The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-30

Communicated.
,Apropos Of Bad Faith.
! Qaousque tandem abuteris.
CRATIC contra cntalinam.S
DoNALDsoNvILLE, June %, 1888,
EDITOR CHIEF:
1 sReaple who live in glass houses ought not to
| throw stones. I am accused of bad faith be-
causeI have given to you simultaneously a COM
| munication Of the Right Reverend Bishop Lee
| ray directed to the Ascension Democrat. The
intention of his Loroship was clearly to reach
the Catholics OF Ascension parish. and not
simply to illuminate the sacred sanctum. OF the
Democrat. If they think this discourtesy, MI.
Editor, let them make the most of it.
| 1t has been matter of surprise to many that
have never noticed the numerous effusions
that have lately appeared in our local papers.
/ did this for purpose. "A prudent physician
first ascerteins the nature and extent of the
illness of his patient. and then only prescribes
the necessary corrective. Besides, I desired to
know the names of the SO called - Catholic
Orthodox" Code Civil" and id omne genus.
had only to tell them: My dear sirs. you do
not believe a word of what you say" These
gentlemen are sharp enough to feel the strength
of the principle, qua minis probat nihil probat.
admit certainly that some Of their powerful
writings exhibit great deal of cleverness. One
will learnedly expound the laws of the State:
on this question admit my Incompetence.
am perfectly willing to wait for decision of
the court, and after that, just as do now and
as have always done, / shall do exactly what
the Catholic Church. through the instrumental
ity of my Bishop. tells me to do-no less, no
more. I am one of those who are willing to
give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, provided
/ can, even at the peril of my life, give to God
what belongs to God. But even this beautiful
dissertation of legal Catholic disguised me by
its in cauda uenemum.
As for my orthodox friend, am sorry to see
that az. 600 bricks are only few unsightly ones
in his eyes. l shall not attempt to persuade
him; such defective sight is perfectly incurable
by my weak efforts. I shall not attempt it. But
the cleverest trick of ALL Mr.. Editor, is the SIM
pie. the innocent the artless assertion, in a fine
little resume. couched, by. mistake, fear, in
italic letters that the selling of the pews under
color of mere injunction has nothing to do
with the spiritual administration of the church.
This is new orthodoxy to me. He almost
makes me believe that the Bishop, or rather his
subordinate, convened the Council of Trent in
the sixteenth century and then and there passed
at the twenty-second session, chapter xvii,
solemn decree for the purpose of spiting, in
this enlightened nineteenth century, some
Catholics of Ascension parish who never put
their feet inside the church. This is rather too
hard for me to swallow; and nevertheless it is
insinuated, over and over again; it is never.
questioned; it is a matter of course.
Indeed, it seems to me that the sly fox pa
rades a little too much his amputated caudal
appendage for the admiration of his fellows.
Such mere assertions are not worth the paper
on which they are written-they are simply ri
diculous.
Again. if you want to believe some, this
dreadful subordinate, now Deus er machina,
presumes to coerce this free people who never
go to church-this people living under the pal
ladium Of American iberties-and presumes to
shut the church against the wish of every man,
woman and child. Sinister Tartuffe! You talk
about coercion, when on Easter
Sunday you have taken forcible possession OF
the church by the authority of the Sheriff, un-
der color of an Injunction taken after the
fashion of midnight order, not issued by the
Judge, but by the Clerk, at 6 P. M, on holy Sat-
urday; you talk about coercion, when you send
notice to quit; you talk about coercion, when
you pick the locks of the church; you talk
about coercion. when you put dog chains on the
doors of the presbytery; you talk about coer-
cion, when you try to prevent the priest from
the sick and dying of this community,
when you try to impede, per jas ct netas, an al
ready too crippled ministry. Eternal shame on
those who concocted and those who executed
such cowardly Vaccinations. Surely. these fine
have not learned this in the diocesan
catechism, but may be-who knows7-honi soft
qui NAL pense-it may be the Catholic princi-
Piles of our new tangled knights of honor so
called because of their secret OATH.
Mr.. Editor as an American citizen living un-
der the stars and stripes of our glorious Union,
can afford to despise such petty annoyances;
as Catholic priest, I am only too glad to fol
low my Saviour and Redeemer, who suffered
persecution unto the death on the cross; as a
Catholic priest, am proud to follow my pre-
decessors Qui ibant gaudentes q conspectu con-
cilii.
The true Catholics of Ascension parish will
not stop to consider the ptous emanations of
an Ascension Democrat; they will let the AS
cension Democrat severely alone. and they will
do well; they will prefer to open the catechism
Of their dear mothers and of their first commu-
Mon, and they will believe that catechism only;
they will follow those to. whom Christ himself
has confided the mission and authority of lead
ing men unto salvation. Bad ink proves the
foulness of the inkstand, and jeers and gibes
have the smell of billingsgate; they not take
the place of good, sound reason, and they are a
telum imbelte sini ictu to
Yours truly, F.XAV. CEUPPENS.
MAYORS CouRr.-Mayor Maurin held
brief seance at the Courthouse on Thurs
day and passed judgment upon violators of
ordinances as follows:
Mary Washington, disturbing the peace
and using obscene language upon the streets;
S. fine or twenty-four hours in Jail. Owing
to the debilitated condition of her bank
balance, Mary went to Jail.
Frank Jones, drunk and disturbing the
peace; required to furnish bond of 800
for GOOD behavior When orr ranOrt closed