Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-16
Ftom the New York Tribune, Nay 5h.
Rome once more Fallen,

| ~. Rome once more Fallen.
| Our telegrnPhic despatch in another column
confirms the almost incredible report that the
! French ministry have determined 10 send an army
for the purpose of restoring the Pope 10 the tenn
poral throne of the Roman States. The National
Assembly consulted on this project voted for it.
notwithstan nding the efforts of the faithful and con-
sistent Republicans. France is ruled now by
legitimlsts and ntriguers, who ceaselessly make
ready the day of fearful reckoning. The Govern
ment is mad and doomed.
So Rome falls once agnin--falls. but not forever.
/ The kiuglv authority carries its own death war
rant within its pomp and preence, whether exer-
cised by priest or aymnn. When the time comes
for it to disappear armies can as little preserve II
| as can paper DEGREES. And the legitimate Office
! OF prince is to prepare for the day when there
shall be 10 princes; TO train, educate, fortify ele-
vaie the people committed to his charge, in order
that they may be fully ready to govern themselves
| when time calls them to undertake it. But what
prince has ever ruled with purpose SO large and
noble?
Plus lA. IS now restored. or soon will be, by
the aid OF foreign armies, if indeed the work shall
not have been otherwise ACCOMPLISHED before the
armies arrive. He who could not allow his own
subjects to engage in war against Austria for Ita.
Ian independence because war did not copsis,
with his character as head of the Catholic Church
and Vicar of the Crucifed Nazarene, has not
scrupled to resort TO war upon his own subjects
and for his own restoration TO an earthly throne
Liberty. that but few months ago made his name
her word Of encouragement 10 her tolinp, baffied.
but never despairing children. repeats that ma me
no longer. The Prince Of Rome has gone over
TO the Princes.
This is religious question, however Jealous
the efforts to make 1t such. The Church of Christ
depends not for her power upon the sway of earthly
authority, and requires no royal splendors TO en-
hance her glory. And, let the preiudices of the
world say what they will, the Catholic Poutiff
would occupy far grander and freer position as
simply the successor Of ST. Peter than as the mo.
march of the Roman States-from time immemo-
rial the worst administered country in Italy if no.
in Europe.
But facts are always most wisely regarded in
the spirit of hope, and of all the banished and fu
gltlve sovereigns Of Europe there is none whose
restoration could more easily give occasion TO the
suggestions of that spirit. Not that we expect
Plus *. will follow the path v Q have spoken of
as best for prince, namely: the education of the
People TO do without princes his past course and
the examples Of history generally forbid such an
expectation. But there is reason to hope that he
may do much for the Improvement of the Roman
Administration by making il more honest md less
costly, that he may favor education and give some
play to the latent energies and ca pacities of The
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working of the constitutional system, Welded by
him when farther refusal was imprac,icabIe but
now 10 be definitely esta blished, the foundations
OF future and more permanent Roman Reoubhc
may be laid as surely as the seed germinates in
the soil warmed 6y the sunshine-Iaid TO endure
as long as the dome of ST. Peters points TO the
kindred sky.
Jerusdlem.-JerusaIem was a proud field: and
the ground on which the temple now stands the
lJo'nt inheritance of two brothers, one of which h
was married and had several children the o,he r
lived bachelor. They cultivated in common the
held which had devolved on them in right of their
mother. AT harvest time the two brothers bourd
up the sheaves, and made of them two equal stacks
which they left upon the field. During the nigh:
good thought presented Itself to the Younger
MY brother" said he 10 himself, has a W fe and
children to maintain; i. is not just that Or shares
should be equal let me then take few shea YES
from my stack, and secretly add them to his: he
will not perceive il, and therefore Cannot rernse
them" This project the young man immediately
executed. That light the elder awoke. and said
to his wife, my brother is young and lives alone
without companion TO ASSIST him in his labors,
ana console hIm IN his iatlgues 1t is not lust iha,
we should take from the field as many sheayes as
ne Goes; lei US get up aid secretly 90 and carry a
certain number OF sh@aves 10 his atack-he will
not hnd 1t out Tomorrow. and therefore cannot
refuse them and they did accordingly. The
next day both brothers went to the field and each
was much surprised 10 find the two stacks alike ;
neither being able IN his ow n mind to account for
the prodigy. They pursued the same course for
several successive nights; but as each carried 70
his brothers. stack the same number of sheayes.
the stacks still remained equal, till one night thew
both determined to stand sentinel TO eIucidale the
mystery, they both met each bearing the sheayes
destined for his brotber's stnck
Now the spot where so beautiful thought AT
once occurred TO. and was so perseveringly acted
upon by two men, must be place agreeable 10
God and men blessed, and chose it wherein 10
build house 10 his name.
How charming is this tradition! How it breafhes
the unaffected benevolence of partriurcha moraIsl
How simple. primeva and natural is the inspra.
ton Leading men to consecrate to God spot on
which virtue has terminated on earth | have
heard among the Arabs hundred legends of the
same description. The air Of the Bible is breath.
ed all over the East.-Ldmartine's PHgrimage 10
the Holy Land.
| An EDITOR IN CHURcH.-One of the editors of
the Cincinnati Nonpariel. by way of variety, vi
sed church Sunday last. with the view of
taking "tems,' and furnishing his readers with
stal l,toet ,rt,l