FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE CASE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS. IT is very evident that when in religious warfare each party feeks to bend the influence of temporal power towards itfelf, it fo far relies more upon force than argument. Yet, fuch has been the policy of every religious party in these kingdoms fince the innovation of Henry VIII.They fucceeded alternately in this view; neither of them ufed its authority with difcretion, moderation, or mercy; they punished as they hated, and they rewarded as they loved; and they often facrificed even their own particular intereft to the gratification of their angry paffions. One advantage refults to us from all this. It proves that a government by party, is a confpiracy against the whole; that it is the exercife of a defpotic and relentless power; that it can never be the intereft, and it often proves the deftruction, of a free people; that here in Ireland it profcribed millions, beCause they would not unite in a fummary of faith established by law. It was productive of another more fatal effect-it prevented a party comparatively fmall, from ever fince thinking well of thofe they were once thought to deteft, and made that fmaller party treat them ill at all times, for no other reafon than becaufe they once found it expedient to use them in that fame manner. This indeed was contracted policyfor as Clayton, Bishop of Clogher, remarks, in his reply to Mr. O'Conor's Cafe of the Roman Catholics, nothing wins over mankind more, than kind treatment and ftrong per fuafion," Violence is apt to beget ARRANGEMENT. 1 GRAND FUNERAL PROCESSION, FOR THE GRAND AND SOLEMN FUENRAL PROCESSION, Of the remains of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred American Seamen, Soldiers and citizens, who suffered martyrdom on board the Jersey and other Bruifb prifon Ships, in the barbour of New York, during the American Revolution, which is to take place on the 25th May inft. 188. ift. At break of day, a morning gun to be fired from the Battery the Park-Fort Columbus-the flotilla-and the Wallabout. The Revellie will be beat at all the military pofts, and every preparation neceffary to carry the grand defign into complete effect, to commence, under the direction and fuperintendence of proper officers previously appointed. 2d. At funrife, the flags of all nations to be hoifted half maft, (except the British) on all public places, all military pofts, all fhips and other veffels, public and private, and wherever they can be difplayed. Thirteen minute guns will be fired from each of the pofts, &c. &c. during which time, all the bells in the city and on board the ships, will join in folemn toll for feventeen mi◄ nutes. At nine o'clock, the citizens, the military and public bodies of all defcriptions and orders, will affemble in the Park and its vicinity, in the following order, (the military under the fole direction of Gens. Morton and Steddiford) the citizens and focieties, under the controul and direction of Garret Stickles, the Grand Marshal of the day, and 12 fub. do. all diftinguished by blue fafhes and feathers, except the Grand Marshal, whofe fafh will be blue relieved with crimson and black. ORDER OF PROCESSION. ift. A trumpeter mounted on a black horfe, dreffed in character, black relieved with red-helmetflowing red or black feather-a trumpet, to which is attached a black flag edged with red, &c. MOTTO. Mortals avaunt, 11500 fpirits of the martyr'd brave, approach the tomb of honor, af glory, of virtuous patriotifm. 2d. The 2d. The chief Herald, in a ful! military drefs, mounted on an elegant white horse, bearing the staff and cap of Liberty-to which is fufpended, an elegant blue filk fhield, edged with black and red, the field covered with American stars, in conftellation. 3d. Two aids or fupporters to the chief Herald, in plain black dreffes, feathers and red fafhes-their horfes, &c. uniform, each to carry a small flag of the American ftipes, 4th. An escort of light horfe, which will precede the artillery. 5th. The artillery in their ufua! military order. on his left the councelor to the fociety carrying the laws. 6th. Sachem of New York tribe, 7th. Standard of do. 8th. Body of the tribe in two lines at 12 or 14 feet apart. 9th. Between the two lines will be carried the first coffin, covered by an American flag over the pall the pall will be supported by eight revolutionary characters, each wearing a white scarf, or band on their arm, relieved with black. 10th. The New Hampshire tribe in fame order, in every respect, and fo on throughout the whole. 6th. The General commandant 11th, Mufic, Grand and Solemn, of the day, with his aids &c. followed by the military of all orders, agreeably to their own particular plan of arrangement. 7th. Mufic, Grand and folenin, the drums, &c covered with Black, relieved with red. 8th. The Cincinnate, agreeably to any plan they may fuggeft, but correfponding with the main defign. 9th. The clergy, in their cuftomary order. 10th. The Wallabout committee, with fuch particular uniform badges of diftinction. as may in their own opinion be confiftent, with the buck tail, &c. 11th. Tammany Society, and the thirteen coffins, in which are depoted the bones, as follows: ift. The cap of Liberty. 2d. The great ftandard of Tammany Society or columbian order, fupported by the Sagamore and his affiftants. 3d. The Grand Sachem, fupported by the Treaturer and Se cretary, 4th. The Orator in a plain drefs, (except the buck tail). 5th. Farther of the Council carrying the calumet. on his right, the cribe of the council carrying the constitution, 12th. The Genius of America, fitting on the National Pedestal, as chief mourner for her martyr'd Sons, in a contemplative pofture, fupporting the great ftandard of the United States, affifted by the nine perfons who will reprefent Virtue-Honor -Fortitude-courage--Perfeverance-Patience-Merit-Patriotism and Science. 13th. The American Tars, in blue jackets, white trowfers and round hats; the American flag half maft to precede the whole, each failor to wear a black crape or love ribbon on the hat and left arm, three or four abreaft, as circum ftances may require. 14th. The Honorable the corporation with all the officers attached to them, in fuch order as they may choofe. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members of congrefs, members of the Legislature, diplo matic and other gentlemen of diftinction, including naval and military characters, from all parts of the United States or from foreign countries, &c, 5th. 29th. Artillery, 2, 3, or 4 pieces, as circumftances may fuit. 30th. A body of Horfe. The Great Bridge being thrown over the river, and all things properly arranged, the proceffion will commence their route according to the preceding plan; having croffed, the citizens of Brooklyn agreeably to their ftation in fociety, will join in the proceffion, when the whole will proceed by the route agreed on, to the tomb of the martyrs where the united body will be formed into one great circle with regular officers the ftandard, banners, &c. will be formed in front of the line-the coffins will be placed in the vualt, in folemn filence The Oration will now begin, after a fhort addrefs to the God of battles.-The oration being delivered, and the vanlt being clofed, the whole body will return by the fame route to Brooklyn, recrofs the river, retire to the Park and difmifs, in fuch way as shall be directed by the Grand Marshal, in conformity to the general order of the Committees. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICS. TO BE HELD On the 14th of next Month, in John's Lane Chapel, Dublin. WE have received many interefting communications from almoft every corner of the kingdom requesting us to call the attention of our Catholic Bishops at their next natio nal meeting to the unfettled ftate of our church; as far as regards the neceffary arrangements for the maintenance of our clergy, and did we not learn from all quarters, on the very beft authority, what the income and treatment treatment of a catholic curate is, we are free to confefs, that we could not have brought ourselves to believe it. And without fear of contradiction, affert, let bigots fay what they may to the contrary, that IreJand fince the Revolution which doomed her to a brutal flavery, of at least 128 years, owes whatever learning and civilization her people enjoy to the active exertions of her inimitable paftors. Born in the midst of wretchedness and unexampled perfecution, often indeed within view of their paternal caftles and Strongholds, their youthful minds, on the very dawn of reafon, were fired with a noble and enthufiaftic paffion for that portion of learning which was confidered neceffary for a found knowledge and an able defence of their Faith.During the Summer Months, they affembled in the fields under the canopy of Heaven, there to imbibe with pure untainted minds. the inftructive lectures of fome venerable Sage, who had providentially escaped the barbarous fangs of British Wolves.-In Winter their place of residence was a cow horfe, a ftable, a cave formed by the hand of nature, from which, they were frequently hunted by thofe blood hounds of brutal Gothic Fanaticifm. When arrived at the age of manhood, and after having acquired a fufficient ftore of perhaps eleemfyonary learning, they applied in the name of Chrift to their poor brethren for as much money as would buy them a decent fuit of clothes, and pay their paffage to France, Spain, Italy, or the Auftrian Netherlands.--Never was contribution more chearfully given, than on fuch occafions-rom every hu in the neighbouring diftrict, the poor Catholic ran with his fix pence, his fhilling, or at most his crown, (which latt fum fcarcely one in a thousand could procure). Nay, within the last 20 years, we not un frequently faw the very beggar untie his rag, and, with the ardent zeal of a primitive Christian, give his bleff ing and his only fhilling to the Saggart Aug or young Prieft" going 44 on his travels." The youthful adventurer thus prepared, fets out in difguife from the land of bondage, and first (generally speaking) paffes through a Nation fo fond of Liberty, that she never willingly fhared it with any other and at laft arrives on the Continent. In almost every great city, through which he travels, he finds with tranfports of joy, that its patron faint had been the child of his own once happy country, thence called the Inland of Saints, and chief feat of learning in the western church.Kings, Princes, and Nobles--all rank, and degrees welcome the Irifit confeffor, when they already look upon with Reverential admiration as a future Martyr.-Six days in the week he attends clafs regularly and on Sunday, and in his vacation, he lives by invitation in the very fift circles -After feven or eight years thus fpent in voluntary exile, he re turns to his unfortunate countrymen and repays them a hundredfold what they fo generously bestowed out of their fcanty fubftance.At their weddings, their chriftnings, their funerals, and all their family meetings, he recants his travels, he talks of the favourable reception he met with amongst great and diftant Nations, converted by his countrymerand of the majestic splendour of his Religion in catholic countries.-He defcribes the manners and cuftoms of the continent, and by his own example, diffufes throughout the pa rifh a general defire, not only for virtue and learning, but also for ta te and politeness. On Sundays, and Holidays,, he meets them by appointment at the back of fome ditch, where |