The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-13
~ Want of space constrains us to
put An editorial on the Emperor's speech
on the second page Of the paper.
THE LAST OF d.

The LAST OF L. d.
In his last Communication, L. D.
abandons the argument on the original
propositions, and turns his attention to
some incidental illustrations and histori.
cal allusions evolved in the course of the
controversy. The following extract
which we make from his argument fur
nishes specimen both Of his logic and
history:
II did not for one moment suppose that
l could make you read history as l read
it; l simply purpcsed to show that his
tory can be written by Catholics ane
Protestants If liberal minds to vindicate
the Church and the Popes from the ma
lsnant aspersions Of her enemies such IS
those you cast apon Paul III, whose
marriage previous 10 entering the Church
is so we'll attested that his graudson, Oc
tavius obtained from Charles V not a Car
dinalate, but the hand of Margaret oi
Austria"
As if the son of bastard could not BY
any possibility contract a respectable mar.
riage; as if the fact that the sons Of Will
liam the Conqueror contracted royal mat
rlmoniai engagements, was proof positive
that William was born in the bonds of
wedock. Bat l.. d. reads history worse
than he "chops logic" if that be posi-.
bic.
"Margaret of Austria" is as definite as
Henry of Navarro, or John of Gaunt, and
of like historical significance and is al
ways applied to the Duchess of Savoy,
aunt of Charles V, and a woman of dis
tiociion in her day. But the Margaret
that The Pope's grandson married was an
iieyitialote daughter of the Emperor
Charles V. So that in view of the histor
;cal facts. L. DIS logic becomes still
lamer, for it is reduced to this: that the
Pope must have been a married man and
his son legitimate, else Charles Y wouid
not have permitted the Pope's grandson
10 marry his illegitimate daughter
We defy L. d. to produce any resi- pectable
history which conlradicts our statements;
Of course we exclude from this ea'e-o y
school histories written by Catholics, for
we do not know Of anything too absurd
for them.
We alluded to the character OF the
Jesuits as set forth by the Catholic Par
Lament of France, 10 show that their rim.
ciples were bad and that they we're COM
mit,ed to the advocacy of dsspo,ism, and
that they now exercise controlling in
fucnce over the policy Of the Papacy; to
which L. d. responds, among other
things tha. they had Influential enemies
in France, and were, therefore, unjustly
suppressed. But that statement Goes not
disprove the allegations of the Parliament
10 regard to their principles, in support OF
which l43 of their own authors were
quoted. But France did not stand alone;
they were expelled from all the Catholic
countries Of Europe, and finally, your in
fallible Papacy, in the year 1878, sup
pressed the Order by bull Of brief, in the
following terms. Pope Clement XIV
saye: 6. Inspired. as we trust, By the Di-
vine Spirit impelIed by the duty of re.
storing CONCORD to the Church; convinced
tbatlbe Society of Jesus can no longer
. Effect those purposes for which it wa;
0paded /; and moved by other reasons o
11snce and State policy which we re-
pnceaed in our own breast, we d.
Snte and abolish the Society Of Jesus
ces, houses and institntions."
" rs passed on. Bonaparte aross and
= nred the despols Of Europe, acc
S he Pope from his domiDions, ant
- 10 turn was conquered and de
s,she combined league of deepots
ope was restored by these anti
nwers to his kingdom, in tn
he reaction in favor Of legiti
i'm. And the very first meas
ope 10 the interests Of thi
10 behalf of the despoti
~ the restoration of the Orde
vi - In the bull Of restoration tn
- = On the stormy sea. when a
pt threatened by death an
~ should violate bis duty b
Sid Of powerful and expert
S - 11un, Who offered shemselve
n Oh course lie alude
-. p xp1 waves Of political, not II
~ -. and the assistance
n 1eo iao3 such as the Jesuits vel
led to render; for, as Roi
1ssian, rerarks concernin
here is not, in the anna
- example OF such perfe
1hly over monks shut Z
~ over men disperss
oss Of the earth"
3mseR temuoral Orin,