The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-28
THE NEW POPE.
HOWE Pope is Chosen---The Most Secret
Vote in the World.

10 80.
ROME, February 1873 P. M.-The
conclaye's second ballot was to begin at
5 o'clock this afternoon. The smoke OF
the burning ballots in this case was not
observed until 6:45 p. M, showing that
the votes were much scattered. The
Fauyul,a states that Germany instructed
Hohenloher to declare that the election
of an irreconcilable Pope would oblige
the government to take repressive steps
Immediately, whereas moderate Pontiff
could speedily terminate existing differ
ences. The FdnfuRa also says: "The
French cardinals, contrary to their first
declarations, ultimately determined to
unite with the Spanish, Austrian and
German cardinals in supporting mod
crate candidate"
ROME, February 2O.-Cardinal Gioa-
chino Pecci, Pon.ifcal Camerlingo, has
been elected Pope. Cardinal Pecci is an
Italian.
LONDON, February 20.-The Rome
correspondent of the Times in letter to
that Journal, under date of the 14th Of
the present month, spoke as follows Of
Cardinal Pecci, who was.to-day elected
Pope, and assumed the title of Leo XIII:
cardinal Pecci is tall, with fine head,
high forehead, narrowing at the temples,
long face and straight features. He has
large mouth, prominent chin, cheerful,
open countenanee, and large, we'll shaped
ears. His face reminds one of Consalyi.
the renowned minister of Plus VII. he
has fine sonorous voice, great dignity,
even austerity, of manner in public life,
but privately is afectionate, unassuming,
sociable and witty. AS Carmelingo, he
has beer the head of that party which,
without. formally yenouncing the right ot
the Holy See, acknowledges the wisdom
of submitting to the DEGREES of ProTi.
dence, accepting what seems to be IRE.
vocably accomplished facts.
The general opinion is that for learn:
ing, tact, energy, dignity, amiability, real
moral worth and sincere piety, the sacred
college could not find q more deserving
Pope than Cardinal Pecci. At Perugia
he followed the same policy recommend.
ed by the late Cardinal Riario Sporza
At Naples he advised good Catholics to
fulfill their duties as citizens at municipal
and provincial elections, even when the
clerical press, protesting to interpret the
mind Of the Vatican, enjoined the policy
of abstention. Cardinal Pecci spoke with
great effect against the proposal for the
removal of the conclave from Rome and
| other measures advocated by the reac.
tionary party. He enjoys the confidence
and support of the Liberals, OF at least a
reasonable majority of them, in the
sacred college, and plays the same part
IS was sustained by Cardinal Gezzi in the
conclaye of 1874.
Cardinal Pecci's private life at all Pc
riods is above reproach. He has consid'
erable literary talent and has written
poetry. He never has had intercourse
With the functionaries of the present
Italian government, but is esteemed by
them ali, and those with whom the ne.
cessity of his duty brings him into con.
tact are perfectly charmed with him.
The Times Of October 80, 1877, had s
letter from Rome, under date of October
q, saying Cardinal Pecci, q Roman, born
in 1910, has only lately settled in Rome
having, as is said, been kept away at his
arch diocese of Perugia by the Jealousy
of Antonelli. He is man of blameless
character, sincerely religious, we'll versed
in church matters, and of moderate opin'
ions. His appointment was one Of the
wisest acts of Plus TX, unless it was sug'
gested by wish to exclude him as Q
Liberal from the Papacy. AS Carme.
lingo, as I have explained in previous
letters, he has been at the head of that
moderate party, hardly ever having q
chance of securing the votes of the con-
clave."
ROME, February 2O.-Giouyacchine
Pecci was born on March 2, 1910, at Car,
pinete, near Auagut, of an old patriciau
family. He was in favor with Pope
Gregory XVI, in whose household he
was for some time as prelate and private
riferendary, and who employed him as
his delegate first at Benevento, then at
Spolito and Perugia, where he did good
work in ridding some of these districts Of
the prevailing scourge of brigandage.
Pecci was subsequently sent as nuncio to
Brussels and created Archbishop of Pc
rugia, and was one of the candidates tor
whom the old Pope reserved the honor
of the people when be died in 1916
Pecci remained, however, s. cardinal in