The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-03-01

der testimony against their neighbors and
friends, accommodation, which in the
Roman church means not only a deprlra-
tion of privileges OH earth, but the loss of
heaven.
The edict went 50 far as to include
those who had committed the terrible sin
of eating meat, eggs and milk on Friday :,
At the same time the pope re-organlzei
his courts of law. Article 81 of the code
which Is now in force and daily use pro-
vide> that the names of all informers and
witnesses shall be kept secret that the
criminal shall not knew who his accuser>
are. or what the purport of their te>timo-
ny, Article % provides that one-half of
the fines imposed on offenders shall be APP
piled for the benefit of holy places. and
the other half divived between the inform
er and the officer who brings the offen,hner
before the inquisition In Roman courts
witnesses are never confronted by the ac-
cuSed. Testimony Is taken in secret and
laid before the pope, and he who has
made the law decides as TO whether or not
the law has been broken. and what the
punishment shall be. From his decision
there is no appeal. In the papacy there
Is no habaGS corpus, no writ of errors. no
common law but all is very uncommon
and unlike anything else under the sun
In England and America every mans
house Is his castle, and an officer NAV
make torclble entrance except at the peril
of his life, and by due process of law But
at Rome the police may make domicilary
visits at midday Us at dead of night. with
sword and bayonet. without wriiS OF ar
rest, and DRAG the citizen to prison. In
Rome there Is but one castle exempt from
visitation 10y the poiice-ihc pope's own
stronghold, 81. Angelo, connected 10y a
covered way with the Vatican. Private
malice may batter down any other door in
Rome, and there Is no redress for the suf-
tcrer.
TIE JESJITS.
Larger by far than any other order of
monks in Rome is that of the Jesuits.
Other popes have suppressed them. but
under the present pontili the order ;hlives
and proSpers "a in lis palmie>t days. They
are encouraged and patronized 10y The
pope. who Is a member of the order On
the last day of the year | SAW him kneel
Before the high altar OF the Church of the
Jc>uits, with the general OF the order bv
his side. and surrounded by cardinals,
and priests, participating in
the Ie De,m Lamtt.uS-the praise TO
God, then lifting aloft the holy sacrament.
and bc>,owin@ his blessing on the brother
hood. Let 1t not he forgotten that this
order Is called the '.black order" OF monks
who are governed by one principle of ac-
ton only - that the end justities the
meal, that 10 propagate the Roman
faith il i right TO become spies in private
and false accuSers before the
lnquisition that the breaking of faith.
breaches of trust, violations of honor. dis
perjury, perfidy. lying, and
more helnouS crimes are virtues with this
order, if the Roman religion may be ad-
vanced thereby. Let it be remembered
hat in nearly every country, this or
Ter, working ever in secret, in courts OF
kings, and in private households has
Jeen restrained or suppressed that I'm
most countries Jesuits are considered out
aws-enemies OF the public peace and
welfare that they have been suppressed
again and again by the predecessors of |
.he present pope, 1t is necessary for us
o take into view all of these facts. TO OBJ /
ain Il correct insight OF the animus of the
present papal government, and 10 COM
'rehend Its otherwise incomprehensible
will be given more in de-
all in another letter.