The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-07

eIerniax Star and Catholic Messenge.:
NV oS1S1Ss. SG1SA7. JULY :. 1871.
xIftR YHeH uo0B. II
TIE FESTIVAL OF THE STATUTE.
Row.. June s.-From the accounts re-
,a;vad from the vasiops parts Of Italy the
Sestival Of tie Statute did not excite more
osthnsiasm than IL did here. The King
S,aid a review early in the morning IN 2
oourine rain; and the unfortunate Nati0na,
Euards who are forced 70 act a. soM:e n;'
did not seem over p!:ssea ~ ~ sps tha incon-
veniences of military service. me papers
belonging to tho Government nave ~
,,sual. made the most of the occasion, ana
6osst Of the erthusiasm displayed BY the
people; bus the early hour ana tne Pour,ns
rain were more than sumcaent 70 os"L sn1
ardor Of tie spectators, and hardly Gheer
80 heard. or hat removed, when Victor
Emmanuof made his appearance; Owing
to tha weather.. the Girapdola at the Castle
~ a.. Angelo was put off till Monday ont
r. Jared 40 better than the review, a. It
,1ikeWise took place in drenc1ink r n
The Romans kept 9xsy, talnHiS Sk snoS =
snot beipg selected; and the piaz1a oppo-
.slss tSe beidrs was filed BY the new
1921. who amused tbaiasslxss q every
neDort Of tho Cannon by nttesin$ dasFs-
spectfal remarks and Impressions n every
variety Of dialect On The holy nsensf
,eeowd was the noat ordssly aad rsspsctfpl
in the world. This, however, can NO
longer be aaid, snA'say rssYsetasae pes:ea
roi1g into one would b horriAod 1t the
ooayofsatlon and remarks that he would
bear. A few Aags were hung eet Of the
windows on Sunday Hosning' put tie tie
rain Get in. in the evening the public OH :
ces were illuminated.
The VISIT 10 RsRLIN.
The visit Of the Isalisn Princes to Berlin
ia At present the chief topic In the Italian
.Prussian papers. Tho alliance betwesu the
two countries 10 now supposed to Be com
ciuded. and Italy has NO longer anything
to fear from France or Austria. Russia,
however, seems to be making nee OF Italy
for the sake of persecuting the Church,
and making it subservient to Its own ends
GERMANY AND THE FuTURE CoNcLAVE.
Ia the semi official Opinione Of the 5th
of June, in an article on the subject Of
Italy and Germany, the following passage
the Poutifcate Of Gregory VII, every
Papal election in order to be valid required
tho appreciation of the Emperor of Ger
. mapy." Several other papers have lately
,iseen abiding to the future Conclave, and
the right of Germany to interfere. The
successors of Charlemagne and the Pepes
had for many centuries most intimate re-
Iiations and there was constant alliance
between the Church and Holy Romt n En-
pire. The state of the world was very diff
fevent in those days, and it is not very
likely that after the lapse of about 800
years from 1878 to 1872, the same alliance
between the Church and an Empire which
is no longer Catholic would be tolerated.
IN com mon with the Holy Roman Empire,
which existed in name till the beginning OF
CHS century, and was an assistance rather
than detriment to the Church. No Pro.
testaut country ever exercised the right Of
veto which was accorded TO Austria, France
and Spain.
THE CHCRCHIN ALSACE LORRAINE. %,
The Bishop of Strasbourg has lately a
rived in Rome, and is living at the Frencl
He gives q sad account of til,
state of the Catholic Church in the annexed
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.
THE PRESS.
A new French paper has lately hee'
started called LIE Catalogue. 1t lie admir-
1t was sequestered a few days ago for a.
allusion to Victor Emmanuel, and on tn
same day the Liberia, which came out wit
a violent article against tho Pope, was al
lowed to be circulated. The authorize
have likewise permitted q most blesPhe
nous parody ON the Crueifxion OF On
Lord, representing LAMA a. being cruel
fed BY the other members of the Ministry
1t appears that Signor Lama bad sent y
his resignation as President OF the Mimic
try, but was persuaded to withdraw 1t b
the other mem bers, which gave occasion
the caricature in question. The Catho!iq,
is the only good French paper In atal!
though there are several other psPel
which are written in French, aud 1t is sal
that the Italie receives from the Cover
ment $4,000 francs u year to write In i
favor.
PUBLIC DEvoTIoNs.
Last Sunday the devotions for the mont
of May ended 10y a general Comm union
the parish churches, and nothing could e.
coed the numbers and devotion OF tt
people. The insults to religion have