The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-07
~ THE VATICAN.
me Riee,fsn ~ the Hews POstin-
IL Q Gu ffcus Precautions. 'h ''!'

the Eleet1On III tne Se" FO1tiH-
a e 'Cuffcns Precautions. 80 ''''
LONDON, April l2-I am informed
that while it is probable We shall hear
Of the death Of the, Pope in s%short
time, the news of that event will arrive
simultaneously with the announcement
tbs, the new Pope has beep elected.
Everything has been arraueed to this
end upder the spec al direction OF Pius
XI, hiBselts You understand why
tine is considered necessary rn Should
the Pope txpiTe- to-day, or-next week,
and should the tact be known, the Gov.
ernmenrs of Italy. Germany and per-
hsps a ustr a. would seek at onee TO in
,erfere in The election OF his successor
Nay, in the opinion Of some people, the
Italian Government would use force to
prevent the assembling OF the coDclave
immediately, and would seek to post
pone the election Of the new Pontlfi
until it had time to either Get up al
anu Pope by a pretended pIebisi,e Of
The inhabitants OF Rome, or had thrown
elements of discord among the College
OF Cardinals. One Of the schemes at
ribured 10 the Italian Government,
which is believed by those inside the
Vatican to be capable OF ever. villIany,
j. this: The College Of Cardinals,
when full, is composed o. seventy mem
bers There are now only forty four
or rather, forty SIX, two being reserv
ed in peuo-and tie Italian Govern
m~nt, It is said, j. they get a cnsnce
viii declare that eltc ion of Pope ty
this small number OF Cardinals would
I've illegal and VOID. That is 90 absurd
ella IN to set up. for there are plenty OF
precedprts against il. but 1t is believed
ia the Vatcau that nothing is too ab.
surd Tor tie Italian Government
il it can aid them IN their
scheme OF totally overthrowing the pa
pacy by preventing the election OF a
Pope or Of controlling the card mails 40
g. 10 iorce them 10 choo-e q Pope who
will make friends with the Government
and consent to be their servant. BE-
all this as 1t may, however. | believe
that II has been determined to. keep
the dearh OF The !. pr a secret uctiI the
corclave bss been held AID bis succes-
cor hat been chosen. This Can eaeily
be done. The Vatican is ouch an i'm.
nense place ely, almost by lself-
and it is so well guarded from intrns on
from W lhout aud rom uoauthorlz d
.sre.s rom within, that IL will be per-
,ecIly essy to prevent any one outside
its walls from The slighte-t knowledge
OF " hat 8 going on within All the
Cardinals with single exception are
now in the Vatican; and chapel has
been prepared as The place tor the hol''
ing of The cmclave. which formerly "a
semblsd in The now conf.cated Quirl-
nal Even tue contingency OF al Al.
tempt on tie part OF the Italian gov
emmett to iprc. their way into the
Vatican in order 10 learn the tact oil
The Pope'- death, has been thought o.
AID provided as ainst the Pope still
re,a rs 10 the VATICAN some 400 soldiers,
tie pi, ked men from tie Iamous guard;
they Can aud will make a stout. resist
ace TO ary force which the government
can seud against The Vatican with in
structlons sLort Of making breach
with artillery; AMI, q: the very least,
the re.i-rsnce they will otter TO a for
chile entrance will gain time enough
TO rnabIe The conclave to co al lis
work. There could be no justification
tor 40 attenpI o. the part Of the Gov
srumeul 10 ipvad. the Vatican they
are promised over and over again, to
hold that sacred 10 the Pure and it lie
i'm probable, { though not impossible,
that they would attempt an act OF vio-
l-nce which would STR all Catholic
Europe aud America to madness
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