| Show FRENCH IN MEXICO the french rege icy cy in mexico have got into trouble with the archbishops Arch bishops in relation to the lands lamia which were sequestered from arora the church to the juarez government governa it it was expected by the clergy that the french authorities would favor the church by restoring rea the possessions which the previous government had as they termed it plundered plunder ld for the replenishment of the public tret treasury but instead of thus rewarding the bishops and clergy for tor or their countenance or of the invasion and conquest the french regency issued orders involving a recognition of 0 the at que of 0 their property another indignity was the removal of the archbishop from his offices office aa as regent of 0 the emp ampre re against these acts of the regency the archbishop bi shop of mexico entered his de decided cd e d protest declaring aring iring his removal from office null and void and all the archbishops arch bishops of the empire unite in declaring against all who shall execute or cooperate e in execution exe executing cutin the circulars and orders issued against the church property by com corn mand mind of the french general they declare fleir aut aLt equation patton under these orders to be worse chanik than it was under the juarez government the protest probest was issued december 26 1863 on january 2 1801 the french regents Reg frits almonte issued a decree removing all the judges and other officers of the supreme court on the ground of their refi reft refusal isal to en foce fo ce the laws or orders regarding the nationalization aliza tion ot of th the church property this luia they ex by saylin saying if that it was necessary in order to conform their action to he tiie french policy on 03 tm th of y general nelre nei nel re wrote ashard a letter lotter to the Bishop of mexico complaining of the incendiary character of 0 the publications which were being clandestinely de di circulated by the clergy in the capital to this the archbishop replies categorically cally that never was the church so bitterly persecuted and that be he the chief prelate finds himself in a worse position than under the former government the bishops protest against being removed f from corthe the government governments was written november 11 1503 1163 on the general bazaine replied to the bishor bishop and used the follows follo wj wlas language may I 1 bs be permitted permit ted tej to express the desire des ire lre that your grace well inspired will accept the position as it is today to day and will reject the advice and suggestions of imprudent 1 mr friends a against ainah whom notwithstanding I 1 am well decided to take the most rigorous measures that I 1 am authorized to employ under the powers with attl which I 1 am invested I 1 rely anthe on the abnegation of your 5 our grace and on your devotion to the country that at the ma moment ent I 1 am about betting out for the interior oage work ot of be he P pacification and regeneration of mex meaco co your opposition will not delay the march of the government 21 on the the archbishop rejoins firmly as will be beeh been by the following extract your ayour excellency continues g your desire that I 1 will accept the situation as it hoj los 1 and will repel the counsels and surges eions of imprudent friends against whom your Ecel ecal excellency lency is resolved to take the most ngor rigor 06 measures in use of the powers with which you ou are invested with reference to the first 1 hia fia have ve to say to your excellency Excel Etcel leney that I 1 do rot understand the exact meaning which you place upon the words accept the position but as accepting is consenting and admitting I 1 have to say io to your ybur Excell excellency enby that I 1 have not and I 1 neier never will aree arce aree ree to any of the steps that have been taken against agine the he r gats I 1 have defended f but bat that on the contra contrary rj I 1 insist upon all and each one of ot my my protests if it thes words have bae hae a signification dera nera onal I 1 have to a y with all all kli fr frankness ness that I 1 have no caracter Nar aspirations ata of a personal a ar i character acter that I 1 entered the regency not for pleasure but to labor and to sacrifice myself for tor the public good and yield n to suggestions of the most elevated ch character facter if 11 finally they mean that jf 1 in my character or of arcoba hop have to remain silent and impassible in lew view of 0 these attacks upon the supreme authority ol 01 the church its im I 1 have to say bay with al ai f frankness rank neg that neither myself nor my illustrious brethren can maintain silence with oti out doing iodence to our consciences and that we are disposed to suffer everything rather than prove wanting in the execution of such holy duties when the occasion shall arrive the united protest of all the bishops to wit wits pelagio pelagic A archbishop of mexico Ce Cle mine mines daj dd J archbishop of michoacan pedro arab shop of Guad guadalajara alaj alai ira lra pedro bishop of san luis potosi jose maria bishop of bojica ia 13 a long and strong document of which we pi giva 1 vit the ca c lo 10 0 o ing irig paragraph which is 18 most significant ant of the tact fact that the french regency must yield or they will have trouble in maintaining ta ining tb ir authority but your Ecel lenciea can believe ue u we cannot canoot keep without making ourselves criminal by this silence before the strict j stice of thi government before beare whose tribunal ve me bhail shall have harb hare hire to appear at the end of a life wh ich is rapidly e icae eicas anz n r when lyben these terri ble na pr awot eBent themselves which call for the exert se of 0 our het her we see that a soul soui lost through our blence silance will call down the same perdition we tremble with terror not even evident dent knowledge of the inutility of oar our exposto lations ak an 1 would excuse us before god cod 8 asre e taw th fearful confirmation ot of this truth dhe holy spirit gihei gives us u in chapter III ili p 19 ot ezekiel when isay unto the wick ed thou thal u ab bhail shall alt ait surely die oie and thou gives cives Q t him not warning nor ak eatto tto wara warn ja ie the ahe wicked from his bis wicked way to bave eave hi life the same game wicked man shall die in his bis ini frit avy q lily illy but his bis blood or perdition will I 1 require at thine band yet if thou warn the wicked and le he turn not from his bia wickedness nor from his bis wicked way be shall die in his iniquity but thou bast delivered thy soul 2 1 I the following is the conclusion of the order of the regents almonte and salos removing the judges and other officers of the supreme courto courts ansbe be tranquil and secure the regency invested with authority will watch over your interests conjointly with the chiefs of the intervention the course of justice will not be interrupted in making new nominations of those who are to be charged with Us its administration we shall not inquire of those magistrates to party the they have belonged but ut we shall exact from them that they will faithfully maintain equal rights for ail all without wl out d of opinions 1 and if it be necessary we shall recalL to them if they forget it that the dissentious dissent ions of the nation were conducting it to certain ruin when the powerful power fu hand band of the emperor napoleon was stretched out to arrest it on the tatai total decline from this showing it seems beems that the controversy is rapidly coming to a head bead As the french went out to mexico on the express invitation vi of the church party part it is no matter of bur sur surprise rise that the clergy should keenly feel the sting of 0 the serpent that was warmed to life in the bosom of the church what view may be taken of the toe controvert cont controversy rovers jn in the tulley ries rles and especially by maximilian remains to be been seen it the proposed emperor has really been aa as solicitous aa as represented about having adequate guaranties guarantees guaran ties thrown around hib bis mexican throne be he will hesitate about being crowned under such embarrassing circumstances there is doubtless avery a very large party in mexico bitterly opposed to the french dynasty and it if the disaffected obtain the support of the church party who will there be besides the french soldiers bold sold lers and some bome mexicans who are in comfortable offices to constitute the french part it looks as it if there were no hope of the empire being tranquilized under french rule it if all efforts to conciliate the church party shall fall fail the more intelligent of the mexicans cannot but see that there will be little progress 0 of that country in its true nationality unless this external power installed in their midst shall be overthrown we shall await with interest the result of this em broglio |
