Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-07-07
AHairs IN Rome.
THE PORE ANN rnE ITALIANS:

referred day or two ago. explained to Mr..
Greedy that the collections to be taket, Up ia
the Catholic Churches in his diocese oh Sur.
day nex', were to aid the Pope in his present
wants, and not to support him in his struggle
against the Italian people. Had the Bishop
stopped here; the letter would not have given
any further cause Of ofdiscussion, but the Bishop
expressed his opinion in regatd to The revolu-
ton in Rome in these words:
"A revolution has indeed taken place, bit
There is no evidence that Il is The work Of the.
Roman people whilst i, is certain that to a
great eNtcn, those who have taken part In
II are strangers to Rome, who fonnd other
parts OF Italy and Of continental Europe uh-
willing to receive or TO retain them They
have succeeded in expelling the government
which had giveh them hospitality. They
have established, according to wha, regard
as the trnest accounts, reign of terror over
the Roman people, which they call govern.
ment. They have broken and burned the
CARRIAGES of the Cardinals, as II that were
herosm They have plundered the churches
they have extor,ed money from the peo-
ple---,liey have almost leqalized assassination
wherever their authority prevailed. And this
is the phalanx recognized by Mr.. Greedy as
the Roman Republic Yet no ambassador
from foreign countries has recognized such
Republic
The Tribune replied 10 this letter on We'd.
nesday in a long article, in which, after dis.
posing of the matters personal 10 the editor,
it brought forward facts to show that the Ro.
man people approved the revolution; that il
was their work, and that they weie worthy
of support by republicans IN every land. Yes
terday an Italian exile residing in New York
G. F. S. Cassai, published letter in the
Tribune, in which he reviews the arguments
and stateiilents of the Bishops letter as fol.
lows: ...a T.4et
"The object of collecting money" says
Bishop Hughes, il ''merelY TO relieve the
present wants of the Chief Priest of the Cath.
oic Church, To this may respond that
Plus IN is not yet in destitute state. The
Pope is in Gae,a, surrounded by the royal
family of the bloody tyrant of Naples, and,
from what have lately heard, is living in
sumptuous style. The King of Naples has
offered TO the Pope $50, 900; the Emperor bf
Russia has sent to him $4,000 crowns; Queen
Isabella of Spain has presented Plus TX her
sweetest bonbons, and plenty of Spanish gold
the Austrian Generals in every city they cap
tured imposed on the poor population heavy
taxes in favor of Plus TX, saying nothing of
the thousands of beings they have bntchered
in one word, the Pope has received, from
the frs, day he deserted Rome to the present
time large supplies of money from vasious
quarters. This money is not needed for the
use Of the Church nor His Holiness. The
Roman People, when they proclaimed him
fallen from his temporal throne, offered to
maintain his spiritual power with his prince
" incomes rs in former times; this the Pope
has declined; and his conduct in making an
appeal TO foreign nations to reinstate Him ih
his temporal sway, even through seas of hu!
man blood, esen though Rome should fall in
to ruins, is enough TO warrant a belief that
the funds collected in The Catholic Churches
in the United States will, in effect, be used
to overthrow the Roman Republic. Bishop
Hughes informs the reader that "Pius TX is
the same man now that he was lhen." 1t
is very true tina, the present living Pope is
the Pope of last year, but with this differ:
ence-,hat from liberal ruler he has become
the ally of the Despots of Europe, and has
denied his people the right of Self-Govetn.
ment, and delivered them up to the wolves
of Austria. His Holiness wished to retain
his temporal throne, surrounded with bayb:
nets and with all the Roman Hierarchy.
In regard 10 the other point he adds
Bishop Hughes asserts that the Roman Re.
public was proclaimed. by foreigners, who
could not be received in any other part Of
Italy. assure the Bishop that the Roman
Republic was established by the Romans a.
lone, through their National Assembly CON-
posed of Roman citizens Sterbini, the frs,
man who proclaimed the Pope deposed from
his temporal throne, isa native Of Froisnone
only few miles from Rome. Savlni, who
on the 9th of February announced 10 the pub.
t lie the creation of the Roman Republic, j,
from the Roman States, as are all the men,
bers who composed the Ministry as well as
the Constituent Assembly. The Revolution
was made by the Romans. The Swiss Guards
were fought and beaten by the Roman peo.
pie, and not foreigner had hand in the
afiaits of the Republic till the disastrous issue
of the late war of Piedmont with Austria.
The Romans then called to them the best
, children Of Italy men who had given proofs
of their bravery, patriotism and talents. The
: Assembly then passed degree, approved by
the Roman people, that Maxzdi, Generals
Avezzana and Gatribaldi should be named
Roman citizens, These noble men, since
their arrival in Rome, have not only defended
the Independence Of their adopted country;
but have prevented much effusion Of bloc
by the vaunted champions OF the Pope.
Respecting Rossis death, he says:
Rossi was murdered while the Pope wa.