The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS.
/ FRANCE,

DisdG,ction IN SarOy.-The French pa
pers have been directing public attention
to the existence of a very unsatisfactory
state of things in Savoy. Two distinct
movements are said to be at work in those
departments. The one is the work of the
Red party, the other of the Separatists, but
both have coalesced. Ever since Is4S the
conservative element in the Duchy has
been declining in strength. At that date
the Sandman Government, having quar-
relied with Rome, began to do all in its
power to weaken the religious and monar-
chical interests in it's principal stronghold.
The twenty one deputies from Savoy
formed the nucleus of the Parliamentary
opposition at Turin, and the Compile de
,Cavour had already made up his mind to
get rid by cession of a province which was
the chief obstacle to the policy on which
he had resolved. Every encouragement
was given to the Protestant propagandas
and to the formation of clubs and associa-
tons ola revolutionary character. Amongst
the latter were the SO called Union Socie-
ties, whose chiefs were all affiliated to the
Masonic Organization. Since the cession
of the province to France tie anti-religious
ana revolutionary movement has been COLI
stantly growing in Importance. 1t is stated
that at Annecy, among the commercial
middle class, the number of those who are
not Freemasons may be counted. A sue
cesslon of anti-rcliglous functionaries and
anti-rcligious professors in the Lyceum
particularly at Chambery, and the Opposi-
tioh of the University TO the management
of the primary schools by the religious
conglegations-all this did its work 80
we'll that on the 4th of September the Ma
sonic party took possession of the project
ure and the municipal council, and pro-
claimed the Republic on their own account.
The new municipal council expelled the
Christian Brothers from the schools, and
it's example has been followed in other
towns. The last elections have given ad-
ditional strength to the party; out of ten
deputies, one only, the Marquis Costa de
Beauregard, represents the Catholic and
Conservative party. The functionaries ap-
pointed by the Government of National
Defence and NJ. Gambetta, have been con-
firmed and still remain in power, and the
country populations are persuaded that the
clergy mediate the re- establishment of
tithes, and that if they separate themselves
from France they will free themselves not
only from conscIiption, but from taxes in
general. There is no desire for re union to
Italy, the tendency is either to annexation
to Switzerland, or to the constitution of a
distinct State, which it is hoped may be-
come an important focus of revolutionary
principles. The t7ircrS expects that unless
some measures are taken to change the
character of the local administration, the
province will, ut the first commotion, de-
tach itself, and that France will lose Savoy
as she has lost Alsace.
GERMANY.
J Catholic Congress at Main-.-On the 10th
of September, the twenty first anniversary
of the Catholic Reunion of Mainz, COM
menced it's celebration. Amongst the &C.
clesiastics present were the Bishops OF
| Mainz and Ermelaud, the Archbishop of
Cologne and Mgr. Canon Moufang. A
Brief from the Pope was read highly APP
proving of the Congress and giving it the
Apostoticaf Benediation. On Monday
evening, the llth, the first general meet
ing was held and was very numerously at
tended. Mr.. Baudry presided. In his
opening speech he pointed out the import
ance of the matters to be discussed, and
then showed how anxious a crisis is now
impending over religion and the Church.
He dwelt, i'll eloquent and moving Ian
guaSe, on the sutferings undergone by the
Holy Father in his resistance to the i'm
pous aggressiuns of the Revolution. Mgr
Won hrtlcI"r then spoke, delivering Il re-
matknhlr aGd!c>s to which we have aiIud-
ru elsewhere. l. was also resolved that
this lcnnlon hr called hcnccturwuld. NOT
thr icnnion OF Catholic Germany. bat rt
Catholic Germans. :" a>-to include the
AuStiians and Swiss Catholics. Othvu bust
ness OF t!r meeting WAS iHcn projected
with, and will he found embodied II! ,l.r
resolutions suhioincd. At the thild public
meeting, which TOOK place ON the l3th
inst, MI. ffoicswaith spoke OF the great
need the ChurCh.has otltarnipg and learned
nch amongst her devoted sons. Mr.. Aucr
OF RatIsbon, gave an Interesting rcpolt of
the working of the Bavarian Catholic
Schooltcachers' Association, which num-
beers within its ranks upwards of 1000
teachers. Mr.. August Licber, of Camberr
gave an account OF the Association of the
Germau Catholic Medical Students OF
which he WAS, he said, Il member. Mr..
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