New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-05
Lniauutfd Rome.


thsr Of Nations is now q, bay against them all
Rome was suffering before. The nis'oTfune' oi
other regions Of Italy. the defeat AZ NovTa' pre-
concerted in hope 10 strike the last blow a. l'cS1
Independence. the surrender and painful condi''on
Of Genos. the money dfs-ulties-insupersoe' un.
les.the Governmentcould secure confidence as'Oa1
a. vel as a. bone e-preveuied Der peoPie ITO"
fndice that fot-bold ior which they were 'eady'
Tlevscillat,ous OF France sgitsted them st iney
eoald MT seriously believe she woef ever act me
,zrs a. mas. We mast say France because
e many b,porAb.e men have washed Their
b,o6. of ali share in the perfiiy, the Assembly
voted fanes % sustain the expedition 70 CIvi's
vecehia. and the Nation, TIE Arny have remained
qaiesesHt.
No one vas. no one could be. deceived as to the
.eooe Of this expedition. l. =ss intended % re-
.t.re the Pope to lh- temporal sovereignty irom
Ssich the People D. ths use Of suafsse, mad de-
fo..d him. W doubt the French, IN case Of sac
cess. proposed - temper the triamph o; Aast1a
aud Naples aad stipulate for eoaditons that
mi .ht soo,he the Romans and make their act less
odioas 4 90 they were probably deceived b. the
-.ore.eatsiions u Gaeta. and believed that large
nary. v hich had been intimidared BY the rePubr
cans would declsrs in favor Of the Pope when
they found themselves likely to be sustained Bot
t~is asst pretext msy IN 40 way avail them. They
Landed a. Civita Vecchia. and 10 one declared for
tbe Pooe. They marched on Rome. Pscards
we're .Exed within the walls by hands unknown
calling upon the Papsl party to rise within the
town. Not soul stirred. Tee French had no
D. q. L. to haIT fhrr 10
sent Government vas DOT entirely acceptable 70
the people Notwithstanding they assaIl the gates
they FIRE upon IT Peters, AMI their balls pierced
the Vatican. They were sed as they deserved.
retired IN quick aud shameful defeat, surely the
brave French soldiery could not, If they bad not
been demorsIzsd BY a sense OF what an Infamous
course they were pursuing. France eager 70 de-
stroy the last hope Of Italian emancipation France
the aIguazil OF Austria, the soldiers OF republican
France, firing upon republican Rome II there be
angel rs well as demon powers that interfere in
the affairs Of men. those bullets could scarcely fail
% be turned back against their own breasts Yet
Roman blood has how ed also; saw how it stain
ed the walls Of the Vatican Gardens on the 3Oth
April-the first anniversary OF the appearance OF
Plus ks too famous encyciIc letter. Shall he,
shall any Pope ever again wax peacefully IN these
gardens. Impossible The temporal sovereign
y Of the Popes gone, by their shameless mer-
ciloss measures taken to restore it. The spiritual
dominion falls t, o into irrevocabls ruin.
What may be the issue, at this moment we can.
not guess. The French have retired 70 Cvta
Vecchs. but whether 10 reembark or to await
reiuforcemenis we know not. The Neapolsan
force has ealted within lew miles Of the walls
it is not TIC and they are undoubtedly surprised
AT the dissomft1re Of the French. Perhaps they
ait Tor the Austriaus but DO not yet hear that
these have entered Romano. Meanwhile Rome
is strongly barncaded, and, though she cannot
stand always against world IN arms she means
ai least 10 Try. Mszzini is at her head she has
now a guide who understands his faith, and ali
there is OF noble spirit Will show itself We all
ieel very sad, because the idea Of bombs barbar
ously thrown in and street-ight in Rome Is Pc
culisrly dreadful. Apart from all the blood and
anguish inevitable at such times, the glories of
Art may perish, and mankind be forever de-
spoiled OF the most beautiful inheritance. Yet
wJul defend Rome u the last moment eN<he must
not be false T. the higher hope that has dswned
upon her She must not is back again into ser
Witty aud corruption. And no one is willing. The
Interference of the French has reused the weakest
. resistance. " From the Austrians, from the
y Nespolitens- they cried, we expected THE
bat from the French, it is too infamous, it cannot
be borne and they all ran TO arms and fought
nobly.
Toe Americans here are not IN a pleasant situa-
ton Mr. Csss the Charge Of the Uoitcd States.
stays here " ithout recognizing the Government
Ofcourse, be holds position at the present M.
ment that can enable him 10 set Tor Beside,
II gives us pain that our country, whose policy It
Justly is to avoid physical interference with the al
fairs of Europe. should not use a moral influence
Rome has, as We did thrown of Government no
longer tOerable she has made use OF the suffrage
70 form another she stsnds on the same basis -
ourselves Mr. Rush did us great honor by his
ready rcco gnition OF principle as represented by
the French Provisional Government; had Mr..
Cass been empowered 70 do the same. our country
would have acted nobly and all that IS most truly
American IN America would have spoken to sus-
tain the sickened h.pes Of European democracy
But OF this more vhea write next Who knows
hat. I r,ex hov q. all vfa.k -