The New York herald., 1870-01-08
I T A T. Y.
The Deistical Council Adjourned
in Naples.
Count Ricciardi on the Result Tho Free
Thinkers Mission.

NAPLES, Dec. 1S, 1869.
The proceedings OF the Antl-Oouncil recounted in
my letter OF the 10th have been the or that body
On the night OF that date it adjourned sine ale in
grand row. To-day the President. Count Ricciardl.
managed to scrape together dozen members and
invited them TO his house at eleven O'Clock to endorse
the following document and the following appoint
ment OF an International committee
Our peaceful discussions having been prevented by
an act contrary TO law ana particularly article 80 OF
tiOn OF our work 10 next September. when the Con-
gress OF free thinkers convoked by the editor OF
the Rdtt0n0hSfe newspaper Is TO assemble in Swift
zerland. While awaiting the moment when we can
again raise our voice, ana IN land entirely free,
protest once more against the violation Of our rights
and emit as q document Of the Ant-Councl the
declaration or principles presented to the Assembly
on she 18TH December by the commlttee OF i've aD-
pointed 10 draw It, ana adopted by four members OF
the nve together with the declaration submitted by
the disagreeng member.
For the Proyisory Committee Of the Anti-Conncil.
q. RICCiAisDl, the President.
NPALEs, December is, 1869.
The Provlsory International Committee appointed
consists OF General Avezzana General Mata, Leopold
Ovary Stefano Sihanu. J. Maneyr, Dr. Testa, G.
Riccarii;
And so endeth the nti-Council-the nrst one
ever held as demonstration againss an ecumencal
council OF the Catholic Church. Count Ricclardi
recognizes that as It's chief merit the body having
broken up without any practical work or result. Hc
whole burden OF it-a burden in Ill keeping with hts
feeble health, which VIII not allow MIN to attend
during this session to his duties as member OF tho
Parliament IN Florence. He - OF opinion that the
document above given will appear before the world
az an excellent excuse fecoppaOtre for the meagre
ness OF the Anti-CouncM's labors- The government
OF Italy, which ought TO be ashamed Of itself, saw
1T to break them up formally and get ali the mem.
bers in grand fret Hence, he asks. how could
dxed on q Tree congress and tree counLry for the
month Of next september. The letters and tele-
grams OF adhesion received, the speeches and dece-
d0lngs will be published soon as he ia able 10
find publisher who will undertake the 100 as
good speculation He seems to think 1t Will be slow
work Dnding such publisher; ''now In England
IN New York there would not he any difficulty in the
premises" tie regrets very much not having been
able, owing to the innumerabe obstacles and vexa-
ti0ns encountered, to give a banquet to the free
thinkers, according to his Original intention.
As to these gentlemen themselves. they have all
gone away, touring the Peninsula The French dele
gates were unruly 10 the last and did not leave
Guidance" (" to use word with which they have
been painted hereabOuts. The German element IN
Guiding Or. Ludeking The representative OF the free
thinkers OF st. Louis, Philadelphia and Of the etr0
polls were somewhat Gained down before leaving.
Ludeking drew up speech and resolutions based
on Jetferson's Declaration but he failed to deliver
them except through the mail to the German papers
at home. Az one time the Germans were intensely
fiery, stated the ArtiCounci 10 be "nonsense," ana
swOre they would not sign their names TO any dOcu-
ment or documents put forth by Rccardi and those
ltalan pappiers ~ Throughout Italy no one seems
to KNOW or care TO know whether the AntCOuncl
ever assembled. il still sitting or has been adjourned
Only an lntnltesmal lew have accorded 1t the least
attention The indifference OF the Italians 10 the
two bodies convened at Rome aud Naples has been
marked and Is remarkable. although lhe causes Tor
this are not 0lnicult to trace.