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Mornlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
Tlaw LWsIm. SUNDAT, OVrtMB III a 65 .
MeUting of the Cathelies of Ousehita Pariah.
HA.L. or Youno MEWa' CATHOLIC)
FIRlaDos SOCIaTY.
Sunday Evening Oct. 5, 1873.
The regular monthly meeting of this Society
having convened and adjourned, a meeting of
Catholics of Ooachita parish was held and on
motion of H. Filbiol, Esq., Julius Ennemoser
was appointed Chairman and J. E. Behen Se
cretary. The object of the meeting was then
expressed by the chairman to be to takestops
to transfer the remains of our well beloved
friend and pastor, the Rev. Louis Gergaud,
from Shreveport, the place of his demise to
Monroe, La., the scene of his recent labors
amongst us.
On motion of IH. Filiol, a committee of five
was appointed by the chair to draft and pre
sent to this meeting resolutions expressive of
the feelings of the Catholics of Monroe and of
Onachita parish, on the loss sustained in the
death of the Lev. Louis (ergand, late pastor
of St. Matthew's church and Vicar F'oreign of
the Diocese of Natchitoches. The following
gentlemen were selected to serve on this com
comtee, viz: II. 1'ilhiol, J. Frank Pargond,
Richard Follam, Dan Breard, Sr., and N.
]Klein.
On motion the committee was permitted to
retire to comply with the object of their ap
pointment and after a brief absence returned
and through their chairman, H. Filbiol, Esq.,
submitted the following preamble and resolu
tions, viz:
Whereas, on the 1nth day of September
1873, our beloved and esteemed pastor, Louis
Gergand, hearing that the Catholics of the city
of Shreveport were bereft of the consolations of
religion by the death of two priests and the
illness of the third; and feeling that his duty
to bisfellow christians was paramount to all
other considerations in not permitting such a
state of affairs to continue, he immediately
went to that stricken city to fulfill his duties
as a soldier of the church he so ably repre
sented, by ministering to the sick and dying
and consoling the living, and
Whereas, after only a few days labor in this
mission be was stroken by that dread pesti
lence-the yellow fever-himself on the 24th
day of September, 1873, and
Whereas, on Wednesday the first day of
October, 1873. it pleased Almighty God in his I
wisdom, to take from his field of usefulness
among us this servant of the Lord, in the
prime of life and manhood, and
Whereas, in his conduct, Father Louis Ger
band, has shown a heroism equal to that of
e martyrs in the early days of the church and
among the heathen, therefore
lie it lResolred, by the Catholics of Onachita 4
parish, That, in the death of Father Louis Ger
gaud, parish priest of St. Mathews church, city i
of Monroe, parish of Onaehita-where he has
been a zealous worker in the cause of the Holy
Catholic church for the last eighteen years ;
where he has built up a church and a Catholic
community from a very small beginning to a
congregation numbering hundreds of worship
pers; where he has administered the holy t
rites of the church to so many, and where his I
field of usefulness was so great-this commun- I
ity has snstained a loss that cannot be esti
mated and a void that cannot be filled ; the
members of this church have been deprived of
one whom they loved and respected for his
good qualities of head and heart and for the
great interest hle has always manifested in
their welfare, both spiritual and temporal ;
the Catholic church of this Diocese has lost
one whose piety, learning and services ren
dered in the propagation of the Gospel, would
have received their reward in this world, had I
he lived, in the Mitre of a Bishop.
ReaelhEdfurther, That while bowing in hu
mility at the throne of Almighty God who has
decreed that this good man should be taken
from us, we feel deeply the loss we have sus
tained in his death, and take this occasion to
again bear testimony to his learning, purity
and piety-qualities which so much endeared
him to us.
Resolled fulltter, That we tender our heart
felt and sincere sympathies to his aged and
well-beloved mother in this her hour of ltP'o
tion, who, In a foreign land, will hear of the
death of her son in the cause of Christianity
and charity, and assure her that while she and
the Church have lost a son, Heaven has gained
a martyr.
- Reolved further, That as soon as circum
stances permit, we will have his remains
brought to this city and interred, accsording to
his last wish, in the Catholic cemetery in this
place, in the establishment of which he took
so deep an interest, and erect a suitable monu
ment to his memory.
Reseolrdfurther, That the MonRm,t STAr and
Proapogator (atholiuec of New Orleans, the
Louisiana latcelliqencer and Ouachita Telegraph of
MIonroe be requested to publish these resolu
tions, and that a copy thereof be sent to the
mother of the deceased by the President of
this meeting.
On motion, the resolutions were unanimously
adobted as read. On motion of Dr. B. I. Dink
grave, which was promptly seconded, a com
lmittee of three was appointed by the chairman
to collect funds for the purpose of carrying
out the resolution relative to the transfer and
interment of his remains- at Monroe. The
chair appointed the following gentlemen to
serve on this committee, viz: Bev. Joe. Quo
lard, H. G. Dobson and J. Frank Pargoud.
It having been suggested by Rev. J. Quelard
that a Catholic demonstration might be appro
priately manifested on All Souls' Day, being the
second of November, and that the deceased's
remains be brought here by that occasion, and
the chair having likewise suggested the ap
pointment of a committee to act with the conm
rmittee on subscriptions, etc. A motion was
made by Dr. B. I. Dinkgrave that acommuittee
of live be appointed to confer with the city
Council, the city Physician and the communi
ty sat large, as to the expediency of removing
the remains by that time, and to make suita
blepreparations in connection with them for
such transfer and demonstration. The imotion I
having been amended, that an addition of two
be made to the commnittee on collection anPd
the committee as increased make all arrange- I
ments, was carried, and the chairmnan appoint
,dJ. It. McGinnis and II. Filhiol, Esq., to
earve with said committees. A motion was
then made by J. E. Behen, that two subscrip
tion lists be immediately opened-one for the
pnrpoee of defraying the expense incident to
decorating the church for their reception, and
the other for the purpoe of erecting asuitable
menument or memorial commemorative of
his servicee and good works. The motion was s
heartily seconded and the subscription lists c
were deolared open.
On motion, moved and seconded, the meet
ing then adjourned until Wednesday, October
J. ENNa.aiosER,
Chairman. c
J. E. BEliEN, Secretary.
W'itbout a new tile from Friel's, 54 St. Charles f
street, no gentleman, however well be may be dreoaed,
0 msake a good appearanes. Mr. Friatl is a practical
Lhadter, and gives personal attention to all orders. He
kmas elegant stock of bearers, felt hate, etc., of latest
sat at approved fashions, which he sells at moderate
prices. He also manufractures hats to order at very
beort noties P
One of the moot popular institutions of our r
eity is the "'Baank," No e Royal and 113 Canal steet, 01
plesded over by Mr. Jo0ph 5 A. Walker. The Bank t
hm repsd speecie payment, and is prepared to meet P
all desads promptly and satithctorlly. ThePAreidentr
sys he fems aslther Baills sor Beat~s, and that if they ci
WaSt to get up a run on hi Bask, " why 1st 'em try it ar
a that's all." de
[To October Ilth.j
LETTER OF M. THEIRS.
The great event of the week has been
the manifesto of M. Theirs, who has come
back from Switzerland to assume the com
mand of the combined forces of the Oppo
sltion. Writing to the Mayor of Nancy to
excuse himself from visiting that town at
n present, he attacks the Majority for "ne
r gotiating" with the Comte de Cbambord
witheout a mandate from the Assembly, and
for wishing to settle the future of France
without a fresh appeal to the country. He
recommends at the same time a careful ab
stention of agitation in the interest of the
Republic, "the only form of Government
capable of rallying the widely divided po
a litical parties, which can alone speak an
thloritatively to the Democracy, which has
f re-established everything in France, order
f as well as the army, which has redeemed
0 the territory, and healed, with the excep
tion of one, all the wounds caused by the
war." Lastly, M. Thiers takes his stand
on the principles of the Revolution. "We
shall have," he says, "to defend not
only the Republic, but all the rights of
France," the principles of 1789, the tri
color, and not only that flag alone, but the
reality of the things which it signifies, for
the flag, " if remaining only to mask the
the counter-revolution, would be the most
odious and revolting of lies." The ex
President is thus committed to a policy of
active resistance - resistance "not by
means which it would be easy to distort,
but by cold and solid reason." He will no
doubt make a first rate speech, but his
power over the Assembly departed, never
to return, when his resignation, so often
threatened, was at last given in and ac
cepted.
FUSION OF THE LEFTS.
There can be no doubt that the active
part assumed by M. Theirs will render the
Restoration a more difficult enterprise than
if the Opposition were left to less able and
less experienced leadership; and the effect
r of his manifesto is already visible in the
increased vigor and the improved spirits
of the Republican journals. All the sec
lions of the Left have resolved to act in
complete unison, so as to utilize their
whole strength in this emergency, and their
organs go so far as to promise support at
the future election to all deputies, what
ever may be their antecedents, who vote
against the monarchy. Such promises are
seldom scrupulously kept or we should see
M. Thiers and the Conservative Republi
cans pledged to supporting M. Gustave
Naquet, who threatens to defend the Re
public with the musket if he cannot save
It by his vote. But for the present it is
clear that the Left, most of the Left Cen
tre, and nearly all the Bonapartists mean
to vote together and everything will de
pend on the Right, the Right Centre, and
the Target party being strong enough to
carry their motion In spite of them.
THE DUC DE BROGLIE ON THE RESTORATION.
But not the lest important of the week's
utterances, has been a speech of the Duc
de Broglie at the opening of a railway at
Neuville-le-Bon. It is important because
it proves, first, that the Government is
willing cheerfully to accept the decision of
the Assembly; secondly, that instead of
being oppesed to any change, it wishes for
" a bulwark to repress the revolt of anarchy
and one raised above parties; thirdly,
that it is, therefore, quite prepared for the
establishment of a Constitutional Monar
chy; and fourthly, that it desires, with the
Comte de Chambord, to disabuse the peas
I antry of the ridiculous fears which the Re
publican propaganda has been laboring to
Instill into their minds. " The supremacy
of the clergy" said the Duke, " as it ex
isted in the middle ages and under the old
regime-a supremacy explained by history
and often justified by its benefits-disap
peared at the time fixed by Providenoe,
along with the exceptional circumstances
which had led to it. Nothing, absolutely
nothing like it, or even distantly resem
bling it, could originate in our times. I
say this," he added, " not to enlighten my
hearers, to whom such an as urance is need
f less, but I say it in order that my voice
may reach those whose uneasy senscepti
bilities calumny attempts under our very
f eyes to mislead. Whatever Government
the National Assembly, by virtue of the
Constituent power which it holds from you,
may give to France, the social conditions
to which we are all equally attached, will
not be tampered with." Here we have a
distinct affirmation of the power of the
a present National Assembly to give a Con
a stitution, and in the following sentence an
assumance that it will give one. " We de
sire a Government which comprehends the
legitimate requirements, as well as the per
Sils of modern society . Such,
whatever the astuteness of powerless fac
tions may allege, will be the Government
which the National Assembly will give us."
And lastly, the Duc de Broglie clearly in
a dicates that his Cabinet will offer no oppo
sition to the act of the Assembly. " Con
fiding in this assurance," he continues,
" we shall respectfully await the decision
which it alone has the right of pronoun
cing." The speech. according to the cor
respondent of the Times, wasreceived with
loud and prolonged applause; and in spite
of the reiterated assertions that the As
sembly does not represent French opinioo,
we shrewdly suspect that if the Restora
tion does take place, there will be through
out the country an outbreak of approval,
and even of enthusiasm, which will aston
ish some of our contemporaries.
Mon. LEDOCHOWSKI-THE FUTURE OF TIlE
CMURCI IN IRtUSSIA.
The sentences on the Archbishop of Po
sen are still going on, and he has just been
condemned to pay 600 thalers more for
having made an ecclesiastical appointment.
His revenue has been stopped by the Go
vernment, and it is even expected that the
Go ernor of the Province will shortly re
ceive orders to call upon him to resign his
see, after which the example of the Berne
and Geneva Governments will probably be
followed by the Prossian Ministry, and a
Protestant State will expel a Catholic
Bishop for persisting in the accomplish
ment of his most elementary and most
strictly apiritual duties. But the Bishops
will never yield in a matter of conscience,
and a Polish paper draws the following
picture of what may very probably happen.
"One prosecution after another will take
from the Bishabops their last groschen, not
only what belongs to them by virtue of ,
the Bull De salutse aniisarum, but also their a
private means. The same treatment will b
fall upon the chapters and the rest of the a
clergy. The prisons will opena-and there
are plenty of them-the parishes will be
deprived of priests, the children of ecoleel.
astioal baptism, theeoofessionals and the
pulpits will be empty, the altars will be
stripped of their ornaments, as on Good
Friday ; the bells will be dumb, spiders
will weave their webs in the organ pipes,
and what then will become of the people T
We know not. Perhaps they will be scat
tered like a flock whose shepherd is smit
ten. Perhaps they will become the prey
of despair, and with a stricken heart will
cry to Heaven imploring mercy. And
when the abomination of desolation is
complete in the holy. place, then God will
come to see what has been done with His
people and His Church." But never will
the Catholic people be torn asunder from
the rock of St. Peter and won over to
Reinkens, never will it accept apostate
priests, obedient only to the Pagan State."
A fresh complication is caused by the fol
lowing circumstance. 'The di~eese of
Breslan comprises some parishes of-Ans
tria, and the diocese of Prague andi Olmut:
some parishes in Siberia, and according to
the Neue Frendenblatt, a priest instituted
by the Archbishop of Prague has been
forbidden to exercise his functions by the
Council General of Neurod in Siberia, and
a second transferred to another parish in
the Diocese of Olmutz, has been interdict
ed by the Council-General of Leobechuta.
The Prussian Government will perhaps
hesitate before it treats two Austrian Arch
bishops as it has in a similar case treated
an Archbishop in the Grand Duchy of
Baden.
THE ELECTIONS.-THE NATURE OF THE
STRUGGLE.
In the meantime the elections are ap
proaching, and the Bishop of Paderborn
has put forth a Pastoral, pointing out to
the Catholic of his diocese the duties in
cumbent on electors atthlscrisis, a measure
which some of the English papers describe
as an act of "revenge," but which we should
think would be more properly termed one
of the most legitimate self-defence. It is
strange to see how familiar people become
with acts of violence, when these are not
directed against themselves; and though
a tithe of what is going on in Germany
would, if it were British Protestants who
were suffering, raise a perfect whirlwind
of indignation in the English mind, yet as
it is a persecution of Catholics, people are
glad to shut their eyes to the facts, and to
treat the matter as if it were a struggle on
equal terms between the State and Church,
in which it was by no means clear that the
latter was not the aggressor. It cannot,
therefore, be too often repeated that the
only act of the Church has been to main -
tain her imprescriptible and immemorial
and essential right, herself to determine
what is Catholic doctrine and what is not.
who are Catholics and who are not, and
consequently who are and who are not fit
to be appointed pastors and teachers.
SFRESH PENAL LEGIBLATION.
The Daily News' correspondent informs
us that the new ecclesiastical laws are now
considered "inadequate " and will have to
be strengthened; and that some such pro
ject is at (any rate under discussion we
gather from the Volkbslatt, a Prussian
semi-official organ. That journal states
that a law will probable be introduced to
facilitate the disposition and regulate the
election of Bishops, anotherexactingan cath
from members of the Diet, which will pre
vent "Ultramontanes" from taking their
seats. The existence of the rumor serves
at least to show the apprehension felt in
"Government circles" respecting the pro
bable strength of the opposition. At one
occasional election which has just taken
place in the district of Julich, the Catholics
polled 8,061 votes out of 8,681, while the
Government candidate obtained only a few
hundreds.
THE OATH OF BISHOP REINKEN8.
On Tuesday, Bishop Reinkens took the
oaths to the State in Berlin as a prelimin
ary to receiving the salary which the Gov
ernment are going to give him. The pas
sage reserving the obedience of Bishops to
the Holy See was of course omitted, and
the following words were added : "I pro
mise to observe all this the more inviolate,
as I am certain that my episcopal office re
quires me to do nothing which can be in
contradiction to the oath of fidelity and
allegiance to his Majesty the King, or to
the obedience due to the laws of the coun
try." Any real Catholic Bishop might
say the same, but that it is not the ques
tion at issue. This is not whether the
episcopal duties are inconsistent with alle
giance to the monarch or obedience due to
the laws, but whether particular laws are
not inconsistent with a Bishop's duty to
God and the Church. Does Bishop Rein
kens mean to say that a State cannot con
ceivably make such laws I If he does, he
is talking nonsense, proved to be such by
experience; if he does not, he is in pre
cisely the same position, theoretically, as
the Catholic Bishops. Dr. Falk, in his
speech on the occasion observed that the
Government were bound to help the "Old
Catholics," because they were honorably
ready to give to Ca-sar the things that were
C:~sar's ;" but the real ground of his snt
isntfction with them is, that they are rea
dy to "give to Casar" the things that are
God's" also. The question is, Which things
are Casar's, and which are God's '
THE BIiSIIOP AND CANTON OF ST. GALL,
In Switzerland a fortnight's grace has
been granted to the sixty-nine Jura priests,
after which they will be expelled from their
cures, and a quarrel is being picked with
the Bishop of St. Gall. He is summoned
to renounce hie jurisdiction over certain
parishes of Canton Appensell. canonically
attached to his Diocese in 1865, and, on his
refusal, the Catonal Government will pro
nounce the suppression of the See.
PILGRIMAGE TO THIE HOLY LAND.
His Grace the Archbishop of Westmins
ter has sanctioned and given his approba
tion to a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
which will take place in the Lent of 1874.
It is under the direction of Monsignor
Capel and a committee composed of the
Marquis of Bate and other gentlemen. The
details of the renute etc., will be published
later. We need only say that it is intend
ed that the pilgrims should first go to Rome
and seek the blessing of the Holy Father,
then make the visit to the seven churches,
and start, via Brindisi, for the Holy
Land.
Great bargains will be offered this week by
Mr. Max Braun, 611 Magazine street, near Josephine.
where a well selected Mtock of family and house fur
uiabing dry goods will be opened on Monday, for the
aspectlon of friends and customers. He has all-woo]
ashmeres, empress cloths, serge., reps, etc., and makes
,ack alpaca a specialty. Appreciating the hard times
ad scarcity of money, Mr. Braun will sell during the
e pLanL at astoaishlaily low prices.
Hermitage, sign painter, 138 Girod street.
The Unholy Aallzane.
I [From the Dublin Notion.]
Amongst the many threats projected
againstIrish] Home Rulers from the col
u mns of the English press, there is just
one design distinguishable from the mass
of vague unrealities as soufiently tangible
r and definite to repay critical examination.
I We are threatened with a coalition of
I Whigs and Tories, a league of Ministerial
a ists and their opponents, a combination
I of heterogeneous elements shah as never
a before was witnessed in the history of Par
I liament. The grand object of the alliance
is to crush the schemes df the Home Rule
P party, and for the more effectual accom
plishment of that purpose it is proposed
that the law and practice of Parliament
should be revolutionised, and the whole
r system of constitutional government over
turned. No ministry should be expected
to resign when defeated through the help
of the Irish vote, and no party to accept
office when the Treasury Benches are
brought within their reach by the action of
the Home Rulers.
This is the programme with which, for
want of something more substantial, the
London editors are solacing themselves
under the depression caused by the pro
gress of the National cause in Ireland.
The Home Rule movement may grow in
I strength and power, it may gather to itself
r the forces and array round it the influences
which the statesman is bound to respect
and defer to; but there is the notable
scheme in reserve of the virtual disfranch
isement of Ireland wherein to find tempor
ary consolation. And a very pretty plan
it would be, highly effective beyond doubt,
if it were in the smallest degree practicable,
or were not so thoroughly impossible of
realization as it actually is. It may seem
cruel to apply a hard practical test to an
illusion so affectionately cherished and so
potentially harmless as this is, but we have
no room for phantasies of the kind in our
present stage of political existence. Let
us see, then, how the proposed arrange-.
ment would work, or rather how it would
not work, in the domain of realities. It is
the Tories who talk most about it. Let
us suppose that in four months' or six
months' time Mr. Gladstone's administration
is placed in a minority, and that the Irish
Home Rule members, inflamed by some
new Coercion bill, or indignant at some
ministerial- pronouncement against Home
Rule, had voted, as they may do, with the
majority. The situation forecast by the
Standard would then have exactly come to
pass, and according to the prescribed
course of action the Tories would be bound
to resist the allurements of office. The Go
vernment would have been defeated by the
Irish vote, and the Opposition would be
bound on the principles now laid down to
refuse to take advantage of such contin
gency. But would the Opposition do so
Does anyone in his senses believe that in
such a case the Tories would dream of such
exalted abnegation 1 What would then
become of the Nolo Episcopari of the Stan
dard 9 Do we not know perfectly well
that what the Tories would do is to seize
on the loaves and fishes with a scream of
delight, to scramble into the Treasury in
breathless exultation, and to scatter all
their theories about disregarding the Irish
vote to the winds of Heaven T Quickly, in
deed, would the policy now recommended
be forgotten ; quickly would the Standard
discover that, however far the Whigs
might be bound by such considerations,
the Conservatives were in no way commit
ted to so gross a departure from the esta
blished rules of Parliamentary procedure.
Or it would argue that in helping to rout
Mr. Gladstone the Irish members were not
acting factiously at all, but were perform
ing a deed of patriotism which, so far from
exposing them to the disabilities involved
in the repudiation of their votes, deserved
for them the loftiest commendation. But
to one thing the Standard and its party
would be sure to stick. They would hold
like grim death to the Treasury benches,
and the Conservative who would then
broach the notion of abandoning the spoils
of office because the Irish vote had torn
them from the Whigs, would be denounced
as a madman or a traitor. So far, the
failure which would overtake any attempt
to carry out the insolent menace at pre
sent employed against the Homd Rulers is
self-evident. Let us trace its fate a little
further. Suppose, again, that the Irish re
presentatives, incensed by the bigotry and
stupid hostilities of the Tories, had turned
their votes against them, and given Mr. Dis
raeli and his party a lesson by defeating them
on a motion involving their retention of
office. No doubt the Sltandard would cla
mour very loudly then against the iniquity
of allowing Irish members to make and
unmake Ministers, and all its lofty reason
ing about a coalition of loyalists would
promptly come back to its recollection.
But who would heed it t Certainly not
the Whigs, jubilant over the defeat of their
adversaries, and at their own return to
place and power. The Daily Telegraph
would not be slow to remind the Tory
organ of its obliviouness of the policy of
ignoring the Irish vote when the Conser
vativeswere helped in ofice ; nor would
itibe.backward in showing that the Hlonlo
Rulers, in dethroning the hereditary ene
mies of their country, had actedon imper
ial considerations, and had behaved, in
fact, in this particular instance, in the most I
consistent and praiseworthy fashion. Is
not this, we ask, what would be certain to
occur ? And what then would become of the I
patent plan for destroying the parliament
ary power of the Home Rulers T In short,
we shall believe in the threathened coali
tion when we find the Tories refusing to 4
accept office, or the Whigs declining to re
turn to power, because the vote which I
wafts them into the land of promise is i
swelled by an Irish contiogen;. When that
occurs the Home Rulers will be in a bad I
way, just as when the sky falls we may all t
reasonably expect to catch larks.
HUGII FLYNN, FtItNITLrRE DEALER, ETC.-In
another column will be seen the card of our highly
esteemed friend and fellow.citizen. Hugh Flynn, an. r
nounclng his intention of retiring from the furniture
busin~css. In order to hasten this retirement, he is b
offering his splendid stock at rates far below those of
anyother dealer in the city, as the prices published in
his card will show. Thus he offers walnut Victoria bed s
room sets for $125; parlor sets, eleven pieces, 110, and
other articles at proportionately low rates. Persons
needing furniture would consult their own Interests by
iying him a call at his store, 17 Poydras street, before h
purcha-lng elsewhere. T
Low prices the year round, has made the th
tIry goods store of Lervy Bros. popular. No one will jas
regret girlng 500 Maiaine street a call .
The owt original dauber, 138 alrod sreet. rw
home and Civil Soeeety.
lTrom the London Tsblet.J
d One would suppose that the vaunted
alliance of Prussia, Austria, and Italy
t would have been accompasied by modera
s tion of language in the official journals of
e the great liberal nations of Europe. The
triple alliance was formed-so it is said
f to ensure the peace of the world, and there
fore the first fruits of that alliance might
n well be expected to show themselves in a
r more placid tone of comment on the part
of those writers who pretend to shadow
a forth the political feeling of the day. What
e can be stronger than the combination just
formed between three military powers,
a whose united forces are numerically far
t superior to those of the nation against
e which the league has been created T Ought
- not the strong to be merciful and confident,
d without fear and witlout bitterness? Is
p not peace the object of that alliance?
t What then can be the meaning of the angry
o and threatening diatribes which issue from
f the official and semi-official journals of
Germany, Italy, and England t It is but
r natural that the newspapers in Paris
e should display irritation. France has been
a humbled and defeated, and the vanquished
may well be pardoned for petulenca of lan
guage. It is not wonderful that France
a should display indignation at the menaces
f of still further humiliation and loss launch
s ed against her, upon the supposition that
t she may seek at some time not distant to
e ameliorate the condition of the Head of the
Catholic Church, and to demand from the
kingdom which she in great part created
a the observance of a solemn treaty which
, was shamefully broken. But what have
, Prussia, Austria, and England to fear ? Is
d it for a moment to be Imagined that
a France, crippled and unsettled, will madly
re-eater upon war ? Or is it believed that
Piss IX. is meditating an armed crusade
a for the recovery of his dominions ? Credaf
r Judwus. And yet we find the German
t newspapers encouraging the Italians and
- saying : " Let France but raise a finger
I against Victor Emmanuel and we will be
a with you in a trice." And.the Times-the or
t gan of sober truth-lovingEnglishmen-is not
ashamed to write against Pius IX. in terms
, which might be proper to use against an
armed and mighty despot who was accns
a tomedper/as aut nefas to work out the de
a signs of craft and ambition. The clericals
a in Rome, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and even
a in London, are, it seems, " proclaiming a
crusade against every creed and every
D institution which is not altogether and
I completely Catholic. They everywhere
I boast to be superior to the law, to the a
State, to civil society. Everywhere they i
a continue to insult the heart, the intellect, r
a and the domestic feelings of those who
> dare to think for themselves and who re- r
fuse to believe the oracles of the mystic t
I sanctuaries." In no former period-so al- d
i leges the Times-was there ever in the his
tory of Rome a movement so combined and
universal as the present, or one which was
- so deeply stamped with the impress of one
1 central design. There is plenty of explo- a
sive material, and moreover there are
f hands ready to apply the match at the
i word of command. France is like a colt, I
I which has thrown its rider to the ground  
a and runs wild until it finds another mas
ter. Society has a thousand perils to fear. c
I Communism, the workman's question, the 1
2 International, simple anarchy, and a thou- 1
sand kinds of ambitions, which have no de
finite form, but which await their oppor- 1
tunity as the seed awaits rain and sun- t
shine, surround us on every side. Rome
so proceeds the Times-has in olden time
t used opposite means to attain her ends,
t and well knows how to employ means
which are far off to destroy and ruin that
i which menaces her more nearly and
I directly. There is at least one power
I Rome of course-which will give vitality,
I force and direction to the plots against
r modern society. And those whose duty
I it is to save civilization have need to
combine and confront the danger, and
to unite the entire forces of the civ
i ilized world to preserve it from bar
barism. To this object-so the Times
I gravely concludes-we must attribute the
visit of Victor Emmanuel to Vienna and
Berlin. How much of falsehood, or how
little of truth, there may be contained in
i such a diatribe as that of which we have 1
just given the substance, is known to t
every Catholic, and might be known to
every Protestant not blinded by prejudice.
It is doubtless true that at no time was
unity with their head under Christ more
apparent among Catholics than at present. I
And it is probable that the steadiness and
uniformity with which Catholic doctrines t
and principles are now maintained in every a
part of Christendom are more conspicuous a
and more evident in operation than at e
former times. Both these phenomena, if
phenomena they are to be called, may be
explained by the increased facilities of
communication in modern times and by the c
Vatican Conn cil.
But it is utterly untrue-the very sup- d
position is ridiculous-that the Pope e
meditates, or will ever meditate, the em- ri
ployment of anarchists, Communists, or
incendiaries either in the propagation of the
Faith, or in the recovery of his temporal do- tb
minions. Plottersagainst peace there were in
and perhaps are in Europe. But Pins IX. in
was not among them nor did he abet them. i,
Crowned monarchs there were, and m
perhaps are, who laid their plane and com
bined together to despoil a neighbor
sovereign. But Pinus IX. was ever the
victim and was never the partner in such
plots. The Holy Father was not present c
in person or in deputy at Plombieres, or at pr
Gastein, or at any of those friendly inter- th
views which, singularly enough, although of
held in token of love and amity, terminated
in war and rapine. He did not aid and
abet in the slaughter and plunder of the
Danes, nor in the spoliation of Austria by
the Prussians, nor in the severance from
France of Alsace and Lorraine. The Pope
was not an accomplice in any of those an
schemes and was not a sharer in the spoil. at
On the contrary, he has been plotted
against and despoiled of every inch of ter
ritory. But yet we are told that the Pope
is an enemy of civilization and a friend of A
barbarism, and the apostles of civilization
must hold congress at Berlin to rescue the
world from barbarism and Pinus IX.
Strange civilization is that which employs
the plot, the sword, petroleam, and the
the dagger. It is a carious band of civills
ere which consists of those who have S
broken treaties and forsworn their oaths.
The political purity of Bismarck is of
course spotlep as that of Minghetti, and
their plighted vows to each other are about
as valuable uas the oaths of fidelity sworn
by the latter to the Pope. But peurj Is
dohbtless a virtue of olvillsatlon. la
while Victor Emmaunnel Il,
triumphant from Berlin, a festival w
publicly held to glorify the brave men
1lib, in other words to honor the mom
of the rebels who In that year attempted
dethrone Victor Emmanuel I. As this
tival was el with the sanetion of the
thorities, it maybe assumed that rebe
even against the HoMse of Savoy,
another of the virtuous exploits of civiliz
tion. Gnerrazzi, a famous Italian writer
lately deceased, an infidel, to whom hon
was duly paid as to one of Italy'sgreatmen
called thiscentury the age of robbers-
secolo de ladei. It is not certain to
statesman or monarchs he alluded.
robbery, perjury, infidelity, and Irre
be virtues, then it is to be hoped
Catholics will prefer barbarism. Bie
and atheism, Minghetti and treason, may
triumph for a time, and call their work b
the name of civilization. But Catholi
can afford to wait, and in the meanti
will hold fast to Pius IX. and the old-fash.
ioned virtues which it pleases the wor
now to call barbarism. Better to be amon
the despoiled with Pins IX. than with
spoilers. Victrix causs diis plaouit, a
victa Catoni !
JoszPH SCHWARTz, ESeQ, DEALER IN C
Aoue, ETC.-It is with peculiar pleasure we invite
attention of our readers to the card of this e
uing gentleman, which will be found on our flth
By his auperier practical as well as theoretical
ledge of the business he follows, Mr. Schwartz has
enabled to furnish many of our leading citizens
carriages. buggies, phatone, etc., whioh, for
and solidity, as wellas beauty ef construction sud
gance o finish, are unsurpassed by thuesot smy
eity in the world. By energy, tact and ontepise Mr.
SBohwarts has succeeded in building up a celassal
ness, extending to far.off sections of the country.
magnificent store, No. 74 Carondelet treet, is
stocked with all artilel in his line that couldbe tugbt
of, and at his factory, No. 6 Carroll street, quite a large
number of hands are kept busy filling orders for net
goods or repairing old ones. We cordially recommead
Mr. Schwartz to our city and country readers as a m-.
chant who, thoroughly understanding his business is
all Its details, always gives, as he guarantees, fill eats.
faction, arrd who, by his extensive buasiness connection
is enabled to offer the most advantageous terms to all
his patrons.
We take pleasure in calling attention to the
card of Mine. Rosa Reynoir, No. 609 Magazine street,
who has earned an enviable reputation for thefreshnees
In style,, elegant selection, and reliable quality of the
hats, bonnets and millinery goods to be found at her
establlshment, all of which are sold at reasonable prices.
With Mme. Reynoir our lady readers will And an old
favorite in Mrs. Montague, so long connected with the
Canal street establishment of Mrs. Washington, and
so well known for her excellent taste In selecting, cut.
ting and fitting dresses and cloaks. Mrs Moatogue Is
now prepared to de a first-class business, and those who
wish to consult a competent and fashionable dress
meker will do well to give her a calL Mrs. Washinag
ton having left the city, her former castomerswill no
doubt be pleased to learn that Mrs. Montague is so con
veniently located.
Mr. Thos. B. O'Connor, for some time con
nected with the STAB, to its great benefit, as travellag
agent, is now to be found at the large dry goods house
of Levy & Bros., 580 Magazise street. Here Mr. O'Ca.
nor will be pleased to see his many city friends orhear
from thoee is the country. The Messrs. Levy are
active and energetic business men, fully alive tothe
necessltles of the times, and, consequently, as their
price list elsewhere shows, are selling goods at very
low prices. Just read their advertisement headed "No
panic-no humbug-no apepension."
IOur lady readers will be pleased to learn
that the November number of the "Metropolitan"is
now ready. It s beautifully lly illustrated, and contains
all the winter fashions, with other interesting matter.
It is for sale by Mr. W. E. Cooper, 89 Canal street,
where a full assortment of Butteriok & Co.'s celebrated
paper patterns can be obtained. Call early, and secure
the magazine and a supply of the patterns.
Those who wish to deal with a reliable
butcher, will do well to patronize Mr. Martin Lannes,
at the Premium Butcher Stall, Nos. 37.38 and7 Magazine
Market, for he keeps ndne but the best of beef, mntton,
pork, sausages, tripe, pigs, fowls, game, vegetables,
etc., and all at very low rates. All orders will be
promptly attended to, the articles selected with care
and delivered free of charge. Don't faill to give him a
call.
As the season of chilling blasts is upon us,
we should be careful in relation to coughs and colds,
and apply a well-known remedy at.once. Duaonoe's
Fectoral Balsamic Syrup is a standard medicine, which
time has made very popular for all throat and lung dis
eases. It is very agreeable to the taste and effcacious
In its action.
PuIL. McCABE.-Our popular young fri end,
Phil. McCabe, can always be found at his well-known
store, 100 Camp street, ready to give prompt attention
to all orders for putting in grates, fixing up stoves, etc.
Mr. McCabe is the agent for the great American stove,
which took premiums at all fairs as being unexcelled In
every respect.
The recent cold spell has caused a great de
mand for fuel, and our friends, W. G. Coyle & Co., 198
Gravier street, are consequently overwhelmed with
orders for coal, they being among the most pepular
dealers in the city. Buy at once, while coal is cheap,
else you will, in a few days, be forced to purchase on a
rise.
"Necessity knows no law," hence it is that
though Mr. Kreeger, 594 Magazine street, has engaged
in business for the purpose of making money, he Is sell
ing st a great loss to himself, being compelled to raise a
large amount of cash immediately. As his advertises
ment sayrs. he gives $100 worth of goods for 50.
UREAK IN SEWING MACHINE PRICEs.-Our
readers will be interested to learn that the Florence
Company have responded to the general call for lower
prices for sewing machines, and will henceforth sell
their welliknown and superior machines at a reduction
of from 30 to 40 per cent from former prices.
The Regular monthly meeting of the 8S.
Alphonasus Total Abstinence Assoclatlon will be hbsld
thise evening. See notice in our speial column.
Two-buttoned kid gloves for half a dollar,
end a rne saortment of dry gooda proportionately low
et Levy Bros., 580 Magazine street.
Signs, signs, signs, 138 Girod street.
ADVERTISING RATES OF THE "STAB."
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