The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-01

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ever, it kindly allewed.the Jesuit Fathers
still to occupy what may be called the pri-
there, on sulferance, which may at any
moment be Terminated, they teach theology,
still. But they asked permission to con-
tinue their schools of private instruction.
This was allowed at first and they opened |
their list, when 800 children at once ap- |
known, and before these schools were
opened, street mob was instigated to go
and howl before Ia Marmora, and express |
their indignation at these schools being al |
lowed. Upon pretence, therefore, of dan
ger to the public tranquility, the permis-
lar kind took place in the great convent of
st. Dominica and. st. Sisto, and in that of
st. Francesca Romano part of both which
is occupied by the Government for their
own schools part left 80 far In the tenancy
Of the Religious houses, their Lawful! pro-
prietors. Such are the acts of the latest
representative of European law and Justice.
the Italian Government. :.
2. proceed to the second point, and
this time it is an act of legislation. Alaw
be taken, for so-calied public purposes, Of
religion. houses, and only of these. The
process il this: The Government is sup
posed to want number Of large and spa
oious buildings in the best situation for its
Offices. 1t sets its hand upon convent,
valuation, Assigning it may be for & build
ing and . garden ID the heart of the city
Whist It might be worth ten miles OF in the
country. This building may be the prop
erty Of Nuns, who have paid their dover,
valuation Of the Government being both
suppose is done with It's That it is paid to
the proprietorsf not ut all it is invested
in the public funds-and it's interest, but
not the power to sell the capital, Is left to
those who have thus been what is called
appropriated, which may be considered
! robbery, insult and persecution rolled up
into one. For the Italian Government
thus enjoys the exquisite satisfaction of
making those whom it has spoiled, renters,
it makes them, that is, interested in the
continuance of nsurpation which they
abhor, for the only interest which they re-
ceive from what was once their property
comes from the funds. You will observe
that this appropriation is not applied to
the Sermoneta or Doria, which might serve
admirably for public Offices, but only to
religious buildings.
3. pass to the third point, which is the
seizure Of all works of charity (opeye pie)
in Rome and in the Roman States. as be-
longing ipso facto to the usurping Govern
ment. Thus the great hospital of Spirito
Rome, has fallen into their hands. These
works of charity arose from the donations
and bequests of individuals during the
centuries in which Rome has been the City
of the Popes. There is no pretext what
ever for the State taking possession Of
them. 1t simply chooses to do so in def
auce Of all right. In the case of an Or
phanage not only have the Religious who
were in occupation been turned out, the
building and it's revenues taken, but the
orphans likewise have been laid hold of,
and are now being put under the system
of goddess education which 1 shall have
presently to describe. To transfer orphans
from pious education under the Church
to an impious education under it's OWE
hirelings is a qualification for the Italian
Government, like making Nuns, who have
been appropriated from their house, renters
in the funds for small portion of it's
value.
A. The fourth point ia this A general
} law has been passed in Italy for the forced
! enfranchising of property held under Reli
gious persons. The proceeding bears a
} family likeness to the appropriation which
we have been just considering. The prop
J erty is valued by the State-that is, the
interest which belongs to the proprietor
J after deducting the value of the interest
which belongs to the lessee. The lessee is
then forced to pay that value-but to
whom Enlightened by the conduct of the
Italian Government in the previous cas- O.
j you will be able to make a safe guess as 60
} the persons to whom this valuation, thus
, arbitrarily made, is to be paid-it is, OF
course, to itself. The Government having
thus takea possession of the sum paid fol
; the forced acknowledgements, allow to the
kdisi Inherited proprietors-being Religious
, of course-fve per cent on that capital, as
. if invested in the funds-the interest in the
funds,-which depend for their pay ment on
the continuance of the usurpation-now
the capital Of the property thus taken
c away from them is all which they have to
. expect, and they may be deprived of it fol-
good any moment by q vote of the Chamber
{ which devised the processes termed Expro.
3 priation and Enforced Enfra 3thisemont.
3 S. | come now, filthy, to the the vic.
D lent changes made in education by the
? usurping Government. Education in all
its branches, superior, secondary, or pri-
mary, which is given by teachers Of the
+ Church, is not recognized by the State. II
! has made all public Offices omen onlv tr