The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-13
VOLUME VII.
aernlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
sEW ORLEANS SUNDAY, DECEMBER IL. 1874.
TRLE0RAPHIc SUMMARY.
SPAIN.

40O0 Serranists under Iona have been defeat
la by the Carlists with heavy loss and driven
back to San Sebastian. Dorregarray mas 20,
burned and been reappointed to the c0mmanu
bf Che Carlist army of the centre. Tristany
kommands the army of the north. serrano has
kaken command of the Government forces ana
b is expected that he will at once inaugurate
an active offensive war.
McMahon's message was delivered to the
assembly on the 4tb, He congratulates the
country upon order at home and peace with
Foreign powers the harvests have peen eA-
cellent, he says, trade is good and finances nave
Improved. He insists upon the necessity OF
Edefnite legislation with regard to the consul
Etutional powers of the executive. He con
Eclrdss thus "It is my duty not to desert the
Fpost in which yon have placed me to occupy IL
to the last day With nnshaken h1mm sra anu inn.
preston is that the message of PRESIDENT Mac
EMahon has made no change In the sltuaCion
THE Legitimists are firm in their feiosai 10
vote constitutional bills.
There have been several very exciting DO
bates in the Reichstag during the week Ihey
Rwere caused by the proposition OF Bis,nsrck u 70
abolish the German legation to the rope ior
which he was denounced by BaVarlan oe-
putty, and his foreign policy strongly condemn
ed. Bismarck replied with great bitterness,
concluding with an attempt to identity the
Catholic party with the assassin kuiiman;
WlnGHOrSG, IeAQer OF buo Cphoho
party rose and said that in his speech from the
balcony in Kiseugen, after Kniiman's attsmpe
Bismarck gave the signal for the attack OF tine
Center, and 1t was wrong to inclte one par.y
against another. They were drifting. Wlthou'
/ that, toward war.-On the three tolloWinR
DAYS the debate was carried on with great OIL
terness and amid great excitement. Bismarck
said that Germany recognized the Pope as the
head of the Catholic Church, but required nc
legation at the. Vatican. II negotiations
with the Pope are necessary they can DC con
Quoted through an ambassador to Italy. SO
long as the Pope urged the Catholic clergy to
break laws of States in which they i've, dlplo
matic relations between himself and German!
were useless the Vatican desired victory FOL
France in the late war-that could be proved
In conclusion Bismarck said he would mee
Windhorst in discussion on the subject agar
in the Prussian diet
/ On the 9TH he said fnrther-1 am in posses
sion of conclusive proof that the Ecumenlca
Council was cut short on account OF the
Franco-German war. The vote would hav'
been very different If the French Deer
victorious. know from the very best sourcei
that Napoleon was dragged into the war yer!
much against his will by Jesuitical influences
He stroye hard to resist these influences. A
the eleventh ho0r he determined on peace
and kept his resolution half an hour until AZ
was overpowered by persons representing tn
Vatican" ~,
+ Count Arnim's trial commenced on the 9th
PEssEcuT1oN CT THE CHURCH IN MEXICO
f Debate is now progressing in Congress on
Church. One clause provides for complet
separation of Church and State, and anothe
for the expulsion of the Sisters of Chart
H from the Republic.