New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
Church and State.

| We mentioned some time since the cor
respondence between the Pope and the
| Emperor of Germany. Since then the let
tors themselves have come to hand, and VI
reproduce them in full:
VATICAN, August :, 1873.
YOUR MAJEsTY-Measur es which have
been adopted by your majesty's govern.
ment for some time past all aim. more and
more, at the destruction OF Catholicism.
When / seriously ponder on the causes
which may HAYES led to these very hard
measures, l confess that | am unable TO dis
cover any reason for such course On the
other hand, |. am informed that your
majesty does not cOuntenance the proceed
ings Of your government, and does he. ap
prove the harshness OF the measures
adopted against the Catholic religion. Ii
then, it be true that your majesty does MOI
approve thereof-and letters which YOU
august majesty has addressed to NE for
merly might sufficiently demonstrate thai
you can not approve that which i:
now oecurring-if. | say, your ma
jesty does not approve of your GOV.
eminent continuing in the path il
has chosen OF further extending its vigor
GUS measures against the relis ion of Jesus
Christ, whereby the latter is most iDiu .
rlously aztec ted; will your majesty, then
not become convinced that these measures
have no other effect than that of unGermin
ing your msjesty's own throne | SPEAK
with frankness, for NY banner is tlutho
speal, in order to fulfill one of my duties,
which consists in telling the truth TO all,
even to those who are not Catholics. for
every one who has been baptised belongs
N some way or other-which, to define
more precisely would be here out of place
belongs, say. to the Pope. | cherish the
conVlctlon that your majesty will receive
my observations with your usual goodness
ana VIII adopt the measures necessary in
the case. While Offering to your most IRA
cious majesty the expression of my devotion
ana esteem, pray to God that he may en-
Io'd your majesty and myself in one and
the same bonds OF mercy. PI0.
The Emperor replied as follows:
BERLIN, September :, 1873.
am giad your holiness has, as in former
lines oone me the honor to write to me. |
.sjoiee more at this since an opportunity is
tnereOy afforded me of CORRECTING the errors
whicn, as appears from the contents Of the
ietter OF your holiness of the seventh Of
1,uau sC, must have occurred in the com
Hriuhlcallon you have received, relating to
,,1 nah analrs: 1t the reports which are
nraot;o. - Aoiihees, eSptcLng herman
qneStions only stated the truth. il would
not De possible for your holiness to enter
saih the superstition that the government
. upon path which do not approve.
n 1'gI 10 the constitution of nv States,
90 d" oaSe can not happen, since the laws
-; sNNc'hhtht measures in Prussia re-
d"ire my consent, as SOVEREIGN. To nv
s''t SORROW portion OF nv Catholic
uSJec's nave organized during the past
49, eais political party, which en-.
to So 10 disturb by intrigues hostile
isted ~ ' pe Ie!l Slous peace which has eX-
c., III PRUSSIA for centuries. Leading
Ndtholic priests have. unfnrtrro+,Ir ~
:; onIJ approved this movement brt i,inai in
:; 80 ~ tue extent of open revolt aoS1pst av-
obsa, iaM IL Will not have escanad tLa
49,; atioh OF your holiness that similar in.
on raeiohS manifest themselves aothe noes.
tra, |l,ne IN several European and in some
II 80 s''ntlc States 1t is nv mission 70
md ~ ate causes by which the c!ercv
deno,n;, ,aitnial OF one of the Christian
nations can be induced .ct;,-a1,- :,
ASSIST the enemies of all Law bn+ - - ~ ~
- - my mission to protect fine naeNn nd
Serve The authority Of, the laws in ~
to ,I,a W. /" h"'e government has been intrusrar
Laraee. ~ Uod. L am conscious that ! ory.,
tLis ~ an account of accomplishment ~
orda NY kingly duty. | shall mairtain
at+aa1- ana law in my States against Al,
any ~ as long as God gives me pover
morny bound to DO it as a Christian
.1ionarch, even when to nv sorrow 10 'I,l1A
~ loihl this royal duty against ser,,a,,.a
VIC church which | suppose acknoa-Ia'..s 20 ~
n IeSd than the Evangelical cbyroL
~ aiiuhleht or obedience tn sa,,,I.,
- - - IS an emanatlon of the ravaaIe,i ~,
s,,t; 'ou' many OF the priests in prrssia
yre1 ~ " your holiness, Gisown. to NV r..
and ,,lao Chtistlah doctrine in this re4Eerr
.itr sl,t,,,,rtsa |pNeIhment under the naees.
lovaI Gafbo1;o ~ iIe great majority OF ms.
20 none and Evangelical suliaot. IL"
,os.in& obedience to law hv 49, - -
-te"Hs. l willingly entertai, finn "olia4F
r,, -i 'ioi ness, upon being inforna1P 2 .idl
= u9 position Of affairs, Will uea -, .. lha
~ " pug an end to the aoits,;q'i @USH"i-
80, r. dnl!d the deplorable aisrortionl, eatiI9"
IT, ',at ABUSE Of priestlY author;+.- VI inc
# ~ t I.at-I1 OF Jesus Christ has
10 u;tt5 o y hoilness before God no+t;. az
rutb ~, rt Lnese lhtrlgues any more +baa 10
ness, ! mn5 e Gianher, invoked by yonr hni.
me more l,','l subscribe. Tie
oliness WIKI ,t75ion IN the letter Of ro,tT
ontraa;o "llch can not pass Over r W. OUT
although it is mo- erer without
oTr Iu9 Information, but noon tb D'Ieu I upon
%. HoIlness, namely: The ,no pe4let OF
m ~ '"e tnat has received ho!.h ihac
5i,ia 70 the Popn. The evan1,oi u"ptisna be-
H. i;I.a as must be known 70 Eonn creed,
nbi ne my ancestors and the m oGr holiness
CEN r'7 i profess, does not nguy OF m
lediS.orn our our relations to Go adm III US ~
ilfsrenna than our Lord jesus uoo C any other
hare Fah ming IN peace with those s p ~H" me
xpression of p me your holiness IS the the
steem, Ivy personal devotion AMI
WILLIAM