parts of the world; and I shall prove by their
testimony that the society is conspiracy
against freedom, against law, and against the
moral foundations of society itself. l shall show
that it is of little consequence whether or not
they explain away the maXims of BuSem
hundred years proclaims their rule of conduct to
be-that evil must not be called evil it
done in order that what they call good may
come to pass Meantime my Dear and right
reverend sir, let me remind you that you have
not undertaken to support client who comes
into court with character at stake. 1t is an
adjudged case. Your client is an old offender;
an inveterate convict. All history exclaims
Catholic country. and over and over again from
Rome ITSELF intolerable among Christians
who respect human laws and laws divine, he
has come among us to try here all the intrigues
and to meet, in the end, with the like penalties
from a free republic. The world recognizes his
relations to universal society, in the pithy say
ing of General Foy: 'Jesuitism lis a sword of
which the hilt is at Rome, but the point every
where" Yours with sincere good Will,
A. CLEVELAND COKE,
Bishop of Western New York.
BUFFALO Feb. 2, 1883.