The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-18
lord JOHN RUSSELL AND THE GERMAN PER
sKCUTIoN.
AN INTE RESTING CoNTRoVE Il /.
Lord john Comes Out Second Best.

Through the columns Oh Tue honuoh A'
the following correspondence hos taken place.
In connection with it we would call atten-
ton to an admirably written and very caustio !
sketeh of Lord John which we transfer from |
the London Catholic Register to the sixth page |
of our present issue:
"TKAIrLR, Dec. l, 1873
"Dsar Lord Russell-I hope our very long
acquaintance permits me to say that nave
read with tho deepest pain in the TIMES To-Day
| to EXPRESS appreciation of the measures ahd
| proceedings of the Prussian and GERMAN
| fioyernments against the Roman Catnouc
Church. Such q meeting must prodduee1S 'o' Inc
! Interest feelings on the part OF both Catnollcs
| and Protestants in this country, and sui more
in ireland. Things will be said WHICH every
| and deplore and the effects of which Will oe
injurious to your wn Catholic fellow, country
men. We have nothing to do with the Perse.
BUTTONS now carried on in Germany ~ means
of measures of legislation which for tins coun-
trv would be rejected and reprobated by every
public man and every party, and DC recei aud
? derision We ought to keep aloof from every
tt,ing that bears even the semblance Oh perse,
, cution. We ought to be proud that we aio sae
truly understand religious liberty, ana see
how unwise it is for Governments to engage
+; in a contest with q religious body, WINCH IN
substance, is fight against religious oplnlon,s
IF n norton of it's subjects Prince blsmnrck
D. Soas not want your sympathy and he will be b,
4! amazed and laugh at the applause OF Enghon
If Lberals He Yields tho power Of t he ssrs
b. of constitutional Monarchy. Thank Co., gu,
5 nrinciples are very different from MS. aiis
policy is to reduce both the Catn nndor 1 tbe
Government. He will fail, for force has ne7e,
.. ultimately triumphed over opinion: n9; 40
not the people of this country be m1aen Va
as rounded On principles dramatically Opposes
20 those which give ns compaIatiVe i re ~ az
ps from religious auimoslties ana a,scou ~ MOS
fnrr allow
mr. rasneotfuliy to say that an Apglo-German No
Popery movement here would be very NV u 40
to Her Majestys Catho lS ~ the &C Countr,
BeIieye me- my dear Lord RUSSELL yours , Ia :;
:, fully, ~
in Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park Dec A.
u Dear Sir Geordc Bopyer-I am very sorry
,,r differ from you in the step woIen Us" at Who
'oF ~ consentinR to preside at 8 meeting es WHY
IT, viii be proposed to express our Sympa!t y
are With the Emperor of Germany In tn9 oeoi"
ton he has made in his let.er 10 'f foreseen l
S;- Robert Peel when the Roman Catnoi
q" Church disclaims equality and will be satisn
and with nothing but ascenaency. to 70 all ba
t;1ed VERSIONS, and therefore including o
ave 0neeni the Prince of Wales, our blsnops a
clergy refuse to 20 SUBMIT Rame me ID declins
,age pone;s temporal rule over Ireland. lreths
ropes 80 ttrnjv :" RUSSELL
e, Temple, Dec. a, 1873
WIN &C Dear Lord RHssett-Au SnS"o w
I assure you that no one Is more 9 0ppost =
tascendency,' whether Catholic or froCee'a
uro, than am. My belief is that the peace q
Sonn;nesa of a nation depend in q great oeg
.., oD every man respecting tho religious con.
BOY t;ona Of his nsighbnr, and the STATE
N1D,1tip0 to control conscientious oplni
press nor Interfering with the liberty OF cuuIo
Ia danominntions. As for the claim on
tell 1900 nereons contained in the Popes lei
" NO to phe German Emperor, it is not temporal
Coi;ticsl hat spiritual. His Holiness necea
. lies r;1v oIaims as head of the Cathoic CnuIct
-! the spiritual Pastor aud Bishop OF All
-. t;7sd nersc MS and do not see why tnis c'
AN, Shonld cause any uueasiness to ner MaJ'
AGAIN. the Queen or bis Royal big hness the I'm i
'ou NJ wales Every BIS opot tue Estao sit
makes the same claim witnln MS ut
every clergyman within his parlsn' az
10 the stothe claim in question is theological
EaSe ~ RELIGIOUS opinion, which u" pu
,oard | ,oetino and no Act OF Parliament eau 70
G way, OF course, ProtestanSes ~ Do. and this
% w motter of opinion aud any declafatic
Dcb refusal is simply supertuooS. tne
rnUles ontial question before us IL whether GnR
zen and especially English Liberals, are
80. | ;6ed in sanctioniug the penal laws anu y, 90
A"u rnoosores of the Prussian and German Sos
mentS against the Roman CathoIc Cnun'
shot"' that country, and at the same SinIo O.,
lore 80 on Anglo German No-Popery move
BE. heIs which mu st kndle the flames Vi ioi'E
5toord and sectarian hatred among our
elder, trymen, especially in Ireland 1trSct n
ewald your attention 70 Ine to ohla article in
g are SSton5orJ of the 2nd inst 1T Earl Russo
splen- his friends approve Prince lin, re
.;,L,s .;Sn thev would themselves be willinS "