The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-10
BISMARCK AND THE JEsUIrs.
Spicy Letter on Harper's Weekly and tho
Sons Of Loyola. gr--.

Hdrper's Weekly OF the 22d inst on the Chancellor
OF Prussia and the Society OF Jesus The same
article IL so stupidity and audaciously untrue, ard
SO dishgured With nnclean malice for the CATHOLIC
faith, that It's authors desefSe lasting contempt
from all rightminded citizens.
Let me make good my words. The article is q
vindication OF Prince Bismarck for his Punishment
OF the Jesuits from the German Empire 1t thus
commences:-
cious OF living statesmen, is waging war with the
ecclesiastical power in Germany upon any superb
The key Of his position is evident. The calling Of
the late Ecumenical Council at Rome was the sign
Of the probable sscendancy Of Jesutism in the Ro;
papal inialibility was the proof of Jesuit supre
macy. Bismarck is man Of much too profound in
sight not to see the political consequences OF such
fact, and he acts accordingly For
Jesuitism is an absolute despotlsm which
only Its purpose and s
country or of kindred. The Jesuit Is dumb
and passive instrument engaged in the subjugaton
America, are TO the Jesuit the indifferent scenes OF
mon sympathes. He is no fellow citizen. Patriot
ism IS necessarily impossible to him. The task IN
which his whole being is enlisted s the creation OF
State within the State, OF an allegiance beneath
that OF country and government to distant, abs0-
lutte and relentless authority.
Now this has two, serious faults. Everything 1t
asserts is sheer lie; nothing contained in 1t is a
true explanation OF Bismarck's act.
take its assertions one by one:-
First-"The calling OF the Ecumenical Council was
sign OF the probable ascendency OF Jesuitism in
the Roman Church.n The calling of the Council
Of St. Peter, and Its DEGREES prove he called it,
not for the ascendancy OF the Jesuits but for the
benefit of all the Church. There Is not line, nor
a word, nor o title in any OF those DEGREES that
confers single special advantage on the Jesuits.
General Council, dictated by the learned Sons OF
4 l,u ntnvr thAn ffn nrIn In. thn
Church, and intended for their ascendancy over the
Church, Is an impOssiollIty. The Church IN her
re sS in her peose could newer
submit to such thing; and the Jesuits them
selves would never commit the folly and the crime
of planning sach an operation in their hearts and
UNDERSTANDINGS. The first assertion therefore,
Mr.. Editor, Is gross lie: Ina
.Second-"The declaration by the Council OF Papal
Infallibty was the proof of Jesuit supremacy."-
The principle Of Papal intallibllity existed and
operated before the Jesuit order was ever dreamed
OF. The Cardinals, the Patriarchs and the Bishops
who defined it to be true, assign their exercise of
that act not to Jesuit influence over their minds
prayers for enlightenment; and the declaration OF
II, considered in Itself, attests, not Jusuit su-
premacy in any thing, either in CHAPEL or in
q college, hut tine sure supremacy Of the
Fisherman over all Catholic countries and ages.
For these three reasons the second assertion lie.
Had the Jesuits then no part in the Council Yes,
Cicero would have praised; in French, never ex-
schioegei would have divided his laurels; in
Italian Alheri would have crowned; in philosophy
the deepest and the best, and with theology worthy
OF st. Gregory the Great himself. But they were
not alone. They had along with skem Cardinals,
Benedictines, Sons OF ST. Dominic, Sons OF st.
Francis, Augustinian friars theatnes secular pre-
lates. Yes, the Jesuits had part IN the Council
part that can never fade. Father Secchi pene-
scross its disc His Brothers Perronne' Ca ds and
Ballerni have chiselled their lines on the Vatican
column. Their names will be forever engraved on
It, like the name Of Athanasus on the synod OF
Mecca And this Ii not shame in any degree, but
glory In all Its altitude. ID. ia m
found insight not to see the political consequences
Of such an act, and he acts accordingly The
meaning OF this is that the dogma Of inlanbiity is
full OF injury to the rights OF States. 1t Ii "a mares
It's discovery, never discovered 1t: In the declare
free Of error in faith and morals It is by the face
OF things impossible to find injury to States. The
form; it adects the salvation OF the people, that
alone, and that forever. The third assertion,
Fourtn-"For Jesuitism is an absolute despot-
ism, which recognizes only It's own purpose and
it's own methods, This Is q statement which
the Society OF Jesus Is q wickedness, that the
Jesuis for living up to IT, are knaves and that the
people on whom it is exercised are under an I'm
pous tyranny. As they say in the courts of Scot
land to dismissed cases, mot proven" and 50 we
dismiss the fourth assertion as the fourth lie IN the
article. r ro
EvsA-.It !Jesuitisn, sckncwiedges no tie Of
is impossible for IL to be true. Nature has given
to no one the power TO extirpate from his own
% the az they
there until the last breath is drawn. The Jesuits
have great success. Could they have any degree
the Harpers here assert them 70 be They never
could. GO to the congregations to whom the
pastors NO hearts Go to the hundreds
9th Of thousands sand q young men in all lands
sy cCa ia e Sood se
lies, Cathslic-ayel and Protestant too-who have
given their best sons to this illustrous order, and
In those sons heartsf Go to the plaques 60 to the
wars 60 to the national ISSUES and 60 to the liter.
the sun for the last three hundred Years, and ask
them has the tie OF country been suppressed tie
in the Jesuit natureS Make these Investigations;
viii you dndf You win dnd that the assertion in
Hdrper's Weekly Is one OF the most atrocious and
conclude that the authors Of 1t are very scurvy ct
Ssrth~"The Jesuit is a dumb and passive instru.
ment engaged in the subjugation OF the human
mind to an ecclesiastical supremacy" "Dumb
and passive" are good. But we should like to
Of subjugating the human mind These adjec
tiyes, however, though very stupidity applied have
poS as low one Of
bigoted, unlettered wretches throughout this
lair country who VIII eagerly accept
so s The sixth assertion s' has also m Ussa
ing 1t is this THAT the aim Of the Jesuits is, de
facto, detrimental to all the pursuits OF hfe and
this for the benefit Of the Holy See. Such task is
Impossible Of ful1ment and, therefore, 1t is but
Just to put down the imputation OF
II as an untruth Let IL be so branded. |
the Jesuit Fathers are priests OF |
Rome, and they do teach the spiritual supremacy
OF the Pope. But they teach no other supremacy |
Of him; IT is not necessary or becoming that they
should and n they attempted such an act and |
Baise, Pascal PQm9al end Bisparck TO the contrary
the people would never accept SO |
lnjustifable an Intrusion. That they have no right
10 teach the spiritual supremacy IL thing which |
has toQ great hold Of the world ever to be eraai
.Seoenth-"Japan and Alaska, Turkey, Italy, Eng /
and and America are to the Jesuit the Indifferent
scenes OF his labor.o Yes, the Jesuit has Planted
lied martyr, and Ia still living, with the dust or
battle on his face but stout and strong and invin
'ble, In all these lands. But is that crimef That
Is Is the insinuation In the passage. What Is to
De thought OF the malice that has inspired such an
nsinuation 70 be published IN all America