The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-22
CARDINAL D'ANDREA.


played any remarkable part in public, though
he represented the Papa, Court l believe, in
Switzerland, and filled various other offices. But
his Eminence was man OF liberal and cult-
waited views, and that fact, as it was q bar to all
progress IN the later times Of Plus TX, insured
him the suspicion opposition, and hatred of the
Ultramontane element IN the Court OF Rome.
The bitter auimus which was enter aimed
toward him displayed itself IN series OF an
noyances, but mantle ted itself more strongly
when, in declining health, he requested permits
sion in 1864 10 leave Rome, and seek the benefit
OF his native air In Naples. II was the fashion
! among some to represent the Cardinal as mad
man. "E. PaZzo,p said Monsignore -, then
trusted minister of Plus TX, to me one day.
! Monsignore was, believe. as honest as the
sun, but being at the head OF the Ultramontane
party he could imagine no Other solution of the
liberalism of His Emnenee. Others OF more
malignaut, and perhaps OF a less honest type,
painted him IN yet dafkeTEcharacters, aud lost
no opportunity OF thwsrtmg and annoylng hun.
1 Until, therefore, he lett Rome in 1865 with.
! out the permission OF the Pope, the treatment
which he received consisted oi little ann )yances,
rather than OF official and public hostile acts.
Enjoying as did for long time the intimacy
and friendship OF Cardinal DAndrea, viii note
some of these circumstances, first, hoWever,
4 giving report of his visit to Naples, and his
4 manner OF life in that city. 1t was in the year
4 1865 that under medical advice he LETT Rome TOR
his native place, contrary, indeed, to the
4 wishes and directions of the Pope, who as he is
4 iniallible in all spiritual matters assumed that
4 be Is equally so in all medical questions. Much
was SAID al the time of his having lett Rome
4 clandestney; his departure was Represented by
4 his lemies as q flight, yet he always maint aimed
i that nothing could have been done more openly,
and indeed most people would consider that the
publicity OF a railway left nothing to desire.
4 Immediately after his arrival he consulted
u the most eminent physicians OF the place.
both Ita!isn and English, and as 4 have seen
the certificates which they drew up, | can't bear
testimony TO the fact that they confirmed the
opinion of other medical men as to the nir-
nifty Of his health, and the .cessity of a change
OF air. i have resolvec,' he often said to me,
that my life shall be so open as to be above
suspicon;' and again, though | aekno Wledge
the duty OF obedience to the Pontia IL all spirit.
ual matters, yet as regards my health think 1T
i my duty to follow the eounsels OF my medical
man. Notwithstanding these prccautions, how
ever, be was subject to continual prosecutions
and misrepresentation on the part of his
enemies IN Rome, among whom Cardinal
a Caterni was the most inveterate. He
4 was CHARGED with disposition to separate
himself from, or TO create schism in the
Church OF Rome. He was accused, too, of dis.
avOwing the temporal supremacy OF Plus
n TX inasmuch as he paid bis respects to the
Prince of Piedmont, the hereditary Prince of
Italy. As regards the drst charge ! can assert
that 1t bad no foundation. True, it is that men
OF all classes and opinions courted his acquain-
tance, aud many INDUCED in dreams which
were never encouraged, and never destined to
4 be realized. Liberal priests who were disposed
TO sacrifice the temporal power, and Protestants
who were anxious to destroy the asserted sp-
ritual supremacy of the Pope continually sur
roul ded him, as did also the true sons OF his
Church. All were received by him with cour-
tesy, but to none did he give the right
iS0+ say as wnat nroSorod SO many lava desired
and place himself at the head of a Free Italian
Church. Undoubtedly he desired to cut Off
many eXcresceDces which he regarded as Iniu-
rious. His great Wish was to restore that
purity OF doctrine and discipline which existed
in primitive times, but | never heard him ex-
press sentiment of hostility to the spiritual
supremacy of the Pope. | believe that his o Wn
private conviction was that the true Church
needed not the support OF temporal pc wer,
though he never gave the slightest aid to bring
about such result. All that he ever ventured
! 10 suggest TO me was the desirableness OF On
stituung g municipal and lay government for
the Pontidcal States, under the nominal supre-
macy OF the Pope; and he certainly ioresaw the
time when even this must cease, aud all Italy
be united under one head. This he believed to
be the inevitable course OF things; though, as a
Cardinal of the Church OF Rome, bound by his
vows to support the Pope kiue, he never raised
his voice, nor IN any way gave his aid
to accomplish such object. He often, how
ever, declared to me In general terms tnat he
had always been friend OF united Italy,
Yet, despite the precautions which he had
taken, his prolonged absence from Rome, and
his residence in q country the Government OF
which was hostile TO that Of the Pope. awak
ened the bitterest feelings against him, and
suggested continual and irritating attacks. He
was first deprived of his allowance as a Cardi
nal, amounting to 900 scudi (about &l2O0)
year. He was then prohibited from exercising
his functions as Bishop OF Sabna and Abbot o
Sublaco, while the funds of his Bshoprc ant
treatment awakened great counter-rritation or
the part of the Cardinal, who, 1t must be ad.
mitted, was OF an extremely sensitive tempeFa
men. Several letters we're addressed by him to the
Pope and published, couChed certslnly in strong
terms. As time passed, and the injustice anC
cruelty with which he was treated became moTt
manifest, his language assumed a severer cha
Jacter; still, in all MS writings there was al
fvid-nt struggle between a sentiment of respec
)tor the POntin, and OF resentment Tor injurie
which cannot be denounced too strongly. OI
several occasions he expressed his willingness
to return on condition of his whole cOnduc
being subiec ed to the test Of a legal and eccle
sastlcal examination. He did so shortly befor
the tete OF ST. Peter, in 1867, when, on the ocCa
sion OF the canonizltlon of so many saints, tht
Church OF Rome made one of those gorgeou
displays OF magpidceDce which he who witnessed
IL, as | did can never orgot. To this aud al
other such demands, Cardinal DAndrea assured
II me he had never received any official answer
i could not go. therefore, he added, 80
I some such an unpleasant scene as tha
which occurred between his Holiness an
CARDINAL Pentni would have taken place, and
! might have forgotten myself, and expressed
myself III too strong terms ! absained, there
fore, from presenting myself at the Feast of ~
Peter Tue period OF six months assigned 70
his return and unconditional submission wou
expire in December, 1867, and we had now al
rived at the month Of November. Fresh cert
6cates drawn up by DR.. Rammagla, physician
to the e8 Roy al family of Naples, and by otbe
eminent men, were shown to me, recommend
ing another winter in his native place rs esser
tial to his health. The sword of Damocle
hung sus pended above him. Toward the latte
emo OF November received an iutimatOn frOI
a trustworthy source in Rome that the PaOa
decree against the Cardinal would be shortl
published, aud | was urged to communIcat
This fact 10 him without delay. / did so o