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Our Indian Policy.

The American idea of disposing of our
Indian encumbrances is simply Pagan. The
Christian element has no controlling inf1u-
ence in it The question appears to be
merely one of dollars and cents, wherein
human beings rank as beasts of the field.
There are certain animals which can never
be domesticated nor made profitable ard
these, such as tigers and wolves, society
always labors to exterminate. By a parity
of reasoning the discriminating process is,
among people who have no correct spiritual
ideas, favorably regarded as policy ap-
plicable to barbarians and savages. They
are protitless as laborers, 40 purchasers, as
producers they pay no taxes, they cost
public money, they keep large tracts OF
country barren, they cumber the earth let
them be cut oil.
This is the economic view-pot very
humane one, but still the American view.
We quote the following extract from an
editorial of the n. 0. Times of last Thurs
day, not to show from one swallow that
there is a Summer, but because of lite terse
and expressive phraseology
Now that the war has begun, there shonld
| DO DO let up in it, The country feels that wiz
| Indians have no rights which white men are
bound to respect.
| They are not of Us and have no lot or part
| with us in our government OF civilization Inc
peace policy with the Indians is the sheerest
| nonsense. Nothing but hard knocks will tame
them, and then they can never be utilized, 1t
10 held to be o mardlin sympathy which pre-
tends any respect for rights of Indians. There
is feeling that, like other wild animals they
, must be extermipated to make room for the
| superior race.
"No let up" We hold the strongest
hand. "Wild Indians have no rights which
white men are bound to respect" That il
just what we have been sayiDg-the coun
try feels ii. That is the feeling in th'
= country, though the say 30 of the Times doe
: not prove it. But history does. The deal
@ ings with our Indian population as settle,
J. policy prove it. Their whole treatment ha
l. looked to eventual determination, as mild
a wrought as possible, but final some day.
D. The arguments of the Times in support {
10 its position are the same as those atway
-0 used, but, nevertheless, strange enough
no The peace policy, it says, is sheer nOnsens
av They cannot be tanned by it. The who
or of South America, of Central America,
tie Mexico, of British America under FrenC
of influences, replies to the Times; you al
wrong ace have tanned them. The exper
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ence of all Catholic Missions within United
States limits says to the 1insss and the
American public You are wrong, we can
tame them, we are tanning them, give us
time, they are our brethren, they have
souis.
Then comes the grand argument" they
can never be utilized" The country will
never be as grand, as productive, as mag
nifcent with partly Indian population,
even somewhat or fully civilized, as with
one of the mssterful Caucasian stock.
Granted; but the same reasoning would
justify an invasion of Asia and Africa by the
white race, not for conquest merely, but for
determination. Killing of the yellow and
black branches of the human family would
leave the whole world to the whites, and
then it would be SO much more civilized, SO
much greater. In fact, a slight extension
of the same argument would bring us to
that pitch of civilization where the feeble
and infirm are killed in order to perfect the
population on the principle of selection.
"Exterminete them to make room for the
superior race" Go little further and you
exterminate inferior to make room for gu
perior individuals. Thus extremes meet,
for this is the doctrine of the lowest
savages.
Now, how is it that such q frightful policy
should have taken hold of the American
people and should be openly avowed by re-
spectacle publcists, in the face of a human,
conservative, patient and succSssful system
on the part of all other people who have
dealings with the aboriginal population of
the new world 7-of all others, we should
say, except the EnglshP 1t is simply that
among all those other people Catholic ideas
control. In England and the United States
Protestant notions prevail in their influence.
What foliows7 In this instance, at least, it
is clear that Catholic ideas are Christian,
and that Professionalism is really Pagan
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Tho votivo Church at xontmartro, Paris

It has been stated with great persistency in
certain quarters that the erection of the Votive
Church at Montmartre proves to be impossible
The hill, it is said, was SO honeycombed with
subterranean stone quarries that no solld
ground existed on which the foundation of the
contemplated basilioa could be laid. It was
also asserted that the works were suspended
and their resumption postponed sine die. 30
generally had these estimates been believed
that one Paris paper has even printed letter
from o correspondent, who said that he was
versed in engineering science, and was ready
to propose plans for overcoming obstacles to
the erection of the edi6ce. p reply to all Shis,
the Bulletin du V1u National, q journal devoted
to the promotion of the project of erecting the
Votive Church, informs the public that the
works, 90 far from being experimentation
| they have never been--are actively progressing.
| It is true that from the first, owing TO the Pc
culiar nature of the ground, great engineering
difficulties have had to be overcome. Thus an
exceptionally heavy outlay for the preliminary
| operations having been uecessitated, the work
has appeared to progress at a slow rate. But
| the difficulties attendant on laying the toun-
| dations are in PROCESS of being surmounted,
| and all necessary preparations are being made
| to ensure the most perfect soldity for the i'm
mense superstructure. Every preparation has
| also been made for the employment of steam
power both in raising the earth out of the
enormously deep excavations needed for the
basement and also for drawing up the hill the
popderous timbers and stones with which the
church itself is to be constructed. There is,
we believe no lack of funds, at all events for
present calls; 80 that the unfriendly wishes OF
the enemy towards this great national work Of
Catholic France, and their sinister predictions
about it, are as unlikely as possible to be veri
fed.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

One of the most able of the popular Protest
ant ministers in New York Is Rev. Jonn HAN,
from one of whose articles in an exchange we
clip this sweet morsel: have known many
people who supposed themselves perfectly
competent to deal with Romanism in discuss
sion. They had read some of the controversial
books. They Thought Romanism was q bundle
of diejointed mistakes and errors, thrown TO-
gether in the course of ages. And yet when
these men fell into hands of some trained and
competent Jesuit they found Themselves at sea,
to their discontinue. / tell You, brethren, Ro-
mauism would never have stood through these
centuries If it had been but q loose bundle OF
errors"
That is correct. Mr.. Hall, and the more you
examine the subject the better will you be sat-
isiied that " Romaniem has stood these nine
teen centuries because, having been established
by the Saviour of mankind, there can be no
error in it. Wishing to keep your flock IN
darkness, you adopt the proper means in ad-
vising them to shun discussions with Catholics,
to avoid reading Catholic works and to give up
their ina1ienable right of searching for the
Truth. If the only use of their right of private
Judgment they make be to 60 and listen to your
opinions, they will very probably continue to
be Presbyterians 30 be careful not to let them
find out what the Catholic Church actually
| teaches.
! a case in point occurs to us just now
Duriug the famous Breckenridge and Hughes
controversy, Breckenridge gave the manuscript
of one of his speeches to a friend, strong
churchman, to read over. The friend returned
it with the remark that it was not half severe
enough and that he himself intended to secure
for DR.. Breckenridge some extracts from Cath
Ollie authors, that could be used with crushing
effect against Father Hughes. With this in
tention he got number of Catholic works and
commenced Investigations which resulted very
soon in his conversion. The gentleman, now
and for many years prominent merchant OF
this city, is one of the most devout members Of
an uptown church.
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LETTER From NEW IBERIA.

NEW iberia, La, July 18th, 1875.
Editor Morning Star:
In the southwest corner of Iberia parish Ga
situated Isle Piquant, the most fiouriahing part
OF our prairie country, and about Ave miles
from the Teche, west Of the fourishing and en-.
terprising little town of Jeanette, We find 81
Nioholas's Church, which, many years ago, wa.
erected by Madam Patout, who donated !.
with about Ave acres of land, to the diocese
thus affording the Catholics of Jeanerettsns
the surrounding country convenient placsa
worship. It may appear strange that Jeanerette
has not its Catholic church 1t would have had
one years ago had it only depended on tina
liberality of the people. Many Of its oitizers
have frequently offered the ground, and the
lumber was ready to commence its erection.
WHOA the spirit of rivalry in regard to the dis
ferent localities arose and, unfortunately, a..
sumed such proportions as to cause the project
to be abandoned. Butt digress. st. Nicholas,
Church having been moved from its original
site to q more favorable locality, necessarily
entailed considerable expense, and in order to
beautify it, the whols-souled pastor, Rev. J.B.
Andre, determined to have Fair. He, with
Mr. Hypolite Patout, set themselves to work
and formed @ committee for the purpose and
on the 9TH and 10th of July the people vera
iooking from all directions to contribnte to the
worthy undertaking.
Amusements Of all kinds were provided to
entertain the people. The string band and
am ateur minstrel troop from Jeanerette gave
entertainments each evening in the commod.
| GUS sugar house of Mme. Patout, which was
handsomely decorated, and where stage had
been built and all arrangements made to accom-.
MEDIATE and please the visitors. The boys of the
College of the Holy Cross of New Iberia, in
Oh arge of their energetic professors, were given
holiday and contributed in no small degree
to the entertainment in the evening, and 30
well did they perform their parts in the various
pieces, that the minstrel club of Jeanerette re-
quested that some of the boys be permitted to
| play with them the second evening, which Ger.
tainly was compliment well deserved.
must say that of all the amusements have
seen in this section that this was the most en-,
| joysble. No class, or silk and calico distinc.
| tions were to be seen; but the people in their
rustic simplicity We'd with each to accommo-
date and please aud o stranger was at once
| made to feel at home.
The Rev. Father Andre, pastor of st. Nicho-
| las, has been in charge but q few months, and
during that time has endeared himself to his
parishioners. He does not now regret the
change from st. Ausustine's in your busting
city to the quiet of country life. EoaAN
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

THE IRISH HOME RULE MovEMENT.-The
history and character of this movement which
has united Irishmen of all creeds and political
parties, are SO little known and understood in
this country that we hail with pleasure the
publication of an excellent article on the SUBJ
ject in the New York Catholic WOrld. 1t is from
the pen of one of the most distinguished Irish
men of our day, it's author being A. N. sulli-
van, Esq, editor of the Dublin Nation and
member of Parliament for county Louth. In
this number OF the MORNING STAR We com.
monoe the republication of this valuable ar
ticle in the hope that it will be carefully read
and preserved for future reference not only by
our Irish readers but by all who take an intel
ligeat interest in cotemporaneous history.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

PERsoNAL.--we had the pleasure of visit,
last Friday, from our old friend, James Martin,
Eco, long prominent citizen of New Orleans,
bat of late years leading merchant of Austin,
Tex. judging from Mr.. Martins robust ap-
pearance, the Lone Star State must be much
more healthy locality than even we orleaDians
had supposed, while his accounts Of the condi-
ton of business in his section of the country
are sufficient to make even our most prosperous
merchants wish that they were settled in the
neighborhood of Austin. Mr.. Martin left here
last Friday evening for the North to 10y in a
new stock of goods.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

NoTRE DAME OF MARYLAND.-We would call
special attention to the advertisement of this
collegiate institute for young ladies. 1t is
situated near Govanstown, three miles north of
Baltimore, in the most desirable part of Balti-
more County. The surrounding country is
well known for it's beauty and healthfulness'
The grounds of the institution are handsomely
laid out with fine walks and carriage roads
we'll shaded, and are well adapted for exercise
and recreation. The system of education pur-
sued aims at training the heart as we'll as the
mind, rendering the pupils not merely accom-
plished but useful members of society. The in
stitution is well known throughout the Con-
tinent as one of the best for the education of
young ladies. Those of our readers who wish
to avail themselves of the great advantages of
Notres Dame of Maryland, will do well to ad-
dress the Sisters of Notre Dame for catalogue,
which these ladies will furnish together with
the fullest information desired.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

We are indebted to our energetic young
friend, A. P. Harrington, Esq, whose elegant
store, lis Canal street, is 30 justly popular
with our citizens, for a sample lot of late pa
pers, magazines. etc. Among them we find the
Young Ladies' Journal. Frank Leslie's Ladies'
Magazine and the Family Magazine for August,
Revue de la Mode, fashion weekly Published
in Paris, and the leading New York dailies.
When you want the latest publications go to
Harrington's.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

oRprsAr1oNs.-The Right Rev C. N. Dubuis,
Bishop of Galveston, since his arrival in cur
city last Wednesday, has conferred holy Orders
as follows:
Priesthood: Rev. Marius Welte. of the Do
cese of Lyons, France Rev. N. Jobart, of New
Orleans; Rev. Julien Charles, Of the Diocese of
Clermeut, France, and Rev. NJ. Weldon, of New
Orleans.
Minor Orders: Messrs. Kenny, Bourgeois
Kennedy and Kelly.
Tonsure: Messrs. Lambert, Kenny and Bour.
Reois.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

Zone OF the most striking features in the
Irish Domesday Book, }" says the London Tablet,
sis the large apportiopment of the soil amongst
allen and absentee proprietors--alien in race,
alien in faith, hostile In nationality, and abb
sentee as regards residehce. Enlargement and
disoontent are the natural and necessary frnits
Of such lamentable relations between the
owners and the occupiers of the soil. Econo-
mists may treat the Irish tenantry to- the
tbreadbare twaddle that it is immateriai where
the landlord lives--he must still, either him
self or through his tradesmen, obtain his wines,
his silks, and many articles of luxury, from the
Continent of Europe, and all raw meterials
from their respective natural hsbitats; manu-
features and linen, good beef and mutton. and
whisky, as we'll as his rents, from Ireland. No
one ever proposed to convert Ireland into a land
lords prison, from which they would have no
power of escape; but what would the English
people think of the permanent location in
France of the receivers of more than one-third
of the rental of the country, the tenantry never
seeing the face Of the proprietors or of their
families, and knowing of them only through
the machinery of agents, bailifs, and the es-
tate oficef This illustration wholly fails, how
ever, to give just idea of the situstion in Ire
land. No wars, rebellions, considerations, or
plantations no traditional hostility of races, no
plumber or persecution of churches, no centuries
of Penal Laws enbitter, or at leas only in very
remote and weak form, the relation between
the English landed proprietors and their ten
antry. Not 80 in Ireland, where the economic
question is only an inferior portion of the abb
sentee grievances. The absentee proprietor in
most cases, throws into the scale all the weight
of the influence of his position against the re-
ligious, educational, and political sympathies of
his Catholic tenantry.
Amongst some of the worst of the absentee
proprietors are the Irish Society and the Lon
don Companies, for whose liberation, as land
| lords in Ireland, no reasonable defence can be
advanced on the ground of public policy.
James I. and Lord Bacon framed the Settle
ment of Ulster, in 1919 as the ADLER statesmen
of Elizabeth framed the Protestant Church Es-
Establishment, in Ireland. This is gone, and the
London Undertakers, which were part of it,
should 60 after it. We extract from the Irish
Domesday Return an outline of the landed
estates-the rental of which is one-third higher
than the valuation-held by these London
Companies in Londonderry, which they bought
as "Undertakers at nominal price from
James H., that they might become religious
| agents in "planting" Professionalism and Eng
| lish "Civiltie," and uprooting "Popery" in
Ulster:
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FIRST MASSES Rev. II. Weldon, one Of the
young priests who were ordained Saturday,
will sing his First Mass in the Church of St.
John the Baptist, Dryades ST. this morning
at 10 O'Clock. Rev. ]. v. Hickey c. NJ. Presi.
dent of St. Vinoent's College, Cape Girardesu,
No., will preach on the Dignity of the Priest
hood.
Rev. Marius welte, also one of the gentle
men ordained Saturday, will celebrate his fret
Mass to-day, at 10 O'Clock, in St. Theresa's
Church. 1t will be solemn High Mass, and a
sermon appropriate to the occasion will be
preached.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

ST. JouN's CoILxGE, FoRDHAM.-In another
column we present an advertisement of this In
titution, so justly celebrated throughout the
Union, and so popular with our Southern peo-
pie. The College enjoys the powers and privi-
leges of University,s and is situated in a
healthy part of New York County, thirty min
utea' ride by the Harlem train, which leave the
Grand Central Depot every half hour The
buildings ere spacious and the grounds extern
sive and we'll laid out. With regard to thu
discipline, course of instruction, ETC., We say
every thing that can possibly be said in favo
of an educational establishment, when we stat
that it lie under the control of the Fathers o
the socie of Jesus.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

PARISH OF ST. VINCENT DE PACL.-To.day
Sunday the day selected by the venerable
pastor, Father Foltier, for the First Commu-
MON OF the children, the Right Rev. c. NJ.
Dubuis, Bishop of Galveston, will admiuister
the Sacrament of Confirmation at the 10 o'clock
Mass.
Tho exhibition of the pupils of the girls
parochial school will take place in St. Vim
cents Hall, on the 9th inst, at Pm Mr.. I.
A. Flanagan, formerly Distinguished lawyer
of Shreveport, but now a resident of this city
will deliver the address on the occasion.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

The annual distribution of prizes at the Con-
vent of the UTsuline Nuns, corner Esplap ade
and Rampant streets, took place at o'clock
Thursday last. Right Rev. G. NJ. Dnbuis, Very
Rev. G. Ray mond and a plumber of priests were
present, besides D large concourse Of the lay
friends of the institution. The exercises were
of the most interesting character. Bishop
Dubuis, greatly to the pleasure of all present,
addressed the children twice, once in English
and once in French.
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JEFFERSON CoILEGE.-The annual COM
menceanent exercises at j ferson College, st.
James parish, will take place tomorrow, Mon
day, at O'Clock A. NJ. We have no doubt that
o large number Of persons from this CITY will
take this occasion to visit the College, as the
Marist Fathers who control it are very highly
esteemed by all classes Of our people and the
trip of sixty odd miles by boat or rail is both
cheap and delightful.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

A careful statement, prepared BY ~.
Springer, of Illinois, appearing IN the c0"gI.'
sional Record on the 10th inst, gives the es.
mates for each appropriation bill, the Am0u n'
appropriated by the House for the fiscal :, yen 81
ending June 80, 1877, the reductions maoS So y.
each bill below the estimates, and the r 'Srts
tons made by the House below the s 81 ,s-6
appropriated for the year ending june W -. n
The total reductions below the estimate.
the departments are $64 1862. 116 90. The sI ~
reductions of appropriations made beiU"
last fiscal year are S3s, sic. S12 OF. This nSs
tai may be reduced three Or four miiiiO |
the conference reports, bat the grand 'V w.,
actual saving to the Treasury by inc ,,,;o
cratic House will reach fully thirty'5'ee ~ ..s
of dollars, while the amount NPPrOprlas a
sirfy millions of dollars less than was ssA'N
by the Republican Administration