The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-21
MIscRLLANEous FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
The Req. j. Nugent's Catholic Emigration
Seheme.-The Pail Mall Gasette, of the Goth
nit, has the following kindly remarks on
Father Nugent's we'll known scheme for the
emigration of Catholic boys:-" The Ro-
man Catholic clergy of Liverpool are
taking steps for the establishment of an
institution for the reception of Catholic
boys sent by the magistrates to industrial
schools on account of the criminal or i'm
moral lives Of their mothers. At soiree
Rev. Mr.. Nugent stated that at present in
all Liverpool there is no Catholic institu-
ton which has room for q single such boy,
but on the 1st of May he hoped to see the
foundation stone laid of a new school. Mr..
Nugent has a scheme more reaching,
tion where boys shall receive a sound
practical education and be taught trade.
He has visited America, and proposes to
send the boys thither on leaving the in
stitutiou. Some people, it seems, object to
his sending intelligent trained boys out of
the country, and suggest that he would do
much better if be settled them in the
manufacturing districts. Mr.. Nugent
replies that experience has taught him
thai there is restlessness in the DISPOSE
ton of Liverpool born boys which pre-
vents them from settling in the manufac-
turing districts and, besides, he observes.
man ufactures IN this country are so subject
perity to-day tomorrow there may be dis
tress. He thinks, therefore, that, in help
ing the boys to escape from the over
crowded garrets and pestilential atmos-
phere of Liverpool, he is not only acting
most wisely for themselves, but is also
benetitting the laboring population gen.
orally by diminishing the competit ion for
wages.
II. Theirs and the Roman Question.-Last
week the eyes of the Catholic world were
fixed upon Versailles, for that was the only
spot from which it bad a chance of obtain
ing an official protest against the injustice
of which the Holy See is victim. But
the act of which the hundred thousand
Catholics who had petitioned the Assembly
demanded, has been systematically mis-
represented. 1t has been alleged over and
over again that the object of the petition
ers was crusade against Italy; and NJ.
Francisque Sarcey, in attacking the recent
pastoral of the Archbishop of Paris in IA
vor of Peters Pence, declares that it is a
challenge to Government to declare war.
Nothing could have been more false. The
utmost scope Of the petitions was not even
an overt protest against Italy, but a simple
abstention from the kind of recognition in
volved in sending the Minister of France
to reside in Rome. But if Catholics did
not expect much, they have not the less
been disappointed. This is what occurred
on Friday week. Mgr. Dupanloup was
about to speak to demand the fixing of
the discussion on the petitions for the next
day, when n. Theirs signed to him, and,
after few words of private explanation,
himself assembled the tribune. After ex-
planning that he had given regular notice
Of his intention to speak, and thanking the
Bishop of Orleans for giving way to him,
he said that the Government had consented
to accept the debate when it came on, and
was ready to redeem that pledge but that
after several weeks consideration it had
come to the conclusion that the discussion
would be dangerous to the very interests
which it was intended to serve. The Gov
ernment, he added, had nothing to conceal;
it's policy remained the same. The cause
OF the independence of the Holy See, of the
august Head of the Catholic Church, was
would always defend it. But there was
another cause not less dear that of the
State. The discussion would hamper the
policy of France, and would be fruitless of
advantage to the Holy See.
The Bishop Of Orleans Speech-Mgr.
Dupan1oup followed. He began by stating
that no report of petitions had been made
for five weeks, although the standing
orders devoted one day a week to petitions
ton, concerned interests SO high that in
difference was impossible. He continued,
with evident depression, that he could not
ask the President for more precise declara-
tions than he had just made; adding, that
he well knew in the painful position in
which they were, what allowances must be
made for the secret and more or less dis
tressing embarrassment of a Government.
Above all, he knew well what respect the
naisfortunes of France deserved, and he
should reproach himself if he increased
her sorrow, by causing her to feel too
keenly her impotence" He would not,
therefore, oppose the adjournment, (Which
he regretted more than anyone but which
ers and the feelings Of those who, unable to
relieve august misfortunes, wished at least
to express their compassionate sympathy
for them, and intact also the interests and
imprescriptible rights of the Holy see." He
concluded by saying that he had no diff
Guilty i'll harmonizipg his feelings as
Bishop and Frenchman; for more than
twelve years he had constantly affirmed
that :" the policy which has been so fatal to
the Pope was fatal also to France.-Londom