, 1874-09-12

mont Aqn3udE tuG H46llop ~ tA0 ~A1LAs"@- |
nnopto than your Government has for Tho Her-
rounded e By powerful public enon1les aud aIiou
raccs, you havo tho whole oontihont of America
can assatl yon. Hence YOU do not require
large standing army or an elaborate military
gyBtcm, Our nrmY In for national proteottont
aud, in tho proaont atato Of Europe. no should
bsuded G IT.. And - to tho froodom tho people of
Germany onjoy,
Ia It loss than yours7 Is life or property more |
secure or hotter protected by the police mt the
msny3 NAM 3 Ars s l." and order bstte! auforeoda
A. 1nnr nnblio officers moro faithful, capable. or
louest Than onrs7 Ii your, otvil.serv!ee syet.m
moro perfect than Ours, and your candidates. 1or
Of % more official dishonesty, dofaloation, bribery.
blaokmail. and thioTcry. among German ohice-
holders than among American Are not cur
conrtn a. pt1ro ~ yo1ra and fs not Justice moted
qnt ;s - H2ntssy promptly aud 'h''p' as IN tito
II one rcmnrks On the Freedom OF the press.
the ropl7 In, TINT 'fTho German pross Ia - ttoo
an tho German people desire IT to be that ia
liborty Of criciain mud rght to libel arc incfoas
press in Europe, uneaa 1t bo the English, enjoys
aInrger freedom Of discuasfoD and criticism At
tls time than tho German praaa."
Finally, Il you ob]cct to tia ncw ecclaaasttcal
nical and subyerHiye OF religious freedom. the
anBwor is. TINT Faith, woralll,, aud conscience,
ara as froo to-day to tho Catholics III Germany
AZ to the lroteatnnta: that thoso laws
| ArrLY EQUALLY 10 ALL sgoTs
and denominations; and that tl,ey wefo enacted
to protoot the citzon agaifst the infallnllty ae-
| autnptlona Of Romo Or elsewhere; that tMs - -
not & crusade to overthrow tho Catholic Church
| or undermine any mans faith, but to defeld tho
| State ogainat tho attempts nf foroiEn Hicf-
nrchissi power 70 override its lawful authority.
and substitute tho Syllabus for tho Constitution,
and mako the highest allegiance OF tho cltzo.! to
| tho pope Of Rome Instead Of tho doEman NNt-
SCR. Ii IN further contcndod that one main o.
1cot Of those Laws In TO enhncipa&c tho inferior
olergy from tho tyrsnnical dlct"tton OF tue
Bie{ops. WHO sge under tho control Of foreign
potontaso, who himself ia influenced and con-
ttoltod by tho Order Of 1csusts, whosc metnners
t1loir political lntormoddlsng snd ultramontano
elaetioneering. And another reason in to elnco
the Church property of d congregation under Tue
control of tho u1enhora thereof, and to confoI
On them the lawful authority to cllooaa thest
own priest or pastor in case Of a vacancy, and
not be- Obliged to accept Clergyman who mn5
be obuoxio1B or oaious to them. Furthermore
it is coutoudcd that It waa unsafe 10 Nl!oT tue
nnrRh priest to teach to the acholnrs pf tha q Of
schools tho dogma Of tho Pope's infnloIty
which places allegiance TO him In all tnattefi
sboye that duo to tho Emperor and his Govern
n1ont. Honeo. chief PURPOSE OF those iaW
| Ia to Hocntnrla0 thc FuHtlc eeHuo1a e"a a'oN"s
lg, to eec,llnrzo marriage md yot another, !,
| place the congregation in control 81 II. ch'ircl
proporty, and enable it to choose itn own prizes
T Or pasior. vl,oso salary ia paid, out OF til,
, National Treasury and therefore, 1t Is argued
. thay owe allegiance to tho Goyernucas whiet
eunports the1n. rutl.or than to a foreign Powo
hostile to the froc schools Asd tho free instst''
: t1ons Of GormauY. .....
+ FIuallv, TINT those "ecc1esiastcal lnws wer
euactcd by IN overwhelming majority Of parl'n
4 | mont. and aro supported by AL c1nRfiy oyer
rliolning I,repalulerance Of tho people. aud tha
T. tho mass OF iutolgont Catholics yicld Ml
ing ac1,liosconco to t!lom, mud are Us hostile
q uitramontano protensionH Al nre thoir Proto'
Il tnut follow otizenu." And, SO far ~ ono ca
Il learn By in1uirins IN travelling through Goflnan
q suG,t APPEARS 70 BIZ THE FACT.
u The foregoing, iu hrieft il the answer ! haV
j. rerciyed from 1uoro than ono Gormhn With "ho
l,avo conyorBed during the 1ass two a month
while trl.ycliu., through tue country. The be
a ter-oslucatcd ciaasea in Gernnny gomez ally spef
y English. having been taught It in the schoD
j. aud uuivcrsitloa consequently one eau 81
IN course With .hc, On ali tonics in ones own ye
- nao,,Iar, and obtain many facts and ideas abo
:. tic county and its laws. which. IN France
"a Itaty. whore few Or none OF tho natlros spe'
hi Enr,iuh, would neyef be taarred. ). A.