St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-12

warm hands ana nedrtS OF Tie peOlhSt
He urged the delegates to show III their
proceedings the liberty and independ-
cree that characterize free men.
[Cheers.l The temporary organization
of the congress was made permanent.
and short recess followed. The conf
mittee on resolutions was announced
OH reassembling, as follows:
Judge Morgan, j. OBrien. of New York:
Hon. William Walsh, of Maryland; John D.
Callahan, Pennsylvania; Hon. w. L.. Nelly.
Minnesota; Henry G. Brownson, Detroit;
Judge Semmes, Louisiana; Hon. DAVIDSON
Carroll, Arkansas: O. A. Maier, Illinois; John
C. Donnelly, Michigan; Robert L. Lehman.
Iowa; NJ. W. O'Brien, Michigan.
A committee to wait on the president.
of the United States was appointed as
follows:
Chairman, John Lee Carroll. Maryland;
J. j. o Donohue, New York: MAJ. Jonn
gan; II. j. Spaunhorstt, Missouri; John ~.
Kelley. New York; Dr.. John Guerin, Illinois;
Hon. Francis Herman. New York: Col. b.. T.
Dubal, Kansas; Daniel A. Rudd, Ohio; An
District of Columbia: NJ. Glennon, Virginia;
j. b. Coleman, Louisiana; Daniel Troy. Ala
bama.
The regular work of the congress now
began by the reading OF the
first paper, "Cath0lic Congresses =
by the historian, JOnn Culinary Shea, or
New York. Mr.. Shea's intirmities pre-
vented his reading being heard by the
delegates. and no discussion OF the
was one by Maj. Henry +. Brownson. OF
Detroit. Lay Action In the Church."
Mai Br0wnson took the ground that in
this country there were no embarrassing
entanglements OF church and state
thwarting the right aspirations of lay
men and he believed in the fullest, free
est discussion and action here on the
part of the laity. They knew their du-
ties and their rights, and knew the
moral penalties s0fOver-Stepping bounds.
1t was better that men should SOME
times fall into involuntary error than
that they should stagnate in silence and
imbecility. Catholic voters should hold
their
SUFFRAGE AS A SACRED TRUST.
and vote honestly, neither buying nor
selling their own or another's vote. 1t
would do much. il not all. to bring our
elections to their pristine purity. and so
far solve the question of temperance.
Charles j. Bonaparte elGquently dis
cussed "The independence of the Holy
See," the necessity for which he en-
Enthusiastically upheld. He gave a vivid
sketch of the changing conditions frOnI
the time of Charlemagne to the moment
of the Italian governments deprivation
of Plus TX. of all temporal authority
and the enactment of tie Law OF
guarantees" whereby the Italian
parliament profesSed to guard the papai
rights. The vital part of the paper was
the conclusion, which was substantially
as follows:
1t has been suggested by the more import
of Of too.
n:ight be embodied in treaty between all
the great powers, and thus obtain an interna-
tioDal sanction. l think this suggestion
looks in the right direction. One day The
independence of the holy see may perhaps
be warranted by diplomacy, but when it .f-
fords sol ltiOn for this great problem, dIpia-
macy will be but the moulhpiece Of prae-
tically unanimous public opinion through
out the Catholic, may say the whole Chris
tan world; public opinion which Italians
will respect. not so much because of their
fear as because they share it. real solu-
ton VIII never be found in bargains
between kings and cabinets. nor in
the accidents of wars or revolus
tons. The ultimate sanction for the
liberty of the holy see must Re neither mill
tary force nor the words OF compacts, how
ever solemn, but the universal conviction
among good men of ell countries that to
violate it would he wrong to mankind.
believe that no one can contemplate the past
of the papacy without feeling that il savors
of presuinption TO forecast its future. In
these great questions Gods ways are not as
our WAYS: we may not live TO see tn IN an
swered. but we know hat in His good season
the answer will of a certainty come. Let us
await with the patience of absolute conf
dence. Nevertheless. we are not tn be pass
I've spectators. Catholics do less than their
dHty if they fail to say. and TO say SO loudly
and plainly that no one can even pretend
10 mistake their meaning. that The
holy see has been snd is gravely wroneed :;
that AGAINST this wrong they temporarily. but
trmly protest, and will protest so lOn.. us 1t
remains unrighted; that while the freedom
of the holy see is in jeopardy the church is
not at peace, and that the sovereign pontif
i'll vindicating this freedom, not as privi-
lege to be given or withheld by any earthly
power, but as au iualienable right embraced
in his divine commission. has, aud will ever
have, the unwaveiing support of all his
spiritual children. And for the Catholics Of
America. say this now and here.
In the course of Mr.. Bouaparte's re-
marks. great cheering was elected by
tie declaration: whether the pope be
an exile or captive, subject he can
not be-" The congress then adjourned
until tomorrow.