The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-03
Centefaliss tlcr Of Wealth.

will and devise real estate, in perpetu.
al inheritance. Thus: if it were legal
and proper that a man may by will
devise that his property shall remain
in solido for some specific purpose
that the interest shall alone be used to
purchase other property for-say five
hundred years, it is plain TO be seen
that could such will be carried into
effect by his successors, the State, il
not the nation itself would be absorb
ed eventually. Hence such wills are
always declared null and void, and the
property descends to the legal heirs, il
there be any, and if not. to the State
itself. What applies to the individu-
al, should apply to societies, under
whatever garb they carry on their de-
signs Of absorbing the wealth, and
hence the soul as Well as the body OF
the nation. The Bishop of the Gath
Ole church establishment, in Louisi-
ana, represents a foreign hierarchy,
centeralizing wealth and power in Italy,
ostensibly to govern the world and ex-
ercise tyranical authority; the Bishop
Of the Episcopal and the heads of 9th
er ecclesiastical bodies exercise the
same power to a limited extent but we
single out the."C atholic" as the most
Objectionable Of them all. We say,
the Bishop holds in his name (all dis
guises and masks to the contrary, not
withstanding), every foot Of church
il not Converts, schools, asy-
lums, cemeteries, etc, in this State
The revenues, if there be any, all flow
into the general fund" SO that the
body of the church--is not the con-
as it should be, but the po-
litical power seeking hierarchy Of
Bishops and Priests. What is the re-
suit Of such an organizationG Why,
The government must soon fpd itself
begging the church for funds to carry
on its affairs; whilst the people have
all gradually become ignorant slaves
10 the Priestcraftry. Is not this the
fact9 Who dare gainsay i'll Then
we say, is it the duty Of the press,
whilst light is permitted to shine upon
It; to awaken the public mind to tho
truths 80 palpable to every
one who gives a thought in this direo-
t;on'e The attention Of the patriot and
Statesman, is demanded in this direc.
ion. Yearly application is made to
',tr Legislature, to incorporate "Roman
Catholic Congregations" and pray,
what does it meant The sanction Of
he government is wanted, by the only |
enemy to freedom Of
thought, that Republicanism has ever
mad, that IL may have sanction at
'ome future day to ssrangle It. Who
lares say, that Mexico, and the soi
i;sans "Republics' Of Central and
south America, would not now be
ar advanced in light and liberty TO-
lay, if it had not been for the curse Of
IN institution, antagonistical to both.
We are led to the foregoing remarks.
rom meeting the following article
rom the Hartford Times:
Since the fact has been we'll settled
hat Right Rev. Bishop O'Reilly was
N board Of the Pacific, and that he is
probably lost, question Of much in
crest concerning the property Of the
Roman Catholic churches in Connecti-
ut, has arisen. He was the Bishop
# the Hartford diocese, and the Roman
catholic church property in this city,
nd probably id this State, stood in
ia individual name.
At the last session Of the Legisla-
ure Of this State. law was passed,
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