The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-27

church Of Notre should be converted into
republican edifee called the Tsnpss Of Reason festival
was Instituted for all the ead upersde the Catholic
Of Sunday The mayor, the municipal omeefs
the public unctionares repaired TO the Temple OF Reason
where they read the declaration Of the rights OF man ana h
constitutional analyz the from the armies ana
related the brilliant actions which had been performed during
the decade mouth Of truth, resembling the mouths OF de-
which formerly existed at Venice was placed IN
the Temple Of Reason 10 receive opinions eassre aaoo
that ght useful the public These letters were exam
ned and read every Dsesd moral discourse was deiv
ered which pieces OF music performed ana the
concluded with the singing Of republican
There the temple two ubunes-one Tor aged men,
the other for pregnant womenwith these Inscriptions Ne
sheet for old age-rspse and attention for regaaHt Wona
The first festival Of Reason was held with pomp ON the
10th Of Brunaire the 10th Of Noyembcrl IL was attended
by all the sections, together with the constituted aa'hor
ties young woman represented the Goddess of Reason
She was the wife Of Momoro the printer OF the friends
Of Vincent Ionsin Chsumette, Hebert and the like She
was dressed white drspery mantle OF azure blue hung
from her shoulders her flowing hair was covered with tae
cap OF liberty. She upon antique seat int"ned
with ivy and by four citizens Young girls dressed in
white and crowned with preceded and followed the
goddess Then the busts of Lepeetier and Marat
troops and all the armed sections Speeches
were delivered and hymns sung in the Temple OF Reason
they proceeded the Convention and Chaumete spoke
in these terms
Legislators Fanaticsm has given way to reason Its
beared eyes could endure the brliancy OF the light
I
Gothic vaults which for the first time reechoed the truth
There the French have celebrated the only true worship
that of Liberty, that of Reason There we have formed
wishes for the prosperity of the of the republic There
we have abandoned nanmae idols for reasonor that AMI
mated image, the masterpieces OF nature
aAs he uttered these words Chaumee pointed TO the Nv
ing Goddess Of Reason The young and beautiful woman
her and went to the President who
rave her fraterna kiss amidst universal bravoes and
shouts Of The Republic forever! Reason oreper Dozen nth
fquatic The Convention which had not yet taken any
part representations hurried away and Obliged
TO follow procession, which returned to the Temple OIL
Reason and there sang patronc hymn. An important
niece of ntellgencehat Of the retakng OF Noirmouter
from Cbaretteincreased the general JOY and furnished
more real motive it than the abolition of fanatcism
It is impossible with any other feeling than dis
gust without devotion, without sincerity, ex
bbited by nation which changed its worship without com
urehending either old system that which they subst
uted for it, When the popuace sincere When Is II ca
pab of comprehendng the dogmas which are given to 1t TO
believe? What does it in general WANT Large assem-
h,gas which CRAFTY fondness for public meetings; SYM
hlc snectacles which necessarily remind OF power SUI
peror to its own lastly festivals in which homage pa
to those made the nearest approach 70 the gooo
the fair the greatn short temples ceremonies ana SAINTS
Here were temples Reason, Marat, and Lepeeter was
omb,ed IL adored mysterious power it celebrated those
two men, All its wants were satisfied, and It gave way
them on this occasion otherwise than always gives way
If then the state Of France al TINS peou
see that restraints imposed al once
at inert and patient part of the population on which pc
tcal experiments made People dared no longer ex
press any opinion They were afraid to VISIT their ,ena
est they might be compromised with them, ana ios
berv and even ie hundred thousand arrests and some
of COMBINATIONS rendered imprisonment and thu
fold ever present the minds OF twenty-five milon
Of French They had to bear heavy taxes IL by perfect
IL arbitrary classification they placed on the list OF tn
rich they for that portion OF their income some
;e at the reoustion representative of some agen
or other they obliged to give their crops or thei
most valuable gold and silver They longe
display any luxury indulge in noisy pleasures. me
were longer permitted to use metallic money out opg
N take and give deprecated paper with which 1t was dill
cu to procure such things as they needed lhey wef
forced shop keepers to sell at fictitious price buyers
TO put up with the worst commodities because the pes
The xmm and the assignas sometimes indeed
to the rich to the poor for which they wer
obliged to contend at the doors Of the bakers waiting
for several hours Lastly the of the weg and meas
the of the months and days changed
there but three Sundays instead Of four the
and the aged deprived of those religious ceremo
y which they had been accustomed all thei
q lives
"Never had power overthrow with greater violence tn
habits of people To threaten all lives, decmate all
tunes to fix compulsory the standard Of the exchanges
give to all things abolish the OF re
gion, is ndspuaby the most atrocious of tyrannies
do not take into account the danger of the State the
crisis of commerce. and the spirit of system nseparab
from the spirit of innovation
The the last two years have shown that large
number of the American clergy, whether in imitation OF
the French movement do say have aban-
doned neglected their sacred functions the purpose
of mcddng in politics Their assault upon the Nebraska
bill is within the recollection of all Then we had
i many of them advocating temperance as political
idea; and the great body enlisting in the
ranks of party pledged to the prescription of the for
eigner the Acknowledgement of the adopted citizens TO
memorable warfare upon all members the Catholic
Church. and to the fment of the obligations and oaths
Of secret political society When the pulpit deserted
for the arena of party and the halls of legislation
ecrated by noisy and acrimonious harangues The direct
and immediate consequence is, that many of the most
ourshng congregations have either been broken up or
else converted into societies where political passions
/ reign supreme. The democrats who belong to the
churches presided and minstered by political cer-
gymen in many publicly leave their pews and indg
nanty their connexou with all such teachers dis
sension and malgnity More than liberal and sensi
tive citizen whose heart beats with aternal affection for
his political opponent and who has yet learned TO de
spe his neghbor for his religion rather than under the
mpassioned abuse OF his Catholic or the
adopted citizen who has lived respected in his vicinity for
years Of usefulness win prefer the alternative Of leaving
congregation in which he has spent many happy Sab
bath day and of seeking consolation in other quarters
Nor do these malicious preachers pay any attention