The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-13
elornlng Star and Catholic messenger.
LETTER FROM ROME.
HEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY, April IS. l07o.

ADDRESS OF THE UNITED DErUTATIoNs. .
ROME, March SIT was long after post
time when / got the copy OF the auoIees Vi
tie united deputations, and the ropes re-
oily. The number Of the HIT oefs Is as
follows from Austria thirty, from france
from Prussia fourteen, from Eagiand sew
enteen, from various parts OF Italy thirty .
eight, from Spain five, from the United
States of America Ave, from Switzerland
three. Eleven distinguished members OF
the Roman Society for Catholic Interests
accompanied the deputation. The rope
entered the hall of the consistory where
the members were assembled, shortly az
ter 12 o'clock. His Holiness was accom-
panied by Cardinals Barnabo, De Luca,
Monaco La Vnlletta, Pitra and Saccon',
the Bishops of Southwark, Stafford, Greno-
BILE, Poitiers and Ratisbon, by the Preiatss
of the court in waiting, and several other
preIates and gentlemen of distinction.
His Holiness assembled the steps OF the
throne amidst great demonstrations Of az
fectionate respect, and, taking his seat,
paid marked attention to the following ad
dress which was read by Prince Alfred OF
Isichtenstein
"Most Holy Father, when. by most unjust
violation of the rights of nations the capitai OF
Your States was invaded, the authors OF that
execrabe deed loudly affirmed that they only
warred against your temporal power; they
protested
respect tho spiritual power and also bound to
protect the Church and tho free exercise of
your authority over oil the Catholic flock.
These hypocritical assurances only deceived
those who were willing to be deceived. 1t
was soon that the guards We're gaolers,
and tho protectors oppressors.
Since that period we have not ceased to say
to our governments, that the unity of Italy
served n mere pretext to reduce the Church
to servitude, that tho injury inflicted on your
throne affected also all who were invested with
legitimate authority, and that by the assault
made with diabolical cunning and force on
your Independence, the Independence of all
was placed in peril.
And since that time, how often have on
prosecutors justified our fears, and confirmed
our provisions with their iniqutous proceed
ing 4, 49,, ,,o,;..o ,,o., AVID MORA ,n,,
cious deed they prepare to extend their sac
religious hands to the very heart of tho
Church for, indeed, to that noble seat of life
which we call the heart the Religious Or
ders may be we'll compared, those inexhausti-
BILE seminaries of saints apostles, and doctors;
zeal, and learning were fed sacred founts
through which with renewed purity and in
creased strength tho blood of Christ flowed
through tho veins of the universal Church, of
which your Holiness Is the august Head.
These Orders form around your throne o CO.
hort of intrepid defenders, they are the in
vincible bulwark and as the firm pillars that
defend and support tho temple Of the Lord
And this is the secret and true reason OF the
inextinguishable hate that Satan excites
throughout the world against the Religious
Orders for these reasons and for these virtues
they have become, in these our days, the Oh
jects of implacable persecution. Bnt with
the enemies that rage around you Holy
Father, no Cancellation is possible; and
war with such enemies is not to be feared. Ii
is only peace that is dangerous. No doubt
they would be glad to conclnde with You u
perfidious compromise. They ardentfy desire
that there should be reestabished a tacit ac-
NSfs sFr nRin ENn1 tnln ftNt,
They even hope that through very WEAKNESS
you may be reduced to accept their moRus ri
rcadi.
But this agreement between the despoiler
and the despoiled, between the eXecutioner
and tho victim. is not and cannot be moro than
dream. Good sense shows it and your voice
3es,hcs Your voice that is never weary, and
Ina in ! circumstances is raised with ever
increasing energy against each new attempt of
your oppressors; nor has it permitted for one
single instant that the world should believe
that the Supreme Pastor could descend to
terms with tho cruel wolf that dcvastates his
hobk. No: Potter living in your person will be
always heroically firm against Herod. Your
sons applaud your courage and pr y that God
may abundantly bestow succors adequate to
the dangers or all sides and TO tho growing
violence of the struggle.
If the signs of tho times deceive us not that
struggle is verGing towards its end. The per-
secutors will soon fill mp the measure, and
God whose justice is slow because so certain,
reserves in perhaps not distant future, that
ohastisement of traitors, tho treachery of as
completes.
As far as human foresight can penetrate the
future, We certainly look forward to terrible
trials. But we look forward without fear
Comforted by the grace of God, and encour-
aged by your example, We shall pass through
these trials without yielding and we shall fin
ish, Holy Father, by conquering with You.
Be assured that if the governments of Eu-
rope have abadoned you, the people feel them
selves the more obliged to attach themselves
to you. The detection of their political heads
only makes them the more powerfully feel the
duty of taking In their place the post of hon
or near your prison. Love will keep the Ca
tholic people at it's post, and it will be moro
firm than ever it has been hitherto. Light is
being diffused in all minds, and the faithful
understand better every day that spirit of di-
vine wisdom which Inspired you when you pro-
nounced the anathcma against those perverse
doctrines that were the poisonous germs from
whence have sprung the woes of Europe and
the world. Tho Syllabus and the Eucyclcal
that accompanied it will ever be, to the eyes
of all true believers, tho RhRros that shines in
the darkness of tho tempest, and the standard
Of salvation that must be defended if we
would not perish.
Bat i Is precisely these hopes and these
fears sting the hearts of tho children of
tho Church that have determined us, Holy
Father, to come and prostrate oursei ves at
Your feet, and to declare solemnly our lorror
and deteetAtion of the new crime now in prep-