Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-22

himself at tie Vatican on the day OF election
with his conclave, and assert his right to cast
his vote with the greatest Princes Of tho church
for the Sovereign Pontiff.
attended by their conclavlsts, aud accompanied
by host of high officials, assemble on the
day of the election at the Vatican, and are
there all locked up together, like an English
jury, till they have delivered themselves OF their
verdict-that is, till they have made Pope.
No name Is proposed; no speeches are made:
hardly word is spoken; Quaker meeting
could not be quieter.
What takes place Is this; In the centre Of
| the room stands a chalice, or what we may call
| an election urn. Each Cardinal in turn writes
upon slip OF paper the name of the candidate
for whom he votes; and this slip Of paper, donb-
| led up is, by the conclavists, deposited in the
chalice. When the votes of the college have
been thus collected, the names Of the candidates
| are read aloud, and the number OF votes an
| nounced.
| The Pope must be elected by majority of
twothirds of the college; and IL any name
attains this number on the first ballot, Of course
there is an end 10 the business.
THE POPE HAS BEEN PICKED.
But if no one gets this number, the voting
papers are burned, and the people out side the
college, waiting for the verdict, know when
they see the puff of smoke that they are still
without a sovereign. second ballot is then
taken, and IL necessary, third.
But il is understood that at the third ballot
no Cardinal will vote a second time for the
same candidate. If there fore, he still adheres
to bis first choice, he writes minnie on his vOt-
ing paper, which, being interpreted, means that
lie votes for no one, and thus, at the third bal
lot, by this process Of casting out, majority oil
two-thirds is obtained, and the Pope is made.
No, not quite made, for the courts Of France,
Spain and Austria possess each, in turn, veto
upon the vote ofthe College of Cardinals, and
they may exercise this veto without q word o.
explanation. II is a simple case of black balling
We do not find that it has been very frequent
=, ly exercised; but as lately as 1880 the Court o
Madrid exercised its right by black-balling Car
dnal Guistiniani. Tsis power, however, cat
:, only be exercised once; aud there are cases OF
record where the college, having set their heart
on man whom they knew to be obnoxious l.
Z one of the courts (say TO France,) have first u
all put up Pope in Buckram that is, Car
IL France; aud then, having cleared the grOuut
elected their own man without risk.
r. Portugal and Naples have at different time
IS put in their claims TO the privilege of blick-bal
ing the Pope; but these have never been allow
IL ed by the Scored College; and now that Spai
has thrown off the Bourbons, she, too, we SUI
pose, will lose her right of controlling the e,e
= ton of the next Pope. France, also, since Il
u, deposition and death of 1.-THE eldest SOIL of u
ar church" will have no right to interfere so A,i
u tria alone will retain her voice in the see
pI ton.
+ Perhaps there is one more fact which '
r ought TO mention; that is, that the Pops ne
III not neces -arily be either a Cardinal or even
1u priest. The Sacred College NAV, If they thi
,is tit, makes Pope ont Of layman; they did
W on one occasion.