The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20

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he was unable to deliver, together with the
resolution which he was prepared to sup
ing terms: {" The National Assembly,
faithful to the traditions Of France with
regard to the Church and the Papacy,
adopts the protests drawn up by the elo-
quent reporters, aud refers the petitions to
the Chief Of the Executive Power" I'm
mediately after the vote which charged
him with the consideration of the petitions,
Theirs has not yet consented to accept it.
1t may be observed that the Chief of the
Executive, while expressing doubts as to
the suff1ciency of the proposed Guarantees,
passed over in silence the obvious truth
that "tbe only real independence of the
Holy See consists in its Sovereignty"
N. Gambetta and II. TAiers.-There ia a
third and still quicker course which N.
Gambetta might pursue, aud which French
men are eagerly discussing. He might join
M. Theirs in his old post as Minister of War.
Once admitted within the cabinet, and with
the army ut his back, his old talent for re-
ducing bis colleagues to clerks might mani
fest itself again. and France would, in fact
though not In name, be guided or governed
by two-headed presidency, the reversion
of sole command remaining, of course,
with the younger man. Such government,
it seems clear, might be excessively strong,
for it would combine all parties except the
pure Monarchists, the Clericals, and the
Communists would be NO more resisted
than M. Gambetta was when seated at Bor-
deaux, and might venture on the strongest
measures of reorganization within the army
itself, measures from which it appears NJ.
Theirs seems as yet to have shrunk. We
cannot discover that he has ordered o1e,
while the comm ission on recruiting has as
yet only decided that it would be better to
adhere to CONSUMPTION without substitutes,
and shorten the term of service without
adopting the Prussian system in its integ-
rity. But the diff :ulties in tile way of such
a junction are very great indeed, probably
insuperable. M. Theirs dislikes and fears
NJ. Gambetta, whom he even described with
objectionable violence as that maniac at
Bordeaux, while M. Gambetta could not
enter the Ministry without insisting on
serious conditions. He certainly would re-
organize the army his own way, and M.
Theirs believes himself to be areorganizer of
genius. His relation toward the Church is,
we imagine, somewhat misunderstood, he,
though of course NO Catholic, having in
terfered to forbid most decisively the desc
crations to which some of the Garibaldians
were given, but he would insist on the
abandonment of any measures for the re-
storation of the Temporal Power, and, in
deed, of any measures whatever against
Italy not essential to the interests or the
honor of France. He would insist on a
great scheme of education as one of the
first duties of the State, and on the COM
plete abandonment of the policy of petty
repressions to which NJ. Theirs lends him
self far too readily. He is. too, strong
free trader, and though he probably, like
most Frenchmen, refuses to consider fiscal
questions matters of principle, he certainly
would resist o return to 3 purely Protec-
ZIONIST system of taxation. 1t is hardly
possible that differences like these-differ-
ences which cover almost the whole ground
of politics-can be compromised or re-
moved ;~but still it must not be forgotten
that M. Theirs is not an Ultramontane or
even a strong Catholic, and that n. Gam
beta has protected the Church; that fiscal
differences do not divide Cabinets in
France, and that M. Theirs and M. Gam
Both are centralists, M. Theirs from belief
! in the system, M. Gambetta from belize
that it cannot be safely given mp until the
people have been educated, and both ir
their different ways are devoted to the
greatness of France. The coalition is pos
sible, therefore, though improbable, and i
it arrives France will have one OF the
strongest governments she has ever known
International Associotion of Catholi
Workinqmen.-The Archbishop Of Maline
has addressed letter to his clergy in ref
erence to the Catholic associations Of arti
zans. His Grace's purpose is to estabiish I
sort of Catholic " International Associa
ton" which would, of course, become I
powerful instrument in the hands of tn
Church. In his letter he points out tina
the federation of the Belgian Catholic SO
:. cieties of artizans enjoys the encourage
ment and the blessing of the Pope. tn
) project of this federation dates from 1907
: and it's seat is at Louvain. Ithas a CORES
pendent in each reimbursement of tn
. country, and monthly organ calle
. T,Econon,ie Chretienne. Besides this re
view, it is intended to create journals fo
the working classes. The German Catho
lie associations of working men hay
formed themselves into federation