The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-31

, 500 Ext long nv 600 WiJe of its - ,nuris :
, and - halls i1cIodiny the rh.n,ls or il.
| 900 rooms. and rave a sketch Of m, r,l,,,y,
position of its y.r,ou. r.ll,e,,. AMI mus,.on,s
lie described the ns~ Ana eon,,n,s of ,h,,., a,
the order of access In describing tho on.Y Ia,
pias, paint,,i in ftrsco l,y Rapharl h, inlJ ,b,
|, meeting Of The s.d r.v..cs rh;,.h tim, .na ~
, posure had wrought ON ,hoc master .p,e,x~,
and saii that th, mrther nroyr,~. ,T J..,a has
been arrested by glazing The op.n galleries OF
ogga, which had bSn dooe by the prsn'
; Pope. lie Described the gradual acquisition
oi these immcnsr trcasurvm ol art and literature,
and how much had hen Ice, by the irrup,on~
Of barbarians. by robbery and spoliation. lie
rapidly enumerated the various galleries. aud
explained the order aud method which govern
I'd the various COLLECTIONS whilst he observed
that single objects, such as the Apollo Brv
drc aud the LAGOON. which were worthy OF
contemplation in themselves, apart from auy
associations with other works Of art. had each
n separate room or tribune, where nothing in
terfcred with the exclusive attraction OF which
they we're 80 worthy. lie gave the his,ory %.
The painting of the Last Judgment by Mnhari
Angelo, aud, as illustrating the honor paid tu
art by the Pops, told how the Popc acc"inpa
uied by thirteen Cardinals. had visited III,
t.' aNn,as, and seup.or And 'nhe'ed nun
w ru'er'Aso 'oe Rre"' work:
'ne caru'"a' gave speaking o. the library
"s' 'n.c"~onx sSe'cn o' the discovery ny
'"r",nA' Mn' o' many fai,inse~t Ms and 90
P.'sny o' ,he Tsnru wh'ch nah nt'e,d.d ms
"'.'a.saoe .ao"'s' "nen he iVuhu tne ,ln
po,'"u' ".e otrero oe h.pnohca' L'o' l.
"' mus re~'or'u oo 'ne wor'u TINS "ns'os'
'r'asu"'
His Eminencc then procesled to describe the
FoPes private aIartnrnts IN the Vatican.
! They were situated on the SECOND floor Al
ter passing through several ante rooms. large
and handsome. though ext~ney plain, aud nj
most uuiu.D'shsi. the visitor (and an nudspo
~as rarely refused to pcrsons of respectable po.
sit'on) woald arrive ~ the apartments Of the
Pops The an'e.rooms were appropriated To
the various clas~r Of servants in the fon,ihcal
boaxhold. thoso NEAREST the Pops being occn.
pied by the Iraics aud Chamberlain Of the
Court. The Holy Father would bc found
seated at a writing desk. in an extremely plain
room. whero he receives those who were pre-
scuted to him. and ordinarily passes his days,
Except when business or recreation called him
abroad. Adjoining this were two other apart
menis, OF smaller dimensions, and with bu ne
window 10 each one being the dining, aud the
oeucf tut uu foom oi tnr tOpr. Ihesr rooms
we're also extremely plain ami unadyrn,si, their
brick floors being uncsr@,cd. Aud thus ihe
owner Of the most splendid palace IN the world,
containing eleven thousand rooms, reserved Tor
bimyii thrce o0y. and these p.rhape. tho plain.
est and humbhst in the entire building And
10 whom or TO what purpose II would be a.k.
ri) wrr- the others d'siica'-f Tho rest io.
longcd to the world, and every one. Of what
ever name or religion. had frs acocss 10 them
II was the palace oi the Pops, but il was no
less that OF the people aud Vi art Few pala.
oer (remarked his Emnence) posses~sl such
reminscrnccs ~ the Vatican. He had not
time TO speak Of the great men who had lived
tbere--oi the artists aud learned men whose
names were associated with the building IN tho
days Of Lco and sub.equen, ayes, nor of the Ia
rne"tab'e sscking Of R"me. when all It's treasures
were well nigh lost forever lie would conGnc
himself to two "reminiscences Of tbs Vatican
In The year 50 scene occurred which was
made the sobj,ct Of n we'll known painting by
k'PpenhanS'n. Frsicrick J. wa. 10 Ron~ IN
'hat very monih o' 'uhe' aod s'm"s. On W"
very any on ~"teh M was cD~neo ny 'he
rope 10 SI ie'm ~ 'aeti"us Peops were
'ncnSn an' fo~f' ana a. th' proocs'on "n"
,nS'ng out nttack'I the EmPefofs party
'ne Pnpn o' 'oe roo,n WA 10 imminent dan
ser' wh'n knight Of huge strength and dauDt
"Sa courage ass"n 'o~afI. snd' placing MS
'h'"'ns sn'e'n voro ,ne Iopc' WIN hashihR
o'o.s peat bark hl. asss'lann and rescued him
ANA VINO ~rrr tne t~o' inc one was N'ch'
\ las Bfenksr0r ~ bt AlbaNh, q fttDf rtfk,