, 1881-11-20

rs TO make sure of the reconciliation with
the Church which lie has nearly perfected,
tIe votes Of the Central party in the German
Parliament. The Pope ant Ills claims aud
nretensiot,s would, at the same time, be 4
ycrv yuotl Tramp card to bc played on any
occasion when il might Dc necessary TO place
4 spike in the wheel or thorn III the side Of
Italy. MIR would it be 1T ii! impossible or
-tiit}I.uIt 50 to make use Of him us to ren.!er
tie Clerr:.l party i'll France I'LL element Of
discoru ant. weakness III France whenever
such 4 policy might bc desirable.
That Franct las been fur snt,lc time past
e1,1nnyorin. TO STIMULATE the Pope to take Il
line of overt ami declared hostility toward
1hr Italian Government Is now II. old story,
hut not an obsolete 0nc. EXcltelncnts OF the
SAME kind coffiinue. ana are vigorously
backed UP by the l'iceisln$ ;,l lnslstence and
thuse WHO surround him. Aud now l!c takes
the 0t,oortunitv of tllis pilgrimage to utter !.
speech which undoubtedly Elust BE- constl-
cred rs Il declaration Of war against Italy and
its present constitution: lile whole of the
liberal press has taken this view.
of the discourse in question: and
although. of course, the clerical Journals
10 NOT SO openly profess tte sumo thtng, it is
hardly ,iisscsnhleu 1T The Vatican that stich
was the intention OF Leo NIL. IN utterinE it,
Of cunciiafu,n which he undoubtedly has
hitherto, thou.i! with continual yaciliatinn,
cherished, and flns dcliuitiyely given hlnssc!f
into tllo hands of those lntranslGrnti-the
rtccl4ii zctnnti Of Father CurcfS celcbrattd
book--w!io have durin. the whole of his
pontii:tate 50 oEstinatciy, anu, is 1t would
s,.r,n. 1t last yictnriouSly. opposed every idea
of roncl!iation with the rtvil! government.
Nuw thu question is, I'll what way will the
war declared he carried on: Will the 1'ontiif
uuit thu Vatican and i;onlu? Are VIZ tu have
Il s.cpnd l;ai,ypnlsl. capti;ity, as the Church
lores to call ti.at period during which TIL.
Pope SIT ut :Ayiguon: Theirs can be no
dpubt that it is desired at the Nati-
can that the world should believe
consideration the nxWhcncy IF snch i
step: that he is quite prepared for it, and
thai it Is extrenstly probable ,lle may find
hi,nSelf driven tu adopt it.. | have private
but very authentic iluluss frhm the Vatican
to the effect that all the necessary material
preparations fur the departure Of the Holy
Father hart. been made, in slch sort that he
might ulit the Nuiican f;nlt one moment To
another. 1'ut have not seen these prclar;-
tinns. And cannot lose sight Of the pos
Catesl to Inr fpr the express purpose OF hny-
in. them announced 10 tic world. Again,
there is IL be il very grand and solemn cere-
mony on the Hh of December, III tho oc
cnsion Of the canonlzation Of four new
priests. Fonr hundred bishops hive been
invited, with intimatio,ls that, unless very
seriously prevented, they will BE- expected To
uttpn,l And an privately INFORMED! that it
is tic intention of hisIlolneSs to consult that
august assemblat-e rs to tile eSpestlel.cy OF
his c|iaugng his residence. So that. though
tile pal,ai trunks .illy he picked, no lnImeul-
ate move is apt,Tuiclltlcd.
NV own impression still remains un-
changed that the Pope will HOE quit Rome.
My b..licf is that 1il9 violent Church party
which urges him 1n tlo ST. is entirely tielusleh
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