The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-18

unless tnTOu8u aCCluouSs An tuAD way uuA l
ing the week preceding our last number,
that paper published two editorials Of
particularly virulent type, but Of which we
had mot the slightest intimatiOn until in
formed Of it in . casual conversation too
late for notice at that time. The animus
Of these writings is so impious, however,
that we think it desirable to call the atten-
ton of our readers to them that Catholics
may know how they stand with this local
organ of national party.
One of these articles is entitled "Free |
Italy q fixed fact" and its spirit may be |
seen in the annexed extracts:
The Pope appears to be gerfecting him
have protested against his spoliation with such
vehemence that they are likely to involve him
in tho confusion of leaving Rome, even after
| by accepting money from him. If Plus TX
ever quits Italy he will give himself over to
the demonstration of how much hotter 1T is IN
He will meet from this time forward, where
fallen him =. The Papacy is too am
asd Il jealousy Ths Church las
hundreds Of years given to the use of political
power, and not until the present generation OF
porai rule. Her people Italys) have
been relegated from consideration because the
Church assumed to declare their sentiments
from religious standpoint. Inc
people who protest that Italy viii again revert eve
to the Pope, have not asked themselves wha5
they would do in the event their lives had
been held in check for centuries, and they
were suddenly left free by the removal of the
hand that held them In subsection.
The first anomaly that strikes one in
} glancing at this precious document is found
In it's very title. "Free Italy!" This,
then, is the Repubhcan's idea of freedom,
: monarchy under Victor Emmanuel. The
slavery of white people, which the Republi-
: can and its gang have inflicted upon
Louisiana of late years, is also called free
dom by it, therefore we shall not quarrel
with it's prostitution of the term in this
connection.
The Pope has, it says, broken bread
with the Italian King, or, in other words
received his money. This is an unqualified
: SANDER, so mean and false that, though We
. have no idea of the personality of its au
f thor, we must presume him to be an apos
l. tate Mo- one born hereto would natural
) ly attain to such degree ofmalignity. Th'
d Pope has made point of rejecting tn
) Kings pecuniary offerings as the viles
y pollution ever since the invasion of Rome
> and the Islander above mentioned is based
> no doubt, ON the fact that the first of sucl
offerings was actually paid into the trea
f. sury without his knowledge But that pre-
u tense of a foundation only increases tn
l meanness of the misrepresentation.
g The rest of the article. is a pitiable an
Vt childish disregard of all geography an
It history. 1t says Italy when it means Rom
and tue Papal States. Whom did the Pop
i reign over Italyf When did the Pops
a States interfere by their extent with III
IF secular government of Italy at large
io What had the temporal government {
4 the Pope to do with Sardinia and Maple
and Venicef 1t is not the spiritual pr
y the temporal power of the Pope that
attacked in this article, and was there eve
c. more shameful and glazing disregard I
Is truth than to say that such power extende
g, over Italy OF even over considerable Pc
~ ton of it
IN The other article referred to is an a
q, tempt to contrast the glorious remonstran'
no. of the Catholics of New Orleans again
'e. Italian usurpation, with demonstrate
o., of certain Italian citizens in favor of
ed 1t must be remembered that this demon
he, stration was only contemplated and new
ne really took place, so that the contrast
n Sn the Republican is totally pointless. I'll
of supposed fact, however, is made an occ
IN. sion on which to publish some very stran
~ as we'll as very Objectionable sentiment
nv The writer objects to protesting again
il the action of the Italians because he su
ys poses that it was in accordance with t
~, popular will and he adds, " 1t is our ere
Ill that the people should be allowed to choo
aw their own rulers and their own COVER
W" VIZ ment" Truly that creed is beautifully e
a emplified in the government of the Sou
by by the Radical party. Oh, hypocris
Ell where is thy blushf
pr, He continues:
owl And still less is it allowable in this coun
mt that freemen should protest in favor OF
liz tablishing obnoxious government In hol
when that government deliberately submit
scheme by which it claims to be invested w
power to dispose of the allegiance OF the
10 IN pie of the United States.
80. When the editor of the Republican "
the admitted into the confidence of Cardi
the Antonelli we know not. But as it is
eed. =, ,s avian tho caaa 4