The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-08
Bismarck, and the Election of a
Successor to His Holiness.
The Roman Flea-His Habits, Destiny and
Peculiarities.
0aribaldi Not Dead He Endorses Presi-
dent Grants Opinion as to the
Future Of Europe.
The Persian Shah-His Peculiarities An.
nOy Kaiser William and Shock
the Berlinese.
BERLIN, June 16, 1873.

Just two months ago your correspondent left
Berlin for the Eternal City. 1t reported at the
time that His Holiness Pope Plus TX was on the
point of death; ana he, with many others, went in
that direction, anticipating but not hoping, to
have the melancholy duty Of recording the de-
parture from this life OF one Pope and the election
and installation Of a new one. That his mission
must be pronounced failure cannot be denied;
nevertheless, he considers it pleasure to be able
to communicate good news, and he heartily wishes
that the next special mission Of special HERALD
emissary to Rome may be to chronicle the iestlvi-
ties in honor Of the third completed decade OF the
pontifcate OF Plus TX. 1t is, indeed, possible that
we may be called thther sooner, and to chronicle
extraordinary events-not the work Of death in the
Vatican, bvt OF conflict and the restoration of the
temporal power to the Pope. This is at least the
dream Of the party Of the Vatican. Shall we term
1t Utopian For my part cannot l admit that
cannot see the slightest chance for Papa victory
in Italy at present, and yet every adherent OF the
Vatican in Rome is confident that before the Goth
OF September 1878, the present Italian government
will be overthrown the pre-1s70 order of things
re-established
THE PROPHECY OF THE POPES TRIUMPH.
So prophesed French nun some years before the
election Of the present Pope. Marie Lataste is the
name of the prophecies and her "Life and Works.
were first published, believe, in 1s47 and Of late
years her words have been accredited IN Rome as
those of an inspired seeress. Though 1 have not
the book before me 1 remember the substance of
passages read to me by a foreign prelate
In Rome. Though the seeress wrote her
prophecies while Gregory XVI. was yet alive,
she foretold the year OF his death, the twenty-five
years. pOntihcate OF the present occupant OF the
Papal char, the persecution and bitterness he
would experience and his final triumph alter three
years Of modification. SO much of what she said
Roman clerical party confidently believe as said,
that the rest Will in good time be fulfilled. Sep
TENDER 90, 1s7Othat, they say, is the date OF the
entry Of Victor Emmanuel's troops into Rome;
September &c. 1873, by this date, they assert Pope
Plus TX. will be the temporal ruler Of Rome and
the States OF the Church. The assertion startled me-
yet it was made in deep earnestness. Iyentured
to say that could net see how this change, this
revolution, could be brought about. No inlorma-
ton was offered to me except the words, GOD has
not yet forsaken His Church. Popes have been
banished from Rome, have been imprisoned by
their enemies, but the Church was finally trium-
pnant. And she will again triumph"
THE HOPES OF THE CLERICAL PARTY.
We taught to believe that the great weapon
.nsed by the Holy See against its enemies is prayer
II the plans of the clerical party, the vaticansts
should be realized then the world will be compelled
TO admit that Jehovah does listen to the plants of
His faithful children on EARTH But prayer is only
an indirect weapon. The vaticanists know this as
well as we do. They follow up their prayers with
Iabors, carried on quietly and the end to be OBJ
tanned is lost sight OF. Must consider the
recent changes in France, the establishment of an
ultramontane Ministry. as result Of the prayers
offered up for France in the Vatican 1t is so con.
sdered in Rome. Great expectations are, or were,
based on the MacMahon regime. The clerical party
OF Rene still hope that the French government will
step in to set up and uphold the Papal temporal
government. The Italians themselves are not with
out fears OF an impending collision with France This
fear is due to several reasons. The Italians
though united are not possessed OF that conscious
Of the national unity which inspires, for in
stance, the Germans. Their unity was won too
easily. They took advantage OF the occasions,
pushing Austria out oil the north during her
Met with Prussia and selling Rome when the
French we're worsted in 1870. The Italians gained
their unity without hard contest. The blood OF
Itahas sons did not consecrate that unity,
fortunately. Yet that very costliness in blood
would have served to make the unity gained more
stable. treasure to be cherished In the hearts OF
the people, never TO be relinquished The Italians
fear frances movements, first, because they
not satisfied with their own strength, and,
secondly, because they are conscious Of their own
weakness. The army is not prepared for war.
The Minister Of War demands increased subsidies
In vain. The Treasurer says the Treasury Is ex-
hausted and that the land cannot bear further
taxation, and therefore the military organic alton
remains incomplete.
ONE WEAK POINT OF THE ITALIAN CHARACTER
is deeply rooted aversion to taxation The Italian
peasant would choose Internationally the govern
ment under which he would pay the least amount
of taxes. Patriotsm--the love Of country IN ITSELF
IS not taken much into account The Vatican
SITS know this and on this point, excessive tax
ation or increase of taxes as compared with the
pre- 1870 period they build hopes-great hopes,
Rienzi fell because he attempted to levy taxes on
the Romans. The cericals hope Victor Emmanuel /,
will fall for the same reason Only few days
before ] left Rome an influential clerical !