The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-11

If anything could be more hateful than
the sacrilege, injustice and mean treachery
of Rome, and the outrage offered to the
Fathers of ChristendOm, it has been the
vile hypocrisy which has accompanied the
whole proceeding. LAMA went to Tu-
rim the other day to confer with the King,
as people supposed, about the eonvocation
of parliament and the transfer of the CAPT
tai but we are now assured that the CHIEF
object of the visit was to arrange for some
sumptuOus present to be made to one OF
the Roman churches-a sop, of course, to
gullible indeed if it succeeds in convincing
them of the piety of their rulers and their
love of Holy Mother Church. This hypO-
critical display is no new idea. When the
Marches and Umbria were annexed i'll 1861,
Victor Emmanuel Immediately issued a
own privy purse so 600 lire for restoring
and decorating the Santa Casa of LOreto.
The Ministers were to make the necessary
inquiries, after which the money would be
paid in. IN. B., in the autumn Of 1870
these inquiries have not yet been COM
pleted.) Then, when Venice was SO
gloriously annexed the Corriere della Vene-
sia announced that his Majesty had pre-
sented can elegant aud rich mOnstrance to
the venerable sanctuary of our Saint;" that
is, of St. Anthony of Padua. This time his
Majesty was as good AS his word, though
not quite so good as the word of the Corr
ere, for the monstrance is neither rich nor
these two precedents, LAMA opined that
it would be good policy to give some pres
emit to one OF the Roman churches. 1t was
only question which church should be
gratified, and the minister suggested that
the Roman people had a great devotion to
the Bambino of Arac9li, which the sick
beg to have carried to them that they may
kiss it ane receive it's blessing. The Frati
take it in a carriage, with much pomp,
bearing lighted torches. The people kneel
as 1T passes, and come out of their shops to
do it homage. So rooted is this devotion,
opinions what they may, would dare to
scott at it. The Republicans in 1849 pre-
coded the FlOrentine usurper in this act of
mock homage. When Plus TX. was an ex-
lie at Gaeta, these scoundrels, having
seized the Pontifical horses and equipages,
debated what they should do with the state
carriage. 1t was too handsome to spoil,
they said. Some one exclaimed: "Let us
give it to the BAN bino of Arac9li, who is
alone worthy to go about Rome in such a
coach as this" All then shouted in unison !:
I" To the Bambino! To the Bambino! we
are not Turks. We respect religion more
than the Pope does. Tiua the Democratic
Bambino :" No sooner said than done.
Cicernacchio spread the news through the
city that, in despite of priests and .frati, the
Republic was going 8. festeggiare" the BAN
bino. And SO the Pope's carriage, with six
fine horses, drew the sacred image about
Rome, to the gre t editication of the mob,
who knelt and made the sign of the cross,
exclaiming that after all the Republicans
were not SO impious as they had been told.
The effect of this scene was immense, Lam
"a said. Great as was the insult our Lord
then received, it will be even surpassed by
that now contemplated, the result of cold,
calculating hypocrisy. A present Is to be
prepared for the Bambino, and it is ar
ranged that a battalion of volunteers of the
National Guard of Turin, which are about
to be sent to Rome, are to come up on the
very day of this parade. The Bambino is
to be brought in state to the QBirinal in or
der to receive it's presents, so that the peo-
pie will see how devout are their rulers,
and that, if the Pope and Cardinals cannot
be driven out, the Bambino of Araceli will
at any rate be more gracious, and the
conceliasone" will be- happily effected
with it.-Idblet.