Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-16

a vIslr 70 TnE PorE.-The Rome cotfesPon'
dent OF The Providence journal gives the follow.
Ing relating 10 visit to Ills Elghne's Pope Plus
TX,
As much rs anything for The sake Of carrying
out our plans ofknowing something VI every SOFT
of Roman experience, al the close Of lie lost
month, with number OF others, sollgh and Oh.
tnined presentation 10 The Pope. The mailer
was arranged and carried olt BY tile kiNdly ald Of
lie distinguished Catholic pfelate Of New fotk,
Archbishop Hughes, who With his secretary mas
been spending The winter III Rome, The guests OF
The Apostt lie Father. The company admitted 10
The audience consisted Of about twenty-five, an
unusually large number for single nreseh!allon,
rare indeed as presentations ate under any ctont;
stances, and we were told that we hal tseslVe''
particular fayot because we wsts AmatlcaaiSs, t
time for The audience was named 0elwesn INC
hours of three and fou. o'clock Oh the Afternoon
Of Sunday, and 50 atlired In the manner PFrSrFl'
bed BY tho ettoueltc Of The cou.t-genllemen "
mn nhtty jtess and alieS In block, Win wells o.
loce-we drove IN good season 10 The Vatican Pal'
ace, After ascending BY The great staircase Next
ID 81. t'elers, we were led by tile lackeys through
yoious passages and up different ascells q eord0HI
10 wOiiing room neat the end Of the lall Of Tap
eslries In lie course Of half all hour oil were
assembled, aud SION tho sign wnS given Thai lie
Holy Father had entered The chuNJet Of reception
Tie Catholic portion OF The party advanced IliSl,
The rest waiting tlulr return, ~ lenEth after q
ltief snace OF Trembling and uneasy expectation
on tho patt ofSlme, and nervous llnpatenee Will
oilers, our turn came. l'pssinI through several
rooms, we were usheted into one u moderate
size with lille furniture OF ornament, at the up.
pet end OF which, with single attcndeti, stood
Ills Holiness, his aims eSleHded In thu altltude0
welcome, and benevolent smile resting upon his
lace. Following The old maxim, while IN Rome 10
10 as Tie Romans do sone Of tie party had de-
elnintd 10 observe sitiCtly The usual ioTns Olui.
ptlacllng his tlllineSS, which consists OF series
Of very humble genuleGiionS oil tie holy. Tile
whole company advanced tngeillst, SeIhe kIeel'
Ing repeatedly in soh Of ledp.(tOs fashion, The
TEST yenluTins Oaly succession Of profound de-
pfeSsiJns Of Tie head,
The upper end OF the room and the sacred pres.
ence at length reached, one by one we bent b.
fore tho father, sauting with tile lips Tie ring up.
OH his extended haul, Receiving nj lie SAME lime
lie apostolic benetliClol. THIS GNle,l, tIIe o1ll'
p1nY ranged themselves in half circle, and for
about len minutes nrOUvOIsAtiUn, consisting prln'
cipally OF questions aud replies, was carried ol.-
Of course, Tie FIST subject disposed Of was Tie
weather, Ills Holiness teNlatkins that some pot.
lion VI the present winter lad been more severe
in ll0.Ae than lal hren known iOr many yCOtSj
Thin ice hal been frned, aah By such token we
must be reminded Of lie rigorous weather Of our
own ftigd cline, an observation Tie truth Of
which We admitted, although We did tt fully feel
lis force. lie thea unluitel il tletG vas any news
l;om America, tie reply 10 which was tlnt there
was none VI Importance, il not being thought
w0tl while 10 mention that The "KnOw NOll.
inss," hal elected their candidates In BUStOn'
Which was The most recent intelligence received,
our latest pape1S, week after lhs arrival OF Tho
mail, being still IN Tho hands OF Ills Holiness
censors. lie remarked That he sHppuSCd thNl pub.
iiC attention IN America was absorbed with Tie
wrrin The Eost, ond tho Japan expedition, 10
Which Tue answer was yes, although We knew
That The last is m old story, aud the "hntl times"
OF local pieaSufs excited much more interest than
The flrs. Some Of Tie cOmplny Ind brought
rVsaTiss 10 bs blessed, which, were held IN The
hand, observing which. Ills Holiness said that by
such sign lie was encouraged 10 hope That we
were all In n fnit way TO become good Catholics.
Alus, lIs did not realize That our cJnnlrylnen have
far more curiosity than religious reverence. Ills
Holiness expressed his glalnGss 10 meet so many
IRON America, q country 50 great and Of such
great moEisei 10 which Archbishop Hughes Ie'
piled IN behalf Of Tic company with few wOElS
u felicitalion and thanks TIE Pope then tNng
bell, which sisnle,l lhat tile conference was
ended, and the company went backing, bowling,
and kneeing down lie Dig tom 10 The door, pie.
Sentins Olte oil The pfGttGSl as one Of lie most
amusing pictures Tot pnHlOlnlnlG llal one would
wish 10 see. Thus ended out interview will HIS
Holiness Pope piasI%
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