The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-02

edged it, and thanked me personally, and
no German soldiers have received more I'm
perial recompenses than mine have. But
If you wish to manifest your German senti-
of ours the OLD German flag which has been
for centuries the symbol Of unity and mo-
erty Z The new Prussian colours are In
their proper place in the North, but by no
means in the South"
The Prussiaus are said to be very much
annoyed, and after vain attempt to ke tn.
the incident dark, the Correspondence OF the
German Empire has come out with a strong
attack on Ludwig ii. It was noticed at
the time that the King kept studiously
aloof from the Crown Prince, during the
visit of the latter to Bavaria, and this was
attributed--as it now appears r!ghtiy-,o
bis dislike to anything which might imply
the absorption of his kingdom and army.
He has no objection to their being German
lied, but he will not have them Prusslhed.
The BorsenseituRJ considers that it is very
natural that he should have now given ex-
preston to these feelings, since the new
policy inaugurated at Berlin has not only
discontinued the Particularists throughout
Germany, but also alarmed their oppo-
nents. The BorSen=eitung holds that
Prince Bismarck represents "the German
national idea," whereas Count Won Room is
| the representative of Prussianism. which
aims at suhecting the whole of Germany
to itself, and is the enemy of all Liberal
| tendencies in Church and State. 1t says
| that the Liberals twill not support the
Government against Rome, merely that
Prussian bigotry may reap the fruits OF the
victory ;" that they "look fer no good from
Ministry which persecutes the Press Tin
the matter of the Papal Allocution), and
supports those who condemn men, like
Sydow as heretcs and that they are con-
WINGED that the Pietists in Prussia, when
they get the upper hand, will soon make
peace with the Pope. South Germany is
thus encouraged and becomes more hos
ung's explanation of the King of Bavaria's
outbreak. 1t is very possible that the
King, who is after all a Catholic after his
fashion, may not be over-pleased with the
ecclesiastical policy at present in vogue at
Berlin, and there is rumour current that
he has resisted representations made from
thence that he ought, as good German, to
remove Count Won Tauffkirchen from Rome.
That the Pietists, by which term the
Borsenseitung means the Protestants who
have any faith left, arc seriously alarmed
at the two edged weapons which DR.. Falk
is forging, is unquestionably true the re-
markable pamphlet of Herr Won Gerlacb,
which we have already published in our
columns, is sufficient proof of it. This
distinguished leader of the Protestant re-
lgious party not only occupies a high Off :
cial position as onsgerichtprasdent
or Chief Justice as we should say-but
is evidently not devoid of a following.
He has just been elected member of the
House of Representative by 242 votes
against ia, his opponent being former
| member for the district, and his character
and talents will naturally give him prom
inent position in that portion of the Con-
sentative party which is averse to violating
the Constitution for the sake of persecu-
ting the Catholics. This section, however,
xuhnh ia NV Sba Ia,
is only about one-half of the party, the
rest of which will follow NJ. DENIM into
the ranks of the Ministerial supporters.
There can be little doubt therefore of the
Bills passing, after which the practice of
tho Catholic religion will become penal, at
Whether the fifteen millions of Catholics
will ever become reconciled to this state
Of things is question which must suggest
| itself to those who see what even the re-
| ligious Professionals think about it. On the
| other hand, as soon as ever the persecu-
| ton is relaxed, the allegiance of the extreme
| Liberals, as VIC have seen already, can no
longer be counted on. To wind up with
| the words of the Borsen=eitung. "scarcely
| two years have elapsed since the German
nation, united on the battle field, express
ed the wish to be also united in times OF
peace, and already the new edifice of Ger
man unity is lettering"
SWITZERLAND.
| The Bishop Of Bale and the "Delesates'
We mentioned last week the inconceive-
able pretensiou of the diocesan conference
J of delegates from the Cantons comprising
the Diocese of Bale to depose their Bishop,
because he will not hand over to them the
spiritual government of his flock. The
| document itself is now before us, and it
exceeds in impudence even what we should
have expected from them, Two Catholic
Cantons, Lucerne and Tug, are not re-
presented, and have protested, aud one
Canton Thurgau, is irregulariy represented,
so that the latter may be said to emanate
| from delegates of the Cantons Soleure,
Aargau, Berne, and Bale Champagne, that ia
to say, from four persons utterly unknown
to fame, with the exception of NJ. Keller,
the delegate from Aargau, already noto-
rious as the leader of the Swiss Dollinger-
lists and their representative at the Munich
Congress-. These gentlemen pronounce
that Catholic See is vacant, forbid the
Bishop to exercise any episcopal functions
and cody call upon the Chapter to elect
an administrator Gd interim, "who shall be
agreeable to the Governmental" Tho five
Governments, no mention being made of
of zug and Lucerne, will, continues this
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