The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-07

ture of Prince Napoleon. No defence wa
offered, N. Rouher's election for Rom bein
already confirmed and Prince Napoleon, OF
as M. de Cassagnac calls him, the Citoyel
jerome, will probably be returned TO
AJaccio. After a sharp attack on M. Raou
DuVai by M. Ricard, the Minister of tn,
interior, who protested against " fallen
party talking of "abdicating in order tt
give an independent support to the major
ity, the question of the amnesty, agains
which ca: the committee has reported, was pu
| on TIL the reassembling of the Chamber OF
the 10Th of May and the Senate will moi
discuss the questlon till it has been debated
IN the other House. The recess began or
Tuesday.
TEE AMNESTY QUESTION.
Whether it be the result of the compost
ton and disposition of the Chamber, or
from whatever cause, it is a certain fact
that among the well-to do Conservatives
IN france great uneasiness prevails about
the future. The proposal of an amnesty
for the Communists has no doubt helped to
provoke it; but this ground of apprehen-
sion ID likely to be soon removed, at least
II the Chamber follows the lead of its Com
mittee. After tie members of the Commit.
tee had expressed their opinions individ-
uaily, the President put to the vote the
several questions which had been started
thus:-F 'rst, Was the COMMITTEES in favor
or general amnesty Z This was negatived
oy nine votes to two. Secondly, Was it in
favor of partial amnesty This also was
neg 1;nht by nine to two Thirdly, Should
To this question the Chairman decided
that the committee was not competent
to give categorical answer, but it
might recommend the Government to
adopt this course, and it did so. Fourth
~, was the committee in favor of special
exemptions? This it was resolved to mt
,Avf hol
suited, as also M. Targe's amendment that
all non commissioned officers, National
U yards, and inferior agents of the Com
m une ought to be pardoned if they had not
been previously convicted.
PROPOSED SUPPRESSION OF THE FRENCH
EMBASSY AT ROME.
Another manifestation of hostility to
Catholicism has been made. One of the
deputies for Paris, M. Tirard, has brought
See. The proposal has caused a psinf1l
emotion not only in France, where it
has excited the indignation of all Catho-
lies, but also in Italy. The Italian cores
pendent of the Protestant newspaper.
LIE Temps, says in plain terms that such
measure, If adopted, will compromise our
good understanding with Victor Emmau-
lels Government. Thereupon the French
Radicals have seen their mistake in fancy
ng that by abolishing our official relations
With the Sovereign Pontiff they should |
barn the congratulations of Signor Dupre- |
is. and of Garibaldi, not to mention some
naughty compliments from Berlin. NJ. |
Firard will therefore have to get out of it
~ Withdrawing his motion, which in any
Ease would have no chance of success |
even III. Gambetta has told US in his news
paper that "we have both ecclesiastical in
erests and political interests to look after
1t the Vatican" We cannot, he tells us,
10 without diplomatic Representative
here, Sin view of the next Cor claye."
| his concession to the political necessities
IT the country, coupled with the line taken
~ NJ. Gambetta in the matter of the Am
,esty, would 40 deprive him of the leader
'hip of the Left. He has, therefore, to
make some concessions in order to regain
rs lost ground. He intends to propose
hat the Embassy at the Vatican be changed
nto a Legation, and our Legation OF the
uirinal INTO an Enc bassy. In other words
10 hopes to satisfy his party by the recall
IT M. de Coccelles, who will be removed
rom Rome, and replaced by a simple
hdrge ddfdires We shall see whether tie
DUO Decazes will go 30 far as to make an
'ther concession important as this to
he enemies of the Church. / ought to
tate that the rapprochement between
GRANGE aud Italy increases daily. Such
tate of things cannot be viewed without
apprehension in reference to the prospects
IT settlement of the Roman question.