, 1874-11-22

OtcRD1y VII, OF Inc Emperor deHEY 10uVEcut
H. of Raymond Of Toulouse: Paul III; IN depo.ine
H.. Henry y11; ~ IN pezorm1Rg the ike pafeF
He thus submits that his proposition is true,
and that England is entitled to ask aud to know
in what nav this obedience required BY the Pope
and the Council Of the Vatican is to be- recon-
ci1cd with the liberty Of cirl atlegiance. Under
circumstances such "a these he thinks it not too
much to ask Roman Catholics that they should
confirm the opinion which we, rs fellow -cuuutry
mon. entertain OF them BY ''eweepinS away, in
such manner and terms as they may think best
the prcsumptuous lmputatiune which their ccclc-
sias,ical rulers at Rome, acting automatically.
appear to have brought upon their capacity to
pay . solid and undivided allegiance, and to
fulfill the engagement which their Bishops, as
political sponsors. promised and declared Tor
them in 1926! What ho wanted. he says: aud
that in the most specific form and the clearest
tettns, be takes to bo one Of two Mtugs.-that ia
to soy. either "
L. demonstration that neither IN tho name Of faith
nor IN tue name q ot x ne = name m ot The y,
the vAtican decree to make any claim uoon thosn
pair the integrity Of their civil allegiance or ese
2. That when such claim is n1ade 1t ~fll eycn al
thou;h resting on the dennons Of the vatican be
asked what tho Roman Catholic Church would do II
tho Pore lEtarneddied with their reagton, replied
frankly, The consequences would be that we should
oppose him BY every 1neans In power, By the
exercise Of our spiritual authority. 49,
But the important question remains whether
these propositions nre not only true, but mate-
rial-whether, that il, they are Of practical I'M
portance. On this: point 11t. Gladstone claims
tIlat it las been favolite purpose of his life
;" not to conjure up but to ooniure down. pub:
lilo alarms" But ho cannot believe that these
mediRval claims have, been disintorred ''ike
hideous mummes in tho interest Of archnolo-
gy, and without definite aud practical ain,
Tney must have been paraded before the world
with very cleatiycouceised mud forogone p11r-
pose. What u that purpose2 It may be III
part theological. -...
There hare always beam and there still nro no small
proportion OF our rsee-acd those by no means In all
respects the woratwho are so1ey open to the tenpta
disclargug their spiritual responsibilities y power Of
attorney. AZ adrsrus.ng hotsea mud custom in pro-
to tho omsgnioquenceof their promises and ASSURANCES
theolopiea bodnesa In extension Of such claims
is sure to pay by widening certain circles OF devoted
4dharenss howeser it may rsp1 the nass Of mankind
But all morbid spiritual appctites might have
been amply Satisfied by claim to dominion over
the unseen world. Why did the Roman Court
lodge such formidable demands ."for power Of
the vulgar kind in that sphere which IL visible
and where hard knocks eau undoubtedly be given
a. we'll as received? It must be for Soma polit-
lea! object OF very tangible kind that the risks
OF So daring raid upon the civil sphere had
been de1bcEately run. "a daring raid, he To-
iteratea, it's, for
Il s most evident that The vary assertion OF prnoi-
Pies which establish an exemption from allegiance,
which impair tts completeness, eoes, in many other
tho creaton Of political ssrfe, and % dangers Of the
most material and tangible Kind. Tle struggle now
proceeding in Germany at once occurs to the niud
p4lnaEy instance. ! am not cnanItteut to 8iro
oniui upon the particular. Of that struggle. The ill.,
tttut!ona of Germany, aud the relative estmAte OF
ferent from ourn. But must Say as much this.
Pirsuy It il not Prussia a1one that s touched else
where too, the boue ias ready, though the contsnt.ou
may le delayed. Ia other states, in AuHtra lrarjcu
larl5 there are recent Laws In torce raiAing much the
ea1ae Issues as the FA.ck laws hare raised But the
Roman Court Possesses In perfection artthe art
Of waiting ;anu It is her wtse MAXIM 10 fight but one
enemy 1t time. Secondly II hare truly represented
cult to deny that those caiIuR, aud the power which
has made them, are primarily nhle for the pains
and pesils, Whatever they 10, Of the present
that witch once truly sad Of Franco may also
be said with not 1ess truth Of oermany-when Ger
many ia disquieted Europe cannos be at rest.
MT. Gladstone expresses decided opinion |
that the real object Of tais policy 10 To renew
struggle for tile temporal power. He says:
I should feel less anxiety On this subject had the
Supreme tont1r frankly recognised his altered posi-
II not enpnsc that in which ha has prescribed
rnodern civilization, given to Europe The .asatAnee
t1at be would be no part to the aoltshrnent y
beaevoence, no lcss than his feelings Italian,
10 humane, and should add II might do 1t without
10 prudent. With what appears to an
Gngsh eye S la'i5a p1ogas' susoess,ya 1.n
aud privileges Of the monarchy, no. 70 the Church
Of the country for the revival Of the ancient, popuas
the Pa1al chat for the establishment Of eccleiasca
eanotis, aud the suppression Of this las. veages Of
This course, 30 difficult for fo1r,gnex
appreciate, To justify has been Met by
reciprocal couciiation, but BY constant drc o. Dc
nunciatons aud complaints When the tone Of tae-e
and complaints is compared with the
language of the authorized aud favored Parn1 organs
in the press. and Of the ult1anontane party tnow the