substance of this is to be seen in a very small expence, and accompanied work called, Correspondence on the with certain notes, which it was conformation of the Roman Catholic Bi-ceived would answer the objections ble Society, which work seems to have been drawn up by the above named Mr. Blair.

of rigid Catholics; but that these notes were to be cleared of all remarks on the Protestant corruptions of the text, and misapplication of the meaning of it, by doing which, the Editors flattered themselves they should silence the clamours of Messrs. Blair and Co.

After some time, however, a part of the Catholic clergy took an alarm at these un-Catholic proceedings in the beat of their body; some of them denied the right of any layman to form such resolutions, others main- I now, Mr. Editor, propose my tained that it was inexpedient and questions;-Have you or any of your wrong to circulate the text of the correspondents seen a complete copy Scriptures among the ignorant, with- of this Stereotype Testament, which out notes, which appears to have been we know was begun near three years the original intention, and which was ago? If so, what is the form and always the favourite wish of the au- price of it? What is the average thor of Hora Biblica. These objec- number and length of the notes in a tions caused great difficulties and dozen pages? Any other particulars great irresolution among the members relating to this work cannot fail of of the Catholico-Catholic Bible So- being gratifying to the public as well ciety, as may be seen in the above- as to myself. I cannot dismiss this named Correspondence, when at subject without mentioning that, at length the Protestant-Catholic Bible the beginning of the year 1814, Mr. Society, thinking themselves trifled Butler renewed his controversy with with and deceived in this business, Mr. Blair in The Gentleman's" Magadid, at the London Tavern, Sir Digby zine, and that the same continued Mackworth in the chair, pass some from the month of January to that of very strong animadversions on the December. His two first letters are conduct of the former, the tenor of of great length and digested into a which is to be seen in the book of number of distinct propositions, some the Correspondence. These seemed of which are equivocal and some to extinguish all hopes of this pow clearly false. Of the latter kind is the erful party's consenting to the eman following: The Church of Rome cipation. In vain did Mr. Butler en- has at all times desired to promote deavour to avert the blow, two days the general circulation and perusal before it took place, by a letter to of the Sacred Writings, both in the Mr. Blair, in which he asserted, what original language and in the translahe can hardly be thought to have be. tions from it." The refutation of lieved, as the latter shews, namely, this and of certain other falsities of that it was a point then undecided this leader of Catholic Biblemen, afamong the Catholic Bible-men, whe-fords fine sport to Mr. Blair and his ther their Testament for enlightening the ignorant poor of their communion should be accompanied with notes or not.

The conclusion of the debates in question was, that the Testament should be printed in stereotype, in order to take off an immense number of copies, which measure was expected to please the Protestant Biblemen; that it should be sold at a

associates, who, in fact, shew him no mercy, though he more than once piteously cries for it, by haranguing on charity, a union of hearts, if heads cannot agree, &c. Unfortunately, our adversaries triumph appears to be gained over the Counsellor's religion, as well as over his Bible dissertations. His unmerciful adversaries take advantage of several of his little deceptions, as to circumstances, &c. no less than

tempted to prove, that every Romish votary was essentially an idolater. Perhaps I need not inform your readers, that the discourse was delivered in the presence of the Archdeacon of Durham, and that it was committed to the press at his request, and at the request of the Durham clergy; or that the preacher is a distinguished mem

which was formed in the year 1806 against the author of the remarks on the Bishop of Durham's charge. My letter to his reverence shall be as follows.

To the Rev. T. Le Mesurier, B. D. &c. &c.

to his falsities and paralogisms. For example, the learned gentleman writes from Stonor Park, and in the course of his letter describes himself as being surrounded with French Booksellers shops, stored with versions of the ·Scriptures, of all sizes; he professes to write his long dissertations, full as they are of numerous and ample quo tations from various authors, with re-ber of that orthodox confederacy, ferences to pages, &c. from the mere "recollection of what he once knew concerning the Scriptures." But what will appear of a more serious nature in the eyes of several of your readers, is what he says concerning a Scriptural work of a notorious Jansenist, namely, "that it is in great request among persons of a liberal education." Now it is a known fact, that the only education which the writer of Hora Biblice ever had was at the English College of Douay, which, in fact, did give both a liberal and a learned education to those who completed their studies in it. Nevertheless, it may safely be affirmed that no one regalar alumnus of that celebrated college, holds in request either the published works or the private correspondence of any Jansenist, from the Port Royalist le Maitre, down to the revolutionary Gregoire, ex-bishop of Blois. Fam Sir, Yours,

COL. ANG. DUAC. ALUMN.

REV. SIR, It was long a principle of that church, which has received you into her sanctuary, that every means ought to be adopted to degrade and persecute the church of Rome. There was a time, Sir, when almost every prison in the realm was crouded with Catholic sufferers; and when each succeeding day witnessed the execu tion of several of these incarcerated victims. These were the primitive days of English Protestantism; and if it be true that primitive Christianity gathered strength and consistency from the effusion of her children's blood, it is equally certain, that the discordant elements, of which the English church is composed, were ce

To the Editor of the Orthodox Journal.mented together with the blood of her Romish foes.

MR. EDITOR,-The favour, which These days, however, Sir, at length you have more than once done me, in passed by, and they were succeeded by giving publicity to my remarks, which an age less bloody, but more refined have appeared in your Journal, em- in cruelty. Penal laws were enacted, boldens me to request the insertion of and restrictions of every species were the following letter. It shall be ad- hung round the necks of Catholics. dressed to Mr. Thomas Le Mesurier, They were made to bear the burden, Rector of Haughton-le-Skerne, and but were excluded from every post of Domestic Chaplain to Lord Viscount honour or trust or emolument. They Sidmouth. This gentleman has lately were fined for attending that form of been pouring forth from the pulpit the worship which their consciences aptroubled stream of his orthodox elo-proved of. Their property was inse quence against the professors of Ca-cure; and when the few rights which tholicity and their religious tenets. The were left them were invaded, the consubject of his sermon was the invoca- stitution refused to redress their wrongs. tion of angels and saints: and he at- In aid of this every orthodox church

conscience" the watchword of the rea formation? Did not your magnanimous parent, Luther, proclaiming aloud that the basis of his reform was com

man in the nation thought it a duty to declaim against the professors of Popery. The pulpit and the press were leagued together; and they both contributed to represent Catholics as faith-prehended in the well-known words, less subjects and perjured villains; as blasphemous idolaters, who surpassed even their Pagan ancestors in studied insults to the Divinity, in fine as infer-prosecute them, because they are hos

nal miscreants upon whom the seven apocalyptic vials of God's indignation had been poured. Catholicity was depicted as the parent of infidelity, and as the nurse of every vice which could degrade humanity. If Catholics endeavoured to wipe off the foul aspersions, they were told, that they misrepresented their religious creed; that their intellects were held in Papal thraldom, that they were incapable of discovering the truth, and morally incapacitated from embracing it.

"read the scriptures and judge for yourselves?" Why then do you con→ demn your Catholic brethren? If you

tile to the establishment, why do you not pour the torrent of your zeal against more dangerous foes?-The canting descendants of Wesley assume daily a more formidable appearance: they threaten destruction to the honours and affluence of your mitred prelates, and to the easy competency of your subaltern brethren; still, Sir, you are silent. The Catholics are a small insignificant body; they cannot be dangerous.

Why then, Sir, have you declaimed I have dwelt rather long, Sir, on the so violently against them; why atsecond age of the established church, tempted to load them with the basest because, in describing its character, I insults? If a sense of duty did not have touched upon the principal ingre- compel you to combat more powerful dients which constitute your own.- foes, the recollection of the chastiseThough you live in an age, in whichment which your officious temerity remuch of the antiquated bigotry of past times has been worn away; in which Catholics are tolerated and much relieved, you stubbornly cherish the spirit of the iron age.-Who was it, Sir, that attempted to prove Popery to be the parent of French infidelity? It was you. Who, in our own days, accused the Church of Rome of reviving the impious follies of Pagan antiquity? It was you. Who mounted the pulpit in order to demonstrate that every British Catholic was essentially an idolater? It was you, Sir.-Who but you, could advise the Bishop of Durham to reprint some of the old tracts against Popery?

In these days of returning peace and toleration, it ill becomes a minister of the God of peace to foment civil discord. It ill accords, Sir, with the principles of the established church to throw a restraint on the religious belief of any man. Was not liberty of

ceived from the dreaded antagonist of the Durham bishop, ought to have deterred you at least from giving your sermon to the public. However, Mr. Lingard despises your weak efforts, and I think will not notice your last work. It abounds, Sir, in calumny and defamation and misrepresentation, and when you attempt to reason, you betray the wretched weakness of a wretched cause. The public shall be convinced of this; and though as a scholar and a man I respect you, I think I shall find little difficulty in proving, that when you undertook to demonstrate that Catholics were idolaters, your orthodox zeal assumed too bold a flight. For the present, Sir, farewell, M. B. The Editor begs leave to inform the Catholic public that in a few weeks the small publication hinted at in the above letter may be had of him and the dif ferent agents of this Journal,

state of a subject; and he entrenches on the rights of a fellow-creature, by attempting to deprive him of exist ence. And, is it not astonishing, that in this land of liberty, a tyrant, so opposite to it, should be encourag

the phenomena, in civil occurrences, that is not to be accounted for. In order to illustrate this subject, let us have before our eyes the two princi pals, who have given rise to this dis cussion-Mr. Secretary Peel, and Mr. O'Connell. Let us suppose them to be men both ardent for civil liberty. They are men who would not willing

To the Editor of the Orthodox Journal. SIR,-By the accounts given in the public papers, it appears that a meeting has taken place between Sir Charles Saxton and Mr. Lidwell, and that it has terminated without blood-ed and upheld? It is truly one of shed. It is astonishing, that in this enlightened age, such a relict of barbarism should still maintain its existence--that men, adorned with all the refinements, literature, and civilization, that men, instructed in all the principles of christian humility, meekness and forbearance, should, in cold blood, and months after the supposed affront has been given, go and deli-ly transgress against the laws of liberately present against each others breasts the deadly weapon, and endeavour to deprive each other of existence ! Whence originates this bar barity? Is it countenanced by the laws of God? Is it authorized by the laws of man? No: it is in direct opposition to both. Whence then does it originate? From no other than from the mandates of an imaginary tyrant, to which worldly men have subjected themselves, in defiance of the laws both of God and man. This tyrant is HONOUR! And what kind of a tyrant is this? It is a tyrant of the most arbitrary, the most despotic kind:-it is a tyrant the most opposite to that most favoured of all civil virtues-Liberty.

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berty.-Men, who have dear relatives, perhaps wives and children, whose happiness they sincerely desire, and from whom they would not willingly be separated for ever.-Men, who entertain the greatest abhorrence of murder.-Men, speaking of them as Christians, who dread the idea of death in an unprepared state-who know that the one who falls is lost for ever, and that the one who kills his adversary is the author of his damnation. Men, who know all this, and yet pursue their determination. Their wills and their understandings are against it; but the tyrant, HoNOUR, forces them to it. They present themselves before each otherthey fire-one of them falls.-Oh! now comes the heart-rending scene! -The unfortunate man who, a moment before was in perfect health, is now struggling in the pangs of death. The gates of eternity are thrown open before him, and he is forced to enter,

what is liberty? It is a power uniestrained by law, of acting as we please, provided that we do not injure the mutual compact of society, nor entrench on the rights of any of our fellow-creatures; and honour, at least, the honour of which I am speak-in the very act of rebellion against ing, is directly the reverse to this. When under the influence of this tyrant, man does not act as he pleases; for who, except he is a brute in a human form, can be pleased, when, in cold blood, he is exposing his own life, and attempting that of another? He injures the mutual compact of society by endeavouring to deprive, either a wife and family of their support, or friends of a friend, or the

the laws both of God and his country. What doth Honour profit him now? Will it shield him from the vengeance of an angry God? No: the tyrant is fled, and has left him unprotected in the hands of the living God, whose attribute it is to judge even justice itself. The news of his unhappy end is conveyed with all spesd to his family and friends.-Who shall de scribe the agonizing pangs of the ten

from society." Oh! the lawless tyrant! By what means is it that this monster has been raised to power, in opposition to the laws of the land?..... How comes it that this imperium in imperio is suffered to exist?-an ime perium the most tyrannical, and the most heart-breaking in its effects?-How comes it that so great a proportion of the most learned, the most civilized, the most polite, the most wealthy members of the nation are ready to submit to its arbitrary mandates? It is a paradox, which defies explanation. But, let us ask another question. What is it that the victor gains? HoNour he gains none; for there is no honour in murder. Neither doth he gain credit. His cause is just the same as it was before-it is neither better nor worseneither his friends nor his enemies will exculpate him if he was in the wrong, nor approve of his cause the more, if he was in the right. He saves his HONOUR, and that is allthat is to say, he approves himself a faithful subject to the tyrant HoNOUR, at the expence of his fidelity to the laws of his country, and to the laws of God. Oh! truly may we say, cursed be the monster; cursed be the maxims of a corrupted world, which have raised it to power.

der and affectionate wife, deprived on | a sudden of the better part of her existence, and consigned to the sorrows of widowhood? Who shall describe the shrieks, the lamentations, of the innocent children deprived of their chief support, of their dear father, whose protecting care, perhaps, was necessary to preserve them from the privations of want, and to guard over their morals, to preserve them from the baneful influence of the world, and to fit them for society in this life, and for happiness in the next. But, where is the conquering hero? He is fted from the fatal spot. Like Cain, after the murder of his brother, he seems to hear the blood of his an tagonist crying to heaven for vengeance. He seems to behold the tribunal of the Deity, and the soul of the unhappy man standing before it. He seems to hear the fatal trial-he seems to hear himself accused as being the cause, and denounced as the principal culprit. He seems to hear the awful sentence pronounced; and the criminal dragged away uttering the most awful imprecations against him. -Oh! could he now step forward to his relief! Oh! could he interfere himself between the wretched soul, and his merciless enemies, how gladly would he do it!-how gladly would he restore him to life and health! Some of the foregoing reflections, I But no: he is gone for ever; and the am aware, will appear harsh to Proconqueror has no other prospect than testants. From experience, and from that his blood will lay heavy upon published accounts, we find that when him and his whole family, as long as a clergyman is summoned to attend a they live. Such are the fruits of his dying duellist, little account is made victory. However, to complete the of the crime which has brought him scene, let him go to the wife and fa- to that state. If he consent to have mily of the deceased, and witness prayers read by him, and to take the their agonizing tortures. Ohy Sir, sacrament, nothing more is required. what a scene! the description is al- He is franked; and after his decease, most too much for human feeling.- his surviving friends, and perhaps even And what is it that this great man has the attending clergyman, (at least if gained? - what has be to say for himwe may judge from the burial service self? HONOUR forced him to it," which he reads over him) confidently he says, "if he had refused the chal expect that he is gone to rest in the lenge, or if he had not sent the chal bosom of God. But it is not so with lenge, he would have lost his Hous Catholics. Although we are deSOUR:➡he would have been stigma-scribed as men thirsting after the blood tized as a coward, and almost scouted of our enemies, our laws against dnel