The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-19
Y1OK ROME.

E1OK ROME.
ROME, dsn. 1s. = The Quirinal. The
Feast u ID. Peters Chair is too marked an
in the Roman year not to bring
an accession of regrets to every Catholic.
1t was fixed by the Revolution for the entry
of Prince Humbert, but it seems that even
the Court of Savoy recoiled before such an
outrage, and accepted the pretext of the
Duchess of Aosta's departure for Spain to
delay the arrival Of the Prince and Princess
till the end of the week. They leave Milan
on the morning of the 10Th, and will be in
Rome on the Goth, as far as may be guessed
from present arrangements, and from the
pets, china, and bric-a, brac, which are daily
discharged at the Quirinal, including a
quantity of Venetian glass chandeliers and
mirrors for Princess Margaret's boudoir and
ballroom. Once the Hall of Conclave, the
chamber where the Holy .Gh4st inspires
where Kings and Emperors awaited the
decision in breathless silence, and whence
issued the fate of the Holy Sector an entire
Pontifcate, it has come to such vile uses
at last" and Piedmontese aides de-camp,
and "Hberal ladies from Milan and Flor
ence may hirt at leisure on its commodious
ottomans, and Madame Rattazzi may Or
ganize taJIeaur-Vipants and Folies Drama
figues to eniiven the Lenten dulinessl 1t
was turned into an ambulance for Mazzini's
soldiers, and was anything but model
hospital, if we may trtst the letters of
Princess Belgiojoso who undertook the
superintendent of it, but it was at least
spared the shameful degradation of being
turned into ballroom, such as bathrooms
have become in Italy and under the Court
of Savoy. The Countess Matilda and even
Joanna of Naples would have knelt on the
threshold which Margaret of Genoa will
cross to the music of la masurka. Had she
cOro 6ava Sinca her AraSS won Id have
swept the PROSTATE scutoheon of the name
of Jesus, which has only just been re-
moved from the stairs of the Quirinal,
where it was laid till it could be broken
up, like it's fellows at the Roman College.
What may be the "DoOm of Sacrilege"
rests on Gods councils, but we know ithas
never failed to descend ON King or Kaiser
who braved it with far less of vulgar insult
than the House of Savoy has done and is
doing.
The Guarantees. The Senate and the
Chamber are still at issue regarding the So
called Papal Guarantees, and as fast as the
former section propose something OF Con-
servative clause, the Left refuse to enter
tain it, and send in their resignation as
members of the committee for drawing up
the bill.
Religion and Politics.-The fruits of the
Definition and the recent Ency clical are
never more evident than in the numerous
secessions they are causing from the Mode
rate party. Men with q conscience and q be-
lief in eternity are everywhere In Italy being
awakened to a sense of their own danger
and the utter inconsistency of their posi-
ton in the Church and the Christian COM
monwealth, and are beginning to feel that
they cannot separate public responsibilities
and private practice of religion that devo-
ton and charity in their own houses are OF
| no value if coupled with q vote for goddess
| instruction, or spoliation of the poor and
gxk.- t.noN tso ste is m "
| of the Holy See in the political world is
not to be redeemed by saying the Rosary
in private, and that the man and the states
man cannot be separated before the Tri-
eunal OF God. 1t is this most perncious
| sophlsm OF separation between the public
| and private conscience that has ruined
Italy more, perhaps, than any other coun-
try.
| The Catholic Morement.-Catholic Swift
zerland is taking a glorious part in the
movement, and from Uri, Unterwalden,
Lncerne and Schwytz, addresses are pour
ing in. 1t appears that Prince Doria has
accepted the unenviable office of Syndc of
Rome, and one of his first acts has been to
notify to Cardinal Borromeo his qualifica-
ton as voter! His Eminence is designa-
ted as "Signor Eduardo Borromeo, Cardi-
nale," and Is politely informed that he be-
longs to a certain electoral district, and is
eligible as a voter! 1t would be difficult
to find greater instance of stupid ILL
breeding under existing circumstances.
The: postman, it seems, could not find the
Cardinal " and the notice fell into the
hands of some one who published it in the
Buon Pcnso to the amusement of all Rome.
The Doria ball last Tuesday was as COM
plete failure as the Pallivinci reception.
Only forty ladies could be assembled, of
which the majority were Protestant Eng lish
and Americans of no mark in society. The
Roman ladies of the Patricate refused en-
aasse, and the fasco is the subject of great
annoyance to the " friends and brothers."
Every one is asking, who will go to the
Quirinal fetes and it is understood that
number of the trades people will be invi-
ted, an d numerous importation of Milan
ese and PIedmontese ladies be made, to
prevent the scandal of empty rooms. The
Gaetani ball last night was another failure,
and not single Catholic foreigner of dis !
tinction accepted the invitation. The
ladies were SO few that dancing was a mat
ter of difficulty, and the cauilieyi were !
three.fOnrths officars nf the rarrisnn. The J