The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-10
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1871

The want of family homes. clean, whole
some' and decent, out in pure air and sun
2. The want of an organized supply OF
wholesome, nutritious, cheap food.
8. The want of leisure for the duties and re.
creations of family life, for instruction, and
| for social duties.
4. The want-of organized local government
to secure-tle well-being of the lnha bitants OF
villages, towns, couutieS and cities.
| 8. The want of systematic, organized tea CHI
ing to every skilled workman OF the scientific
principles and most improved practice of his
| trade.
q. The want of pubic parks, buildings, and
institutions for innocent, instructive, and i'm
| proving recreation.
Z. The want of the adequate organization OF
the pubic service for the common good
| The condition of the working classes on
the whole appeared to Mr.. Scott-Russcll so
intolerable that it must either be speedily
taken in hand and remedied, or it would
suddenly cureitself There were, it seem
ed to him, two only M6ales ofcure-"revo-
w e spd forge a, A by good
Representative working men'' whom he
consulted chose the latter. An accidental
conversation with NRlenber Of the Upper
House led to sepondence, in. which
NJ. Scott, Russell red ont the dangers
state OF things. The first of these he be-
lieved to consist in tho 'tgrowipg poverty
and Decentralization of the poor ;" the Sec
ond in the "growing deterioration of the
breeds" the third in the "fixed antagon-
ism" of the higher classes of skilled work
men to the wealthy m:ddle.class which
employs them and the fourth in the con-
duct of the aristocracy, which is ceasing to
occupy itself with the direction, govern
ment, and well-beipg of the people. That
the Peer thus selected to be the recipient
Of Mr.. Scott Russell's observations was q
Wing, is certainly q sufficient indication
that the proceeding was never meant as a
Conservative bid for political support.
The next step was the establishment of an
understanding with certain other legisla-
tors whom MI. cott-Russell declines to
name and the next was a meeting of the
representative working men," When a
Council was appointed, the seven points
accepted, and Mr. Scott Russell authorized
to place the matter in the hands of "such
legislative Councir' as he could get to
act. Most of the gentlemen whose coop
Grafton had been secured by the Wing |
Peer already alluded to were naturally of
the same way of thinking rs himself, but
IL was an understood thing that it was not to
he MADE party matter, and for that reas
on none OF the present Ministry were taken
into counsel. The seven resolutions, based
on the seven points, were submitted to
these gentlemen, but after three months
this negotiation failed. A second negocia-
llou tusueu, winch also occupied three
months. This time it was a Conservative
statesman whom Mr.. Scott-Russell took
into confidence. He does not name him.
but-as we are told that he had been q
Cabinet Minister, and has 'co-opera!ed in
the most liberal manner with members of
the Government opposed to him in carry
ing through great measures for the public
good'-we may perhaps assume that he
was Sir Stafford NOIthcote. second
council was formed, and this time the ma
jority were Conservatives; but there was
one Wing, and it was understood that
there were to be three At this .iuncture
Mr.. Scott-Russell leftfor Vienna, and we
bave thus an explanation of an apparent
discrepancy of the two statements one,
of the Conservative Legislators who denied
that the seven resolutions had ever been
laid before them; the other, made on the
part of the working men, that those reso-
lutlons had been communicated to the
Peers. Ihey were communicated to the
first Council" which subsequently, ceased
to exist; they have not been commnnica-
ted to the one now in operation. That it
IS, at least potentially, in operation we
suppose we may infer from Mr.. Scott-Rus-
sells letter Before leaving for Vienna lie
eft the council of representative work.
Dg men" completely organized, and
charged with preparing the measures for
carrying out the seven points, in time for
hem to be submitted to the Council of
and taken up and acted upon
~ them before the next meeting of Par
lament.
FRANCE.
LtturgIcat Uniformity in PdriS.-We are
enabled to announce that the Roman Lit
lrgy vii be Immediately adopted instead
II the parisian liturgy in all the churches
If the diocese of Paris. We do not believe
hat the Archbishop intends to adopt any
pecial measure in order to bring about
his change. The different parishes of
Paris will, of their own accord, do what
'ver may be required to effect the return
q liturgical uniformity. The parish of st.
IN lnica VIII set the nE nln On Id fto.- .