The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05

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mate authority has not always been be-
d distinguished from fanatical devotion to ak
the persons Of bad or incompetent rulers. CO
There Ia great deal of truth, albeit mncn Pi
alton Of the causes Of Spanish greatness III r..
and Spanish decay. Give the kingaom; mi. Sc
great sovereign, like Charles ", and WIN d.
an obedient and devoted people tho nation hi
may be raised to the pinnacle OF greaI.phess hi
not been taught to depend upon iteeiI can b
long keep in the van. Greatness IL not IN
herited with titles and possessions weak
rulers are sure to s So%e IT. leans upon
broken reed. Spain discovers now that n
she has suffered her kings to monopelize :
the responsibilities which ought to nave Il
been divided among the whole people, anu
their duties have not been fulfilled. The {
nation has slept q sleep of centuries In the
comfortable confidence that government
would take care of everythlng' 90 an tne
thinking, make all the Needed imP s,her
ments. and educate the country as q father
| educates his children. 1t seems to nave
been forgotten that this was task which
ouiy those mighty geniuses who appear
once in o century are strong enough 10 per
form. An INDECENT. weak, and careless
ruler under the Spanish system allows his
people to lag behind in the struggle 1or
national prominence; bad ruler punges
them into misery and disgrace SRseh mas
? we do not believe, however, that her case
u ia aesnerate. While there is much In the
= nresent condition of the kingdom to fill all
). thouphtful men with alarm, there Is pro,
- mise in tho awakened activity OF naSlII ;a,,
3, ia driving tho liberal party into such lament
= able excuses. 1t is dirty work to clean up
y. tie dust of three or four centuries. Ore"'
l political changes are almost always accoIn-
VI nanied by disorder; but when the uproar
n- subsidies and new parties crystailize OUT oi
10 the fragments of the present tumult, when
"a the people feel that to DO great ana pros
Gu pcrous they must use their own power
'aI and ceasc to be fed with q spoon, we %
OF lieye that there is SO much faith and pietJ
". at the bottom Of the Spanish heaft, anu -
as mnch real nobleness in the national CHAR
IRE acter, that brighter destiny Will be wtni,
ne. their reach than has beamed upon then
icy since the DAYS of Charles and Philip.
'ct, We have wandered far away from th
on voiumn with which we began our remarks
ep and left ourselves little room to praise Lau
as as praised. We shall content ourselves het
the with citing q description of man VINO hs
'se- occupied a prominent place in the rece'
8 history of Spain. We mean Father Clare
I'M, ,n0 Queen Isabella's confessor'
get "one only visit was paid, which VIII IA et y
urs remain in the memory OF Clare tho CO
Tho fsssor Of the queen and Arohbishop of CuSa,
.fore man as remarkable for his great personai
The tons Of which he is continually tho object
ired, oa occasion. these unfavorable reports havl
only rascSeJ lis ears, and being only anxious to
that YATES him love 80 we'll, he went to Rome
lerds implore for q release rom H,n tbron
may but it was reiuseu Si ~ travel with cert,
such France ne nappe nts in Madrid. but uukno
si;af to him. he was to them, VINO DSgan 70 yb
o an r.igned in the Spanish court. the whole
little witch thoy unhesitatingly attributed to "a
may signor Claret very much In the epiri' "a
paid old ballad against Sir Robert Feel:
mark Who allied the butchers shops with big blue nj
ct to -;+ho,t n word. never attempt
or or either excuse or Justification, or betraylng
when loe a aSynoaranoe. and likewise very m
astian chsrmed with his conversation during
o the Couple Of days journey together the seranl
inter begged at parting to know MS na%e aeopu
ing an Madrd He them his card
hat o smile! Let us hope they WIN d Ie Ieso
in csrets in
Dios" Inc ina a. fair type Of himself Simple eve
Way severity in its 6ttngs with no fn F th
m no. and her children, it contains one oIiy Pof
peas object and that is wooden ct9clhA ,; u.
e; but very finest Spanish workms4shhi.p,
ing so. tracted AZ ,Fn,; he replied in answc
hospi- II Is very s Sm;rat;on and like it
out it's cause it e1Presses SO osneray represent
women the painful and human, not tGe "'T Hare
stitute, and divine view of the redemPtTTn; h0fs
an and is truly victor over death Snd nell ;dso
en de- Contrary to the geherany "a oncuniea
anshed never meddies in ponSIi nd literarv VIZ
ore &C sell enGi[ey AZ Gn;no yector u se0uro
spared U ,I Oh M! .S;e,o wonld rank with Thorn
The de- Kcyn,n;s, TnnGfion in suggestive and prac
decay, Ievotion. He keeps O perpetual fast
piety of when compelled by his position to dine az
is as a palace, still keeps to his meagre rare o.
much to banzos, or the like. lie mas S."aS ni 3
one of preaching; ana Wnen n ,t,onrossee ia o.
scene of queen in any Oh het roy when they arriS
hem are any met q. 70 nreacb. which he doc
saints tantIn pv;tbont rest or apparent prepare
ace and oomet;mes delivering four or Ave sermo
Herbert one day. In truth, he is always prep'
VS. how by hidden life of perpetual prayer anu
it'll the cation of the unseen"
visiting u-u,--
q peas
red the INFLUENCE OF TRIFLEs.-"Such III
Inglish- I can do M good" is the general I'M
st" On sion of our boys and girls, when they