APPENDIX td the CHRONICLE. 
treat those, with whom they desire 
io participate, as brothers. Until, 
therefore, the priests of the Romish 
persuasion shall think it their duty 
to préach honestly and conscienti- 
ously, the great doctrine of wniver- 
sal charity in Christ’ until they 
shall, in all their instructions to those 
under their care, represent, honest- 
ly and conscientiously, all'who ‘sin- 
ceerely believe in Christ, the redeemer 
of mankind, to be brethren in 
Christ, however mistaken they may 
Suppose any of them to be in certain 
points of faith; until they Shall 
teach their flocks, that desiring liber- 
ty to think for themselves, they 
ought also to permit others‘to think 
for themselves, and not to murder 
them because they differ in religious 
opinions ; peace never can be esta- 
blished in the land; and the loyal 
addresses of doctor Troy and doctor 
Coppinger, will, as I have before 
said, be given to the winds. They 
can have no effect; they may, in- 
deed, reach the eyes or the’ ears, 
but never will enter the hearts of 
those to whom they are addressed. 
There are parts of your letter to 
which I will not advert, because I 
cannot without pain, or without 
giving pain. 
~ LI have the honour to be, &c. &c. 
y _ Redesdale: 
‘To the Right Hon. 
' The Earl of Fingall, &¢c. §¢. 
(No. 4.) 
Answer from the Earl of Fingalt. 
Aug, 27, 1803. 
My lord, 
T feel, indeed, much concern, that 
any part of the letter [ had the ho- 
nour of addressing to your lordship, 
should have given you pain. You 
need not, Lhope, my lord, amy as. 
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surance that nothing could be more 
foreign to my intentions. This I 
took the liberty of requesting Mr. 
Wickham, whom J had the honour 
of seeing this morning, to do me the 
favour of mentioning to your lord- 
ship on the earliest occasion, 
merely stated to your lordship what 
my own feelings were, and what I 
have always found to be the opinion 
of the, catholics.’ I do not appre- 
hend, |that, in expressing, any fur- 
ther wish of the catholic body, 
which it is impossible should not be 
entertained, I hinted at any discon- 
tents; on the contrary, I did assure, 
and do now assure your lordship, we 
are now ready to make eyery sacri- 
fice, encounter every danger, for 
the defence of the king and consti- 
tution, and for the preservation of 
the peace. Those who are most af- 
fected, by any remaining restric- 
tions, it is well known have never 
excited clamour or tumult, but have 
always been foremost in opposing 
them. I cannot. attempt to vindi- 
cate all those who have at different 
times addressed the catholics; but 
the late exhortations, I must beg 
leave to say, are intended and cal- 
culated to inspire sentiments of loy- 
alty, obedience, and christian cha- 
rity : and they will, I trust, have 
that effect. Such have been the in- 
structions I have constantly heard 
given by the catholic clergy to their 
flocks.— Nothing to excite ill-will or 
dislike to any person, on account 
of his religious belief, but the most 
perfect brotherly love and affection 
to all. Your lordship will, I hope, 
allow me to repeat my regret that 
any thing I have written should have 
given you pain, or me reason to feel 
it, which I should, ina very high 
degree, indeed, if J was conscious 
of having intentionally advanced any 
Pps thing 
