The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-30
Vienna October 5th) Correspondence of
/ the New York Herald

Vienna October 5th) correspondence OF
: the New York Herald ]
/ Even that " distant Thule of the
Austrian monarchy. Transylvania has
sent up a petition to the Reichsrath
for setting aside the Concordat. There
is a primitive simplicity in the diction
mot generally found in such docu-
mefts.. In Speaking OF the imperfect
state Of the schools it says that " at
the. annual Examinations the best
children are able to give an account
of how thiugsyl0Ok in Heaven; they
know the names of the principal
angels, the number of the saints, and
they know something about hell and
purgatory and the torments of the
damned. But how things look in
their own land, what it produces. and
what might be produced better and
cheaper, what Is exported, imported,
&C., of all this they know nothing.
If the children are able to reneat,
] Ike parrots, their ca eohism and b bic
history, they get presents, the cere-
mony is over, and the old story is re-
peated In the old way. The commune
has nothing to do with the school
beyond furnishing the buildings, fuel,
and all other necessary or unneces-
sary expenses. 1t is no wonder that
the greater part of the inhabitants of
the Austrian monarchy believe that
religion, faith, and Concordat form
one indivisible trinity; and that, from
setting aside the Concordat, danger
must ensue for religion and faith
that, in separating the school from
the church, morality and good man
ners are endangered; and that the in
PRODUCTION of civil marriages is moth
ing else than the introduction OF
privileged concubinage. Every day
brings the news of additional agita-
ton on this question. But, as may
be supposed, the Church is not mac
tive, and the Bishops in firm phalanx
have stood forth to maintain the law
which insures them a predominant
influence. so
twenty-five Archbishops and Bish-
ops have presented. petition to the
Emperor in favor of the Concordat.
As usual, they designate as an attack
on religion what is merely an attack
On themselves. They say that either
the rights of the clergy must be up
held, or the principles of the rcvolu-
ton acknowledged 1t is the old
story SO often repeated, the assertion
that unless ecclesiastical authority
be supreme, anarchy, impiety and so
cial and political ruin must be in
evitable The Bishop tells His
Majesty They consider it impossi-
bic that a son of the exalted house
which God has called to govern Au-
stria. should ever so far forget his
mission and the example of his ances-
tors as to turn the rights which are
given him against the church ofGod."
On the school question they say, 1T
is not better instruction which is
wanted. What is desired is to attack
religion and morality. 1t is wished
to make the school serve to propagate
unbelief; that is the chief thing.
The teacher must be serviceable for
this purpose; that ig to be his first,
chief merit The more imprudently
he SCOTS at religion and moral feel
ing the more worthy will he be found
of promotion. gfr fF
In order to obtain such instruments
in sufficient numbers for carrying out
this work, schools for teachers are to
formed, whose aim and ground plan
is to indoctrinate their pupils with
contempt for all that Is holy. and
elevated. To carry out such a plan al
once in large kingdom like Austria
Is, as all know, not possible. The
right, therefore, of founding such is
to be obtained, so that when the cir
cumstances are favorable the begin
ming may be made. But fhe Concor
dat opposes the realization of this
plan. 1t is, therefore, easy 70 be IN
derstood why such mad rawlings should
be-made against it. - s-l f.,,>'N-
As to what this miserable scream
ing against the ConcOrdat betOkens,
no one can any longer doubt; 1t
means we will have marriages with
out solidity and holiness, and schools
without religion and moral earnest
ness! But they who wish this raise
their voices in vain. They are but
small Traction of the population, and
IN the Concordat is. represented the
innermost wishes and interests of the
people. ...-.--..... II 80, -
The address of the Bishops has
called up a tremendous storm. The
Common Council of Vienna has met
to express Its indignation at the bso-
lutte untruths set forth in that docu-
ment: With the exception of one mem
Der, Patsr Gatscher. all agreed IN de-
clarlng 1T slauderOus and untrue. A
deputation Is to 20 up to the EInner-
or to present an address protesting
against the shameless untrutbs and
the calumny" of the Episconacv
In Brun, in Motavia, the effect mo- -
duced by the said document is in the
highest degree unfavorable. Ever
one is indignant at the exaggerations
it contains and the falsehood of the