The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-14

Pope Plus the Ninth Said to BE Mt
the Point OF Death-The Sacred Coll
lege Preparing for q Vatican Elcc-
ton.
A telegram from Rome, dated in the Holy
City yesterday, reports that Pope Plus the
Ninth had fallen into state Of lethargy after
suffering very great amount Of pain during
many hours just previous. The despatch in
dicates, rs will be seen in our columns, that
his recovery was regarded as impossi-
BILE, if, indeed, the Sovereign Pom
tiff had not already expired. The
attending physicians had forbidden the
issue Of bulletins, and the clerical journals
were ordered to abstain from the publication
of reports of the case 1t was believed that
the fact Of his death would be kept secret for
some time after its occurrence, in order that
the members of the Sacred College would be
enabled to elect his successor without lay in
reference, particularly on the part of Italy
and Germany. The Cardinals of the Church
were oil in Rome, with the exception of two,
yesterday Four hundred Papal troops were
on duty inside the precincts of the
Vatican, and their officers had been
ordered to permit no one to enter the
Pontifcal residence. This intelligence is
Of very exciting character. If the venerable
Pontiff, Plus the Ninth, has been called to his
eternal reward, it may be that the announce
ment of his death and that Of the election of
his successor will be proclaimed ubi ct orbis,
at one and the same moment, as has been
done before on occasions of Pontifcal election,
when the tiara was threatened by the force of
military monarchical power.
The Roman Catholic congregations of this
city manifested the deep sympathy and love
which the American portion of the universal
flock feels for the Holy Father in a very simple,
affectonate and touching manner yesterday.
The altar lights were in greatly subdued splen-
dor during the celebration of the early Easter
Day masses, two candles only having been
used at each offering of the holy sacrifice
from daybreak previous to the high
mass Intelligence of the physical improve
ment which the Pontiff experienced during
the day on Saturday having been subsequently
ClTCulttcu III tHe
relieved the anxiety which was felt by the pas
tors and people, and both were thus enabled
to rejoice. where they had just previously
mourned. The deep hold which Pic Mono
has on the affections of the Christian people
was attested simultaneously and almost in the
same manner in America and England, and
the world will mourn if our latest kilograms
of Easter Sunday date are verified in mel
ancholy manner by the news of to-day.
| The SOUTH AND THE DEMOCRACY.
West Point (Miss.) Citizen expresses its views
at length in regard to the proposed new demo-
cratic departure as suggested by Governor
Hendricks, and gives its conclusions to the
effect that the South hns nothing to hope from
the democratic party of the North SO long as
that body is controlled by such men as Gov
ernor Hendricks. 1t is thoroughly democrat
lied and utterly unreliable. 1t cannot be
brought to the point Of fighting for principle.
This being true, continues our Mississippi
contemporary, it follows "that the only safe
policy for the white people of Mississippi to
adopt Cat least for the presently is to turn
their backs upon national politics and to con.