The New York herald., 1848-12-20
The Recent Revolution I'm Rome-Probable
AbdicatiOn OF the Pope.
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AbdicatiOn of the Pope.
Amidst the startling intelligence which every
steamer brings to our shores, depicting the crumb-
ling dynastles in Europe, one OF the most Gu
rious and interesting Is the account furn shed to
by the last arrival, of the extraordinary demo-
cratic revolution in Rome, the assassination of
Count Ross, who was doctrinatre and reaction
ary minister; the announcement of a new MINIS
try, thoroughly republican and Italian, and the
assent glven-under compulson, we supposedly
his Holiness the Pope, to all these proceedings.
The English and French journals are full of the
details OF this remarkable movement. The
French government has interfered, merely for the
Pope's personal safety and according to the indl-
cations put forth by the English journals on the
Subject, we would not be surprised to see that
government unite with that of France in some
species of Intervention but of what description
II will be, does not seem so clear The latest
accounts state that after the Pope had given his
adhesion to the new movement, he secretly with
drew from Rome, and was on his way to France
or Spain.
This is truly an extraordinary movement, no
only as II affects popular nights and royal dynas-
ties, but the Popedom itself, and the constitution
OF the Catholic church, which has existed in Eu-
rope since tllfe OF Constantine the Great. by
the last steamer, we received private correspon-
dence of a very important nature, from membe
OF the diplomatic corps residing alternately In
Rome and Florence, from which we are given to
expect that this recent and remarkable revolution
IA Rome will be the signal for the forma
tlon OF a general confederacy of Italy, and
the renewal OF terrible war against Austrian
dominion In LON hardy, as well as the establish
ment of popular If not a republican, government,
throughout that beautiful peninsula Our cores
pondent states tn at Plus the Ninth will abdcate
the tiara, and that II probable he has escaped
TO Spain, and not to Franc eat least such a rumor
prevailed, and was believed, on the twenty-frst
OF November, at both Florence and Rome.
The causes OF this remarkable revolution In
Rome, and the probable ab dlcaton of the Pope, if
not the abrcgaton OF the Po pedom, are both re-
mote and near. Plus the Ninth was the first
European potentate who commenced, two years
ago, to give his adhesion popular rights and to
Be-open the revolutionary drama In that part of
the world, which had been suppressed and put
down by the Holy Alliance, for thirty years 1t
seems, however, that his Holiness did not go far
enough. He undertook, after giving way to a
certain point to stop the current of popular feeling
and to lead tn popular wish into halfway sys-
TEN OF government, neither constitutional nor
popular, but something between both. For that
purpose he appointed his principal minister
Count Rossi, who of the doctr1naire
school Of Guzot and Meter nich, and who under
took To re-estabisl the government on old prin-
clples In that central part of Italy In spite of the
victories OF the Austrians In Lombardy, the Ro-
man people would not submit TO this principle OF
reaction; and hence their feelings increased IN In
tensity until they burst forth the recent revolu-
ton, the end OF which no predict ard
prophet can see The purpose OF this revolution
10 TO establish a federal government, with federal
Congress and Presden over all the Italian States
We have Ieceivea, IN Italian, a copy OF their
plan Of government, comprising the constitution
anew federation, with the first laws necessary to
cary IT into effect. This has been put into Eng
psb by one of translators. and will be found
among The details the subject OF the revolution
taken from the French and English journals, In
another part Of this days Herald.
The latest accounts from Rome leave this
extraordinary revolution III mid career there
The first act Of the drama has been periomed and
the world, on both sides OF the Atlantic are
awaiting with Impotence and anxiety for the
rising OF the curtain, that will show to us the Sc
cond and subsequent acts The revolution in
France the unfinished revolutions in Germany, or
even the anticipated revolution IN Ireland, did not
produce the singular and remarkable sensation
which democrs tic revolution in Rome-a revolu-
uon IN the Eternal City excites, bringing with IT,
ss does, all the recolections OF its ancient his
tory which embraces period Of two thousand
years. The present movement is undoubtedly de-
mocratic, republican, popular-anyt nything but re-
hpous or conservative. The sbdicatlon Of the
Pope may leave the Popedom in state OF abey-
snce; and thus the constitution of the Catholic
Church, which has been organized religious
coniederacy for upwards OF fifteen hundred years,
nsy be completely changed by the remarkable
events now taking place IN Rome and ltaiy.
The next news from those places will be most
interesting IN every point of view. We expect
similar moveme nts to take place IN Naples and Tu-
rim, and 10 hear OF all Italy being IN fame, and in
arms against Austria, actua,ed by impulses that
will resemble those which characterized the pro.
gess of the old French evolution NOR, than those
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