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Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

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D.ANGEl~ IN THE DARK. 113<br />

Bishop Constantius, now ris<strong>in</strong>g, offered <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

remarks:<br />

" Brethren of <strong>the</strong> Immaculate Society of Jesus: as<br />

has been well suggested, it is needful that we study<br />

expediency. The ends we aim at, will amply justify any<br />

available means; we must k<strong>in</strong>dle <strong>the</strong> fires of contention,<br />

distract and divide <strong>the</strong> Union, so that it fall an<br />

easy prey to papal power. At <strong>the</strong> present crisis, it<br />

may be well for some of <strong>the</strong> shrewdest of our order to<br />

disguise <strong>the</strong>ir faith, and identify <strong>the</strong>mselves with variousProtestant<br />

sects, and different political parties; this<br />

will be calculated to give us immense advantage. We<br />

already see a clash<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>terests between <strong>the</strong> north<br />

and south, which must tend to disrnpture <strong>the</strong> beads<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Union, and one day render it an easy matter<br />

to prick <strong>the</strong>m on to a bloody conflict. Such a collision<br />

would br<strong>in</strong>g about a state of th<strong>in</strong>gs highly favorable to<br />

our designs: tak<strong>in</strong>g advantage of <strong>the</strong> chaotic elements,<br />

wemight be able to mold a government to our lik<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

"If anyone's conscience tell him such a policy<br />

would be wrong and unjust, let him be rem<strong>in</strong>ded that<br />

we owe no allegiance to <strong>the</strong> government of <strong>the</strong> United<br />

States; no ties b<strong>in</strong>d us to <strong>the</strong> free <strong>in</strong>stitutions of this<br />

country; nor are we ever bound to keep faith with<br />

heretics. The pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of <strong>the</strong> Republic be<strong>in</strong>g wholly<br />

antagonistic to <strong>the</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>gs and doctr<strong>in</strong>es of <strong>the</strong><br />

Catholic church, we are justifiable <strong>in</strong> seek<strong>in</strong>g its<br />

downfall. Whatever stands opposed to <strong>the</strong> church,<br />

we should never hesitate to strike down - whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />

republics or monarchies, presidents or k<strong>in</strong>gs I"<br />

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