The New York herald., 1874-11-02

America is was q grand inquisitor VINO pleaded
most earnestly the cause OF the hapess Indians
Down 10 our own time the Clergy OF Poland nave
been the boldest assert0rs OF their country's
noerty and equality she has been admitted TO
share with England 10 the firm yet temperate
policy OF her priesthood. Where
CATHOLIC AND REPUBLICAN
principles have seemed to be In conflict II must
be admitted tnat, IN Europe at least, republicans
ism has generally been the aguressor. The Old
TO their liberties till they joined the great irsur-
rectlon against the Papai RUE IN the sixteenth
century. And in the new France created by the
Revolution, though IL Is true tnat the Catholic
Church has been too often on the reactlonary
size. yet II must be remembered that the nrst Re.
puolic declared on the Christian religion itself
a war or exterminatioD. After peace had been
estabhshed on the basis OF the concordat OF
1901 there IS no trace OF any conspiracy against
the established order on the part OF tne NATIONAL
clergy. In 1914 tas IN 1870 the whole nation rose
70 overthrow the Empire. and the Church accepted
tne cnauge as u also accepted the changes OF 1880
ana 1873. The Second Republic restored the Pope
are cautious and patient they may hope remove
the suspicion with which Catholics at present
very naturally regard them. They should not
shrink from disowning all sympathy with the
antl-rehgious ianaticism OF men Ike Rochefort
VINO .nce boasted on the hustlngs that .hs child
and never should be-"
The great question OF the relations between
the American way-Jaat s. by the Complete
separation OF their respective dominions
Plus TX. Is too much OF conservative TO ike
this plan, and has vigorously assaied fne
philosophy OF which 1t Is the offspring bus
the VIEWS n IN the Encycca are
Q majority OF the Catholic episcopate. In the do
minlons OF the Gar and the sultan, in the United
States and the British Empire the union between
Church and state is Tor Roman Catholics an i'm.
possibility. In Germany 1t has resulted in a terri
Bile conflict, OF which no one can f0resce the end.
In Catholic Belgium, on the other nand. the Free
Church has practically all the ascendancy over the
people that state Church could hope Tor.
Cnhapplly the chances OF the republican party
in France agreeing TO let the Churcn alone as
great independent educational society are moi
hopeful. 1t has been observed with too much
truth that what extreme republicans advocate to-
day becomes the policy OF all republicans to-
lent faction which at least permitted the murder
Of the Archbishop oil Paris would only allow the
Church her freedom alter deprivng her OF all ths
property she mad acquired since the Revolution.
Even IN steady-going England lew dissenters conp
o. the Church without a partial disendowment.
Now, French .reds' may be defined as dssentera
minus Christianity. ana indeed, are altoge thel
kept aloof from the red faction; and II he only
continues firm aud courts. as he has been lately
doing, the bourgeois classes. he may finally dis.
sever the cause OF true civil and religious liberty
from the cause OF anarchy and persecution. In
moderate and, SO to say, constitutional republic,
lies the hope OF France, OF her Church and people,
and this Is PROBABLY the conviction which has
forced itself on the Vatican.
NJ OLIVIER,
though never formally Installed as member Of
the Academy. has nevertheless been chosen Vice
President or that famous body. understand
this ls not Bonapartist triumph but that NJ OH.
vier was elected in the usual order oil Things,
though had NJ GuiZot lived he would probably
have thrown all the weight Of his influence into
the scale against such choice 1t was chiefly
owing to his determined hostility that the recep.
Ion or the 'light-hearted" Minister was inded-
nitely postponed.
M. de Chandordy, appointed French Ambas-
sador to Spain, has left Tor MS post. IN company
goes to Madrid TO present his credentials. 1t 10
semi-Offlclaly announced tnat England and
France VIII pursue an identical policy IN regard to
very much overrated statesman, has really en-
cOuraged the Duke Decazes TO believe that Eng
land Will act In concert with France rather than
with Germany he Is guilty ofthe same blunder that
which he suffered TO rely upon English support
till she had drlited into war ana stood alone lace
to face with the armies OF Prussia ana Aus ria
French statesmen dream that the sigma
col put forth by France In opposition to
any German projects may he worth
fleet and army but they win find, possibly alter
they have provoked their terrible enemy into an-
other war, that Lord Derby will, as IN the dlMcul-
ties that arose In regard TO the proposed cession
OF Luxembourg by Holland to France, hasten to ex-
plain aWav his own assurances ana put 1Orth the
favorite British proclamation oil rality, when
nobody.
THE EXHIBITION OF 1876.
NJ. de la Forest, French Consul General at New
York, has been appointed the Commissioner 81
France at the Centennial Exhibition at Pniladel-
phia. hear that the government is very anxious
to make an effective display at the Worlds Falr
and to show that In manufacturing. art and grace
France may still CLAIM to instruct the nations. As
the Vienna Exhibition she made rather poor hg-
ure, but the war was then recent enough to fuEs
nish an excuse for her want OF preparation.