The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-02-06 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

PARLIAMENTARY GRANT TO THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH.—\Ve are exceedingly glad to find, that the Protestants of Liserpool have addressed a prayer to both Houses of the 'British Parliament. to withdraw the Parliamentary grant to the college of Maynooth. The terms of the petition will, we hope, receive a ready response in the breast of every man who is favourable to the advancement of civil and religi'ous liberty, and anxious to maintain the' political ascendancy of Great Britain. The petitioners, after setting•forth the failure of the college, both as a political experiment and as a seminary for education, moral and relighius, state, "that the class books, as used by augiority in Maynooth college, contain a system of .ethics, so inverted and unchristian, as to encourage criminality and ifilecency, to render property under the British crown insecure, to exalt perjtity, under 'Certain ciretriustances, into the rank of a supposed virtue, and to make ,allegiance to their church, to take precedence of loyalty to our sovereign." In these views we perfectly coocur and we are prepared to prove, from authentic parliamentary documents, that the views of the petitioners are neither extravagant nor untrue. Nor can we be surptised at. the result. It has been ascertained, upon evidence the most conclusive, that a system of religious faith,more degrading than -the superstitions of Juggernaut, has been prepated• and published by Peter Dens, and, under the patronage of Dr. Murray, introduced as -the-class book in the college of Maynooth. It is a source of deep regret. that, although this fact has been ascertained beyond all controversy', her Majesty's government,-under the influence of what are called liberal opinions, and a feigned anxiety to conciliate the Roman Catholic priesthood, and thus obtain their political support, have uniformly refused all inquiry into this abominable system. It, therefore, becomes the duty of every man who is anxious to support the dignity of his country, and continue those civil and religious privileges which England has hitherto enjoyed, under a free Protestant government, to come. forward and use every legitimate influence to have this cursed system rooted out of the country. But what language can we use more powerful than that which has been already employed by the elo-; fluent champions of the Protestant faith, who have faithfully exposed the obscenities of this popish college ? And what has been the practical result of such a system of education ? Falsehood, treachery, and a justification of the murder of Protestants, as an act of duty on the part of Roman Catholics ! And this has been carefully taught to the priests taught at that college, and by them inculcated upon the credulous and priest-ridden peasantry of unfortunate Ireland. Hence the source of all the murders and ‘iolence committed on the persons of the Irish Protestants. But will her Majesty's ministers dare make inquiry into the causes of these outrages ? We boldly answer, No ! They cannot afford to lose the support of O'Connell and the priests, and, for this simple reason, we believe they would cheerfully compromise the, honour and dignity of their country, sacrifice the prerogatives and endanger the security of the 'throne, violate every pledge they have given to maintain the ascendancy of Protestantism, and weaken the obligations of morality, rather than sacrifice their places, or forfeit their patronage. But we hope the people of England will take 'up this subject, and demand an exposure of this diabolical system. Why should we hesitate ? Why should we hope or seek to reconcile the enemies of our church, who, by their oaths of allegiance to the Pope of Rome, are pledged to eternal enmity to every institution opposed to the Holy See. The petitions lie fur signatures at the various newspaper offices.