The record-union., 1895-12-21

prise with which I received the first un-
of the Holy Father to bestow on me this
dignity.
1T cannot fail to be a matter of su-
preme qualification to me that the Pope
has seen fit to put his approval on the
work which has been done, in the es-
tablishment of the Apostolic delega-
tion in the United States, by raising the
first Apostolic delegate to the dignity
of Cardinalate This qualification is in
creased when 1 see that the honor which
the Holy Father has shown to and con-
ferred on me is made the subject of re-
joicing to the whole of the people OF this
great republic, irrespective of religious
belief. Manifestations of this general
rejoicing have not ceased to pour in
upon me since the first day it was
known in this country that l had been
made Cardinal.
You, Marquis Sacrapanti, have made
a long voyage to bring to me this Off
cial announcement. You have come
from the old world to the new, and it
gives me sincerest pleasure to welcome
you here. You will find, as have found,
that the American people are second to
none in their generous hospitality. You
will be received with the same kind
ness as l met with when 1 came here a
stranger. You will find much to admire
and to wonder at in this country. Much
that to you, coming from the old world,
will be new and marvellous. l am cer-
tain, however, that you will admire
nothing more than the wonderful spirit
of union and brotherly love which pre-
walls in this great republic. You will
see a people scattered over an enor-
nous extent of territory, with an inf
mite variety of tastes and desires and of
material interest, but all united in the
one great object of the maintenance of
their constitutional unity and liberty"
Continuing, he made rather a point
ed reference to the Venezuelan matter.
You have arrived at particularly in
tereSting moment in this regard, con-
tinued Mgr. Satolli. "At a moment
when a spark has been sent through
out the length and breadth of the coun-
try. which calls the attention of all it's
citizens to the danger which is thought
to menace it, and whatever may have
been up to to-day the dividing interests
of this great people, a new manifesto
tion of patriotic spirit has responded
at once to this impulse, and in reply
but one voice is heard, proclaiming
that if real danger does threaten, all
are and will be united for the common
welfare of the nation. l welcome you,
then, and offer to you my modest hos
pltality while it may please you to re-
main in our midst"
He then took the little red zucchetto
and placed it on his head and walking
with the Noble Guard, entered the din
inghall, the other guests following,
where a well-appointed banquet was
partaken of. The ecclesiasticS present
wore their sacrament raiment and Mar
quis. Sacrapaati was habited in military
garments, which consisted of immense
golden trimmed epaulettes and sword,
trousers of dark blue and coat of black
cloth.
On January 9TH the beretta will be
conferred on Mgr Sa,tolli by Cardinal
Gibbons at Baltimore, which will be
the last act of making him a Cardinal.
He will however, have to go to Rome
in order to receive the Cardinals hat"
but at what time he will depart he is
not yet aware. AS a Cardinal cannot be
a delegate, the office he has occupied
as Archbishop, Mgr. Satolli is now a
pro-delegate.