The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-03

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Of priest belonging by blood to the Nsooleo''c
dynasty such refusal would be too much out Ct
the question; no refusal OF the kInd wonld be
taken. And not osly, therefore, does PIus TX,
with signal distinction, admit the apostolicsl
prothonotary INTO the sacred college, out he en-
pbafically declares him TO be Roman prelate,
he expects him to take up his domicil In Rome,
and even compels him 70 accept the appointment
of 1000 crowns attached TO bis new dignity. not
witbstaDding the much larger endowmeqt the
young prelsfe enjoys in consequences OF his con-
nection with the Imperial family OF France. E,
No deep insight into the future is required to
estimate the contingent results of to-norrow's
ceremony. Piux TX is seventy six years old be
ti6cate, and be can not consequently. according
to old Catholic traditions, sit Ia Sir Peters chair
for more than three other years, What the up
shot Of the impending conciave may be, u would
than three centuries have hardened into rule, the
next ponflf ought to be an Italian. and, II posi-
bic, Roman preiate. We shall not presume 70
Say that IL was with view of favorinR the PROF.
poets Of this youngest Of the cardinals that the
pope vas 60 anxious to associate him from all
frapsapine connexions, and reuaturalize him Ia
the city where hereditary rights insure him
princeiy rank. What Is very evident Is, that II
the Emperor Napoleon wished for the utmost adj
vancement Of his ecclesiastical cousin. and II the
wish 70 the best Of his abilities, they could not
have acted other wise than they have done. From
the time Of Lucien's ordination, fifteen years ago.
to the ceremony which is to bear the date Of to-
morrow, II would almost seem as If these two po-
1entates, between whom there have been and are
so many conflicting views and interests, had only
played into each other 8 hands when the purposes
OF this princely prelate were to be served. The
Able Bonsparte was, in all probability, cardinal
IN petfo as soon as he was priest. From that
time. perhaps, the chances Of his one day secur-
ing the votes of two-thrds of his colleagues in
the conclave were dimly calculated. q. -
Should the course of events place new Leo on
the throre, which now rests on the support OF q
new ChaIlemagne, the coincidence might be
fraught with great destinies to the civil no less
than to the eccesiastical government Of the
world. BY the policy followed during the vics-
eitudes Of the Papsl States from the expedition
to Rome in ls49 to the convention Of September,
sle64, the Emperor Napoleon shows that he reads
Alright the history Of the relations established be-
tween the empire and the pspecy BY the enlight.
ened genius Of Charemagne. Charlemagne aimed
at insuripg for the pope free residence in Rome,
but be never dresmt Of laying the foundation OF
the temporal power. In the same manner, the
Emperor Napoleon wished the pope to abide IN
Rome, but he. also. aid all in his power to strip
him Of his worldly sovereignty. That this sover.
eighty was the bane Of religious, no less than civil
society, Is one Of those early convictions which
the insurrectionary volunteer of 1s49 has never
abandoned. For the application Of his theories
the emperor requires pope according TO his own
heart and where can he find him II not In m an
bound TO him by ties OF kindred and gratitude
and what r. Of far greater moment "a man bound
by DO prscedents, committed 10 no known policy
Not little Of the power Of the new cardinal lies
10 bis invincible tacirurnity. No man ia Rome or
In the world ever charged the Able Bonapar Q
either with Liberalism or characterization. His
profession OF faith, If we could only get az Il. is
very likely. Bonspsrtism-that kind Of fatalism
that relisDce on q /" starr which makes Nspo-
leon believe first In himself, then in the never.
sinking, never receding fortunes OF his family.