Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-27
EXPELLING PRIESTS.
THE EXPULSION OF RELIGIOUS Orders
IN FRANCE.
The Women and the Acers = an Excom-
munieation = Something About
Dusls MSS Vaa Zandt.
PARIS Noremher / 1850

Foreign Ailairs hec-uss lie fused 20
march with the speed desired to-
wards the execution of the DEGREES.
Many have believed. however, that he
owes his fan to his old friend Garabetta,
who became incensed at han for publicly
rsproving the belligsrent words he ex-
pressed in his speech at Cherbourg. After
Mr.. De Freyeiaet's withdrawal from affairs
those lett were no more anxious to hasten
their steps than the former Prime Minister
Each one felt tie false position of the Gov
ernment WITH regard TO The religious orders,
and no one cared to take the responsibility
of acts denounced by truly liberal thinking
citizens and it has Only been IN a hesitat-
ing, bungliHg way that anything has since
been done. The situation from being seri-
Gus has become comic. Had the Govern
ment acted in this affair with vigor and
promptitude they would have excited as
much admiration as animosity from their
opponents, for anti,repubhcans who seem
to have no faith IN justice and the indi-
vidual dignity OF man are never 50 happy
as when tney feel the weight OF hand Of
iron, so pleased are they to be governed,
and so little disposed are they to govern
themselves.
THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Have, in consequence, as much contempt
for those who would perseeute them as
their ardor for Roman power exceeds their
patriotism, and they have IL every instance
braved the Government besides, those
whose tura have come 20 te expulsed or
disbauded are more sympathetic with the
people than we're the JesuIts, whom the
DEGREES have been enforced against in the
midst OF greater scandal Those orders
who now wait their turn have prepared for
a serious siege as in the good old days of
warfare. They have packed provisions
away in their citadels TO last them for
months, and having been joined by some
pious and devoted friends, they have
walled up their doors and prepared to
dispense with all intercourse with this
wicked world The blood seems most heated
in the southern cities, for at Marseilles
and Avignon the feeling has, on both sides,
been most intense. On the 29th, at Avig-
non, at o'clock in the morning, ten brl-
gades of gendarmerie and all the IS corrades
OF gqrdieas de Ia pair belonging to that
city directed their steps, in company with
the three Commissioners of Police, TO
Ananelles street, where the convent of the
Franciscan friars is situated. AS no one
answered TO the summons, N Fache, Cen
trail Commissioner, ordered the doors to be
forced open. Whilst they were
BEATING DOWN THE DOORS
With hatchets, the priests and their friends
shut in with them sent off alarm bombs
from the terrace of the convent, and almost
the entire population then gathering
around, the crowd became very compact.
The doors, which had been walled, had to
be felled with mattecks, and when the au-
thorities were able to enter. they found the
halls INSTRUCTED by fagots and thick boards.
About four thousand persons surrounded
the entrances of the convent, which We're
guarded by gems 'armes on horseback. 1t
required very near three hours to penetrate
into the interior of the convent. when
the civilians, TO the number of thirty, we're
expelled The Superior declared himself
proprietor and asked TO keep two servants
with him, which permission was granted.
One of the Franciscaus expelled came forth
from the convent in the midst OF great APP
plause, then accompanied by about dozen
persons in citizens dress he walked up the
principal street escorted by 400 women
carrying bouquets and crowns. A hostile
crowd joined the procession, when all sorts
of cries crossed each other and filed the
air; great confusion ensued, and the
gems d'armes were obliged to disperse
the processionists, and some fourteen per
sons were arrested, among whom were
eight women, who abused the Commander
of Gendarmerie. Later all the women
from the markets came and stationed
themselves before the Office of Re-
publican journal aud cried, g Down
with the Federalsl" In fact the women
have taken very active part in this re-
igious war they have frequently been ar
rested for calling the officers names,
striking them with their parasols
and calling down maledictions on tire
republic, and this on issuing from
church with prayer-boo in their hands.
A great scandal was reported to have taken
place at Mar5eilles some short time ago.
During the expulsion of the Carmelites
from their convent, young, handsome
lady turned upon the officers doing their
duty and called them
a GOVERNMENT OF BANDITS.
She was arrested and taken before the
Judge, and as she was almost Immediately
released, it was reported that she was
none other than the wife of the Prefet Of
Bouches-du-R hone, and that the officers
and Judge, on learning her name,
became very much confused. and many
times begged her pardon. Such was the
story reported by the clerical papers, but
the facts rs stated have been formally con.
tradicted by ali the journals OF Aarseilles,
which are unanimous IN saying that every
one In Marseilles was aware that the Pre-
fet's wife was at that time absent from the
city. 1t seems that the lady, when ar
rested, was accompanied by two other
ladies-one her mother and the other her
sister-and she made so many excuses be-
fore the magistrate, declaring that IL was
IN a moment of viyacity which she
regretted, that such words had es-
capped her, and the mother joined
her excuses, at the same time limiting at
her daughter not being IN her right mind,
that the Judge, so as not to gave more I'M
portance TO the affair than It needed, dis
missed the ladies' During the expulsion
of the Frsnciscans at Marseilles on the
29th, battles between the young men who
accompanied the friars and Others who met
them, singing the Marseillaise, took place
IN the street, when number were injured.
AT SIX, when tde iriars left their convent,
the crowd cried "Yiyeut les Capucins, :"
and threw flowers and wreaths along their
paths. At Perpignau the vicaIre informed
the Bishop that
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Had been pronounced against the Prefet
and all the agents who had contributed to-
wards the execution OF the deerses. It
can scarcely be believed, however, that
the information took away the Prefet's
sleep and appetite. This arm, SO formida.
ble in mast davs In the hands of the Pooe