Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
BIsHop COY AGAIN.
The Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New
York to Monsfpuor SatnIu n

Inc PROTESTANT Episcopal Bishop OF New
York to Monsignor SatollI. n
The Buffalo, N. ", Ecening Netos of
Thursday printed the full text of n
second letter from Bishop A. Cleveland
Cox of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
to Mgr. Satolli, the papal delegate.
The bishop says: "Strong nations are
naturally self-reliant Under God 1t Is
their inalienable right to be go. To
proffer the paternal care of any foreign
court to such a nation is an imperli-
nence. Spain accepted it when she was
mighty and has enjoyed the full benefits
OF such nursing for centuries.
III you ask for the result, look at her.
Americans are not anxious to be
adopted in like manner by the court YOU
represent. To be moulded into such
people as the Spaniards have become
under his Most Catholic Majesty or to
be made like their Republican progeny
in South America and Mexico Is the
distinction you propose for us. OF such
promotion we are not ambitious, hence,
without particle of personal unkind-
ness, l have reminded you that the
aggressive position you have assumed
toward us is offensive. The father
of his country dwelt on this point
Of foreign influence as perilous.
Even as accredited diplomat, il would
have rendered you persona non
grata. Mr.. Sackville- West had claims
to personal respect, but for the
mistake of a moment he was very sum
marily furnished with his passports.
Yours, however, is deliberate invasion
OF our capital and practical intermed-
ding with our most delicate domestic
affairs, which you threaten TO make
permanent.
For centuries France has maintained
bars and bolts to keep out Just such
visitors as you. The control and med
ding of the Roman courts she has all
ways resisted, as l do. If you do notle
Americans alone, your own people here
Will soon remind the Pontiff that what
he consented to as law. of the French
republic in 1901 is only their natural
right as republicans of the United States
In 1893.
You profess to admire our institu.
tons. Reflect that our fundamental
Institution is the right of .self-govern-
ment Our common schools are our
own concern and all our people have a
common interest in them. There are
honest Americans among Roman Cath.
olics who begin to hate the chains YOU
are forging, and by their help we can
arrive at amcable arrangements among
ourselves if you will let US alone. You
have ever since your arrival posed as d
sovereign prince and general meddler
with affairs everywhere, aud chiefly
among Jesuits az the national capital.
"Nor can you be congratulated with
any remarkable degree of success among
your own people. They do not all adj
mire a vice.pope for America. You are
entitled to your passport and to be dis
missed at once. We wish you long life
and many happy New Years-in Lee
panto.
Meantime let me suggest that you let
us and our Roman Catholic neighbors
alone"
In concluding the bishop says that
in his next letter he will point out the
fact that a Jesuit party in our politics
has been formed, and, like the Wind
thorst party in the Reichstag, IL will
henceforth proceed more openly to clog
and curse our legislation, and that this
party was introduced under the man
agement of Lieutenant. Governor Shee.
han and the ablegate's own supremacy
to the people of this State on the 9Th Of
November, 1893