, 1879-01-20

any hIiC" NUk HOW W fHItl6 LtfG kln4 tltIHA7
which tim. l,al glsen them. unlcs. We now
acted Will, tnnrc generous Intentions. with nlurn
nnylrltli'iE perseverance,, and With lhc same l'fs'
n'ottscS witlt which men acteA nli'l lived "iio
country. Nusl might taxa from us our inheritance
aud rive 1t to ntl,ess i',nrc worthy oi lis acpt-
amer.
"lhe prospects, Of tho Church at the present
tost pr"mls!nr, for VIC have achieved our pres
c'lt cntnlft!tn wt.llHnt any nf thusr oy1'nnfy
nsslstnsrts WHICH arc considered r.tl,tlstr fur
sM:'sss t,sn In Tbs tifc F'tsI q ali, ~ have lad
%""E Save u s az .oinq the to osss'%s"s; tx 'fa
IT.. We have received nothing from ii but it,
protection nnh goodwill, aud we nrc tnIepent;-
ent uf II, only that we uwe 1t our tlcrpest 10y
earnes. intention and goodwill u support It
agnlnst a! g'!nsnycra a.nl os,pouenss. i}nt wn
have 'lut lccn endowed BY il. u,l,i not only layu
W. moi been endowed by II, but, pvri,nps, VT
this country. Whilst We were limited In num-
bv'e, a',l very pus'r, anl gu.hi' working people.
we were little trsntt,irsl: INT ~ sum as tic
Church begun tn l!ft up ~ head, shortly after
the first Council Of baltimore, when the fl'st
op'sssft' tep .p,St ot "fr Scr,ceasn 'hft S Ga. h. H.
sossa ir this cntntfy, which SOON s!,owc.!
nsNf y vlnlenec. Sos many Of you, perlsauPt
fc'nen'er the urcurrenre, 1n,t in toH l,e 1lttrcl
ot the Catllolic Church tsos cnrrtri to sucll MI
cxcgaa, AMI tho violence manifested towards It
IN uubllc tperch md political circulars 'yas 81,
orcat, the tcopIe con1I not satI.!y their hn't
isclngs In nny either way Without t:arlna down
August, ls3l. they commenced operations by
thu t!catrucilo.l ut midnight nf the beautiful
convent nj Eilnr1cHtow1, Ilenr Eustnl. Without
nsrT1 do not say thcr were thu representatives
ni,, Huston; far from that, / say, but
still They were permitted, within s!r.it
OF tho, spot where Bunker fit! Monument
now raEsts tIs luity head, to attnek rhe nost de-
1rttsriess ladies mud children, win, wcrn driven
ont ut .nfl'nght, tile furniture destroyed, tho
chapel rstrrntet atd thu house set On lire and
resi''eetl I" rstill.; mud i eto to latc day. M
Cnaslys,own III 1871 towards ti,c Caihujic
Church. Evcry ten years s.acc thcro Inns been
a fart OF eruption III suln0 kilt. III 1871
churches wcrc destroyed III Philadelphia, tn
t:utlef. with large, librAry. tho, 14ifd Clurrl'
churches Ind 10 hu tl',scd hela,tse II was not
kafe fur Catholics to venture out Ut drors. III
1871 ratnc the Knaw-NuihNg excitement, which
ais I Sis9.t bai I Glso e a If ts s esi: a1
r.titt, destruction Ut PROPERTY, md the loss uf
lie !n yartuts cities. In lSlH w wcre pushed
br ottler things. Tho War 'yas Just con,nE to
slosc. ani psor!e %ctG it;d, attl nean neo1!e
such bad citizens, aor the ilrst who ancistd to
tho s,ppurt 0f the Hug were Cnthulcs. i'll large
numbers, and prniosllonately tn much larger
numbers than persons vi other Determinations.
THIS aslnyed. III 1S6i. thc crnhtlon which wo
nlist expect III tsi,a country, aud Which sollle-
tlmrs think, our Lord permits AZ kth0o rub
b1ng dawn every ten ycar', Wien llu psrnltts
our foes to rlsr ur IN cbastsat.Isc!it OF U.S.
"lm 1871 a!l Things Weru will. nntl then otr
President acEntI to creatn TINT excitement w:iici,
ts still lingering III certain caaacs OF nolltigs III
this country, by ilrst rrferrfu. 10 the selUal
question. liz unnecessarily fpoke Vi IT III 1own.
mt hi
taxation Of church property. and he k,'ow well
whcN ilc uttered thrst words tint 1lu Iurnnt BY
the taxntlon OF church prosperity chlel!s CnthH!ie
Church property. Su tint the rI,nIlttuu Ut ha,l
s fss s' cys3x y's'ee' te @ ssy 4s.s Il s5Sw Ss,
1iuk culmtnatc Ia this trouble hlyu
apoIicn Of 1t Is taking u different form.
The 'ay of persecution lns passed anil will nut
has Eono, and r'sop!0 will nut submit to it. hut
there In nt.ntcr sYa:clI! OF persecution, Just na
bismarck Inns Established one III ucftnany,
which Is fn.siiel Into tic law until thu Cow
hostility to rclfgnl, uni religion ~ bcntcn duwn.
aill tshHit!eu tbuI!, aMd Injured, nrIl WrOnge1
nnlrr ti,e irctrIise vi supporting tho Au-
tlMs!teB vi tl!u Stnte l,,t maintaining right mud
law. That is wlIal We have io fcar tatst IN Tits
Country, It Is whr!, pco'Ic wo tlare not come
up bUAty nntt attuck lis With The club,
Knife, ar pistol hut "ho, under the Br1iInnee
of lt,c law a'ld III usdcr 70 rstahlisl. a. they saw
tho perfect separation oi Church md Ssute, u.d
to Glve to the State ils full rl.i.ts md luiuse
upon every cfas* ot persos, without regard to
irti1l1 tEelr Wlo'U duty MIL their crttfe b,tr
deM,-it ~ uncr letlint.s Vt this kind That this
Ilrw prosecution IL eDnlllE. We alhlll Hlcet 1t ia
We met ihe !ttlsccutiunai inat huTe Gune before.
II VT nrG taxet1 We sllal pay Off tAtes. Ii No
ure compelled to sena our children Ia Rcln'ols
We stall xclnl them to nr uwn tei,no!st not to
erl00ls III !nt!dclk, And No shall triumph, nAu
a:lyaMec, ant prosper, nhtl gruw .ll,lrr prusc-
rtIffjn lint Kind tfttyru tlHfNr
prosecutions OF Nln,i her kl!Nl.
''In aj'eakflIyu ul these prosecutions Whiehh hayc
tnken place II. this cntry, II Is tu te remarked
tut tIivy lnyu nntY uctn directed agu.nst thu
Catholic Church Ast1 AxnIlBt no Dtl,rr, Us u
body Tiers IS nut one sRa,, III tue cuuntry TINT
ran lay Iii hand upon sinEtu CATHOLIC wlio
llas ever dol1e ono MT u Etole,lre acaltst thu
c,zes .0 s cstn",s Wiz ys s ase3e
themselves subject to the lnw and ita ucna'ty,
n,c mother thug. hut ain speaking OF psr-
sons nctuated by political t!0tiyra, whu hare IN
Intention ii hubvsstE'g thu Govcrttncnt. On
and loyal, asnl .1l!cy Intend IN continue W.
TnrY li,!yt llus uunn It fur pas, for Catholics
hayu not been caliel 10 thu higher o[!lcrs OF tho
lnMl. In tho present Auy wn turn otu-slxth Ut
grGss yoll cnn count tho number 1t Catholics
llpoll your fingers. ~ t'lr Hrnatu ne lays two
tAtlmic members; II, thu higher oilccs, NOT
s.nsle known Catll1lss. In former titucs wa
tlAN AhEA tA9tN1 4HHG4s nH4 #Ab ulHf
catlluic VI ean,,eaeU That eyer obtained high
political oilscc II, Tits country. Onu Of tic
Secretaries uf tt,r Navy was Casi,ollc--llsMirr
lhs last rrcesh!rnt-a short tln,r, though
l,c was llkI great iAany ullter
Catholics who carry their rrIgtoM wIlere they
carry tlIcIr Grt-t.andkcrvhtcfs. lSnlIltt,)
Our lhynliy to tl!e uuyeru,nrnt, our attachment
tU II, our ,uyo Ut liz PRINCIPLES, our dslcrIniia
lion 10 iiyu !t,tl dis by them, laa been Wtyrl uDe
lur 1ay. |. nns tlcen Given with uur sincercst,
pcrtGrt irccaan. Md hreauhe Of the ioyu wo
hayu for II. y snyiug was attributed to the late
Pope, whrlI, II Ilu sltl sav IT, WAS very bcauti-
!u unu, eil,l which, II he did not sav 1t. WAS
very tr!lo unr. lie taId ths was tho hapulsst
country In thu wnfl.l, whera tho ti1yerthiens
hal nothing to fclr from ltie Catholic Church,
aud thu Catholic Church lad Aoshng tO fear
lron. thu iuv.rnlgcnt.'
~ Auys referred to fhcso unpleasant dtglru-
ticsin the l,srry Ut lse Church, utMl to these re-
1eute,l t5rtennul prosecutions, nut tO trcatu 4ly
ta1 feeling ur to revive auy OF tho uaitIful sunl:
ments w,!lclI uxistci ut thUsc variuus ts!es. l
kt.tIW we'll thut tcsS acts vi yiulencu ara not lu
|tr charged to tho people Ut lurEe. t;enurAlly
tho yIoicnte was not To 10 charged to Americans
ut ali, but 10 thnsa traditional bad fccliny4
whcll were seut to us from our ulotllcr country,
EnHland. aa 1nany ErHtFuus soul ls