The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-18

THE NEXT PoPE.-The last mail from
Berlin explains the causes of Prince
HIsmnrck's sudden and startling action
10 regard to the election OF asnew Pope.
His organs assert that the Cardinals at
the Vatican, in accordance with the
secret bull issued by Plus the Ninth in
1871, have already agreed upon the per-
son OF his successor, and that Cardinal
Patrlzzi will be proclaimed Pope as soon
as Plus the Ninth has breathed his last.
Now Cardinal Patriazi is known to be the
abiest OF the re.actionary Cardinals at
the Vatican. He is the favorite of the
Jesuits and the principal originator OF
the G,umenical Council in 1870. he
ls personal enemy Of King Victor
Emmanuel. who oonfiscated a part of
his property in Tuscany. He was the
friend of King Bomba, and desires the
restoration Of Legitimist monarchy in
France. That he is bitterly hostile to
the new order OF things in Germany
need not be said. He is, moreover. q
man OF singular energy and decision OF
character, and in that respect widely
different from the present Pope. Such
is the man whom. the official organs of
the Chancellor OF the German Empire
assert emphaticaily, the re.actionists and
Jesnits of the Vatican have chosen as
the next Pope, and they declare with
equal emphasis that the German Govern.
ment will never allow him to occupy the
Holy See
Bismarck bases the right OF his Co.
vernment to interfere with the Papa]
election. on the ground that the present
German Empire is substantially the suo-
| cessor Of the Holy Roman Empire.
which ceased to exist in 1906. If thai
argument Is valid, it is difficult to see
how the Vatican can refuse the Cabine,
OF Berlin at least the right to say who
shall not be the next Pope; for the
German Emperors have exercised this
so-called right Of "exclusion" at Papa
elections almost since times immemorial
But the organs of the Vatjcans say
that Bismarck, even if this right of ex.
cluslon were conceded to his Govern.
ment, would not content him self with
1t. but that he wants to go q step fur.
ther, and claims, what was refused .tc
King Philip II, OF Spain, the only mo.
march that ever attempted to obtain 1t,
namely. the so.called right OF inclusion
that is to say, the right to say 70 the
Conclave OF Cardinals whom they shall
elect Pope. They assert, Furthermore,
that he has already selected his candi.
date. and that he is determined to make
Count Hohenlohe the next Pope.
We have heretofore pointed out the
gravity of this conflict. It is certainly
one of the most momentous of modern
times, aud sure to give rise to grave
omploations.-Net York Eueninq hail
The Eastern papers publish the fol
lowing note from an unhappy widowe,
to an undertaken: "Sur-my Wiaf is dec
and Wonts to be berried termorror. A
woner klpk. U nose wair to dig tht
Hole-bi the said OF my too Tther walls
Let it be deepr'
The New York Times, like the euttl,
fish. is emitting an immense amount O
mixing matter on the subject OF the deat
frands..of dead Tamma.y y ring, in orde
to hide the live iniquities of live Wash
ington ring. Citizen and Round Table.
There is nothing like q good defini
ton. as the teacher thought when he ex
planned the meaning of 'old maid" as O
woman who had been made very Ions
time.