Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-05-12

The KINGDOM OF 4 FOFE.
The Catholic Church, for which I feel a sin
cere respect, cCnsis.s q 100000 o. indivi.
duals, exclusive Of young M1rtara-
The Cardinal Bishop CT Rome, who is ale
DESIGNATED b. the appellal 2 Of "YIcsT o
Christ, Of "Hoiy Father OF Of Pope =
invested VITA unlimited al horitv over ths
minds 4 The I39, 000,00 0 OF Ca holes.
This uental discipline is highly c-edita5ls
20 the o ne.esurh century. Posterity vii
thslk us for subuHtBg 20 II, If il has sny
sense Of justice.
ms legal power Of ths Pope is founded on
numerous abuses, and has az al times created
~ua'cuuten-s.
D duct the conservative party-thst is q
say, the meD VITO have a interest in ne main
tenance o. hat government, and the slfoTtu-
nate wretchHs wuon il has reduced to . state
Of assve 5ru-shness-aud all the rest are
ualcontentg.
II The complaints Of tn Mossrsts party
reach the ears Of the Pope, and be makes q
few oaserra ions 20 his ADVISERS, the Csrdiaa
Minister replies tha- the ejihce is old, andths'
On an attempt a. PREPARATION II would fah q
II n AT e. IS the ID e" he exclsims
" We have 10 children. Tie edihce VII las
IS loaz IS your holiness" And the coed IN.
tsuusns Of he Pope meet with he tate pro
verbally ssign-d 70 good int lions.
rHE FLEEEIAEs OF EoEE.
The pieaeIa OF be Eternal CITY are growi
ID child En-. badly brought Up, and perverted i
dIHersut waEs bV their education The gOv
eminent which lives in the midst and is ara
OF hen, treats thea gently. They are No
required 20 bear a heavy bu & D IN the way o
taxes, hey are treated 10 shows md sights
and occ ~sionaliy 70 bread; pangm a circsHseS-
The same receip for governing as the EmpeT
es Of be deci-e. T1ey are not taught .
read. and not he slightest impedimeEt g Of
ferec 70 beggirg. The II as are sent 70 thei
houses 70 save then the uoUble OF calling theI
in. The riar gives tie 10 the wife, tpp e
with he husbsnd, ins-ructs The ehllren, an
sometimes iE Hersliy sfHther 70 hem
The plebeiars CT Rome are sure not to stary'
Il they nave not bread a. home they ca tax
2 loaf from a haker's baske the lsw PERM,
It. Al that q recuired Of them lie Thar be
shall Be good Chr.Eti7ns thai hey shall pr
trate themselves before tie PRIESTS humb'
themselves before the Erezt- bow before ID
wealthy, and abs ain from revol1to'. The
are seVe ely punished wien they refuse to az
prosch the communion table a Easters owl
thev make dsrespsct nj allusIons 70 4 SAN
The tribunal Of the Nieana understands 4
1king with such ssuoIs matters but the ?;
Ice : very trsctable on every other Poiut.
The country popUla ion, desPised BY that
the town, is w.etcben, Enoraut, somtwhat q
natica but good, hosptable, ard gene sll
hsnes- At nighLfall, Whole villages r-tur
hone from the fsil. The men are hsDdsonI
robus, and would make good soldiers. A
these half naked mn ~etHrning hone with
hoe 5n their shoulder, rise in he morning w
hours before dsyl ght, o weed a liz le Geld &
turn ID he soil around their olive trees. Son
hive bsir l.ts property fosr miles from u
village; they 20 there u b their child AMI pll
TIE pis IS not fat; the mn and the child a.
very thir; nevertheless they are merry; the
gather flowers along The road, and the DO
comes home crowned with roses like LucullL
a. dinBe-.
sKE-cH OF POPE
Pus X looks older than be is bis statuI
is diminutiFes be is obese, sallow, and D
health is thres en- ~. His paternai and SLEEP
features give an idea Of kindness aid lassituel
there is nothing imposing about Them. PHI
TX performs b e part IN the grand public reprl
sentatious Of the Catholic Church with oni
secondary ability. The believers who haT
cone iong way 70 contemplate him al mas
are as ouBded 10 see him tke q pinch OF snu
while surrounded viii The blue wreaths Of i
cense. II his leisure hours be plays billiard
rentls exercise having been recommended hI
bv hs physicians. He believes IN God b
il not ply a true Christian, but a bigoL- J
his enthusizsm TOR the Virgin Mary be has L
vented a useless dogma, and raised a tastelei
mouumeutthat disg aces the Piazza d SpaEDi
The character OF this worthy old man isa con
pound q devotion, genialltys vani y weakness
and obs macy, wi b q dash Of peeTIsa raneou
which e cepdble now and then. He b
his blessing with z eat u~netioa, but on
grants a pardon with re uctance- De g q goo
? lest, bal an unsatisfactory monarch. ] &
not believe him 10 be infa J Die in tempoH maj
tiers.
He expresses himself tolersbiy in Frenet
The failure Of al be undertakes, and three
four accidents which have bappenei in hi
presence, have 2 Vsn rise 70 q strong prelude
sgsins him amoag The lower classes a. ROM
IheV imagine hat he Vicar o. Christ is
fdfafoT-that he has "the evil eve.s Whc
he drives along the COrso, tie women plum
down on their knees, but with their thumb an
index thew max the sign supposed to destro
The charm. under cover Of Their maurila. Il
certain hat the italian question woald /
grea u simplifed If there were 10 Pope
Rome. and that the hatred Of the Mszz MAJ
hs reprshensIble In 90 far a. il is personal.
never asked IN audience Of the Pope new
K ssed hs hand, nor his slipper me on
mark u attention be ever condescendse TO b
stow upon ne, was some abusive remarks
tie J'arHa d RomL.
heE r~thele-s, I tel O. impossible not 70 Z
fsni hin when be is attacked il nv presenc
Al e having been Tor TWO years the Hon
Europe, b, vas compelled to evscustes az q
shortest notice, hs psisce. in he Qarins
Now he sulks with his people, with q
French, ami with himself. 'The murmurs
bis eonseie &c are suaes By tie remembrznI
Of 1sfS, VII e. is kept conrts Nv before b
eyes, and BY the Tea OF Z ~vl'ution. which
constantly oinned IN 8 esu. "a Tors \
eyes aid ears, and prepares 70 die in Me-,
among bis ira e SUBJ cts anj his disssfsf
protectors. r. De not 20 much 70 bIsme
weakness ami old a-e, but ! eonEess sbou
Mt ike 70 underrake the caure ~ 49,
AntonellL.