The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-10
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Baron Beust's Reply TO the Papal Alienation.
- VIENNA, July "a, 1868.
The following is the full text OF the despatch re-
Gently sent by Baron Won Beust to Baron Mcysen-
berg at Rome relative to the Papal allocution:-
VIENNA, July 8, 1858.
22d and 23d OF June, the text Of the allocution
Of the Holy Father in the consistory OF the 22d
Since then have acquainted your Excellency by
telegraph with the unfortunate impression which
that manifestation has produced here. Your
plantations given in your dispatches Of the 23d
OF the words Of the Holy Father. We certainly
appreciate the friendly feelings expressed for
Is certainly not insensible to that mark Of de-
ference. We would believe that, a. your ExcelIency
anirns, the Pontdca allocution compared to many
other documents OF the same nature which have
emanated from the Holy See, does give the idea
of the existence of certain tendency'to moderate
its expressions in so far as the views held by the
Church Will permit. Nevertheless, it Is fact that
the language which his Holiness uses IN reference to
the impe. ial government and the new institutions
OF Austria Is so severe that consider
we have right to complain thereof. I do
not on the present occasion desire to enter
into controversy little in accordance with my
sentiments OF respect for the Holy See and with my
observations on the subject, which request your
Excelency to bring before the notice of the Court Of
Rome:-
In the first place we cannot recognize the peces.
sity OF the Holy Father following certain precedents
and Of employing towards Austria the same pro-
cedure as towards tnose other countries OF whose
conduct the Pontifcal government has had to
complain. Can, indeed, comparison be nader
Have laid hands on the territory, on the
possessions OF the church, Have we oppressed
the Catholic religion or It's mnistersy Apart,
however, from such Instances beside the
case, we may, | believe, boldly afrm that there
Is no country in Europe where the Catholic religion
has so privileged position as In Austria even now,
despite the laws OF the 18th OF May. Nevertheless,
thus fact should have been taken into account, and
the imperial government should not have been re-
who are in opposition to the Church and the Catholic
religion. We can easily understand that the Holy
Father has thought 1t indispensable TOR him
to protest against the laws which modify the
situation created by the Concordat OF 1855.
Indeed, we fully awaited some such steps,
and we should have accepted 1t In silence,
even had It's form been less conciliatory than
we could have hoped; but we cannot allow the con-
domination q the Ipndamsntal laws on which the
new Institutions OF the empire repose TO pass with.
out objection. Those laws are not In question.
In thus attacking them the Holy See deeply
wounds the feelings of the nation and mparts to the
real difference bearing much To be regretted even
In the interests of the Church. Instead OF simply
principles which serve as the foundations OF the &C.
tual government OF Austria and which are the results
OF happy agreement between the people and the
been reproved. The Holy See thus ex tends its repre-
sentatvcs TO those objects which we in no way can
regard as under ITS authority: IL enyenoms
question already too calculated to excite
peoples minds 10y placing 1t footing
VIII re political are mixed up with religious passions
by the condemnation OF those laws which limit the
principle OF the liberty ~ the Church, while at the
same time they oner n compensation for the prvi-
attitude by the government more difficult. II may
not be out OF place TO remark that those laws OK.
pressly guarantee to the Church the possession OF
her property in Austria. That stipulation proves
that the laws In question are not of character UNI
tanned in those rights OF which IN 80 many other
countries she has been deprived, IL not
for me to Judge how Ear this last consideration
may TO soften the Feelings OF the Court
or Rome on TINS point. That which in INV eyes does
not oscr shadow of doubt is that the people OF
Austria viii nnd consolation in remembering that
l
, to ours, while ~ peace with the Church, and above
all mat there exists in Europe a grand aud powerful
empire whose tendencies towards liberty and pro-
gress have always been allied with most decided at
tachment to the Catholic failh, and which governed
enough, even up To The present time, to meet with
ne ,ndulgent sympalhes Of the Holy See.
| saw the unfortunate results which would
he produced by the aocution II itwcre not couohcd
! In more moderate terms.
/ regret extremely that the Court OF Rome did not
take my prognostlcatioss into account. They have
since been entirely realized. ! do not believe that
the Catholic population OF the empire show greater
zeal to-day for the interests Of region than in times
past. on tie CONTRARY we see the attacks directed
against the Church., the clergy aud the Pope re-
doubled IN their ardor, that hostility would have
been restrained within ITS narrowest limits and been
most easily appessed the special questions affected
! by the laws OF the 10Th OF May had only not been
touched upon IN t9e PonLlncal allocution
surprise we have felt at the appeal addressed tohe
Hungarian bishops In the last sentences Of the ao-
cution. 1t appears to me that the Court Of Rome
ought to have congratulated herself at the perfect
tact and reserve with which these matters have, up
TO the present time, been treated In Hungary IL did
! not appear desirable. from any point OF view, ~
arouse afresh differences and to Increase the din.
| cuties which stu exist But above ALL 1t was not
10 the interest OF the Court OF Rome and II appears
to US inopportune to excite the national suscepti.
bility OF the HunparlaiS. The mere appearance OF
foreign pressure viii produce in that nation result
altogether at variance with the wishes OF the Holy
See, and we shall behold storm gather against the
legitimate influence OF the Court Of Rome % strong
a. that which has broken out on this side Of the
Leitha.