The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-06

having sworn to observe and maintain the
Constitution 10 Statuto), after having
leave and preserve intact the authority of
the Church, propose and approve laws
that are contrary to the first article* of
the Constitution, and injurious to the
rights and authority of the Sovereign Pom
tiff and to the holy laws of the Church.
falsehocds that without the slightest foun-
dation or the remotest proof, are spread
concerning our institutes and the Religious
pertaining to them, who have the right
to maintain their own reputation and good
name.
We protest against the violent expro-
priation of our. Houses and Converts,
against the selling and conversion of the
property, reserving ourselves against all and
every upjus invader or possessor of our
property, our inherent rights, of which no
lay power can legitimately deprive US.
We appeal against all these injustices and
iniquitles to the Sovereign Pontiff, Vicar
of Jesus Christ on earth, aud to the Bishops
and Pastors, who are the guardians, pro-
tectors and defenders of ecclesiastical pro-
perty.
1--WE appeal to all those faithful Cath
olics throughout the world from whose
charitable gifts, bestowed IN honor and
to the benefit of the Faith and of the Church,
| the greater part of our possessions are and
have been derived.
eve appeal to the individual rights of
association, and of property in general, to
the public right of nations, and to interna-
tional right and law, all of which are in
favor of our existence aud of our right to
property.
We appeal to the reason and justice OF
all sensible and civilized people who are
| still ruled by the principles of reason and
of right.
A. I'd g no sx,,r nd fha
dead, to that God with Whom there is no
| distinction of persons, and Whose inexora-
| BILE justice will know when and how to vim :
dictate the fame and the rights of the calum-
mated and oppressed; while on our part
! we shall increasingly pray that He may
show mercy to our calumnlators and op-
pressors, preserving them from those evils,
temporal and eternal, which by the iniquity
of their actions they may unhappily incur
| THE FEAST OF THE STATUTE.
| The Feast of the Statute, or Constitution,
was anything bat enthusiastically observed
The Syndic issued sort of hysterical ap-
| peal to the National Guard to GO aud be
reviewed by King Victor Emmanuel at
half past seven in the morning, but the
number was small and the uniforms were
somewhat various. The spectators consist
ed chiefly of small boys. The Girandola
or fireworks at S. Angelo, gave great pro
mise ia woodwork and scaffolding, but die
not answer the general expectations. The
banners and illuminations were for til.
most part confined to the Ministries and
Government offices. The firemen made
Ere, in q wooden house put mp for thu
purpose in the Piazza del Popolo but thu
same thing had been seen years ago in thu
Couro of the Belvedere in the Vatican, 81
that there was nothing new except the dis
order of the crowd on the Pincio; VIII,
! 1oy1tn hot will
take months to replace in their desire t.
) see what was going on in the Piazza below
: 1t was altogether poor affair,-Londo
Tablet.
.The first article is that the Catholic and Roman IT
, ligion is the religion of the State.