The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-03


a pledge of action in tho time to come.
Adopting the language OF your vote as the
expression Of our own wishes, We simply
claim of You an act Of prudence and OF pa
triotism we ask yop to Obtain rom ene
name that France can In no possible way
approve of what has been done at Rome,
and that she will bot send her representa-.
tive to the Court of King Victor Emmanuel
in a city which is by ancient and indisPu-
table right the dominion of the Pope, do |
mipion secured to the Sovereign Poptih oy
treaties recently entered into with france.
When such a declaration has been mace
we shall await with less uneasiness the
time when regenerated France shall cor
respond in another manner with the designs
of Providence by restoring the temporal
Power" The Osserratore adds that the
foregoing petition is attracting the notice
of the Press. 1t lie to be hoped that france
herself is sounder ut heart than either her
Assembly or her Government, and that
something satisfactory may yet be enec5ed.
War Tendencies. The French cores
poudent of the Register writes as follows
under date Of August 10th: The Gazette
TAugsbourg, speaking of NJ. Theirs speech
upon the Roman question, declared tnat ms
afforded reason for believing that France
had warlike intentions, and that Germany
ought to hold herself in readiness to meet
them. The Gasette dc Cologne, too, at
tributed to NJ. Theirs projects OF an early
revenge upon the Germans, and drew the
same conclusion as the Gazette dAags-
! bourq. 1t will be remembered that the
Prussian Press followed q similar cue after
the battle of Sadowa. 1t kept complaining
that France was arming while Germany
had not single cannon or a single soldier
ready for immediate service. The cam
paign of 1870 showed, however, plainly
enough, that Germany bad been armlng 10
the teeth, while France had been dlschargN
ing her soldiers, and her arsenais we're
comparatively empty; when, therefore,
Prussia accuses France of preparing for
war, the idea naturally suggests itself that
she is herself connecting some proJect OF
other after her own fashion against her DIS
comfted rival. and there ls n .M;nne i4 ~
which have alluded as being on the tap's.
It is, moreover, q bad omen that Bismarck
ia representing through the journas which
are his mouthpiece that France mas no !oea
Of paying the second instainens- OF three
milliards, and that abe is looking about for
allies to aid her in fresh war. Another
idea, tending to the came object, the sup
preston of France, comes out In the 1fGhe
That Journal says M. Bismarck ls reported
to be inspired JUST now with feelings Of re-
tormented with fesr lest tho Emperor, o.
Russia should die, and DO succeeded by hi
, son. who detests the Germans. M. Biz
, mark lie already taking steps to provide
against this contingency. He Is SAID u
have proposed to Austria treaty oy whicl
he guarantees. her all her present posses
. sions, and promises her an Increase of terri
+ tory on the Danube. We have one OBJ
, iect in common he is reported to hav
t said in his secret communications with Gh
r Cabinet of Vienna, namely, to hlna ele
Q end wo must, at any price, prevent Russia
n intervention. This is the only quarter
q which we have anything to fear, and
!, Prussia and Austria act in unison they ca
n easily face the danger. Take no accoun
D. her by restoring the Temporal Sovereign
Il of the Pope, and should she show herse
a. aggressive we should take back from ne
j. Vsnetia and Lombardy.' 1t would ar
le pear highly probable that the object of tt
a interview between the Emperors of Ge
O. many and Austria is to conclude an Austrt
B. Prussian alliance on this basis. 1t Is sal
IN moreover, that the EmperOrs will meet III
ne attended by NJ. Bismarck and Nd. bene
i lest the fact of those two archmischi
D. makers, coming together in the nrss y y
ia stance, should SO alarm the rest OF u
IL civilized world as to cause q hubbub, al
o. possibly give rise to some unexpected o
az stacles."
rs The Communist Irials.-The trials of t
o. Communist leaders are now proceeding
he Versailles. Rossel is described as resign
.th to his fate, and more dignihed than {
of rest: he is q captain of engineers and
ish every rule Of military law it must go We
lsh hard with him. He is reported to ma
ese said: az have played and lost, and nov
eel am ready to pay" Rochefort is sile mt a
m baggard looking, and appears somewl
,ns terrified at the gravity of the acoustic
to brought against him: courbe t, and 1,'s Gr
i've set are represented az eager In their
We tempts to be conciliatory, while Asst 6
the Ferre are cynical and defiant. The lat'
,s.n whose record is a very black one, as lie
. of accused of presiding over or at least ord
ate- pointediy to answer any Questions, beca
Ar he was not allowed to read an apology
Test. the Commune. he started up however
deny the genuineness of the order
burning the Ministry OF tlnan &C. WI ~
ISL position of the court does not seem v
,eti. satisfactory. The judges and prosecu
AVE are military men, while .t the neo prisoners
g in oetepdeo ny ,aSyeis. o,oE 81 ~,
chief al were neiu iol :.',,i .'.' ~. IL ,,ra