The New York herald., 1879-10-15

else shall declare their grsndfathers and grand
that they deny Paradise and the tender and compas
ionate Virgin, who listens to the suppiicatons oi
the poor, and that they bent on reducing every
thing TO their own monkey level. Great are the dis
gust and horror of the peasant and especially OF ma
wife, on listening to these trades In imagination
they can see NJ. jules Ferry climbing up tree and
erinnine demoniacay, with his bill in his hand. ana
President Grevy cracking nuts and running about on
all fours So untiring have the clergy been in their
denunciations that they have succeeded in creating
widespread sympathy for the Jesuits thus perse-
cuted by unbeiievers. and profound antipathy for
the projectors OF the bill. They already enrolled
1000 900 names in protest against it. To this may
be added the vote OF the Conseils Generaux.
THE VOTE IN THE PROVINCES.
In thirty departments the vote of the ConseilG
Generaux favorable to the bil in thirty two the
vote was against il. In these sxty-two ASSEMBLE
there We're 1886 voters In the thirty favorable to
the bill the vote stood for the measure 527: against
it, 40; abstentions, 1872. In the thrtytwo hostile
departments the vote was--For the BILL 292; against
it, 652; abstentions. l33 This leaves i'll favor of the
law $40 votes; against the law S12; absentiops. 1885,
absent or silent 295 Five departments have upt yet
pronounced judgment; four have not ysto)ened
their sessions. The five are the HauteapAlpes.
Carreze. Corsica. Gironde and Rhone. The four
those of the departments of the Seine as well as the
Algerian departments. III some Of the assemblies the
debate on the bill was extremely bitter, and was
carried to the exclusion OF other subject OF
interest. Ihe seventh clause was the great cause
OF contention although the first clause of the bill
has been just as patent in evokng the wrath Of the
clergy. This first clause reads thus:-
ARTICLE 1.-The examinations and practical competi-
tons which determine the nerrng of degrees only
held before the establishments OF higher education be-
Some of the provincial assemblies that voted
against the seventh clause excluding the Jesuits
from schools were in favor OF the above clause.
Others voted against BOTH This first clause. in.
tended to the vote OF the monarchical ASSEM-
bly, of Versailles in 1875 in favor OF bringing the
universities under clerical influence, sufh-
cient to set the whole clerical voice against the
government; but they could hardly have set
up tho cry OF determination OF religion and
the exile OF priests being intended by it.
The peasants do not know much about the confer
institutions of learning. but they can understand
what is meant by the closing OF the good Brothers
little schools. or rather the good Brothers being
turned out OF them to make way Tor Lay teachers.
And listening to the voice of the cure 1t Is not sur
prising that the country folk have signed theii
marks to volumlnous petitions to the government
against the seventh clause-a clause which gave the
clergy all the ground they wantcd-a plausible basis
for their ferocious opposition tho Republic. Tho
London Times in commenting on the clause of tho
bill voted by the monarchical Assembly OF 1875 IN
favor OF the clericals said:-'The French Ministry
Education BILL as amended, makes changes OF i'm
mense Importance 1t gives the death blow TO syss
TEN of educational despotism under which secular
higher teaching of young men who filled the profess
sons and made the laws of the country" There is
the whole question. The clericals in 1875 thought
that they had got hold of the shaping Of the minds
of the young who made the laws Of the country.
and now the republicans naturally enough want the
shaping of these minds. The first clause Of the
Ferry bill compels even the obstnately ultramon-
tame student to submit to the examinations OF the
State schools and the Jealous youth who might be
passed by the clerical professors will be rejected BY
those of the State. The seventh clause 10 intended
to shut up anti-republican schools.
FAMOUS SEVENTH CLAUSE.
But the government is placed In delicate and
vexatlous position by the seventh clause This
clause occupied fourteen long sittngs of the Cham
ber Of Deputies, and is yet to be pronounced upon
by the Senate Editors are pulling each others hair
it. politicians at war on the subject. and
even the philosophers. who rarely trouble them
selves with politics. have taken to writing about 1t.
The republican chiefs, who side with NJ. JuleS
Ferry feel that something must be done to curb the
clericals who politicians before they are priests:
Those of them who oppose the seventh clause feel
it is unwse measure for new government and
provincial France is largely and sincerely
religious war. They think that the ousting Of few
Jesuits from the schools while the vast body OF
the regular clergy are unrestricted in teaching.
cannot make amends for the acrid opposition
which it has brought and will continue to
bring against the republicans. II the Minister
recedes from his position the clericals will
have gained the prestige Of victory. If he maintains
it the government will feel its effects in the next
general elections. And here it should be said that
there are two who hope to attain the position
OF President Of France the agitation OF the cler.
ical question. One is Jules Simon. q cool headed
amJitieur who not straw for either side. but
who has ranged himself, with not unwise foresight
on the conservative bench; the other il Gambetta.
who, in spite of polite character, Ia sometimes
governed by his hates. He hates the clericals inv
tensey and speaks of the Society OF Jesus being
q sor: devil hsh whose tentacles stretch over
France. These two have the strongest antip<
athy for each other and both of them have but ono
desire, one ove-the Presidential chair of the Re.
public. Simon has taken Theirs for his model and
hopes to attain power by the means that were en-.
ployed by that wary politician. 1t was related nk
Thiers years ago that having mado an admirable and
eloquent speech in the Chamber on the Roman
question he received from Cardinal Bonnechose
very hattering letter for his zeal in uphoding the
policy of the Pope. This led to call of courtesy.
After a pleasant Interview OF half an hour the
ex-Mnster of Louis Philippe on taking his leave
said, "You know. Monseigneur that never pre-
tended to have any faith. Faith is gift Of heaven
and has come to But have always
thought that the organizations Catotsque was pow.
erful instrument in the hands OF France. And.
moreover, having studied history good deal during
my life have always observed that aEy attempt to
swallow the Pope sure to be attended
with o violent ht of indigestion" In
France the republican government is trying to
swallow the Jesuits But the extreme radicals evil
IDENTIFY think that it is not worth while to convulsa
the national stomach in the endeavor to devour
handful of men who receive not sou from the
French Treasury, while a whole army OF regularly
authorized abbes pocket 50.0OO.OO0f yearly from
the government Golfers for training the Gallic con-
science in precisely the doctrines. The radi-
Gals wish to force the government to heroic
treatment of the clergy. but cannot succeed. And
therefore this clerical question extremely dif-
cult to deal with, especially In France. where
large number of the priests rs Intelligent as they
active should the government let them alone
1t suffers from the teachings OF powerful and i'm.
placabe foe. II it attempts to cripple or curb their
organization the outcry is raised by them Of relig-
ious war. So that each horn OF the dilerTma 10 ~
sharply pointed the other.