The New York herald., 1870-05-11
IMPORTANT FROM ROME.

The Archbishop Of St. Louis to the Arch.
bishop OF Baltimore-The War of Iufal.
AbiIity Transferred from Frnuce to
America-A Contest Of Words-Action Of
the rotestor-Won't Vote InfaIIlbility
'sUncer Any Preicnce.,-Religious Parts-
sanship-The rapacy Rebuked by n Free
ROME April %, 1870.
BY degrees the war Of words, pro and con, on the
dogma OF infaibillty has been transferred from the
camps OF Felix Of Orleans and the Prlmate of
Maines. There all men have shown learning Of a
high order and exhibited wonderful industry. but
the laurel for scholarship has been awarded. nv
general consent TO the great Bishop Of Orleans.
They are resting upon their oars during
the Eater season. We don't know when
or where another battle will commence, but
the long heads are OF the opinion that Archbishop
Dechamps has "a hard road to travel' when an.
swering the unanswerable arguments.of the Bishop
Of Orleans.
wrote you some time ago about the letter OF the
Archbishop OF Baltimore and the great displeas,re
that was felt 10y number Of bishops when they saw
the same. No one was more dspleased than the
Archbishop OF st. Louis, whose brother, the prede-
ces>or Of the Archbishop OF baltimore, was quoted
endorsing Papal in.llibIliry. He was displeased
also at the letter because Bishop Dupanoup stated
nothing that any memDer OF the American Episco-
pacy could, by hook crook, take offence at but the
desire for writing (cacoethes scri6eadi attacked
the Baltimore Monsegneur and he was determined
to nave hand in the wordy war and see his name
In print
'Tis pleasing sure 10 sec ones name In print;
books book, though there's nothing int
The letter was read and generally laughed at, not
much account Of its brevity as its poor appear.
ance and general aspect OF shard tmes.n The lead
ing noint IN the mater was the proper translation OF
the Word debeiet In Latin which Bishop DupanlOup
stated to he IL Gtit in French and so the argument
Of the Archbishop of Baltimore hinged and pirou-
et!ed hoped and rotated around the vast JdUoiy:
and there was surprise that he would lose his time
on such q ffivoity. supposing Bishop Dupanloup TO
be wrong, which he was not. But the most reye-
Tend gentleman from Baltimore incidentally referred
TO the late Archbishop Of Baltimore as teacher of
the dogma OF the personal infalbility OF the Pope
statement. The Archbishop Of st. Louis VINO, like
his late brother Is one.of the best OF scholars has
answered the letter OF the Archbishop OF Baltimore
in Latin.
The American bishops who remain in Rome and
who have signed inc protest against the dogma Of
Dupanloup of their earnest and sincere cooperation
and they have authorized Archbshops Purcell and
KenricK TO write him letter Sc, ting forth the same
and such letter has been written and will shortly
be published.
There are not words complimentary enough in our
tongue to praise the noble and unsesh position Of
these two eminent prelates Both natives OF that
unfortunate island that has stood by Rome when she
ought to have stood by herself but over half GEN.
tuy in the United States. and almost that time mem
bes Of the priesthood and hierarchy OF the Catholic
Church, they are earnestly and thoroughly opposed
to the new dogma.and will not vote for IL under any
pretence nor any account, and all statements you
see to the contrary should be treated as falsehoods
Of intense partlsanshp; the most abject Of the
bishops admire the men who. true to the solemn
dictates OF conscience, and who have labored as
long as any living bishops for the good of the
Church, stand determined TO discharge their duty
and laugh at all the cajolery and thunder OF the
Rome has never felt such a rebuke as the Amerl-
can bishops have admin stered nor have the ears OF
Inc son vevo Of ss 9 e @ ns
Kenrtck and Connolly They uttered sentences that
were new to the region Of Rome; It VIII be wisdom
remarked "a ring bishoph zone Without a diocese
climate and no!some smells either,h responded a
bishop in partt5us.
It is thus that the Americans have made their
mark at Rome. II Archbishop Spalding had CO.
operated with the Archhishops OF Cincinnati st.
Louis and New York there would have been splen-
against the promulgatiOn OF the dogma OF the
Jesuits, but the Archbishop OF Baltimore has chosen
heretofore 70 cit straddled across the theological
ing at anchor in the Potomac for fair wind to
bring him to the nest Of the bivaves look over the
TO be .the first American CARDINAL and over the
other side II the opposition were strong and liable
The public session on Sunday next however, is the
great topic In all circles; many suppose infallibiy
VIII come up soon after; no one really knows when
U
does snow it's neads rs earnest as they Will be
sincere.
Letter Of Peter Richard Kenriclks Archblsh op
Of st. Louis, to the Archbishop of Balti-
more.
MOsT ILLusTRIous AND REVEREND LORD:
Letters nom your Lordship lately transmitted to
the Aurelian Bishop impose upon me the ne-
cessity Of making the suojolned examination
Of some things therein contained which relate to
the opinion Of my deceased brother In reference to
Pontincal lnfalliblty, lest the error that may be
discovered In them should invade the minds oi
Others. In the Theologta Dogmatica written by
him, to which you refer the reader, there is EN-.
bodied his view OF the Pontincal limitations, to
which he has devoted bis whole strength,
and has done away with oil those things
chat may be set up on the other side;
for he was most deeply attached to the Roman See,
IN whose urban college he went through the course
Of theoogca discipline, and whose rights and priv.
ueges II was his delight to exto and defend. But
that be either Reld or laugh. P0ninoa nalibillty,