Anduze, Father Matthew Bernard, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1842 October 28

After his respectful letter of the 25th Anduze was far from expecting Blanc's answer of yesterday. Blanc Must realize what Anduze felt when he came to ask a blessing on his departure, to have Blanc suddenly put the robe of the centaur on him. Anduze is now going to examine what Blanc calls the whole lot of reasons which make it Blanc's duty to persist in the rigorous measures toward Anduze. If the end of his troubles depend only on Anduze, what must he do, for the oftener he rereads Blanc's letters the less he finds any words of truce. Anduze sees that Blanc was deceived about the interview with Portier. Jean Baptiste Moreau came to Anduze's house to tell him about his evening with the Bishop of Mobile who had a lively interest in Anduze and who wished Anduze to ask for an interview. He yielded with difficulty to Moreau's request. The meeting was at the house of Mr. Lesne in the presence of witnesses and lasted 3 and « hours and certainly he received no reproach from Portier although his conduct was well known to him and Anduze's correspondence with Blanc was shown to him. Portier asked him to go with him to Mobile; Anduze refused. Then he proposed to take Anduze on the next day to visit Blanc and Anduze accepted with pleasure. The Bishop of Mobile did not keep his word. As for his appointment as supervisor of school for little girls, if Blanc had taken the trouble to read the minutes of the trustees' meeting he could have spared himself a page of unmerited reproaches. Anduze did not get one ounce of happiness in saying Mass on a porch in a place where there are only 4 or 5 families during three months of the year. The trustees thought of doing justice to a priest who raised the sale of pews by $2000. Blanc is to read the proceedings and see if Anduze is worthy of excommunication. As for the public which Blanc mingles with and those who think like Anduze, he has neither flatterers nor parasites and can only help his best friends by his prayers. Anduze's position is untenable. It is in vain that he submits in silence; peace is not restored. Copy French. Page 10 contains the letter of April 4 and the reply of the 7th and a letter written to Father Napoleon Joseph Perché?. These letters are not on page 10 of this notebook. In January 1841 Anduze received a letter from an Ursuline asking him to use his influence with the Bishop to render her a service. This letter was very curious especially because of certain reflections on the house, etc. Here is Anduze's reply which shows that he was never deceived.