National Republican., 1884-06-18
A TLNVENT PROTEST..

The Catholics OF Washington Denounce
the Italian Government for the Pro-
posed Seizure OF the Propaganda college
Property.
The meeting called by the Carroll institute
to formulate an expression Of opinion and
protest against the sale by tho Italian gov
ornment of tho college of the propaganda at
Rome, along with other church property
seized, took place last evening at the National
theater. Seven or eight hundred persons
composed tho audience
Tho meeting was called to order promptly
at o'clock by Mr.. James Fullerton, repro
senting tho institute committee, who proposed
the following list OF officers which was unani-
mously adopted President, Alexander Porter
Morse; vice presidents, Hons. james Il. Nc
Kenna, West Virginia; G. w. Jones, Florida;
A. p. German, Maryland; George II. Pondle-
ton, Ohio; Gen. W. $. Rosecrans, Col. j. o.
Brodhead, Missouri; Hons. j. T.. Follett, Ohio;
s. S. Cox, William IL. Calkins Indiana;
Perry Belmont, New York; William
Massachusetts,; p. +. Tulley, California;
District Commissioner Joseph Il. West, Gen.
w. w. Dudley, commissioner of pensions;
Comptroller William Lawranco Joseph
Nimmo, treasury department; Gen. John
Newton, United States army; Lieut.. Conn
mander T. A. Lyons, United States navy;
Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, United States
navy; DIR. J. G. Shea, Elizabeth. N. j.; Hon.
S. Teakle Wallis, Baltimore; DIR. A. Y. p. Gar
nett, Washington; DIR. Lloyd Magrudor,
Georgetown; DEW +. Byrne, and Messrs.
Eugene Carusi, John +. Ennis,
James Fullerton, d. r.. Murphy,
Il. V. Murphy, Joshua Huntington, VIM.
Laird, jr, VIM. Il. Collier, Thomas Byrne,
Geo. +. Harbin, John Saul, N. Callan, Daniel
b. Clarke, George Mattingly, Ed. j. Hannah,
Thomas Il. Waggaman, L. @. Duncan, Francis
McNerhany, A. A. Wilson, and NJ A. Foran.
Secretary. Capt, John Mullani assistant sec
retaries, NJ. b. Johnston, w. j. Miller, Her
bert A. Preston, j. J. Dermody, NJ. w.
Seaston, John r. Simonton, John Bingham,
James X. ClearY. Milton Il. Smith,
w. II. Monogluo, William. Richard,
Dr. A. j. Faust, Thomas =. f,dilivan, Maj. J..
C. Mallet, W.. NJ Coleman, Thomas Chatard,
j. II. CsJnoy, Henry sahon, John Dunn,
WnrAUn Parsons, Daniel O'C. Callaghan, and
,C.'C. Snow.
A committee on resolutions was then named,
and the secretary read letters from Senator
McKenna, Gen. Rosecrans, Hon. - ). Cox,
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley, DR.. Geo.
b. Loring, commissioner of agriculture; DIR.
j. Gilman Shea, of Elizabeth, N. j.; Hon. s..
leAklo Wallis, OF DulllluOlei NOuilhisSlohOl
West, and ID. L. Murphy, esq, expressing
regrets at being unable to attend, and all
expressing sympathy with the principles
| involved in the interest of which the
meeting was called. The secretary an
| nounced that letters Of like tenor had been
received from Senator Jones, of florida;
Ex-senator Johnston, of Virginia. Senators
German and Pendleton, Hons. j. II. Follett,
Perry Belmont, j. O. Broadhead, w. III. Cal
kins, w. NJ Springer, z. A. Collins, and p
b. Tulley, Judge VIM. Lawrence, and others
| which will be incorporated in the official
report of the meeting, which will be pub
lished hereafter in full by the committee
Senator McKenna, after expressing his
thorough sympathy with the object of the
meeting, wrote: IF our own government
should undertake by any method and under
any pretext whatever o similar proceeding
| (the contiscaton of the property OF the pro-
paganda) with reference TO property held for
religious uses, no matter in whose hands, or
to what faith dedicated, it would excite
the quick remonstrance of every Christian
man and woman in the land"
Gen. Rosecrans regretted that he
Was unable to be present and
| speak, and declared that the
proposal to seize tho property of the college,
which was erected by contributions from all
over the world, from rich and poor alike, for
education of youth of all races and nation
| alities, seems q crime against humanity IT.
self Hes then briefly sketohed the intents
of the institution and its workings, and de-
| clared ut is difficult to conceive how o
government aspiring to represent the rational
and enlightened people of ltaly-tho cradle
| of European civiliZation-can view this in
any other light than a crime without
disregarding the universal principles OF
reason and Justice.
Hon. s. S. Cox called attention to the fact
that he had already distinctly expressed
strong sympathy with this movement in a
speech at the New York meeting, and in an
extended letter to the one held at ST. Louis.
The committee on resolutions presented a
lengthy preamble and the following resolu-
tions:
Rcsolued, That We citizens of the United States
| of America, In sympathy with the cause of Chris
tianity, assembled in public meeting at the city o.
Washington the capital of the nation, on the 18th
day of June, 1884, do declare that justice require:
that the Italian government take such action a.
will secure for all the property Of the propaganda
| the recognition of those principles of right and
equity which exempted the American college
from the operation of the decree referred to, st
that the entire property of the propaganda may
be preserved intact, and It's control undisturbec
for the uses, purposes, and trusts for which II wa
intended and TO which 1t has ever been faithfully
That copy Of these resolutions be trans
mitted TO the President of United states, with Tue
request that he cause the same to be brought Il
the notice OF the Italian government.
That the President of the United states, the sec
reiary OF state ana the American minister u
Rome are entitled to our thanks ioT the promp
and effective action by which our interests were
protected, in the exemption from sale Of the
American college at Rome
Hon. A. Leo Knott, the we'll know
Baltimore lawyer, made an eloquent speech
in which he gave mt some length the histor!
of tho inception and of the PAP years of lif
Of the college Of the propaganda
Mr.. Knott was followed by DR.. A. J. Faus
briefly, and then Hon, Alexander Porte
! Morse introduced Hon. j. l.. o'Hara, tn
colored representative from North Corolina
who, in short speech, denounced the pro
jected sale of tho college property by tn
Italian government, and pleaded for religion
J liberty and freedom Of property.
, Mr.. Francis McNerhany followed in th
speech of tho evening, and eloquently p eade
for justice and the rights of the property o
the college,
Mr.. Morse put the question to tho audienc
on the adoption of the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions. 1t was adopted unani
mously, and the meeting adjourned.
Choral Union Reception.
An informal reception waStondered to NJ,