The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-14

Encyc'ical of Pope Plus the Ninth. The docu-
ment is lengthy and full Of great sorrow. The
Pope begins, as is the custom, with thanks TO
God, and ends by bestowing blessings upon all
the faithful but it is evident from the inter-
vening space that the thanks are given with
kind OF grudge and that the blessings are not
bestowed in the spirit Of Him who gave the
command, "L0ve your enemies" The julg-
ments Of God are proverbially hard to bear.
In the present instance the Pope finds them
impenetrable," and the days Of the years OF
his reign he can only speak Of Is sorrowfuL"
We do not say that his Holiness does not bow
to the stern DEGREES Of the Unseen, but no one
can read the Encyclical before us without feel.
ing that he bows not willingly. The Ency-
clical, In fact, as long and dreary lsmenta-
ton. The stats Of affairs in Italy, which ho
Professionally refuses TO dignity with the
name Of kingdom. and the state of
affairs in Russia and the kingdom Of
Poland, he wailingly deplores. II is evident
at glance that he old m IN Is in high dulgeon.
His vocabulary Of abusive epithets seems well
nigh exhausted in characterizlng the directors
Of public afAirs In Italy. They are men
walking In iniquity and serving under The
banner of Satan y men "upon whose forehead
Is written falsehood rebels turning their
mouths against Heaven, sullying and con-
temning every sacred thing, treading under
foot all divine AMI human right and breathing
clrnaye like rapacious wolves" Such is
specimen Of the language through which the
Holy Father fuds vent to his feelings Russia,
who has for some time past, particularly since
the suppression OF the last Polish instruction,
been proselytizing in Poland and the other
Roman Catholic districts with rather vigorous
hand, is dealt with scarcely more lenieatly.
Vain thunderl What d,es ltaly-what does
Russia care for the Pops's abus,? Italy will
go on to her destiny In spite of him, and
Russia will b, as deaf to his anathemas as
ever. We cannot however, refuse to
admit that the document is interesting.
To us it Is particularly 80. 1t shows
US how much wrath my be lodged in
human heart, although that heart should
beat in the breast of the Vicar Of Christ It
shows US how completely the world has eman-
cipa:ed itself from clerical tyranny, aud how
wide is the gulf which separates the world Of
the nineteenth from the world OF the sixteenth
century. It Is altogether an interesting relic
Of . dead aud buried past.
In consideration Of the heavy calamities
which have befallen the Church, and in order
that these calamities be removed, his Holiness
ordains throughout the Catholic world
iridium OF prayers, to take place within year
from the present time To all who shall faith
fully take part in these devotions, indulgences
are 70 be granted. These indulgences are
skilfulty graduated according to merit.
p. nary indulgence-an indulgence covering
all the acts Of this life, and implying, we
believe, immediate admission to the regions OF
the blest-is to be the portion Of al those Of
either sex who shall assist personally in the
pablo prayers Of the entire three days. An
indulgence Of seven years and Of seven
separate periods Of forty days each Is
to DO the portion Of those Of either
sex who shall personally assist in the
public prayers on any one of the three days.
hdulgences similarly graduated are to be
granted, on proper application, to the spirits
OF departed friends who may now be In pur-
ga,ory. How tho seven years are to be APP
piled In this last case we are not told. Il
would, we presume, be ra'her disagreeable to
be released for seven years from that mysteri-
GUS prison house and then remorselessly thrust
back. But the initiated will doubtless see Q
way Of getting over this dificulty. It ID inn
possible to refuse to admit that these offers are
generous beyond al description. II is equally
undeniable that NO Church in the world could
present to Its adhercns such magnificent en-
couragements to duty. Il will be strange
indeed IL the offers are not accepted, the
encouragcments not yielded 10. II Victor
Emanuel and his infilel advisers are not con-
founded and put to shame, If the rude Musco-
vito Ia not driven back to his native wilds, 1t
will not We may rest assured. be for the want
Of prayers. We read somewhere in the
Scriptures Of the "kingdom Of heaven suffering
violence" Heaven, surely, was never in
greater danger Of suffering violence than now.
1t is not merely that the whole Catholic world
will be In arms; the magnifcence Of the re-
wards held out can scarcely fail to produce
dcsertion in the Protestant ranks and swell
the great Catholic army. This last may prove
to be the happiess thought which ever emsnat-
ed from the brain Of Plus the Ninth. If this
scheme does not settle the Roman question
nothing will In the event Of this too, proving
failure, we seriously advise his Holiness to
abandon the Old World, which has proved
itself so unworthy Of him, and to come over
and take up his residence In the New. Hun
dreis Of thousands would hail his arrival on
our shores. Tn, best homes in the States
would be open to receive him. Our grand
new cathedral will soon be ready for him, and
we have money enough to build him another
Vatican.
The Winter Fashions.