The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01
Mernng Star and Catholic Messenger.
Tho School System.
ADDRESS TO THE CATHOLICS OF THE UNITED
STATES, BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST.
FEAST OF ST. MARTIN OF Tours, ]
November, 1870.
2 oRLEANs. SUNDAY. JANTARY L. 1871.

November, 1870. {
The present school system of these Uni
ted States infilcts upon you grIevous
wrong. 1t cOmpels you to pay taxes for
the support of the Public Schools. Into |
these public schools your children dare not
enter, without mourning the most fearful
peril to their faith and morals. You might
as we'll paw rent for house nearly full of
patients in the most CHASTITY cholera or yell
low fever.
The English Government coerced the
Irish Catholics into supporting the Protest
ant Church in Ireland. TIE American
Goyernment coerced the Catholics into
maintaining the 1nfidel schools of America.
The English Government has abolished the
monstrous, unjust Irish Church Establish
ment. But the American unjust, hideous
school system yet exists. 1t was the bold,
manly and courageous stand taken against
the Protestant Establishment in, Ireland
that caused it's destruction. similar bold,
manly and courageous stand will soon
cause the abolition of the American school
system.
Catholic parents recoil from the idea of
sending their children, whom they love SO
dearly, and for whose salvation they are
accountable to God-the dread God of the
universe-to the infected public schools.
They pay for Catholic schools.
Some stupid people will say that Catho
lie schools are not equal to the public
schools. 1 do not say that in all cases they
pay competent teachers, etc, where they
have Catholic taxes to pay them with. u
the Catholic schools had their share of the
school fund, according to their number and
wants, they could erect as commodloui
schools, and employ as good teachers, ane
rival, il not surpass, the best among the
public schools.
Catholics, who pay to Catholic school
ought to be exempt from the Public Schoo
tax Such is the case in Canada. Wher
is your boosted American freedom now
A dependency of old, tyranical, blgote'
England is more just than your free Repub
lie! The United States revolted from
England-why Because the English want
ed to tax them without their consent. AN
now those very States tax } on wlthou
is the law. The English tyrants toll
the men of 1916 that such was thei
law. The American patriots respond
ed, as we now respond, Ono law can de
stroy the natural rights of man. Any La
subyersive of these natural rights is funda
mentally null. Justice-heaven-b born Ju'
tice-is above all human laws, and cannt
be set aside by them. Ii you adopt I'll
present school law as a principle, you ma
easily legalize all robbery.
We'll however unfortunately, 1t is a Law
What is to be done7 Procure the repea
the abrogation, of such II nefarlous Law
Do not be content to take an approprli
ton, accepting as aims that which is yo'
own. 1t is like q robber, who RODS you
a hundred dollars, and afterwards makes
great display of generosity in giving 20
as IL present, ten dollars out OF your o"
pockethook. Exact your own to the La
cent. Dispense the principles OF this "a
dress" widely. Discuss the matter with {
whom II may concern. Do not allow tn
topic Ia die away. You hold III your han
the fate of the rising generation and
hsster!ty, and woe to you, before God,
you Uctay your trust! Engage all you G.
ia tie I. Catholic Association, having
its object the acquisition, for Catholics,
their share of the school fund, to be
pended in Catholic education uuder
supe1yision of the Catholic prelate a
clergy.
allow-nay, I contend-that Prote
ants. Jews, etc, have right to their sh;
of the school fund, to be expended acco
ing to their own religious views.
Form an independent Catholic part.
You will then hold the balance of pow
and YOU can elect whomsoever you plea
Vote for no candidate in whose past car
YOU have not sure guarantee OF his tut
honesty vote for no candidate-no maj
to what party he belongs-who will
pledge himself, publicly and solemnly
exert himself III the Legislature, and
OF it, to procure for you your share OF
schoo! fund. Hold meetings in every
isb adopt resolutions in accordance '
this address" Publish your resolut
widely. Let the parish societies comm
cate with each other, through their offit
and form a gigantic "Cathollc Asso
ton" God speed!
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