Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11

TO survive only long enough for his spiritual prepa-
ration. lie went to execution and encountered his
tate conormably TO the stern stoca selfpossession
and torethought by which his whole course was dis
hnguished Stories OF his deep contrton for his
crime have been published, in order to deeper and
more salutary impression on the multitude. 1t is
permitted 10 doubt. You will see true and short
narrative Of the execution in one of my Paris para
graphs.
The demise of Pope GREGORY occasioned some
sensation, because unexpected, for he was repre-
scented day or two before the intelligence as in
promising health. Some American gentlemen who
arrived in this capital fortnight ago, from Rome,
have mentioned TO me that, in their interviews with
His Holiness, they found him easy, communicative,
and even iacetious at the expense of recent scenes
in the streets. The following extract from an En-
glsh letter from Rome bears date only two days
before his dissolution, and its testimony to his cha
racter is not from partial source:
s'The demise of Gregory XVI was the period originally
fixed for organization of this country BUTT is pleasant
to learn that the venerable old pontT yet likely last
year two swelling in the legs has been announced in our
last Roman adyces his general health is however wonder
ful for his age With all his political mistakes and what
could poor monk have learnt in his cell of this wicked worlds
ways the Roman bishop genuine honest character
When ne dies you may fairly reproduce the words OF Lord
Bacon concerning his naesake and predecessor Gregory
Ail fulfilled the age of eighty three years. absolute good
works. and an almsgiver -( Nopum Orgaam Chapter of
Life and Death J"
We are inundated with the particulars of his
sudden mortality, and Of all the solemn rites and
official arrangements and acts which accompany and
follow the death of the sovereign Pontif. NY
budget OF London matter comprises good editorial
articles on the event. from the Morning Chronicle
and the Daily News. Nothing is more conspicuous
for sense, pertinence, and liberay than the reply
of Doctor THRLwALL the celebrated historian of
Greece, in the British House of Lords, to the alarms
of his brother Bishop of Exeter, (Dr. PHILpoTTs,)
touching possible papal influence in Great Britain
and the terrors Of the papal bulls:
He believed the right reverend prcae had referred more
than to the transaction which had taken place the
ginning of the reign of Napoleon, and authority which
Pope Plus VII exercised when he changed the of the
whole Galican Church, deposng an immense number of
bishops and transferring their allegiance from their legitimate
prince to the usurper, Napoleon Bonaparte How he
utterly asonshed that such fact this should be recalled
TO their ordshps recollection for such purpose for if there
any proof modern history stronger than another of
the low state of degradation which the papa power had
fallen in modern times, he would refer this the instance
hear, hear. Why there any thing ia history more
papabe notorious than the reluctance and terror
he might say than the horror with which that poor old
(o whom he wished speak with the greatest veneraon)
Pope Plus VII had consented yield the mperous de-
nands of Napoleon and had gone perform that ceremony
Or there any Roman Catholic who did conceive that
the authority of the Pope had been degraded
when he forced quit his capital and 90 Paris
to attend the ceremony and place the CROWN not on the
head for he allowed to do that but into the hands Of
the modern Charlemagne hear Could they look to any
part of Europe with unpeudiced eye, and not the
facts continually and universally forced their
on And then with regard the instance which the right
reverend preae had mentioned that night of the alocution
the Pope with reference to Spanish affairs he would like
know what effect had that aocuon produced in Spain hear
Or they to take any instance that could be stated
of the most exravagap assertion Of papa authority he would
like 10 know in what it had produced any effect the
country to which related when happened to be against
the wishes and inclination of the people ~
" He asking in what the force efficacy of these papa
bulls then really consisted II did not lie in the parchment
in the lead in the silk hemp nor, according his
view, i'll the mind intention the Of the Pope who
affirmed issued but he believed that force consisted
the minds and in the intentions Of those whom was adj
dressed hear hear and therefore that he would say,
long the Roman Catholic population Of this country pre-
served that character which they had maintained for
ures and in spite of the hardest trials which any class of
had been subjected he for one should feel ALARM
supposng though the penalties enacted against
the importation of papal bulls that till Of these formidable
documents should by any seghtohand be Struggled into
this country and he found unlucky morning affixed
the gates London, the walls of Buckingham Palace,
he should feel apprehension Of danger for the liberties
of the people under such circumstances than if il remained
still within the walls of the Vatican hear, hear"
A few days ago, a traveller, devoted TO internal
Improvements, observed to me, referring to Greg
oIy exit INoW TIC STATES VIII nave rail-
roads" The maxim Of the defunct was, stare
super Uias antiques, in every concern. He replied
to the applicants, "You will have your ,cas after
| have quilted the stage" The world expects other
innovations, political concessions to popular or
liberal discontents. The Journal DIES Debats of
yesterday signifies that il desires an Italian Pope,
that is, who will look 10 opinions and exigencies
in Italy who will reform abuses and redeem pro-
misses in the political and administrative spheres
who, in short, will contrve to be independent of
Austria. This point will be the more difficult now
that the revolutionary pillows in the legations and
elsewhere have begun TO heave. If the disaffected
allow new Pope Of the old leaven, to be fully seat
ed, without extorting stpulations, they will lose
their season, their opportunity, during the continu-
ance of peace in Europe. The Debats designates
six cardinals whom il believes to have the first
chances of the succession; all are above or near
seventy years of age except Mattei, who is fifty
four. FrdnS0ni stands al the head. In some Lon
don sheets, Cardinal Teton (English) is mentioned
as not without prospects. His elevation would,
we may presume, absolutely dismay the Bishop of
Exeter
The Thames, you will see, is to be thoroughly
fortified against French or American steam fleets
but how to repel an English Pope's bulls The
Archbishop of Paris has put forth column of suit
able tribute to the virtues and erudition of GRECO
RY XVI. His political memory is assailed in
raj OF our journals, not merely for the disappoint-
ments and reverses of the patriots, but for the
ception which given at Rome TO the Emperor
NICHOLAS" the oppressor Of the Poles !" the
prosecutor of the Catholics;" "the despot of des-
pots, and so forth. All HOMAGE and honor To