The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-07
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ROME, June 90. His Holiness,
Pope Plus the Ninth, following up
his allocutions to the Sacred Consist
ory on the general condition of the
affa: ,s, spiritual and temporal, and
til tustriap legislation with respect
to the Concordat, has to-day issued a
Papal bull, calling general Council
of the Catholic Church.
The Pontifcal decreeand sum mons,
which is addressed to the cardinals,
patriarchs, primates, arch bishops
and bishops, ur6i ct orbis, directs
that they shall assemble in. the Vati-
can, in this city, on the 9th day of
December, in the year of orr Lord
1869. The very issue Of the bull has
produced a decided sensation in
diplomatic circles, as it is acknow-
lodged on all sides that this ecclesias-
tical convention will constitute the
most brilliant lin point of numbers
and talent, and momentous, as re-
CARDS the SUBJECTS to be discussed,) J
hierarchial assemblage which has
been brought together from the earli
est days lof Christianity. The Holy
Father, in explaining the reasons
which guided his Judgment to the
conviction of the necessity of Gene
raj Council, sketches out the pro-
gramme of the work of its members
with ia freeii hand. His Holiness
states that the subjects to be sub
mitted to the congregated body in
clude: The necessity of renewed
Episcopal exertionEto> secure in all
quarters of the globe firm belief in
the integrity of the Catholic faith;
more abiding and heart felt respect
for religion;A a. more ready obedience
to Catholic church discipline, and n
more general observance of its rules,
regulations and laws; consultation as
to the best means of improving the
morals of the members OF the fold;
how to extend and establish peace
and concord among individuals and
nations, and how to more effectually
remove the many ills which afflict
civil society, as well as many of the
religious orders. The bull, in con-
clusion, adverts to the absolute neces. +.
sity which exists to uphold the teu-
poral power of the Pope in the
Eternal City, and domain of the
church, to sustain and defend the
sanctity of the sacrament of marriage
in every land, and to be careful of
the education of the young. His
Holiness deplores the persevering,
untiring and insidious efforts which
are being made by the enemies of
the church to throw down, destroy,
and deface all these, and imparts to
the faithful the apostolic benediction
just before adding his signature to
the paper and attesting it with the
seal of the Fisherman.
PARIS, July 1.-The case of the
United States vs. the Armands,
builders of Confederate iron clads,
came before the court to-day. Ber-
ryer, as counsel for the United
States, opened the case. He charged
the Armands with having violated
their own pledges, and with acting
IN bad faith toward all parties. BY
their conduct, they had exposed
France, at a critical moment, to the
risk of war with the United States.
He recited the facts of the case, and
showed the falsity of the allegations
that efforts had been made to sell the
vessels built for the Confederate
Government to other powers. He
demanded that all contractors, build
ers and others concerned in this
business, be compelled to refund the
money stolen from private pockets.
The Advocate! General will reply
on the Sth instant.
In the Corps Legislatif, to-day, the
debate on the budget was continued.
M. Theirs deplored the military pre-
parations which were still going on,
and feared an outbreak of war and
consequent national bankruptcy. ]
BERLIN, July 1.-Some Americans
in Wurtzburg, Bavaria, have pro-
tested against the fourth article of
the naturalization treaty with the
United States, just ratified by Bava-
ria. They say the construction given
to the article by Mr.. Bancroft is not
sustained by the text.
PARIS, July 2.---In the Corps Le-
gislatif, to-day, M. Magne, Minister
OF Finance, during the debate on the
budget. replied to the attacks which
had been made on the Government
for continuing its military prepara-
tions, and declared that armament or
disarmament was equally gauge of
peace. NJ. Olivier, who followed the
Mn1plster II of Finance, said nations
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