New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-17

Geo L-ltA " at q 4Ne 1tfte' "a. 80
form Of oppression repl.ire sad loAtAsom' 70 rs
.oa tie claims Of the masses to freedom. material
resources social position and spiritual Development
were sustained b. Bile burning appeals with bold and
scaling fetcdc, 70 wl;h scarcely p.salle can De
found ia rCGeru times.
RorrrT IT L.,IESNus was BON the llth Of
June I7s2; Re deceased at Paris On Februa-y p.
Ia, sd Lad accordingly ne,rly completed bis
sevclt -secoud year st the tine Of bis death. Us
tirtl Place wLs S. Mao IN Brittany. lis fltlsr
wealthy ship master but was reduced - poverty by
he colyulsols Of tie Revolution. After wlf aui
s1ver furous boIhoOd being ur.ed 90 select
lion for life. Le induced to choose re ecclesi-
aseal profession although his religious IDEAS remained
in so unsettled state until Ing sf'er tia. period. II
was ro- III Lis twentysecond year, that he received
the Lia'ory ccrsecTatiln OF the church While be
couuec ed tie study q taeo.ogy with teaching mlie
mates in tte obscure seminary Of s.. Malo 70 1914,
LIE went 10 IaTis end with tie traditions Of his family,
which vas distinguished ior its loyalty, he naturally
si5ed with The party Of the Boprbons. Obliged TO ly
70 England on tie return Of Nspoleon from EiJa he
sought temporary empo. ment priga,e tu,o- in
tat cov.'Ty. Upon refumng hi, abode in Paris, he
cltercd tie seminary of St. Sulp:e d in l.l6 re
'flN EI Oii4tAllttL lt priest l-r fNlff l-AA1
ls first appearance as an author. la.iIg published in
e = C'rsidera'iors on the Safe OF 'he Church IN
"Fnnce during The ls,h Century and the Pfes'nI
Tine This work was a. once suppressed by orlcr
OF The Imperial Police lie Subsequently published
several traHslato1s Of asce'ic writings tracts upon
religious, philosophical, ana political subjects, eOosi!-
ersiiors on tie history Of The Roman Church ald her
conditions Of existence upon the French school 'y'
tem upon tue influence u paLo'opnica doctrines ana
70 forth.
Tho bshlsnt reputation OF Lanenua's az q Ci,ao-
he writer was founded on the great Work emitted
" Lssay On Indifference 10 Matters OF Religion. ms
vas ssued a l--O, and Immediately attracted general
attention. 1t called forth a. animated discussion 10
the literary aid religious relies OF Europe and N ths
country YVES made The subject Of an able cirque IN the
North American Review. 4 more feryent defense
of the Catlclc religion has not been produced IL the
nineteenth century. Il placed the author on level
with Augustine aud Bossuet as adroit and efficient
Champion Of the faith In this work, as in all his
writings, down to the year l'5), Lamennas was a
jealous advocate OF authority against mental freedom
asserting the claims OF absolute theocracy ami repro
duciDg tie old doctrines Of the Popes Gregory ILL., ana
BcDiface VII in regard to the supremacy OF the 10
man See over the temporal soyereisna Religious toll
GRAFTON for him was herCsy
IN 1921, Lsmennais visited Rome, where the Pope
Leo XII received b m with great distinction aud
offered him the dignity of cardinal, which was
however, refused On bis return to Paris he issued
work entitled Religion ia its relations with the
"Cyl Order stscLn. lie constitution oftae Gallcln
Church tor which he was fined BY civil tribunal in
tie year i5-G. From this tine, he became decided
oppCrent IF the union OF Church and State main aiming
tie freedom Of the former as the essential condition Of
Ter roity. In 1879, he published Progress oil
the Revolution and OF the War asaila. the Church, IA
which lie uttered significant presase Of the evcn;u
movements o. 1880 The Revolution converted him -
ne Gocirc Of popular sovereignty In the interests
Of this ide., lie es.a5i hcl daily paper called
lie " Future" with tie motto God AMI Liberty
lie was aided by several young and fearless writers 10
ccrductiug tie organ Of democratic Catholicism, l-
cludirq Lacordaire and Moutslembert. The principle
to which this journal devoted was the absolute
separation Of Church ard State. 1t soon excited tho
oppofitcn IF the Government, and the wrath Of the
Jesi.s sud tie clergy Of the Archbishop Of Paris auj
tie PaId See. IN eDcyclic letter, cOnd inning the
doctrine Of the Future, Issued in 1892 by Pope
Gregory XVI LamouDais proceeded to Rome with
Laccrdaire and Montaeubert submitted at frs. TO the
Pspa authority and signed declaration Of obed ence
10 the orthodox ulira.montane principles On his re
turn 10 Paris he was abandoned by tie tHO friends just
named.
IN 1851 be published Lie great work TIE Words Of
"A Believer" which though Of limited compass, pro
ouced an eject en- the popular mind which was 10
less remarkable for it' intensity thah i'' extent IND