The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-18
Religious Liberty.

The revolution in Spain begins 70 assume
Liberty, civil and religious was
y. natal platform. As all revolutions, now 9
,var. stem mn on the saaae platform TO Salute
t,e -orId Il ia not considered a. committing Y
ANYBODY to anything in particular Dus
mere preliminary flourish due TO anclen'
usage. Nine-tenths Of the civil revolutions
are corrupt in their motive, means ana To-
.nlts. They originate in the vicious de-
nravitv of demoralized people, the rest
iessness of {. dlissslute sOldiery, OF the bad
faith of ambitious aspirants to forbidden
honors. They scruple at no means tnas
NAV promise success, whether humanity,
honesty. or truth stands in the way. they
end nv appropriate retribution upon the
fo,lv and madness Of their agents, who, in
spite of the warnings of history ana PEI,
sonal experience, would follow the olo
ignis-fatuus of passion.
This revolution in Spain does not appear
to be an exception to the general RUE.
Already it gives decisive intimatl"ns OF
what it means and rellgl n1eEsX
| It is the old story of fimsy hypocrisy anu
hrozen falsehood. It's civil liberty means
change of masters, its religious liberty
means license, and its piety means plum
der This last point being the least unpop-
ular, always comes to light first. Hence, as
could have been easily anticipated, the tel
eeraph announces, and an approving press
publishes the news without comment tna'
the revolution has con6scated the Churcn
property of the Jesuits.
7 whv IA the American press sllene7 Is
this confscation right and just Is 1t ac-
cording to American ideas OF CIVIL anu feii-
, gious liberty
, The telegraph does not inform US OF the
, narticular crime charged against the Jes-
nits Ofcourse, that is unnecessary. Every
hodv knows what it is. 1t is the old story
of the innocent wolf and the guilty lamo'
It ia some reconcile guilt which woihsh IN
;, genu;ty invents, to distract attention from
o. its own intended enormities. The pecu-
q liar wickedness of the Jesuit lamb In the
ewes of the secular wolf, has always been
the same from the foundation of that order
It ia difficult to embody in language, but Il
l. amounts virtually to the offense OF being
n, too SMART The Jesuits are greatly to Ok
is dreaded i: there is something occult, dark
mvSterlOuS,
least very dangerous about their doings
H. They get control of mems minds-they rui
~ the State by secret arts, whether by poiso
10 or witchcraft, affant cannot positively say
he is too much frightened.
ar Ia the nineteenth century to be humbul
wy eed with these old women's stories4 wne'
ara the proofs Cite the acts condemn
nd ed. Is base and baseless suspicion to ru
nd the social intelligence now as it did In ear
he davs. when the first Christians were un
la. versally accused in Rome of feasting
m barbecued babes, and when it was fashion
De- BILE for polite people to shudder at the We
ed name of Christianf Let us have facts u
lew general charges.
,er suppose, however, that the charge
true-that the Jesuits are crafty and
signing. Suppose they have the cunn'
ioe' of the serpent without the innocence OF
- dove. Ia this q crime known to the COG
,ons How many men are crafty, cunning and
one SIGNING without being indicted for lit
loose post facto laws, or rather prescriptions
, ex this kind, could be gotten mp very cas-
lness How would it do to charge Pur1tans v
part hypocrisy, Methodists with fanaticlsm'
n the lists with ignorance, and Episcopal
ioodS with aristocracy decree these things t.
sup Wv" -,;.tor+ .wa;tino for any
in all a,.,+a +be;r nro
event INSTANCE Va 'noNeo' ..s
ons.- W iof e""eoS PAAoA W.
,rting But, again. SURPRISING
.es on Just, and in accordance with religious
goods, erty, what about condemnlng "en VIZ
tingly a trial. By decree OF COURT OF
cir in gress, or junta, you declare men gull
.ar St. n crime which is not recognized on the
$ open ute book, for acts which are not even
fed, on charges which are rather II
We does, and without giving them cham