The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15
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n olAAoer 6exQted.
From the Portland (oregon) Sentinel, May lo.l
Last week, that great medium by which
so many falsehO0ds and ISLANDERS find their
way into print, brought the following Sian
derous item, taken, it is averred, from a
letter from Montreal:
NEW YORK, May 5.-A letter from Montreal
is being waged between the liberal Catholics
and Ultramontanes of Canada The former
are under the lead of the Archbishop of Quebec,
and the latter of the Jesuits under the Arch
bishop of Montreal. In the last election the
Quebec party increased their delee CATION in Par
lament from fifteen to twenty -eight, and the
representatives of the Montreal coalition
party sought to subvert the authority of the
Archbishop of Quebec, and destroy his in
ha with the hope thereby to gain power.
Cd, bearing reprimand for the rebels, which
is likely to still further intensity the conflict,
and may lead to the expulsion Of the Jesuits
from Canada"
His Grace, the Most Rev. F. N. Blanchet,
our venerable Archbishop, being q native
of Canada, could not brook the Islander
cast upon his country and his faith, and
Immediately published the following letter
in the daily press of this city, in refutation
of the above slanderous news item:
The piece of news from New York, May 5th,
sent by the telegraph aud reproduced in the
paRoAo VI oAbJ Stu, uuuer CQo Qe0U OF blGCer
Religious War in Canada" bears its own evil
dence that it's author, from Montreal, is either
very ignorant or a very malicious man. Well
coSnizant of the state of things, religious and
PORTUGAL, in my native country, emphatically
declare that the item contained as many false
hoods as words and that it is q gross fabrica-
ton and most outrageous calumny against the
Most Rev. Archbishop of Quebec, the Right
Rev. Bishop of Montreal, and the Jesuit Fa-
theirs. Unable to let this pass without contra
diction, beg space to answer, and certify that
and Ultramontane parties in Canada" 1t is,
therefore, absolutely false that the former is
under the lead of the Archbishop of Quebec,
and the latter of the Jesuits, under the Bishop
political parties in Canada, the Conservative
and the Progressive, as there are the Repubii-
cans andIthe Democrats in our Republic. The
great portion of the well-minded mon compose
the Conservative party. There is NO such
thing as "Quebec and Montreal party" any
more than New York and Washington City par
ties. The two parties embrace the whole pro-
vince of Quebec. and perhaps the whole Do
minion hence struggles for the mastery in
times of the elections for the Assembly. But
what may be the aim of the scribbler of Mon
parties, but to throw odium on. the former
There is no Jesuit party in Canada; therefore
to say that the Jesuit party sought to sub
vert the authority OF the Archbishop of Que
thereby to gain power" is nonsense, as we'll as
q gross and most shameful lie. How could
that be when there are only four in the city of
Quebec, attending a small mems sodality cha
pol; and eighteen in the city of Montreal,
directing with usual success their st Mary's
Coliegef To gain power! But what for ? they
being only ID among 1872 secular priests in the
Diocese of Montreal and only 4 among 2S7
secular priests in the Diocese of Quebec.
1t is o fact, well-known all over the world,
that the Jesuit Fathers are peaceable, self
denying, hard-laboring men. They are loved
and esteemed in Canada, as they are in Alsace
and Lorraine, Prussia, Holland aud the United
States. In word, they are blameless. Why
then pursue them SO, all the time, with calum-
niesY The following statement will show
plainly the ignorance or the malice of the
scrlbbler of Montreal: The citizens of Quebec
had obtained Catholic University about ten
years ago. The students of Montreal preferred
to frequent the Protestant University of Mon
treal rather than go to Quebec. The clergy and
citizens, seeing that, urged the Bishop Of Mon
trcai to obtain Catholic University for their
city. There have been pretty sharp writings
published on both sides: The Archbishop Of
Quebec carried the question to Rome for a de-
cision. " He has returned bearing a repri-
mand for those who deserved it. The deci-
sion will come later. All submit, and all is
quiet now. What nonsense, then, to say that
the "reprimand will have the result to inten.
sify the conflict, and may lead to the expulsion
of the Jesuits," who had nothing to do with
the question: Such is the case.
With many thanks for the space granted,
F. N. 3I.ANCHET,
Archbishop of Oregon City.
Portland, Nay g, 1873.