American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-23
Report and Decree for the Suppression of
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The Monitsur ofSuuday. Jan. qe nub.
fishes The following report OF the Empeior.
relative TO the suppression Of PUnivsrs.
signed BY the Minister ofths Interior:
"SiKE: The j,urnal l'UniVsrs has made
itsslf 10 toe psriodiesi press The organ Of
sreligious party che pretendcns Of Which
are daily 10 more direct opposition to The
rights OF the State. he incess,nt efforts tend
to predominsts over The French clergy.
to alarm conscences. TO aaitste he
country, TO undermine. the fundausutal
bases upon which the stf,irs OF the Church
and Of civil society are established. This
open war wsged against our mos. ancient
national traditions is dangerous for re.
ligion itself, which it compromises by
mixing il up With passions unworthy Of
it, by associst.ng 1t with doctrines irrecon-
cilabls with the, duties Of patriotism. which
the French Clergy has never separated
from its respectful submission 10 the Ho..
ly See in the spiritual order.
The religious press hss misunderstood
the mission Of moderation and peace which
it had to fulfil. The Journal l'Univers.
especially, needless OF the warnings aiyen
it, daily attains the extreme limits OF VIC.
lence: TO it are due those ardent polemies
which lead infaliabiy to Ia amentable stacks
upon its provocatioIs, and the scan Ial Of
which is source OF jeep sadness to the
Clergy as well as to ali good citizens.
The true interests Of the Church; as
well as those Of public Quiet, iniperiousl1
demand that these exces4es should be put
a stop to. A Government founded dpon
the national will does not fear discussion.
but it is its duty to protect eftica .iodsly
public order, the Independence Of the
State, the authority and the dignity oi
religion against those who seek to shake
or compromise them. d,
1t is with this object in view that I pro :
pose to Your Majesty to apply to the Jour.
nsl PUaioers the 23l article Of the. decree
of the 18th Of February, 1859, md to
pronounce the Suppression Of that period.
ical publication. The doctrines and pret4n-
siops which that, jourral would like to re
susitate among us are not new: the old
French monarchy always enefgelically op-
posed them; great Bishops st-times power.
fully seconded it 10 that opposition. Your
Majesty will not show yonrsell less anxious
than your predecessors to cause to be re.
speeted the principles consecrated Ly our
national traditions. IL
lam, with profound respect, Sire, Of
your Majesty the very faithful and obedi.
ent servant and subject, BILLAULT. !
The Minister Secretary of Safe in the
Depart nent Of the Interior" ;
The aboTe reports followed by the
suhjoiled Imberirl decree: (
NApoLE,N, by, the Grace Of God and
the national will Emperor OF the Freoch
To all present and future greeting
On the proposal Of our Minister Of the
Interior,
j. Considering Art. 50 Of the organic De.
ere, OF the l7th Of February, 1859.
Have decreed and decree. as follows:
AIT. /. The Journal FUniwrs is sup
pressed,
Art. II. Our Minister Of the Interior is
charged with the execution Of the present
doqree. which will be Inserted in the Bu!.
letip des Lois
Done at the palace Of the Tu,lleries,th
s9lh Of January, 1860. NAPOLEON. "
Count ersigned) BlLLAULT,
Minister OF the Interior. (