The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-09

themselves we'll acquainted with the zeal
and energy of the Catholics OF this city. 1t
was q pageant, the magnitude and gran
deur Of which have never been equallcd In
the history of the West. From the begin
ming to the end, from the general commu-
MON in all the churches to the sacred
concert on Monday evening, tho finale of
our happy festival, the celebration was q
complete success. Not q single defect or
important deviation from the programme
marred the beauty Of the gala day. The
first part Of the programme was a general
communion in all the churches of the city,
to be offered for the intention of the Holy
Father. At the Cathedral the Bread of
dred persons on Sunday morning, at the
lowest count. 1t would not be an over
estimate to say that forty Thousand received
holy communion on last Sunday in the
churches of Cincinnati.
Tho Procession. = The whole city was
ablaze with enthusiasm. Gayly dressed
arches, with appropriate notices, and
trimmed with Papal and American flags,
surmounted with wreathed and gilded
crosses, were erected at different places
sion thirty five thousand badges were
printed-all of them were sold before the
procession formed. Nearly all of the con-
gregations provided tastefully adorned
wagons for the children, who filed the
streets, as the vast army advanced, with
VIC tuu6AS Va thclI WcilSuuS ouO
o'clock tolled from the Cathedral tower,
| aDd the rich Papal banner at the head of
the procession began to move. Fonr
abreast. in many places increased to six
or eight, society after society, congre-
CATION after congregation, filed along
from the starting point at a brisk, rapid
step for two hours and forty seven minutes.
The streets appeared like limitless ocean
of men, banners and flags. Like large
anaconda the marshalled host unwound
itself.and though it spread itself f.omone
end of the city to the other until 1T COM
| pletely encircled tit found not sufficient
room for it's folds.
By careful computation, repeated at diff
ferent points, there were, in the ranks, q
little more than thirty thousand persons.
| number of Catholics, men, women and
children who lined the six miles of
march, we think We have demonstrated,
with mathematical exactness, that the
editor of the Gazette has only told halt
the truth when, some weeks ago, he esti-
mated the Catholic population of this city
at only forty-two thousand. In that quar-
ter of the city where the Germans most do
| congregates enthusiasm seemed TO have
broken through all bounds. Until the pro-
cessiOn reached this densely populated di-
vision of the city, the sidewalks only had
otherwise. But here the throng could be
confined to no such narrow limits. Stand
Ing room was at premium. The police
found that it required all their exertions to
clear sufficient space for the procession to
pass. Faces told that we were moving
among multitudes of the same faith. The
sacred concert, which was to have taken
place on the same evening was postponed
in obedience to an order from the Mayor.
| Referring to the strength of the Catholic
element displayed in the procession and
to the infamous order of the Mayor,
in which he compared o sacred concert
to beer gardens, the Telegraph says
We will be ever law abiding, as we were
when our highest municipal officer forbade
the Sacred Concert in honor of the Pope
dissertation of the Sabbath. We will
treasure the remembrance of the legisla-
tive pains and penalties under which we
suffer, as we will remember the COMPARE
son which the Mayor made between Sa-
cret Concert and the sensual noise of the
Beer Gardens. We will never forget the
robbery of the School-law until it is stop
ped; and we will likewise entertain for
some time, until the day of political ,retri-
button comes, the contemplate movement
of Mayor Davis to prevent the erection oil
the Cathedral arch. The shape of that
decoration will outlive in the minds of Ca
tholics all other mementoes of the Papal
! demonstration. We will not initiate the
. ely, oily, serpent-like man9uvres of cloak
ed hostility. We will answer our enemies
by the free, open, manly use OF our suffra-
bges. We propose to teach him and Others,
. who use their power to insult and ipjure us
because we are Catholics, that over one.
third of the population of this city viii!
compel q different policy-that they will
force Legislation to do us Justice.
+ Honors to apostles Of Catho1icity in til.
). Weston June Sd, of this present year
, the eve of Trinity Sunday, the Rt. Rev. A
M. A. Blanchet, Bishop of Nesqually, ir
g the province of Oregon City, completed hil
: fiftieth year of sacerdotal office. 1t wat
,. celebrated as jubilee, with great eclat
4 The eve of June Sd was marked by de
,. monstrations of joy among the Catholics
- the presentation Of addresses by the you'll
- in educational institutions, etc. On Satur
\. day, June Sd, the Cathedral of Nesquall.
y was filed with Catholics. Bishop Blanche
q. celebrated POLITICALLY. His most reverend
st brother, Archbishop Blanchet, of Oregon
q. City, assisted in the sanctuary, in cope ant
M pallium. 1t was return Of the compli
or ment the Bishop of Nesqually had rendere,
to to his most reverend brother, Archbishop