The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22
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N ,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
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FROM ROME.
ROME, Sept 23.-The Anniversary of the
Invasion has passed over without any of
those perilous denominations that were
anything to tell except thxt ali was much
quieter than had been expected. There +
were to have been great dciDgs, bnt some-
how the printing was damp and the gun
hung fire. Garibaldf had been invited, his
Uni was written to, though the veteran
conspirator has somewhat gone out OF
fashion since he published his philippic
against the International and the Commune.
Of these worthies-not excepting ktcciottf
nothing whatever was heard or seen ON I
the day. Their non-appearance ID said to |
have been owing to polite Invitation
from the Government not to pnt themselves
TO any trouble. Then the weather was nm |
favorable. 1t rained hard all the morning. |
Nothing damps enthusiasm like steady |
down-pour of wet. The salnte of lOl guns
at sunrise and the same number at sun
down, which some enthusiast had .demBnd-
ed, was not fred. Quiet was the order OF
the day with the Goverument.
Vandalism il the order OF the day. here.
Our new masters months ago destroyed old
walls and buildings valued as part Of the
tout ensemble which lends,a beauty and in
terest to'Rome that are all her own. Now,
they have taken to iconociasn'. In the
first place they have broken to pieces the
famous statue of st. Dominic at the Con-
vent of the Minerva, q spot that no proper
ly ionized tourist has omitted TO visit.
The statue was q chef d'Guvre OF the cele-
brated sculptor Algardi. 10 10 now IN
duced by italian taste o new way, surely,
at least in the nineteenth century, Of bring
ing works of art to the hammer. Some
weeks ago they buried nader heap OF
lime the statue of st. Philip Neri at the
Chiesn Nuoca, where also q crucifix, work
of exquisite beauty, has disappeared from
TIE sacristy. It is, believe, not stolen,
but buried under mound of rubbish.
The sacristy is converted into one OF the
courts. How true is the Ossergatore Cato,
lico's rejoinder to the L0nabardia! The
Milanese Revolutionary paper had remark.
ed: eve are at Rome like the Turks al
Jerusalem" I" No,p replies the Catholic
editor, styou are 3 thousand times worse
to insult, to calumniate, and 20 figh
against the Catholic religion. You pres
into your service, journalismt photography
the drama, corruption of morale, fraud, ant
violence. Snch are the agents yon empio,
to attack the creed, the worship, the insti
tutions Of Rome and Rome's august Chief
There lie q family likeness batwee
YOU and the Communists of Paris, bu
with this difference, that whereas the
were led on by passion and rage to commi
with cool, calculating astuteness; you pc.
petrate your sacrileges with deiiberat
malice that has not even the excuse of pas
SION" In Justice to Prince Baldassar
Odescalchi, must not omit to credit hii
with an act that is so far creditable, as
shows him to be exempt at least from til
execrably bad taste of the other person
with whomhe has unfortunately associate
himself. The scheme has been for son
time entertained of joining together all IL
architect of the name of Mercandetti be
prepared plans for the purpose, which we
laid before the Municipality. There, ho5
ever, Don Baldassare Odescalcni rose al
said that neither Mercandetti nor any o.
else, ought to be allowed to neddie wi
the work of Nichael Angelo. The obje
ton was backedup by the Estimated &C
of the very questionable Improvement
amounting to 2, 0OO, 600 OF tige. Ehe go
script Fathers" were aghast at the agu
and fear poor Signor Mercandetd "
have to wait an indefinite time before
touches either retaining fec or cOmmissit
The CONTRIBUTIONS go on, and excite,
we'll they may, the greatest terror thront
out Italy. Every day and every MI
great fires break out, at some place or otl
often several ON the same day. No part
Italy is quite free from them; from tn
to Milan, and from thence to Sicily,
ravagea of the petroleum extend.
terrible element has destroyed some OF
finest dwelling houses and richest manni
tories. On the day of the opening OF
Mont Gents railway, as the Ministers W
sitting at their official dinner in tn
they could see from the windows the fal
Of one of the most important manufaeto
in the city. The other day, certain
nor Rossi Of Theme in the province
Vicenza received from London . letter
timating to him that bis largo mil