The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-04


which institutions are to be preserved and
which are to be suppressed is composed of
ex priests and individuals who have AL
ready notably distinguished Themselves in
the confiscation of Church property. 1t
commenced it's sittings yesterday, and it is
earnestly to be desired that the British
Government will uphold the rights Of it's
Catholic subjects here, as little honesty can
be expected from the Commissioners.
In few days will appear a new collect
i've protest from the colleges and professors
of the Roman University against the
anonymous address presented by the sol
disant Roman professors to Dollinger,
which was lately published in the Liberia,
the official journal of the Quirinal.
The laws of the Papal guarantees were
approved of by the Senate in its sittiDgs
on the I'd by los for and 20 against In
the discussion and voting on these laws
the Senate has shown that it is a mere ap-
pendix of the Executive power. Two
thirds of its members are employees, and
these naturally will not combas the propo-
sitions of the Minister who governs and
disposes of their Offices. have not wasted
my time or occupied my letters discussing
these guarantees, and it Is needless to DO
so now, as 1 knew that nothing would ever
induce the Holy Father to accept, under
any circumstances, what every honest per-
son must recognize as gigantic humoug,
none more SO than the Ministers who
themselves proposed these laws. The Min
ister of Foreign Affairs has, understand,
communicated to all the foreign Powers
the above laws, voted as they now are by
both branches of the Legislature, request
ing that they may be cOnsideIed as diPlo-
matte guarantees by the Catholic Powers,
who have hitherto declined to receive or
acknowledge them as such.
At Monte Rotondo, celebrated for the
heroic resistance made by its little garrison
Gor;ho1Ai and hlR hnrnR2.
the irritation of the inhabitants against
the new order of things is growing greater
every day. A short time since the Syndlc
had to resign and his assessor to ny, OWNS
to the menaces of death against them posted
up on the public square OF the town. Even
the captain of the National Guard cannot
get an inhabitant to serve under him, sucn
is the hatred of the people to their sos
disant liberators. The same story can be
told of nearly all the small provincial!
towns, whose Inhabitants see more ana
more what they lost in the too paternal
Government of Plus TX.
The 5th of May being the Feast OF st;
Plus ", our dear Holy Fathers patron and
name Saint, the Basilica of st. Mary
Major was crowded with coed people, who
went to pray and intercede for his inten'
tions, which he was unable unfortunately
to de- for himself, as was his pious custom
on this day or the eve. 1t seemed quite
| sad to think that the one WHO nao Iie ues
! right to be there should be thus forclblJ
Obliged to absent himself from shrine hi
venerated SO dearly, and one almost ex
pected to see the sanity Pontiff whose
body is exposed on this day do something
to indicate the rights of his illustriou
successor. If, however, the dear Hoi!
4 Father was absent in spirit his munificenc
aud pious foresight had prepared homag
for his glorious patron which reflected OF
himself The works he had undertaken
his own private expense two years ago to
the Establishment and repairs of this chape
are now completed, and 1t was re-opene
to-day amid the admiration of the public
, On the eve of the Feast the Liberian Char
ter had the honor of presenting themselve
personally to express to his Holiness the
, gratitude for his munifcence, which ht
, restored to more than it's pristine beauty
chapel that formed one of the glories
, their magnificent Basilica.--London Regt
ter, May ID.