New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02

cor;ool statement however, of the Roman cores
nondent of he Morning Post. an English gentleman
for MANY wears well known and mnch respectful III
Rome orr ex-Canon did not rely Wboiy Oh MS
work as missionary for the dispersion OF DIS mel
ancboIv rememIer" this gentleman writes
Being some years ago at Carnlval nasAe pt ,
n company with two of the Pope's Guardia Nople'
We remarked man dressed IN req 10 repiesoi'
devil who was making great noise. one OF NY
friends assured me that this noisy reyeler was no
other than Canon Campello, who lew hours lt'cl
would be saying mass at st. Peters. Inc tWo
Noble Guards began tormenting him, calling hih
bv his name And was astOunded to see th'S
red-cad devil suddenly pull himself mp ana III
plore my friends not to compromise him.
If any al your readers has opportunity TO eler 10
The Morning Post he will find the above statement
though not exactly in the same words as nave
retranslated the passage from an ltaiian
The writer adds: Ii is said that Signor Lama
Tho nastor of tie church in the Piazza Poll, has
arranged marriage for Count Campello Win a
,ch English lady. and that the evangelical party IS
nrepared 10 paw their new convert an income douOe
that which he enjoyed as Canon of 81. Peters
He then goes on TO recount other similar anecdotes
Of the Canous habits ard mode oil lie Wllcn ~ ls
fair TO say entirely coInclde WIN mr. d
which has reached me from other quarters anu
concludes bv saving: Z" should not az al W Ohutr
If tbe Canon Campelo were sent to England or 10
America TO give Conferences ana WORK IN inc Ill
terest of the congregation in the Piazza Pom; .
The ex-Canon fills several pages with reflections
on the Church of st. Peter and It's ChapteT, anu
occupies somewhat needlessy it may be thOught,
several more with the old story OF Leo \
and his indulgences and Luthers opposition 10
them. Considering, the not aitogetner n9wiless
of the scandal on the one hand, and the nature OF
Count CampelO's utterances on tne other' II y noV
n little amusing to find him abstalnng from desig-
mating the great enemy Gi tnG or Fa aT bc name Of
Luther "might ST. 'ck pious ears. ne e. tnon goess
on to point out that the cee6rated EcumenieIal
Council of the Vatican wholly vltlated Dy Jhe
absence of all freedom in the discussions ms Is
uuite true, as has been abundantly shown ny lar
more authoritative pens than that OF our eNIahon.
What follows, however. is more curious. IL was
well known at the time, some two years before
the death of Plus IN that certain agitation
was going on among portion OF tue homaH Clergy
with a view to restoring at the next Papal election
the ancient method OF electing the IonIih ny me
clergy and people of Rome. hey were good Dut
utterly visionary men, who had conceived inns
idea in the hope of restoring the Church to its
pristine purity. No ecclesiastic OF rank was among
the consprators, If so they may be called; VINO dlu
nothing but hold little meetings among themselves
and talk. No less hopeful scheme was ever I'M
agined by an enthusiast. They were terry WIN
out the means of even making the siiiaieSI pogln-
ming of carry ing their views into effect But now
Count Henry Campelo tells us that be was the
prime mover ard the soul OF this movement II that
can be called so which never moved! TIC IL was vas
who reduced TO writing the programme OF the
scheme which the would-be reformers proposed 10
themselves, and "with many precautions sent II
The Vatican at the time took not the smallest
notice OF these very impotent consplrators anu
Leo Kill was elected III the old fashion without
the smallest word OF protest neyerIhIiess uIt
doings-or rather talkings-ln question had Eot
esca ted the yglant waJchiuness of the Princes OF
the Church. And ouI eX-Canon relates the sequel
Leo Xiii. at once uumu7zed his bood-hounds;
and Monaco La Nalletta, the Cardinal wear, ana
Cardinal BOrromeo, the ,Archprest OF tae vatican l
no.4l ioo n cal a.
some prey thought they had found II IN the person
of Canon CampelO. Their two Eninences forth
with set to work and summonins MN Pelore thejs
began to howl: but IN vain. He defended himself
80 well that neither their ineptltude nor their
threats moved him; aud he lodged their ariifces
But tho Pope would not content himself WIN such
evasons and ordered the Cardinal Vicar TO foi1nu-
late letter in the formal tone OF superior. ne
letter was sent 10 me by the Cardinal Vicar; and
in il were particuarzed no less than eleven heads
Of accusation. And ! was explicitly ordered 10
reply IN a letter 10 he shown 10 the Pope. ] did
not hesitate to comply; and head by head aecnsa-
tiOn by accusation. was answered 3 so energetic a
combination that IL was thought better to let the
matter rest in silence. They WcrO AFRAID. tho dogs
they were terribly afraid 10 be dragged INTO
public dance before the civil tribunals of the
Italian Government they cordially abhor. ahd
that they would be finally noored. not without
scandal which would have shamed them."
Count Campello 10 forget that page OF
two before he has informed The reader mat ne had
really done that from the. accusation OF doing
which he so "cncrgetically" sni successfully de-
Tended himself. il must be added, moreover, thlt
the tone OF the extract from Count Can pcllos
work above given Is not III very good Keeping Win
the unctuous style of the phrlscology with which
he announces his secession and ms future purposes
In short. for the sake OF my American friends l
trust-not however, with any great confidence
that the correspondent of he Morning Post may
be wrong in his suggestion OF the probability That
the ex-Canon may be led 10 visit your country.
But then. on the other hand. cannot wish for
his presence in England and after az you have
most room for hin, and perhaps would not mind
him so much!