The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-18
VICTOR HIGO.
some Rcacc;;ouS on ia" Great Hun
gRrinH Exile.
Editors Of the Register.


Editors Of the Register.
Yesterday morning, for the second
time, We listened 60 the rawlings Of VIC
tor Hugo.
The conclusion one necessarily draws
from hearing thi, man, IN fact the only
IMPRESSION left on the mind ut the end
of his discourse, is that NJ. Hugo Is g
Jealous Prate. tunt and u bitter hHter Of
Cs,uo. .ai-rn, and that his earnest advd-
c,cv ol the one Is inspired, not by love OF
the Nastcr.blt by hatred ol the other. His
Giscqur.rs delivered ~ broken ing ish,
are msdc up OF n dlscouncc.aI a2d some
what co.orcd account OF the prosecutions
of the IlIuggrIans by the Catholics, and
Wild. incohcront appeals to sectaE!an PISS
sion. At short intervals he becomes
greatly excited, and, with countenance
lJvid with temper, and brand!shlng Ills
huge ii,,s, he literally raves IKEA maniac
The unpyciUdicci nearer naturally atlri-
buta, this oycy.Zcai 10 the prosecutions
which IIu.o has Suffered We oplne that
mi, Hrou~, at Ill, hands Of Catholics have
50 wrought upon has mind that he Is now
s:nD'v A fanatic. and his ianatIcIsm leads
him to say many foolish things, utter many
ridiculous prophecies, and do acts which
sound mor-.ty-not TO mention
GOOD ,aste-wii. 10. sanction IN minister
be he Protestant or Catholic,
Mr.. Hugo announced in Il bombsstic
manner, tnaL ne had just returned from
mos. glorious ana hard-fought cam
ua.-n in OHIO; that on Tuesday last
they met and yauqu.sncI the enemies OF
free schools in that State. From tins
statement. We infer that Victor has a.
Owed Llm,e,: to be used as the tool Of the
Republican party in Ohio, and that his
.dire.so- from Gods pU'pi,s IN that
state have been SIMPLY stump speeches
in favor Of Hayes.
Viii Victor Hugo allow the writer
IA Protestant who can 500 d..
GOOD in The Catholic church, to ask
linn a ggc,tion? Daring your twenty
four wear residence in the United States,
did YOU ever hear political sermon from
n Catholic pulpit, or did YOU ever know
of a priest taking the stump in aPoiIticai
campaign? Your answer will show that
in ore respect, at least, the priests might
be advantago1u initiated by Protest
ant ministers.
We do not believe that the pulpit
speeches of Victor Hugo vii! do much
god in tins country, but, ou the con-
trarv. thew viii have the d.rctu. eject OF
stirring up s,cta5jq,. hatred, spirit akin
IL hell. Thi, l. tho spirit that animateS
Ilugo's heart, for he said, with 3 proud
ajr. tina, ln thanked God that only one IN
Giyidual oGt.rccgc generation iugos aad
ever been Known 10 shak- hands with =
priest From lhi, statement We are IN
clincG TO think TINT il Victor had the
power The prosecutions he would inhlct
on the Catholic; would eqUa! those sut.
ferod by the Christians of Hungary.
". no. Reverend Victor Hugo! The
end YOU seek cannot be reached 10y
abuse n~i appeals to passion but It It
he eyer accomplished. it will be by cdu-
eating tine people. That vas the way
the Master SO Ned.
History touches Us tina. ignorance is
always bi.otcI and tyrannca!. The
,piri. that ac,uatcd the Cat oIcS when
tacv drove Victor Hugo from Hungary
IS the same spirit that aclUatod Rhode
Island Protc,taats when they banlshed
Roger Williams; the same tAot impc.Icd
Massachusetts, purl.NnS to burn old We
men a witches; the same that now
burns in the heart Of Victor Hugo to-
wards the Papacy.
In this country the grand idea is that
every citizen can worship God according