The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-26
Paneblaneo, the Pope IN Posse.

Pnneblanco, the Pope IN Posse.
From Rome Letter In Philadelphia Pres.
sfor1a being dead, Cardinal Pansbianco
Is the fayorite candidate. He IL said, In.
deed, 70 be nominated in petto BY Plus
TX. Then, again he has the excellent rec
ommendRtion Of being 10 years old, and
not very Htrong In health. In lew
years more anew election would be prob.
able, and the list would be feopened.
Should Panebianco become pope he would
not only continue the illiberal system Of
Plus X, but be would be reactionary in
the most ultra sense. He would admit Of
no compromise on the question Of educa.
ton Of the Roman Catholic laiIy and
would protest against mixed schools in
Catholic states, and require the training
Of Catholic children Ia Protestant eoun.
tries exeluSiyely by the priesthood. He
would put the papacy, In fact, In COLI.
sion with all the governments Of the
world, for there is not one OF them now,
not even Spain, that tolerates clerical In
reference In domestic affairs. Whether
such a course Of action might be wise OF
mot Il Of secondary consideration. In the
order Of things, Il might end IN the rup-
ture Of direct relations between all gov
ernments and the papacy and the indie
pendence Of the laity.
Cardinal Pecci might have been In the
line Of immediate succession, had he not
been Of such u compromising tendency
and 80 liberal In his views, and had lie
not been relegated TO the archbishopic Of
Perugia and kept there by the Jealousy Of
Antonelli. To put him out Of the cata-
logue Of the available candidates he has
been Shelved with the appointment oil
Camerengo. BY virtue Of his Office Of
grand chamberlain the duty ofconyoking
the college Of cardinals for the purpose
OF eieCting pope, on the death Of Plus
TX, devolves on him, and he has much
incidental influence on the subject. In
order 10 curtail his power, the old rule
that allowed 10 days 10 elapse alter The
death OF the pope before the cardinals
were called together has been set aside,
and new one established requiring him
10 summon the college within q hours,
and before the interment even. Cardinal
Pecci is man Of power, cool, deep, with
keen insight into character, stern and
resolute, and always noted for his inAu'
ence over others. Il was for this latter
trait Antonelli dreaded him at Rome,
we'll knowing that he you'd soon under
mine his authority and sap his influence
with the pope.
The elections Of popes are as uncer,
tain IS any other contests for power and
place. The present pope was the last one
thought Of when the successor to Greg.
DRY XVI Was balloted for 81 years ago
Cardinal Gizzi was the lAvorite candi-
date, and Lambrnschini the most power.
full. The struggle between them grew &c
fierce and The chances Of electing ethel
30 remote that compromise became
necessary. Mastai. Ferretti, young as be
was comparatively, and undlstinguishet
for anything but liberalism and modesty
Of life and manners, was suddenly taker
up and elected. Austria disliked him
for his IlRlianism and his sympathie,
with the liberal party Of Italy, that
sought TO dispOssess her Of Lombardy
and Venetia. She even endeavored b.
her veto prerogatiye 10 annul his cleo
ton. The protest came few hours toe
late, for the choice was made, the college
dissolved, and the decision could not b
revoked. My own impression ia thai
Panebianco has the inside track, but Il
Austria uses the veto power accorded 10
the German empire, and il a tripartite
understanding exists between her, Prus.
STA and Italy with relation to the next
occupant otthe papal chair, II is difficult
to conjecture who will be pope.