Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11


~ whose operation on the national prosperity become
that great people that Most of that commerce Is ss
tanned by none OF the necessities but by the mere uxues Of
me y = sonvesan' with opium, with brandy, with tea with
Al these substances called for by the appetites Of man
and the business OF 10 meet his tastes and his
notions ana 70 supply them and out OF them realize the
country winch maintains II great profits and great power
/ When gentleman from Mississippi (Mr Bnows ~ moved
to strike out this little item Of nine thousand dollars be ond
no. fully have realized all that this mission is likely to bring
him and to his people, think he must by this time zee that
there something in the commercial relations between h
Pope and the United States that there is The prosnec, ~
vast commerce between US The Pope it, and hence
his first proposal for commercial league.a True II il hit -
embryo What the commercial condition Of ,b;s
country under the confederation, when imports welded NJ
duty OF less than five per cent We could not live upop
H. What our condition then the condition of the Italian
States is but not poor There must he
beginning venture to say that there exist great COM
merclal motives for an American agency in Italy We have
minister in Austria we have minister in Prussia -.
HAYES minister in Turkey we have minister in China we
have minister IN SPAIN Why have we ministers at all
these Courts and in Italy None of these promise us
the same returns if we will only to bread
upon the waters What have minister in Turkey for
speak somewhat random and happy
am wrong; but suppose is for the poor profits of the
trade OF the Black Sea- But that will hardly pay the outfit Of
the mission Why have minister to China The late
venerable gentleman from Massachusetts fr. ADAms) al
thought that instead Of allowing commissioner saIa-
ry OF $4,000 we ought TO have full minister, with the regu
lar salary and outfit But why keep minister there unless
be the broad and sound principle of extending our com
mercal relations with the whole world
Our foreign Diplomatic relations do $500 900
year. Now like TO see little and sometimes great deal
Of republican magniGcence. We sometimes pay more than
this mission would cost for buryng member of this
House Since first took my in this hall the expenses
Of the Judiciary of the United States have increased for
y thousand to five hundred thousand dollars year. We paw
this sum for REFRESHING crime and mitigating injustice in tho
country and with what The mere judicial
service costs us twice much all foreign put
together by which maintain the peace, protect COM
of yall
world There is nothing which money be applied to
better advantage and with greater profit than in extending our
commercial missions abroad These missions of peace
missions Of profit missions Of national character and gem
lemen will find that the commercial question involved in
the case OF mission TO the Pope is not quite bald
may have at first view conceived be There is more in
it than the commerce of the Ponine marshes.
But now TO the political aspect of the question.
find the is well argued in letter recently written
from London by correspondent of the National n,cgencer
will read paragraph two to the House and be it
membered that this letter written by Paps by no Je
suit but by Unitarianabou far off from the Pope as
he well can be.
From Rome there is nothing new the Ponf steadily
advancing the path of REFORM with dgnfed cautious
hrm step The people Of Rome have been called upon through
the Journals to orego this year the expensive mummery Of
the Carnival and consecratc the usually avsed
hoday IN the purchase OF dozen field pieces for the
protection of the city,"
My colleague his Speech talked something about staiu-
and painting being the only business pursued by the poor
contemplate descendants of the ancient Romans. Now
should be glad to know if should be ourselves willing
take thing from the annual expenses of this House (Which
are now believe, little less than million of dollars
year, for any useful purpose which has show about
nothing to make spectacle Would we consent to curtail
our own per de make any other personal sacrifice in the
nature OF patriotic obaton such this Pope proposes
" The hint is likely be adopted for now that the c-
zens feel themselves be treated like
ns they have assumed the and bearing of sueh and
scorn the groyelling msrriment Of slaves.
return has been published of the population Italy
The following classification show, that Ma
pies has joined the good the comparative
Liberals. Absoiutists.
Sardinia A, SIS, 600 Modena ....... $4,000
Roman States 2,s77,0Oo Parma & Placentia 4770oO
Naples and Sicily ,566, 900 Venan Lombardy4 759 900
Tuscany & Lucca i,7ol, 700 Italian Tyro. 522 COS
Monaco. 1850 Isra, (Austrian).. 49, 900
San Marno. 1850
Absou,ists. ;. 6, zee, sos
Liberals. ). lie, Gao, 100
(said Mr. H. thought il more supposed il was
twenty millions; but see that this writer makes but
twenty Eve
This gratifying classification and result TO the lover of
progress and Of national independence and individual hap-
Shed the Austrian Government see its true interests
and act kindly with her Italian domnons the small States Of
and the regeneration of Italy would be complete May we not
hope for such glorious result I"
This correspondent further says:
81 Hay the principal points of attraction are Naples and
Sicily, and there also the Of rational liberty making
most cheering progress The King of Naples have
been from the FIRST Of the outbreak in Sicily,
his arbitrary power was checked"
And he then, after describing the intermediate course of
events, closes by stating
" A royal ordonnance accordingly issued deceeing
national constitution for the Kingdom Of the Two Sicies
founded the principles the French charter $780,
including the chambers the royal uvoability the respon-
sbiy OF minister's the liberty OF the press, and the national
guard"
Here all that they call freedom IN France and England
What consider freedom they look upon tall
events they have secured republican with
king, (Which necessary there in France.) Not
dollar be touched by him. however, without Of the
representatives Of the people. This fully establish
there il in the United States And this Italy These
the people of Italy, whom my colleague represents low
ing nothing hut st1unry and painting.
But who this Pope that has been denounced hero in such
round terms He is no cloisiered priest He is young
Pope-not young man, be sure, being probably fly
years Of age for il is hard to find Cardinal eligible who is
under that age but be has the probability of fifty years yet
before him consummae those great reforms he has entered
upon, and entered upon wise man, and not a fool.
say he is young Pope aud than that he troubled
with Of that compulsory chastity which my coeagce
thinks shocking. He has been at liberty, with
cockade on his head and sword by his side. lie
soldier before he became priest and when he became
priest he did what Pope did before lie crossed the
Atlantic and America-to South America, indeed
but to America, then beavng with the hfocs OF ncpent
revolution 10 throw 81 the yoke Of SPIN .1
He then went back - Eurcs with his mind enlarged and
his passions corrected and with enlarged notions OF liberty, Of
economy, and oil the leading principles Of republican govern
mcn This is the Pore 10 whjm it is proposed TO send
minister, and acnemen that have been tcl1 by