Washington telegraph., 1848-04-05
ANECn0rEs- on NM pOpEs.

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A very instructive lecture On lmIy and
Pope Pius X. has heen recently delivered
at Bnaklyn. by Professor Cassali, winch
the Express mllms Us viii be repeated in
lhlseiin ffam IA very interesting slnnn.
{, published IN lbal paper Of The All inst,
We extract lhe following amusing anec.
dulr;
TIM loeluTeflhen wcnl on to describe
tie usian,shmeul al the pa Hp., n lhe'eIac
Ion N pus X. anI Their suhsaqurnl o.
iuirIugs WHEN hi. lihar,l ehameler hsfamr
known. sketch uf h,s we'll known re
iarms. and lis resistance io Austria, were
faithfully delnralrd and mauy interesting
aurodaIrs Illustrating us di-Hasi,i Il vir.
ines mn ulus.= were related Naen
asked hy Ne BnHsa Amhas.llaf what pol.
icy ha wouIl alop ii The Au,lHIan' shau'i
invade the Ramnu States. 81 shall ora1m
mUaieais lhem fspicl the Pspn; "aal II
tual Is nol enpugh. will ride a the head
d lmY troops II mHeI them an the dell of
battle. lhe pope hal IN eady l,ie held "a
commission IN The army have already
Al my command (he sl.d) 10000 snliiprs;
yet shall atnuse all Italians aud o'her
Catholics against Tie invaders, and in less
iaan munlb you will zee iiSo millions Of
meu under ny Dag. shall never yIrld,
.t,h lnly masl be iree aad independent.
There is striking conira, helWeen the
pfcsrul Pupr and his predecessor, GIrgafy
abu, a aready stated, never attempted To
amr|iaraie he condition al his suhIeeis.-
Ia, lila was spent IN inactivity aud sell in.
du.genee. Afrr his Iralh there was found
IN hts palace ~ less ilan irrlra h0ua4i
h0''ies Of ehaIre HBts, which were sud
d, ufief at HI mafe ab.lemious successor,
Pm, *. oni the man"y received for The
sales given Ia Ihe paar, AnamasIng carl
eaiuw and d alague eas gai up in Rome,
alter the cath Of Gregory, representing 81.
felefani Gregory going 10 Paradise. The
quincy being hard and tedions Tor an aged
man lac lie Pope. he complained 10 St.
ferr lhus;-
"liuW is il. 81. Peter. hat onr Journey
!. SO Ionsl | did mi knaw thai Parable
Va, 50 far iram he Tadsn 81. Peer
fepisd. III yaa had allowed the construction
ai ,aHWaNs ani slaamcrs IN Your STATE, We
should have arrived long ago. Bot now
you mus. sop l1r while In pursalory."
Alrf having remained some months In
purgalop, Whcro he nrl his friend O'Con.
nell, llhe story goes, lGcgog set out with
81 Peer again on his eternal journey
Coming ia view ofPamiisc, the Pope ask.
ed ST. Peter why the angels and bis .ast
pr drces,ors IN the papal chair did moi
cone on Ia mrcl himl
"Drar Gregory lrcplied 81. Peler,) "a'
for the Pores. there Hrc lew Of them in
heaven and lhe news Of your death has
not yet reached there; as il would have
done. Il Won bad established iclsgraphs and
granted iho irssdom Of me- Press"
When lic SAINT and ibr Pope arrived az
the gates ol Paradise, st. Peter asked Greg
ury iur his kcy. which. after some time,
lhe Pope ound. and handed 10 bin; but Il
proved lube the kcy Of his irile cellar.
s. Peter wa-pdulcd within the gates
but Gregory va, lost in lbc iog,
lhaierimer went on 10 give some iner.
rsiiua particulars relative To the suppression
oitur Jesuit. who, he stated, are arriving
IN lhr United States in considerable nun
bor,-aui hr cautions Americans 10 be-
ware q. lhrm.