Address of the Roman Catholics to their fellow citizens, of the City and State of New York.

Objecting to the common law system, adopted by the New York state legislature, under which religious education of any type would be prohibited in the public schools.
Signed by John Hughes and others.
The above address, was unanimously adopted at a general meeting of the Catholics of the city of New-York, in the school room of St. James' Church, August 10th, 1840, having been submitted by John Hughes, Bishop of Basileopolis, coadjutor and administrator of the Diocese of New-York [and eight others], committee.--Page 14.