The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-18
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]. stated that should Mr.. Muegraye
ever deIgn to bring forward ono sin
gle proof for, one Of his assertions
against the Catholic Church, | would
be pleased to consider 1t. hava read
his last dIthyramb and Of course have
noticed that he carefully abandons the
sTaniBh inquisltlon to lts fate. Tals
was HIS stronghold but It has proved
decidedly shaky. He merely contln-
yes to unload more = = - assertions
and once more he Dlanlly drops into
poetry. is3is 5.
~ beg to let him stay there and 10
continue, with your Intelligent readers
our study Of the Spanish inunisitioa.
| trust that my previous discussion Of
the unpleasant subject has clearly IS.
tablishe>l that, whatever may have
been the number Of the victims Of thht
institution, the shock 10 the human
race Uf shock there ,was), was not
administered by the Institution with
which Cardinal Gibbons Is CONNECTED,
1t was plainly administered by Stac
Spanish Rulers, who adopted snca
strenuous measures to preserve Their
nationality and their independence.
The ,papes ore on record merely for
having done their best to prevent or
to remedy the rlgors and lnjnstlces OF
that political tribunal. Is
Now: .ince I an offered another CD.
portunity, ! beg TO take up the second
proposition concerning the number OF
the victims OF said TnqulsItfon. On
the falti, OF ]. W. Diapers statement
tp. 207 Of Conflict) who gives no AZ,
thority whatever for his assertion, Mr..
Musgmye has boldly declared that tho
number Of those victims were "nearly
$4,000 between the years 1881 md
1905" This l emphntlcally denied.
Since I have been unable 10 obtn:n
from my opponent even m attempt Mt
u historical proof, wish to show your
readers that | had some very serious
reasons for entering such denial.
The lnquisition-lts Victims, Their
ug Number.
| Among the victims OF the Spanish
tuQuisitlon we're certainly numerous
Moors and Jews. We should molify
the statement and say that those
Moors and Jews were supposedly COZ
verified to Christianity and commonly
known by the Spaniarls as Mor!scoes
and ,Marranos. respectively. No Moor
or Jew. unc0nyertei to Christlanit.
ever appeared before the tribunals Of
the fnqnisition. The Kings OF Spain
dealt directly with such and We knoY
that their e,licts against them wer.
OF the severest kind. 2
Thus the joint edict of. Ferdinand
and Isabella, dated Granada, Marcel
| 10. 1892. three months after the con
quest Of the city. expels all the I'M
baptized Jews from the Peninsula
Some say 100000. others 100000 Jews
were thus compelled 10 scatter them
selves over Europe. II We adopt thu
latter figures. We must admit that the
Jews formed almost state within ths
state. At any rate. few Of them re.
nmlnetl to become the victims OF t.
InqIsition and oil such were baptized
or Marranos according to the Spanish
writer's. Itar
Another edlot Of the same sover.
elgns. dated February, 1902. ten yea; )
later. drove all tne nnbaptized Moors
out of Spain: they were given their
choice, however, to become Christians
Or to return to Africa. This edit
was issued IN punishment OF rebel.
lion started by said Sloors. who hit
become exasperaied by the numerous
conversions OF their brothers to Chri,.
tfanity. this mainly. through the zeal
of the sanity Ximenes.
| In 1876 Charles V. renews the e1lct
OF his grandfather Ferdinand. The
overt profession OF Mohammedanisn,
is henceforth eNtingulshed In the pea.
lnsula. Isl I
In 156G. Philip H.. his son and SUE.
cess0r forhids even the Use Of the
Arabic language: all former Moorish
customs and ceremonies fall under the
same strict prohibition. Another re.
bcllion Is started IN consequence Of
'nat edict: it was auelled only In
1870. In the meanwhile, the Moors
from the Barbary shores were con,
tinnally' tievestating the Mediterra.
mean cities, Strengthening Christians
Or carrying them into captivity.
Partly as a retaliation. but esme.
clally to keep az element Of continual
danger from his Kingdom. Philip lii.
took at last In 1909 the radical me IS.
IRE to cNpel all Mor!scoes from tie
Peninsula. For over n century these
Mor'seoes had proved that their con.
version to Christianity was a mere
pretense. According 10 somc writer's.