The New York herald., 1878-02-21

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disagreeb'y At hrst, is nas, It's tones but one
soon gets accus'owed to this PECULIARLY owing to It's
inlncss and resonance. Although simple IN manners
His Eminencc Is of all tho cardinals the who
rics himself with most pontacai majesty. resembling
In this Pius TX, who, nhs early days. passed for
| comparable.
''should become Pope" the Cardinal said TO OF
the conclusion OF purely mundane cenversation,
''you must como and see year later, and think
you Will not regret your visit"
| CoKREsroxDESr-I accept with pleasure the invita-
tion with which Your Eminence has honored me- l
should like 10 know, however, where am to present
| myself WIN you resioo at the Vatican In Romes
The Cardinal smiled and terminated our interview
by Saying, "Inqurc my address. 1t viii always be
known"
oUR CORRESPONDENTS PROPHECY
II may be regarded very happy prophetic stroke
that our correspondent, ator series OF interviews
with all tho cardinals and thorough canvass Of tho
subject was enabod TO select tie successful cand.
date while tho ato Pope yet alive. In The sano
issue February o. tho following published;-
~ have arrived at the end OF my task. All tho
cardinal electors aud candidates have passed before
| the eyes Of your readers they have previously
passed before mine 1t useless to lay stress on the
obscurty In which each OF them take pleasure
In shrouding the result OF tho approaching vote
Nevertheless by slight indicatonsso slight that the
pen Is powercss to reproduce them but which
not the less clear to my mnd-I think that can Hx
upon tho namo that Will ISSUE successfully from the
ballotng urns. II Is that Of
| PECCL
"At the same time should make q reserve IN favor
OF an old proverb which is IN great fuvor 10 Rome
| owing to the value which experience has conferred
| upon II, and which runs thus:-sHe VINO enters as
Fopo into tho Concave como out OF 1t car
dinsL'"
II was Of course wise in tho correspondent to make
such reservation, Tor simeoni strong and
Panebanco strong, and Pecci, besides, was Gamer
| lengo. fanebiauco. whom, mystics SAID, tho late
| Pope had appointed his successor through u dream
he Ind about white broad. While he was telling this
dream Panebanco stepped into the presence of Pius,
and HIS Holiness smiled and said "Here, hcre is my
whi'c broad tpane bianco). Now, wo know that even
tho Popes dreams go BY contraries, Tor the Gamer
| lcngo 10 Pope Loo XIII. aud Plus TX. 10 al rest
| VIEWS OF PROMINENT LOCAL oArHoLIC CLER-
GYMEN.
The election OF Cardinal Pccci successor TO Popo
Plus lX.. unaer tho tito OF Leo MIL. made subject
OF general conversation the city yesterday was
OF absorbing interest 10 tho Catholic element Of tho
population.
Right Rev. John Lancaster spaldiug. s. 4. L.,
Bishop OF Peoria, ILL.,, who Is now briot TO
tnis oily, was Iound Dy Inc wr1tcr at ST MichaeHs
Church parochal residence, Ninth Thirty
second street, whore he Ii stopping In response to
tho reporters inquiries Bishop Spaiding I do
not know sufficient Of Cardinal Pecci cay anything
| positive about him. But think the choice OF the
cardinals In eectng him to the Papacy IS very
eood one and that It will DO prolific OF tho very best
results. His policy will foci quito sure, be mod
erate one-in fact, fac-simile OF that followed by
Plus TX. Ho will in all probability observe tho samo
attitude toward the Italian government as hts pre-
deccssor did, carrying out tho laitcr's unfinished
plans best he can resting. to speak, the
present, ut least, In the hopo that new order Of
| things Will arise In the future"
Right Rev. n. A. Corrigap, d. D., Bishop OF tho
diocese OF Newark, expressed his surprise that tho
Cohclave In Romo had SO soon completed It's labors
Ho expected would bc week at least In reaching an
election. As TO tho new Pope he could say nothing
Whatever about him, not being familiar with his ohar.
acter history. When Re Bishop Corrigan) wuy Ia
Rome . student Cardinal Pecci was not among the
notables there. As 70 what would likely DO the new
Popo's course regarding questions now ag,at,ug tho
Catholsc Church ana Italy, tho Bishop could say
nothing
Few. DR.. McGlynn, pastor Of 81 Stephens Church.
said he delighted with tho selection Of Cardinal
Pccci 10 had never seen him, but from alI he had
heard and read about him he was man emincptly
fitted to nl tho vacant Papal chair. Pcpc Plus had
many great qualisscs large knowledge OF mon, deep
and unaffected piety, unboundsd generosity Of
heart. much general learning and uniailing tact
i Tho new Pope has many Of tho charaoterst,cs
Of Plus, and credited besides with extensive theo
logical requirements. Hc, too, 10 a man OF tact of
sense, and Of amiabilisy, and ono thing may be
reokoncd certain. that unless no possessed in
every way tho requisite ainoations the exalted
station 10 which he has boon called the aslute body
OF mon composing the College OF Cardinals would
not havo selected him. Cardinal Franchi was
best known At this side OF tho water, being
boad or tho foreign missions and occupying
responsible position, coming In point OF iptcr.
aitsr that OF secrctsry TO The Pope. AZ no ume
the post Of Project OF tho Propaganda import
ant looking at tho spread OF Catholicty hero and
England, and with two Cardinals speaking tho English
tongue. Cardinal Franchi, from the very nature Of
| his position, must needs DO a man OF wide accom-
pshments aud would 6Il tho char OF Peter accept
ably. al Catholics satisfied to think that tho
Council made the best and wiscst selection
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Right Rev. Mgr Seton. occupies the position OF
Prothonotary Apostolic 70 the United sta,cs. aud is
now pastor In 81 Joseph's Church, Jersey City
Heights recoivco his education IN the Academia Ec.
ciesas,ica In Rome, where the Pope also edu-
cated. HERALD representative found HIM last oven
ing AZ his parocbial residence.
''Tnero Is no usc," no remarked, tin questioning
the right Of papers any oogor discuss such
aquesson, for We advancing very rapidly, and tho
press 10 a great power, or, us they say Eng
land, the fourth estate You ask me what think OF
tho elevation Of Cardinal Pecc TO tho Papacy TO DO
candid, 1 HARDLY believed the whom
read IL In the afternoon papers I
regret exceedingly that conclusion was
reaenod before Cardinal MoCioskcy reached Rome
While We all. as faithful children OF tue Church,
n 0fs~lo Sodt tn
say that II hardly equitable that sho popes should
be selected almost entirely IRON the Italians. Tho
comparatively lew VINO elected TO tho Papacy
outside the Italian cardinals only prove rule Tho
time will come with smphass) when no quesilon OF
nationality VIII be rasod in tho selection Of the
Sovereign PontIn. You must understand that
u 10 not necessary 70 DO Italian or avcn