The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-05-19
HARI FsToN KANAwHA CoUNTY WEDNESDAY, MAY

plated its three hundred domcs; !
have been present at tlIc ceremonies of
the Holy Week; have admired the
gigantic Sibyls Of Michael Angelo,
which seem to launch eternal malcdic-
tions. ] have seen the sun penetrate
into tho basiIica Of St. Peters. l have
sought in those ashes III atom Of re-
ligious faith--I have only encountered
deceit and doubt. Yes, have been in
Rome, and 1'havc seen in the 'Snla
RcSla,' painted by Dassari, fresco Of
the emissaries Of the King Of Franco
who sent to the Pope the head OF
Coligny. I have seen. the apothcosis
Of the great ecclesiastical glorics Of
the cXccutioncrs-thc assassins Of the
night Of st. Bartholomew. Canon
.Mantcrola has said that hc would re-
nouncc .all his ideas and all his beliefs
if the Jews. returned again TO rebuild
the temple ofJerusalenl. What! does
Scuor Manterula OelicYtin the terrible
dogma that the children are rcsponsts
bic for the sins Of the fathers? Does
Senor Mantcrola believe that the Jews
Of to-day arc the Jews who crucilied
Christ? | 10 not believe it; l am
more Ola Christian than that! Great
is God III Sinni: the. thunder precedcs
him, the lightning accompanies him !:
the light cnvclops him, the earth trcm-
blcs, the mountains fall in pieces! But
there is u God grandcr and greater
than tlnt. Not the majestic God Of
Sinai. but the humble God Of Calvary,
nailed to cross, wounded, thirsty.
crowned with thorn, gall on his lips,
and yctsaying: " Father, forgive them,
forgive my cxccutioucrs, forgive my
prosecutors: pardon them, for they
know not what they do" Great is
the religion Of Power, but greater is
The religion Of Love. Great is the re-
lli"ion Of implacablc Justice. but great
cr is the religion Of parlonins Mercy.
And |, in tho Mame OF that rcligiOn-l,
in the name Of the Gospel, come here
to ask you TO write in tho front OF your
fundamental codc-Libcrty. Equality
and Fraternity amongst all mankind.
EFFECT OF THE SPEECH.
From y Madrid I,etter.l
Frequently the applause from every
part Of the house interrupted him. and
when he had brought his peroration tc
Il cloSc-a pcroratiOn uncqualcd :oi
beauty Of diction, force OF language
and sublmity of imaGcry--thc excite
mcnL was so great that the members
Of the Chamber, irrespective Of party,
rushed up to him and congratulated
him. Rivcro leading the way. and en-.
bracing him on both checks. The
scene was bcwildcrimS. The effect OF
the oratiOn has not worn of yet. The
young orator had received upward OF
three hundred kilograms from nll parts
Of the country. thanking him for this
service to the cause Of religious libcr-
iy and freedom OF thought. There is
proposition that the Cortcs shall
print the speech by tens Of thousands,
and outside. all parties arc uniting to
present him with testimonial. But
these compliments, merely personal.
and however deserving Of record, MS
indicating the esteem in which his
marvellous powers are held, arc really
empty results, compared with the CT
feet his terrible attack upon the Church
'lHu lIC IOa1llIOH iiNS hd's polillSulIs
Rivcro's petty schcmc to avert the
breaking up or.lhc majority. though
Immediately successful, has been com
plctcly defeated by this speech of Cas-.
trlar's, and this in the most uncXpcct.
ed manner. The orator dashed ut tho
monarchinl scheme, and smashed it in
with the refusal Of Don Fernando
lie laid bare all the weak places Of the
coalition. and thrust his lance into tho
very marrow Of their differences. lie
showed up the Inconsistencies Of cacl
section, and excited one against the
other. lie spared no one. Ever!
word was Il live coal which burnt
deep into The flesh. Progrcssists
Modcrators. Democrats, NcoS, cacl
writhcd in turn. AS he spoke cacl
faction felt its time was come. Con
stcrnation WAS Oh every face. Had
the c0up been prcmeditatcd, had thl
house been prepared for this terrific
onslaught. no doubt Il means Of paral
wing the attack would have bccl
found. AS it was, the blow came
down swift as Il thundcr-bolt, and
scathcd all. That same night Prin
held n consultation with his own per
sonnl party. That same night, too, 1
meeting of the chief Republicans took
place at CustcInr's house. II Ind l0na
been felt that sooner or later the Pro
grcssisis must come over 10 the Re-
publican side. and the resolution taken
was to accept the anticipated overture:
from tho first who should make them
The choice would lay between Prin
and Scrrano. prim stole march up
Oh his rival, and on Tuesday might
went to CaStclar's house and frankly
stated that the monarchy had become
impossible, that the Republicans were
masters OF the situation, and that hi
was ready to unite with them. Thi:
otlcn was ut once accepted.
TIE Toronto Gi0bc states that Charles
McKcwcn is the oldest Mason in Can
ada, and probably the oldest IN thu
world. lie was born in l15I, made
Il Mason in Lodge 40i, Ballcnderry
county Of Antrim, ireland. in the yea
l77G, consequently he has been % ycarl
Il Mason. lie Is now u member Of st
Johns Lodge no. GS, \. j. Il a. NJ.
In,,orvnlI f1ufurio A rputlpmuu WhC