The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15
MARSHAL MAC MAHON And THE FRENCH
REVOL CTIONLSTS
FULL AND CLEAR EXPLANATION OF THE
CRISIS.
Catholic World for july
iConcluded.I

The Left lost no time in bringing forwar
their guns and forcing the fghtiDg. n
Leblopd Yves put mp by them in the Cham
her of Deputies to give notice of questio
addressed to the government " as to tn
measures which it proposed to take T.
repress Ultramoptane intrigues." Mule
/ Simon, Fastening to comply with the de
/ mands of the men with whom, as it nov
appears, he was secretly in accord, at ono
replied that the dabate on the proposed
question could take place on the next day
The Catholic members of the Chambe
seem to have already distrusted the SINGER
lily of NJ. -Simon.-One of them-tbe- ele
Quent and fearless Count de Mun-an
nonnced that be and those who acted with
him insisted upon clear u understanding OF
the position of the governments.
We shall insist upon knowing" said he
wnefner the Government accepts the respop
ability for the campaign that is being wapet
~ means OF impure calumnies against the Co
tholios of France. The patriotism of French
Catholics cannot be called in question it ii
above suspicion. In what we are doing-ir
what We wish to do-wSsare claiming but oul
rights. We demand, however, that the gov
eminent, to which we give our support, should
free itself from the siblity Of the attack.
erable." - WI
M. Simon seems to have perceived tina.
matters were growing serious, and that he
could not much longer pretend to serve
still to maintain bis position. On the fol-
lowing day. after N. Leblond had put his
question and supported it by hararpue
In which he urged that the government
should at once proceed to Tepress by the
most stringent means "the Ultramontane
intfigues," ID. Simon addressed the Cham
Ger IN speech highly disingepious and
full of double meanings. 1t was virtually
an appeal to the Gambetta faction TO per
init him to remain in power in order that
he might do their work; while at the same
Time 1t was an attempt to throw dust in
the eyes of the Catholics by bypocritical
professions of respect for religion and its
rights The government had been blamed.
ne SAID, for permitting Catholic newspapers
20 assaii Italy; bat the government could
not prevent this, the law would punish the
winters, if hat they wrote was punishable
nnder the law. On the other hand, the
government would not tolerate any attack
npon the Catholic religiou-'wbich it sin-
Perely respected"-snd would protect the
Fights ard libe rties of Catholics In fact.
ne Church in France enjoyed to day more
freedom than at any previous time. Bnt
was necessary to limit this freedom.
Eor instance, the government "toleratea'
2ee existence OF Catholic societies 30 long
- they are used only for the purposes set
9rth In their statutes, but it had interdict
~ the Catholic com mittees which were
Employed in political undertakings and |
y hieh had q. formidable ramifcstiops y |
faving gone thus far, III. Simon thought
ee might as well go q little further, and he
proceeded to make a statement which was
direct Insult to the Intelligence of the
ghele Catholic world. "The Catholic
petitions and the demonstration made by
ne Bishep of Nevers," said he, Etcere
Pased upon fctiOn-mamely that the Pope
prisoner IN the Vatican;" 81 the law of
guarantees has taken every care of the
|piritnal Independence of the Holy Fc-
per- And he then went ON to condemn
ne petitions as San Interference in the in
Prnai affairs of peighboripg country,n
nc to remind the Chamber that the gov
Fnment had done all in it's power to
Fppress these lawful manifestations of
|atholic feeling. The government. he
aoeds would continue TO protect the clergy
long as they confined themselves to
Peir spiritual duties, but would in the {
ture punish them severely "if they q
pcroached upon the civil power"-tbat is, 9
tney continued to exercise their freedom .
Bainst the acts of the Sardinian robbers, q
% by seeking to enlightea the public G
Ind and COINCIDENCE as to the real condi- e
en of the head Of the universal CD arch.
This speech of the President of the n
9uncll was virtual surrender to the ex- II
eme Left; but M Gambetta was deter u
fned to force more formal and complete !,
|pituiation. On the following day, Nav =
he resumed the debate in a speech which .
had carefully prepared. and which he
'iiyered with great eloqueDce aud ANNA 8
Pm. Its spirit ia expressed in the sentence u
hich was received with the loudest n
'plause by the Extreme Left; SIT is time u
at lay society should drive back the 81
urch to that subordinate rank which be- n
ngs to her in the state" M. Gambette, o.
= readers will perceive, is very far in o.
vance of M. Cavour. The italian states
pa dreamed of f" a free church in a free OF
ate;" the French Revolationist demands D
enslaved church in an atheistic aud th
mmunistic state. Listen to him: "
. The ChuICh has set citizens by the ears, .,
armed France and troubled Europe. 1t is 9f
Wsys thus: the monarchy was often COM re
lled TO resist the enoroachments of the Ia
l0roh, but the republic must do more, for m
" the State is assaulted on oil sides in the co
me OF religion aud her very existence is | ~
reatened. The Catholic MISUNDERSTANDING ~
e. senators and members of this Chamber
We exalted the Pope as the supreme ruler of of
Ance and OF the world when the Pope has "a
9ed an order they exolaim: Rome has an
D y end muet be o6eyed.' The Pope on the nj
"a OF March commanded that an agitation in m