The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-02-11
"IMe C0nlinn Ham,

Father Hyacinthe, that noblest of Frenchmen
and true friend of France, has written an zap
peal to the Catholic Bishops" which is publish
ed first and simultaneously in the New York In
dependent and the journal of Rome. The man
uscript was sent by himself to these two papers
On Christmas day. His "appeal'' deals with
the religions, educational and political future of
France and the foolish PRONUNCIATION of what he
terms ''the impious dogma that ofinmllibilty.
He considers the Empires of the Napoleons and
the temporal power of the Pope as "grievously
oppressive to both the church and the world"
Having uttered his solemn protest against the
PRONUNCIATION of infallibility he kept silent du-
ring the strifes that have scourged his bleeding
country. This silence he says cannot longer be
kept up. To do so would result in the establish
ment of falsehood by prescriptive right France
cannot do without christianity and yet she can
not have it under the forms of oppression and
corruption with which it has been disguised in
her domain. In consequence of this she has
been without moral power. To give 10 France
that moral force she has so much lacked and so
long needed is one of the motives that induced
the "appeal" He rejects the 'nfalli5ility OF
the Pope as doctrine unknown 10 ecclesiastical
antiquity" To obey the mandates of the Pope
under color of such authority is incompatible
with the duties of faithful Catholic and those of
an impartial scholar and free Citizen
He designates, now as heretofore, the prohi
bition of the use of the Bible to all classes of
catholics as one of the most dangerous and fatal
of the mistakes aud malpractices of the Catholic
church. This--ihe word of God-opened over
all the world to enlghien and fructify has been
shut mp in the dead languages and under the seal
of the severest prohibitions is his strong and sig
nifcant language. The celihacy of the priest
hood, be considers the spear wound at the heart
of the church, being an institution without
morality" and tending 10 desecraie the domestic
hearthstone This able "appeal" is deep, strong,
earnest aud fervent in its ideas and language,
that urge upon the Bishops the necessity to the
salvation of true religion in the Catholic church
and their duty to their own consciences and loy-
atty to themselves
| We consider this eminent man the abest and
best in the catholic church He is evidently en-
| dowed with the passions and elements of re-
former. A reform he will unquestionably make,
IN the and Of the church. If the church have the
| charity 10 allow him to do it. If be is proven
ted there, he will work his reform outside of the
church, and il will be one Of greater influence
and broader possibilities that il were possible for
him 10 accomplish inside the pale of the church,
hsmpered as be would be and opposed as he
must be BY all sorts of objections Instructions
| and circumstances 10 whose demands he would
be compelled to yield in greater or lesser degree.
We say "well done r Redeem France from her
infideliies AID vile ccrrupiious and then reno
vate the church in vigor, fidelity and purity
| -s-@ Sh--------
| Coon. The Republican Rapresenutivesin Con-
gress from the Southern States are making an
| earnesI movement 10 secure the establishment of
common schools in their respective States They
have held caucus tor the purpose, which was
well attended This caucus was convened for
the purpose OF considering the report of a COM
mitiee appointed al previous meeting for the
purpose of drafting bill to set apart all the rr,b-
lie lands in the States lately in the rebellion for
the support OF common schools The report was
approved and win soon be reported to the House
Tor It's consideration Efforts being made to
secure The united approval of all parties iu,eres-
ted that the bill may lie passed as special matter
without opposition. The passage Of this bill
will secure A, 600 600 OF acres from pre-enp,iou
sales, whose proceeds would he devoted IN the
dissemination OF education over the Southern
States The Southern Republicans have agreed
to give Mr.. Hoars National Education bill
united SUPPORT