National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-29
THE FORE AND THE KAISER.

Pro Get Of Wis Uoiiness Against the Trest-
meet or Catholics In Germnny-Repiy OF
His MsIest., Aceusiua the Priests OF Trea-
son and Open Revolt.
The following two letters recently passed be-
tween the Emperor Of Germany aud the Pore.
Their contents were briefly stated by the cable
few days ago:
YouR MLiEsrY, the measures WHEN have
been adopted ny your Majestys Government for
some time past all alin more and more az the de-
DER over he csusss Which mss nave sS %
very hard measures confess that am unable
70 discover any REASONS for such course. On
does not couniensnce he proceedings Of your
Government, and does not approve The harsh
meas of the measures adopted against the Cath
esty does not approve thereof, and the letters |
formerly might suiicsniiy demonstrste that you |
ring-if, 1 say, your Majesty does not approve Of
your Government continuing IN the path |
u has chosen Of further extending Iva Rigorous |
measures against the religion OF Jesus Christ, |
whereby the latter u most injurlously Affected
will your Majesty then not become convinced
that these measures have no other enecs than
speak in order to iunl one oil my duties. which
in telling The truth 70 M even e sh Ss
| been baptized belongs In some way or Other,
which TO define more precisely would be here out
plane ssSog Y se r %
observations with your usual goodness, and 80
| adopt the measures necessary In the present
case. While offering TO your moe. gracious un,, ~.
| teen, pray 10 0oi that he may enfold your
Majesty and myself In one and tho same bond OF
mercy.
lis Msjesty the Emperor replied As foows,
tEatIs. ssp,emeer . is,a
| am glad that your Holiness has, as In former
times, done me the honor to write to me. re
jolce the more at this since an opportunity 10
thereby afforded me Of correcting errors which,
your Holiness Of the IN Of August, must have
occurred In the communication you have recelv,
relative TO German analrs. u the reports which
questions only stated the truth II would not be
possible for your Holiness to entertain the sup
position thatimy Government enters upon PAN
sttutlon OF States such case cannot happen,
. since the laws and Government measures IN
Prussia require my consent as s9yete,vn' ,n Io
; jects have organized, for the past TWO years. !
political party which endeayos to disturb, by
nIlgues hostile to the STATE the religious pei
Leading Catholic priests have unfortupatel,
not only approved this movement, ou,
Joined In It to the extent o. open revolt ssain y,
existing laws. IL will not have escaped the 90
servafion OF your Holiness that similar lndlca
tons manifest themselves at the present time "
T several European and 10 some uans-huan y,
/. States. II Is not my mission TO investigate 10,
% causes by which tho clergy and the faithful o
: one OF the Christian denominations can be In
" duced actively to assist the enemies OF all law
but II certainly Is my mission 20 protect in,erua
poace, and preserve the authority OF tue laws y
4 the States whose government has been intruste'
d to me by God. I am conscious that owe here
70 after All account Of the accomplishment OF I'M
|, my klngly duty. ! shall maintain order aud laN
4 In my States against all attacks as long as 20
!. gives me the power; am 10 duty bound TO do
= as q Christian monarch even when TO my sot
. row have TO fulnll this royal duty against SCI
). edges no less than the Evangelical Church, tina
10 the commandment Of obedience TO secular au
" thority Is an emanation OF the revealed VIII 9
l. God. Many OF the priests In Prussia subies
Christian doctrine In this respect, and place m
l. Government under the necessity, supported .
q the great majority Of my loyal Catholic an
evangelical subj of extortnR obedience TO u
o. law BY worldly means. willingly entertain IN
!. hope that our Holiness, upon being informe
!, OF the tue position Of affairs, will use your AZ
thory to put an end 70 the agitation cat ~ en,
u Of priestly authority. The religion ofJetus Chr
q, has, as attest to your Holiness before 90,
h nothing TO do With these intrigue, any MOI
w than has truth, to whose banner, invoked by yot
:, Holiness, I unreservedly subscribe. There
y one more expression In the letter OF your hol
" ness which cannot pass orer without eontIl
70 dlction, although IL Is not based upon tne pr,
n Holiness, namely, the expression that every or
liz that has received baptism belongs to the Pop
= The evangelical creed, which, as must he KNOW
to your Holiness, !, lks my ancestors, and y
-, init us to accept Ia our relations TO God ~
~ other mediator Than our Lord Jesus Christ. ~
10 difference OF belief does not prevent me iro
~ living In peace with those who DO not sha
VI mine, aud offering your Holiness the expresso
IN Of my personal devotion and esteem, y 40,
10 (Signed) WILLIAM