The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08

persuaded the insurgents To surrender their
arms and peacefully dispense. Among those
whose lives he saved on that occasion were
| two Bonapartes, one OF whom became after
ward the Emperor Louis Napoleon.
| From Spoleto he was translated 10 the See
Ut Immola. Of which he was made Archbishop
In 1899, he was created d Cardinal and pro-
claimed rs such the subsequent year.
On June /, 1916, Pope Gregory XVI. died.
Tho Archbishop OF Imoaa was among the
most prominent persons suggested as his
successor, being tho candidate OF the moder-
ate national party. The couelave met June
49, while the Austrian Cardinals known to DO
opposed to him, were ON their way to Rome.
and elected him Pope.
| There WIS no more popular monarch In
| Europe than Plus TX Mt that time. He began
| his rule with tho greatest reforms person
ally supervised oil departments Of tile gov
eminent, built railroads. introduced gas, up
| pointed laymert to most Of the municipal
| offices. gave liberty Of the press, pardoned oil
political offenders. established council OF
delegates from tho. provinces. and tried In
fact, to nuke the papaey a limited constitu-
tional government. Everywhere he was APP
plauded for these reforms. Tho Legislatures
Of almost oil the States in the Union, Louisi-
among them, congratulated the Pope upon
these refotms, and extended him their hearty
sympathies In his attempt to benefit his sub
jects and improve their condition.
Tho revolution Of 1s48 aaine From France
1t spread rapidly over Europe, and soon
reached Rome. Tho populaee of Rome de-
manded Radical Ministry In place Of the
Liberal Ministry that the Pope had formed.
This request he refused. A few days after
this refusal, Count Rossi, the Pope's Prime
Minister, was assassnated. On the next day.
November 1e, 1B4s, the populace. tho civic
guard tho gendarmerie, tho troops Of the line
and the Roman legion besieged the Quirinal,
and forced the Pope. whose secretary, Mon
signor Palma, was shot down at his very side,
to accept Radical Ministry. He did SO to
prevent bloodshed, but SUGGESTED In escaping
q few days afterwards, leaving Mazzin and
Garibaldi masters Of Rome From Gaeta.
where he took refuge, he appealed to the
Catholic powers Of Europe for assistance.
which was granted him, and force furnished
by Louis Napoleon, then President Of the
French Republic. Rome captulated to The
French forces on July |, ts49, and on April 10.
of the next year the Pope re-entered his do
main.
In 1854 no invited the bishops from all parts
Of Christendom. to meet him in Rome, and
with their consent formally defined the doc
trine of the immaculate conception. In 1870.
France. being then engaged in war with Ger
many, was compelled to withdraw the troops
stationed ut Rome. Tho result was the occu-
patton Of that city by the troops Of Victor
Emanuel, the Pope refusing to make any re-
sistence to this entrance, on the ground that
1t would be o useless waste Of life. From that
time nothing Of Importance has occurred In
the Pope's life, with the exception Of the
Eeumenica Council convened by him, which
enunciated the dogma Of papal infalliblity
For some time past the Popes health has
been exceedingly bad, and more than once his
life has been actually given up, but his won
derful vitality and determination kept him
alive despite MI these attacks, until utterly
worn out he suddenly departed this life yes
terday.
The personal character OF Plus TX was
irrepreachable. No one, however bitterly
opposed to him, has ever whispered q word
against him. He was kind affectionate and
benevolent. He obtained the respect Of oil
Catholic and Protestant alike and his death
will cause universal regret and sorrow. He
was man Of the most generous impulses,
and promised to become most Intelligent
and beloved ruler over the Papal States. when
the unfortunate events of 1S4a changed oil
his political views from liberalism to CON
servatism.
The election OF the successor Of Plus TX is
now nj, event interesting not only to the MEM
bers of the Catholic Church, but to the entire |
Christian world The cable informs us that |
the foreign cardinals have been telegraphed |
for, which would seem to indicate that the |
now Pope will notbe elected hurriedly, as was |
ut one time supposed, but that ample time |
will be given for the assembling Of all the car
dinals. There are now sixtythree of these |
Of whom forty aro Italians, seven French |
men, four Spaniards, one Portuguese, one
German. two Austrans, one Belgian, one Pole, |
and two Spanish-American.
The Italians have vast majority In the |
Conclave and will most probably elect On
Italian Pope. 1t was whispered at one time |
that Cardinal Simeoni was anxious to see q /
foreigner elected Pope, but this Is scarcely |
possible, such thing not having occurred |
for several centuries. AT the last Conclave |
the liberal party triumphed in the election OF
Plus TX. This seems scarcely possible on the |
present occasion. The Italian Cardinals, 1t Is |
true, are almost evenly divided into mode
rates and ultras, butas the French, Spaniard,
German and other foreign Cardinals are all |
ultras, there is no likelihood OF the election OF
u moderate Pope, that is one on friendly and
amicable terms with the italian government, /
and who would BIO willing to enter into some
sort of compromise with the King Of Italy.
Of course there are many candidates for the
papacy. The leading italian candidates-for
there Is scarcely any need Of considering the
others are Cardinals Nina, Panebianco, Di
Petro, hi Lucca, Mertel, Franchi, Chigi |
b Ava11zo, faroeehi, Bi Nat4ettta ard si,neeni- 1
Nina Is a candidate Of tho moderates. He |