The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-01-30

mission upon questions de fde. without any
ahadoSy of censtraift,s with no guide bat his
own Judgment and conscience, eaclD Father
rave his vote, of which God alone was the
witness, in favor of those whom he deemed
hest qualified by wisdom and holiness to bear
the immense responsibility delegated to them
by the Collective Episcopate. And what was
the results Net single name identified with
Galiican OF Liberal principles, was selected
And even this fact, significant as it is, does not
suffice to indicate the almost unanimous spirit
which animates the Council OF the twenty
four Bishops actually chosen, etesy one is con-
spicUi0us for devotion to the Chair OF Peter, or
TO use the popular language of the day, for
), UItramontane doctrines and sympathies The
= nearly unanimous vote OF the Fathers,
amounting to more than 700 Such is thecon-
soling result of the first act, free and irrespon-
sible, of the Vatican Council.
MGR. Simon, Prince Primate of Hungary and
Archbishop of Gran, has addressed to his nation
a pastoral letter, writtenln Latin, on the
Vatican Council. The well-known Viennese
correspondent of the UnireT8 gives an analysis
of this noble composition. AS to the grave
question of the personal lnfalhbility of the
Pope, Mgr. Simor does not treat EXPLICITLY Of
its opportuneaess, but his pastoral letter, as
well as other Indications of the sentiments of
the Primate of Hungary, do not lead us to
sappose that he will be ON the SIDE OF the
soTe1y embarrassed to find any episcopal sup
porters of their views, jubilantly report that,
at all events Mgr. Haynaid, Archbishop of
Munich to confer with the notorious DIR. Dol
inger. He certainly went to Munich, but it
was only because, being one of the first bot
anists in Europe, the illustrious prelate wished
to buy the botanical collection Of Professor
Martins, who died lately in Munich. The
Archbishop published, not long age, n work on
the plants of the Holy Land. 1t may be
added that was this Prelate who drew up the
address of the Bishops to the Pope in 1867. y
The Echo de Rome, describing the enthusiasm
of the vast multitude which greeted the Holy
Father on the occasion of his visit to the
Church of the Twelve Apostles, says: "In that
multitude were seen some ia whom the general
spirit and Intention was not present. The
pretended correspondent of the National, the
iokers of the Figaro, and in general the reporters
ofjournals hostile or indifferent, did not expect
to witness such an explosion of love towards
man whom they are little accustomed to re-
spect But, the italian proverb says, : Ia
besteamid G t0ro rinadsfa i'm gola'-the blasphemy
stuck in their throat NOne of them whom
know AID who is paid not to say in public
what he f6alinks in private, confessed to me
that the imagination is incapable ofconceiving
anything like it, But do not be alarmed they
sag it here because they see that it is true, but
they will not say it in their newspapers, be-
cause they are forbidden to do So"
The Gazette de France, noticing the refusal of
NJ de Banneville the French Ambassador at
Rome, to admit MI. Odo Russell to the special
tribune reserved for the diplomatic corps at
the opening of the Council, on the ground that
the latter had no diplomatic character, OBJ
serves as follows: Perhaps our ambassador,
the Pontifical Government was too forgetful
of the maxim, Sulamum jus sunmd injurid. But
it would have been proof of good taste on
the part of the English agent to accept the eN-
plantations and excuses of the ambassador. In
addition to the error of receiving them in
bad spirit, he has committed the more serious
- fault of using unseemly language about the
Pope and the P0ntifcal Government" Mr..
Russell should remember that if he has no
definite position at Rome, it is the fault of the
English Parliament.
The Correspondence de Rome noticing the
Offering of 167,00 francs, colleetea-by the
to the Holy Father by tho CheYalier Margotti,
observes NV hereyer an altar exists wherever
the Pure Oblation is daily offered to God,
similar testimonies of the piety of the faithful
addresses, from all parts of the world, now
forming several hundred rOlumes, preserved in
the archives of the Holy See, and the hundred
million of francs which the Pontifcal Treasury
has received since the end of 1885, will be an
evidence for all time ofrwhat his loving chill
dren could say and do to console and suceoT
their FatheF.n1The world maybe Feeifng te
disorder and confusio1y-hat- the
faithful are more united than ever by love and
- obedience to the common Centre of Unity.
A general assembly of the Council, the fourth
was to be held on the 25th, when the members
of the important Commission de Rebas OrIinRa
RegitEdFiWng were TO be elected. After thu
scrutiny, the deliberations on the dogmatit
questions submitted fortnight ago to the ex
animation of all the Fathers of the Council
will commence Each proposition will becom
the subject of resolution, which will take tn
form of a-decree, and be binding the con
sciences of Catholics. As the Bishops ar
already acquainted with the matters to be sub
mitted to them, it is hoped that several decree
viii be promulgated in the next public Session
which win take place under the presidence c
the Sovereign Pontiff.~
The throne of the Holy Father in the Counc
Hail, which, it viii be remembered, Is in tn
right transept of the Basilica, almost touche
the altar of IS. Processus and Martiniau,- VIII
were the guards of st. Peter in the Mamertin
prison. When they received their prisone
they did not foresee what Divine grace wa
preparing for them, nor suspect that, sitter th
lapse of eighteen centuries, the successor c
the same st. Peter, surrounded by the Cstholi
Episcopate, would assist at the Christia
sacriiioe offered upon af altar dedicated
themselves.
Mgr. Grimardias, Bishop of Cahors, writest
the UHipeTs, to disclaim the Opposition
which he had been represented as one of I'll
chief instigatOrs. Whatever private discu
sions have taken place" he says, had no otht
object but legitimate and common agreemer
between the members of the EpiscOpate.' 4
to the supposed Intention of protesting again