, 1875-02-01
Alleged Settlement OF tic Tirginius
Claims by Spain.
A Howl from d Cuban 0rgan---
Small Victory for the In
surgonts.
Great Coat-Miners' Strike in Wales---
10000 Men Out.
News from Oceanicn.


STATE SECRETS. ..-.
n1sMAnCK'a FAMOUS DISPATCH TO AhStA ON THE
ELECTION OF THE NEXT rorE.
Translated }rom thu Imperial a,sd statr fntegtncsF
Of 3oth DtreHttr, 1s.t toBtciap.
[conAdcntialj
DEn1IH May II. 1s72.-Tlle health of Popo
Pins lX., according to all reports received, III
quite satisfactory, and no symptoms visible
Of a speedy change. Sooner or later,
however anotlor roro viii DO elected. qnes.
ton of tims human calculation prece!on Ca,l-
not fix on tho moment when. The position Of
the head of tho Catholic Church bojng Of Hucll
Significance for all the Governments within tho
confines Of which ho is recognized, It Ia right lA
timo 10 realize tho consequences OF such Il
changc. 1t il n fact long since, admitted. that
the Governments having Catholic subJecta nro
tho election of Pope, IN tho poraon to bo
elected well M to SEQ the election surrounded
by all tho guarautcra both formally and n!Alor-
ally, 20 that they may bo enabled to recognlza it
selves aud in behalf u TINT portion Of tho
Catholic Church found III their rcspe1tiVa
lands, because thuro can be no doubt TINT
bofaro they arc bounl to concele tlIeso righta
to him 70 constituted q Sovereign by vir-
tho Of an election, nnd called to oxtrciso rights
far.rcaching. may, almost vcrgng OIL sovereignty,
in their OWL lanfs,-tllo 0oyornmonts nra can-
acientiollsly to weigh whether they should ieeoS.
nize such election. We can AZ little conceive of
Pope. whom ihe total!ty OF tue majority OF tho
European sovoreignB would feel obliged to re-
fuRc locoEniton, whether from formal or MS
terial 1easons, az that tho bishop Of any country
or metropolis cnuI exercise any rights not
being recnGnzed by tho 6tato Government
Undnr tho turmer order OF things already, lis
position Whe far mora independent, and my
unvcrnIient would but rarely como In contact
with him III relation to c!lurchy matters. BY
tho coneordats concluded in tho bcEinl!nE Of
fltia renfirv t1tA rrlHtjnnA 1lntWaPt fIIA Puma
nnd tho segern1 Governments woro rcndor-
cd moro direct and to a certain cx-
tent mora intimate. hut it was ple-
two i%psrtaat at aceisos. % tie % nia1lihi'iiy iii; .'i NJ
jurisdiction OF tho Pope, which completely
chaiGca tho position Of tho Pope, as roatod to
the several noycInmants. This tho latter be-
camo vastly moro Interested In the election of n
Iope, at the Ba1ue time acquiring mora sccurn
basis for THOR right and privilege to sco to
tuch election. For, by means OF these resolutions
tho i'oro il empowered to adtuihtstor rishta
in every dioceao properly helonglng to the 1ah-
for tho episcopal. Tic cpiscopai jursadc,nn
has hcon swallowed by the Papal The 1,corle
no longer exercise certain definite, r'scrsed
rights. bit nro nov iii poRscsRion of tho entir0
cupies the plaoo Of every single B;sho, whila
practically. rs far nj ha IL related 10
Tue respective Governments, it depends a1togctl-
or and alcno upon l!im, at any moment, to
AoRAa4!o tlEA4 fphtt HUI HbSIkb1Ht 1YbH kuu 4teI-
oCH ate hut Ills Instruments, Lis oiliciAs or lepu.
ties having no responsibility OF tiloir own. In
reference to tic respective Governments under
which they live, they aro fanot.onarlcs Of sov-
oteiBr, anu that loo Of sovereign who, by tlint
Of Ills infalhbility. haa becn rendered perfectly
absolute; moro go than any absolute mon
arch Of the world. Abont to grant nuell
place aud position to new Pope Clothing hin,
with tho exercise OF Bnch 1iglltR, tho several
respective Governments should first ascertuiu
whether tho election and tho porBon elocted af-
tofdca such guarantees al they have right to
demand agRnst any abuse Of 10 much power.
ia not to bo expected With certalnty
that cyon tho ,Guarantcos by which, con-
claye used TO bu surrounded III tines past,
aia by its forms aud composition presented,
exercised by the Romnn Emporor, France mud
hpain. has no ofton been hut an illusion. THO
intnenoe commanded by tho different ,atonn
Through , Cardinals Of thef nationality, ia
staacoa aac oopfnaent mn@ nnsn On % ieontal crcun-
the eloction ot tho no1t Pope will taka
Flaeo "4other IT may not pcrhaps be at-
temutad pEcclp'tately so that tho guarantees Of
pe asT DO 9tsey neglected. even as to their
Tloso rcfloctioos make 1t desirable that tho
GoyeIsments Interested iu tho election Of q
ropo by tue chnrchly iutereHts Of their Cat.o-
ns subjects aud TIE position Of tho Catholic
would ip time take up the questious
touehIng sucl, elections, and. II possible. have
mutual understanding about the manner and
taodo Of thcir rotation to the namo, as well as
tho conditions on which they will oyoutnaIv
1ccoGnizo any Rucll election.
union Of tho European Governments In this
sonao would DO of immense weight, and most
likely 10 strong enough from the start to pTo-
tions.
Moat respectfully would bosocch Your EsceI-
!ehcy. conlltontiaiy at iirat, to nscertniu from