The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-25
ss.zaan Barbaritieu against the Polish Catholics
dublin Nation, April ard. J

desire on the part oi the hHso." |
nj Poland to come TO terms with the pep
MA they have conquered but NOT snDoueo'
f,ns been recently CoDtradicted ny the per
y,.trat;on of a fresh series of baroariles
not eurpassed by any former excuses OF
Muecovite tyranny. A persecution, Ia
a.r,urse of sedulous preparation ior Sea'e,
has been inangurated OF a sndhen, anu
s,a;n0 carried ont with relentless brutal
sew which throws even BIsmarcklsm into
rsse shade. Our readers have doupiiess
-sbserved the occasional teiegrams run
ESerlin and st. Petersburg, purporune 10
u,slats the conversion" of whole PARISHES
~ Polish Catholics to the religion OF the
S1rar Such of us ae are under the necessity
of taking note of the daily ontpourings OF
tSse London press, and especially OF the no
rs,rious Times, in relation to the condltlon
ssf religion on the Continent, have oeeh
x1aiy too familiar of late with the menda-
s.iot1s narratives purporting to describe the
voluntary withdrawal of tens of thousands
IF Catholics in the Polish provinces OF
Russia from the communion OF the Catno-
Ala Church. Naturally the we'll known
~sReptile" who fulfils the Office of Berlin
correspondent Of the Times has made MIN
4sesf conspicuous by the brazen effron.sry OF
ala despstches on the subject. According 70
asis account the proclamation OF Papal iniai.
2il,ility has finally convinced multitudes OF
Poles of the errors of Romes and they nave
accordingly resolved TO vindicate their
spiritual liberty by becoming members OF
that degraded Russian Church which has
-s,een for centuries fast bound, neck and
sseels, at the feet of the Car and his MID
4atsr of Police.
This explanation of the alleged changes
40 Poland not being of q character, now
ever, to obtain much credence outside the
rateries of English bigotrys some reference
To the real opponents of Polish ieeiing, es-
saecially those nationalist journals whlch
utilize the milder regime of Austrian 20
aand to defend the inalienable rights OF
their country, must appear to be matter OF
common prudence at the least. The re-
ssorts which have filled the Polish journals
Of Cracow and Lemberg for months, and
which have been more than corroborated
'asy the leading Catholic journals of Ger
asssny, Austria, and France, are of char.
setter to shock and horrfy every sentiment
st humanity. The Gaseta Narodoga. the
Vaterland, the Germania, and the Univers,
gre unanimous in holding up the atrocities
exercised upon the Polish Catholics of the
Easter Rite, especially in the diocese of
Chein, as an outrage on conscience ana
taQmanity from which savages might shrink
with loathing and adherence. Mana
Ssahfb never committed against the foreign
oppressors of his raceo and country any
acts of yindictive passion to compare fol
yH. INSTANT with the Satanic and cold
hlooded cruelty of the Russian fortunes o.
Poland.
Whe method of the Russian authoritie
has been as follows. Taking advantage o
&vacancy in the bishopric of Chelm, the!
&spointed, without consulting the hol.
See, and in defiance of the Holy See,
essCtain excommunicated priest, nane'
Popiei, as u sort of Russian Reinkens t.
.udministev the diocese. This worthy mex
proceeded to Dust from the parishes the ex
letting Catholic priests and curates, and t
all up their places with persons of his owl
character, or with priests of the schismati
Russian Church. As in every parish
without exception, however, the Catholt
saity, true to the faith of their forefathert
absolutely refused to admit the hireliD
GaSVudere iato the churches, the interior
%acs of the military became necessary, an
a6vemenths ago this interference OF arme
>SoCCe began to- take place, although Il
riRour of the Russian censorship and tt
Sxsrdon of police and soldiery drawn aroun
Uxo prosecuted districts have prevente
until comparatively lately. the Cathol
world from becoming acquainted with Il
facts. During the month of Novemb
last, an army corps of infantry, Cossack
and dragons, under the command
General Tur-let his name go down
,SeAsrnal infamy with Mourevieff, Il
%NGScher Of Wilna--marched into the di
cese, and detachments of soldiers proceed'
Co each town and village with orders
Soenpei the admittance of the gOvernme
s0ne places, the Leople massed tbemselv
xGoside the church doors so as to prove
che ingress of the detested apostate. t
,oannand to fire was Immediately give
sad the government nominee entered Z
sacred editice over the bleeding corpses
stse Yeasantry. In this manner the intru
Jog clergy were installed, but then Il
EuCther difficulty remained. The peOr
aSosented themselves from the blasphemO
ssCvices in the desecrated churches. T
<sCaeTed the inhabitants of each village
no seized and fog9ed by the CosSacks 'r
LsoOWts until they promised to attend t
asEGnistrations of the government clergy.
Ssoale villages hospitals had to be erect
EoC the miserable and bleeding victim
ssnd, in the words of the GdSeta Narodot
-~&s soon as ever the wounds of the sconrJ
tcgsn TO heal the people were hogl
1gain." This is how Russia is again
de&vcring TO convert" Poland. or couI
Sac. Gladstone who had such tender sym
cities for NeapUlitan political prisOn'
Sod who burns with warm a devot
stsc civil and religious liberty, will publ
pamphlet against these abomina
crimes.