The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-25
The Morning Star

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Commencing, as we now are, the business
season, it may be proper to address few
words to the patrons of this paper, in rela-
ton to its present condition and prospects,
In the first place, we are in position to
thank the public for support which is said
to be unprecedented in the history Of jour
nalism in this city. At recent assembly
of many of the most earnest friends of the
paper, . statement of results mp to that
date was REGARDED by business men present
as showing q success far beyond what could
have been expected for beginning.
When we consider, moreover, the remark
able depression that has overwhelmed our
community In pccuniary distress during
the whole existence of the paper, and
remembering that the business season was
nearly over before its appearance, while it
has had to work through all the trying
ordeal of the summer months, we may GER
tainly consider its present condition q sub
ject of congratulation congratu1ation
to the paper itself, as being an almost Ger
tain guara permanent success, and of
congratull to Catholic public, who
which many of them could not well afford.
While saying this, however, we take no
credit to ourselves for the conduct of the
paper. We candidlHwedm that it has
fallen far below our neention, and is by no
means yet what the Catholic cause in New
Orleans deserves to have in the way of a
weekly newspaper. Our object was and is
IN mt forth tho hast
Sunday paper in the city. The dignity of
the Catholic cause demands it, and the lib
erality of the Catholic population deserves
it. The extreme .stagnation of business
during the last few months, however, has
hitherto rendered inexpedient the outlay
necessary to that end.
We now call upon all the friends of |
Catholic journalism within our sphere of
to take an interest in the accom-
plishment of the object above proposed.
Our subscription list in the city ought to |
be four times what it is. If it were only |
doubled, we could afford the expense requi-
site to the improvements contemplated.
The telegraphic, local and commercial
reports are necessary and costly; an extern
sive correspondence and original contribu-
lions ought also to be prominent features.
If each subscriber wishes to have a paper
on Sunday which will not only furnish him
all the Catholic news and sentiment of the
day, but also dispense him from the neces-
sity of buying another paper for local and
secular news, let him get one or two new
names as subscribers. This being done by
every one would give the necessary patron
age, and the revival of business, which has
already commenced, would appear to rem
der it quite practicable. 1t only remains
for each one to- ask himself or herself the
question: "Ought I to make this little ex-
ertion, and make it seriously OF not' There
are few who have not friends that ought to
take the paper, but do not.
1t is hardly necessary to discuss the ur-
gent need there is in this country for Catho-
lie journals. The Episcopal hierarchy of
the whole land has spoken pointedly enough
ON the subject; the venerable clergy of this
city are united in their interest in the cause.
Opposition to the church is fast losing it's
religious disguise, and openly assuming a
political phase. The evil spirit has played
parson until the world itself is disguised
with him in that role, and, like skilful
stage manager, he changes the programme.
For three centuries he has had the audacity
to announce himself champion of the AL
mighty against his own divine church
now he is going to protect the State from
the Vaccinations Of that institution which
created the State out of claos-the only
power that can preserve it from annihila-
ton.
Public Journalists despise the Devils pie
ty, and have killed it with contempt; but
they enlist readily under the black flag o. his
State policy. We must fight him with his
own fire. We must have journalists, too,