Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-31
EXPELLED.
ACCOUNT OF THE EXPULSION OF THE
JEsUITs IN PARIS
Fraternity and in the Streets
OF the City-Etc

PARIS, July S, 1880.
Not since the Middle Ages has sight
so curious been witnessed as that which
took place throughout France the 29th OF
last month. Over ninety days had been
accorded to the Jesuits, not occupied in
instruction, to disband but not one OF
them stirred, and they intimated that they
would yield only to force At Bourges,
at Bordeaux, Grcnoble, Vals, Lille, Cler-
mont, Pan, Lyon, Paris, Versailles and, IN
fact, in all the principal cities throughout
the different departments of France, the
same ceremony took place from five to six
same resistances, the same frmness on the
part of the officials and the same mutiny
or indifference of the crowd The descrip-
ton OF that which passed at Paris may
serve for all the other cities, as the differ
ent dispatches received are but repetitions
of the same ceremony. The sun had but
risen when nearly three hundred persons
were stationed before the dwelling of the
Jesuits, rue de Sevres, among whom were
number OF newspaper reporters. When
the magistrates arrived they were received
with cries of 6 Fiue les JeSuits !" to which
was responded by others in the crowd by
&c Vire Ia Repubkquer' This
HOUSE OF THE JEsUITs
Is situated in old Paris, and ia almost OPP
posite to that establishment well known to
all Americans who have visited Paris, and
to many who have never been to Europe-the
famous Bon Marche In front of the house,
on the other side of the street, is a large
square with shaded walks, which would
permit the gathering of great concourse
OF people oppositel the house. The
dwelling is an old building, its walls
covered with plaster, and stands out into
the street without the conventional high
walls; the only thing to distinguish it from
It's neighbors is the entrance to the chapel,
which is through high arch. The unpre-
tentlous appearance OF this building is
nothing unusual with monastaries through
out France the exterior is always forlorn
and uninviting and a broken window here
and there adds to it's desolation. There is
| nothing to rejoice the eye, and the passer-
by signs with compassion at the thought
OF human beings passing life
SO monotonous within. But one must see
the reverse of the medal, for the rear part
of these houses OPEN on to magnificent gar
dens and parks, gardens filled with choice
fruits and vegetables and rare plants it is
a little paradise with great cellar filled
with fine wines. The Jesuits have had the
misfortune to be little loved even by other
religious orders, and so noted are they for
revolving against the authority of the Gov
eminent under which they have lived that
this is the forty third time in history they
have been expelled. They have been ban
ished from all civilized countries since from
Saragossa, in 1865, to Russia, in 1923, in
GLIDING Valtelline, Portugal, Duchy of
Parma, Holland and even from China and
Japan. However, that which might be
considered proper for monarchial France to
do is certainly
AN ACT OF INCONSISTENCY
On the part of republican France. Many
who have no particular admiration for the
Jesuits have on this occasion manifested
considerable sympathy for them, SO natural
is it to defend the oppressed. That
the Government has made a .faur
pas in the direction, it privately &C.
knowledges; but it had already gone so
far that it could not, consistent with its
OWE dignity, arrest its steps. The house
on the rue Sevres will hereafter possess an
historical interest," and although the men,
orable scene took place last Tuesday,
crowd constantly stands around it with
expectant looks, as though waiting for the
plastered walls to protest In turn. 1t was
just twenty minutes past o'clock in the
morning when the magistrates, Messrs.
Clement and Dulac, rang the bell at the
door. A small wicket window was opened
and they were asked what they wanted
the reply was:
"oPEN IN THE NAME OF THE LAW"
The door was opened, but the magistrates
found themselves in front of another door,
closed and double locked. The probability
of such difficulty had been foreseen, and
they had taken the precaution of bringing
a locksmith With them The locksmith,
by order of the Commissaire de Police,
tried to open the door, but not being able
to succeed, order was given him to break
the lock. At each blow of the hammer
which fell upon the door Mr.. de Ravignan
was heard to cry out, Locksmith, do
not obey I am the proprietor of this es-
Enlistment, and know you that according
to law you are responsible for the violation
of domicile which you are about to COM
mit?" Notwithstanding, the hammer con-
tinued to fall on the lock, which at last
yielded. On passing through this second
door the magistrates found themselves in
the presence of the different editors of some
of the reactionary journals of Paris, the
Gazette de France, the Gaulois and the
Figaro, who had penetrated into the vesti-
bule. MIR. Clement very politely begged
these gentlemen to retire, but as they re-
fused to go out, he summoned them three
times, after which the gems d 'armes were
charged with expelling these refractory en-
thusiasts, Messrs. Clement and Dulac,
followed by their agents, penetrated into
the court. The decree of the Project de
Police was then read in the presence of the
Superior of the house, the pere Titot.
When the reading was finished MIR. Glenn
ent waited for an answer, but the pere
Titot remained motionless then MIR. de
Ravignan, who was behind him, de-
summons such as had just been
made; that there was first ques-
ton of proprietorship, and that the
proprietors of real estate protested by the
mouth of Mr.. de Ravignan, their Presi-
dent. Besides, these peres were old, and
it was early in the day to expel them
when he was answered that they had been
allowed three months to prepare for a less
early departure. A process verbal was
drawn up and Mr.. de Ravignan wished
again to interfere, but MIR. Dulac informed
him that their business was not with him
whereupon he finally desisted. While
these events were taking place in the inte-
rior, things to be regretted occurred on
the outside. The magistrates had allowed
two or three reactionary journalists to fol-
low them, at which the republican journal
lists protested with much energy. The
agents, perceiving disturbance, made a
plunge into the crowd, and one of the
republican journalists was little roughly
handled, and the other arrested. A num-
L. r 4 L.