The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-21
The Papal Star. Dr. The Democrats
Friend. .L..
tBy John \. Roberts ]

tBy John n. Roberts,
IL can scarcely seem a source of
qualification to the Republican party
that the recent action Of Carl Schurz
ON ille French arins question in the
United States Senate has awakened
anew the dying hopes of the reaction
lists i'll Europe. The papal journals
salute with uuaccustoined applause
the transatlantic orator. Little
could they have thought to have found
their most important allies II, the
United States Senate; vet in that
great combat which Bismark is wa
.ing for the unity of Germany. free
dom of thought. ;lic instruction of
the people: in that new and brilliant
onset which he has vcnturcd upon
the pricstly stronghold ignorance and
folly in his Championship of the Ger.
man free sciie,E against the relentless
bigotry Of pope and priests, a most
dangerous blow has been dealt him in
an unlocked for quarter. -.
Jesuit Journals sound over Germany
the praises of Carl SchurZ; the papal
faction demands the dismissal of bis
marck: the Jcsuits once more aspire
to rule over education: and sanguinc
France begins to mediate new raids
atrCss the Rhine. Is our unlucky
Senator the hired agent of the French
government or the French. embassy!
Will he furnish. the weapon with
which to wound the reputation or
shake the power OF that bold leader
of liberal thought whose vigorous
policy dcthroncd the Pope and Napo-
Iconic dynastics? viii he give aid
and comfort to all the members Of
that rcacfionary faction which would
excite civil war in Germany. invite n
new French Invasion in order to lay
his fatllerlnnd divided and bleeding at
the feet OF q %rcYengeful chhrch-is a
cDtrsc that can commend itself ueith-
or to American nor German!
DR.. DOllinger points out that the
indcp .ndcnce of the German intel
lect was assailed by the papal council
'nt the m~oinentthat Napoleon prepared
to cross the Rhine. zinc assault has
been baflled by the patriotism of Ger
many, tho vigor of Bismarck. lie
is struggling bravely, against the Sc
'crct or open arts OF the other. If he
fail; if the. German intellect be once
more subjected to Romish aud reac-
tionary INFLUENCE, and the Ger man
free schools be made the means Of
sapping the unity and patriotism Of
the nation, the progress Of mankind
will have received 4 dangerous check,
and every evil impulse will rise into
new vigdf.I Of all Pfince Iiismnrk's
measures his latest is uincomparably
the best. he has placed himself ut
Tic front of the advancing intellect Of
his NATION, at the risk of losing
popularity, and even royal favor. lie.
has driven the priests from the pub
lie schools; lie has saved (;ormaI, intel
.ligence. as pct long ago lie saved Ger
man freedoms, from the grasp of Rome,
aud iiris stated ifhati his popularity
was never 50 Sssrcait among Ills. conn
tryincua rs nnW-that his hast adorns
the shops Of Dsrlin, and his image is
dear to tia people he has served.
But the Jcsnits faction in Germany.
the union ofall That is dull, corrupt
and iinmoral, tlsn center Of politica,
and natural decay, has foaRtf It's hero.
they have chosen hun from the Uni
ted States Senate. No man who could
excite deabt and suspicion between
the German In America and the Tor.
man in EHrcpe, who could stimulate
the talleu-bapcs of France 10 u feeble
activity, sg,who eould aim, u calumni-
Gus blow II, KismarS and the cause of
education, but must viii the applause
Of priests andbishops. They hastento !
place their latrch unon his brow.a
The Gcruania. the leader OF the Ro- !
press. calls Carl Schnrz 'ihe no.
blest representative OF, Germany in
Aincrica.'' The Roinish authorities
unite In giving him this ill-gottenI
prominence, nor is il difficult 20 trace
IN The iCalln cunni:,y mnIiIiI.al