New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13

Rel should be avoided. The Pope alott In MS chair
continued to scatter blessings with his right mana 10
the right and to the left he was carried SLOWLY
forward through the crowd. And the whole air was
white with waving handkerchiefs. He appeared 10
be feeble. very pale. and fatgued But he was evil
IDENTIFY pleased by his reception, and seemed to gather
strength and animation as he took his seat on the
throne. The church at that time probably con-
tanned &ine fifteen thousand people or thercaboutS.
The estimate of some persons was as high as twenty
thousand The clerical papers the next day clained
that eighteen thousand were present
As soon as the P0ntff was seated, the Patriarch OF
Venice as leader of the pilgrims read an address 10
the Pope The last time had seen his Reverence
the Patriarch was at the meeting OF the Oeogr"
pliers az Venice, where he put himself iorWar" 70
say complimentary things TO the King. Anu
thought to myself that the sentiments eNpr'Sse' o'
the two occasions must have differed ratherremark-
ably! Nobody wanted to hear what the Patriarch
said OF course he lamented the peryersty OF 'he
times s2ol, of the dangers insults and injuries 10
which the Church and its august Head were eN-
posed and protested the absolute and unbouhdeu
devotion and affection of the pilgrims to the person
of the Pontlff. Ii was all words of course, ana
might lust ms well have been spoken In ChoctaW'
Then the Pope rose to speak his reply mat oil
course was the interesting part OF the wh"ic aulr'
He spoke in so feeble n voice that none could near
him. save the comparatively few who were close
around him. But that did not matter much, as Inc
speech had already been printed, and copies OF IL
were very soon obtanable Itoccuniel twcnt y-six
minutes in delivery; and was spoken With AM
amount of emotion and carnestness, with vsor oil
animation and vehcmcnce Of gesture which must
have severely tried the frail frame of the Pontih'
In fact at the conclusion he rather fell back mo
the chair than sat down in it and for some min
utes. while the shonts of applause continued
seemed TO be quite overcome. However, he soon
recovered himself sufficiently for the business "l
kissing the foot-to which only the principal eccie-
siasical dirnitarcs are admittcd-tp be proceeded
with After a quarter of an hour or so ms cereno'
MIA was concluded; he az lin got into his sedia g'ta-
toria and was carried back with the same ceremony
with which he had entered distributing more or less
heavenly blessings and receiving in return very
decidedly mundane ovation. Ny cheers were very
hearty moved like those Of the old lady, who joined
in the THANKSGIVING at the end of the sermon so
earnestly because it was oycr-for had been tour
hours standing on tic marble pavement OF 81
Peters.
And now all the Roman world is commenting
on the HOLY Fathers speech and Specializing a. to
how far il throws any light on the question winch
is occupying all minds here, whether the Holy
Father will make M his mind tn leave Rome or no.
Ii is not 10 be denied that a remarkable concourse
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two. Some OF these have occurred since ! last
wrote 70 you tits not generally known. but have
very str0ug for believing tha II Is tIe lhat
Prince Bismarck speaking on behalf OF the Emperor
William has offered the Pope an as' um az the very
Catholic city Of Cologne. The lung IN lIscI IS l3l
so improbable II might seem al the rSt bIuNi'
Prince Bismarck, is very well knownls not am,
mated by very kindly feelings toward ltaN. ana
if would suit his book very well 10 have the Pope
| so under his Thumb rs to make sure OF 'h' recon-
citation with the Church which he has nearly per
/ al "a =
| of the votes of the Central party III INC, herman
| Parliament. The Pope and his claims ana prctrn,
| sions would at the same time, be very COOL
| trnmp card 10 be played on any occasion When IL
MIGHT be necessary 10 place spoke III the wh'el or
| thorn in the side OF Italy Nor W"'G ~ DC ~ an
mrOSsible or difficult so 10 make use oil nm aS 10
| render the Clerical party ~ France an rieu'hl Oh
discord and weakness in France whenever Such
| poljcy might be desirable.
| That France has been for some tim" past en-
deavurinr to stimulate the Pope to take I'm" ol
ovcrt and declared hostility toward the Italian
Government is now old story, but not an ob>oci"
one ExctementS of the same KIND continue ana
are vigorously backed up by the unccaSng INSIST
auce and urgency OF the violent lntranSlcchti
afnopr those who surround him. And now lac takes
the opnoriunity of this pilgrimage u uttcF speech
which undoubtedly must be considered ~ d'clhIa-
ton of against Italy ana lts present cohsuu-
tion The whole OF the liberal press has
taken this view Of the discourse IN question
and although, OF course the CIerlca Journals
do MOI :, openly profess the same thing IT
IL hardly dis,embcd At the Vatican lhat Such
was the intention of Leo Nil. IN uitenhg H.
lie has finally departed from all those ideas o. con
ciliatiop which he undoubtedly has hitherto thonsh
With continual yacaton. cherished and has dchni-
lively ri ven himself into the hands OF those lhtTdh-
siGennEtbo rccchi .clanG Of Father Curri's cclc-
bratcd b0oh-ahO have during the Who!G "I MS
Pontiicate so obstinately. and as II would seem
AT last VIGOROUSLY opposed every dcd Vi cOhcid-
| ton with the civil government. .u,
| Now the question - in what way VIII inc war
declared be carried ONT WI The rontli snake axe le
dust off his shoes against Italy and quit the vatican
and Romei Are We 10 have second Babyloni-h
! captivity as the Church loves 10 call tina: period
| 1. sl,1D gr.4 ~ q
he no doubt that il desired at the Vatican that
! the world should believe that the Pope has taken
into serious consideration the expectancy OF Sucn
step that he is quite prepared 10r H. ann lhat II Is
| extremely probable he may ma himself driven 10
adopt ii. have private but very aIihtnuc tullss
material preparations for the departure OF me hoy
Father have been made, in such sort that he might
anti the Vatican from one moment to anoihrr Bul
| Ibnye NOT seen these preparations And | cannot
lose sight OF the possibility that thcSo IhclS hIN9
been communicated 10 me for tue press purpose ol
| having them announced to the world. AGAIN, mere
| is 10 he a very grand and solemn ceremony on inc
sth of December, on the occasion oi the cahoIlza-
| ton of four priests -Four hundred bl'h"ps
have bcen invited with limitations hat, unless very
seriously prevented. they will be expected TO attend
And ain privately informed that IT - The intention
| of His Holiness to consult that august aSscWDago
a, In the expcdirncy of his changing his rcsldcnce
| So that though the Papal trunl Ks may be packed,
| no immediate move is to be apprchendcd -
| Nv own impression still remains unchanged, that
the Pope will not quit Rome My belief is that the
violent Church party, winch urges MN 10 DO So Is
| entirely deluded i'll its hope that such cataSI
| trophe would cause any of the Powers to quarrel
| with Italy in his behalf while am persuaded that
the foreign statesmen and influential persOnages
who have melted him to the step III question have
| been moved to do wholly by political consider
atoms and for political objects, and in no degree 10y
any zeal for religion the interests OF the Papacy.
| And, though it cannot he doubted that there is
large and violent party ut the vatican, which would
| willingly drive Leo XIII. to that extremity. my I'M.
preston is that his Ostentatous atiectatlon OF
| seriously weighing the matter Is only intended as
| a menace to Italy And in this also his reckoning
is bad one. 1t is certainly true that the great ma
jority of Italians would see him leave Italy with re-
| gret But that feeling would be very far in
| deed frOui being strong enough to induce the Ma
ton to do any of those things which the Pope re-
| duires at their hands
| i may caution the readers Of The TRIBUNE not to
/ ntnA .taA La liz.