The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-04

SUPPRESSION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN
ROME.

books employed were not approved Oy the
Inspector. The law expressly permits these
40 license. and does NOT require any license
10 be taken out. Tho inspector may. II no l.
ands fault with any book, prohibit the use
Of that book, but tho law gives him NO
power under such circumstances to close
the school. Yet the policeman, with an
tho teachers the closing of their charitable
aud in few days the Munich
pality will perhaps reopen 1t under tner
own auspices. Thus the Catholic teaching |
is suppressed to make way for that OF the
domi nant anti Catholics.
PARLIAMENTARY oArHs.
The sanctity of an oath is not very
forcib'y maintained in the italian CHAMBER |
OF Deputies. Felice Cavallotti, q man OF
noted Republican principles, was lately
under prosecution by the Crown for having
published seditious writings. he was
elected Deputy for Corteleona ano pei
gioiosa, aud the Government prosecutor
was in consequence spspenaea ..k As 10 p oath
of fidelity to the King, before he conlo
exercise his privilege of speaking or sitting
in the Chamber. This oath is OF course
contrary to Republican ideas, and it was
supposed that Cavallotti would refuse IL.
However, Oh the 9Th Of November last, .
letter appeared in the Capitale, in which
Cavailotti declared himself still Repnb-
licau, who knew ne King b9fsthe nation;
and who looked on the oath as null and
| void before his conscience as contrary to
the popular sovereignty, in formal contra
diction to his pledged word to his constisu-
ents, and opposed to the will and the
| rights of his electors. An oath, moreover,
| lie, said Cavallosti, always, in its every
| essence aud nature, and under whatever
form. religious act; as suca II Is ootse ,
bind absolutely those who by reason OF Their
! free opinioaa do q OF fetter their con sciences
with religious acts Il used to be said
! that oaths must be Interpreted el dRiSs" IA
! poEeAtis, but Cavaliottl thinks they ma! De
taken according to the sense previously
| declared by the person taking them. Aud
! If in his case the oath should become mere
! comedy. it is the fault, according to him, O;
those who make the oath compulsory, aod
employ it /" to surround, with an auEeoia OF
sanctity, institutions which require re-
form and to paralyse the force of de-
mocracy. Language like this csn!d not
escape comment. On the day following,
namely on the 18th November, when Ca
vallotti appeared in the CHAMBER, and was
about to take the oath, deputy, named
Lioy, interposed with request that
| Cavailotti should be required TO say
whether he maintained his declarations
touching the oath. The President of the
| Chamber then offered the formula to
f Cavallotti, who attempted in vain to ad
b OTeeS
last he took the oath, and Immediately
D asserted that he maintained the declara
Q tions he had published the day before
i The President then said =" Honorable
/. Cavsllotti, you have sworn, and therefore
9 have contracted pledge which a man
# Joined :-"I am unpledged." Tue oatt
r iteelf is thus worded ~ swear to b
It faithful to the King, to observe loyalty tn
g Statute and the laws of the State. aud t
:, exercise my functions as depaty with sol
q view to the inseparable interests OF tn
Q King and the country" The Grown law
il yers have since demanded and obtained
: the leave of the chamber to resume tn
d former process against Cavallotti. 1t !
d not the frst time that the matter of oath
j, Parliament In 1865, when some PROBES
e. sors of the University of Bologna gave al
le their seats in the Turin Parliament rathe
d than take an oath which was contrary t
se that OF fidelity which they had previousl
% sworn to the Pope, Caesar Cantu propose
j. to abolish the oath altogether. He wa
il supported by the Baron Blondes Reggie
of who said: ID have not the heart to de
to prive of Office those men who are so faith
N full to the Pope, and feel more inclined t
h deprive the persons who are so ready t
of ewear, or rather to forswear themselve!
j. Honest servents who refuse the Oathe, ar
or moro useful to the State than dishonee
e servants who freely take them" Again, i
le 1867, at Florence, Count Crotto reelgne
70 his seat because he was not permitted
d qualify the oath of loyalty to I" tho King
20 the Statute, and the ld,cs," "by adding"
4 SO far as they arc not contrary to the Law
a. of God and the Church. He was subee
!, quently reelected, and took the oath !
" his own mode with reservation mad
d. before or after the act of swes ring. Th
N Premier Minghotti Was not so scrupulou
to for he twice swore fidelity to Plus TX
1t once in ls47, as member of the Consult'
D. and subsequently in le49, as Minister {
se Public Works under His Holiness. TIL
" conduct of Cavallotti has been fiercel
10 criticized among his trends aud his foe
"a Some say he alone has had the courage
N declare openly the sentiments of honor-
1. or Observation-Disclosures secretly by a
{, the Revolutionists or Republicans. 1t ma
d be asked what possible reliance can b
" placed in the guarantees to the Pope, whe
d the oaths to Victor Emmanuel and tn
J. Statute are turned avowedly into farce
Re to the very face of Parliament.
Ia SEIZURE OF CONVERTS.