The New York herald., 1870-01-22
ROME.

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Copy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
-. ROME, Jan. l, 1870.
With the opening year It win be interesting to
take glance at the condition and prospects OF the
Vatican Council. ....
In the nrst place. tho Pope Is extremely desirous
Of preserving that denomination for and OF render
ing tile council hall st. Peters sufficiently acoustic
Cor tho general congregations to continue being held
there before transferring their sessions to tho Qur
nal ''--,- -.
The architect Count vesptynan has, for this pur-
pose thrown 0 partition scross the width Of the
llali and placed within this restricted enclosure
arm chairs for those bishops whose benches shut
out by the new partition. The eject Of this was
tried on Friday but although hearing was rendered
somewhat easier, understand shat several bishops
on returning from the congregation complained thas
saey had hardly understood anything that was said.
Tue v0ico OF Monsignor Strossmayer Bishop Of
Bosnia was ~ any rate su1acienuy powerful
10 wOsk Its way into most Of the episcopal ympa-
NUNS; and, that prelate Ia an excellent Latiniss
hs won't or ~ such speed that the chief iegste,
Cardinal do Luca, found It impossible TO stop him,
when he Introduced somo Objectionable observations
about the Pope's regulation bun into his spesch on
the hrst topics N the category Of faitn presented
for the discussion Of tho oongregated fathers.
kavc already stated that it Ii on this point
tho now celebrated bull ''Muluplice8 Inter-" by
which the Pope assumed ana acted on the right OF
establishing the n,odtIs agsdi Of the Counoi that
tho opposition has put forth its first strength. Mon
signors Dupanloup and Place are the energetic
leaders or the malcontsnts; and their memorial TO
tho Pore complaining OF the regulation, Is th9
weapon which they brandsh IN the first instance.
The report that this document had been presented
10 the Pope last SUNDAY, ana had not proved very
acceptable 70 bis Holiness, proves 10 DO premature
II not incorrect.
poaition force which Is calculated ~ near
400 but whica estimate az considerably below tnat
actually came, only fourteen bishops put down tuer
names a. responsible for It's contents
ms document srawn i,P up wi,a s1trems dei
Tno bishops refrain from contesttng the Pope's
right 70 frame regulation for tho Council
the oilcers OF the Council ana the members OF tne
commission or postattG,d; but Dcther do they ac-
knowlsdge such rights In him; they dwell upon the
use the Pope has made these rights the uAfavor
able impression produced by IL on the mass OF the
assembly, ana the desirabtiity OF dissipating such
an Impression by submitting the Papa regulation
and nominations to the votes OF the Council "Ihe
Councn,n say tney, "w never place Itself In oppo-
Slti60 to tn0 Holy rather especially now thaL the
regulation aud nominations are made ana pusls he'd.
Bus rs to tho former, by common silent accord,
perhaps certain clauses night be allowed to fall out
OF use, while. as to the latter, certain less accspt
able persons among those nominated might quietly
resign" fhe memorial concludes WITH protestatlors
Such is ali that think can safely csmnunicate
TO your readers respecting This famous memorial.
II has. perhaps not = great practical importance
itself, but tn0 fact or Ats existence Joined
observations Of the liberal Catholic prcss ana the
omGous journals OF the various Cataollc govern
Eents seems Calculated TO prevent the Court Of Rome
from making too free use or the supremacy as
yumsd aa yhe very outsos In the midst OF Council
Il would be good deal to have ootanea such
result, and think shas we may already consaer 1t
as obtained
more serious development Of tho opposincnists'
energy win have TO DO looked for In The working OF
tho preparatory meetings and congregations, for
many libsral bishops who would shrink from sign
ing direct protest against anythlng emanating
propositions sustained In committee by their ultra
montana opponents.
bull '.Cun homnnis Ponnacibus, prepared for the
possibility OF his death during tho Conncil. TAe
Latin text OF 1t B published IN the Cs0sd Cdttottca
Of TO day. cannot refrain now from aluding TO .
small piece Of lncongrulty IN IT, rs Plus TX. Arst do
votes long paragraph to prohibiting any OF his
then hs very calmly informs the faitnu that he has
tneHght ts 10 aorogato bull OF his predecessor,
Pope Alexahder III, entitled 'Loet do Vitandls"
Ihe premature publication Of tae recent bull,
.sAPostOlica Seds " limiting The number ol reserved
oases scoiesascal censuro by tas Unia Castolica
ordered strict inquiry to b made inte the mode
which Don Margotu, the editor, obtained . COPY OF
that inBortans document before It's publication IA
Rome, where ambassadors ana special correspond
dents ssrovs In vain to obtain 1t. Cardinsi Antonc
has discovered that the Chsvalier Aargotm. tho
editor's brOtkcr, In Rome. Hs cenfesses 70 having
obtained the copy from bishop but refuses 70 be-
tray ills episcopal 1Dt0rMer. StricteY precautions
are ordered against any such unamely revelations
Ir is now pretty generally admitted mat the
strength and attitude Of tue opposition during tho
lions haa proved suhisisnt 70 remove any poSa Olty
Of the reazauOn d the plan suggested seme months
a1s " slS c1aa ~ sss 70 70 sne aean
bllty at once and Without discussion Dy asclama-
tloa. W course 1t would not DO for such m
cAeck from . saons huolsus or dissen aeats and
therefore TIE PROJECT has been apparently abandoned
NJ its Originally Conceived leFm nor mas Is sssn pre-.
tao cighsoen SchsnsNto c0ssssEDn ~ Jcens 5se7ts-
ne7stts, Of which the discussion commenoed In the
mornings after the election OF the twentyfour mcU-
bers of The commission charged with questions con-
Tno iataers then commenced the consideration Of
the can0nS directed against the errors OF independent
philosophy, and principally the systems got up By
faish. Eleven orators have spoken litherSo,
aud shirrecn others are inscribed for tomorrow
Gus, however familiar some Dreatcs may be
with Latin, and the Hungariaus have certainly .
greas advantage IN this respect the great 10 ass OF
bishops find the obligation OF speaking 1t O shacKle
part the discussions scholastic task beyond tner
power.
To return to the dogma Of the Pope's personal In
1ahbility. IL s now pretty evident that the Court
OF Rome itself viii NOS put forward tne proposition,
but let 1t arse though pos5ulaturn from some
bishop In an independent position with respect 70
his own government such as those OF the United
States, Great Britain or the East, who mght lead
the whole assembly in the same direction 1t seems
that TINS plan Is not altogether reallzable for u Is
low said that tho partisans OF the personal d0gma
Will take moro oircutous ronte to arrive at Ineir
object. This would consist In demanding, In pos
tutdtt, that The Council should expose the Drincl-
pies OF the constitution Of the Catholic Church. The
ultra party would then try to Introduce in this deca
ration few words, expressing as clearly as possible
opinion that the definitions Of the Pope, givenez
cath.dra, arc infalble, even before the adherence
OF toe episcopal body. In this manner the tumult
Of direct and formal discussion OF the dogma
would be avoided, We Shall ses whether 1t will
succeed.
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