The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-28

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suddenly sent into exile without any fOrI
OF trial, and u great number of priests hav
, followed him. But there is also an under
hand pr"pagandism carried on by the civil
employees "f the government, such as judge
OF the peace and police officials. Offense
are readily overlooked if the offender con
sents to embrace the orthodox religion, anG
the country people are promised reduc
tlOn and total remission of taxes on the
same condition. These things are nOtori
GUS, and this is the secret Of the 81 whole
conversions over which certain Russian
newspapers are so jubilant. -f
LATEST ROMAN NEws.-Our Roman in
telligence (taken from the Monde) up to the
sSth ult., is as follows: 1t has been stated
BY several Journals. that the desertions
from tn the Pontifical army commenced with
will. ere long, show by their departure
how quickly and how deeply people be-
come disgusted with the service of the
Holy See. The Canadians have been stung
to the quick by this suspicion, and we
have been requested to deny the calumny
most fatty. We boldly challenge the world
to mention the name of any individual
among that force. who has abandoned his
colors. AS we are upon the subject Of the
Canadian LOuaves, we beg to inform our
readers that these Frcnehmen of the New
World are admirable in their general bear
ing, their discipline, and their devotedness.
their behavior is most praisewOrthy, and
their fervcnt piety approves itself to all
who witness it. Evening after evening
they may be seen gathered round the Able
Moreau, their worthy chaplain, in the little
Church OF st. Bridget, ON the Piazza Ear
nese, and following the exercises of De
Month of Mary, with most edifying gravity.
The Inhabitants of that quarter lock thither
in crowds, and the church being too small
to held all, the wOrshipers may he seen
kneeling on the steps, and right out on to
the piazza itself. Worthily, then, do the
Canadian Zouaves hold their post in the
little army of the Pope. They are but few,
but their numbers Will be shortly doubled.
The Holy Father has yielded to the sohcita-
lions of the representatives of the Montreal
committee, and he authorised them few
days ago to send for o second detachment
of from one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred men. These will soon be ready to
start, the chief difficulty having been that
of selection, for long ago the committee had
no less than five hundred applicants on its
list. The whole expense of conveying,
feeding, clothing, and maintaining the first
detachment was undertaken by Canada.
The cost of the second batch will be only in |
part betrayed by that country; hence the
delay. The Catholics of the United States
are preparing to contribute their quota
toward the defense of the Papacy, and to
send a battalion of one thousand men to
Rome about midsummer. A good many
officers who took part in the late war have
applied for admission into this legion, which
will be commanded by an American general
of tried experience. To revert to the subject
of desertion. 1t is, unfortunately, true that |
this practice does exist, although the extent |
Of it has been grossly exaggerated by the |
press. 1t exists, for the most |
part, in the Roman (Antibes) Legion, and /
is attributable to the. defective method of |
Sufficient care has. perhaps, |
not been used in the selection of men who |
come from all parts, and whose antecedentst
are in many cases not SO good as they might |
be. The officers are irreproachable, but i
many Of the privates do no credit to the 1
choice of their commanders. We must not,
however, fail to notice that few Frenchmen
ire among the -deserters, who are chiefly l
Germans. These last have; perhaps, been
too great numbers. 1t mrat, 4
n exclamation, be Remembered that these
oldiers are pestered by the revoluti ohafyt
agents, who spare no palms to gain vhaff n
'nds. and who have reSoufSe to the Ui0BS \;
'dious and immoral means. The vile deeds 4;
hat have committed in relation to thia spb- h,
ect will, at some future time, become niEs II
er of history. Wewere informed the other n
lay by . party that, On his way to Iesharnsf
70 fell in with four, or five of these deaerte h
rs in q cafe, who were spending m0n6x2i
cry freely. He asked them how % Wth 4
hat they were SO lavish with theirs cRrfs ~
nd this was their answer :" Before weaeft III
7e found some good friends who 6iled cnf Fl
lies ~ and with the word he put his hand &,
nto his pocket and pulled cut some hun
reds of faacs in gold, Our readers Will
raw their own conclusions. ~ iii,
A deep and painful sensation has been
aused by the death of Cardinal d'AndTea.
lie was certainly very ailing, but there had
cen no symptoms to Indicate an end 80 n
udden and so terrible. At the beginning ]
f the week he had paid his respects to tho
'ope, and had asked leave to go to Sor- ts
ento, the home of his family, where {
e had business of Importance to settle, 3
ass the season there. The Sovereign
ontiff acceded to his request, begging him .
t the same time to make his stay in tho !
ingdom of Naples as short as possible