Year: 1875

MONTREAL, Canada, Sept. IL, 1875


The Gubord affair is likely assume more COM
plex and dangerous phase than ever IL has unth


few hours ago been mystery to me why, with tho


Queens order their authority and the entire military


force of Montreal at their command the friends of the


dead man did not proceed with his burial. To


tho calm, impartial observer each passing hour not


only reveals subtle cunning which both


the Institute Canadian and the Roman Catholic Church


advocates using defeat others purposes,
but also develops and startling facts Hence,


it probable that in the sequel will be found the


why Guibord inferred to-day. The decree OF


the Privy Council that Guibord should be buried in


the Cemetery OF Cote des Neges IN the consecrated


ground wherein the Church had soemnly deposited the


remains his wife, The Bishop Of Montreal stated


my telegram of last night, announced, under his own


official signature that, in Gubord buried, he


would hurl upon his grave the maedictions Of the


Church Just here, then, Is the point When asked


of the most noted and prominent members OF the


Institute Canadian why they did not inter Guibord i'm


mediately he replied I've arc


WAITING BISHOP TO CURSE


tho ground When he does that he violates the decree


of government and the mandate of the Queen. Then


we can sue him for $40, $50, 500 even 100000


damages 1t would be nice thing for the Bishop


of Montreal be involved in civil suit for damages


because he dared to disobey the orders Of his


Sovereign We think the Bishops letter COM


promised him. He, in our opinion has been con-


ssent throughout lie objected to our Institute be-


cause there certain volumes in it that Catholics
| should not read. We once assured him


of = ignorance of the fact and sent


him one of catalogues, with the request that he


would of all books that objection


able. He refused to do this. When Gubord died the


Bishop refused to bury him because he was member


of the Institute Canadan but why did he refuse


bury many other members OF the society who have


died since and whose bodies now rest in consecrated


ground under the holy shadow OF the cross ~


In this brief there be dscerned the Bit


terness with which each party is seeking to annoy the


other The Bishop has not yet cursed the ground,


and it matter Of grave doubt whether he viii


it, for should he do the universal sentiment OF


the Institute Canadian, l find, is to at once ar


raign him before a court Of justice. This,


of course would be entirely independent OF
any action which might, in the interim,
be taken by any the law officers of the I
mentioned in my first letter that there something
underlying this question Of the burial Of Guibord.
Fuller investigation enables me to go little further.
D THE CHURCH INTENSELY POLITICAL


II claims to be superior to every authority of the


State and its organs preach complete submission
laws of God-that is, that every Bishop is Grand


vcare The Church esponses the cause of the conser-
vatve party of which Sir John A. Mcdonald is chief in


the Dominion, and Hon c. Boucher dc Bouchcrvlle in


the province The liberals who are in power at Ottawa
Q but in opposition in Quebec, are hated by
the clergy They are denounced from every pulpit
of the kidney the Communists and Socialists OF
Eurone and the simple ignorant people of tho country


parishes taught regard them little better than


wolves Through the continued supremacy OF the con-
servatives Quebec politics the Church mas managed
to fall into possession OF rich patronage Reorma
have been handed over TO religious bodies like
the Belgian Brotherhood who receive in the neghbor


hood of 5000 per head per for the maintenance
l of juvenile criminals whom they keep employed in
their own shops pockeng the proceeds of their labor
Nunneries are for fallen and lying in
hospitals. Vast educational establishments have grown
9 up from the expenditure of pubic money which
under no official control and whose directors abso


utey Irresponsible and ON tothe end of the chapter
| RtVars tho hurpl IN
posing church edces of all kinds are going up and the
9 NUNS THEIR PLETHoRIc TREASURES
90 further and deal largely real estate. They
block block of magnificent warehouses. whole
street of nalaa stores belongs to them within pistol
shot of whero write and they have much work OF
the KIND the way They pay no taxes, and there


fore have the lay propery holder at an advantage s
; average landlord Now, it is well known to be the


intention the local government at the next session "a
bring in placing the control Of the public


schools directly in the hands OF the clergy and with
drawing whatever of responsibility 20 the educational
department the part of the school authorities re-
mains IL is also understood that in obedience to
of Bishops that the government will introduce
defining the status of priest before the civil law


that is to say, removing him beyond the operation OF
the law in civil and leaving him altogether to
the Jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical court There are
likely to be any created for the


Q PUNISHMENT MIsnEuAvISG PRIESTS


The this law intended to provide for would be
8 something like this:-When man'has been censured


from the pulpit uniusty, his character detamed or in


jury him done in any way he now sues the priest in
the Supreme Court for damages. There have been
of this Kind recently and they are bitter
pills indeed to the clergy Judge Routher dismissed
the kind Sorel last year the ground that


priest speaking from the altar not amenable To thu
1 law for his language. But the Court Of Revcs
a The clergy naturally look with dread upon
= laws by which their weapons of offence may
" he rendered poweress Moreover, the liberals de-
a termined clip the claws they have found so danger
= GUS They are favorable TO the abolition of the law ex
% of the question titles They opposed to farming
3 out Juvenile criminals and they look with favorable
g eve upon 1t Will be that should the
3 liberal party ascendancy in this province the
2 effect upon the Church would be heavy material loss.
The claim of supremacy then, had to be sustained at
2 whatever cost, but IT imagined that tho


struggle would be carried to that btterest OF all bitter
/ There was some commotion in the end this
afternoon owing the report that the burial would be
attempted without the assistance OF the military Con
sequently large number of French Canadians turned
out INTO st. Lawrence the main street, which Is the
route to the cemetery generally taken by funerals
They were OF the working CLASS a0gether anu they
out with rioous intention they Kept their own
counsel very closely and behaved in very orderly
, manner. The Victoria rifles were ordered TO parade
: at the drill shed, and TO proceed to the camp a
. lachnc AS the men hurried down in their darh
/. green and scarlet uniforms and Jaunty forage caps


worn the side OF the head they were looked at and
after with wicked eyes by these elVdnS do sol, whs


have TO know of what sort OF metal these shgh
looking citizen soldiers made The Prince OF Wales
regiment heavier body Of men, received their arms
night, and both regiments were largely augmented
by recruits, who. am informed were still IN great
. numbers applying be enrolled. Armed men still
L guard Guibords remains The probabilities are that hG


will be buried next week The Institute VIII not
the obsequies in private, but in public IL Will be
: a remarkable funeral indeed


. A cArnoLIc PETITION TO THE QUEEN


II Petitions are being circulated throughout the city


and the surrounding for all Catholics 10 sign


praying Her Majesty revise the decision made by
; the Privy Council concerning the burial of Gubords


remains The petitions being eagerly signed.
s All is quiet at the cemetery Last night the voun-


teer guards such rowdy manner that the
geant IN command Of the regulars publicly requested


them come to his assistance any longer.
number OF them duty drunk last night
DEATH OF PATRICK I,AVEIIE