The New York herald., 1870-05-14
ROME.

against the life OF Queen Victoria Instead OF against
The life OF the French Emperor
ROME.
Progress Of the Councii-EpiscopaI Debates
Tho Constitution DE Eide Passed-The Ameri-
can Prelates-The Fete OF tho Cervara-
Grund Turnout Of tho Artistic World of
R0me-Tbe Costumes, Procession aud
scenes-singins ssJOhn Brown' amid Roman
ssEvvivas."
ROME April 25. 1870
Yesterday the Ecumenical Fathers gave us their
first days work In the way Of results by voting the
constitution de fde This constitution consists OF
four chapters, embracing eighteen canons under
that head-vfz., five under the heading OF
s'God the Creator" four under "Reyelaton,"
six under "Fatn," and three under "Faith
and Reason" Here we have. then, q new
decree for the government Of the Church passed
unanimously by the 6a4 members present at the
third public session Of the Vatican Council Of
1s8o.'7O The devoted organs and 0racles OF Jesuit
ism ore already shouting hosannah, and regard the
result as complete triumph for their policy. Now
for infability: my latest information Is to the
effect that 1t viii be taken up Immediately and out
Of its turn, among the schemas, or bills. Withal
the decree passed yesterday Sunday is regarded
generally as rather a small result for five
months constant deliberation. However, in the
eyes OF the faithful, 1t settles the world to
rights by branding with SOLEMN anathena all free
thought the free thinkers themselves, all opinions
contrary to the teners OF the true fth as heresies
schisns and dangerous ideas of modern times while
defining the Creator and Divine revelation All hat
they are beginning to claim as something and that
the fathers are O wise set Of men to have promu.
gated that something. No doubt the fathers wore
called and chosen for such purposes; and 1t is not in
door OF the Council Ha:-'Docete on,nes oentes
ego uobiscum sum omnibus die0us ,1sQue ad con-
suntn,attonens sOgcutLn It Will soon become the
fault of the world o,es getes> If it does not allow
itself to be taught the right road to salvation ac
cording to the fathers quite happy family now
assembled within few yards OF the choir Ia which
once sat ST. Peter.
Imay mentlon.here that several accounts have been
put forth In European newspapers, Incorrectly in-
formed and laboring under an hallucination as to
the .extraordinary Liberalism OF the American pre-
lates stating that these latter had several
sons during the debates, made opposition speeches,
and even gone far as to hand In 10 the presidents
Of the congregations written motions against the
established order and run Of things in tho Council.
Nothing can be farther from the truth than such
statements. know to the contrary that they have
been entirely submissive TO, as they are completely
at, the mercy Of the Holy See. Not for a single
instant have they assumed any initiative either
there never has b. en- gathering OF men more mum
than they nave been; they have only in two three
tune OF an iniable Pope. This has been the &c case @
not because these preIates show any PARTICULAR Cav.
ing for high honors, for cardinals hat or the papai
and then: 1t s because they are entirely dependent
here for their influence and standing, as well as at
and those good eraces can only be secured BY the
most passive oDedience have before hau occasion
Bishops in Se 81 dn the
ia & NOT S..o,, washington, but .Ronia;S Here
than they ever were or Will be at home. Their tone
and manners undergo, as 1t were, an instantaneous
sentatives of 5000 900 Catholics one would suppose
that they possessed The whole OF America as piece
cans were their subjects % Such in in a W word Would
seem to be the slgnifcation Of their "airs" and
.brag" know Of instances where they have re-
fused to put themselves to the slightest incOnve-
nience TO accommodate Americans passing at Rome,
and who desired to have little innocent curiosity
al kept more or less under the ponf6ca seal, or to
visiting the vacant Council Hall. Not only 50,
oeen sSsea %s 70 %
here1cs. Professionalism may be Q ''bg thing" in
American cities. but It must be made into small nut
at Rome: such seems to he the ruling motive OF their
present grandeur. IT seems that they are neither
here as American citizens, nor representatives OF
and thinkers in behalf Of the best interests OF Cathol
cism, but simply as 2 NTH wheel TO the gala
around me the greatest asonisamen I EXPRESSED that that
the rescoUt AD,e,1c1nt should be here only to
count as so many dummies; and the Italians, who
peep behind The curtains aud are thoroughly in
formed as to the true state Of affairs as well as to
the character Of the various foreign delegations
raised up and sent abroad from the United STATES
..gM Statt Unitt" They seem to lose sight, against
itic teachings and Of That little human fraty Of strut
ting upand down before the spectators in the gallery
"Poui anluse' la gale1te" Is very good French eX
OUTDOOR ENJoYMENr-s1NGINa "JoHN BROWNS NEAR
THE vATICAMs
To-day Rome has been enliveneu for the last time
during this season OF Roman amusements now
brought to end The foreign and native artists turned
a spot some seven miles outside Of the city where
the German artists have been in the annual habit Of
On spring ysa1 e q s run WINE
as 1t has not been for the past fifteen years. The
whole tribe Of the brush and the chise turned out in
eightA NJ. ana wended its way slowly through the
Campagna TO the DESIGNATED place OF rendezvous OF
ana s nn
the ridden. The February carnival In the Cors0 is
net circumstance In comparison. Al! had at heart
Of the artists was success, as we knew before
hand It would iniably be; for the artists col.
have O suficient leverage power within themselves
| TO turn world. All Rome was out, moreover, TO
by troop Of Cossacks ail artiss in that appropriate
costume) then came q detachment Of Roman SOL
diers dressed precisely q in imitation Of the head,
then musicians, ditto; then the chariot Of the EN-.
peror (Viteiius think ne was namedl who rode
in bright streanlers and sliEubbery. The Emperor
wore a crown OF laurel and was attended by
the Tn1ntdres Of his court-dOctors cooks
and prime ministers ad hoe; then musicians
again; then the provisions and drinkables, also
drawn by oxen; then gay cavaliers, costume q Ia
number Of outsiders upon d0nkeys. The donkeys
were the feature Of tho day. perhaps on account Of
having possessed peculiar knack of stubbOrnly
stopping on the wayside to eat grass, and subse.
quently running foul Of the musicians and OF the
generally. At such moments things became
somewhat mixed up. and 1t required oil the
energy OF the marshals and Of the detachment
of lanCAra galdara ianf Nv fho Dor md