The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-03

army 10 complete the spouation OF the dominions OF
the Holy see, although perfect tranquility reiguea
throughout them In spite OF very active insugations
made from without and IN spite or the spontaneous
ana continual demonstrations OF ndciity attach
ment and hlal affection 10 the august person Of the
Holy Father that were made Ia all parGs and eape-
cially at Rome
Before perpetratng this last act or terrible inJus.
tee the Count ponsa Ill san Mattn0 was senG TO
Rome az tue bearer Of letter written by King Vic.
tor Emanuci 10 the Holy Father. The letter stated
that the government or Florence not being able 70
restrain the ardor OF the national aspirations nor
the agitation OF the "party OF actDn,n as IL Is
called, found Itself forced TO occupy Rome and the
territory yet remaining annexed TO 1t. Your Excel
ehcy can easily inlaglne The profound grief and IN
dgnation which illcd the heart or the Holy Father
When TINS startling declaration was made TO him.
Nevertheless mistaken in the fulilmcn OF hts sacred
duties, anu iuliy trusting IN Divine Providence, lie
t relestea every proposal for accommoda-
sovereign power IA 1t transmitted TO nm by
ms predecessors In view OF THIS fact, which mas
been Drought TO pass under the eyes OF all Europe
and by which the most sacred principles OF law and
right and especially those OF the law OF nations,
are trampled under loot his Holiness mas COM
manded the undersigned Cardinal Secretary OF state
10 demonstrate ana protest loudly, and the under
signed does hereby, In the sacred name OF his doll
ness, demonstrate ana protest against the unworthy
and sacrleyous spollation OF the dominlons or the
Holy see which has lately been brought 70 pass; and
he at the same time declares the King aud his gov.
eminent 10 be responsible FOR all the mscnlels that
nave resulted or shall result 10 the Holy See and 10
the subjects OF the POntical Power from that violent
and sacrilegious usurpation.
In conclusion, Ihave the command from his Hoii-
ness 10 declare, ana the undersigned does hereby
declare, In the august name or his Holiness, that
such usurp2ton Ii devoid OF all effect, is null and
invalid and that 1t can never convey any prejudice
TO the lndisputable and lawful rights OF dominion
and OF possession whether OF the holy Father him
sell or OF his successors In perpetuty ana although
the exercise OF those rights may be forcbiy pre-.
Vehted ana hlndeled yet his Holiness botn knows
his rights and intends to conserve them intact, and
sion.
In apprislng your Exceency officially by CON-
,n ana o! inc Holy Father OF the deporabls event
circumstances which necessarily ioilow It. in or ier
mat your Excellency may be enabled TO bring the
whole matter to the knowledge OF your government,
the undersigned Cardinal Secretary cnerlshes the
persuasion that your government will be pleased to
take into Its earnest consideration the interests Of
the Supreme Head of the Catholic Church. now aud
hencefOrward placed In such circumstances that re
IS unable to exercise his spiritual authority with nat
ful liberty and entiro Independence which are inois
Having now carried into erect the commands OF
the Supreme Ponti, It only remains that subscribe
myself, &C., J. CARDINAL ANTONELLI.
Prophecy aud the Papacy.
The doom OF the Papacy has been the iavorte sub
jcct of prophecy for any number OF years, aud
hitherto the prophets have been 80 sgnally unror-
tunate In their guesses that the present Pope, In
spite of omens smiles at DR.. Cumming. Aubrey
mentions an exceeding strange prophecy which Is
now near its fulniment ana claims attention both
the score OF antiquity and the friendly source from
whence 1t first emanated. 1t occurs at the end Of
Bucelinus' s.Nuceus hlst0ren ll65i and purpOrts
TO have been written by st. Malachi monk OF Ban
g0r and Primate OF ireland. Tho exact words OF the
phecy are not quoted by Aubrey, nut he states
that f 1t be true, there viii he but uiteen fopes
moren
The occupant OF the Holy See az the time when this
observation was made was Alexander VIII, IRON
whom the present Pope is fourteenth In succession.
Ii may. therefore. be considered that Malachi is no
prophet or else that the fall OF the Papacy viii fol-
low close upon the death OF Plus IN. The latter
event, as his Holiness mas often remarked OF late,
cannot be far distant, and IL may be added that the
HE which 1t VIII terminate has tlrzeIV Dut
unhapptly described by the same ST. Malachi as
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