The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-10
sultss Whyno give to their motherly caro-
tho welfare Of the motherleas and depend
ent childreps Why not, indeed, except
that benevolsace 10 mot charity. 49,,
The papal Battalion.

| incnt has ut length authorized the formation
of n battalion in the United States 1of
service i'll the Roman Army. The Jo.,na1
says:, - .t1.t,i yri.a ~
The following are the main conditions, as
forwarded to us, from Rome:
! One thousand men, tfster""s, both Off
l. THE redso,s df this is obvious. In any
raw body Of troops, no matter how strict
| the medical scrutiny, q large percentage
prove unfit for service, especially in another
climate, ft il too far to send men that will
prove unit for camp service.l
III Freedom from any Interior designs
such ~ Poles cannot help cherishing toward
Russia, or Irishmen against England.
[This is holy crusade, simply, and with
out after purpose, for the protection Of the
". Provision must he made for the arm
| ing and equipping of the battalion. Reming
| ton breech- leaders, and six hundred rounds
| of cartridges are to be supplied to each man.
v. The enlistment is to be for two years.
vi. The expenses for the force to be sent
out must be properly guaranteed, for the
term of their service, before they start.
These expenses will be about as follows,
in gold: For equipment Of each man forty
dollars in gold. Cost of each man, one hun
dred dollars year, in gold. Garrison ex-
penses, for each American, Of absolute ne
cessity, fifty dollars extra, in gold. To this
is to be added travelling expenses and vari
GUS unforeseen contingencies, that, in round
numbers would amount, for the two years
service, to about $5OO,O0 in gold, or, at
present rates, about $70O, OOOin greenbacks>
The American public have been hitherto
authoritatively impressed witl,>the idea
that it was not men that we're wanted in
Rome, but the means necessary to support
an army. The Pope~has been robbed Of his
territories and consequent income to such
an extent that his revenues are totally in
sufficient to the maintenance of . respect
able armed force. Probably his enemies,
in reducing him to this strait, thought to
preserve appearances while insuring the
speedy destruction of his temporal power.
Banditti and filibusters were to overrun
his helpless little State, and then make o
pretext of some demonstration of sympathy
by few miscreants, to dignity their inva-
sion with the name of popular revolution.
3 These leonspirators against the Holy See
showed in their calculations, however, the
usual. shortsightedness of malice! They
did not believe that the very probability of
success for their schemes would arouse the
opposition of the whole Catholic world,
and would give to their intended victim
two hundred millions of subjects, in place
of the thousands they tore from him. Wick
edness generally overreaches ITSELF The
intrigues of q British cabinet, the rapacity
of q Savoyard prince, and the gloomy sell
fairness of Louis Napoleon, must all be
swept away like chaf before q popular
current of such proportions, turned loose by
their own action. What presumption in a
few diseased, decrepit monarchs, with their
suites of fawning courtiers and red-t tape
chieftains, to stand on the shore of the sea
Of Christianity, and say to it "Thus far
shalt thou go, and no fartherw
The Papal Government was said not to
ask for American volunteers, because it
did not accord with it's policy to keep up
separate national organizations of the
troops, and because English-speakings SOL
diers could not be advantageously scattered
among those of different tongues. This
policy has, however, given way before the
developments of the hour, and, to q certain
extent, national corps will be received ut
Rome. In pursuance of this principle,
America is at once asked for thousand of
her veterans. Their fame has gone before
them, and their actual presence would do
much toward quieting the patriotic pangs
of Mr.. Garibaldi. It is safe to predicate
that his particular red shirt will never get
within range of an American rifle.
The question is asked, will we raise the
battalion Z We are inclined to answer,
with the Freemnn's Journal, Yesi and fnr-
ty-nine more of them, if necessary!
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