The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-12

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France is about to render . slight and
tardy juctice to ono of her best and brav-
est and most neglected heroes.
The conqueror of Algeria, the xouave-
maker, the preserver of his country from
the horrors of civil war, and (highest of
tities) chief soldier of Plus Ix., received
during his lifetime little or no recognition
of his great services from his tickle coun-
trymen.
On the very surface, indeed, it was the
honesty of General Lamoriciere that stood
in the way of his preferment. 1t was this
virtue that would not allow him to accept
the deeds of Napoleon III. He was not
afraid to call certain accomplished facts"
accomplished villanies," and he suffered
of the right. In the eyes of this noble
Catholic soldier oath breaking and treach-
cry of every hue were crimes even when the
offender ranked for the hour amongst things
imperial. Thus General Lamoriciere was
left in the shade, and younger, less able,
over him and basked in the warm rays of
that sun which was to set so coldly and so
soon ut Chiselhurst.
1t was O painful sight to behold Abdel
Kader feted at the Tuileries, whilst his
conqueror was hardly allowed footway
upon the Paris boulevards. But Lamori-
ciere believed in God and the Church-in
Divine Providence and in the temporal
power for all these 'tin the front rank he
fought" leaving to Heaven his justification
and his reward. Like the poet he knew
that
Noble blood, poured for faith and freedom.
And make its high appeal sound unto heaven
Generous hope knows that the soil shall yet
Not one red drop from the faithful hearts in san.
How Lamoriciere streve for the Sover-
eign Pontiff in the face of desperate odds
how he was betrayed by the imperial gov
eminent of his own country and sold by
Austria, is a story too we'll known to be
repeated here. The vengeance of Heaven
has already fallen to punish some of the
criminals in the deliberately arranged
slaughter of the hills.of Loretto-the rest
will not escape. The length of their inn
punity is no proof that they are forgotten.
grindeth exceeding slow, bat then it grinds
exceeding small"
Lamoriciere was spared the humiliating
spectacle of his country's terrible defeat at
the hands of her traditional enemy, whom
she herself had before SO humbled and
destroyed. He died, as our readers are
aware, some years previous to the COM
mencement of that fatally blind policy of
the late emperor which led to the capitu-
lation of Paris and to the temporary ruin
of the great French nation.
At the death of her bravest and best
soldier a subscription was commenced
in France to raise a monument to his
memory. It proceeded, however, but
slowly for all the worshippers of success,
all the "gadfies," were on the other side.
These, the "insects of an hour" have been
pitilessly swept away by the pelting
storm of battle, and France, in sackcloth
and ashes, with all her gliding gone, has
come to herself, is in her right mind and
more than ever can think keenly now of
those her sons who never brought disgrace
upon her name, but upon whose helmets
sat victory. Foremost of these is Lamori-
ciere, and to the genius of Paul Dubois
has been entrusted the task of producing q
monument that shall worthily commem-
crate the career Of him
Whose holy courage did parade his woe
AS light the troubled waters. Now at peace,
F. He whose bright spirit naads itself the soul
Or all that were around him. He did not live