The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-14

Fatherisnd by France, arc once moro
actively at work. The debate, week or
two ago, on the Military Budget for the
whole Empire, revealed tho fact that the
old distrusts and jealousies are ~ fully
alive - ever. The policy Of Bismarck.
notwithstanding aM tho glory and material
in the most bitter spirit, and the deputies
voted in accordance with their old party
watchwords. In the Local Parliaments tlro
same state OF things prevails. The Baden
Chambers commenced their sittings last
week, and the contrast between the Ian
guage OF the Governosent and their sup
strikingly indicative Of old convictions re-
naming unchanged aad old feelings not
overcome. The address from the Throne
was simply the Emper0r,s speech slightly
modified. The Government thought every
thing bore oeseas dc rose. But in the eyes
OF the Liberals the glory and happiness OF
Baden had departed for ever; the unfortu-
nate inhabitants have been defrauded of
their trade, their money, their rights-nay,
even their Liberty; the Principality groans
under the burthen Of the Prussian military
system and as proofof the unpopularity
among all classes Of the new military con-
ventiou, the fact is Pbinted to that thirty
taken their pensions in disgust. One
Liberal Deputy went SO far as to say that
the Conservative party might have its way
for time, but that neither Governments
nor armies could avert the finger of desti-
ny. 1t seems not improbable, then, that if
France lets thdngs take their natural
conree, the disruption of the new Empire
will in time be effected through its own
internal divisions.
The Nep Ministry. - The new Belgian
Ministers all belong to the so-called Cleri-
cal party, and are completely free in the
eyes of Catholics from the faint of Liberal
ism.
A correspondent, writing to the Illustra-
cion of Bogeta, says that the question of
the Jesuits is still q bone of contention be-
tween the Government and the people.
The influence and good works of the Fa-
theirs remain and continue to bear fruit. 1t
will take all the time of our new rulers to
eradicate the same from the peoples minds
and hearts; indeed tAey believe it to be
the intention of our new-Hedged Liberals
to prescribe religion altogether. However,
the Government are beginning to see that
they have commenced at the wrong end,
sword, they ought to have applied the
spiritual weapon. Consequently they re-
quested the Metropolitan Archbishop to
issue a Pastoral assuring the disconnected
that NO attack against religion was intend
ed. This the sanity prelate refused to do,
stating that, having opposed by counsel
and advice the expulsion of the, Jesuit
Fathers, he could not so far do violence to
his conscience as q Catholic bishop to ad-
wise his flock to trust and put implicit faith
in the words and actions of a Government
which had thus acted. The Bishop of Teya
took the same view: then and not till then
did the iniquitous set show their teeth.
The authorities issued the following de-
cree: 1.-THE Government, not wishing to
punish the simple and ignorant people to
whom rebellion has been preached by their
religious teachers, find it necessary to send
the Metropolitan Archbishop aud the Bishop
of Teya out of the country, in order to be
able to reorganize the Republic" Oh. what
rufians! They have robbed the Church,
and now they Danish its chief pastors but
the day of retribution must come for them,
rs it has already for another Liberal Presi-
dent, who, as your readers may remember.
banished the Archbishop Of Caracas and
prohibited religious teaching in the schools
of the Republic.