The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-16
KR1I.RY,s CASE. A
MS Attack on Victor Emmannei aud Tie
Occupation OF Rome. fi.5 81

evening oIfJunuAly IL 1911 puput
meeting was held in Richmond, Va, 4
protest against and denounce the occn
patton Of Romeb by King Victor Emman
uel. Bishop McGill presided. On motor
Of Mayor A. Killey, the new Minister t
Italy, a committee on resolutions was up
pointed, ofwhich hewa chairman. The
report Of the committee, which wa
unanimously adopted, was asfollows:
4 NYngRExs, The Catholics Of this diocese
have witnessed with the ptofoundest con
Germ the recent cruel and causeless in
yasion Of the Papal States by a neighbor
ing sovereign, and the sacrilegious vic.
lence with which the Holy Father hal
been driven from his throne and bereit o.
his lawful authority; and
WHEREAS, 1t is meet that the voice oi
even this small fragment OF the great
Catholic world should be raised in repro
baton OF this outrage and impiety.
Resoipsd, That the Catholic clergy and
laity Of Richmond, confident that theii
course will be indoIsed by the whole iio
cese, protest against the invasion and spo'
liation OF the States OF the Church by
King Victor Emmanuel as crime against
solemn treaties and against the indepen'
dence Of the head OF the Church on earth
which must always be impefilled while Il
Is the subject Of any temporal prince Oh
government
Rssolped, That while no supposed neces'
sity could justify, and no anticipated ben,
ftcould excuse this outrage, it challenges
peculiar apprehension from the circum-
stance that there was not even the pre-
tenee OF consulting the prosperity or lib.
erty ofthe Roman people in the nggtes-
sion; butitis conceded, and indeed tri-
umphantly claimed as amerit, that spo-
liation was effected in the interest OF the
people OF foreign States, and TO pander to
the vanity Of alien communities.
Resottei, That while the spoliattons jus.
tify the world Ia stigmatizing this invasion
asa tlagrant crime against social order and
the peace OF Nations, the personal turpi-
tude OF King Victor Emmanuel invites
even more serious denunciations. Pre-.
tending obe Catholic prince, he has
smittcn, as il were, with mailed hand
the chief OF Catholics; claiming TO be q
lawful sovereign, he has trampled under
foot the very convention to which he owes
his throne; and pretending TO be defen-
der Of the rights Of the humblest, he has
admitted in his proclamation Of the Sth OF
September that lie despofled the territory
OF q peaceful neighbor to prevent the brig
ands Of his own dominion from consum-
mating the spoliation without hisaid
Resolred. That to the venerable Ponlif,
now standing on the verge Of the grave,
after a life extended beyond the allotted
space, resplendent throughout its course
with sanity yirtnesandillustEieus achieve
lments, the object Of The ilial worship OF
millionsoi his children in every quarter
Of Christendom, andot the respect aud
yeneration OF the good Of alllands and
faiths, who has twice tasted the bitter
.chalice OF political persecution, pressed to
bis lips By treachefous Catholics, We ten
der our pr0foundest and most atIectionate
sympathy and beg to assure him that,
though among the most remote and least
worthy Of his children, we yield 10 none
IN Obedience to bis authority, reverence
for his character and tender solicitude for
his personal welfare.
Resolred, That while under existing cir
cunlstances no resistance 70 the sacrilege
oi which he and the Church are victims
seems left TO US save an appeal 10 the en-.
lightened Judgement OF mankind, and
prayers to the throne OF Him whose divine
promise is pledged to the guardianship Of
this toid, we oder that prayer aud record
that protest in common witliour brethren
OF every civilized race and tongue under
heaven in the unshaken faith that the
arm OF the Lord is still mighty, and that
the word He pledged TO the preservation
Of his Church twill not pass away"
KgfLEY's SPEECH.
The following is The report of Mayor
Keiley's speech on the resolution, which
appeared in the Richmond Wig:
I He did not intend to defend the resolu-
ton on religious grounds, because the
humblest Catholic comprehended as clear
ly as the most learned and exalted, the
doctrines Of his faith. In the dethrone-
meut OF the Pope crime had been com
mitted against religion itself which no
materialadyantage or political necessity,
could extenuate, much lessrefuse. "Why
is IT," he said, "that free citizens Of this
mighty Republic in tones more decided
than the subjects Of kings hetiditary or
kings constitutional, denounce this Gag
rant olense? Why lis it that the German
pauses in his triumph and the Frenchman
In his despair, that quiet Austria is
answered by convulscd Spain, that sober
Holland responds to chiYalrous Poland (;
that England echoes America, and last
not least, that mighty voice Of grief and
indignant burst from the smitten heartfelt
that Borrowing child, green Ern, whose
sublime devotion to his altars no tempta-
ton has been able to acduce and no per:
secutions quench, until tidal wave oi
protest rolls on every shore Of Christen-
dom? It Is first, sir, because the instinct
OF the Nations tells them that, without
warrant Of law, without excuse, or cause
| or motive that will dare the light OF in
quiry, the most peaceful and least aegres-
stye OF Christian soldiers has been set npon
by enemies to whom he nevergave otIei:ce
and driven from the throne, and this in Q
short time OF such National convulsion as
gave assurance that the invader would NOT
be nlolested in the work.
.whenl Victor Emmanuel crossed the
Roman. frontier It was atriumph oftheinti,
deity and socialism OF Geneva, and this
! is why the great Catholic body mourn the
fate OF Plus IN. Itis the settled iudg
ment Of q thousand years that the Holy
Father should be independent Of all earth
| ly authority y.s
Asa third reason the speaker cited the
universal affection and .veneTation accord
ed the Holy Father by all Catholics A
fourth reason Is the conviction in all re-
aecang minds that the invasion was With
out tho faintest excuse.
In conclusionhe said hetrds spirit aud
genius Of the movement is hatred ot ind
deity and outrage, and against these the
voice Of the upright and true people Of al
the earth will be raised and will not be
raised in vain.
The old Cry.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 10. 6.-Rumors