The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-06-18
TELKoRApH1o SUMMARY


entering Paris. The work for the restoration
of the public buildings has already COM
menced and the railroads in all directions are
running. The public gardens have been re-
opened and laborers are replanting trees and
shrubbery, filling bitches and levelling the
works of the troops in the Bois de Boulogne.
The weather continues very pleasant, not
withstanding which, the crop prospects are
very discouraging, much seed having perished.
The prisoners from Germany are returning by
thousands every day, and the reign of peace
seems to be fully inaugurated, though the
trial of the insurgents, of whom there is an
immense number under arrest, will hang over
the country like a cloud for many weeks. 1t
is said that the French bishops are actively
moving for the reinstatement of the Pope in
his temporal possessions." Nearly all the sacred
vessels taken from the churches by the Com
munists have been found in the mint and other
places To-day-the 1sth-a grand review of
the French army will be held on the Champs
de Mars by Theirs. Gen. Trochu made a long
speech before the Assembly, in justification of
his administration. He said he wrote to Ma
poleon in August, urging the recall of Bazaine's
army to Paris. He assented to the conference
of Chalons when it was decided that he,
turn of Napoleon to the Capital, which was
formally opposed by tire Empress. Gen. Trochu
added he was badly received by Count de
Paliako as long as the latter remained Minister
of War. The General then gave detailed ac-
count of the difficulties Of the defence, during
the siege of Paris by the Germans. He then
gave a minute account of the sorties during
the German siege of Paris, and of the reason
for fhav Ha nit il,uted defeat
to the fact that the Germans used their ar
tillery only The French, he believed, would
have beaten the German infantry if they
could have engaged them. His main plan had
been for a grand sortie towards Rouen, but
after the victory of Coulmeres, public opinion
demanded junction of the garrison of Paris
with the army of the Loire, which was sheer
madness. One of the greatest obstacles to the
conduct of a successful defence was the dis
orderly elementi in Paris, which was instigated
to rebel by Bismarck, and in this way was
furnished with arms from the enemy outside
He stigmatized the commencement of the
bombardmeut by the Germans, without formal
notice, as an unparalleled violation of the
rules of warfare. He said the individuals ar
| rested as Prussian agents during his conduct OF
the military affairs of the capital, bad reap
iustanced the case Of General DombEowski.
The insurrection, said the general, was merely
a continuation of the war with Prussia. He
concluded by condemning in vigorous terms
Prince Bismarck, and with mild allusions to
the Commune. The state of siege ceased in
| Paris on the 10th.
IrALY-A circular from the Minister Of the
Interior instructs the prefect to give the peo
pie full liberty to celebrate the Jubilee, bot t.
take proper precautions against disturbances
Emperor William congratulates the Pope upol
the occurrence of the Jubilee. Several aepu
tations have already arrived in Rome to con
eratulate the Pope. 1t has been officially an
uounced that the Capital Of Italy will be trans
) ferred to Rome on the 1st of July. The Pope
, encyclical letter declares solemnly to the
? world that not only what are called safeguards
, and what are devised by the Sub-Alpine gov
I | ernment, but all titles, honors, immunities an
' privileges, whatever shape they take unde
n the general name of safeguards OF guarantees
. . can be of no avail whatever towards receiv1n
mower and free use of the power divinel
IS transmitted to us, nor toward guarding tn
. liberty necessary to the Church. Such bein
+ the condition of affairs, we have repeated
10 declared and professed that, without the GRIN
3 of breaking our solemn oath, we can consel
= to no concentration which in any mann
,e would destroy or diminish the rights OF Gt
le or of the Apostolic See. So. now, as of o.
y, bounden duty, we declare we will never agr'
at to, nor accept, nor can we 80 agree to OF acce
rs these cunningly wrought out safeguards
or or guarantees proposed by the sub-Alpine Go
se erpment, whatever their device, or any othe
to of whatsoever kind, or however rattle
'lr which, under the form of securing q sacr
ey power and liberty, shall have been offered
N, us in lieu of and in exchange of that CT
Ct, principality with which Divine Providen
n | willed that the holy Apostolic See should
he furnished and strengthened, which is ratifi
to us by legitimate and irrefragible titles,
,re well as by possession for more than eleven ct
on turies. God grant to the rulers of t
an an earth, whom it much imports, that such
I'm pernicious example of usurpation as We
ius dure may not take root and flourish to the
a struction of all power and order.