The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26

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with ms own sentiments rs, snas 'nSy
to their country, to winch they rendered, IN ner
hour OF bitter need services worthy Of AL admirar
ton.
ii is them with reason that you lament his loss;
but az his spirit is living and nourIshlng among
you we doubt not that there wll easily DO founu
in your institute a large number from among whom
q man may be elected capable oil preserv ing and
extending the WORK wn,cn your deceased eo. 81,
such perfection BY his long and arduous labors
Such Is our most sincere wish, and Tor this emo We
implore the light and assistance Of heaven upon
Meanwhile We pray Goo that the authority which
NAV tend 10 Ing veare o. the So
ciety. As 0 presage Of the celestial favors and
pledge OF our paternal benevo ence. we impart
most affectionatey to you, beloved sons ana 10
Given at st. Peters, Rome, April 5, A. u. 1874,
OF our Pontnicate the twenty eighth
tSigned) Plus NINTH, Pope.
Bismarck and the Catholic Church.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD
In the conflict now going on in Germany 1t were
well to consider what is the question at issue
an q the forces marsnalled on both sides. Let Us
leave entirely out OF sight the supernatural aspect
OF the contest. Catholics take 1t that God 10 sure
to fight for the Church. There is no need OF His
special intervention TO secure the defeat OF BIS
marck or OF the nlqulty and oppression in their
worst forms as represented by him. II one thing
is more certain than any other 1t Is
that truth and freedom and justice are
more and more looked upon as the household
treasures which every true man OF modern
times labors to for himself and his Children
Falsehood, tyranny ana unriSnteousness may De
esteemed in craftsmanship and diplomacy as
potent means OF winning political battle or Sc
curing to one nation over another momentary
advantage. Rielelieu ed TO hum.llate the house
OF Austria and exalt France, and supported MS
asehood by atrocious deeds Of blood; but the very
policy ne made successful ruined in the end both
France and Austria. and lett them in the hour
OF need without q friend among the nations.
Oppression was the very breath OF life to the
old Spanish monarchy, and the habits OF tyranny
and cruelty are so engrafed on the Spanish nature
that, even under a republican form OF govern
ment, the Spanish race III both henispheres Is
split into TWO parties, which devour eaca other
without ceasing. The party IN power extermtnate
their opponent in order to rule aud the party out
OF power conspire until they can GUST their oppon-
ents and Sned blood Tor blood.
OPPRESSION BEGETS HATRED
and hatred begetS revenge. ana revenge sleeps
not, tires not, until IL can Cypress and crush us
victim. This Is law OF the moral word as certain
the law gravltaton, and governing the lie or
every people tnat ever rose 10 power and misused
it. God mas no need 10 perform miracles IN the
political world in order to preclpitate he tyrant
and the wrohgdoer from their elevation no more
LnaQ ne uecuS 10 luLeIlcTc Wueu Tue pay Vi
the elemental forces OF nature breed the storm
and calls forth tue lightning. The fiery bolt oSly
strikes where the electric currents are not allowed
to TOW freely. And OF this oe 6ufe-Hhen you do
violence TO rhe souls OF people, or portion OF
people, by mgerrupting the course OF freedom, OF
right and truth, then the lightning snail fall
when tue moral tension has reached Its height.
Napoleon l. played witn the liberties, the con-
science and the honor OF Chrstendom until Europe
arose and shook him from her BOSOM
He despoiled Prussia tamong other oppressed
fprra firth
by leading them IN bate against their own race,
until Prussia exaered terrible revenge in loi2
and 1919. Nor did her sense OF wrong sleep even
then. she well knew that in 1870 The cry ITO Ber-
lin - meant Tor her loss OF territory ana autonomy
feated foe what every French soldier meant to in
hict on her.
Iaissoas pussn Ia Justice de Dteui The French
nation owed heavy DEBT TO Germany and to
Spain, contracted under the first Napoleon. Spain
has served, unwrttlngly, to cause the debt to be
paid to Germany and with fearful interest.
Miracle or miracle, there Is In the TACT an ever
memorable lesson OF moral retribution OF provi-
dental justice.
Now, ia the light OF this example you may read
what Will surely come OF
THE PRESENT PERSECUTION IN GERMANY.
Tell We the tale OF wrong briefly ana simply; IT
Will be Tor The reader TO draw his conclusion
II has been, ever since Won Bismarck obtained
principle WITH hun and with his master Enough
who is the man and VINO the master mere needs no
Soothsayer TO tell that the state must he supre
In ali things and that within Its sphere no other
authority must be allowed 70 move save In absolute
SubOrdlIatlOn ltsel. This Law at the bottom the
struggles whica the Prussian Chambers sustained
against the Minister and the KING in the nrst
years OF ns reign. Wilhelm was for
the Russian au-ocrat-in religion as well as
civil administration; and Bismarck, row
the idol of tue liberals was tnen his ADVISER VINO
does not remember the cutlery made by the Prus-
sian press against the royal aud Ministerial pre-
tensions to absolutism VINO that travelled IN
Prussia during those years can forget the cordial
hatred OF all classes OF cvliians against the III
tolerable eponderance OF everything military
over the organization Of the new German Empire,
and now rules It's counsels. Men WHO love Tree
solely to make Ii eedom ofthought and Conscience
in fact every sort OF liberty deserving OF the
name-triumpn IN their great country, have sub
rnitted to the tmperious dictates OF the aut0crat
Bismarck in order to secure the boon OF French In
yason on the one hand, and the stlll greater boon
oil national unity on the other. They have sacrf-
feed lifelong convictions, Cherished feelings and
aspirations in order that Germany should be one
at home, glorious and feared abroad. they
and with the hope that the excuses OF
authority, necessitated excused by the formation
OF a new order OF things should pass away with
the necessity. Only think OF 1t Tnat. slavIsh as
our present Congress is TO the exgencies OF party
interest, how outraged they would feel II the Pres
ident, to whom has been given the rare fortune Of
saving his country twlce-Dy his sword and his
iegs'aslve yeto-should come to the senate 20,
from the Republic At bottom there IS
not true american in America, in
with hearty loye-and freedom for others as well
as LOT himself This IS the very
BASIS OF THE AMERICAN CHARACTER,
what distinguishes US as people from every other
nation on the globe. This led to the slavery agita-
uon, TINS led TO the war against the shareholders
and armed 100000 men 10 conquer freedom lor
the slaves anu equal rights for all.
Were law 10 be proposed-as 1t was but sug-
gested the other day by some crazy fanatic III q
religious paper o. this city-to expei the Jesuits
IRON our MIDST. not one respected voice in the
Legislature or the press would dare to advocate
the measure. No Presldert or party would
dare to propose the expulsion even OF the Nor
MONS 80 much do We here in America trust TO
the purifying light OF truth, the influence OF q
sound pubic opinion ana the natural sentiments
o. right and wrong working in liberty and together
Tor the CORRECTION Of error and the rignting Of
wrong. We are as sure as that the sun Will rise
tomorrow that Morm0nism's downfall IRON moral
Influences solely, Is not lar distant. And SO, II
there Is that irightiul wrong in what Protestants
picture TO themselves as 'Jesuitry,n freedom Will
surely BRING II TO hight, ana the common law oil q
free country Will as surely AGATE the wrong.
SUCH b course Is alone worthy Of great and IT ee
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