The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-13

States, entitled the Imperialsf and eadvo-
eating the establishment of some form of
monarchy. Many, however, may not be
aware Of the attention tl,at has been elicit
led by that enterprise from the press at
/ large andAa portion of the public. We have
! before us the ninth number of the Impe-
rialist, filed with notices from various pa
pers-some complimentary, Others quite
hostile, but none contemporaries. At first,
the whole affair was. either ridiculed or left
( unnotlced; "now," says the. New York
EceRing Telegram, ait has assumed Sc
riOus aspect Politicians are beginning to
debate its advantages, and political ecouo-
mists argue pro and con on the degree of
/ financial prosperity likely to ensuc from
! the establishment of strong line of her
cditary rulers. Some have even had the
soldness to declare through the press, of
late, that there is possible discharge of
oar national debt unless we adopt the Euro
pean form of government"
We think that clue to the present
movement may be fonnd in the words
which we ltalicised in the above quotation.
The national debt is not secure as things
stand. The bondholders are in danger. ;
foreign war, a popular revulsion of feeling,
a separation Ct the States, might at any
Time produce reputation, and therefore it
is to the interest of the great moneyed arts
tocracy, who hold the bonds, that there
should be a strong central despetism, in
which would be merged the last, preten.
sions to State rights, and all influence of
the popular voice.
Here we see distinctly the Illustration of
the old doctrine that enc sin begets the ne
cessity for another, aud generally worse
one. This necessity for Imperialism is
lifting sequence of the plea that the Consti= !
tuition Of the United States, and the oaths
which men had taken to support it. might
be set aside through that other alleged ne
cessity of saving the life of the nation.
1t was deemed necessary, duriHg the
Confederate war, to violate the Coustitu- !
ton in various ways-to exceed the powers |
which 1t gave, and to disregard its most
solemn prohibitions-in order that the Sc |
cession of the Southern States might be
more successfully resisted. EVERYTHING
appeared to work well, the seeding States
WV SoSiSSsi, anu the plitSler OF success MD I
the wounds to honor and justice which had
been inflicted at the call of necessity. But
hidden sores are the worst. The wrongs
to save the Republic entailed
an immense debt, and now the Republic
must be sacrificed to save that debt. Would
il not haya haaP hnn- - =. -
pnpnc go at first without the debt? At
worst, there would have been two Repub
lies. When will our politicians learn that
The ends never justify the means?
But are the people ready for this STAN
pede of the panic-stricken bondholde
Has this Imperial movement any real foun
iatIon in the popular hearth We have not
yet been able to discern any indications to
hat effect. 1t is but natural sequence in
he minds-of tue unscrupulous politicians
who originated the debt. They stopped at
lothing which appeared to stand in the
way of their desires at that time, and they
tand as ready now to accomplish what
yer may seem desirable. They have not
low, however, the enthusiasm of a mad l
Iening war to distract the attention of the l
'eopie from their cloven foot it will be
impossible to get up popular Juror in ia 1
OF of the bondholders or any of their C
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