Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-21
Iron oar Regular Correspondeni.t
Paris Letter.
PARIS, France. April 5. 1880.

PARIS. Frauce, April 5. 1880.
It is said that the Jesuits have not been
surprised at the tenor Of the DEGREES pub
lished Yesterday in the Journal 0tFeiel,
the heads of the order in Paris having been
acquainted with their contents some days
ago. The reports current are so conflict
ing that it is hard to predict what steps
the Jesuits are likely to take in the matter
but it seems prob1bls that they will have
recourse to every means Of legal resist
ance. Writing to-day in the GIHlois, NJ.
Weiss advises the Jesuits to hold their
ground. and submit only to the eventual
Judgment of the cour. OF cassitlon- NJ.
Weiss remarks that the society will be
morally covered by the authority OF the
Senate, As indeed, it is the Senate, quite as
much as the society. which is struck and
offended By the DEGREES. All the other
papers publish articles on the DEGREES to-
day, and few extracts therefrom will
give your readers some idea OF the opin-
ions expressed on this important subject.
/ The N0Hiieur Cairersel considers that the
DEGREES are thoroughly unconstitutional
and that the prerogative Of the Senate has
been assailed. The procedure adopted
by the government. adds the N9HltetIr,
assumes. moreover, the character of a
persecution. which is contrary to OUT
habits and to the. principle of republican
government. It is, besides, as arbitrary
rs it is useless, since the object Of the
government in presenting Article is no
attained. in spite Of the DEGREES passed
against the congregations. NJ. Clemenceau':
organ. the justice, declares the DEGREES are
far less effective than Article would have
been. as they only continue the struggle
That would have been for immediate ex
pulsion. and now there is delay OF three
or even, perhaps, six months. The Jus
tice is of the opinion that if the clerlca
party were to feign concession, such hal
measures might be extremely dangerous
and in q few years matters might be jus
where they are now. Luckily, conclude:
this journal, the clerical party is not Sc
moderate rs all this. The Repu5liqu
FraHcaie says that, whatever happen
clericalism has received its deathblow
Little by little Catholicism will become
what i. should never have ceased to be
and what the Concord 1t made i, namely. ;
religion. and not political consprac,
tending to restore theocracy, which is
hundred times worse than the cid regime
/, Viewed thus, concludes the RepUj'iqN
, Fraueaise, the month of March. 1880
marks in our history the point of depart
ure Of a movement that nothing will nov
be able 20 arrest. NJ. Dlfaure's organ
, the Pdr,emcat asserts that the non author
: lied congregations never constituted :
grave a danger as 10 render it necessary
raise the banner Of IN an.i-clerieal crusade
Three wears after the failure of the attemE
Of Nav ! 6, one year after the renewal c
the Senate, while the country was in ii
enjoyment Of complete peace at home,
was very imprulen: TO inaugurate GOV
ernment of combat. Many useful thing
, remained to be done, without startn
upon an adventure which, however it ma
: end, can bring no profit with il. Wriiin
! this evening in the Pays, N. Paul de Ca.
sagnac remarks that the government, by
laundering policy, has given all ii
conservatives y common ground upo
which to work. We shall see, says VI.
, Cassagnac, whether we are to become h
: slaves OF the yeyolu,ionists, atheists an
materialists. Powerful empires hav
. tried persecution and fallen, and certainl
: weak rebublic, like this, will not sue
/ coed where such giants have failed.