The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-04
the FACTS lsOrr ANroyELLr.
Tire Fortune asd family Of the Dying Cards
nal-A Dcvoted Life.

Tire Fortune asd Rnm,iv Of the Dying Cardl-
nai-A Deyoied Life.
To rHE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: In
par .vrapb OF tails mornings Issue OF me sun,
purp5rtias 70 give a biogrl ph cal sketch u the
uypng e rdlnAl Antonelli, your Informant,
sn,onE other Inaccuracies, says; although
Receiving, With otner Cardinals, 4 salary OF ttO0O
per aDnun, ho u provided vita Sd many wealthy
oenehces tnat lac nis accum IlAted an Immense
forlune." l sm certain taat, like all true
hearted Arnerio .us who are lovers Of the truth
Tor its own sake, you would not willingly ani
kno wlnsY utter word that could injure the
good name "f tIs lownest member OF the CONF
mUnity-especially II he were on his death bed.
Now. Glacomo Antonelli-perhaps AZ this mo
mem before the jldxnent- seat VI him who
shall weign the merits and dement's Of us all
Is most dear to the hearts OF two hundred all
hons Of Catholics, six millions Of whom are
American citizens. His good name Is dear to
u Catholics, II zoe no other rsason bee use he
has oeen the ilfe-long and hOnore1 servtn Of
the Holy Soc, AID haa clung to the fortunes Of
the lust lous PMS TX. with oonstancy that
weknt " succession OF cal-mities could
snake, aud vita courage pro1f alike az iinst
tiis .hre~ts vi tae assassin and tho slanGers of
hDStile press.
You, sir, 70 not one wlo would learn history
froui Niroiini, Gaya1zi, an ElmOnI Ao0u
.r Legse; YOU would nOt condemn. stu less
ham, a uOL "a Their testimony. Yet, such
the sOurcfs-eaCD biuE VOICE rC-echOiNg ttle
utterhncr ot IL Dredecess0r-f rom which Cur
popular pf' - have received the now widssureaI
ppiniDn Ia IS C'vdlnai AntOnsli mas accllnu-
lai"d al iuiWcuse iuttuue' from the utuehess
bestOw ID uppu MIN by the Pope, or his clever
Naturalization VI 1ne Papal nnaIces
" uAt Is tus truth lOuut Cardinal An onellrs
fortunef lie Is tue son of an Ittl.au uOblomdn,
noted throughout ltal Tor his great ", attn aud
talent as a nnancier. Tue family Is not a new
on there were AafOnellis lntunDtra II tue
College OF C.ruIuAis IN The last century, nnd AT
the neetnninR uf tue Present. Nneu the cele-
hR = "a ~ Il a IA 4 AL laa
tue family WAS neither Obscure n,r empower
isned. Glacono AnIoneIi inherited, ike his
brothers, a splendid fortune from uls latner,
wtn DIS fathers aptitude for business. Men
he entered he service VI tue churcn be brought
hts pTinceIy wealth with hlin, aud ufcu II, a.
those best acquainted with the facts can testify.
iuA pslnuely -plrlt. Even were he pOOf man,
dispos d to grow ricI on the revenues II his
Offices or oenehc - the times on winch he fell,
toe gradual imDiverisn'nsnt AMI I'm suppie
SION OF ~ sucn Icnrncus, wOuid nave left ClTdi 70
na ADtnneili tut lew opportunities - sntlchnR
hims. II or MS fanny. As u Was, even DslOre
tue frdMp-tese GAHls possess themselves o.
Rome, tue We trly salary al <4UD allotted 10
eaon Cardinal tfOu Tue revenues ot his eau ch,
with he additional salary Il SlicO, e }ed bt
the Secretary Of State, cannot strike any Of
yO4ir tr- L-oislss Prot ~ ~ p.stOisO, New fogN
a. eKurpit nt. Moreover since 1871, hellhsr
the lnpe nor L rdlnal Autonell. nor indeed J.. y
one IL the nign u1loeis ot the Papai Court rvei
~ ieptcu one dollar " salary trom the usuipNhg
ToYh government. ihe heroic oecretsrY 81 ~ te
ousrous Offices, Nltn the abneg stlon DISPLAYED
In disc. r1lus ms own; but these add
thlt 81 lthbt-f WINE INCREASING hla &c az ~
sDOgnvr World, obtained him Ia TINS
oniy suoh Recommendation AZ that into
Watoh tJur informant was led lncaAtlOusb,
Snail tn YDu how such men rs G rdlnal An
tnnelil and the LAKE Archbishop DE Meruds en-
plIyed toe prihcoh pasrluouy tneV brought
with them 10 the rerNlc- ot the holy SEQ IA lis
darke and most needy h0ur2 there re sill,
in ,pite ~ rutnlsts suppressons ana conuzci.
tons. many nolli lnstitu tons Of uenlhcence
and Icafning "a Rome, ~ she P,pal States. aud
Throughout l. alN, witch were Laa traiuieats OK
sOntiAual munihoent aid from holu ol tues~
hi h-luInIFu plrItIes. n
sLudents LhAt lave issued ltOn the lIOp,g mia,
snd 10 sister colleges la Rome, mauY aey ID
priest and binhot, even here Ia our America
VINO could Lntill YOUR own, anu all American
hea Is, naturalh 30 gener9 = with NUMB rin-.
instaaces ol he most dele te and b1untttul
aiflrLY the pat OF the great SOnLtuesc STAKE .
man. - wen a. ON That OF his Old associate "a
Tue pOutihchi ministry.
10 oe sure, C.rIinl Antoneli dwelt In n
historic palace painted anu furnished Nv a.
Ian peul 80 did Do Aer de aud 80 does e
Pope himself, for that matter. But you, sir,
whose superior knowledge aud tray He'd exurri-
ence nave enabled you tn SEQ Oenind SpleLuiG
surroundings tGe nude realities, you cannot but