The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-14

pss"a A. this no. often eay accomplished, tho car
dinsb sometimes remain whole months In the couclsve
ior 'ncy never leave I'LL tho election competed rney
meet In Inc chapel twice every day for the purpose Of civ.
ing their votes Tho election may be effectei In three
wsys-oy scrutiny, By accession, or by acclama.lon
oro'ny 'ne ordinary method, and 10 this every csrd-
IN "r"es nn own name the inner part Of piece Of
Psper, ana tnh folded up and sealed On the second
oo oi 'oe same paper the of the person for whom
nc votes written not In his own handwriting but By
one On ms attendants On the outer side Of the paper
written sentence at random which the voter takes care
remember Every cardinal on entering into tho chapel
soes 'ne Altar and puts his paper into large ohaIcs
wnen al are convened two cardinals number the votes
ana 'nere DO more less than the number OF cardinals
PRESENT. inc voting must be repeated. When this IL mot
ne 'ne cardinal appointed for tho purpose reads the
oo'ef sentence and the the cardinal hs votes
luz unae u; 10 mat each voter hearing hs sentence,
ma 'ne name Of bis candidate joined with It, knows that
there s no mistake. Tho names Of all the candidates
voted for are taken down In writing with the number a
woes 'of escn and when appears that any one has
nfos INC number present in his favor the election
ovef Dus wnen this does not happen the voting papers
arc al immediately burned without opening the inner
part.
wnen several trials Of coming To q conclusion by this
method scrutiny have been made In vain recourse il
had 70 what d called accession. BY this, when cardinal
perceves that when very few votes are wanting 10
any candidate for whom has NOT voted At that time he
must say that be "accedes" 10 him has the nearest
number OF votes requisite and his vose makes up the
"acoeders" the esct>D 10 accomplished.
Laauy, Pope ID se1names elected by acclamauon and
that when cardinal calculates with good probability
that be will be Joined by number sufficient he cries out
In the open chapel that such person shall be Pope he
10 properly supported the election becomes unanimous
those who would perhaps oppose foreseeng their
opposition would be fruitess rather hurtfu TO them
selves.
When the election 10 over ia Immediately announced
from the balcony In tho front Of st. Peters homage is
paid to the new Portn and courers Off with the
news to all parts Of chrstendom. The Pope appoints
day for bis coronation at St. Peters and for his taking
possession Of the patarchsl church of e. John asran
all which is performed with gres. solemnty. He ls
crowned with the triple crown, which is attached to
mitre His residence at Rome, where he splen.
cid paaces-the Vatican and the Quirnal-And he is
obliged 70 wear apsrticular kind Of dreee which be
longs the ring or St. Peter He is addressed by the title
Of "Holpess" and "Hoiy Father" The Popes change
their names being eected-for instance, the
present Pope's name Ferret before bis election
He called himself Pho None-Pius Ninth. This change
If pane ID ead. by Platna, to have originated In
es7 with Pope Sergus whose name before his election
vas the rather disagreeabe Of "swne snout" An
other authority refers 1t to Pope John XII and the year
1885, and represents as imitation Of Saint Peter and
Paul, whose original names Simon and Saul
1t ia very probable there will be soon an election Of
new Pope for though the resDpg Pontf ls very Old
be 10 very feeble in body and mind, and his govern.
ment is entirely managed by Cardinal Antonelli, who ap
oears TO be the mpesonaon Of tyranny In the event OF
The death OF Plus TX. another sort Of man-one who un
ierstands the spirit Of the and recognizes the necess
y Of reform and r.osres-wlI probably sway the coun
ses .! Rome, the Emperor Of the French backed by
public opinion OF Europe and the United States does
compel the immediate removal Of the Cardinal vey
different kind Of policy for the OF the pro-
cent Pope's lifetime