The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-14

with hne upon fine until they submit
And IL the. result should be % that these
ciergymen should be unable to pay their
fnes, and should be conse-
quentiy sent to prison. the authorities are
not to be in the least deferred from carry
ing out the lawa, seeing how serious the
AFFAIR 10. and what grave consequences may
accrue from tho performance OF functions
BY Ecciesiastics appointed in defiance Of the
law" It is this augumens Of which the
passing Of law for civil registration. But
there Is NO symptom of its wavering in the
resolution to stamp out religious freedom.
The Archbishop Of Posen has been just
summoned, under pain Of another fine of
LEGO thalers, to nominate parish priest
appointment he has already made. The
CONCESSIONS reported In tho Times to have
been made by the Archbishop of Cologne
and the Prince Bishop of Breslau, involve
NO recognition whatever Of the Falck laws.
The Archbishop Of Cologne has caused his
official organ to be circulated privately
among the clergy instead Of being pub
lished, and the facts in the Breslau case are
these: On the death of tho parish priest Of
Laehn, the Prince Bishop appointed q
curats or administrator during the vacancy
of the cure. This ecclesiastic was fned
and expelled by the Landrath, and the
Bishop, believing this TO be an act not even
8s
with the Oberprasident Of the province,
naturally naming the priest "who had been
appointed by him as administrators after
the death Of the last incumbent" The
authorities acknowledged the necessity
thaes there shcnid be some priest in the
piace: and withdrew the decree; and
this is what 10 iHtsrprssea IS reeog
nisition on the part Of the Pttnce Bishop
of the May Laws.n The rumor
which We have mentioned concerning the
future treatment Of Mgr. Ledochowski is
eupported by information which we have
received from Berlin TO the following effect:
instructions have been given to the late
rector Of the University, DIR. Gneist, to
draft q bill empowering the Government
mot only to deprive ecclesiastics of their
Of2ices and dignities, but also to remove
them by force from their residences and to
sdnterDe" or even banish them. The be-
lief that such measure lie being prepared
ie confirmed by the corresponding OF the
1snscs, and we are ourselves Informed that
the measure will DO introduced in the
course OF next week, and hurried through
the two Hoases at any coat, 30 as to
to the utmost the hands Of the
Government. And while the persecution
Of the Catholics 70 increasing in severity,
the d-fashi0ned Professionals do not alto
gether escape. Ten Of the orthodox pas
tore In Hesse, who have refused to submit
to the consistory which has been imposed
upon them by the State, have beeu Gus
pended, and they are receiving addresses
of sympathy from their co-reiigionists 10
all Parss Of the country.
PRUSSIA AND THE FOREIGN PRESS.
We have new before Us slip of paper
which illustrates the means which are beiag
resorted to for tho purpose of influencing
European public opinion in o manner in.
jurious TO the Catholics of Germany. It
10 part Of q Autographed correspondence
drawR up under the direction Of tho Prus.
sial Government, and circulated through
out Europe In Euglish, French, Italian, and
other languages. The copy in our posses-
Rion In in English, and was Autographed at
Berlin In Engtish. It contains the Gov
erument veraion Of two facts connected
With the persecution with controversial
comments on them, and is evidently in
tended as an % Inspiration " for the English
press. 4ta- -. "a, -.
TEE PLEA sORTHE GENEVESE GovERRlTENr.
y The protect OF Mgr. Agno1sf, the Pontifi-
cal Charge d'Afairs 10 Switzeriand, against
the transfer to the schismatics Of the Ca
tholic Church of St. JGsrmain at Geneva,
has been referred by the Federal Govern
ment To the Cantonat authorities In the
nsual course. and We have nov the answer
of NJ. Faatier, the secretary Co the Gene
veee Council of State. It is, IS might be
expected, to this effect that the treaties are
not infringed because the church has been
ubuuou over Oy tue City OF G9nevB To
"Cnnseil de fabriQue" elected by the Cath
olics, and that il the electors are not ed
mitted to be Catholics there il still DO
ground for complaint. because the minority
meaning the real CathOlics--'are not In
terfered with In the exercise of their reli-
gion." That IL to say the treaty, which
provides that "the church then astually
existing in Geneva"-St. German s--"shaiH
DO maintained at the charge of the State,
and that the paEiSh priest shall be properly
lodged snd endowed" is not infriuRed BY
The tranafer Of the church, eRdoWment, and
lodging to . body oue Of the communion OF
ahe Catholic Church and that for shie
the Catholics p0sAess other
churches which they have from time to
time provided nc their own expense, frss
10 meet tho requirements Of their ineEeasod
plumbers, and now again to supply the
place Of the church of which they have
been violently deprived. Y