Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-17

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men Of the times; iheg should be living men, men
of the age, men whose energy Of action links them
to the present, and whose genius will leave its foot
prints upon the future. No matter what their past
associations may have been; If they are true men
now, if they have in them the true fire OF the flint
the stuff that patriots and statesmen are made of
they are the men We want the men whom the
eIigencies of the times require. a.
FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN.
The Roxbury School.
The coadjutors of the Jesuts, and their volun-
teer organs, the Boston Advertiser, New York He
raid, and the like, have been making great fuss
about visit Of committee of the Legislature Of
Massachusetts to one Of their female schools |
think, myself, that the committee erred in taking
other persons with them For this or for taking
so many, they are not entirely excusable.
The Jesuits themselves have said but little on
the subject having left it pretty much in the hands
Of those friends who are ready, tor the sake of
their influence, to kiss the Pope's toe, or do any
other dirty thing. Yet, for their ipjudicious treat
ment Of the case, it is highly probable they get no
thanks from the Jesuits for their othciousness
because the latter know very well that no Protest
ant school, wherever they have power, ever re-
ceived such mild treatment at their hands.
Even Roman Catholic schools and converts, not
under the direction of their Society," have, at diff
fcrcnt times, been treated by the Jesuits in the
most barbarous and nhuman manner. They are
the last people who should complain Of injustice,
rldeness, DC.
The following extracts from De Carmenins
History of the Popes of Rome" vol. 2, PIP. S5s,
8b9, art Clement the eleventh" will show the con-
clusion Of the relentless hostities carried on by
the Jesuits against the institution of the Jansen
ists at Port Royal:
"His majesty Louis XIV never refusing the
good Father TELLER, his confessor) anything,
n Il. .w.x.t. znF. 81. D,.s
Royal des Champs was invested during the night
by detachments Of French and Swiss guards, under
the orders of Argenson, the lieutenant Of police
the doors were broken in by squads of the guard,
the nuns dragged fom their cells in their night
dresses and conducted to the chapter to listen TO
letter do cachet, which suppressed the commu-
nifty, and condemned them to seclusion In other
monasteries.
"In consequence Of this order, the poor nuns
were Immediately put into carriages, and conduct
ed separately to different converts, situated at
twenty, thirty, and even fifty leagues from Paris
Where they hoped they might be taken, to their
other house there located ITO heghten the
ignominy, each carriage was escorted by horse
archers, as was done when public women were re-
moved. When the house was empty, dArgenson
had 1t rummaged by his police blood-hounds, from
the caves to the cellar seized all the papers, and
crried them to Father Teller, rendering to him
IN account Of the expedition.
Inc gOOu fhtucr, encouraged Dy MS success,
wished to render his victory complete by annihila-
ting even the buildings of the celebrated commu-
nifty He solicited and obtained nm order from the
Great King, which cnjoned on the families of those
whose ancestors were inferred in Port Royal des
Champs to have them exhumed and taken ese
where, in months time then, and still by royal
ordinance be caused the church and abbey to be
RACED, as was the custom with the houses of regi-
cides, without leaving one stone on another; only
was not sown with SALT thanks the interference
Of the Archbishop Of Paris who interfered to pre-
vent this last proclamation"
p9And all this because the Jansenists taught that
salvation is through faith, rather than the rites
and ceremonies practsed by the Jesuits, and en-
couraged the reading Of the New Testament with
Father Quesners notes comments which we're
really nothing more than plain common sense ex-
planatious adapted to the capacities OF persons not
deeply skilled in Biblical learning.
Now, had the teachers Of the school at Roxbury
been treated the Jesuits treated those poor nuns
Of Port Royal, then indeed, there would have been
case worthy Of the roprobation Of the commune
ty and, doubtless the offence Of the nuns Of Port
ROYAL was not greater against Jesuitism than that
of those teachers of the school at RoIbury is
against the great institutions Of this countryreii-
oiou and civil liberty For, they who teach that
there Is no salvation out of the peculiar sect to
which. they belong, are really undermining all
other denominations.
The head and front Of the committees offend
ing seems, according to the evidence which has
appeared, TO have BEEN In some Of the party look
ing in upon a sick girl, the door of whose chamber
seems 10 have been lett open for the purpose !;
speaking above a whisper in the empty chapel, one
gentleman pointing at the cross and rosary worn
by one of the teachers, another asking the supe-
rior, whether or not in a school OF 40 pupils,
under the chapel there were any boys, and the
touching Of the shoulder Of one 10 gain her atten-
ton, and detain her for few moments in the
chapel.
The inquiry, whether there were any boys in
that school of ITO pupils under the chapel, APP
pears 10 have been considered by the superior the
most heinous offence of all /; she felt grossly in.
suited thereby, because she only taught girls, as
If every one knew that and as II the question
would have been asked had the propoundsr known
T. But what Protestant lady teacher would ever
dream of being offended at such question
Away with such affected and nonsensical hstdi-
business
No, no rely upon il this cutlery Is not raised
in exclusive reference to this trfing case but in
anticipation of more effective operations which
may In time grow out Of the question, whether
or not a sovereign State has the right TO control
the education Of the children thereof" The Jes
uts have argued that question before this day.
They are willing to concede that right only TO ma
tions under their influence. II is a privilege they
claim for themselves ms the most effectual means
OF subduing nations will TO their own.
In speaking of the destruction Of the convent
Of Port Royal, should have stated that they be-
gan by obtaining an order from the king forbidding
the admission OF any girls, as nuns, into Il. This
In no great length Of time, reduced II to few old
nuns; but, proving too slow, they obtained the
decree, as stated, for its destruction at blow.
Americans entreat you, az you value the Tree
dom and happiness Of your posterity, TO beware OF
Jesuit schools. They.are the most dangerous wea-
pom the great enemyof civil and religious liberty
ever welded. Let the American party fown with