The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-13 00:00:00

Pius IX. has addressed a proclamation to the

Italians—a proclamation in a peculiar degree jute.
resting, and remarkable, alike from the character of
its author, from the position of the people to whom
it is addressed, and from the nature of the events by
which it is elicited. It is rendered remarkable and
interesting by the character of its author, for notwith-
standing the universality of the revolutionary movement
and the frequent reforms conceded by European Sove-
reigns, it cannot be denied that Pius was the
first and most powerful promoter of the new crusade
of liberty and social regeneration. He was the
first European Sovereign who ranged himself
under the banners of the people. His hand
gave the first and irresistible impetus to the
great movement which has agitated Christendom, and
evoked the dormant energies and ambition of every
European nation. France, by her astonishing rev°•
lution may have made the initiative movement in the
struggle for European emancipation, but Pius, by his
declared liberalism and his salutary reforms, had
Already prepared the way for that movement. Men
of all nations and all creeds have long since unani-
mously declared their admiration for the liberal
and reforming POPE, and hence it is peculiarly
appropriate that he who had been the
fir,t instigator Of the great and pacific re-
volution
should now give utterance to his
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earnest
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object of the brief address just issued by the
Fora is, in the first
st place, to ascribe the wonderful
events whichgl haveoryis
duerecently transpired to HIM to
Nhom all
Liberals tand, secondly,
the exercise of
that moderation and unanimity without which
no popular victory
soecda ure. to exhort
he triumphant Lib o
of the address,
can be
" woe to him who, in this rtempest, " Woe to
him," such are the opening w
where the
cedar and the twig are alike agitated
their roots, listens not to the voice and torn from
of
the
LORD 1
Woe to human pride, if it attributes to the
merit of a few men these wonderful
efailhan-gt fault or
in place of adoring the secret des' gnes,
PROVIDENCE, whether they be manifested by
thatthoef
ways of justice or by the ways of mercy--
o PROVIDENCE in whose hands are the ends of the
earth." " And we," so it proceeds, with beautiful and
touching simplicity, " we to whom the word is given
to interpret the mute eloquence of the works of Gore
cannot keep silence in the midst of the desires, fears,
and hopes which agitate the hearts of our children."
The remainder of the address, though only consisting
of a few brief sentences, eloquent in language, and
almost affectionate in manner, contains most salutary
and truthful advice, worthy of being cherished and
adopted not only by the Italians, but by all the liberal
nations of the world.
"We cannot refrain from reminding you," these
are the kindly worded counsels of the address, " that
to make a good use of victory is inure difficult than
to conquer. If the present time reminds you of
period of your history, let the faults of your
i forefathers pehebeuseful to their descendants. Remember
that (211
stability
and all prosperity depends on con-
cord. It is
nrtilit
his laws, in the libertysame
of
his church, in the order of
to
justice alone builds upawaB men. Remember that
our prayers bring down "
you that spirit of counsel,
while passions destroy. May
.nd force, and
of Gout is the beginning doirnn order that our eyes may
Wis
of which the fear
behold peace in all this l
tot opponent of the cans reed
Italy." The staunch-
, of
Plias cannot refriin