The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-14

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reminded by his venerable escort that the
modern Coliseum was identified with the
immortality of the Church, he comes out
strong in his new role of political parson.
With all the zeal Of q village thunderer
against anti Christ, he rebukes the Scarlet
Woman to her very teeth with the assur-
ance that "the Church of Rome is a royal
IT," and, like all royalty, it must go under.
The correspondent who communicates
this intelligence to the Mobile Daily Regis
ter is profane enough to express some con-
tempt of the great Admiral's naval exploits.
Other unfortunates there are, also, who,
through perverse disloya1ty, "can't see
it," when requested to bow the knee to
Lord Nelson's boss. Henceforth, let all
cavils as to the fame of the nations pet be
stilled. There is one exclusive prerogative
by which great men may be known-they
are always excused from being gentlemen;
witness, Byron, Napoleon, and Osceola.
From the red-tape gentry of the custom
house to the elegant autocrat of cabinet,
greatness is generally asserted by rudeness.
Herein the great bomb-proof hero rises pre-
eminent. Standing as a national repre-
sentative in the capital of friendly
power, as an honored guest enjoying hos
pitable courtesy, as travelled gentleman
who might be supposed to have forgotten
the narrow-visioned bigotry of his native
village, he asserts an ignorant prejudice of
which a Chinaman would be ashamed,
boldly proclaims his contempt for the gov
eminent that has received him with national
honors, and taunts his courteous host with
approaching ruin. That was, surely, rough
and-ready enough for any amount Of great
ness.
The heightened chivalry of the act is
another remarkable feature of this exploit.
What to beard the lion in his very den! A
terrible cardinal at his side, with, perhaps,
some half dozen stilettos concealed under
his gown. A dozen inquisitions frowning
on his daring, waiting but a nod to close
upon him. All! the gallant old tar braved
all this danger. OF course the great Admit
raj did not stop to count on the sacerdotal
peacefulness of the man he insulted, on the
forbearance of that hospitality which he
abused, ON the feebleness OF the State he
Inundated, on the sympathy and support Of
the great United States.
Voltaire once said that in twenty years
God would be in pretty plight. Exactly
twenty years from that day he Lay on his
death-bed, imploring the assistance of the
Church. Napoleon, like Farragut, insulted
the feebleness of the Pope, and he expiated
his mistake>at St. Helena. If we were an
enemy of the Cnised States, we could not
desire IL bitterer misfortune to overtake it
than an official indorsemeut by it of this
truculent and insolent blasp3,effy of the
great Admiral.
1.-The Roman Catholic Church is royal
ty,'' says the Acknowledgment. Here
we have another characteristic of greatness
an instance of that recklessness of trifles
so common among heroes-after dinner.
Sober men generally know that the Roman
or Catholic Church is totally distinct from
the temporal power Of the Pope. The
Church existed for centuries without his
dominion over any State. and it could exist
to the end of time without it. Even in it's
temporal government however, the Papacy
cannot he called IL royalty. 1t lacks the
feature most Objectionable to the opponents
OF that nstitution-descent by Inheritance.
The Papacy is elective in its perpetual
| ton. patriarchal in its administration. and
| republican i'll its results. Ii the great Adj
| lnirai could forget. for while, the anti
Popery nursery fables OF his infancy. and
look through the silent testimony of history.
he would find all the best features of repph-
hcanIsm embodied iii the practices OF reli-