Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-01-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

Tho Pope II seems escaped from Rome i'm disguise
and has located himself in Naples Upon reaching
G@,a he was visited by the King of Naples and
family. The construction given 10 his selection of an
Asylum, is, tina, he meditates an appeal to brute
force. At Gpc,a he put forth Manifesto, COM
plainingn bitter terms of the treatmen, he had met
with from his own people, and tracing it to the ma
chinations of men degraded in the Judgment of Eu-
rope and the work. He dominates governing
commission in his absence, which has been already
rejected by the Chamber OF Deputies at Rome; and
concludes with invocation to the s'Great Mo
Their of Mercy and the Holy Apostles, Peter and
Paul, for their nercession, that the City and State
o.! Rome may be saved from the wrath of the ON
nipoent God" That the temporal authority of the
Pope may have terminated is probable, notwith-
standing the invitation to him to return Tina, the
union Of spiritual and temporal power should he dis
solved, believe to be the sentiment, of thousands
of Catholics in ;his country.
francis JOSEPH the First, a youth of 10 wears,
has succeeded to the throne of Austria, by the re-
signaton'ot his uncle Ferdinand, and the decina
ton OF Francis Charles, his Father He is repre-
scented as having been carefully educatSd,as fond
i,ary tactics, and as having seen fight in the late
movements in Italy. His proclamation is sensible,
liberal and conciatng; and yet we doubt his fit
ness Tor the present condition of such Kingdom
In short, our confidence in crowned Heads is too
weak TO nope strongly; confiding as little in their
assurances as we sympa,hse in their exaItation.
The King of Prussia, Frederick William has
taken the bold step of dissovng the National As
sembly, which had been convoked for the purpose
of forming constitution. The reasons assigned for
this step are apprehended encroachmcnts upon the
rights of the Crown, aud fears for the welfare Of the
people as connected with those Grown rights The
hing, however, has presented charter to the Ma
ton upon his own responsibility and by Royal de-
cree, the Chambers are summoned to meet in Ber-
lin on the Goth of February, 10 consider the royal
instrument. BY this charter, personal freedom is
secured-the domicil TO be invioate--capal pun
lshment and confscation Of property abolished
freedom OF religious worship. Of speech and of the
press guaranteed. Education fostered, and public
meetings authorised to be allowed by the police
Ministers made responsible for bad measures, the
King not-no direct suffrage in elecng members of
the Chambers. but universal suffrage in choosing
Electors of suci-no property qualifications for eli
ther Chamber.
In France, all quiet-Louis Bonaparte President
of the Republic-the Cabinet not yet filled up-M.
Louis Lucien Bonaparte, son of the late Lucicn
Bonaparte has been elected deputy to the National
Assembly from Corsica. In regard 10 the Presi-
dent The public Journals thus speak:
"Our conduct with respect to the new power
which is about to rise, will be this. We will OBJ
serve him, and watch him with attention. and even
with suspicion, and have the right to do so. but
without any determined hostility Ii he do the af
fairs OF the country, we will believe that he does
our affairs lfhe compromises the interests of the
country, we will oppose him resolutely but solely
with constitutional arms We will not leave the
legal path if he do leave ii in the frs, instance
and then only TO follow him, and 10 defend against
his aggression the principle to which he owes his
success of day"
As Father Richie used so often to say-.Nous
perrOns.