New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-07
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Vns French Priestkoed and the FopeH
Encyc.icai-Currcnt Topic IN Paris
Uedaetior Of the French Army-Preud.
hou,s Death - Literary and Artistic

Bishops and Journalists still keep up the Lively
xottioo rel gious sg;ston. We have several MORO
Episcopal letters this week addressed to the pubic nn
der 10 Minister BaIoche. bout twenty OF these
Episcopal epistles have app aIod, and m'se are
expected II looks little IS though there were pan
oskeeping up the agitation in this speed SUCCESSION VI
ssir issue They all agree in Iii casing the govern
ucnt prohibition with more or less eeverheSS ana o
serness inprotesting against 1t as en- RatA upon osao
tia rights Of the church which 1t ~ tnef un! 10 eAe
else and then yielding obedience W it-otc Iasuon
There are only two whoAaSe the courage OF the opI
s, a. 10 the sureriority of the PapAl the Imperial
order and have published the bull from their cstteef1
uulps This act on their part is direct violation OF
enc OF the organic laws which tho first Napoleon NJ
handed to the COncordat, which The Popal court has
never assented TO- bus which laws Of The Empire al
the same aud 10 which TO oil laws o. the country
French bishops on taking Office promise to observe.
One of the offenders the Archbishop Of Besancon. Is
also cardinal and Member o: the Senate wneh ny
the constitution OF 1882 is par excellence GUARDIAN oil
Che law But i! is decided The Episcopal Senator's o.
fense shall be deferred tie Council OF State case
of abuse Of power AS such the being as PLAIN
o. pikestaf the Couaci viii have TO blame it. disap
prove solemny cay that ii is not proper There proba
bly, the matter will rest. After such verdict by The
Council the Cardinal might be legally pursued andpun'
ished with material penalties. But Of the SIX such de-
slaratons by the Council uttered since ls2O none has
been followed by proceedings before the tribunals or
any further punishment.
Thus far in this bullfght the UltramOntaue section
Of the Church here, backed by Rome and the Empe
ro,'s government, have been feeling each others
strength The moderate section. which is stronger in
she parish churches than IN the cathedrals, depecae
IN open outbreak which the frmness Of the govern
nent partly sustained by the Galcans viii probably
prevent Government will not yield from is present po
satOn and there are signs and many ruuors that
will advance rather unless the Ultramontanes yield
One of the signs is that just at present in the discussion
Of the relations Of spiritual 10 temporal power it gives
scepse 10 those who sdyocate the subsection Of The
former the latter and even complete separation OF
the two, which few years ago was granted only 10
their opponents while those in turn are more re-
strained in the exercise Of Tree speech. license has
Just been given to very ardent no, to say violent an
tsgonst Of the Roman Church power and assumptions
70 deliver historcoTelgous lecture here in pubhci
spriyioge that Catholic lecturer would vainly apply
for The object Of letting liberals write 50 freely III
favor of separation Of church and state, well as in
xhyor OF independence OF the Galcln Church, Is 10
alarm the ultra Catholics and their Roman hackers into
rood behavior. Meantime the discussion IS doing
some good as preparation for such separation in
the distant future. No Bishop is more interested than
The Emperor that it should take place in his time. As
Or Gaioanis what the Pope loses by that the Chief
Of the State gains and does not OBJECT TO It's pre-
s1esa
The minors such as that the Emperor Is greatly irr
tted by the manifestations OF the ultra Church party
and the encouragement they receive from Rome, 50
Chat be medtates Withdrawing lis bayoneis from
snder the Papal See before next month OVER that he
Sreatens the Pope with open rupture, etc-they are
1t most worth mentioning not dwelling on.
These grave poliico.Telgious questions win not be
solved this time because neither Pope or Emperor.
Ultramontanes Gaicans, the great mass OF French
men nor the great majority even Of sefyed and %
called and properly called free thinkers are willing 20
admit in f proportion the only true solvent clement
complete liberty
We have the semi annual report Of lie PoPes 1lness
The Mastsi are long lived race. Ii said however
shat he or those about him, in anticipation OF bis de-
mise is taking precautionary measures to secure the
secton of Of his way Of thinking and that
new regulations for the CoDoaye sbo1t 10 be pro
znagated One of the talkedof candidates s Cardinal
Andrea who has lately declared himself hostile 10
Autonel's impocy, friendly to the Trench policy re
xarding Rome and Italy favorable 20 the completion
Of Irian unity by Incorporation of Venetia. unfvor
able 20 the Jeius and panied at the publication OF the
Encyelic--as a NAL but accepts il as Cardinal That
&c. be seems 10 be liberal Pope Pins was before
and the first days after bis election II he ever should be
s>ads Vicar Of Christ Earth by help Of French and
other Influences lie WILL perhaps be siiN liberal as
man, but will accept the papacy as Pope. For the
rest certain Liberals here who arc counting so conf
IDENTITY before tie Matching the Gsican liberalism Of
Cardinal Andrea forget that one or two candidates o.
Louis XIV, whom once made, by his Influence
Heavens vicegerents, wofUly disappointed that
piops politicians expectations See Petrucelh della
sttinas curious Historic des Coaelarcs for details
"Epphauies ssith 1T Is tho voice Of doys rather
fhan of Christian that there IL no difference twiHt
BISHOP and presbyter" Being only correspondent.
and meaning no dsrespeet to that remote and ancient
lther venture say that under present appearances
hare this week presbyters and bishops quite rese
A,ant The quarrel in the Reformed Church Of France
Astveen orthodox and ratonalists is nearly animated
- between Utramoptapss AID Galicans. Next sunday
tas to be tn. :rienaiN election for the iedsvai
sne.baf the members OF the Presbyteria Councils u.
Guzo VITO is ehiefeadcr Of the Orthodox, has been in
town some days, more busted with oecuoneefins than
With proof reading his forthcoming seventh volume Of
memoirs Athanero CoqGere the younger Is the repre-
sentative Of the liberal heierodoI, nationalist party
The Rev. A. Coquerei unitcs in his character Of
shebes moral and intellectual elements Of Theodore Par
fsr's DR. Cummings and Bishop Cheyresu's. Huma0ly
speaking no reasonable questions his goodness ms
Sequence his learning. his sincerity; theologicaliy
speaking (Which is dieren he is anatbema maranstha
With logically reasoning men, who say that oeng
Unitarian nationalist, bo very properly excluded
last year by the Council from the pulpit Of tie Oro'o'e
For the Ora,Or belongs to the Reformed Church whose
doctrines are Trintaran and mystic. Church and doc
eba rhn n. IN