New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-25
AFFAIRS AT ROME.
The Preach Rsstorntioa-Pstsr Pescs-Bp.
Hughes.

Sta; have Jest rsceiTec 4 copy o. toe N<r-
York HsralS OF the 27th Of Jlae. which contains
Letter from Bishop HUsHEs 70 tie Editor. Of ne
Co-rier ezs EEquirer svi-satiy IN reply 70 so-e
editorial Of yosrs concerning his proposed collec-
.ion FOR ,h- Pope on Saint Peters Gay Ton ct
ter from Bishop H-shes reads strangely 8. R1ae
IL coatsins nisststsIa s1fs o5rious 70 sny unsrs-
j1di,ed Observer here, Or 70 sry ere familiar With
the condition CT Rome daring the pass Winter.
cannos believe that these nisre presentations are
intenti5aai though have 70 rssre, that tic Amer
icsn public IS deceived 5y the is'ss information on
which they are BAKED. PERM. me- therefore 70
make few corrections. On so1e points where
have bad simplest opportunity u know the truth
a revolution aa5 indeed taken plscs- ssys B!shoo
Hcghe. ou, t1err = evtenc. that 10 10 - work
Of me Roman People, while 10 = certain that rrsa.
extenr those Who ts-a pr; in 70 strangers %
Rome who foun1 other parts - Italy md OF Coat
mental Europe unwilling - receive or retain them
/ Thsy have succeeded IA exp-lling the Government
vnsc1 had rivea them hospit-i y" &c.
Tie Pspsi Government ID, not been expelled
from Rome. TIE Eight Of the Pope was voisn-
tan. prompted BY fears 'or which ihsrs was no
foundation. From frst % last the People made q
distinction between Kim an BIZ, Ministers be-
tween his more liberal acts and the expressions Of
The Cardias's. Had he been wise, he you'd h.ve
accepted the distinction then made bet~esn him
and them. and remained A. Rome. No hand voud
have been lifted against hi i and he would have
wan back tie confidence which hisfs'tsrinz course
had somewhat iuaPsired B9sthe Cardinals were
alsrmei. and with mors shoT o. reason. They
ciuns % their old privileges AID opposed every
liberal movement OF tha PoutiT with en- o5sunscy
/ that exesyorated the People. Before bis Z rht
I Plus *. was Owed a. X me il Eoa.d 0s hard 10
| ssy ~ren the Cardinals were not hated. They fsd
| together. and took refuge IN tre imn1ns 81 10
-lri.us'v the worst sovereign in Europe. What
/ vas the consequence TIE Roman People saw
that they were distusied, ard That the Pope Lad
Ensly resolved 10 Ink MS destiny with that o.
/ their oppresso-s. They were astonished - bis
Sudden dessrtion Of bis posi- dsserton which
! pruved thar he would 90 no farther Uih them IN
their plans Of r. FIRM and would probably reccie
from those already promised. Suddenly .eft with
ous a Ter. they we're forced 70 establish Pr0vi
.ional Governments. and make such arrangements
| 70 take care Of themselves as the exisencies Of
the case admitted. The good order which pre-
! vailed az Rome az tbs cniical moment asion-
! isheI every body. II was fscf almost unparal-
'eled 10 tisfoy. that the Roman People passed
.aiieniy from under one Of the o'd-st ard worst
f1rms Of oppression O. the posscttion q unlimited
freedom. without making the transition D. excess
Of s1y krd Bat more of this hereafter.
Bishop H1gnes asserts that the revelation 81
Rome ~ss cniehy The WORK oi foreigners. md
| says there Il no evidence tha. the Rousn people
we're 70 Gny tx EFT shsrcTs IN ir. This IL a zrsa
| mistake. al probably based upon the statements
! msi- IS the French G1-ornment Journal. =
jssaly the Frerch Intervention; statements which
even Gen. Oadinot Ia; repeatedly oostrsdicted
IN hi. dispatches. II true q lt t0ieigney al I'm.
posed upon tbs Roman people a Govern ment
/ q which they were avef.e why were not the
| French hailed as daiivsrers Th-v csroe for the
express purpose ~ overthrowirg the R-puD.ir,
! es.rffing With Bishop Hrshes. snat y was only
, p despoiism estsb she'd by foreigners. What
vas their reception Not a man vent out % meet
thom-aog a voice babe them welcome. The City
Of Rome diA not 90 control other plr'i0ns of the
Hlmsn States that the people coun r0s express
| tnsi- opinion ~ The existing Government rartic
uisriy when invited sni urged g. DO 80 b. the
Z prscsmat ous # tho French clnmslder ~
tlat time, nothing could have been more polite
! Tor individuals than to decry the Republic snc
/ iaui the old Government; emo yer from ferara q
refTsiins, frHrc Alc1ns 70 Civita Nrcchf, nor one
voice would utter the he I'VE have been de.
ceive3" said Gen. Oadirot Ia one og tis dls-
patches as - th- disposition G. toe homsu
/ peOnia. W. h. Dos lul fta- desire f1r restore
ton Of - Psysi authorities which We hsi bsen
/ lei . auticiDsre.' Does this seem Ike 10 con-
duct cf people srxi0ss - throw ~ h syranni-
/ cal yoke Of 2 lew foreigners AID wrst are y
/ 10 n.lsrstanf ~ the brave defense O Rome
neut part or by he prol0rgod resistance Of Az
| coma or by the bloody coufi.t nj 8 ogua; or by
! that necessity which, now <eAf the ubnnx'o1s
foreigners ere all expelled siii oblises the four
I Catholic powers 70 keep al me : ioTce M every
/ towns AID yillsse 10 the Roman States IL said
| that there are now from 10000 20 100000 iars ign
soldiers Ia the dominions of the Church. Tnis
/ number may be somewhat exargers,edi bus what
nj cd Of the fractional AIT OF ths force, n the hn
man people wish 70 return to the Old order Of
things Surely there should be no need Of troops,
! nov that the Government claimed 10 be 80 un-
popular % 0yerthrOwn ani "a leaders are driven
INTO exile
( Ihavs Just traversed the Romsn States from
/ one end o. the Other. They appear Ike great
camp and though / have visited some al the most
disturbed portions Of Europe durlng The psst Ssm
/ mer, have nowhere se-l such preparations i1r
/ nsta1. action IS here Men stand ready % march
40 moments notice, horses are cspsf I'd, can.
non mounted on wheels eaf horses attached. and
50 they wait the whole might Ia all public places
\ For whstl Arrangements are making Tor the
return OF the Pope-s1me q the Cardinals are
I already here II theirs = the Government, wished
hy ihs people. what reason Is there 10 fear az out
break under tie return OF their rule
Il !. true that some q tic leading men N the
Governm mt q the kepu5i, were natives ofother
/ parts oi Italy bot what does that prove : NJ
/ pv thet the Rofnsns bad the good sense n choose
/ men OF tred ability Tor their leaders, without re-
]
they belonged. They were men ~hass ives had
/ been devoted 70 the enfrancnisemeut OF Italy
men whose love OF country and freedom could
no. bs exiioguished b. imprisonment or exile.
! Toe first c.. Of their struggling country men
brought them back from the dis;sr. ants into which
I tyranny Rad driven them. The Roman people had
confidence 10 their patriotism their energy and
talents have extor.ed The Admiration even oi Their
enemies T. what better hsDds uld The doubt
/ fu destinies Of The Republic ne entrusted TIE
+ American Revolution was DOT less the WORK u the
} American people because Lazy cite, and hosci-
| u.ko aud Pulaski, aud host Il sss diftinggisned
I frsis-er. came 70 our AID, AID commanded II oar
srmies
Thsy.r (the leaders Of the Rspubic.) continues
B.hop Hughes. "hsvs established sccofdl % what
r.gafd accounts reign o. terror oFrr the
Roman people. which they cal government IneJ
have broken ard burned the carriages ~ me Cardinals
IS ii that were heroi.m they have plandsred ne
churehe. they have 'ortsd moaey from The people
hey navs almost - Allied a,sAssinao Wherever Iheif
authority prevailed ,,
! X IS easy 10 divine the sources from which
3i.hop Hustes has obrained VI Rat h c0asders a.
/ the rru-s5 accounts OF the state OF Rome dgnns
he past Wiutsr the Frsnch Government Journsls,
/ and the correspontslcs furnished sous OF tns
American papers by cur intelligent, BAT pabli-
caa Consul a. Paris The testimony o. residents