The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01

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The following speculation are from the
New York Herald: II
The Roman and Papal question has ac- I
quired fresh interest from the fact that the
Papal envoy at Versailles has received
from King William the assurance that, 30
soon AZ the present war is ended, he Will
restore the Pope to his temporal power.
When we remember the correspondence
which took place between King William
and Plus TX, in August Of this year,
when France was experiencing her nrst
serious reverse correspondence whIcn
did justice to the head and heart OF the
the King-we are not much surprised by
the intelligence that the new Emperor OF
Germany means to spread the mantle OF
his protection over the Holy Father. On that
occasion the King, after having Expressed
his regret that he could not make an end OF
the war which had been forced npon him, as
rured the Pope that he was "united to him
in bonds Of Christian charity and true
friendship" Later, when the Pope made
a direct appeal to King William to protect
Italian government and people, the King
though he could not interfere with friend
| ~ Power or with people seeking their
legitimate rights, begged his Holiness
to regard him as his "sipcere friend" In
view of these facts, and taking into consid-
Grafton the known sympathies of certain
| influential members of the Prussian Court,
the ann ouncement that King William means
to restore to the Pope his temporalities is
| deeply and seriously Significant.
| ANY one who will take the trouble to re-
fer to the letter dated September 9, and
addressed to the Holy Father from Rheims
will perceive that the relations between
the two illustrious personages are entlrely
changed. Then William was only King OF
Prussia in the midst of o doubtful con-
I ~ ip RI mn arrogant
and presumptuous fOe-his main purpose,
| after victory, being to make Germany d
! unit. Now he is the triumphant conquer.
l or the commander-in-ch chief of the united
. hosts of Fatherland, and the Emperor elect
OF that Germany, which since the days OF
s the great Ohio up until 1906, was the right
s arm of the Papal power. The crown which
= in 1906 was laid aside by Francis the Sec
ond, of the House of Hapsburg- Lorraine,
o William of Hohenzollern is asked to re-
only as the King of Prussia. In December
be speaks as the chief of United Germany
b and the probable restorer of the Holy 10
= man empire. AS King of Prussia he spoke
d only in the name of the Professionals OF the
!, North. AsEmperor Of Germany he speaks
81 in the name of the mightiest people in Eu
rope, we'll nigh one-half of whom are At
Q tached to the Holy Catholic Church. It
It make good his position King William
ID knows we'll that the interests OF the Holy
A which he took in the welfare of the Roman
ID Pontiff did much to make Napoleon TIN
Third what he was from December. 1907
e. to September, 1870. The absence of Papa
D. sympathy from the royal house OF Italy II
i'd portentous of coming trouble. As Emperor
" of Germany and the ruler of SO many Cath
ii allie subjects, William will need the sym
,e pathy aud friendship of the Vicar of Christ
This latest promise Of protection, or rathe
of assistance, seems to indicate that TIT
I: new Emperor OF Germany Is not pima u
n his needs and to his opportunities.
!" In connection with this matter, and o.
~ bearing specially on tbs argument, let i
f. not be forgotten that In the sltuation
~ to-day there is much to remind US OF IN
ar days which witnessed the restoration oil tn
sd Roman empire under Charlemagne, in tn
a. wear 500, and the establishment of the Hoi.
~ Roman empire, under the First Ohio, II
81 962. At both these epOchs the Bishop O
" Rome was in trouble. Cba,lemagne an
g Ohio each in his day crossed the Alps, de
Oh liyered the Pope from his enemies, and eac
A. as his reward received at the hands of tn
at Vicar of Christ, in circumstances and ami
n. services of becoming solemnity, the impe!
Is, ial crown. The Holy Father is again
AZ. trouble. Another and mighty Powel
es, emanating from the ancient seat OF the LON
w. bards, has invaded the dominion of tn
to Holy Father and reft him of his temporal
as; ties. The voice which brought Charlemagr
on and his Franks, Ohio and his Saxons
re the sunny plains of Italy and to the reset
V" of the Papacy, again sounds from the tim
of world and calls for help. In the person
,sy the Emperor elect of Germany we beho
eht another Charlemagne, another Ohio. II
sub ancient prophecy has been fulfilled:
N a 1.-THE ravens have disappeared from tt
lite, summit of the hill where the Great Ere
be erick sleeps the pear tree blossoms in t
A valley the resurrection has taken pla
.esd and Germany is one" Why should n
,ha. the new German chief, initiating the exal
esne pie of his illustrious predecessors, after
up has subdued all his enemies, cross the ALI
our march to Rome, reinstate the Holy Fatt
hold in his temporialities and receive from
eral in return that crown which was once t
than symbol of absolute and universal power
fam. There are many who will be disposed
, the regard this as partaking altogether too mu
rich, of the fanciful. The Holy Roman empi
r the dead for the last sixty -four years, and
The ages nothing more than name, 1T VIII
lamp said can never be revived. King Will
hear we shall be told, is Protestant prin
. and and his Protestant subjects would reg
his coronation by the Pope as wan
insult. All this is no doubt true; but
es in liyein an age which is 80 full of inarvels
W he men cease to wonder. The more appare
ity.- lv impossible the event the more likely
tn an it to happen. 1t is undeniable that the
goods ment is opportuQe fer reviving the anci