The New York herald., 1870-04-09
ROME.
The French and Austrian Notes on III
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The French and Austrian Notes ON the
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plies
From the Memorial Diplomatiquc Of pars, March
Our correspondent al Rome calls our particulaF
attention TO "a fact which, according TO version
accredited IN diplomatic circles there, must neces-
sarily have modified the Pontiacal reply to Count
Darn's despatch. Tne Austrian Ambassador TO tue
holy See having declared to Cardinal Antoneli that
The Cabinet OF Vienna, wbhe placing itself I'm tne
same point OF view az france for the appreciation OF
the consequences likely TO result from the adoption
of the tweDty-0ne canons by the Council had no In.
tention OF accredtng special envoy, tie Cardinal Is
supposed 10 have seen the proprlety Of drawng up
his reply to France In language calculated to attay
Powers leaving aside the question OF an amba ssador
on which their opinions diverged. The Papal an
sser, when closely examined, Constitutes st once
direct reply 70 France and an indirect one to Aus.
tra. The despatch Of Count de Beust who Was the
FIRST to protest against the twenty one canons was,
although OF . confidential character, accompanied
by menace VI o nature to make deep impression
on the Court or Rome, as the Austrian Minister
plainly declared to the Holy See the nrm Intention Of
ton Austria Of the DEGREES issued by the Council
From the Paris Patrie. March 2ol
Count Dar1 IN ms note 70 Rome, commenced by
Obliged TO depart from the position OF complete ab-
steDson and rigorous neutrality which mad 1t nrst
tion rad originally been come TO under the supposi.
ton that the Assembly OF the Fathers would c0nne
ltsef 70 the circie Of questions purely religious
OF the Tulsries considered IL mad no right to
interfere and IN which il admitted the question
OF infalibtlity. The publication by the Augsburg
Gazette OF the tweniy-oDe canons ''ds Ecciesia"
appeared 10 the Emperor Napoleon 3 government to
modify In singular manner the ground on which
IL had hitherto taken It's stand Those resolutions
touch mixed matters, with regard TO which the
French Ministry thinks IL not justified In MAINTAIN.
ing the neutral and expectant attitude IT. has pur.
p0sed 20 sustain.
The answer OF Cardinal Antoneili Is, as we have
already said long and ably drawn up. The principal
points be extracted from are that: firstly it does
not contest the authenticity or the text OF the canons
published in the journal mentioned above,
and, secondly, tnat II opposes 10 the applI.
cation OF France to be directly represented at
the Council series OF vague reasons, winch
however, 90 rot 60 so far a. categ and denl.
tive refusal. The Cardinal intimatcs mat meaning
has been given TO the statutes In question which the
Court ci Rome has never attributed TO them. mat
necessity exists for distinguishing In these matters
between the theoretical ana absolute SIDE ana the
practical and relative one: that the Church. being
spiritual soclety Of DsSne institution, 1t has The
duty of presenting TO tue cons,lences OF It's nocX
sonons oi all the problems which offer themselves
TO the human mind; but, hc adds that the exercise
OF tAiS spiliJuai night IN 10 way Implies that the
Chufeh Dan any intention 10 interfere III political
questions.
Cardinal AntonelIps Note TO Napoleon.
The paris COns,lfuf3Ca1fg or March s;afs,e siat