The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22

her Bishops arc ultimately to the Pope.
To put the case In ~ popular terms as pos
sibie: certain religious acts done by a Ca
thciic priest must be done with the sane.
ton ana In the communion ct the local
Bishop 10 order TO be valid. II a.priest is
either suspended or cxcommunicsted by his
btehOp, It 10 unlawful for the people to
make use or his mtnistratiops. Now, in
several cases, German Governments have
forcibly maintained excommunicate priests
IN ministering in Catholic churches, and
have even diverted Catholic churches to
their use. The State has no business
whatever with the question whether the
bishop ls right or, wrong in excommunicat-
ing tue priest, 'ethese are questions which
no State can pretend to decide" Let Ms
pnS altogether out OF sight the fact that
there can be no doubt whatever about the
right or wrong Of q case in which Catho-
lie priest 10 in rebellion against the Bishops,
q General Council and the Pope. The case
10 conceivable of b priest being wrongfully
excommunicated by his Bishop. Even
then the State has no right to interfere.
The priest has his remedy in the regular
course of ecclesiastical appeal. To say
that the appellant rejects the authority of
the whole hierarchical system, and that he,
therefore, cannot appeal, is no argument
Tor interference; that fact of itself proves
that he Is out of place in the system, that
the only course open TO him is to leave it,
"D~ AhesV w sokSo dpafa-tt Is dH hUSutUt.
~ as well as tyranny over it's true MEM
bers.-Tablet.
Monument to Cardinal Wiscman-The
monument to Cardinal Wiseman, which
has been erected over his Eminence's grave
kensal Green, is protected from the wealth
er BY structure of wood and of thick
glass, and ia intended to be finally placed
in the new cathedral of the diocese in
which that great prelate was the first arch
NlShQn. IL ia nf marble 60 al
scuiptured. IA recumbent figure of the
cardinal surmounts the tomb, and at the
side are carved the representations of sew
eral scenes in his life. The holding of a
synod, the receiving of the brief Of the
restoration of the hierarchy, and the death
BED OF ~ the cardinal, are strikingly portray
ed. The !ikenessess Of the prelates at the
synod, and Of the clergy, and the death,
Will be recognized as very correct. On a
scroll round the tomb are inscribed the
titles OF Cardinal Wiseman in the Church,
and the dates of his birth and decease.
Near the cardinals tomb are the graves
and monuments of Canon Mcguire and
Canon O'Neal.
-COnrersions.- Samuelson Jones. the
celebrated Ritualistic clergyman of Leeds,
has Joined the Catholic Church, and made
over sum of one Thousand pounds for the
education of the Catholic youth of that
city. The Morning Post confirms the state
pent that Miss Susannah Miiward, who
joined the Catholic faith at Turin last year
has bequeathed her immense fortune to
some converts at Nice, besides endowing
chapel in Rome for the celebration of per.
petuai Masses for the repose of her soul
Leeds now possessing five Catholic
Churches and chapels, still finds itself in
want of more. 1t is now proposed by the
Bishop OF the Diocese to supply the wants
OF the Catholics in the outlying districts of
nj
erecting church in New Wortiey.
FRANCE.
General Irochu and N. RocAefort.-The
General Trochu and N. Rochefort, which
was produced in evidence at the trial of the
latter. NJ. Rochefort's letter is dated Sep
TENDER l, and says: al should be ex-
tremely grateful, General, if you would
kindly depose, before the Council of War,
to the following fact. On September 4,
when had just been carried by the crowd
from the Pelagie to the Hotel de Vile, and
when l held in my hand all the popular
force of Paris, it was I who not only re-
quested, but almost insisted, that you
should be appointed to the head of the
Government, in order that it might be
understood by all that politics must give way
to the necessity of defence. If l had had
the least desire for gratifying personal am
bition should not have been SO simple,
you will admit, as to propose the supreme
cy of General whose dictatorship would
necessarily have thwarted my projects.
You cannot have forgotten that mp to the
day when the first armistice-in conse-
quence Of which gave in my resigna zion
wac proposed, 1 nsver failed to render
You all the support in my power, and to
devote myself to the object of saving Paris;
that voluntarily suppressed the journal,
the Marseiltaise, which was my source of
livelihood, in order not to cause agitation
or disorder, and that the hatred which
Ernest Picard bears to me arises from this
that reproached him with continuing
the Electeur Lbre, which was filed with
dangerous statements Quilted the Gov
eminent with 40f. in my pocket, and, after
having declared to Etienne Arago that
would not touch my allowance as mem
Der of the National Defence, 1 was COM
PEELED piteously to go and ask him for it..
Well, even at that moment newspaper
publisher came to me and offered me a
premium of 50,000f if I would join with
him in bringing out a newspaper until the
end of the siege, paper to which my two
months connection with the Government
would have given great advantage, but tho
apprehension lest 1 might produce the
least disturbance, or hasten by a single
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