New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
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struction through the medium Of tie CON
mon schools. Tie Democracy oppose II
appropriation for common schools j,
Louisiana Oh the ground that the amour
OF ignorance among Us requires 700 larg
a tax upon property. The Papal priest
adopt the doctrine e ire Democracy
! that those who fail 10 pay for edu
| cation have q right 70 deternin
the extent and loaalize the applica
ZION Of the educational tun5 Iienc
il would follow that the Democratic tax
payer would reduce the allowance 70
popular education, while he Papal pr;es
would demand a separation Of the fund
contributed for that purpose, IN order tina
the goods of the true bel;e7er.m no. !,
| devoted to the instruction Of the hereto
This leads to a demand .or separat,
| schools for the Catholic children, 70 b.
endowed from tie separate tax paid BY
Catholic taxpayers. Such is tie p,actica
application Of tits doctrine, as cortendei
fer in Canada, il New York and il Ohio
Democracy, in its opposition TO an ed1ca'
ton tax, anJ Papacy, in regulating edu.
ton asan ecclesiastical charge are brought
IN harmonious cooperation. They are
10th opposed to the State system. Theil
reasons are different, hut their opposition
is the same.
The ancestors OF those Americans who
fought for and formed Ills republic
quilted Europe in so Cd par: to avoid the
union Of Church ard State. Zach
separate State adop ted with their inde-
perderce the principle Of entire freedom
CT religious opinion and entire ezemp-
ton from ecclesiastical taxation. 1t was
very natural that when tie experiment of
free government had been successful and
there was no longer any danger of person
or estate, that scheming and selfish men
should emigrate from Europe to America
in the hope to plant European institutions
here which had been repUdiated by the
brave nan WHO fought the great seven
years war. American history is replete
with futile attempts to entargl4 tie Union
with European alliances or contro.
versies. Numerous ideas which the
originators were TOO .imid to risk
heir recks and estates -pon il Europe,
were brought to the United States for
safe experiment. The government has
stood it all. It has grown to the front
rank Of nations; notwithstanding inter
nal conflicts and foreign assaults. The
latest attempt to transfer the institutions
Of old Europe to the United States las
been the significant Effort OF CathoI-
cism 70 imp.aat the supremacy OF that
form Of worship upon the political and
theological opinions OF TIE American peo-
pie. This Church was charged many years
ago with advising, through Archbishop
Hughes, Of New York, the concentration
Of the whole Catholic vote Of New York
upon Democratic ticket, whose ideas Of
popular education were in sympathy with
those Of tie Papacy. The limitation Of
Papal power in Italy, and the partition Of
temporal and spiritual jurisdiction be.
tween the civil and ecclesiastical apthori-
ties even in Rome itself, seems to have
been followed by an effort TO secure the
recognition Of Papal supremacy in all
matters Of ecclesiastical opinion, through
the Catholic organizations in various for
eign countries Thus, in Germany, in
South America, and in some other Chris
tan States, issues seem to have arisen
which have not resulted IN favor Of the
Romish doctrine The reaction upon the
Italian government would have been
formidable had this appeal to the inter
7ention Of foreign opinion proved SUCCESS
sui. 1t was rot reasonable to have ez-
pected that any principal Christian nation
should lave escaped this attempt to
spread orthodox doctrines and ex.erminate
teresy. We infer such an attempt for the
reasons stated, and likewise from the IN
preceden.ed honor OF al ecclesiastical
prince of the blood" appointed in the
United States, welcomed in Rome with es.
pecial honors and with such extraordinary
ovanons on his return home We are not to
be understood as excepting to this effort
to engratt system expelled from Europe
1pon the institutions OF people which
had quilted Europe to escape them. We
are entirely willing that the American
people shall adopt any institution they
may prefer, since We know they can never
be compelled to accept any which they do
not prefer. So the case of "the Pope VS..
.he people" can have new trial as often
As either may demand it. We only stipu-
ate that the jury which is to try this issue
shall by impaneled and chosen by popular
1t was not singular, however,
that when the Papal authorities in the
United States were charged with such
designs as those to which we have re-
erred, that the Protestant sentiment
should have been awakened. II two hos.
lie armies are encamped near each other,
Zach may rest in security, but any move
nent in the one is very apt to excite a
corresponding vigilance in the other.
Religious faith is traditional Thought
ess and wordly-minded men rarely think
If religion, but when. some mode of faith |
s threatened which mother or wife NAV