The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24
NUMBER 43.

have definitely left Marenthal, and are dis-
persed over the world. The Superior
pleaded hard for the two Fathers who aA.
ed the Offices of paiish priest aud vicar, but
in vain, and the population must do -
they can.
Bornho6en on tho Rkine.-The Redemp-
torsts Fathers have received notice TO
quit, but not Immediately, on account OF
the s difficulty Of supplying their s,,pps .So e.
send away all tho priests who had ''ome
there for retreat. Crowds Of ecclesiastics
from tho whole Rhine country had this
year come to the annual retreat, thinning
that 1t might be long before they enjoyed
sneh grivedse again but nth, the ha rsslsss
to be preached, and with deep grtff 70
| quested the priests to leave the convent,
| us they might, and probably would, other
wise be annoyed themselves, ard cause ene
instant execution Of the sentence WHICH
hangs over the Fathers.
Bishop of Laibach.--It 10 not correct to
state, as so many of the Liberal German
papers have done, that the Bishop OF Lsi-
bach has resigned "under pressure" from
Rome, and because Of his opposition to the
DEGREES Vt the Vatican Council. The de-
crees have been proclaimed every where io
his diocese, and no positively denies ma
he ever was q member of the anu-lnfais'
bilist party, and that he was one OF those
> German Bishops " no doubted the copper
tGnepsss" Of tho def aition. Thr fact 10,
Sat he is exceedingly old, ard very indrai,
and that four or five years ago he songhs
leave from Rome to resign his eptscopai
Charge. The Court Of Rome gave him NO
definite answer till this year, when he TO
newed his request more pEessingiy, giving
{ the above reasons for It, and IL was ut once
granted. The rest is pure fiction.
Catholic Meetings. in the Rhine Country
There are so many OF these, all spriuging
mn from the great I" Catholic Union' estab-
lished at Mainz, that it would be hopeless
, to attempt to enumerate the places where
thew have been held. But in the last woaE
Of October we have counted no fewer thsR
tro hundred such mcetings-of theso report
ed in the newspapers--and at none of theae
]. has there been less than 5000 and ofteaer
G 900 people, all of whom have become
members Of the "Catholic Union" High
; and low, rich and poor, MOBILES and bour-
! geois, are all equally represented, 1t Is
really great lesson to Catholics all ovec
o mu stard- seed of truth, tn grow and pros
9 per; the German Catholics have learnt
II their lesson well, and are putting 1t In
= practice most vigorously.
III FRANCE
Iel projected Constitution for FruNce.--Tbougt
al a great number of the deputies have nos
r. vet returned from their holiday, there u
t. already much talk at Versailles Of sup
IN posed Intention of the Government 10 pro
,h pose Constitutional changes. rue -;
an depcy for life for NJ. Theirs, Wee fresi
Il. dent with powers as chief Of the EKecativ
ic during the interregnum-who wOutd pro
~. babiy7be the President Of the Assembly
re and an Upper Chamber, are the three prin
Of cipal points of this new project OF Const
M tuition. The other proposed changes az
N. reported to be the partial renewal oil u
sh Assembly, and u limitation of univers'
III suffrage oy more stringent requiTenteb1s
as TO domiciie, and by the fixing OF twenty
five years as the age at which the francnis
NAV be exerciaed. OF course there is q
OF reason why the appointment of Vice
the President, or even u Second ChsmOe
The shouid be regarded as more dehnitiSe 81
ter less pro visional than the appointments Oh
bis President. But in proportion as tue u''
the chine In nut into more permanent wor<
the order. and provided with appliances u
,re- nrosnectiyc use, the more IT'S provision
this character sinks into the shade ; just az u
,red Rjvet law, though it made n" real chsn
uch in N. Tbiers' position, unq uestionabiy Ten
ami cd TO make his office . less exceptional OF
tain and less obviously n makeshUt. Inc pr
ply. poaal 20 make him President for life, II
the ~ really introduced, will probably aFou
and far more decided opposition. The ahvanc
MON Republicans who arc waiting tor lis sac
sal are scarcely likely to acquieAce calmly
low the blocking up of all those openings wn
and, a quarrel between the Assembly aud
tier President might offer them. Aadets-u
ODal be- that the uest chance for &.SThier
have enjoying supreme power for the term OF
for natural existence is that nothing should
c, OF said aboutit. Each party is 80 afraid of
by other that it prefers the continuance Of
: e<- existing state of thiugs to any cha
lions which might eveBtuate in the triumph
On 10 its enemies. For this reason We susI
are that the ReDubIique Franeaiss 70 right "
main ie Tidieules the idea shat the LsEt CeatI
strong enough 70 effect Of itself - tFansI
ntkal 70 the deHniIiVe Rspnhlic Gambet
therSJ a Ccsn&1asA sAOlShtA paaAS