Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-25

d,rrone Nth DISTINGUISHED -sal aud success
for their spiritual and eternai NaIeLests
IL is rot fer Us, most reverend sir. 20 proR A10e
ul6 u the ne rit ard efficiency or the par. Thict
yOu took in re d-liberstions OF that august as
u mb'y Of prelates convened in the Eternal City
from every region Of the globe 10 proelain the
faith Of Christ, and to prev de for as increased
influence sDeng men, BIZ he enac Vsnt 81 SAT-
UtaIy laws; II is not for The children % sit IN
judgm6 Mt upon the .ath5T; bat II IS oar pTiyis-
eee, at least, 10 congratulate ourselves an ! the
atholic body at large in having been repre-
Sented IN tina. venerable and imposing synod by
prelate whose learning and zeal entitle him,
by common consent Of the Christian world, to
be considered ss one OF the brightest ornaments
OF the Catholic hierarchy and one Of the
s'aunchest pillars of the Church. The honor
which you enjoyed by 50 prominent an associa-
ton with that GALAXY of intelligence and virtue
which shone forth in the Ecumenical Council
we feel rejected upon ourselves, for il reminds
Us OF our birthright as Christians that I'm enter
ing into fellowship with the mystical BODY OF
Christ we did not become members OF any
human organization, liable to erro-, corruption
and decay, but were affiliated to that Church
which Ia immortal, because IL is inrallible; a
church founded by the Son of God made man,
the end OF time, and against which the gates of
hell shall never prevail. Possessing q divine
NE, and guided by the unerring decisions of
her supreme pastor, the Bishop of Rome, she
prospers alike under the smiles of friends and
the prosecutions Of enemies. As loyal children
we rejoice in her joys and sympathize in her
magnsDimous Piux IN, has been ass liled by
the shafts OF the enemy, and in the desecrated
name Of liberty and progress has been despoiled
OF his temporal dominion, and stripped Of that
Independence which is necessary for the free
exercise of his exalted functions, ami for I'M
trammeled influence with his two hundred mil
lions OF children throughoutthe globe. the whole
Catholic world feels the outrage which has been
committed against him, and through him
against religion and society. He, in IL spirit
nal character and temporal headship, was
In
OF the normal state Of Christian society, that is
of the perfect accord between the natural and
supernatural order. But an impious hand has
for a moment overthrow this model structure.
On this occasion, therefore, which reminds us
that you, most reverend sir, and yonr iliustrOus
colleagues in the Eeumenieal Council, have
been compelled to suspend your proceedings,
by the same sacrlegious violence and wholesale
robbery that have invaded the Papal territory
we cannot but lit up our voice with one accord
and in earnest tones to protest against the
iniquity, and we deem the present a fitting
moment. with your permission, to make pui,lic
declaration of the sentiments wh:ci the gravity
OF the aforementioned circumstances must nat
But. most Reverend Archbishop, allow US to
assure You that, whether you are here sur
rounded by loyal and atectiOnate flock, giving
life and energy to every department Of your
spiritual administration. or absent from us on a
wider theater of usefulness, opposing yourself
as wall Of brass against the latitudinarianism
ard infdelity Of the age, you will always be the
oil jecs Of our profound veneration and devoted
attachment.
REPLY OF THE ARCHBISHOP
The Reverend Archbishop i'm reply said: Rev
DR.. White and venerable clergy OF the District
L retorn you my most heartfelt thanks for your
cordial greeting on my return. thank You for
your. fear, too partial estimate of the little
that was able to do in the Ecumenical Coun-
Gil. True, was placed In positions OF consid-
cradle responsibility by the partial opinion of
the sovereign pontiff, and BY the votes OF
nearly $50 OF my colleagues, but was only one
OF many, and felt there less than ever fit
in all my life. When q man is one OF nearly a
thousand, when among the .ArchDishops he
feel how small We are. ! never felt so little
when in the center Of London or Paris j thank
you venerable brethren, and hope that as our
relations have always been very good that they
will continue to become even more intimate,
and that we will all continue to labor in unison
for the greater glory Of God and the salvation
OF souls. l will add to what l said at the door,
least there should be any misunderstanding on
reflection. That is in reference to what you
were kind enough to say abou; the present
position Of the Sovereign Pontiff, / wish to put
this case: Surprising that three or four States.
or one State Mary land even, or Virginia, should
come here and seize the District Of Columbia
and throw guard arourd the White House
grounds and raw TO the President, ''Oh, you are
Tree, perfectly free, You can write or CORE
spond, but all such correspondence has to pass
through our hands" To the departments to
the post office, "you are free, but recollect we
have TO superintend your freedom. You can
communicate with the whole of the United
States, but all that You send must FIRST pass
through our hands. We will disperse your Com
these pretended lovers of liberty in Italy have
dore. They dispersed the Congress of Christen-
dom, composed of nearly 800 bishops, drove
item tome, and Imprisoned the president, and
then they think that he is simple CROUCH to be-
heve that he is free. Free, with mounted
guard all around the Vatican palace Free,
when he has not been able to go out into the
being insulted. He Walks only in his own
garden. Such is the lii erty LETT tc the man TO
HON 8O,W0,cC9 Of Christian men from every
ard guidance.
1 thank yen again with grea. Kindness for
this unexpected and splerdid, and certainly
very &C. DIAL demOnsi' atiOr.
ORGANIZATION or TIE MEETING.
At the close CT the ArcbbishOp's remarks,
Rev. DIR. White announced that they would now
proceed to organize the meeting for the pur-
Icse OF passing such resolutions as the occasion
required.
On motion OF Mr.. l.. +. Clark, Mr.. Lewis John
sen Was elected president, and Messrs. Edwa~r
Newman, Jr0. It. Cassell, - Columbus, V.
Kline, j. ID. McGill, - Eichorn, vice presi-
dents, ard John I. Enris, secretary.
Kew; Farher Eoyle, pastor OF ST. Peters
church. fhen read the resolutions, which were
AN EARNEST, SOLEMN, AND UNANIMOUS PRO-
against the late invasion OF the Roman States
by the flcrentire government, similar to that
ade pied IN Baltimore. The preamble ana reso-
TUTORS were as follows:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS. >
Whereas, Our Holy Father, Plus IN. on the
18th OF June, 1SeS, the Feast Of the Holy Apos-
ties, Peter and Paul, did issue his BuDjof Con-
ocation for the meeting OF the Ecumenicai
Council OF the Vatican, to be opened on the Sth
day Of December, 1869, in the city of Rome;
And whereas, the said Council did assemble ac-
cordirgly, and under tie guidance OF the HOLY
Ghost, proceed quietly with the work appointed
TO be done until On or about the 9th day of Sep
TENDER, in the year 1870, when the States OF the
church were, without cause and without any
previous declaration of war, invaded by the
troops Of neighboring monarch, King Victor
Emmanuel, and the Holy Father was made
prisoner and his government overthrOwn by
violence, and the authority OF bis Holiness
usurped by the creatures of the invader.
Now, We, the Catholics of the Archdiocese of
Baltimore, having been called together to meet
our dear Father in God, the Most Reverend
Martin John Spaldine, Archbishop of this
Diocese, On his return to his flock, after particle
patiDg in the proceedings of said Council, deem
The present proper occasion TO express our
firm convictions in relation to the outrage per-
petrated by King Victor Emmanuel as ABOVE
stated: Therefore,
Resolred, That the said invasion of the Papal
territories and the overflow of the Government
of his Holiness, and usurpation Of his sovereign
ty,, were and are against right and justice, in