The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31

LNlNU.f ULOEMD ID En- Ols 1911
a. applied to Catholics, but is absolutely
necessary for the safety of the State. Here
ism. It is tolerant to the sects, but in the
Catholic Church it recognizes that uncom-
promising foe before whom it knows it must
crouch and howl in impotent rage. Already
its legionary demons begin to migrate into
the herd of swine, and the rush down the
precipice will soon commence.
Irish Catholic education will be the bat
tie of the next session of our Parliament,
and English Catholic education will, as we
hope, be sheltered under the @gis of our
CO -religionists of the Sister Isle. 1t is not
the fret time that our body in Great Britain
would have been overridden by the great
Protestant majority unless they had been
land. As far as concerns our own selfish
interests, we British Catholics must be the
last to wish for repeal of the Union.
The Belgian row has taken just the turn
that might have been expected from
"Catholic" King, who has gone the way of
all other Catholic Kings in this degenerate
age. The other day Leopold H tEask!ed
to the Piedmontese cburch-robber and con-
vent burglar by ordering his ambassador to
recognize the most fragrant wrong of the
century, the Roman usurpation. Now, his
Belgian Majesty has truckled to the dicta-
tton OF street mob, and has dismissed his
Catholic ministers. The Freemasons got
up an emeute in Brussels and broke few
windows I; q few resolute policemen could
have put them down, Spt they were petted
by the Burgomaster Auspach, himself
Freemason, and for more than week the
peace Of a European capital, and life and
property therein, were imperilled. Mes
to resign the Catholic King did the same,
but the Ministry, having large majority
in the Chamber, and still larger in the
country, resolved on retaining their port
folios. The knot was cut, not united. Leo
pold the Second has gratifed the Free:
tho Ministry by an exertion of the royal
prerogative. Constitutional government
not being, however, defnitively abrogated,
another Cabinet had to be appointed. Lib
erals conid not take Office, the majority in
the Chambers being, as l have said, both
mise has, after all, had to be come to in
spite of the high-handed proceedings of the
Crown, and a Conservative list is published
as that of the new Ministry. The names
are new to fame. and, politically, signify,
at present, nothing. A dissolution of the
majority. The King has made the grand
est mistake which his position enabled him
to commit. There is the less excuse fol
him because it ID the repetition of mis-
take made by his father before him. In
1857 Leopold I. caved in before o street
riot, and the consequence has been that fol
fourteen years a Liberal clique have ruled
Belgium, and inflicted every species o
tyranny, injury, insult and indignity on tn
, great Catho Ollie majority of the nation. TIL
present King is admitted Oh III hands to b
an amiable and estimable niau personally
but his failure in his duty has lost him til
warm enth usasm of his Catholic subjects
r hos ro;noI laval
of the Liberaur, who are all either repub
Q licans of else anarchists at heart. Thei
: accession to power will, of course, be tn
< signal for persecution of Catholics on tn
g model of that which Bismarck is now cal
:, rying out in North Germany. Catholi
: education and Christian marriage will b
:, abolished every blasphemous sect will b
II petted and encouraged, while Catholic
: alone will be made to feel the full weigl
}, governmental powers. The Kings excus
doubtless, is that public tranquility must
It preserved at any price for fear Of the di
is words, lest the Belgian lamb should afOI
l. any pretext for the Prussian wolf and Il
l. Russian bear, whose teeth and claws al
Y already sharpened, to mako their prey
% the helpless Innocent. But the yield to Il
Q. Revolution IL the very way to precipita
T. the catastrophe which is dreaded. III
" party of anarchy and unbelief 10 not to
q conciliated by concession. The nettle mu
r. be grasped with o firm grip.
le II our Premier should ever need Q test
ID monial as to character, he might certain
10 find it in the hatred and suspicion wi
is which he is regarded by the bigoted al
o intolerant section of Professionalism. Th
oil party, headed by the notorious Whally,
ne p, Peterborough, have just been returni
as to the charge from which they retired, bi
of fed and disgraced, some months ago, VIII
Ill they impudently took on themselves to
in terrogate Mr. Gladstone as to whether he
IIy or is not q member of the Roman Catho
ne Church. But Whalley is irrepressible.
a writes to the papers to-day, saying Il
to Mr.. GladstOne's reply, that he should