The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-19
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 49, 1871.

|RNING. NOVEMBER 10, 1871.
As your misfortunes have been the fruit of
the perverse doctrines that have weakened
faith and corrupted science and morals, and as
consequently it is needful to assert plainly that
the only remedy consists in rejecting those
doctrines, We view as happy event your
full submission to the definitions Of the vsa,
which you profess towards the Chair of truth
t,at has received from Heaven the commission
to crush error, and Herewith to eradicate the
root Of all evils. At the same time it is mani
fest that this Chair cannot freely and efectu-
ally fulfil its mission unless it enjoy sovereign
liberty, and be exempt from the dominion OF
any other Power. For this end Providence has
endowed it with civil Princedom, which be-
longs to it a. its own. Therefore it is that the
sacriegious oppression which now weighs upon
ion-acts that have reused throughout the world
the hearts of the faithful, whose own religious
rights are trampled under foot-also kindie
your Jealous indignation, and cause you to
characterize such q crime as it deserves and to
excite the rulers of nations, and especially
| those of your own country to redress the grew
GUS wrong. .
This your zeal for religion is an unquestion-
able proof Of your faith and your piety 1t
| shows the Independence and frmness with
also affords the hope that the majority of your
colleagues will become. DESTROYS OF the soid
aud true welfare Of the Church and the coun-
try; and will come to share your convictions ion;
and lend all their energies to aid you. This
| We earnestly SEaS God to grant for in the re-
| establishment Of religion, truth and justice,
We see the salvation sof France and ao0 OF S1s
supplicate Him to help you in your arduous
Meanwhile, as a sign of favor from IN high
| and as the pledge of Our fatherly affection, We
| give you from the depth of Our heart Our
| Apostolical Benediction.
Given at Rome this 9Th day of October, ammo
1 1871, being the Goth year of Our Pontiflcate.
| PIUS lX PORE.
Count Palikao on the Late WarEExtracts
from the pamphlet by Count Palikao are
given by the Gaulois. The General says
his plan to operate by division on Belfort
aud throw an army into Southern Germany
was disapproved as foolish. With reference
to MacMahon's attempt to form a junction
with Bazaine on the line of the Meuse, the
writer states thata different plan of opera
tions was proposed to the Council of Minis
tiers, which he/thus describes: The bat
tie which was inevitable on the Goth at the
latest, could only have taken place between
the army of Marshal MacMahon, 10000
! strong (supposing it to have lost Is, 600 on
the nlarch) and the army of the Prince OF
Saxony, which did not exceed 10000 men.
The combat ought to have taken place be-
, tween Verdun and Etain, in the direction
Briey. Two hypothesis present themselves
i, here. If the Prussian army before Metz
> had attempted TO go to the assistance OF
, that of the Prince of Saxony, it would have
l had in it's rear the armygof Marshal Ba-
8 zaine, which, on the 14th, 10th, and 18th,
+ had sustained alone the attacks of the
united armies of Prussia and Saxony and
maintained it's position. The position OF
8 these two German armies became, there.
r fore, critical, and a check inflicted on the
e first, without safe line of retreat, woulC
d have changed the condition of things en-
s tirely. If, on the contrary, the army o
Prince Frederick Charles had continued t.
watch the army of Metz, the Saxon arm,
Il would, no doubt, have been defeated, ant
!, thrown back on that of Metz, when tn
= latter wolld have been compelled to retire
!, and the junction would thus have been eff
y fected. In explaining the details of tn
march on Metz. as l submitted to the Coun
= Gil of Ministers, it was far from my inten
y ton TO attempt to controvert the operatlo
, attempted to be effected in totally differ
=, - ent manner by Marshal MacMahon. o
"a the contrary, am of opinion that it Nigh
h have completely succeeded by the defies {
IL the North, and am confirmed in this opin
Ell ion by the statement of a Saxon colone
le who, on the 6tlf of September at Sedar
confessed to a friend of mine thu
10 the Saxon army at one time believe
Oh itself outfanxed. 1 should astonis
re many critics were to say that the Prime
Oh of Saxony has spoken in a similar mann!
to one of the most honorable generals !
Us the French army, from whom l have II
he fact direct. 1t is no part of my duty, nc
which contributed to the ruin of pls
" conceived and executed by a Marshal
he France whom the army, whose entire col
mo- fdence and esteem he very justly posses
nd es, considers as veritable Bayard, " ga
u peur ct sans reproche."
he Elaboration of Paris.-The restoration
ID, Paris is going on apace. The Hotel de Vii
ed is to be rebuilt according to plans draw
nd by . committee specially appointed for
md purpose, and comprising the well-knON
aw names of NM. Alphand, Ballard, DE-
On On VaadOyer, Labrouste, Charles Blanc, Em
au- FelLln ans DSx.ouo: 80 RAyA'e Il, -.