Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-02
AN AMERICAN MARQUIS.
Il Title OF Nobility GiUes. u San Francisco
Man by the POpe.

Il Title Of Nobility GiUes. u San francisco
Nan By the Pope.
The Monitor, Catholic paper of San
Francisco, has the following: "A document
not often issued by the holy see is the brief
addressed by Leo PIP. XIII, to his beloved
son, Dennis Joseph Oliver, knight, bestow-
ing upon him the title of marquis. The
title in itself is so rarely granted by the holy
father, and still more rarely, if ever at all, to
English-speaking persons, that summary
OF its contents may possess interest. After
the usual Introductory address of "Health
| and Apostolic Benediction," the brief in
forms him to whom it is addressed that
the holy fathers attention has been
called to him on account of his attachment
to the ancient faith and his de-
votion to the apostolic see, as also by his
generous offerings from time to time to the
holy see, together with the excellent testimo-
malls of the Irish bishops in his favor; and
furthermore. through the honor conferred
upon him by Leo KILLS predecessor, Plus
XII, of happy memory, who was pleased to
appoint him knight Of the Grand Cross of
st. Gregory the Great; for these reasons Leo
XIII. determined to confer on Mr.. Oliver, q
title not to be limited like that of st. Greg
DRY, nor to end with his (Mr. Oliver's) life,
nor which time, slow to recognize the
merits of men, tends to obliterate, but
which the pope purposes shall descend
to Mr.. divers posterity as witness
worthy of imitation, of his excellent Chris
tian deeds. Then, after granting to Mr..
Oliver and to each and to every one whom
these letters favor certain special ecclesiasti-
cal privileges and exemptions, the pope says
that he does hereby confer upon his beloved
son MIR. Oliver and his offspring in the first
born male of legitimate matrimony, and con-
firms by those letters and by his apostolic
| authority, the title of marquis. The condi
tions affixed to this title are that those who
bear it must never depart from the Catholic
faith and must persevere in due submission
to the apostolic see; wherefore it is also or
dained that Mr.. Oliver and his ineal de-
scendants, as above described, be known and
recognized by this most magnificent title in
all public and private acts and
in all diplomatic and apostolic letters
of every kind; and moreover
by the tenor of these presents and by the
favor of the apostolic see, Mr.. Oliver en-
joys each and every privilege, prerogative,
indult, honor and premption thereto attached.
The pontiff DEGREES, moreover, that those let
tors shall now be, and continue to be, firm,
valid and ef6cacious, and the effects thereof
be and continue to be plenary and perfect.
and that, in each and every event, and unde
all circumstances, they belong to him and
to his posterity as above described, and the
pontiff declares null and void any decision
made knowingly or in ignorance by any au-
thority whatsoever, whether by ordinary
judges or delegates, or auditors of the apos-
tolic palaces, or legatees alatere, or nuncios,
or others who may attempt to de-
fine or judge contrary thereto.
This interesting document is dated at Rome,
near st. Peters; ,under the Ring of the Fish
erman, the 10th day of June, 1879, in the
second year of Leo Kills pontifcate, and
signed by D. Jacobini as substitute for his
eminence Cardinal Caraffa di Traetto. To
all those in Rome and out of it who know
the merits and worth of the Commentators
Oliver the additional honor conferred upon
him by the holy father is source of sincere
satisfaction. These words of the London
Weekly Register we heartily endorse, and
feel assured that the Catholics of California,
among whom Mr.. Oliver has lived so long
will be glad to find his merits thus appreci-
ated and rewarded by the common father Of
i the faithful