New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-15

Charles Albert u " men le 'ttit. hili-srl tL- ser
want Of Ita.v and of Plus TX. The priests preached
the war and Justly. as a crusade the Pope blessed
their banners. Nobody dreamed, OF had cause 90
dream that these movements hai not his Gan SYM
parIv. and his name was in every form invoked as
the chosen instrument Of tod 20 inspire Italy 90
throw off the oppressive yoke OF the foreigner and
recover her rights ia the civilized world
A. the same time. however, .he Pope was seen
% act with great blindness 'u the affair 0. he Je-
suits. The other states %, Italy drove them ont by
main force. resolved not 90 number in the midst %
the war q foe and spy n the camp. Rome wished
% DO the same but the Pope rose ia their defence.
He talked as e they were assaiiel az a religious
body. when he could not fail, Ike everybody else.
ID be aware that they were dreaded and hated
solely AS AGENTS Of desp0t.sn. He demanded they
should be assailed only by iegal means, when nome
such were available. The end was IN halt meas
ures. always the worst possible He would not en-
t;rely WELD. AID the People would not At all. The
Order was osteusibly dissolved but great part OF
the Jesuts really remain here IN disguise. CON
slant source ofiritation and mischief which, istill
greater d.licuties had not arisen, would OF Itself
have created enough. Meanwhile, To the earnest.
ness o.. the clergy about the pretended loss OF the
head of -. Andrew in the ceremonies OF the holy
week. which 40 this juncture excited no real inter
est was much matter for thought 10 the calm ODE
server as 90 the rcstlessness of the new WINE.
the old bottles being heard 20 crack ON every side
and hour by hour.
Thus went on from day 10 day affairs the Pope
kissing the foot Of the brazcn Jupiter and blessing
palms of straw ut ST. Peters the Cvcqio Romano
erecting itself into a kind Of Jacobin Club dicta
ting programmes for an Italian Diet general
and choosing committees 20 provide for the ex
penses OF the war. The Civic Guard arrestine
people who tried 70 make mobs rs If furnishing, and
being searched were found well provided both with
arms and money; the Ministry Of their wits end
with their trunks packed mp ready 10 he of at
moments warning. when the report, It is not yet
known whether true or false that one Of the Roman
Civic Guard. a well known artist engaged in the
war of Lombardy had been taken and hung by the
the Austrians as a brgani. reused the people % a
sense of the position OF their friends, aud they
went 90 the Pope 10 demand that he should take o
decisive stand aud declare war against thc
Austriaus.
Inc InUf -NllIilOlfN NNllnlNl'tF tiit l-''l''N
waited anxiously, Tor expressions OF his were re-
ported as If the troops ought not to have thought
of leaving the frontier while every man, woman
and child IN Rome knew. and every letter and bul
letiu declared that all their thought was to render
active aid 10 the cause of Italian independence.
This anxious doubt, however, had not prepared at
all for the excess to which they were to be dis
appointed
The speech of the Pope declared that he had
never any thought of the great results that bad io-
lowed his actions that he had only Intended local
reforms, such has had previously been suggested
by the poteutates of Europe that he regretted
the misuse that had been made OF his name and
wound mp by amentng over the war-dem t'
avery Italian heart a. tho best aud hottest cause lu
which for ages they had been called to embark
| their hopes-as d. it was something offensive t.
the spirit Of religion, aud which lac would fam see
hushed up. and its motives smoothed out and
ironed over.
| Amomentary stupeiacton received this astount
ing performance. succeeded by passion OF ind.s
nation. in which the words traitor and lDibcctie
were associated with the name that had been 50
dear TO his people. This again yielded to a settled
grief. they felt that he was betrayed but 100
traitor timid and weak, but still sovereign they
had adored. and man who had brought them
much good. which could not be quite destroyed by
his wishing to disown il. Even Of this they had
mo- time 10 stop aud think; the necessity was too
imminent OF obyiatng the worst consequences Of
this IN and the first thought was to prevent the
news leaving Rome to dshearten the Provinces
and Army before they had tred to induce the
Poutif to wiser resolves or, If this could not be- to
supersede his power.
cannot repress my admiration az the gentle
ness clearness and good sense with which the 10
man people acted under these most difficult en-
cumstances II was astonishing to see the clea'
understanding which animated the crowd as one
man. and the decision with which thy acted %
effect their purpose. Wonderfully has tins people
been developed within year
The Pope, besieged by Populations who mildly
but firmly showed him that if he persisted the
temporal power must be placed ia other hands
his ears filed with the reports OF Cardinals sucl
venerable persons" as he pathetcally styles
them would not yield in spirit though compelled
to in act. After two days struggle be was Obliged
10 place the power in the hands OF the persons
most opposed to him, and nominaly acquiesce ID
their proceedings, while in his second Proclama
tion very touching from the sweetness OF It's tone
he shows fixed misintelligence OF the cause al
issue, which leaves no hope Of his ever again be
ing more than name or an eitgy in their AFFAIRS
His people were much affected and entirely iaio
aside their anger, but they would not be blinded
as to the truth While gladly returning 10 tneAi
accustomed habits Of afectionate homage to"ar1
the Pontif. their unanimous sense and resolve u
thus expressed in an able pamphlet OF the day
such as in every respect would have been deemed
impossible 70 the Rome Of ls47:
Prom the last aocution OF Plus result two facts
extreme gravity. The entire separation between inc
spiritual end temporal power and the express refusal
the Poutia 10 be Chief Of an Italian Republic But ia
from drawing hence reason for discourag cement an-
Grief VII, looks well a. the destiny Of Italy may oies
Providence which breaks or changes the instrumer
whom the work Is completed, and by secret and inseru
table WAY. conducts Us to the fuhment Of our desires
and Of our hopes
HPu. TX refuses not therefore mas the lla4lan Pe
Ma -.,,r.d Nothing remains to the free people Of liall
.e- ., ,,i,e in one Constitutional Kingdom founded
- .ho l.re.r basis and Il the chief who, BY our As
.rmble. shall be called tbs highest honor eithe