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to her own laws her Churches and Chapels are licensed by her own

Ordiniaries, and dispersations when required emanate from the Archlic ops

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anterbury or York. Inws and Junkers I believe are free to marry

according

marry

to their peculiar ceremonies,

or were fill,

recently.

Protestants,

Dissenters, Roman Catholics, and the indeferent masses are under a law

bling in all respects the local Ideiance. That such should be the Eng and where until the cond quarter of this antary. inolics were under such heavy dissabilities is not astonishing, and

argument is support

el milar laws ini

shr

any

i

other portion.

Masesty's cominions, and

of be

very

small w

minority

in

have not protested and

agitated for relief is no reason which

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differently situated....

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should not do so. As a fact the Roman Catholic Church has always-

and

where protested and protecto

everywhere.

and

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aquest any

law that every interferes with her freedom of action ii respect of the administration of the Sacraments, and therefore the

argument that similar laws or more severe prevail. other war in

gen

Catholic, countries, is no at all aganist

Justice. That

argument

our demand for

unjust

124 or oppressive laws prevail elsewhere is no reason for -- maintaining them here.

The English Government to its honour has always refused to recognize

agamist

the extension of the penal laws. Catholico to the Colonies. It has ~

proclained throughout its wide dominions the principle of teleration

of all religions, and

a

scrupulou

rights of conscience

regard for the rights of

It extends its toleration to every religion

and