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The Huron News-Record, 1889-03-27, Page 3eseseeaseseseeeiesiseeeeseasaasseasaiseemeseasteramiessaseaseeeseeiseessemeseeseases the British House of Parliament trxpayer was cuddled with the awl Sir James ,Harriett, !ring's support of Lord Awherst's advocate, in a letter to the Atter- 1800 family, In 1800, Father ney•General and Solicitor. Cazot, the last of the Jesuits, 1775 General iu answer to certain died, and the sheriff of Quebec was gnestious reported t—"In a instructed to take into the posse. few words!, the Society of Jesus cion of the Ccoyyn all the wov- had not and cannot have any es. able and immovable property of tates iu Cenatla, legally and cots• the Jesuits. The instructions to pletely vested in thein lit any time, thee sheriff iH a •lengthy docu- and, therefore, could not and cau- hest uarratiug the histpry 'of not transfer the same * * either the possession of the property •by with or without the powers of tbeJesuits ; that for divers reasons ratitcetion of the Father Geueral, the Crown had permitted the Rev. who, as lie could not retire, cannot Jean Joseph Cazot, priest, to retain allele any possessions in Canada * possession of a certain portiou of * because be is as incapable of the property, but that *tow the beeowiug a British subject as he Crown was about "to enter upon WA.; of being a French subje':t. and take into our real and actual Nor can the individuals of the possession to and for the use, benefit communities of the Jesuits in Cana- and behoof of us, etc.," the whole da take or transfer what the Father property, movable and. immovable. General cennot take or transfer, The inventory, as made by the nor cau they, having but one cone- sheriff, is very- interesting reading. mon stock with all other comwuii- A return of the revenues of• the iter of their order in every part of Jesuits' estates in 1801, ex• the globe, hold immovable posses- 1801 elusive of the properties in cions to be applied for the joint Quebec, Montreal and 'Three. benefit of them vot,uiun►ties which Rivers, placed thein at £1,2.5 5s are resident iu foreign states, and 4d. In the year 1814 the Jesuit which may become the enemies of Society, which had been forever His Majesty and his goverltrltent. dissolved, was revived with all its * * •* The possessions, there- old privileges by Pius VII. fore, of Jesuits in Canada, in every 1814 During the years 1824, 1815, view of the case are lapsed to His 1827 and 1828, send later, a Majesty. I'n 1770 Jeffrey Lord lively agitation was carried on in Amherst applied to the King for Canada for the purpose of having • the Jesuit estates in Canada as a the Jesuits' estates; set aside for recognition of his services in purposes of education, and in 1831 1770 that country. This was a despatch was rectived from greeted, but never carried 1831 Lord Gooderich giving the out, priucfpally on account of the estates into the control of difficulties in obtaining the necessary the Legislature for purposes of ad, inforwatiof to draft the legal docu, vancing the interests of religion ments. In the year 1773 Pope and sound learning. What was Cleinent XIV. issued a bull meant by sound learning ivy ne 1773 ''ab,lishin ;," "suppressing," inferred front this clause of the and "dissolving the Society report :—"I monist doubt that the of Jesus "forever." This bull was Assembly will see the justice of date 1 July 2lst,and promulgated continuing to maintain under the at half -past one o'clock clock in the night new distribution of these funds of August 16th, when the Jesuits those scholastic ettablisliments to were asleep. and, they were securely which they are now applied." Frost penned up in their houses. In the 1800 to 1831 about one-fourth of following year instructions were the revenue of the Jesuits' estates sent from the King of Eng.' had been applied to educational 1774 land to the Governor of Can .purposna, that is $49,556. Of this ada that the Society of Jesus suns the Royal Grammar school at be suppressed and dissolved, and Quebec received $18,950, the Royal that all their rights, privileges and Grammar school at Montreal (after., property should be inyested in the wards the high school) $16,033, Crown for such purposes as the and the Royal Grammar school at Crown might hereafter think fit to Kingston $10,728. The Royal direct and appoint "and the Royal Institute, which merged into the intention was furthur declared to be Governors of McGill University, that the present members of the received some $5,000. Most of the said Society, as established at Qae, revenue went to expenses of man• bec, should be allowed sufficient agement and "purposes unknown." stipends during their natural lives," Iu the year 18.31 the Legislature in the year 1786 'a commission in also passed an act to the effect' that Canada was appointed by all the revenues arising from the 1786 Lord Dorchester, the Gover- estates of the late order of Jesuits nor of the colony, for the which are now or may hereafter purpose of deserting the Jesuit's come into the hands of the Receiver- estatala that they might be trans- General of this 'province, shall be ferred to Lord Amherst. In the placed in a separate •C°heet in. the course of their work they had a die, vaults wherein the public moneys pute as to whether the Jesuit estates are kept, and shall be applied to could be taken even by the Crown the purposes of education exclusive - for any purposes except those of ]y in the manner provided by this education and the advantages of the act or acts which may hereafter be young Canadians. Lord Dorches- passed by theProvincial Legislature ter referred this legal question to in thst behalf and not otherwise. Alexander Gray, Attorney -General Notwithstanding this act, none of of Quebec, and J. Williams, Solici- this°revenue was .appropriated for tor•General. In 1789 there the purposes of education for four - 1789 were but four Jesuits liying teen years. 'The agitation to place in Canada and one of them the revenues of these estates under Father de Watteau wrote to Mon- the control of the Roman Catholic Bens' Louis (xtnulain ii la, merchant Church 'began in 1846. In thin of Quebec, stating; that the estates year a petition on that behalf had been given thein in full proper- 1846 was presented to the Legis- tyg for the purposes of educe- lativeAssembly by the Arch - tion, &c., but "they had been re- bishop of Quebec and other Roman duced in number to four, all of an Catholic bishops of the Province. advanced age, consequently they 'Tlid'resalt of that agitation were not in a condition to acquit 1887 is well known. In the year themselves of the stated obligations 1887 the Jesuit Society was and therefore they renounced pure, incorporated in Quebec, and in, the ly, simply, voluntarily and bona fids year following the Pope was en - all property sand provisions thereof dewed with $400,000 of the to the Canadian citizens in whose 1888 Jesuit estates, and the La. favorthey were made." The next prairie common, on account year Alexander Gray, Attorney- of releasing his title to the estates, General, and 3. Williams Solicitors The same year an agitation against General, submitted their report, this compact for defrauding the which held that the proceedings of Province rose up.—TVitnese. the Parliament of Paris in 1761 and 1762 applied to Canada. The nature of their institution. preven- PROTESTANT ST. PATRICK. ted them individually front tailing --- anything unde>tthe capitulation of The following is from Charles D. all Canada ; nothing could be con, Kay's article on Christian Ireland veyed to the head of the order, and in the March Century : `r it is an the order itself was finally dissolved old error to count St. Patrick among and suppressed in 1774, so "the the emissaries, missionaries, or nun - existence of the few members of the Dios from the see of St. Peter. Itis order in the Province can in no conversion of Ireland was an hide - shape be considered as forming a pendent act, which may be compare body politic or corporate, capable ed with similar independent con - of any of the powers inherent in versions of the Bulgarians and other and enjoyed by communities." The nations to Lite orthodox or Eastern report furthur said these persons Church by St. Cyril and St. Metlto• were living on the charity of the dine four hundred years later. The Crown and should be very grate- terms of his confession of faith and ful. The next year Lord his letter to a Welsh brigand who 1790 Dorchester suhmitted an of carried off his converts into slavery, ficial report of the Jesuit two authentic documents, forbid any estates. At the first session other view. Rome was indeed ie 1792 of the newly constituted the Geld to convert Ireland, but Legislature, under the Con- failed because the situation was not etitutioual Act, a petition was sub. understood. A few years before .nitted praying that therevenue of the arrival of St. Patrick (A. D. the Jesuit estates be devoted to 430), the then pope, Celestinus I., purposes of education, and this was sons Bishop Paladius. Though there forwarded to the king. In 1798, is no record of harm done to him. by • William Lord Amherst pre • the pagans, hut, on the contrary, he 1798 sed that the gift of the was permitted to build churches and estates to his father, Jeffrey leave pastors, yet, his reception was Lord Amherst, be carried out, and so chilling that he left. Ile never in 1779 His Majesty instructed the reached Rome, death overtaking law offices to make out the titles, hire in Pictland, which is now Scot• but owing to representations made land, North Britian having received in reepret to certain details of the dint appell,tt.ion since his day 'Whet, arrangement, through which there overran end conquered by n Keltic might arise conflict, the decree was return wave out of Scotia or Ire• In e•�•r c•trried nut, and the British land.... . The Huron News -(Record $1,50 a Yettr—e1.26 IA Advance, Wedotesday.Y Wands 27th, 1889 THE 'JESUIT ESTATES. A CHRONOLOGICAL HLS, TORY OF THE FAMOUS ESTATES.. SHOWiNG WHEN AND H"W THESE ESTATES WERE TAKEN FItoM 'rue JESIISS FOR CAUSE 11Y Tao KING OF FRANCE, AND WHEN, HOW AND WHY THEY CAME 1Nrt) THE POSSES SION OF 'ruE KING OF ENGLAND, AND WHEN, WHY AND JIIOW TIIEY CAME INTO THE POSSESSION OF CANADA. In response to a very general demand for hist tical information respecting the Je•utc estates, we briefly epitomize the leading facts connected with them. 'These es- tates, when Cirua•la was very young, were given to the Jesuits by t he Kings of France, the Duk,t of Ventadour, tJte Crnnmereial Com- pany of Canada. awl by private donors ; some, it was said, were purchased. Some of these esttit.es were granted on eouditiotl that the Jesuits would employ themselves in instructing the Indians and young Canadians. ,In the year 1760 judgment was given in the consular court 1760 of Paris for thirty thousand livres against Father Laval• ette, as agent or pastor of the order, in certaintraisactions connected with the purchase of - estates in the Wind. want Islands, and the court declar• ed that the whole Jesuit body was liable for his acts as principal. In the following year the Superior• General of the order, and 1791 in his person the body and association of Jesuits in Franck., were coudenuted to pay one million, five hundred and two thousand two hundred and sixty-six livres, two sols and two farthings, the amount of certain bills of ex, change which the 'body had not paid in connection with the per• chase of these. Windward Island estates, and also fifty thousand livres damages and all costs and ex- penses. The vessels carrying those bills of exchange had been captured by the Britieh vessels. Bot this was the smallest portion of tiseir losses.. During the trial the counsel for both the plaintiffs Hind defen- dants referred to the constitution of the order, and. the Parliament of Paris, ou April 17th, ordered that it he produc 1 in court specifying a printed copy of "the edition made at Prague in 1757," which had been cited in the court. A. copy of these important volumes were pro• duced in the Parliament and given to➢ a commission on whose report, on account of the teachings of the Society as contained in the consti- tution, the Society ofJesuitsWOR stripped'o€ all its property, put out of existence as a society (it had no legal existence- even at that time), and the portion of its estates that had been devoted to education was continued for that purpose with dome notable exceptions, hut under the direction of others than the Jesuits, though ex -Jesuit teachers were allowed to remain in France and teach on certain conditions. The following year Louis XV. addressed a letter to the general of the order at !tome, Ricci, 1762 and also to Pope Clement XIII,, asking that ,the stat- utes of the Society be amended. , 'The following quotation from a decree of the Parliament of Paris on March 5th of that year allows why the request waa made :—"These doctrines (those contained in the constitution made at Prague), the constitution of which would go to des- troy the law of nature—that moral atandard which God himself has imprinted on the heart of wan— and hence break all the bonds of civil society, since they authorize theft, falsehood, perjury, impurity the moat criminal, and generally all passions as well as all (elates, by teaching secret compensation, equiv- ocations, mental reservations, pro- bahilism and philosophical sin ; to destroy all feelings of humanity among men, since they favor homi. (ride Qnd parricide to overthrow the royal society 1" Geueral Ricci made the celebrated reply,. '!The Jesuits must remain as they are or cease to exist," The Pope's reply were Simi - Jar. The Parliament of Paris d. eided they then must cease to exist in France and they were expelled - by law, although they were given the option of remaining on condi• tion tient they retired from the order, severing their connection in truth and forever from the General in Rome. Only five or Rix out of some five thousand accepted these conditions. This decree of expul sion extended to Canada. A1- thongh the French forces in Cattalo had been driven 'out in 1760, the Treaty of Paris, iii which 1763 "His Moat Christian Majes- ty and Hi>i Most Catholic Majesty ceded all his rights in Canada to His Britannic Majesty was not made till 1763. Two years later, the rights of the Jesus its to their estates earnn before "It has been suggested that national tree, united the string of Patrick never existed, and that his scattered provinces, and framed the legend was founded ou these meagre 13ritisb North Awerica aot en the achievements of Paladius ; but the model of the grand constitution of hypothesis has too many document- Great Britain. We are proud of ary, historical, and legendary evid• our confederated provinces, and I duces against it. There was every reciprocate with enthusiasm the reason for the want of success of a expressions that fell from our bishop coming from Rowe where venerable friend, Col. Magill perish orthodoxy had been discarded for a the baud that would strike down wore enterprising and ambitious the union jack from this Canada of form of Christianity. The record oars—perish the baud that would of Paladius and hia mission report- attempt to disintegrate this now ed by the Four Masters has inter- united and confederated country ! nal evideuce of genuineness in its (Applause ) It is true that the trait of moderation. The churches great people to the south of us are are wooden. We know that archi- developing a great utttioultl ideal tecture in Ireland was late in affect- and outnumber as today by their ing stone as a material ; but if this census twelve to one ; but when record had been forged after the that is said they have said all., IIs twelfth century, national vanity the elements of national groatnes; would surely have wade out the we are their equal, and in territory ; material to be stone. their superior in mineral wealth their "'I'be success of St. Patrick where in equal, the patriotism of our people, • • Rome had failed could hardly have in indys,try, morality and religion- in beets palatable. The hatred and everything that goes to make up contempt felt by the Italian ecclesi- the elements of a great nation—we astics come out in St. Jerotneta,;are standing shoulder to sbouldet• reference to Celestius the Pelagian with them, their equale, without as an eater of Irish porridge, Scoticis `•heing compelled to ask a favor in pultilms a)rcegravcttus (' gorged with au* direction. (Applause,) The his Irish mush ') and by other re• elements of national strength are to marks in the polemics of the, day, be seen in the development of Cau- Two years later another missionary, aria's industries. I am not one of not accredited frow Rome, an Irish these pessimists who believe that Scot by reai•!ence if not a Scot by this young Dominion ie going to the birth, a student in Gaul and a man mischief or to the United States who distinctly denied that he was either. (Applause.) Our pro_ress learned,—arrived in Ireland and did since confederation has been like a that which Paladius could not do ; passenger train running swiftly, but so that to day the Irish Catholics in over a road so solid and a track so all part of the world turn out iu pro• well laid that we have been unconsc- cession once a year to honor hie ious of our velocity. Compare oar wentory—on the 17th of March. development during. the past twenty "How came it that Yatricius sea years : The total exports since con ceeded where Paladius failed 1 federation have nearly doubled, the save Primarily because he had nothing expordoublt the mine h ltnral molexlthan orte to do with Rome or Italy. This have increased 50 per cent, nor stock preserved him from the active jeal- ex leets have increased 400 per teat, ousy of the upper claeaes, the kings, while an entirely new industry— that Druids, who had good that of chees.making—bas bee n reason tto perceive that Rome, hay- developed during the past °fifteen ing retired her seniles from Britian, years and is now more valuable was now trying to extend her sway than our 'fisheries. (Applause.) by religion, It also conciliated the „ * * Canada is as strong to - Christians scattered along the bor• da as the arm throwp round hea— ders of the island, who mast have the arra of Great Britain, the grand• resented the pretensions of the Ro est nation the Ron ever shone upon. man bishopswith Christians of the h as much vioor as 1 ani among the dreamers who hope East. But there was another recces did theaorthodoxone day to seen Canadian statesmen for Patrick's success. He addressed cit in Westminster, when Canada himself to the temporal and intel- will be represented among the lectual leaders, the chiefs, Druids, greater confederation of the mighty and "Files," or poets, because he British empire that sweeps 1111 was a than of genius and saw that arouud this globe. (Tremendous only in that way copal a community _applance .)- • existing on the clan system be con- verted." 0URRINTS TOPICS TO THE FARMERS Study your own interest and go where you eau get Reliable Ilalri,essl I III tnutueture CoCO hilt Inc BUST OF STOCK. Beware of dhnpd that dell #heap, as they have ;rut to lino. 831' Cull and get prices, Orders by mail pronlply attended to 1roHN T. c. e.X,T31 ., HARNESS EMPORIUM, HLY'X'It, ONT. Er rOCK -•AB COATED POOR MICHIGAN. CANADA. OUR HOME. Iowa and 'Illinois together with other States recently sent out a At tate celebration of the miniver- sorrowful tale of the depression ex- sary of St. Patrick by the Irish Pro• istiug among the agricultural testant Bevoletit Society of Hami1, masses. Now Michigan is .beard tou, the Rev. W. W. Carson, Meth• from, and the same state of affair:5 odist, spoke in reply to the toast is found to exist there. The boasted of "Canada Our Home11 as below. 'market of sixty millions of people On this as un other occasional the does not appear to be all our Grit Rev. gentleman very properly talk- friends have cracked it up to be. ed as though patriotism was par t of We read in the Michigon News : his religion. "The farmers cry for help. It The Speech of Rev. W. W. Care having been demonstrated that the son in response to the toast was the foreign market for our wheat, corn speech of the evening. He said : and provisions is steadily slipping It Would be impossible for me to away from us, and that the farmers enter upon anything like a discuss- in all parts of the country are ion of so great a subject at this late struggling with debt and discourage. hour. I feel it an hour to be sten- meat, the protectionist writers and tioned in connection with the orators are fain to acknowledge the trainee of the gentlemen who, with fact. When called upon to devise such brilliancy, enthusiasm, (do_ a remedy they are at a loss. They queuce and patriotissu, addressed tell the farmers they must atop this assembly this evening. 1 was rushing wlyeat and corn and 'diver - proud to hear the sons of the Emer- sify their industry.'This is aid isle speak of the borne of their equivalent to a reeemmendation childhood with such terms of that hereafter they shall .plant car - enthusiastic praise. But I would rots and cabbage." W e believe that our prosperous remind ;he oldcountrynren present and contented farmers will not Irishnnan or Scotchmen ,because they se that while they are Engcaro to link their destinies with their ei shoes across the' line. cannot help themselves' they are now $ g Canadians because they have natural- ly chosen to be such. All compli- MANITOBA CANNOT BE CHECKED. ment is to Canada, our home—all L. A. Hamilton writes from the honor to Canada; and as a Manitoba to the Empire a few days citizen of the soil and of no mean ago. "$1.03•a bushel was the ruling city, though not a great manufactur, price for wheat at Gretna, Manitoba, ing or university center, yet a city oil the 2pd inst. Only 96 cents a whence you all look now -a day with bushel was offered at Neche, Dakota, eager and expectant eyes, I am on the same day These stations proud of it. Born in the capital of are only two miles apart. It is, our country I feel proud of our na- therefore seen that the Manitoba tion and capital, and I will tell you) farmer received 7 cents a bushel sir, that I believe today, man for more for bis wheat than his Dakota wan, on both sides of the speaker of neighbor. Ontario farmers intend - the house of commons, the gentle, ing to move to the North-west men whom this country has sent to should carefully consider these facts represent it indicate the highwater before selecting Dakota in preference mark of intelligence, culure, in- to Manitoba. I think to politicians tegrity and patriotism of Canada to, another lesson is also suggested by. day. (Applause.) One thing we this comparison. have a right to be proud of is our --ease* ., — ancestry. When I think of the —The president's message on the men that set foot on this soil a ten- Riel case states that Riel's friends tory ago toet, a continent, the • were informed by the government endurance of endurancenc e that cleared the that his alleged United States farms of Canada, I cannot help feel- ing 6itizenahip did not give him immune that a higher type of courage it from Canadian laws for offences was required by our ancestors than committed within British territory. We are proud of these .pioneer that to be found on the battlefield. Another Canadian rebel inspiration bubble burst. ancestors who caste to this country —A rr e1 attended and and carved out a destiny for the fluential meeting of the Protestant in - nation, and a reputation imperish- able for themselves, * * '' The alliance was held in London, Eng - fifty yeas that preceded confedera- land, last week. The question of tion was a period of reconstruc- the Jesuit incorporation in the tion all over the world. That spirit province of Quebec was referred to was caught by the fathers of con, and discussed, A resolution of federation, and to their honor be it sympathy was passed with the Pro - e.''1 that, though representing every testants of Canada in their struggle sl,nrle of politica in Canada at that for civil and religious liberty, and day, they saw that in union there the desire expressed that Jesuit was strength, anti they planted the aggression may be defeated. A SURE CURE FOR BILIOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, SICK HEADACHE, AND DISEASES or THE STOMACH, :OVER AND BOWELS. THEY ARE MILD,THOROUGH AND PROMPT IN ACTION, AND FORM A VALUABLE AID TO BURDOCK 131.000 BITTERS IN THE TREATMENT ANO CURE OF CHRONIC AND OBSTINATE DISEASES. 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