The sun., 1897-12-12
TWO FRENCH INTRIGUES.


Notable Attempts OF Franco 10 Influence the
Anpontncnt or Catholic bishops In the
United stnicy-iciinn or ticnJ amin Frank.
lin ana James Madison In the Former CRsen.
In tho announcement from Rome that Mgr.
Chnpcllo was to bo transferred from the sec
OF Santa Fc, New Mexico, to flll the vacancy
occasloncd by tho death of the Metropolitan Of
New Orleans 1t was said that the appointments
was due TO the influence OF President Faurc OF
France. This, II correct would make 1t the third
! otablc instance in tho history OF the American
hierarchy in which the Executive OF France has
attempted to influence the choice of u Catholic
Bishop for n see In the United States. The first
attempt had for its object the appointment OF o
French Bishop who should 1.-Two in Franco and
direct from thcrs tho affairs OF tho Roman
Catholic Church in the United States. 1t was Q
scheme hatched in 1888 by BarbG Martos. the
French Minister to the newly established United
States.
Before the revolution tho Vicar Aposto,i" of
London had jurisdiction over tho fcw CarnoI.u
priests exercising their ministry in the colonies.
With the peace Of 1883 the nineteen priests in
Maryland and the five in Pennsylvania petit
toned the Pope to give them superior or vicar
apostolic. and laid great stress ON the jealousy
felt in the United states of any foreign depends
encc, even in ecclesiastical matters. Before
this document reached Rome Marbois from
Phi!adelnhia SO. under way his scheme and
got the Popc's Nuncio Mt Paris. Prince Pam
philo Doria, Archbishop of Sclucia, to approach
Benjamin Franklin, with the suggestion that as
u was now necessary that the Catholics OF tho
United States should have n bishop. :" it may bo
necessary under such circumstances that Com
prcss should consent TO have one selected from
some foreign nation on closer terms of friendship
with the United States" diplomatic Corre-
spond"nco of the American Revolution, w., pp.
15s-9)
IN thc archives OF the propaSanda a at Rome
.noiu 10 n'r.horNnuun, lnaue oS inc Nuhc'o IN
which, spsnknF Of the proposed now church o'
..Ta a,,,i,, 49, -, h.,ta. +, -,
10 attain the oo1cct oetter 1t would DO ad-
the uoIv Soc sbould bo n subicct NJ tbo kim
md rcsido in Eroncc nIy,rs NJ hand ~ oct -,
concert with his Holiness and tho American
Minister and adopt with them means to form
ecclesiastics agreeable to Congrcssa and useful to
American Catholics" ..
have been aware of the use made OF them in
Marbois's intrigue. On Dec. IL, 1888, Franklin
, wlose 'lo,a iasSs " .ho .rl',,c "an,s'1r ..
"sIR: understand that the Bishop or spirit
ual person who suporintcnds or governs tho
Roman Catholic clergy in the United States OF
America resides in London. and is supposed to
oo uh"ol ~ ne. "rnu NJ, 'uo!eos
to be influenced by Its Ministers. This gives
ho and
this nntinn md whn may rcside hnrc nmnnp onr
fr;ends hoe yomr ExcciIencv IN th;nl. "a 1ittja
n h U ymd m frd c 10 nr consee
| Unon i, VIII Tho @raninst ~. rns 53cri 7 am air
S3ur Exeeiehey most ooeaient "Rn M m1s1 num-
FrankIin nIso annroached MIR C,irG Arch
bishop Of Bordeauxp' pp "n the subject md trans
seere, 'h Journal of .T o d. IN 9s
notify to thc' 'anosto,c Sunco al V"rsaiiles that
% Congress IS viii always be pleased to ,estify their
subject of his applicniion to Dr. franklin. being
purely spritive. it is wi Without h ut tho jnrisdctos
or
ot hn "na ab at mo
in 5o hi his old friend hen
used. and i At once exerted ali his influence TO
| press The nppointment rs the first Catholic
Bishop of tho Tnited States, OF the illustrious
Carroll whose worth as a patriotic American
Singulnrly yen enough the ''s; second French in.
trisus like The preseI, one; e9neernsd also tho
early years OF Bishop CAROLS administration.
by the French Republic. The administratio On Of
| the Church there had bcen under former Span-
| ish domination under the iurisdiction of the
Bishop Of Havana On AnrIl as i9H3 the y snsn e
ish King. Charles III. in iucnced Pope Plus vi.
| to create the now diocese of Florida and
| Louisiana. and Louis Pcnnlycr Of Cardenaa
| wos cnnscccrated its Hrst ordinorv Nbnn rho
| transfer Of The tcrritory to The i;nited States
took place the diocese was being administered
| nv the Rev Thnmas Unssett ana The Rcv Pat.
| rick Walsh. two Jealous irish priests Who had
| becn scnt from Snnin when Con AndreW
oReiy was Governor of tbe snenish n"sses.
| sions of course ,Eben rho Snoni. H. EErench
iurisdiction ceased an ecclesiastical Change also
| became nec.ssnry ~
Thnre was t5enIin New Orleans snonisb fr,o-
| named Antonio di SedilIa He was n we'll