The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09

aimed at. ibis was part of the goncyt
which thew as Catholics. must .copuemnsI
Yet il the State has right over marriasaassf
It has the same right over the children.
it be lawful to-put asunder the bonus
marriage, equally 40 win it be to SCI aside
the right of parents over their offsprlug.
He had given them this illustration to show I
how both parties were compromised with
regard to the civil contract of marriage,
and how, being SO compromised Wild re-
gard to this fundamental question, they
wese compromised also upon oil questions |
which depended upon it and which depend
cd also on revelation. Revelation as q sys-
tenn and formation of politics., has no
place with either party. Each Of these |
parties would seek TO draw them lot0 lts
arms; they would WOO them teuderiy ana
persuasively; they would hold out Prons
futuus which It would hold ont before them
il they would only 60 along with IT. de
asked them to be upon their guard, he
did not tell them to work with neither par
ty. Nothing of the kind; he only SAID,
" Be independents; you have got your own
keep those principles in mind and commit
yourselves to NO party, but reserve to
yourselves your own right of action" He
heard, come time ago, story which wouio
serve to illustrate the treatment they might
expect If they con6ded themselves to the
care and guidance Of either party. In
city not many hours journey from, Man.
chester some hundreds of Catholic voters
were struck of the register at the Instance
Of the Conservative agents. A Catholic
| friend of his (the Bishop afterwards saw
! the Liberal agent, and asked how it was
| that such thing had been allowed. "Oh,"
said the Liberal agent Z" the fact il, our
| city returns three, members to Parliament,
| aud if all tho Catholics were on the regis
ter who are entitled, to be there, they
might possibly return the third member"
| In short, the Liberals threw them, over
longer. AL that each party cared for was
their votes. These served to help forward
| their own party schemes, but he (tbe Bish-
OPP would say, " Be pinned to the skirts Of
no party, however clean those skirts may
profess to be. Examine for yourselves ev-
cry candidate, and, if his principles accord
with your own, support him." Their votes
should be dependents not upon the party,
but upon the man and upon the way in
which he acted. He commended the Asso-
citation which was about to be formed to
the support of Oil Catholics.
The very Rev. Canon Sheehan moved q
resolution affirming the desirableness Of
forming Catholic association in S. Chad's
parish, with view to Catholics having q
better opportunity of maintaining their
civil and religious rights. He said that the
Catholic population of Manchester aud
Stafford could not be less than 100 900, or
one fifth Of the population. Had it ever
q occurred to them what an amount of polit-
ical power they possessed 7 II they affirm
cd that no candidate, whether seeking par
liamentary or municipal honors, or seeking
to become q Inemper of a school board,
should have their support unless he recog-
nized the jnstice Of their claims and accep-
, ted their principles, certain consequences
would be sure to follow. First, the press
:. would begin to treat them with respect
The press of Manchester, he felt bound tc
, say, was an honorable exception to the
| general rule. 1t was more generous to Ca
tholics, but now and again it spoke with
bitterness and hostility of that which was
l dear to them as their lives. 1t would not
l or could not, speak of fhe sufferiugs anC
wrongs inflicted upon the Holy Fathe,
without manifesting complete satisfaction
/. with the result of them. They had righ
i to expect that, if it could not sympathizt
f with their feelings, it should at least no.
n falsify truth whilst showing it's satisfaction
t There would be another. consequences
? Candidates would approach the Catholic
: body, if it was united, with nervous feel
d ings, and by and-by would find it to thei
Q interest to make Catholic grievances thei
: own. 1t must not, however, be suppose.
8 that they were forming political associa
= ton. They desired only Catholic Asso
;, ton for the defence of their principles ant
d of their Church when those were ATTACKED
@ They were the children of Plus IX-th
n infallible representative of Christ on cart
! and every attempt that was made to sub
y vert truth and dogma must receive thei
# determined opposition.