New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-03
FROM PARIS.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
PARIS March ~. iroo
Tho Seuate bos been OCCUPIED this week with
the poliico religious question. The most rernarkaDie
Of the long speeches made on the subject Is tha' OF
Eoulaud II is vigorous Lttack upon what he calls
rltramontanisn. defense Of Galcism. and severe
criticism OF the Encycca lc,trr. II consider" he
sa,s THAT the Encyclca Of Plus TX tends toward nc
other end than that Boldly avowed by Gregory XVI
IN bar the progress Of modern civilization in all
FORMS The NOS, curious part of the speech is that
giving the secret history OF the Encyclcal To appre
ciate its worth you must remember that the Historian
was three years Minister OF Worship Here is tie his
tory very much compressed In 1862 circular was ed
dressed from Rome to French bishops. ccnyokng them
70 Rome no permission being asked nor even advice OF
the &C, being first given 10 the French Government,
French Government on this felt duly nggrieyed and de-
manJcd explanations through its ambassador az Rome
Cardinal Antone replied that the Court Of Rome had
not thought necessary to make any preliminary COM
munication TO French Government, inasmuch os the
conyocation was for purely religious ceremony. the
canonization OF the Japanese martyrs But when the
rreintcs were met at Rome. subjects much more i'm
pcrtant than had been advertised were proposed to
their consideration. Cardinal AutoneH knep that this
as the ease and consequently his dnsrer ras not the
exact mh 1t Is certain that the Encyclical aud the
Syllabus prepared In this assembly, while the
French ambassador made 10 believe that IT was o
simply religious meeting. In which no aluslon woud DC
made to religious questions committee OF bishops
was appointed TO draw up the paper, which was de-
posted in one of the rooms of the Vatican Here the
bishops were introduced II not one by one In small
eroupe heard II read by an Italian prelate with bis ltal
inn accent" and were called in TO sign their approval
Although the concourse of bishops was made tho
occasion of this act there deliberaton In
Gil no informal discussion presentation Of TO
them in assembly. according to NJ. Roula"d tho
whole thing was prepared by what we Americans
should call caucus Of few French and Italian uitrs
montana party managers. and sprung or imposed on
tberest the authority Of hthc simple old Pope, who is
IN their hands being used by way OF pressure Inc
Syllabus or catalogue Of 70 condemned modern eirors
annexed TO the Encycica was drawn up IN france ny
French prclate, Gcrbct. since dead copy "a' put
into NJ Rouands hands three years ago.
So much for the fabrication Of this irrelgious political
engine The setting OF it TO work, its puDlcatioh'
was am convinced. In consequence OF the dsp'eas
ure and alarm inspired by the Franco'ltaan ConVeh'
ton of September Is" The primary purpose Oh inc
F,ench Ultra montana editors OF the Syllabus was TWO
fold, First to react against our modern civilization
and what are styled errors secondly 10 OBTAIN LUG
Of the liberal Catholics that small party
by the talents and sincerity OF Its mem
herr, and separated from the Ultramontancs BY I'M
placabie batreds."
Please observe these expressions OF Ez-Minister and
sIlI Government orator Roulaud. shall have occasion
10 fecur 10 them.
The main points made By the speaker are that Ua'ra
mop,anism IL the worst enemy 70 Catholicism almost
more dangerous than revolutionary hhdei'yi thar
under Il. influence French bishops themselves are SUD
jugated and suffer; that Governments recent prom
hilton Of publication Of the EneyclieI wa " accord