The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-18

have reason to say that not only in Chris
tians, but all who love justice and hoersy'
are OF the mercy Of this rampant C1ssi
ism, which would revive in all Europe, it II
could prevail, the ages of barbarian, and
assimiIate the rulers of the earth TO WHO
beasts. Yet these insane freaks OF 'iioer-
al absolutism are recorded even IN our
English journals without word OF disap-
and one of them celebrates the signal
services eff Prince Bismarck, even whle
admitting that he is 3" about the last KIND
of man to whom q thinking and cuitivateo
nation would have chosen to owe It's deiiv-
erance, could it have had choice in the
NATTER. /
ENGLAND AND THE Pope
Modest aud forbearing towards the
strong, England displays noble dIsda'n
for the weak. Pitt would have warned on
the Piedmontese usurper from the capital
of Christendom, and would have dared HIM
to touch the property OF certain britlsn
subjects in that city, but our present rul-
ers applaud his injustice, and mock ms y hot
tins. Nothing commands respect now ouc
brute force. Yet it is q curious fact that,
| in spite of her ostentations sympathy with
his despoilers, and her affected IRE verence
towards himself, the Vicar OF Christ is still
in England an object of reluctant lnteres'
and his death anticipated With more solicit
tude than that of any prince IN Europe.
"The anxiety display ed in the course OF the
last week." says the Standard, " to know
with accuracy the real condition of Plus IN \;
proves how large part the Papacy sun
nlavs in the affairs of mankind" For the
first time since the age of Constantine there
is NOT n Power in Europe which even pro-
fesses to be defender of the Holy see,
and nominal Catholics unite with nominal
Protestants, Italian renegades with CIefn
uubelievers, in making war against 1t: ct,
as the Standard continues, " the Frisoner
) of the Vatican is still!a Power IN this world,
and emo same person doubts that he Will
have a successor" Our contemporary,
whose pages are too often defiled by an IN
decent ri6aldry in speaking of the most
, angnst dignity under heaven, thinks there
, is an end of the Temporal Power, but does
"not suppose for moment that the world
has seen the last of the Papaey." Forto
| pately for the world the word OF Coo Is
, pledged to maintain it to the end. This Is
{ the only Power among men against when
, "the gates of hell shall not prevail" An
authority which has lasted eighteen CEN
turtles in such world as ours, and Is re-
, cognized at this hour by greater mutt l.
tude, and with more unanlmIty, tran ever,
: will last to the end. Even it's enemies
y comprehend that, if they are allowded to in
c suit. they will never be permitted to destroy
it.. 1t has divine life AID cannot be extin-
3 guished. Never has it seemed so weak as
now in the Judgment of the lawless, and
never has it been more full of strength. In
ate and Herod are once more exchanging
compliments over their imaginary triumph,
8 the Vicar of Christ is miShtier than they, and
waits to see the end. He knows what 1t
will be, and if his children share with
tender respect the cares which press upon
: him. tbey have no more doubt of his ultimate
trium nh than he has himself. To HIM
= alone of all the sons of men 1T has been
: said 81 have prayed for thee = and that
: prayer is stronger than all that men or
8 demons can do against him. we may NOT
0 see as yet how his deliverance. Is to be ac-
! complished, for the prison seems strong
o and jailers vigilant but the doors will be
l opened and Peter will come forth, ana the
; world will learn once more that the very
!, weakness of Gods Vicar is his strength, and
that every arm which is stretched forth
3 against him shall be withercd.
q DEMOCRACY IN FRANCE.
u The only difference between NJ. Theirs
4 and NJ. Gambetta said the ablest OF Francl
IA journalists two years ago, is difference OF
~ name. He did not probably mean to deny
:, that there was also a considerable differ
- ence of intellectual power, but as both are
10 equally bent on s'personal government
= aud equally incapable of Christian idea;
"a and motives, it matters very little to France
= which of the two conducts her to ruin. The
- With which NJ. Theirs has contrived t.
4. maintain his own position, by playing OF
ha ono party against another, and has natural
~ IL seen nothing to condemn in the tota
h. absence Of principle which his career ha
2 displayed. Yet cunning 10 ia the long ral
- q weak policy, az n. Thiers begins to dis
a. cover. The Left, which he has courted g
=; asaiduously, nov declares war against him
~ and NJ. Gambetta thinks he has waite
long enough for the succession to which b
aspires. The caudidature Of NJ. Barode
h 10 q protest against the Moderate Republic
NJ and nobody is deceived as to its true char
he acter. Yet the Conservatives are probabi
is. we'll advised in refusing to vote for b
to rival. There is not much to choose bt
to tween them. AS NJ. Paul de Cassagns
ice wittily said "Barodet will lead France
nd the Commune by an express, and DeRen
re, usat by an ordinary train" The final r
ess suit will be the same. Nations are not
will be saved by called statesmen who thin
cir cunning the highest art, and Imagine thi
tn society can be maintained without Il
o. help Of God, and in defiance of the laws
or the Church. It is probable that this tru
will will be once more demonstrated, by ev
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