The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-10

parishf with the poor, who are perpetualiy in
their nourehins coiiegef with the children Of the
humble, wnom they educate 50 wen and for
SO It Il wherever the Jesuits are to be fonnd
| God has not made the Jesuits different nom
other men. He has given them the common sym.
quench them. No-and never. They cultivate
them. They cultivate them sublimely. For they
the race and the whole star oftheir ambition is to
ne 4 no fellow citizenn- 10 be fellow citizen
seTvance By others, e share with the people the
common love And pride Of country. Do not the
| late None. Whom do they teach to Overturn
the iawsi No one. Why should they not love
there is reason Of fact to attest such thing n
| lie. The man who penned 1t knew when he was
conceiving II that he was fabrlcating an untruth.
IL ii 30 glarlnR falsehOOd that he must have
known IT to be one His excessive bigotry got the
better OF his weak conscience.
wherefopeS He - carres 1bs 70 nis
with courage and success which make Protestant
ism pale the command to go and teach all nations,
ana therefore he cannot have patriotism bad
argument, gentlemen. II contains a reproof for
our Saviour, who gave that command. And it is q
lie from nature and rom facts; for, by nature every
man loves the place Of his birth aud the country
which he settles; and from fact, because the null
titndes whe have Intercourse and correspondence
with the Jesuits know that the Fathers are just
like all other men in the noble sentiment OF love Of
country. Look at the nomenclature OF many OF the
Cities rivers, highlands and other places in the
United States. 1t speaks OF France, Spain, Italy.
Who conferred itP Jesuit missionaries. Was not
that patrtOtismY Was II not touching homage to
native climesf Was 1t not an eloquent testimony
that these heroes Of the Cross-these traduced
trials an mpassioned love for the country that had
the the. honor OF giving them BIRTH East India, the
the same way. In ali these regions you can find
peaks great forests, waterfalls and the other re.
markable works OF nature chrstened by a Jesuit
with names OF his native home. And, in time OF
war, have they no patriotismf Are they towards
then9 The Poneranian Bismarck himself gave one
There is not man In the Order who is a coward.
The Jesuits are well trained to say the least Of
Of country and OF God as the Cadets Of West
Point are TO defend the nag Of this nation and
Not they Their founder was the Sravest solder older
| at the celebrated siege Of Pampeluna. He put his
courage and his patriotism into his institutes,
dead letter. And yet the Harpers say to all
America that the Jesufts cannot by any possibility
| have the universal virtue OF love OF country
Ntntn-..The task in which his whole being is en-
listed Is the creation OF State within State-or
an allegiance beneath that Of country and govern
thority." What an audacious falsehoodi 1t Is an
explicit assertion that you cannot be Roman
Jesuits are teachers OF the treason General Sher-
man-the General OF the United States armies-is
Roman Catholic. What does he think OF this ac-
cusatonf present to the Harpers this illustrious
name as a good reputation of what they assert.
present 1t to the nation of which this soldier is
grand an ornament
Mr.. Editor, respectfully submit that your cor
respondent has made good his word that all the
assertions put forth by the Harpers sheer lies.
Inow, with your concession OF space, proceed to
consider the intended for these lies. They were
intended as vindcation and as an explanation
Of Bismarck's outlawry OF the Jesuits. They were
put down as proofs and illustrations OF his justice
and sagacity In that act. They lies, therefore
they prove no Justice; they are lies, therefore
they attest no sagaclty. And lies as they are. do
they explain the act They do not The cause OF
Bismarck's Punishment OF the Jesuits Ia in no
way hidden. 1t is visible thing in the man him.
self. When, in the introduction of his statute, he
aspersed the Jesuits in every way which defana-
ton and Islander pointed out the Jesuits indignant
at the commission Of 80 great wrong upon
their Order, made him an address," asking him
to make good his words by proofs. Did ne
give these proofs Was he honorable enough
as man to meet 80 natural and so
fair demand Of justice No: the address, put
him in the pilory OF convicted liar. All Germany
saw that 1t did, He had no proofs to give. He
would have given them II he had them. He had
never thought that he needed such things He had
long resolved TO banish and he did 1t. Whence the
purpose to Danish There is no mystery about it,
When did Julian the Ap0state begin to blaspheme
the name OF Christ ? On that same day in which he
became an inndel. Why did voltaire call the Holy
One infamous-an fnJdme? Because the wrath OF
infdehty was on nre in hts heart. Why used Pom
bal shrek with mockeries at mark OF homage to
rated him ON that subject with their own
poison. Now, Bismarck is an infdel-as rabid
Mems: not q ssd as
the French poet and as unscrupulous q one,
though not SO polished O. the Portuguese Minister.
This Is the true explanation Of his outawry OF the
Jesuits. He found these devoted priests the great
spreaders OF Name he hates, the great dfusers OF
geance for their splendid success ne banished
them, as they were malefactors. from the country
doubt that he would have stined them in prisons,
as did the bloody Duke Of Saldanha.
Is Il victory Yes, melancholy one-one that
will cover Its author with fruit more bitter than
ashes; one that viii bring Its abettors harvest
they would rather not CLEAN. Thus far the glory is
for their Virtues S1S they VIII WIN the last Rsres
Of the contest. The struggle is undecided YETI the
has the very ns Feet sSss sns oa s
crime and inadelity suspended over his head. The
order OF Jesus has immortal youth in its veins,
nal benedicti0n. Germany has produced many
celebrated Jesuts. 1t will be fertile in them when
back 70 that land. They viii go back there BY uni.
yersa popular recall, and the people and the mobiles
once done in Palermo and Turin, in cavaicades,
with flowers and with branches OF the palm. The
CdtnOuc CHURCH always Wits ~ last. A Nero was |
succeeded by Constantine the Great, Cecil Bur-
leigh by Gladstone. Bismarck's chair will yet be
filed by nominee Of the Pope.
Mr. Editor, the Jesuits are simply good, jealous,
devoted, highly educated, heroic Roman Catholic |
priests. That is all they are-nothing worse, |
nothing better. They have done fatal harm to |
was their duty; 1t is great
part Of their renown. They will surely IL In its
entered their blood and they can never disappear.
The infallibility and impeccabiity OF the divine
faith and morals It is their glory to difruse and
y " n vnrld laa
charges brought against them are lies. Their
principal foes are infides, their mean enemies |
vulgar Digots. They outlive all. They are here BY
the right Of natural heirs They planted the tree
OF liberty In America. IL was Father White drew |
up the constitution OF Maryland, and that constitu-
ton was the basis OF the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. from which all our freedom has come.
JAMES n. SPELLISSY.