New-York tribune., 1870-08-11

called the OcuDenical vatican council. IL closed
for the yesterday, " not prorogued nor sus
pended and will open again for serious usines, on IA.
18th November Those Fathers who desire . leave for
thOr Dioceses, in important affairs domand their
presence have permission 10 do but the Oenta- and
rrany others who pensioners Of the Pope, will remain
and represent the shadow Of Council The proceedings
of the last three days o the week that has passed
were full of interest On Friday deputaon from the
International Committee had an audience of the Pope
entreated His Holiness their knees hear, not %
make himself Infaibe. The Pope received them kindly.
and begged them TO leave their request in writing which
they did The prayer Of their petition that His Ho
ness would 10 be omitted the assertion that the
dogma was the tradition OF the Church, and the ugly
anahema at the end OF the Church II hard request
to be preferred 10 Christian Bishop, and he the Pope
Rome the remain for the eternal salvation q
souls The DeputatiOn consisted Of the Cardinal Arch
bishop schwarzenburg the Archbishops OF Paris Lyons
Milan, and Halifax MonsigDor Connolly who has nobly
distinguished himself by his manly and independent con
duct The Cardinal Prince schwarzenburg, am told
said the presence OF the Pope that the Dogma would
be worth the paper which 1t would be written"
will it be- events shall have % narrate viii con
you. on Saturday. the 10th inst, held the ast
General Congregation TO consider the condition. con
nected with the votes, "Placet juxta modum" and The
result that the Dogma made yet more stringent
at the special ntercesson OF the Spanish Bishops, who
mot pleased because It appeared not TO them tob
sufficiently binding. The Cardinal President concluded
lies" and "caumnies" which had been uttered against
the Sacred Council and the "sacred person Of Most
Holy Lord" Not merely the heterodox and those who
denied the Cross OF Christ had been guilty Of these
crimes but who called themselves Sons - tho
Roman Catholic Church. The ANONYMOUS writer's Of two
works, entitled Ce qf sepdSse az COnctis d Ia drnis
heure du COneile were especially aimed AT. There was
wish also TO have fling at the Archbishop OF 81
Louis OF whose fine spirit OF independence must speak
in the ighest terms, but the Cardinal Presidents put
stop to IL After this explosion they sent round Two
papers TO each of the Fathers, requesting dental u
these statements OF which papers was 10 be psoed
in the archives Of the Council as was done, says ne
official Journal by ALL though Il not done, for many
would not because they could not, honestly sign such
paper. every word" said one OF yonr own Arch
bishops friend OF mine, that is printed In La der
Mere heure du Conce is true, and confirm the state
ment after having for seven months minutey watched
all its proceedings" The spirit displayed at the con
gregaon Saturday was sufficient 10 prove that not
the shadow af a hope OF cOnciation remained ah the
International Committee met at the rooms OF Cardinal
Rausher to decide finally on what steps should
be taken 1t had been resolved To attend tho
nublic session and vote mon Pacet," but 10
deemed more dignihed and more conformable TO the
spirit Of Christians TO absent themselves and sends
letter TO the Pope explaining their motives for doing
Sunday though, was busy day, and rumors were filing
the air. Many OF the Opposition Fathers left town that
night; some the next morning, while the rest Of the
party engaged all day In packing up and preparing
for the great exodus which 20 take place Monday
| evening. 1t amid such untoward circumstances az
these that the Gcumencal Vatican Council met on Mon
day morning to work that greatest miracle ever dis
played to man. OF creating man God-nay, more, for
you will examine the details of the operation, II was
| one single who invested himself with Divine
! power. Plus TX. protheoszed himself. stupendou-
miracle, a stupendous basphemy, as the world VIII
judge, and it will judge wisely 1t at least remark
able coincidence that the opening and closing sessions of
| ha Uere inauQuTatfd with fearful storms.
and that the vigil Of the promu cation OF the Dogma
! celebrated with thunder and lightning Throughout
the whole Of the night On the sth Of last December
nearly drowned by the floods OF rain which came down
| in buckets yesterday morning went down In RAIN
and under rowning sky which menaced terrible storms
later in the day There appearance in the streets
the faces Of the few persons with whom met, OF
the arrival day in which Dogma calculated to shake
the world was to be announced-nO tapestry except
scany strip in two three houses, declared the Joy Of
the people and when entered ST. Peters there not
larger as,emblage than might have been met with
on almost any morning in the week Later in the
ing it increased in size, but time did the crowd
ceed what have witnessed at the earlier General Congre
cations Of the Council when men and women came down
to stare at the dresses and scarcely there any time
at which might have safely fired rifle from the
Tomb of St Peter TO the door. The Fathers
| rived early and in detail and each
robed he proceeded through double file OF soldiers
10 his seat in the Hail. There was no procession-no
| citement about the business il was purely family
affair." for so the soveregns of Europe by their wise pol
icy have decided that it should be- II not known
even when the Pope had entered except by the shrl
voices of the Vatican choir announcing that had
begun Yet how different would all this have been had
the Pope, with his united Fathers assembled 10 per
form great act sanctioned by and by Holy
Scripture What splendid decorations there would have
| been! What gorgeous procession! And how proudly
would His Holiness have been borne aloft in his
Gostaoria. AS it happened, everything seemed to be
done on the sly"-pardOn the phrase-and II they
were ashamed Of the whole transaction; not even the
facade OF the hall taken down, has been done
the occasion OF all the other public sessions. could
only peep into the Hail. therefore, hroug the door but
division and schism marked the seats.
Two hundred and fifty vacant OF the usual
pants, of which simply absentees Some
ILL., but the greater part Of them absenees FOR
conscience sake and these OF rank and learning and
talent represented vast portion, and the most enDght
ened portion OF Catholicty. turned away from the
Hall and looked the crowd which had mustered around
the door, and found that than twohrds consisted
OF priests and monks, and schoolbOys and girls and
ters of various descriptions and thar class OF womenI
verify believe the most unehristian and unchartabe 10
every country, specially called "deyOut women" All
OF the strctest the Infabists fact OF
little advantage when the fine old hymns OF the Roman
Church were sung. "Kyrie eleison" heard soon
as the mass was said and the whole multitude jonedn
singing the paintye OF the Ltany OF the saints
and then with equal fervor sung "Veni Creator"
which was followed by the voice OF secretary reading
in a high key the Dogma. At its conclusion the names
OF the Fathers called and Pace after Pacet
succeeded al nauseam-but what a storm
burst the Church at this moment The light
ming flashed and the thunder pealed as we have
not heard IL this before Every Pacet seemed
be announced by fash and terminated by a clap OF