The New York herald., 1871-06-19

His Recent Letter-Thc Latin Raccs-What
They Ought TO DO-ItaIy and France
Russia nnd Prussia-The Century of the
Working Cissses-The Temporal Power and
Papal Infailibiiity-The Fathers Last In-
terview With Arch5i-hop DarbOy.
The following is the full text of the letter Of Father
Hyacnthe, written in Rome on the 29tn ult, oret
synopsis of which appeared by cable short time
| since:-
| The Italian government and Parliament have tes.
| tined their sympathy with France In noble Ian
| guage Without being surprised at this, l am
greatly affected, and feel lmpelled TO express my
| gratltu ie. AT moment when men, blinded by
passions, endeavor TO propagate fasenood and SOW
discOrd between two sister nations IL Is the duty OF
! all enlightened and honest men to draw closer
| the ties which unite France to Italy. II the
Latin races are TO MAINTAIN, ! VIII not say their
independence only but their great position IN face
| OF the menacng preponderance Of the Germanic
and Scavonc races pcrsonlfed in Prussia and
Russia they must above all things he united In no
| other way can they resume the traditions of that
| Western civilization whose destlnies are blended
with those of the Catholic Church. ana whose mis-
sion, if she would recover her ancient splendor Is
TO sttne In her own bosom those two enemies whose
combats are cruel and sterile-rcvoution and abso-
lutism, superstition and impety. Moreover, in de-
tending to-day her own cause France defends that
oi society at large. Yes, human dignity, law and
liberty, the civilization OF the TWO worlds, have been
outraged and trampied upon by new barbarians
amid the bloody streets and burning monuments OF
Paris. In vain do the men Of March Is pretend to
represent two political ideas which would De just II
confined within Their true limlts-the idea or that
the Relchstag on May 2, and the idea OF
the moral and material regeneration OF the
working classes. Iney have compromised
these causes by most unacceptable eXaggcratiOn
anu Dy the odlous means they have made Of
They would nave realized the triumph of their
at the expense of the national unity ana on the
ruins OF social and religious order. They were a
party OF assassns incendares and atheists, but 80
great party that they were at least appeared to
be- people. And W nat Is a people without God
SageS have endeavOred TO describe them; but the
facts we have Just seen reveal what sucn peope Is
a u nuSIr ra.
tlon OF what social atheism ls has been complete.
Providence allowed It Tor an hour to disp0r itself
on the greatest theatre OF the world, to reve In It's
orgies and perform the most terrible OF dramas.
But Is thls people alone guilty, and is cannon the
illusion winch would deprive us OF the frut or
the dreadful lesson. Mr.. Gladstone once said,
e 'e wo4s yud Is in inc poss o
the question OF the working classes pre-eminently
occupies the attention OF the statesman ani the man
OF SCIENCE ana our society viii never kg0w s....c
till II is solved the Second EmpIrs tiyuSm. an nucn "
OF this question: but Il deS the Roman ~ ,o1 asar
Gn cns. ~ .ne fhe second Empire looked only
view VI ~ d not take the best means; as ior exam
pe when IL forced public works III the great citica
congregated populations which lived apart from
the normal conditions OF FAMILY religious IN
nuences, and consequently oi morality. what should
have been done was to think OF tlat popular IN
stTuctiOn which Is universal among our nclghDors
beyond the Rhine, and whicn, at least as mucn
to Germany An attempt should have been made 70
heal these sores, which eat into the entrallS OF
our people-the prolonged celiDacy OF soldiers and
the legal prostitution OF women ABOVE all, aDetter
example should have been set IN high places. And
the church herself has not done what she ought 10
have done for the practical solution VI this terrible
problem. The temporal power and The Popes in-
1aliblity distracted thoughts and Efforts OF those
who preside over the destlnleS OF the Church at
moment unparalleled i'll Its history. Instead OF the
promises anu teachings OF the Gospel to tue dlsln
hced OF TINS world the Cnurcn, In tile noisy echoes
OF the press, and sometimes even Dy the mouth
OF It's Bishops treated matters or bitter contro-
versy about the Pope-klng, the dogmatizatlon
OF intolerance ana the canonization OF the
lnquisltlon. do not calumniate the political and
religious regime that we have submitted 10 for more
than twenty years and which Is summed up In these
two words--"ocepticsm at Paris; IAnatiCism at
Rome.n do not calumniate. do not even accuse;
narrate, But say that there Is the lesson oil the
present moment, aud that the question IS whether
we wish or not to continue this fatal course. In the
presence OF tnat Paris In ashes which l have dwet
In, which l have evangelical and the history OF
which Know, have the right to utter this cry OF
grief winch God alone knows the depth OF. Behold
tne work OF people which no longer knows God.
And behold the work or those who render 1t lmpos-
sblo for to believe in that God and above al to
love him. Hl AClNTHE.
p S-Just as had finished these lines the tee-
graph announced to us that the Archbishop OF Paris
had been shot. TINS horrible crime Is the confrma-
ton or The mysterious law In virtue OF which the
innocent suffer for tue guilty. Mgr. DarD0y was OF
the number OF those VINO understand and wish for
the alliance or the Church with modern society," Ii
he did not realize all that he had conceived 1t was
because the fatality OF the times was stronger than ne
He gave way, however, 10 no Illusions, ana awaited
death with that cold enthusiasm which charac-
tertZed him great occasions. still hear what he
said to me In the last interview had win nm,
few days ago, at the moment OF leaving Tor Kome:-
III they Kill me they Will advance the principle that
represent" and l shall never forget win what an
accent he added, "Au reuoT, here Dei0w or else.
where"