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THK CiiAZKTTK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST Tilt: BILL
Paije,
Thk attack.— First artri.k ok thk -MiAZKTTK. " [Montreul. June '22. 1888]. 1 Answer to thk 1st article ok thk •• Gazette. " [Gmettc, July 25,1888]... « There lias been no appeal to religious prejudice-? in the defence of the rights of the Jesuits and no *' vague tirades" about treaty rights. Th« defence
grounded on the merits of the case ^ 7
The position of the Catliolic who attacks the Society an unenviable one —
Gregory XVI to .Mgr Affre 8
Synopsis of the legal statement of the case. The seizure of the Jesuit's Estates not sanctioned by right of conquest in general, nor by the terms of capitulation in pafticular 8,0
The tillc by escheat not valid. — Xor was it ever mentioneil in transfers or convey en ces î«
The goveiniiu-nt therefore has no positive tenable claim. The present Society
of . Jesus has. S^i^pf nole'\ 10
K<litorial note of the (inzette to the above reply lo
Seco.ni) article of the ••(iAZKTTE." [June 2.'», 18H8] li>
TiiiRO ARTICLE OK THE ** GAZETTE." [.June 27, 1888] 1{
Skco.M) kei'LV TO THE •' (Jazette," [June 28, 1888] 18
The shallowness of thi» (iazettf' s reasoning 18
.Misquotations and misstatements. The body of the Episcopate in France in ITtJl report favorably on the Order. Catholic France against the expulsion of the Jesuits I»
(.'luiatophe de Beaumont's letter [Paris, April 24, 1774] to Clement XIV 20
In what .sense the Jesuits are pcrlurbators. 21
The unanimous voice of the bishops, on Pius Nils testimony, call for the reestablishment of the Society 21
The Gnzettf's logic as to the civil suppression in (^anada 22
B}f titlf of '-Conquest in fUenTa/,'' itccorUnij to the Ktiim o/ nation*, a contfutror
has no rif/hl to the private properties ofritizens or of authorized corporations. 23
[nUridualifji au'l imnwrtalitij : tiro esenfia I properties n/ a body corporate 2»>
The Society of Jesus in Canada mvi.-» a boly corporate from 1078. Its riyht o/pro^
perty tras protected hy the Latcs of Xations 27
Thi- letters patent of the French Kiny. a solemn contract o/ protection tcitk the
Society. f!s ohliyatinnn hi it liny un the h'iny of Enylandwho supplants htm . 28 7V(f Royal instructions i»/"179l, ta xupprrns thr Jr.tuitS. are <i pert'mptory proof uj
their corporate existence duirn to that dite at least .,.*^.,.. '2^
Answer to thf '' G szhtiz" — Continued, [O'azette, Juti^ 3, 1888J «..,. 30
Clement XIV wovild have us knowtUut in the b ief of aup^t«9.4ion' he bat Dot
set forth «ill the motived ot Uia action 31
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He excommunicates in his brief those who orally or in writing insult the members of the Society 32
The JesuiC s Estates are Church Property 22
The King of France could have no legitimate title to them; and consequently
neither could the King of England ivho merely succeeded to his right 33
The duty of maintaining the existing laws of property is imposed by the general
right of conquest 33
The Quebec Act o/lTTé, inasmuch as it restricts treaty stipulations, is ultra vires.
It in no wise affects vested rights ; hence inapplicable to the case 34
By title of the conquest of Canada in particular the right of the Jesuits to their properly loas unassailable. Capitulation of Quebec. That of Montreal
and of the whole province 3<i
The Treaty of Peace 38
What was refused with a proviso in the XAWIIl article of the Capitulation of
3Iontreal? Interpretation of Treaty Stipulations , 38
A common sense notion of the sacredness of Treaties and capitulations. It
tallies with that of the great authorities 41
By ichomthe wrong was perpetrated 43
English Authorities on the rights of Religious Orders in Canada to their property
as secured by treaty 43
Thurlow on the above rights and on the change of pre-existing laws 44
English Penal and Common Law, as such, do not hold in the Colonies ; the meaning of the clause : " as far as the laws of Great Britain permit " 44
Answer TO THE '' Gazette." — Continued. [Gazette, July 5, 1888] 47
The title by escheat is not valid, nor was it urged, in the matter of the Jesuits\
Estates 47
A corporate body can 7wt be destroyed by the ruler in virtue of his Royal prerogative alone 48
Proof that the Crown inhibited the Jesuits from receiving new members. Consequently the title of the province to the estate^! by escheat is untenable 49
Before the law, the positive claim of the Jesuits to their estutes is valid .'30
The Gazette's last Word —[July 7, 1888]
A further reply to the Gazette is refused pu))lication 59
The Rejected Rejoinder to the Gazette's Last Word (>•>
The Gazette facts on a par with Gazette principles 60
Private property to be respected when not obnoxious to the fundamental Law of the conquering Slate.— The Gazette and Wedderburnearra in arm —
A bugaboo ^^
Sir Richard Temple bears witness in India to the loyalty of the Jesuits Bl
In 1761 the leading Lawyers of Paris opine that the houses of the Order have,
financially speaking, no mutual responsibility • 62
Why three Catholic States expelled the Order. In order of attack, the Jesuits
first the Church next 63
A learned Protestant proclaims the Order ''<? coinmon bulwark of defence Jor all
lawful authority " 63
Weddcrburne discloses the real cause of opposiliou to the Jesuits for the edification of their opponents of to-day *. 64
Wedderburne's new principle to justify spoliation.— An " ingenious speculation."—Present good behaviour punishable for possible future misconduct.—Uuparallelwl 'ircnaroàiiy. -—GazetlM tactics productive of a new crop of Wedderburnes • ., ••••••-•" ^^
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MarriotjVultfiire's friend, another patron saintofthe Gazette.— \ cvnic— A selfconferred diploma of incompetenry. — A superfluous decoration, but well deserved ^><''
A legal snub from Sir Fletcher Norton and William de Grey. — Dunkins dreams.
beside the question •»7
" Tfie title which was yicen by the Kiny to the aid J'rocince of' Lower ('anada wax
not only by conquest butbyefcheat" is a Gazette proposition without proof. H7
A crumb of comfort. — The ghost of escheat tinally laid. — The confiscation based
solely on the rights of conquest HS
From pillar to post. — The Gazette's mea culjia.— His last bhin«ler worse than
the first 61^
Father Casots real status made clear "0
