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Excerpt from The American and Foreign Christian Union, Vol. 2: September, 1851
Ajcorr'espondent in the city of Savannah, Georgia, acquaints us with a singular discuslsion which has recently arisen in that city. The Roman Catholic Bishop, F. Xavier Gartland, since his elevation as diocesan Of Georgia, a few months since, seems particularly desirous of drawing upon himself the attention of 'the community. Not long since, in a. Brief book-notice in one of the leading daily papers Of Savannah, on Dr. Achilli's work, entitled Dealings with the Inquisition, a single remark was made by the editor, somewhat to the discredit of that institution; whereupon the bishop published a long letter, containing a summary of certain charges against the charac ter of Dr. Achilli, from the article of Cardinal Wiseman, in the Dublin Review for July, At the same time he lectures the Protestant community for their credu lity, bigotry, and falsification towards Catholics generally. His article was so bold, and his charges against Dr. Achilli were made with such formidable confidence, that Protestants were taken very much by surprise. Our correspondent - an intelligent Baptist clergyman - being somewhat acquainted with the facts of Dr. Achilli's his tory, and the nature of the allegations referred to, felt called upon to state, in the same daily paper, that evidence quite sufficient to vindicate Dr. Achilli, and meet the charges Oi' the Dublin Review, could be obtained. Hereupon, the bishop proposed the appointment of an equal number Of Protestants and Roman Catholics, to examine and report upon the arraigning and rebutting evidence in the case. The proposition being accepted, he appointed Rev. Mr. O'neil, one of his leading priests, Dr. J. B. Read, and Wm. Logue, Esq. A lawyer; all persons of high standing. On the Pro testant Side, three highly respectable persons were selected - the Hon. C. C. Henry, of the Superior Court, Rev. J. B. Ross, 0. S. Presbyterian, and Dr. F. T. Willis. The Roman Catholics were induced to concur in the joint selection Of a seventh per son oh the committee - a highly respectable Jew, a lawyer, and a cashier of one of the principal banks. This committee are to decide for the public, whether Bishop Gartland was warrantablein' making his charges, and to collect such evidence as they can to make out Dr. Achilli's standing. Thus far, says our correspondent, the only effect has been to create a very wide demand for Achilli's book. But it has also been discovered that the Dublin Review, in which the charges against him were con tained, is not the quarterly publication formerly, if not now, connected with the Uni versity of Dublin, but the Roman Catholic quarterly of that name, issued in London. It is, therefore, strictly a sectarian work. This fact was disguised, and even denied at first, by the Romanists of Savannah.
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