Year: 1860

that personal mviolability OF which be de-
priyed without being accused, tried and condemned.


protest IN the OF the sacred Of humanity
UNANIMOUSLY outraged IN the reisons Of many weak and
inRrm Old men, bounded from their peaceful homes
ped of all assisaIcc and flung upon the world without
means Of procuring their daily bread.


II can give 10 my pous brethren no other aid they
viii at least recognise in this proceeding that their com
mon Father is not isensble TO the snierngs they en-
dure.


address this protest TO the conscience OF your Majesty
lay il the tomb of Charles Emanuel w. your Ma
jcsys srious predecessor who voluntarily descended
from the throne, ory years ago, which your Majesty
ls 10 die IN our midst, clothed in the habit and
bound by the vows of society and leading in our
novitae Rome where his blessed remains repose that
kind Of life which your hajestys government stigma
tzes and pusues with its bitter and calumnious hatred.
The remembrance OF the kindness which the ustrious
House OF savoy has constantly testified in times past
for the Society OF Jesus and the sublime character with
which your Majesty is invested give the right hops
Intellectual.


But the voice which pleads the cause OF 50 many
ruthessy downrodden and outraged rights shall remain
unlistened to by earthly tribunals, then do appeal TO
the supreme and dread tribunal of holy just and Al
mighty God, before which oppressed innocence will be
assuredly its rights by the Eternal Judge the
King OF kings and the Lord Of rulers To the hands OF
the Allseeing God commit cause, supplicatng Him
TO ms into your Majesty and the counsellors who sur
round you sentiments Of Justice and equity towards
many gutess men, my spiritual children, unjustly per
secuted and oppressed.


Whatever may occur, my religious brethren and will
under all circumstances, be consoled by the remem-
brance that we have been deemed worthy to suffer for
the name OF Jesus, and in the testimony of con-
sciences that we have given for this rcssca-
ton Of ancient hatreds except in that have preached
Christ yuced respect and obedience 10 holy church
and its head, the Sovereign Ponf and submission and
fidelity to princes and powers established by God.


PIERRE BECKX,


Superior General of the Society Of Jesus.
This letter has proved hard and bitter nut for the rel
republican journals Of France Italy crack and has
been received with corresponding exulation by the
Catholic party. II must seem marvel TO citizens
OF the United States how, for no other cause
whatever than that they the most strenuous
advocates OF the Catholic religion fifteen hundred
priests have been packed on from their native
country, unaccused, uncondcmned and really guilt
less Of any offence whatever. Az there is a strict
member shall NEEDLE with politics, either directly or
indirectly any further than render faithful obedience
to all de fdo constituted authorities and this rule
is enforced by themselves under the severest penalties
they have not had the power they had the will,
to take any part in the political conflict which has asi-
ated the peninsula Any Jesuit who would have actively
propagated sedtion and dsaection intrigued against
the rule of Victor Emanuel in Sardinia would been
instantly expelled from his order Yet the word Jesuit
continues TO be made bugbear to frighten grown
children with which is equally unworthy of the Of
liberty and Of the age in which we live.


Father Beckx is individually a hero this very docu-





being bombarded in October 1s4s, he in that city
in lay dress for If recognized, the red republican mad
caps who reveed there would have hung him up the


first lamp pos-and that during the four days of the bonn
bardment by Ban Jclachch and Prince windschgratz he
remained upon the barrcades dragging the wounded and
dying into ncghborng houses and churches in order to
bestow upon them religious aid and comfort Every one
assisted by him the enemy OF the bugaboo
which they denominated Jesuit, and yet he exposed
his life from hour hour to render the greatest services
to those who bent upon his destruction and upon the
downfall OF all he held dear earth lie then sim
pie priest Of the order since then he has been raised the
dignity Of its General He lives style Of very inferior
comfort to what s required by most laboring in
America and Europe and enjoys the respect alike Of Pro
esants and Catholics who know him 10 be tho most
upright, conscientious clear headed and inoensive Of
But then he is Jesuit And, for this, learned old
professors rious bookworms busted n their lite
rary scientific pursuits that they scarcely know there
is world around tlcm, and whose viii adorn the
page of civilized history long the world shal last
pounced upon in their cells and libraries given do
lar apiece, and told 10 90 to tie devil What kind q
"lbcrty" would VIC call this In Americaf