The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-28
PARIS, FRANCE, Oct. 18th, 1Ss

PARIS, FRANCE, Oct. 18th, 1882.
A certain air of mystery usually sur
rounds the visits of ilustrIous persons to
the Vatican. Now 1t is Comte de Cham
bord who has set the clerical world talk
| ing. 1t is asserted that the Legltimist
| Pretender paid visit to Leo XIII. last
week; and the Gazette ~ Italia, IN the
following note, processes to throw some
light on his sojourn to Rome: ~ am in a
position to state, on the best authority, that
the Pope really received visit from a
mysterious person, but 1t was not the
Comte dc Paris, as enormously stated. The
visitor was no other than the Comte de
Chambord, whom the Pope honored with
a secret audience on Sept. Goth last. He
remained ct Rome a few days, staying with
his relative, the Comte Massini. The
question whether the Comte de Chambord
really visited Rome, and If so what his
object was IN seeking an interview with
his Holiness will produce flutter of agl.
tation IN Lcgltlmist circles. Outside the
charmed regions of the noble faubourg
people will not be very deeply affected by
the news of secret audiences and myste-
rious combinations within the Walls of
the Vatican"
The promoters Of the new system of lay
and compulsory education have often been
accused of the intention of introducing
politics into the schools with a view to
Republican propaganda Speaking, how
ever, at Tantonville, on Sunday last, NJ.
Duvaux, Minister for Public Instruction.
while to certain extent admitting the soft
impeachment, explained the point at which
the line would be drawn. The children
would not he declared, be mixed up with
political discussions, but they must, on the
other hand, be Informed as to the Constitu-
ton of the country. Students OF the reign
Of LOUIS Quarorzc must be shown the
stakes planted by the Inqustion ard the
religious prosecutions, as well as the splen-
doris of the sport; for was history to be
suppressed under the pretext that politics
were mingled with It? Then, too, when
the teacher showed the map of France to
his pupils could he hide from them the
black stain which covered two of her old
provinces? Could he prevent his pupils
from asking him when and how they were
lost, and which regime was to blame for
this? Such" added NJ. Duvaux, "are the
politics Of the school We must leave
them there since, when these lessons have
rilened the pupils Will the better under
stand what debt they have contracted to,
wards France and the Republic" This
piece of PLAIN speaking has already arous
ed The wrath Of the Reactionary press, and
the Bonapartist Pays contains tonight a
fierce attack On NJ, Duvaux. According
to the law" il eNcaims the son of Bo-
napar,st must cram himself with the lying
tales which a worthy tool Of the Pion Du-
vaaX VIII relate to him. Nor is the out
cry confined to the clerical press. Even
tie strongly anti-clerical Dir-NeuUteme
Siecie loudly protests, and says "For
Heavens sake do not initiate the little
children III the qu"rrcls of the fathers.
Are we giving huudreds of millions for
our schools that they may be Transformed
into clubs lie mOutardsy You are
well aware .h-i among the fathers of fami-
lies IN every commune there are some who
are not experimentation are lmperlalists
or Royalists, and who have the right to be
so; and you would teach these mems chill
dren that they only owe hate and contempt
to the political opinions embraced by their
fathers. This would be madness" The
Dir-NeuUiome Steele concludes by begging
NJ. DuvauX To- correct the speech before
handing it to the printer; but the mischief
is already done, and the Minister for Pub.
lie Instruction has supplied his opponents
with most telling weapon. The Liberte
aifirms that this unlucky speech was dis
cussed at the Cabinet Council held this
morning at the Elysee.