Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-05
THE PApAL LEGATE.
HIS APPOINTMENT SEEMS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
CARDINAL GIBBONS ATTACKED
He and Others Charged with
ga Conspiracy of the Bold
est Character"
gBy telegraph 70 the DIsratch.l

lBy Telegraph 70 the DisIe'cn.I
CHICAGO. February 4--When the
news was cabled from Rome that Mon
ngnor Satolli had been appointed per-
manent apostolic delegate to the Roman
Catholic Church Of America the friends
of Archbishop Corngan. of New York,
nearly all regarded it as in the nature OF
a rebuke to that ecclesiastic. On the
other hand, the followers Of Archbishop
Ireland, Of st. Paul, insisted that 1t car
RED with il On endorsements Of the latters
attitude ON church matters in this coun-
try. The press OF the country. both
clerical and secular. was filled with the
opiniops and statements OF priests and
laymen as to the effect Monsignor Satol'
lis appointment would have on the
warning factions in the Church. The
consensus of opinion tended to the belief
that now that an apostolic delegate had
been placed in this country the hierarchy
would be more conservative IN action
and in time become reconciled and
united.
The recent article in the Chicago San
dan Post, in which Archbishop Corr
gan was accused OF conspiracy and mis-
representation of facts in regard to
ecclesiastical matters, however, caused
further i'll feeling. The friends OF Arch
bishop Ireland were jubilant over the
alleged exposure OF intimidation, con.
spiracy, and duplicity on the part OF
Archbishop Corrigan. The friends OF
the latter declared that the article was
false and malicious. Under the counsel
and admonition of diplomatic leaders
the warning elements might still have
been subdued but for the following let
ter. addressed to every Archbishop In
the United States, which has found Its
way into the hands OF the United Press:
CARDINALS RESIDENCE,
"408 NORTH CHARLES STREET,
"BALrIMoRE, MD, January 10, 1893. y
"My Dear Archbishop,-On the
morning OF the 4th of January last |
posted On official letter to his Holt
ness in the name of the Archbishops Tin
the care of DR.. O'ConnelD in which set
forth the resolutions of the conference OF
Archbishops at New York relative to the
appointment of q permanent apostolic
delegate for this country. 1t has now
reached Rome, and DR.. OConnell cables
me to know whether, In view OF the re-
cent action Of the Holy Father appoint
ing the delegate, the letter ought to be
presented TO his Holiness or withheld.
j would be much obliged to your Grace
if YOU will telegraph or write me imme-
diately what you think ought to be done;
81 remain OF your Grace the friend
sincere, j., CARDINAL GIBBONS.
This letter created sensation among
its recipients. In an interview with the
United Press representative, n distin-
guished Catholic said: The contents
Of that letter are positively startling. 1t
clearly indicates a conspiracy OF the
boldest character. The Archiepiscopal
Conference was held in New York NO
vember 10Th last year. Shortly after
ward Dr. O'Connell left for Rome. At
the same time and presumably on the
same steamer Archbishop Ireland and
the authorities of the Catholic Univer-
eity at Washington sent letters to Rome
stating that everybody in this country
would welcome with delight the
appointment OF an apostolic delegate.
Meantime the report of the confer
ence relative to the opposition OF the
Archbishops with regard to the appoint
ment of such delegate still remained
in the hands of its chairman, Cardinal
Gibbons, whose official duty was to COM
municate it to the Pope. Not until
January 4th. as the above letter states,
some six weeks after the meeting, was
that information forwarded to Rome In
the care of DR.. O'Connell, and presume
bly, with instructions not to deliver 1t to
the Holy Father until he had received
adyices from Cardinal Gibbons
"In the mean time dispatch comes
from Rome, from DIR. O'Connell himself,
announcing that Mgr. Satolli had re-
ceived the appointment of permanent
apostolic legate, and some two weeks
before the report of the New York con-
terence came to his hands for delivery to
the Holy Father.
1.-The inference is apparently clear
that the information in regard to the OPP
position OF the American hierarchy was
purposely withheld in order to give the
minority time to represent to the Pope
that the sentiment was entirely in favor
of the appointment. DIR. OConnell
himself was the first to announce the APP
pointment of Mgr. Satolli through a
cable to the Catholic University at Wash
ington.
Nov that the fact has been accom-
,Di;,bad +ba Vatioop ram aiming in iUno-
rance OF the true state Of aflairs-Cardi-
nal Gibbons announces that the report
has at last reached Rome, and wishes to
know if it would be worth while. in the
opinion of his brother archbishops, to let
his Holiness know of the true sentiment
of the hierarchy in regard to the ap-
pointment of an apostolic delegate.
Does not that smack strongly
of conspiracy? Mark my word, the
majority of the archbishops will
insist on the report being re-
presented to his Holiness even at this
late day. / believe the Holy Father will
be wholly surprised when be reads the
report, and will without doubt take
some measures torebuke the people who
have misrepresented to him the affairs OF
the Church in tho United States. and
will also censure Cardinal Gibbons for
Withholding the report of the Archiepis-
copal conference until the apostolic dele
gate had been appointed"
1t will be seen from the above that the
end of the controversy has not been
reached.