The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20, 1871.

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should remain untouched, and that, instead
OF invoking on Rome the calamities which
nave fallen on Paris, he merely expressed
ms resignation in all possible events, even
II ne and the other Jesuits in Rome had to
suffer what their brethren in Paris suffered.
he had consented to retain the chair of
astronomy on the express stipulations: 1.
1 hac no oath OF allegiance should be de-
manded of him; 2. That bis superiors and
the Holy Father should approve Of his
things faithful to the Society, the latter
should not be touched, and that the Roman
College should remain uninjured. The
letter containing these conditions was pub
iished by the Commentators Brioschi, but
she conditions themselves were suppressed.
Russian Evidence on Rome.-The special
correspondent of the Journal dc st. Peters
1oa'y, at Rome, urges at como length that
1t 10 quite mistake to suppose that the
population of Rome is disafected to the
Pope: He seems to have been greatly
struck by the large attendance in the
churches and the devotion shown there,
and though he qualities this as superstition
and is altogether disgusted at the facts
which he has to record, he says That it il
tent at the present state Of things is in
creasing, and that the religious movement
In Rome il getting the better Of tho iutru.
sive government, and strengthening the
cause of tho Pope. The Italian authorities
he adds) are fully aware Of this, but they
as by so doing they would risk throwing
the population into the arms of the Reds.
This appreciation of tho state of things is
valuable, as coming from a writer of evil
IDENTIFY anti-Papal sympathies, and as pub
lished in seai-offeial organ of the Rus
sian Government.
The Ministerial Crisis.-The long threat
ened Ministerial breakup has at last come
Madrid informed US that after immense
difficulty a new coalition Ministry had
been formed, Serrano, Sagasta, Ayala, and
UtfOa resuming their former positions in
the Cabinet, and being Joined by Admiral
Topete, as Minister of State, Mulcampo,
ssrdea1, and Arostegui. as REPRESENTATIVES
of the Union Liberal. Considering that To-
pete became traitor to Queen Isabella,
and caused the navy to become rebellious
in the interest of the Duo de Montpensier,
his appearance in Cabinet under King
Amadeo was calculated to excite some as
Constituent, If anything the conspirators
against the Queen might do ought to excite
surprise. Later in the day another tele-
gram represented Serrano as President of
the Council, TOpete az Minister for For
eign Affairs, and Sagasta Minister of the
Interior. This combination so disguised
the Radical or PRINTS party that several
public functionaries of that political hue
at once resigned their Offices. But the
combination fell almost Immediately to
pieces on account it is said of Sagasta's
declining the Ministry of the Interior, and
Arostegui's refusing the Ministry of FL
nance. Thereupon, Serrano abandoned
the task of forming the Administration,
most active adherents. He soon formed a
Cabinet, in which not one Of the Union
men has a seat. It is thoroughly Progress
sist. The only member of Serrano's Min
istry in the new Administration 10 Sagasta,
who takes the portfolio of F oreign Affairs.
bination effected the September Revolu-
ton seems now complete and decisive /;
and the perjured Serrano is cast off by his
old party.
GERMANY.
THe Prussian Government and the Church
There are symptoms of the commencement
of petty persecution in Germany. The
courageous attitude Of the Episcopacy has
! apparently aggravated the bureaucratic
mind, a. spiritual independence always
does. A royal decree has appeared at Der.
lin abolishing the separate departments In
the ministry of public worship and educa.
ton which have hitherto dealt with the at
fairs Of the Catholic Church and Of Protes.
tants respectively, and creating one sole
department for ecclesiastical matters. TIL,
effect of this measure will of course be t.
throw Catholic business into the hands O
the same officials to whom the supervision
of the Protestant establishment is entrust
ed, and in all probability to the eventua
suspension of any exceptional regulation
in nf hnII IA 81, 1,oxy hoo
till now in force. If what the Cologne Ga
Sette says is true, We may judge of thu
dRimus likely to characterize the dealing
of the Berlin Government with tho Church
That paper states that the Ministers intent
to propose to the Reichstag the introduc
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