The New York herald., 1870-05-07
ROME.

Progress Of the Council-A Public Session and
Work of the Fathers-RefOrm and Ultra
MISUNDERSTANDING and the Lay Pow
ers-The German POlicy-The C0nversi0n
Of the Whole jewish Nation in COntem-
plution-Isrnelite Argument for Union with
the Holy SEQ.
Another public session OF tho Ecumenical Council
seems TO be neeting vision, which Il recedlng
from the baed grasp OF positive people, desirOus,
like myself OF chronicling the third solemn sitting
the assembled fathers under the presidency OF the
Supreme Pontn. am again obliged to announce
q delay in the realization of this event. which Is now
promised for the Sunday after Easter, the cath OF
April.
The week has been entirely devoted to the I'm
posing ceremonies Of the season, In which The mom-
bcrs of the Catholic Episcopacy are OF course ex-
pected TO take such par> not to be able to
tinue their discussions In the Council hall, and as
their voting the various clauses Of the first schema
de nae, against heterOdoxy, was brought to happy
conclusion on Monday m0rnilg--even, according TO
general report, by unanimlty OF v0ces-they have
been exempted from all further dogmatical labors
until next Tuesday, the 10th inst, when 1t is not
very clear whether they will attack the second
schema in the category OF faith. De Eclestd, which
includes the allengrossing infalllbty topic or fol-
low the routine observed in the preliminary discus
cussed schemata upon discipline. with the amend
ments suggested by the opposition and introduced
In committee.
This is the which would be agreeable to the
oppOstionists and the mOderates in the Council, as
the evil day OF the great struggle would thereby be
put OG-the details Of disciplinaran DEGREES would
probably occupy the Council until the beginning Of
the hot season, and many circumstances might
moderate the opinions Of the fathers before their
c0nvocati0n. But the utramontanes have difre-
rent policy, that OF getting the infabllity dogma
voted in spite Of all obstacles and out Of all regu-
lar order before the Council breaks up for the
mer And their reasoning must be considered sound
when reflect that this single vote would render it
matter OF indifference whether this or any other
Ecumenical Council ever met again. the Pope
would thenceorward have authority to decide nfal-
libby er cathed,d upon every great question affect
ing the Church the faithful without requiring the
consultations or concurrence OF the bishops.
The ultramontanes, however, do not yet openly
dwell upon this logical consequence. On the con.
trary, they propose that permanent commission OF
the fathers, elected by the General Assembly, shall
continue to reside in Rome after the dissolution OF
the latter to discuss and decide Professionally the
other fortyni Sc'tenGd proposed for the c0nside
ration OF the Council, until the fathers shall reas-
nary DEGREES OF their committee This plan was
adopted at the Council Of Chacedonia; but at the
committee bishops Would be the W signal for q ii hard ard
tusse for although the oicia journal OF Rome tells
US that there were no dissentient voices at the de-
nitive voting Of the first schema de de on Monday
that by no means establishes the fact that there Is
longer any opposition IN the Council AS there are
bishops in Rome, whereas only 900 presented them
selves to vote in the Council hall on Mon.
hundred preferred aesentng d themselves I p''eo to
prOnouncing useless non plGcet in the
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tiOns which tended to make such votes conditional
so that these bishops and the aosentees may be con-
sidered as forming the same opposition hitherto CAL
culated at $50 strong But If the inallibility
dogma s brought at once the tapis its Is
not absolutely insured although 1t is rendered very
probable account Of the personal character with
which the Pope has invested 1t, and the decided
Monsignor Haynald, with nine other German and
Hungarian prelates, wish to challenge Ultramon-
tanes to doctrina uting match within the Council
arena In presence Of all the fathers the infall
bility question. But besides this proceeding being
out OF accordance with the organic regulation and
ITS appendix 1t would be useless for II the liberal
bishops were even to get the best Of the argument
they would be still In the minority when the voting
1t seems, therefore, that as the Court OF Rome
declares the moral unaninity OF votes In Council
supernuous. as the Pope's opinion would render
that Of even minority valid the infaibIity dogma
must triumph unless the secular arm of European
governments Is interposed to prevent its decretal
The return OF the French Ambassador has been
delayed by negotiations between the French
anu oIucT SduouC EoNcTuulentS LOT some
JOINT and collective representation to the Holy
See upon this and other matters proposed to
be decr0ed by the Council. The MARQUIS de
Banneve has brought with him note from hts
government substituted for the first despatch of
Count Daru, but rs the French government has re-
turned Tor the present to the expectans policy nau-
glirated by NJ. de la Tour d'Auvergne, Its not anti
cpated that this document will be SO fOrcbe in
as the one which Baron dArnim will present in the
name OF the Prussian government.
The success attending Baron d'Arnim's vigorous
protest against the preface to the first schema as
being insulting to Protestants In general, and King
Frederick William In particular, will encourage
Count Bismarck to 60 and prosper in the same In
compromising line Of policy. The preface was
quashed ana entirely remodeed, otherwise Prus.
sian and North German bishops would have been In
the unpleasant hx Of not being readmited to the ter
rtories OF the confederation.
If any obstacle Is really offered to the realiza-
ton oil the Court OF ROme's present pietensi0ns
may expect to see 1t come from Berlin.
Upwards OF 500 bishops have signed posttNt,'n