The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-01-03


unfortunately, did we not know that the
Cburch's doctrine is always for the best
| are too deeply imbued with the duty OF
submission to the authority of the State to
| render active resistance anything but the
most remote and unlikely of contingencies.
Catholics have been taught to die rather
| than surrender an iOta of the necessary
faith of the Church, but they have not
been taught to procure toleration for them
| selves by drawing the weapons OF carnai war
fare against established government except
in the most extreme and incOnceivable COM
bination of circumstances. 1t was shrewdly
remarked by leading Irish journal the
other day that if Instructions, for the best
of reasons, were only to occur when the
Pope ordered them, nations might iangulsh
in chains forever, and tyrants might tyran-
nize in undisturbed security. 1t might be
added, however, that the nations which
confine themselves to the passive resistance
and patient constancy of the Chnrch's in
culcation soon break the force of persecu
tors and disarm injustice of it's power.
how we'll for Poland, if 1898 and 1882 were
laden with no memories of violent vindi-
cation of sacred rights.
II In strict conformity with Christ's teach
ing and example, the Catholics of Germany
| have hitherto endured every excess of
persecution and insult with patience
which is simply marvellous, when we re-
member that those fourteen millions of
German Catholics are as naturally bold
and warlike, and as thoroughly trained to
| arms as any other section of the German
population. Were fourteen millions of
Lutherans, OF fourteen millions of Calvin
! lists, or fourteen millions of Red Republi-
! cans subjected to any approach to the op-
preston which weighs upon the German
| Catholics, beyond the shadow of a doubt
| there would have been civil conspiracies
and military mutinies, barricades in streets
| ~ &ho Il In OF
breech- leaders in the streets of Berlin and
round the Palace of Podsdam. Nay more,
the Times, the Daily Neaos, the Daily Iele-
graph the Standard, and the Hour, would
publish leading article after leading article
against the bigoted tyrants, and list of
of the heroic Insurgents. Scotland is loyal
to the British Crown, no country of the
Empire more so. But let the Falck Laws
and the other Church laws be directed
against the Presbyterianism of Scotland
by an English majority, and how long
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Perth, and Aber-
deenf
1t is with full knowledge-we are con.
strained to beleve-of the immensely
superior obligation of the tie of civil allie
glance in Catholic eyes that 30 many states
Catholics with illegal tendencies. Nothing
that the present generation has known cal
equal the mendacous insolence in this re
spect of Prince Bismarck and his crea
lures. The atrocious outbreak of th'
, German Chancellor last week almost out
Replying to the highly patriotic speech o
the Bavarian Catholic leader, DR.. Jorg
, who had drawn attention to the systemati
, , disregard for the views Of the Fedora
States evinced by the Federal Council
. Prince Bismarck fnriously accused tn
~ N.k kh1l;n Of hai
only in Anti-Imperial plots, but in tn
, Kullmann attempt at assassination. "kuil
mann "belongs to you," roared the exclte'
Chancellor. "You "cannot shake him off.
This was passing the limits not only of de
cency, but, we may say of indecency, and
appears that the Centre Party resented it Ii
: q manner which touched even the Gallon
. nature of the insulter. In the midst of tn
cheers of the wretched throng of Minis
terial hacks and placenen, rose clear ant
! distinct the expression of absolute phy slca
disgust and nausea. The photographic &C
> counts stated that the sound emitted fror
: the contemptuous lips of the outrage
. Catholics was "Phui." Whether it wa
. ''Phui" or "Phew," does not specially mat
= ter. 1t is plain at any rate that Primo
Bismarck took it in its full meaning. .
u know what that means," he screame
u rather than spoke; "that is an expressio
I of disgust and contempt" The Presiden
. of the Chamber called the Catholic Depu
I ties to order for the use of AN un-Parlia
9 mentary method of signifying dissent. ii
y did not, however, call Prince Bismarck
order for attempting to inculpate the honor
: able and distinguished Deputies in the odi
!, um of Kullmann's miserable crime. Called t
order or not, Prince Bismarck has receive
before the eyes and ears of all Europe til
u precise reply, the exact expression of "dis
o gust and contempt" which his base calun
t nies deserve. He has learned at last tn
q only effect which his vulgar brutality pre-
!, duces on Catholic gentlemen. When b
. lies and busters, as he is won't to lie an
y bluster, be merely provokes respectabl
people to stuff ears and nose, so to speal
!, | and with averted face to cry "Phew."