The New York herald., 1867-07-18

merely an instance OF adIarnonf cut diamond laer
s ~ & ~ ~ % "h .ne
too many Dutch saints ST. Pau de la Croix
lsan born in Caiabra who foanded the order of Pas
sionss His can0nizstion gives offence n Rll other
orders who do not think that they have fair chance
aud who him OF cowardce, because he deserted
from the Roman Catholic army raised ri vence FOR
crusade against the Turks declaring that Jesus Christ
had ordered him to run away and thus giving . bad
example % 70 all true soldiers OF the Cross - Leonard
was very pious and became model Jesuit OF tho
order OF CaIava, we'll known In America, where many
members OF u csne ~ missionaries He did not come.
however and ia fact did nothing In particular until after
his death. HIS canonzation is upon general prucpies;
Pope might have selected better man.
, Inc Two remaining new saints arc women-Mary
Frances an Old maiden lady Of ssveaty-hye who was
auneyed oy the devil In the form of dog and Germsine
Cousin. yousg maiden lady Of twenty -tvo, who was
annoyed BY the devil in the form Of stepmothsr
Frances OF her antique virtue Jesus Christ
and tended Gsrmanc Cousins sheep for her nobody
outside Of Vie Vatican can the necessity ths
canonizRtiOn OF these damsels
LESSONS or THE cskBxAuoy.
IL Is NOS too much to after reviewing all these
magnificent ceremonies that they msh, 5.tt,r have
been confined exclusively TO the centenary ceisbraons
or that some greater and less Objectionable persons
might have boon selected for santship. Their lives
when reduced 10 PLAIN fact present nothing worthy
canonzation; greater and nobier persons have been
neglected for their poor sakos aud in il
politically most mp0tic to recall tho memories OF their
deeds and deaths But the Italians say the present
40 Ss ns. ns s
enough TO give America . cardinals hat aud be has
probably never thought OF giving SAINT. although
There ~ Christopher Columbus ready 60 his hand .
yood Roman Catholic. person who gave world to
DO church. martyr to his genius religion
vi dead long enough to be egnaciy sainted Instead
Of a cardinal saint the Pope gave us by way OF
ward for the pety and charity or which he has spoken
SO warmly place on tho fireworks tonght,hat is 10
say she word "Amorica appeared large undcr
the vosd "Elrope" and opposite the word "0ceSa" In
a piecs Of pyrotechnics intended TO symbolizs tho
domin tion OF Rome over the rest cf the world. But
alas! tongue OF damo, shaped like the torch OF
Liberty. ',sprang up and consumed the Pont1ssl
Every ono seemed 10 fog. tho omens and sudden
ch shoox the superstitioas crowd II this omen could
ira1sformod The Church IS powerful enough
to bear Freedom and fresfs air and those
oowardiy Christians and bad Catbs'ics who
persist in surrounding her with soldiers p0cs and
spies This celebration has Demonstrated iha Roman
Catholicism is most rCh and great in free America
and free England where it has to tght fairy against all
tempted a monopoly 1t has failed. IL has rendered
France to great extent innde ftaly ahestisaI aud
Austria half Protestant Greek and for Rome,
upon WHICH ts influence has been there IL
not ia the world o wrstcheds city, with y more
miserable population, city in which .pers
wno give u al the money it has, subjected
Before Monday evening most or thJ present visitors
10 Rome Will he gone. They will leave the Pope thous.
auds OF dollars and fear that he will be obstinate
than ever as to his temporal power and the rogreso OF
events But ho could read the lessons OF this ccebxa
ton Alright he would that the C1urch Is strong
enough 70 stand alone that thrvos best whore there
s the most political freedom that his real danger is not
from Garibaldan boys but from the enlightened public
opinion Of Christendom, and that his only safety Is u
nzing these facts aud placing the Church in Eu
rope where his friends have placed IL in AMerica,.
shoulder 10 shoulder with tbs progressive spirit OF tho
age.
But the fstes will go on; the money just contributed
will he soon spent aud tho temporal OF the Pope
jealousy as il Is guarded, worth thou and
francs 10 be won at the public official lottery tomorrow