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“ee TMMLACU LATE TE VIRGIN. PRAY FC FOR U OSs: 2°
PHITILAD
BLPHIA.
DECEMBER 1, 1884.
first: nam
tte A 0.8. 0. HOURIAL,
posuisite SEMLMONTHLY
MARTIN I. J. GRIFFIN,
71 Sansout STREET,
HILADELF! LIA.
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CATHOLICITY
PHILADELPHIA.
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Br Martin I. J. GRIeFIN.
“The first law of history 13 not to dare to tell
alee tHe second, not to ‘Year to tell the truth;
bashes, let the historian be beyond all suspiclon
ot favoring or of hating any one whomsoever.”—
0 X11}
rn hit [have done well and as becometh the
> history it is what desired ; but if not so per-
fecty. it past De be pardoned ‘me.”"—MAcHABEES,
the labors of the servants of God ou ght always
tobe precious In theseyes of His: and for
that reason the very fragments 6
thelr’ pervices
are not to be lost bat fo be gathered up for edifi
eation.”=WILLIaM F
ASYLUM COMPANY.
Among the refugees from France and
San Domingo in years 1791-2-3 were
many distinguished, though unfortunate,
people, as well as those of lesser note.
obert Morris and John Nicholson, as
well'as others, were engaged in lan
speculations, and held millions of acres
in various parts of the coun
The project of establishing ‘a Freneh
colony was proposed, and Morris, Nich-
olson, Gen. de Nouilles and Omer Ta’ ‘alon,
as principals, undertook to establish such
@ settlem ent on lands held by the two
Chas, Bui Boulogne set out on a tour
_ of observation through the land . belong- | ~~.
site of an old clearing made in 1770 near
Standing Stone (now in Bradford Co.).
and at once began operations. Gen, de
Noailles, who went there in November,
1793, assisted him.
On nh April 22d, 1794, Robert Morris, the
financier of the Revolution, John Nich-
n, the Comptroller General of Penn-
sylvanin Viscount Louis M. de Noailles,
late of the French-American army, and
the Marquis Antoine Omer Talon, or-
ganized the Asylum Land Company.
The capital consisted of one moillion
acres each,
py ats
at $10,
neahe “zrioles of association were wit-
‘ssed john Keating and Garrett
Cottringee, both Catholics, and after-
wards otticially connected with the man-
agement,
Viscount Louis M, de x oailles, was the
brother. in-law of Lafa;
born in Paris April 17, On ie came
to America with Lafayette and served
in the Revolution.” At the Surrender of
orktown he was appointed by Washing-
ton to receive the surrender. of Cornwa)
lis on the part of the Fre
fo ore the Revolution te ‘returned to
3 was a Dey eputy of the Nobility to
the States General in May, 1789, Asa
tember of the National Assembly,
August 4th, 1789, he proposed the acts
Hhereby the whole feudal system was
lestroyed. Falling under the displeasure
of Robespierre, he was condemned
hare ‘ped to England and from thence to
13 country, wenden in Philadelphia he
e land was in
i seregating 9589} acres, valued
ved in the third story of
grounds of Wm . Bing-
Mary’s Chur
C the organization of ae ‘Asylum
ln he visited the land selected for the
wen 'y in November 1793. The name
ret sylum ” was given to the place. He
of ued to France after the accession
Napoleon, He entered the military
hata, on the
opposite St.
After th
d; escaped to Paris,
e, where friends put pin
meri him on_board of a1
Wh lean vessel bound to Philadelphia,
He was the general business manager of
the oo Company, at a salary of
$3,000 a
‘After the “failure of the colony Talon
returned to France, was tee ted to
the Isle of Marguerite in 1804, and re-
mained a prisoner until 1807. Tiis mind
gave y way. He died August 11, 1811, at
oe
oSetlers b began to arrive at the colony
in the Spring of 1794. The colonists
were prominent men generally. Some
were rich, others were titled, others
were of the priesthood, though. they
lived not according to it; servants and
mechanics necompanied the
On April 23d, 1794, the day after the
agreement, was signed, the Company was
formed by the election of Robert Morris
as President, Louis de Noailles, Jone
Keating, Garrett Cottringer and Job
Nicholson as Managers; later John
Nicholson became President and John
Ashley and Jas. Gibson were Managers.
es Duncan was Secretary at $1200
a year until he resigned, September 28,
1795, when he was succeeded by James
Gibson. Omer Talon and Adam Hoops
such. General de Noailles was agent
for sale of lands and shares.
ons Renaud was made agent in West
Indies for the sale of, the land, Chas. De
Cadigan for Europe, and Mons, Daver-
net for France, and in October William
Payne Gorges was also appointed for the
West Ind
At the meeting of Managers, June 20,
1794, John Keating reported that, prior
to the establishment of the Company,
contracts for the sale of land were made
with the following named persons for
the number of acres stated :
300
1000
Carles Freres..1000
“. De Mouleiau...1000
4000
500
‘3000
The purchase price in this case was 10
| shillings an acre, provided that during
ee first three years not less than $100
acres were expen: mn im-
provements. The Managers ratified the
contract, fixed the period within which
the priviltge might be availed of, and
ordered that lands be assigned by lot.
General Victor Collott, the exiled Gov-
ernor of Guadaloupe, attended this meet-
ing, and expressed his desire to purchase
1,000 acres for himself and 9,000 f
friends.
“In consequence of the advanced price
of lands occasioned by the increased de-
mand in Europe as well as_in this coun-
try,’? the price of the Asylum lands was
inereased to an acre, and notice to
that effect sent Cadignan in Europe.
In July, 1795, the first dividend of $15
a share was paid the stockholders, as
follows
llshares
ae
. De Saat nan. “
ae and Brigette Finot, 1. “
ne “
ohn Nichol
ni, for Trustee:
Dividend, July, 1796, $15 a sh:
ohn Reed au
Joana Hat
Abtat D:
Phiilp R. Fenda
For land sold the Company, Morris,
Nicholson, ‘Talon and Noailles were, on
were the agents ; later Jolin Keating was | in
In April, 1795, Nicholson purchased
all the interest of Morris and those
ciated with him. Nichbleon | conveyed
orney General of : Penns: a
Mathew Clarkson, Mayor of Diniladel-
phia, as Trust
In May, Tos, “Duke Rochefoucauld de
janeourt, then visiting this country,
visited the colony, and on July 8th John
Keating, the agent, notified the mana-
gers that the Duke intended encouraging
several families to reside at the colony, | Ww
and that he wished to Purchase lands for
himself, family and fri
On June 5th, 15 a ‘suitable town lot,
20 acres in the flats snd 2000 acres else-
where, were appre opriated for the sup-
port of # school and, chapel at town of
Asylum.
‘Talleyrand visited ‘the colony in 1795,
fouls Phillippe, Duke of Orleans and
of France, visited it in 1796. He
was accompanied by, Duke Montpenser
and Count Beaujolais,
It was intended that Louis XVI, King
of France, should settle in thee olony,
and F ions were made for his com-
house,” as it is called in
the. Company’s account book we have
fxumined, was built for his accommoda-
tion. the rich ortitled were unfitted
for the aed struggle of colonists. They
wished to live at ease.
their habit.
furniture from
woe generally addietgh to drunkenness.
. between thé early American
settlers ‘and the new comers, , the French,
concord did not exist, «Enmity prevailed.
The colonists fell behind in payments,
though the land was Purchased at $2 an
Work was not
s The affairs of the’ Company became so
embarrassing by reason of the pecuniary
troubles of Morris and Nicholson, that
number, were purchased by those named
below. They made an agreement, dated
October 26th, 1801, reiting, that as the
Company had not been perfected in the
22d, 1794, and April Both, 1795, that a
re-organization Should; be Inade ang. Ines
und De alv ved
161 singes ad assigned as follows :
ond. 2215 Louis de Noailles,
95; Abral ‘a 54; Robert Porter,
54: seal Metall 230; James Gib-
son, 70; Wm. Cramond, 208; John Ash-
ley, 329; total, qt | ‘
Tt was greed that on surrender of all
the 739 shares of the dd Company that
the 1261 shares thus assigned shonld rep-
resent 2000 shares of the new company.
The land, 1,000,000 acres, was held by
Trustees, Until the rgular election on
the second Monday of canary 1802, the
five managers were to le ‘amond,
John Ashley, Louis & Nouitiea Jobn
Travis and James Gbson. Managers
were to be paid not ove! 2500 a
mong the colonist were a “Autre:
inont, a wealthy man. 'Ie was drowned
while Jgumeying to Philadelphia on
horse
The ‘Marquis Lucretus Blacon opened
astore. Iis parther tas Mancy Colin,
formerly Abbe de Sevgny and archdea-
n of Tours. Blaon returned to
France and became : member the
National Assembly. Abbe Colin went
o San Domingo and became Chaplain
ie the Army of Tou: erture,
On the surrender he | fl to Chatleston,
1 a Captain of
gen de arm
‘abe with Talley-
in keb an inn at Asy-
»
French language for kty bushels of
wheat a year, He wento New Orleans.
John Keating, of Irelal. Ie and his
three brothers were in pe French mili-
tary service, His regis
the West Indies, and iWwas in San Do-
mingo when the Revolfion took plac
‘*Ile preferred,’? saysRochefoueauld:
Liancourt, * to jor to America
rather than remain richnd in honor at
San Domingo by violatif his first oath.”
He came to Phitadelphitn 1793. After
the failure of the Asyld project he re-
turned to Philadelphidbecame a mer-
chant,
oe
are
St. Mary's Church, at Vich his funeral
ceremonies took place. fchbishop Ken-
rick, of Baltimore, ae red the funeral
discourse. He was fe 96th year of
his age § at_his batts js grandson is
Dr. Wm. V. Keating, je well-known
ope fe a resident of this city he kept
‘ouse for his exiled countrymen,
February 2ist, 1795, given 460 shares
each, .
Br nelie physician,
,
title of the land to Jared Ing rsoll, Au K
t
gut attendant at | former
On November 18, 1884, Miss Susan La
Roche Keating, daughter of Dr. Wm.
Keating and gent pranddaaghter ot Jno.
eating, of the Asylum Company, was
married by Father Ardia, pastor roe Old
a Joseph’s Church, to Mr. Lindley
The ceremony took place at
her father’s residence, Locust street ab.
ixteen|
Anistide Aubert -Du-petit-Thouas, a
Post Captain, was called “the Admiral.”
He became such on his return to France,
as given comma the Tonnant, and
was killed at the battle of the Nile, where
miral Wasa-Bianea was also
It was of the latter’s son the well-known
lines,
“The boy stood on the burning deck,”
were writte
Some of the other settlers were: He-
rautt (inn keeper), C. C. Francois, Pi-
cord, Horf, Krope, Le
Fevre (inn keeper, January, 1795), Peter
Regnier (inn keeper), Laseas, Emanuel,
Badra, Durells, Benj. Luce, Vallous,
Bec fe auivre (a priest), De Andelot, De
La De Velaine, De Sybert, De
Maule ‘De Bercy.
In The History of the Catiolié Church
in the United States, by De Courcy-Shea,
is an account of this colony. It gives
the names of four priests who were mem-
bers of the colony—Abbe de Bec-de-
Lievre, formerly a canon in Brittany ;
Abbe Carles, canon of Querey ; Abbe de
Sevigny, archdeacon of Tours, and Abbe
Fromentin, of Etampes, Mr. Nores, a
graduate of the IIoly Chapel, though not
in Holy Orders, was another of the party:
The account continues: ‘In a t
which contained four priests Mass was
never 0 offered. never even thought
‘ing a place for a chapel where
the settles might meet morning and eve-
ning to raise up their hearts to God. No
worship was practiced among these bril
liant officers, there companions and chil-
dren. . As soon as the nobles and clergy
could return to. Franz
gntial of the colonists hastened to leave
rica. ~ There remained in Bradford
E
ong the decendants of these at
the present day there is not a single
holic.?
Capholi Stve Carles, a after jeaving Asy-
lum, went to Savannah and served asa
priest. On his return to France
came Vicar General of Bordeaux under
Cardinal Chev veru He fell dead on
aster Sunday, 1834, as he was leaving
the altar after celebiating Ingh Mass.
Abbe Fromentin married, went to New
Orleans, and became Clerk oF ‘the Legis-
lature, and was prominent in the contro-
versy with General Jackson. He died
of the yellow fever.
Permanent prosperity did not come to
the new Company. Its lands and stock
were sold at patie sale in 1819.
In the preparation of the account of
this early colon
=
project, we express
ur gratitude to the following gentle-
men for kind assistance: Prof. W. IL.
Thomas, Jno. A. McAllister, Esq., Steu-
ben Jenkins, Esq., Ferdina: nd eer,
Esq., and I, A, Chambers, Esq. Mr.
Chambers and Mr. Dreer possess the
original books of the Asylum Company,
and these we have bad the unrestricted
use of, Craft’s ‘* History of Bradford
information.
SHALL WE HELP OUR OWN?
ti The Parnell Branch of the
ional
tempted the revival of the League spirit
in eit city. On Thanksgiving even-
it had a demonstration at the Philo-
patrian Hall. g apeaners were John
J. Wall, M. J. Vice |};
President M. re
tional Directory. Declamations and mu-
sic by other friends made an en, joyable
evening. he Parnell Branch will main-
tain the of the League, drooping
hough it i is, until the despondency if not
a | ebathy now prevailing shall have disap-
4) peared.
ews from ‘the other se shows
that Parnell aud bis men will have
active Parliamentary session this winter.
Itis deplorable that they will not have
the earnestness andr resources of the past
to Sustain them fi this country,
perhaps, b: God's providence, this may
devolop even more strongly the wet
reliance of our ple in the land
bondage and cause them to act upon tie
principle of self help
even they are doing.
While it is regretful that the League
in this country | is x still life, still, as a
palliative for o wn inertness, it must
be declared that ‘the people at home have
not of late manifested the earnestness of
ye nor aided in helping the
League that helped them. The League’s
annual report presented a very diseour-
aging condition of affairs.
&
subceription.
@ the more jnflu-| bis
county y only the farmers and mechanics, | cle
manner purposed in the Articlesof April|and a
County ” was also a source of valuable
mn
we
Irish Na-
nu Philadelphia has at- | wi
more largely than
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The want of a Catholic Historical So
ciety has long been felt. Many valuable
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lost Oy reason ord he non-existence of ¢
n organization. The history of the
Catholic Churen. in America has so much
of interest in it, and forms such a bright
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There have been so many inaccuracies
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Pinieal Mee the discussion of events
connected with American Catone his-
tory, the preparation of pa’
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the assembling in one body of all Catho-
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As Philadelphia was the bieti-piace of
the American Repub] as in Penn-
sylvania alone, in Colonial days, was full
freedom of exercising their religion
granted to Catholics at all times, in like
manner is Philadelphia the appropriat
birth-place of sn American Catholic His-
torical Society.
This Society has peen organized under
bright auspices, Most v. P. J. Ryan,
Archpishop of Philadelphia has given
warm approval of its formatioh and
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us of a library already secured, and
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F. X. Reuss, Cor. See. pro
Marvin L J.GRIFFIN, Ree.See protem.
\WILLIAM GORMAN, ‘Treasurer pro tem.
ERY Rey. C. Mippteton, O.8.A.
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0. DERING WOLFF.
BERNARD L, DoUREDOURE.
Was. J. CAmpBeLL, M. D.
Committee on Address,
~‘* THE failure of this generation to
establish apermanent and powerful young
n’s organization is established in fact. -
the glories of the literacy display before
large audiences, or drew them from the
salool le to its counterpart in
the religious hall, Unluckily, in the
majority of instances, the means remain-
ed the end. The religious standard was
not raised, for the oenious idea was not
cultivated. The y n did not im-
bibe a liking for the practice of virtue.
In consequense came werkness, then
ruinous failure.
“In forming our societies there is no
need of disguising the end for which
they are formed. lo no
harm, but the one object of every Catho-
Catholic standard of virtue. The plainer
Unis object is made to them the better
T must
act up t
aint of his position, better that he should
‘o than Le held to his allegiance by sume
“We do not think societies will suffer
from adherance to this plan. It is truth-
ful. It has no equivocation. It will re-
quire more tact on the part of directors
and officials, more energy and Qdelity on
the part of members. will have its
period of sharp struggles, of despondency,
of apparent failure, but there is no rea-
son to fear that it will fail in the end.’*
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