The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-03
PUBLIC CONSCIENCE IN ITALY.
Gondon Tablet. August 18th,

=. Nconuon Aaulet, August 18th
Inc pubic conscience" in Italy wbi,
= e'gnors Vigliari and Mancini wish to prote
o from the assaults of the Catholic clergy. seen
not to be very tender conscience nor
D. much disturbed by the Efforts of socialis,
and tevolutionists. During tie past month {
July the international held Congress q
Bologna, which subsequently, printed its cirou
lars aid programme. The members of thi
Congress publish their opinions with boldnes
and olearness. They pronounce "tAe existeno
of the State and private property to be incom
patible with the emancipation of the workiu,
classes And they consider it necessary fo
this emancipation "to destroy the State Ia Al
is departments economic, political and reIi
s!ops ana to transform the property Of irdi
! ! 'louaiS into eolleoii::s property" "Aoarchy
winch Is the negation of all utho.ity, or power
which by laws or by force is imposed upou the
lower by the higher olasses, and collectiyism.
which is the possession by the laboring classes
OF the ma erials and machinery of labor, are
'he positive ard negative manifestations
OF their programme" AS tbese social
'Sss deny all authority, and deny. thsranser
NenIon OF the supernatural in the affairs Of
men 'ney deny also the sacredness of marriage.
ana profess full liberty of union betwean tho
man and the woman" As the parents are tbrs
emancipated from the tyrannical tia of MAJ
rage, 80 the children are to he rescned f-o,,
I" the abuses of paternal authority. y and aro -
receive social " education which will alIou
'oe complete development of all their facul. |
Ies. Persons are to be free to do what thew
Ike with themselves. But the liberty of
ne parents becomes tyranny" when it takes
D. form of mt |
congress pledges itself to strive for "tbe
u 'imS'ion OF new popular conscience" The
.Anan government will not allow a meeting
c'eizens TO protest against the grist tax, nor 8
III IL allow procession OF pilgrims to any {
inc sanctuarIes unlees by special license of r
10 auShorlues. How, then, comes it to ra.s !
at the Government permitted the Soc,aiis, n
ongress at Bologna not only to assemble but y
lssued programme which was nor mora g.
Hsphemous against religion than it WAS rebel n
us against the Statef Can it be that the n
esent 'ulers of Italy have secret sympathy ir
tn tie revolutionis,s7 1t seems certainly tr
'plolons that other societies, not differing
ion politically from Internationalists bove
~ meetings and carried resolutions to give
'port to the Deprets Ministry. The WORKING
$685. as represented by the Bologna Con. Ed
ss' are badly circumstanced, eeeing they de
anarchy, communism and pagansm as an en-
ape from the present evils The governing I'LL
'ses, according to the Liberia, which is not Gre
organ of the CatboJics are vo-oo - VII
working CLASSES ain the matter of real and ma
Il education, and in matter of trus and thl
per WelI-being" That journal gives q pite- ing
account of the social state in Italy, and goc
KS OF colossal fortunes which suddenly fall
'ieoes; of families which possess nothing Is n
'ne name and civil designation of family, mel
'"lS ia''er not always correst; of gentle Tor
Tne PINK OF honesty by repute, yet in goo
eo IN fraudulent schemes; of foroeriss be
nItted by men who frequent the bes, so. cial
) ana OF tunctionsries adorned with titles due
'olhty and clad in grand uniforms. wbo o.
md with the cash box" We find, saws the vest
Ia, " the father of five children sbootng adm
BIZ one hne day in coffee house. and w
~ aIter"ards banker throws zhimseIf sucC
1ne river. Wives weep in misery. and
husbands run after ballet girls or soms-
worse" These phenomena are not rare BI
weekly recurrence. They cannot tbere the I
'e aScribed to chance, but to some Law Fo
governs society, and to say truth" con curre
the Liberia, governs it very badIvn Drsn' iotl1
ooP4e VINO are tainted are the merchants truth
tacturers, writer's, bankers, and professors On
'wyers So corrupt is the condition of the 2.
Grated Italy that newspaper of no mean Int
among the Constitutional journals of Va, 8
ssserts that were "the kingdom to-mor- ro.di nc a.
He'd on to wage serious war for its inde. "cum
ice, it would be unable to do 90. And
capacity arises, not from want of powder In
nnon, or for lack Of skill in her captains eofvSd
valOr in her sOldiers, but because tho ~ AasAs
sum total Of the nation is not good, on 49,.
or genuine, and has nos che sapasisy al vsps y