New-York tribune., 1870-08-11

the church no deCOtauOns no pfOuu pIOecSsiOhj
bau almost closed from the view of The
nuc. one-third of the entire number Of the
Risbops and those the leading members of the
hierarchy absent; the Royal box nearly empty; the
D,nonatc box much 20, for France, Austria Prus-
a., and Bavaria had instructed their Ministers not 10
ttepd nor 70 illuminate in the evening-sucn were tne
,rnal crcunS OF humiliation which struck the
nses On the other hand the God OF Nature and per
- too of the Pope, had entered the very Church ol
o. pser clothed in his submest FORM Until ~ O'Clock
a1 th terrific storm continue, and then the 'ouhoh
- mn. Gradually the sky became serene, and now
,n glorious sun OF Italy, though wish it were shorn OF
porion OF its glory is shining down upon Us as II uu
~fro tbe fatal day on which the first Dogma OF the
,rcb was promulgated. Most OF the Fathers have lett
.. bev have not lost moment in exercising their I'D
, Bu as the Romans say, they came rs PASTOR ana
y,v as Pecore having been shorn of all that con
.itntd their dignity. In the evening there were no
nominations worth noticing. The facade of st.
,,-s was Illuminated the ornamental gas lamps in the
cors, were lt and few houses, very fcw had
,,e paper covered lamps. Then, too the orchestra,
sich plavcd in the evening, as IT does on every sun
da, and Thursday evening, but few persons went to
bar and believe the greater part Of the Romans usu-
a there absented themselves The great event of the
lire was the departure of host Of the Fathers, thus
rearnc the time OF starting for three quarters of an
hour Almost the entire Diplomatic Body went mp to
take leave OF their Bishops, and cordial greetings took
placc between dpOmatists whose countries will soon be
among those who left hut the French and Prussian
Emrassadors have both received instructions to remain
at their posts; so, too has the Bavarian Minister
Another corps OF 5000 French troops is expected here,
and will bc quartercd probably in Cvita Vecchia and
V.erAo but in Rome. The French Prussians. and
Bavarians in the Papa service have already come To
locgerheads and strict being adopted
10 preserve discipline All want TO leave, but as yet All
have been refused.
REVIEW OF THE WORK OF TIE GCUMENIcAL
COUNCIL.
ROME, July 21.-NOw that the Ecclesiastical
season has closed and wearicd and haitoaked BISHOPS
are flying all directions to their dioceses, LET me cast
rapid Retrospective glance at the history OF the last seven
months Two years have passed since the Council
was summoned according The time-honored form Th>
proesscd Olc were good the real object 10 erect
the personal Inflibiy OF The Pope INTO dogma How
has II been doncI IN what spirits shall nm
swer these questions according 20 tIo oo5er-
vations which l have myself made and the IN
forma ion which have received during the long inter
val which has elapsed since last November may have
erred in the form,I aud been nsnformod in the latter;
but what now write believe to be true. On the ar
rival Of the Fathers Rome they found themselves in
the position Of boys in public school Their business
was cut out for thcm-what they were to do how
they were to do il, and 10 what limits they might
~, was accurately laid down, and cit was so kind
and consdcrate Of the Holy Father" it was oh
served "thus to smooth Tie path of their studies
Some o the Fathers told that the preparation of the
schemes should have becn loft to them by which plan
great confusion and much time would have been saved
As sOOn too the "gentlcmen, not young but elderly
FOR business regulations for heir conduct were
given to tem. The lead master was resolved to keep
them well u hand ard though they fretted aud remon
stracd, they were needs bound to submit. Every one
i'm Rome AT the time viii remember the feeling
almost OF Indignation with which these regula-
tions werc received. Now and then, too the
telling which
was scarcely possible to abstain from betraying, and
the imposition OF which inconsistent with the free
dom which should characterize public and deibera-
tive meeting Later on in the season new regulations
issued supplementary 10 and more binding than the
Others The gentlemen of the school must no longer ne
peruted to discuss hut give their thoughts in writ
ing These created almost revolution among the
Fathers. ReMOnstances in the form OF fos'u-
lata were sent in. and some very eherseuc
action was contemplated. should they leave Rome
"cho,Id they absent themselves from the Council ?"
These were questions agitaed in the International Com
mttcc-. hut they tacty submitted. and reserved the
strength Of their opposition TO the last moment. AS
regards too, these COmmittees-StrOng efforts were
made 70 put them down-the Council Hall, II was SAID,
was the only proper place for deberatOn, and several
Roman houses were closed. 1t would have
been difficult 20 have closed those Of foreigners
of high consideration, and the International Com
mittees continued 10 meet to the present day,
greatly 10 the interest Of freedom IL Is proof OF the
secrecy has been violated over and over again. and that
discussion has practically insisted The Fa
Tiers exercised what they claimed right and though
the Cardinal Presidents abrOgated the law they
were compelled TO be the passive and unwilling auditors
Of 156 speeches the fourth schema, regarding Infa
biity alone From the oath OF secrecy FOR the viola
tiou OF which several persons expelled from Rome,
most. perhaps all, have been released at the last
moment Cardinal BOnnechose told the Pope at recent
audience that he should have great difficulty in obscrv-
ing it, aud as is instructed 10 demand special audi
ence Emperor 10 give report OF the Council HIS
Emuence also has been released come now to speak
Of the spirit which has animated the Infabilist portion
of the Council In theory it a deberative assembly
met u investigate and decide what truth II has
the contrary true that which 70 have
been the subject of discussion, and the majority have
treated those who differed from them with every species
Of insult possible that the foreign press has at times
exaggerated these OF the disciples OF Christ but
DEPEND not on them; depend rather on the statements
which have gathered daily from moderate men de-
voted 10 the Church. and who aInented the injury in
fcted on her. Gross and unmaunerly Interruptions
lsses and hOwls and harsh epthos have greeted the
orator VINO ventured TO exercise his undoubted right
while the Cardinal Presidents have rung the bell to call
The speaker 10 what called order, and
failing 10 succeed. have gone even to the pulpit
10 call him down IL is with delicacy and hesitation
that | low alude TO the highest parsonage IN these
sates The ultra Roman Catholic press maintained be-
fore tie Council met that the Pope could not aud would
not he any party movement which would exait him
above humanity. He was, a. II were 10 Iepose ID COM
pIete uucousciousrcss-almost without wil-submis-
the ultimate decisions of the Holy Sp1t Nhat
II the truthl Plus TX. has been warm partisan, has
been nudge In Li. own case and has pretheorized him
self In hi, briefs and alOcutiOns he has significantly
praised an those who favored the dogma, Whlle ne mas
severely reproycd those who opposed it, Even on the
occasion OF recent festival his Denedction displayed