The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-09
The Republicans Priest.


nesday gives publicity to an assertion thai
a Catholic priest had announced an ap
preaching massacre ofRepublicans by Dem.
\ Ocrats. We are not aware of the presence
among rs of an insane priest or of one who
could possibly be guilty of so gross an out.
rage willie ia the full possession of his men
tai faculties. The question of his mental
status seems to be settled, however, by the
assertion in, the article referred to, that he
Is man of prominence. The other city
dallIes manifest curiosity about the iden-
tlty OF this printers priest amounting al
most to inc,edulity. The Republican is re-
quested on all hands to give his name. If
1T would even give the name of the indivi
dual who wrote the article in question, and
which purports to be communicated, though
given with editorial prominence, that might
help an investigation into the. trutlfulness
of the assertion.
| We think we can safely protest. in the
name of all the Catholic clergy of New
Orleans, against the publication of the ar
tlcle referred to: 1t contains vile SANDER
against many of the most respectable and
orderly citizens of this place-au of the
Democrats. This SANDER is attributed, by
an irresponsible authority, to the Catholic
clergy, body of men always, heretofores
above comment for fidelity to their vocation
and general propriety of life. Never, before
tue presence of the new population here, have
they been dragged to the tribunal of public
opinion, at the caprice of a newspaper pub
Usher. Their silence in politics, their mod
esty of demeanor, their eminence as public
benefactors, have invested them with a
dignity heretofore held sacred by the press. |
For the first time, and, we presume. for
the last time, daring and irreverent Jour
nal has, unlimited, introduced itself to their
acquaintance, and paraded them before/its
readers, as legitimate subjects of familiar
publicity. Such coarsencss may be custom
airy as regards the political parsons of
another region. but it has never. heretofore,
prospered in this climate.
Here is the allusion specially excepted to
The DEMocRATIC PLAN FOR A RIOT
Editor Rep"6hCa"-The Catholic clergy of this
,ity are generally, as well posted the affairs
If the people as any class Of men can be. save
perhaps, the Star Council of Seven They are ,
men favorable to peace and good
'rder, though their sympathies are known to be
", y, Z
hree or fo,i: Another of these Clergy stated
asst night-a very prominent man. too-that {
omething dreadful was going to happen in -e
bout two weeks; that the Democrats were all .
for massacre of Radicals. en-
'ecially the leading x;-that their plans we're
III concocted in secret klans by desperate men, ;
'c'mg under the adricc Of fer Of the leading spirits
y the Democratic party, oatside of these kiaus:
that already men had been singled out by ;
name, their places of residence ascertained :,
and committees of one more selected to take t
the life of each. !
Thus, after favoringu us with the political ,
proclivities of the Catholic clergy, both q
and minority, the writer goes on{
20 cast an asperslon of the gravest character t
On the whole body. We say the whole
ood;, because, where one is certainIf Grim !,
nal: and that one is not pointed out, sus- n
'lclon must attach equally to- each. This q
PRIEST asserts "that the Democrats were all "
organizing for massacre of the Radicals" q
\ massacre Is about the most atrocious @
rlme for which mep/ever organize. The o
most respectable, the most humane, the Fl
host honorable, the most pious men of this s.
are deliberately charged with u
DOLLY organizing for this crime-aU the Y
S'----s >,
Some1ersons may believe this averment, q,
OF that such plot is on foot but that b;
f1est said so. This belief not having any b.
tiinitc individual on which to lis itsefmay &C
1volvc Whole class in the injurious sus- or
lcions of those who know but little about e,
lem Does not justice, does not charity
ien' require that the Republican shou d,
AXE known the name of the slauderer. or of
least the name of its informant =,
GEN. ROSECRANS.-The New lori, TIL . III
,Re has the following: III
Gen. ROsecrans was confirmed as Minis ="
r to Mexico: the only objection raised of