The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-09-25

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DIR. Brownson, over his own signature,
Whites ON the above subject in the New
York Tablet, in the hrst part Of which he
xeviews the@ career of Napoleon, showing
in rapid manner the causes of his DOWN
fall. He then goes on to say:
AL Europe and America are covered over
by network of secret societies, whose
headquarters are Paris, Rome, Berlin, Lon
don and New York, and King William has
tEiumphed by doing their work. But let
him not boast of his victory. These socie-
ties have used him to overthrow Napoleon,
but they are powerful enough to overthrow
! him, when they no longer need him, or
able to use him. The Republic is most
likely to make the tour of Europe, indeed
of the whole civilized world, and not the
King William may find even his splendid
army too weak to repress the democratic
aspirations of Germany, or evan of Prussia
proper. The war between kings and peo-
pies is proclaimed, and the kings have
Themselves thrown off the only power on
jected Gods Vicar, and lost all divine sup
port for" their authority. They have de-
elared themselves Independent of Gods law,
sAnd therefore cannot appeal to that law,
(which has ceased to restrain their subjects,
! 1er protection. Right and justice are ban
lshed fromsp0litics.
That Catholic interests, under the repub-
, HO1n France, may suffer for time, is not
1mpp0bable, though they were better pro-
eected under the Republic Of 1S49 than
they have ever been under the Empire; but
God overrules all events for the good, for
the glory of his Church, France has been
false to her mission as the first Catholic
power in Europe, and has long been the
i hotbed of infidelity, and of the most scan
MiAlOus opposition to a strong and masculine
Catholicity. There are, and have been, no
better Catholics in the world than. in
France; but her government, her ruling
classes, her literature and science, since the
epoch of Voltaire and Rousseau, have been
decidedly anti-Catho)ic. The Catholic re-
igion is freer in Prussia than it has been in
France for $50 years. The civilization of
the Southern or what are called the Latin
nations has, since the Northern nations of
Europe have fallen into heresy and schism,
lost its vigor, its manliness, and become
Over-refned and frivolous, like that of the
Bas Empire. These southern nations are
no longer able to fulfil their mission, with
out the infusion of new blood.
These nations need to be humbied, to be
purified in atfiictiOn and strengthened by
adversely. Their humiliation will, in the
end, make them better Catholics, and they
will emerge from the furnace of affliction
or from the captivity of the Philistines
stronger and more devoted Catholics, anG
prove themselves able to convert thcil
masters. There is no necessary iscompati
biity of republicanism with the Church
what there is for the moment, is Academia
and temporary, and will disappear the mo
ment the people become good Catholics
and willing that the republic should b.
governed in accordance with the law o
God. The Republic now proclaimed is 4
humanitarian, a goddess republic, and a
such cannot endure OF be a permanen
order, and must give place to a militar.
despotism, or be converted into Christian
republic. The latter will, in Catholic ma
tions, be the result; and if so, it will prov
government to the freedom of the Church
As Catholic, then, looking to the inter
ests of the Church in the future rather tina
to the present, see nothing in the fall G
Napoleon, the humiliation Of France, an
the proclamation of the Republic, to dis
turb my equanimity. My own conviction
are, that the last vestiges of the old orde
of things in Europe will be swept away
and not little that 1 would retain; tina
Catholics will be severely tried, that tn
clergy and their chief will have to suffe
the persecution of the wicked, and be Gale
to be ready at all times to march with jo
to martyrdom but have not doubt tina
the recent events will work together for tn
revival and spread of Catholicity-to til
glory of Gods Church on earth. The sue
cessor of Peter cannot become more dest
tute of human support than was Peter him
self, and he has always the promise of til
same Divine support. Catholics need
learn not to put their trust in princes, nc
in the multitude of their horsemen or in
plements of war; nor yet in their riches {
honors, or in their own shrewdness or pol
tical combinations and devices. The st;
bility or prosperity of the Church depend
not on France, Italy or Spain. God, if II
chooses, can raise her up friends where 81
has hitherto found only enemies.
/ hope these remarks, if not in perfe'
accordance with the views of the Table
will not be deemed obtrusive. l came
forget that I have once been a Cathol
publicist, to whom Catholics We're ont
willing to listen. At present am indee
of no account, but 1 cannot, in such crisi
forbear to offer my word of consolation
NV brethren. o. A. BRowNSoN.
VICTOR HUGO AND Richardson's ir
ago q letter from Victor Hugo appeared
the Irish,nan, stating that he was about