Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-31

priest was followed by one, two or three
members OF the Rght-their friends. This
ceremony took long time to perform,
ard as each priest arrived in the street
| there arose murmurs from portion OF the
crowd. They were looked upon as perse.
cuted martyrs, and their defenders IN the
Senate and the Chambers knelt down on
the sidewalk and humbly kissed the gowns
OF these reverend fathers as though they
were sanctltied saints. The ceremony was
an imposing one, and that which was most
striking was the energy and promptness
with which all the officers and soldiers
performed their task, although to them a
most disagreeable one, for these priests are
| TO them the representatives OF their re-
| ligion. The crowd, as was hoped they
would by the enemies of the republic,
made no effort to defend these reverend
fathers, and, aside from
PRoTESTATIoNs,
Coming chiefly from women, curiosity
seemed to be the only thing which had
brought them together. Among the Jesu-
it's were found Russian and an English
man the magistrates not knowing exactly
what to do with these, sent for Mr.. An
drieux, the Project of Police, who began by
having the line OF policemen extended tar
back, so that each priest on coming out
would not be reached by the devotees who
desired to kiss tine hem OF his garment; he
then ordered the foreigners expelled, as
were the others. No one was left in the
establishment but au old priest of II years,
a blind priest and three domestics. On
the second story the coBiDliSSdires de po-
lice discovered a small chapel whose exist
ence had been kept secret, and it was
believed that it had been prepared in case
the fathers found an opportunity of re-
turning for the evening service, for the
seals had been placed on the door of the
large chapel The seals were placed on
this chapel also. As the magistrates pro-
ceeded IN their work they were often in
suited by the friends OF the Jesuits, who
followed in their footsteps, and SO great
was the clamor of many that they were
arrested, among the number being former
projects and reactionary journalists. One of
them went so Tar as to tear the capote OF
guardian of the peace. About S o'clock
two ladies, with their prayer books, came
to protest. One cried:
LONG LIVE THE JEsUITs
Down with the Communists !" Police agents
approached the ladies to invite them to
cease their seditious cries, when they were
surrounded by the crowd. " Arrest the
women now since you are in the business y
cried some one, and the agents were threat
ened in their turn. The lady continued
If all the women had as much courage
as we they would gather on this spot and
protest with us against the infamy of
which the fathers are the victims ~
Z" Bravo, madam Bravo! was answered
by the crowd, and a great round of APP
plause was given. An editor of the Gazette
de France approached her and said Your
name, Madame, if you please, that we may
print it in large letters in our journal.
- The Countess X" And the Count
ess, suddenly taken with trembling, burst
into tears and tainted away The other
lady, also Countess, displayed ardor only
in ministering to her exalted companion.
1t was o'clock in the morning when the
last Jesuit was led into the street and the
door closed In the afternoon Mr.. An
drieux, Project of Police, received visit
from the Director of the Jesuits, who in
formed him that in the chapel on which
the seals had last been placed the holy
sacrament was exposed, and in order to
keep up the light, as the Catholic ceremony
requires, the chapel would have to be
opened, and as Mr.. Andrieux certainly did
not wish to attack. religion itself, he begged
the privilege of carrying the host to the
st. Sulpice Church. Mr.. Andrieux con-
sented, and went to superintend the taking
off OF the seals. In the mean time infor-
nation was given, and all the ardent
Catholics of Paris had collected around
the dwelling in the street leading to St.
Sulpice and on the numerous large steps OF
the church
FLOWERS WERE SCATTERED
All along the steps, and hundreds of
women knelt there in prayer, awaiting the
arrival of the sacrament. When Mr..
Andrieux saw this great concourse of peo-
pie he felt apprehensive for the public
order, and informed the Director of the
Jesuits that he could not consent to the
procession intended, and that he could not
take the sacrament away. At length the
Director informed the Project of Police
that there existed another small chapel in
the building which had not been dis
covered and so the sacrament was carried
there. After all it was a curious sight the
conducting of the Jesuits into the street
between gens-d armes, the same ceremony
taking place the same hour throughout the
whole of France. The amnesty bill as
voted by the Chambers was re-
jected by the Senate on Saturday
last, and the amendment of Bozerain was
carried by a majority of five votes.
This amendment if accepted by the
Chamber would cause considerable en-
barassment to the Government and give no
satisfaction to those in favor of amnesty
The defeat of the bill is entirely imputed
to Jules Simon, who, on quitting the ros-
trum after making an anti liberal speech,
was warmly congratulated by de Broglie.
This same Duke de Broglie, who, after
aiding Marechal McN1ahon III the attempted
coup 'etat of the famous seize MAJ, kicked
Jules Simon out of the back door of the
Ministry. Victor Hugo, on this occasion,
made magnificent speech-a speech such
as poet and prophet must make. He
ended by saying: ''Let me terminate by
this souvenir. Thirty or forty years ago |
first appeared at the French tribune-at
this tribune. God permitted my first
words to be for the onward march, and for
truth. He permits to-day that these-the
last, if think of my age, which l shall
perhaps pronounce-ma be for clemency
and justice. They say that if nothing is
done for amnesty before the fete of the
l4th, there will in all probability be an
uprising of the people. God forbid for
their sakes. VAL.
THE Boy AND THE TIGER. the 18th |
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