The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-13
Is no reason to hope that more benefcent
Government will follow the reign Of


mighty republic in tones more decided than
the subjects Of kings hereditary or kings
denounce this fragrant Of
fence? Why Is 1t that the German pauses
in his triumph, and the Frenchman in his
despair that quiet Austria Is answered by
convulscd Spain that sober Holland re-
spends to chivalrous Poland that England
echoes America, and last, not least, that a
mighty voice Of griefand indignation bursts
from the smtten heart Of
THAT soRRowING cHILD-GREES ERIN
OF faith. whose sublime devotion to her al
tarS no temptation has been able to seduce,
and no prosecutions quench, until tidal
wave Of protest rolls on every shore of
Christendom?
WHY IT IS.
1t is, first, sir, because the instinct OF the
nations tells them that without warrant of
law, without pretence Of excuse, without
cause, or one motive that will dare the
light of inquiry, the most peaceful and least
aggressive Of Christian rulers has been set
upon by enemies to whom he never gave
offence, and driven from his throne, and
this in time of such national CONFUSION
As gave assurance that the invaders would
not be molested in their work.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VATICAN
had scarcely assembled when there convened
in the city OF Geneva Il gathering of infidels,
red republicans. socialists, and fanatics-a
singular compound Of knaves and fools,
who called themselves also a universal
council and claimed to represent
THE REASON OF THE WORLD.
They passed a series of resolutions de.
nounclng property rs crime, governments
TYR nloir hat I'D
self, the God Of Revelation, was simply the
Superstitious inversion of a vcnal priest.
hood. And having thus voted out of exist.
ence all that constituted a restraint on Their
avarice or passions, then ensued q scene o.
tumult and disorder in their own ranks thai
constrained the officials OF that quiet Sws.
city to dissolve the assembly, that public
order might be preserved.
sir, the cause that triumphed when Kin1
Victor Emanuel crossed the Roman from
tier was the cause Of the socialists and int
delS Of Gcncra--no more, no less. And Thu
is the reason why the great Catholic body
mournS
THE FATE OF Plus THE NINTH.
The second reason is because the settled
Judgment Of thousand years sustains thu
belief that to the free exercise of the Papa
authority it is necessary that the HOLY
Father should be the subject of no earthly
power. No matter how small his territory
how insignificant his force, the Catholic
world feels that the free access of Christen
dom and the free exercise of the Ponti1ica
duty are only possible when the Pope him
self is free. The third reason is the univer
sal affection and veneration with which the
person of his Holiness is regarded, not only
by Catholics, but by all Christendom. 4
reign of extraordinary length has strength
cned with each passing year
THE HOLD OF THE POPE UPON THE LOVE OF
MANKIND.
Scandal, and envy. and obloquy, which
have spared no other rules in Christendom,
have covered their faces before his throne
Men the iartnest from him in faith aud the
most diverse in politics have united in
praise of his sanity virtues and his ire.
proachable life. And when misfortune be-
fell him the hearts Of the generous and good
of all lands gave him their affectionate sym.
pathy.
A fourth reason is the conviction in all
rejecting minds that the invasion was with.
out the faintcSt excuse.
We ask the leader Of the outrage, and be
has the ctfrontery to reply in effect that he
occupies Rome to prevent the rutiians OF
northern Italy from occupying it without
him. Il til, is false, it is no reason; il
true, il is Il confession OF
uNUTTERABLE BASENESs.
His word was pledged to the safety of
Rome. and the power which destroyed it
could have maintaiuedit. We ask the noisy
rahbIc that preSumcs TO represent the sen
timcnt Of Italy; aud the reply is that Rome
is the proper capital of Italy, and belongs
To all her States. But history tells me that
Rome never was the capital Of Italy from
the days Of the C;eSarS TO our own. And
though it had once been, is this robber law
10 be the new gospel OF liberty:
Let him take who has the power
Let him keep who CAM
No, Mr.. President, and fit for Catholics,
THE TRUE SPIRIT AND GENIUS OF THIS MOVE
MENT,
is the incxtinguishable hatred of intideltv
for faith liccntiousnesS for Order-rapine
for right. While the peace Of Europe
was kept, and political calm allowed
the scales of right TO hang with just bal.
ance. the Spoiler kept within his den. But
when a storm broke forth, unexampled in all
history, and amid lightning and tempest
many Il friendship was dashed oil the
rocky coast, a hideous band, more remorse.
less than the raging elements, crept from
their caves-the wreckers Of the nations
and, obedient to their instincts, fell first
upon the most defenceess and exhausted.
1t is in protest against this that the voice of
the upright and true people of all the
earth will be raised, and will not be raised
III vain.
Address of Bishop McGilI.
The Bishop then came forward and
spoke. He said That, having the honor of
presiding at this meeting, it behooved him
to explain its objects, though those objects
were apparently we'll known. 1t might be
that some who, by education. would have
no kind feeling for the Holy Father, whose
great distinction it is to be the head of the
Church, and who is acknowledged by two
hundred and fifty millions to be such but
there are none who love right that will not
QlscUuntcnauCe
oCTLAwRY. VIOLENCE, AND ROBBERY.
To these last who join with Us, this de.
monStration is a mere tribute to Justice; but
to the devout Catholic it is more. To him
Plus the Ninth is the great head of the
Church, and the vicar OF Christ on earth
the chief teacher Of our holy religion-and
while for the exercise Of his holy functions
it is not essential that he should be unmo.
Tested As u temporal ruler, we cannot but
mourn that he should even for a moment
be in the hands oil his enemies.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST ON EARTH.
The speaker denied that Christ has not q
kingdom in this world. The passage " My
kingdom is not in this world" so frequently
quoted, is improperly translated. The very
important little particle "now' is omitted
1t should be read, MY kingdom is not
nor of this world" Ages ago God had set
aside IL temporal kingdom for His Holiness,
and had decreed that, notwithstanding It's
contracted limits, he should be the King
of Nations. Napoleon. who wished to
make the Pope his subject, and transfer
Rome TO Paris, in his better moments adj
- = .. L.. l.nItor Inf tho Hnlr Ia.