The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-03 00:00:00

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THE SUN.
LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1862.

The ablest perhaps of French periodicals—the
Revue des Deux Mongee, discusses in its number for
October, with French lacidness, the Roman ques-
tion, and the correspondence more especially which
has just appeared in the Moniteur. The writer of
the article, M. Forcade, terms it a " curious act of
contemporary Italian Comedy," and says it may be
styled " the supreme effort or last formality of im-
potent conciliation." He does the POPE full justice,
he is able to respect his sincerity, and even the
non possumus of a Sovereign who bases his resolu-
tions on the idea of duty. But the writer's view is
that France should not fail to do also what is her
plain duty. If duty be respectable as a papal motive,
it is equally respectable as an Imperial motive—and
it must be the duty of a powerful Emperor, not
to oppress a weaer people, and compel them to
bow to a yoke they abhor.
The writer has always maintained that there are
but two possible courses—" the unity of Italy, and
an end of the temporal power; or, the POPE sove-
reign at Rome, in virtue of a legitimacy which
denies the rights of peoples." This is, in truth, the
practical summary of the whole difficulty. Every
one knows that the Romans, the first day they were
left to themselves, would vote to join the rest of
Italy. There is no fear that they would maltreat
their Bishop. The Christian sect, of which the
POPE is et the head, is very numerous through-
out Europe, and has followers throughout all the
world, and the Italians, if not oppressed by their
First Bishop, would be proud to have him the
head or such a host of spiritual subjects. All
they Wish is to deli • ver him from a position
equally dishonourable to them and to him, to leave
him his
to mind, and to
manage their own temporal
matters, by the help of
VICTOR EMMANUEL 1111 d
their brother Italians.

What stands in the
way ? A grave mistake of
the EMPEROR'S. The
ncintelligento writer we have
referred to shows that only does the EMPEROR
overlook the character of the Papacy, but of the
Italians and their Government also.
Were the
POPE even to accept the proposals
the EMPEROR,
the Government of Turin would be obliged to
spurn them. VICTOR EMMANUEL himself would be
compelled, as he himself expressed it, to don the
red sh;xt. At present the EMPEROR finds h"
- plan
wrecked on the obstinacy of Rome ; could he gain
over Rome, he would then find himself wrecked oil
the " obstinacy of the Italians." Neither side would
move from its position. The POPE will not give up,
when he knows that concession could do him no good,
while resistance would at least enable him to hold
on to the last, and to finish off with the dignity of
an unconquered will; the Italians, for their part,
would certainly never concede the right of their
fellow Italians to govern themselves.
But the EMPEROR has himself acknowledged the
inconsistency of his position. He is enforcing " a
legitiinney which denies the rights of peoples,"
and that while he ascended the throne of France
by scouting the claims of legitimacy, and appealing
to the ballot-bos. He confesses thtit, the offspring
of popular election, he cannot consistently deny the
ill" of popular election to other countries. He
stilt, however, or at least did in May last, "clings
to the
resinhope of reconciling Roman Catholic