The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-17
NUMBER 46.
shrine if he was saved from surrenderipg it
to the enemy.

GERMANY.
The Central Catholic Committee of Co
logno," which represents tho " Protestant
| Catholics" has petitoned sthe German
Reichstag to enact the following law "Tho
right OF FREQ association is not applicable
to the Society (so-called) of Jesus. Ac-
cordingly all professed houses, colleges,
anu other community establishments shall
be instantly suppressed, and the erection
of new establishments of tho kind prohif,-
tied. ANY one acting in cOntravcntiOn of
this regulation to DO subject to imprison-
ment for the term of ono year, if advisa-
bic" 1t is curious that the first legislative
act which these champions of liberty de-
mand should be law of proscIi ptiOn and
that those who insist that the debates of
the Vatican Council were not free, should
be unable to bear the amount-of contradic-
ton involved in the existence of three or
four Jesuit colleges in Germany. Another
Bishop, Mgr. Kubel, the administrators of
the Archbishopric of Frihnig ing Baden,
has issued ~ declaration in favor of the
Jesuits. He reminds the Germans of Vol
| taire's lictum: The JesUits cnce destroy
ed, we shall easily dispose of 'rInfumc,'"
that Is, of the Christian religion. The only
prctext, indeed, which is this time put for
ward is the Catholic and Roman character
of the Society's teaching. The Patrie,
which certainly cannot be called IL :. cleri-
cal journal, Is strong i'll its criticism OF
the disinSenuousncss which, in order to
! attack the Church. affects t" confound
Jesuits and Communists in one cundemna-
ton. The Conservative and Catholic par
ty, 1t says, Is indeed cUsmOpolite in SO far
that lit looks with respect and faith to-
wards Rome" but it does 80 - because from
Rome have never come any of those cner-
waiting thoughts which prepare the ruin of
societies and the decadcnce of nutions.'
SPAIN.
Liberalism IN Catholic .Spain.-The Coy
nrp nf knu A nIf.tra h,, mat f,,r-
nished the world with another specimen of
the real nature of the liberalism in matters
Catholic, of those constitutional liberals
who have, during the last half century, by
conspiring and intri suing to force their pet
opinions on the Catholic nations of the con-
tincnt. 1t appears that Spain has now re-
grcttcd the suppression of her converts and
monastcrirs, to which she some Years ago
consented, lat the bidding of this liberalism.
AS IA matter of course, the question of the
rc-rstablishmrut has been brought before
the Spanish C"rtcs, aud even in the assera
bly,, opinion lcant so evidently to the side
of the converts, that the revolutionary
government declared they would make it
4 cabinet question. The House accepted
the challenge, and the ministers were deci~
dedly beaten. OF course they, true con-
stitutional statesmen, as once resigned, o.
at least appealed 20 the people by II disso-
luton? No SUCH thing Our liberal friends
are very fond of constitutional! government
when IL shltS tiicii ""ii iutti"H;S or con-
/ vcnirncc other circumstances, they
/ can be, and are, the most unrcicDtinG OF
dcspots, and so in this case. AS only CON
, vents and the wishes of the Catholic people
of Spain were concerned, they haze forgot
their constitutions ISM, and crushed the
far discussion of the question, proroguiDG
the Cortcs in the midst of tho-session. This
is IL dangerous game TO play at, as an Eng
lizlI king once discovered to his cost. 1t is
donbiy dangerous to Il foreign king, thrus:
on proud people, as are heSpaniards, by
a military clique, and there is little doubt
it will take away what little stability did
First. Such style Of government will
very prepare the whole country to
welcome Il rising Of Cartists. fot whose
breaking out nothing waits bnt the word
of Don Carlos, as the only means of Pre-
venting the utter destruction of all tina:
remains of Spain.