The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-01
Tho Catholic Protest in london.
SPEECH OF MIR. ALLIES.

The London Tablet says that Mr.. Allies
was tho speech of the late meeting of Co.
tholics in London, to protest against the
persecution of the Religious Orders in
Germany and in Italy. The following is
the report of the speech given by our Lon
don contemporary
Mu Lord Duke-Your Grace has COM
mitted to me the movement of a resolution
to the following effect: "That this meeting
considers the legislation of the Italian
and the German Governments part of a
general attack upon the liberties of the
Catholic Church which calls for protest on
the part of all Catholics"
Now, here I remark, first, that the
severally with the acts of the Italian and
the German Governments, whereas my
| business is to connect and compare these
acts together, to see if, in fact, they are
Joined by any one principle. For this pur-
pose it will be necessary to enpmerate
| those Of the Italian Government, shall
then give you my conclusion respecting
| them, taken as one course of action, and
| shall then endeavor to point ont why we
are justified in considering these acts as
part of general attack upon the liberties
Of the Catholic Church, which calls for q
protest from us, as it touches the Catholics
| Of all the world.
| But before I begin with the acts of the
Italian Government, it is necessary for me
to express once for all the adherence felt
by us all of that usurpation by which
| do at all ut Rome. The King of Turin is
where he ought not to be, he is installed as
q housebreaker in the palace of the Quti-
| nal. This and no other is his position, as
declared by himself. Shortly after his
Minister had professed publicly that an at
| 70 unop RnO,e vould ha vtoIa tiOn Of
all international law, he seized the opper-
| tunity of the moment, when Europe was
in the convulsions of deadly struggle, to
make that very attack. He became the
law breaker whom he had denounced:
Being a Sovereign, he attacked in full
peace another Independent Sovereign !;
being Catholic he raised his hand against
the Vicar of Christ. He is thus double
criminal. In order to lodge himself in the
Quirinal, he has violated all those princi-
pies in virtue of which Kings reign and
Princes decree justice he has violated
likewise the faith and duty of Catholic
Prince. And the conduct Is the more
grievous and disbonOring in his case be-
cause he is descended from long line OF
ancestors famous for their devotion to the
Church. For ten centuries to speak of the
House of Savoy was to speak of a house
identified with the Catholic faith, ready
and brave in it's defence. Victor Emmanu-
ell is the first of his race who has dishon-
ored such o. pedigree who for vulgar
greed, and to be that basest Of things, q
King of the Revolution, has cast to the
winds every consideration of justice as q
Sovereign, Of true and loyal action as q
knight, Of honor as a gentleman, beaides
bic duty as o Christian. Let us leave him
there and proceed to the acts of his Gov
eminent.
]. The resolution which have to move
speaks of the "legislation Of the Italian
Government"-but must begin with not
an act of legislation, but an act of force
the seizure by simple violence of parts Of
ecclesiastical buildings, and that with cir
cumstances Of the utmost discourtesy and
insult. That, for instance, is the way in
which the Collegio Romano has been treat
ed. The Government of Victor Emmanuel,
| when it forced itself upon Rome, found the
Jesutts in possession of that college,
teaching there n university course of study
to 1900 students composed of all nations
| What did 1t do 1t won't to these Fathers
| and ordered them to quit. the halls of study
] in the lower story-which it forthwith took
| possession of for another sort of education
of its own. Aud to express 10 the eyes of
! all men the character OF that education. IL
sfTaced from tho shields over the chief en-
frances TO the college, the letters of the
Sacred NaEe, 1. IL. S., the mark at once Of
the Company of Jesus, and of our saliva.
ton. Now what would you think of a