New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-07
ITALY.
The Right to Intervene for the Restoration
OF the Pope.


interfere nee have found in pamphlet upon the
affairs Of Italy By the Able Martinez savoy and resi-
dent In Paris the author Of the Solution Of the Great
Problems" and other works Roman Catholic polsmic
writer Of acknowledged ability In MS work the Catholic
view is stated and at the end little Of the French jea
ousy Of the Italian monopoly Of the Pope. Pspacy and
churchly distinctions and emolumeDts b-trsy the su
thor into revelation Of the narrowness and incapaciiy
Of the College of Cardinals, and the Government OF
Rome The author believes that this is trial OF the
Pope. he may enter securely into possession
Of his own aud purge tho Church Catholic Of the small
sectional and national influences which have controlled
it That Is however apart from our present interest
in the book.
He asserts the temporal sovereignty of the Pope thus
In of bis divine vicsrage he cannot be the te
pora subject Of any crown. He must then " ear
crown This crown must be absolue, because if he be
surrounded with ministry who may control him' the
Catholic would respond "a Prince who merely regns
and does not govern, Is governed Prince, and would
feel that bs action was Lot free. Hence his papal au
hority would suffer 10 tie detriment Of the church
/ Ii 10, however necessary that he have cOunsellors-
These must be lsymeD. because his divine and SUI
perior position 10 that Of Ponf and AZ II would not be
pOss BILE separate entirely his two Governments HE
council must be composed of the highest dgniiares of
the church from parts Of his vast spiritual empire.
who by the variety Of their temporal and national ex
perience would much assist his temporal Government!
/
Turks, Germans, French and spanisrds with large
proportion OF Italians administering the uuhsfpy 10
States
too much Why cannot the Pope be emporalsubject
Because he 10 King in matters transcendng in import
ance all tenpors es All poteDtstes are subject to
God The Pope is Gods vicar. What follower The
legitimate Catholic claim of Gregory With and all
sisent Catholics fOows-that the papal crown supe
rior TO all crowns-thst all countries OF the earth
priucipslities of the Pope and all rulers his vsssss
LII ,k.t, frydt.r in H.f hon oil
Church alive, this its natural and necessary
claim When the Emperor Of Germany resisted the
Pope asserted bis cause with bullets as well as bulls
and the vicar of God put his foot upon the neck of
Frederic Bsrbarosa This TO- therefore, the real prn
cipe concerned in the threatened intervention. Re
seating the Pope IN feet at Rome he is resesed IN
right u, Vienna Paris. Madrid, or wherever else-snd
uples the the AusrisDs agree that the Pope has the
right to ab.ove them from their vow Of featy to the
Emperor and the French that he may indulge" them
dsobedence 10 their constitution aud the Prince
President, they entirely nconsequent, and have
righ resest the Pope than to unsest Victoria
or restore Henry V.
But the par,izsns Of the Interference ssy-"We ere
moderate men-we do not make extre me demands-it
has been allowed universally thst the Pope shs not
those singular claims but that he shall reign quiet
ly at Rome and if he is put out will quietly put him
In again" AZ Ito this In the first place the Pope being
once out, he cannot be restored without profound
consideration OF the grounds OF bis right to his old po
ston and secondly, II the matter of absolute dominion
is compromised, and li,tle realm given him prime
condition Of the IT, that the people OF the
Realm assent.
These question. are very distinct from the relative
value Of the Government of Plus TX and that Of the
Republic, and from the other which soon be prec-
ticsy encountered in Italy, whether Pope absolute
spiritually all Italian Princes and people could be
party confederation of states, either 10 political
superior or inferior If he is Prince Of a small Terri.
tory only 10 preserve his personal dignity IL 10 neces
cary that the State be entirely independent Ito union
with would instantly begct and grave ques
tons and tina, union in some way the political move
ment OF his State aud of Italy plsi1ly tends The
resestng of the Pope must be. therefore, farther
sidertd rs defiance OF the reseaug powers against
conf dersed Italy. If the great Catholic countries are
determined that the Pope must have small State Tor
revenue dignity and all the other official necessities Of
the Supreme Pontif why do they not allow him a
Of District of Columbiaa strip between France and
Spain for example. The people of the strip might OBJ
ject but they have already objected at Rome II
that Austria loves the Pope for his Temporal
Throne In itself and from religious respect but ishat
Austria loves the Papscy as an instrument wherewiih
t. check rivals and control interiors IL is the shade
of principle, whose substance would crush H. prost
tuted 10 political mschinatOn IN the attempt made
there will be little effective defence
Letme ask you 10 consider an instant the position Of
Sardinia IN regard to the other Italian movements II
the greatness Of spot centers interest NJ Romethst
of man charms 1t HI Turin. vincenzo Giobert, who
the date Of my last letter s the head of the
Sardnisn Cabinet is now simple Deputy at Issue upon
question of TACT with his old colleagues. You are
aware OF the Democratic movement which bore g. into
power, aud OF bis conduct Minster-his enmity to
the Republican princple-his desire of confederation
Y
Called reactionsry be simply consistent and said
mister what he had said exile IL is Necessary
to remember always that Gobert is Democrat In the
OF bssng the Government upon the nj and
assent Of the people. The form OF Government he /
ihinks In Italy should be monsrchca-at the same /
time be thinks that Italy ought 20 manage its al
fairs He holds TO the doctrine OF the demoraliz siion
snd Dc sdaiion of the foreign influence and believes
lhs, Tor Italy the first step nsonsl and not sectional
The revolution took place in Rome GiObert Sid not
wish 10 break with the new Government there IN the
q prnCiDle ufed Ala AZ
ing with the Pope. TWAS a dilemma which he avoid. /
ed deNteTously for several weeks At length he was
Obliged 20 elect his part Then be withdrew the agent
At Rome and maintained the st Gseta All his an /
tecedens, his rel giOus and political principles deter
mined this course But he stll pursued the prepara
lions for against Austria aud DID not doub that
the Roman Republic would assist They might diff-r
Internally, but they were all ltslikns Then followed
the Tuscan revolution. II was not pleasant 10 Gohert
Tor II sadly complicated the ltssn question that In
mc bad done. The moment was M chosen to drive /
away the Pope for the Austrans were recuperAtine-
were already possessed OF Lombsrdy and would wi,h
no isirer pies TO msrrh the Peninsula 10 Rome
than the reses,ng Of their spiritual Father This would
be Dcscusbly fatal to the Italian Cause But that
VAS aw kwsrd how much for the same Cause wa,
the Tuscan movt ment At that time For Austria has
claim upon the Ducsl crown, and would wish sgAn no
better pretence for the occupation and submission Of
Tuscany.
10 this extreme position Of affair. so sadly compro
uisng The question mos, important TO be hrsi solved
the absolute independence namely, OF lisly-Cioberu
was too much man OF sense 10 that the first
condition OF the victorious Aussns al Rome and Flor.
sucr would b. non paric patton IN the Lombard War
tie knew that the King Of Naples would not s..,t IN
that and be that Sardinia would be eff alone
To decide u with Austria But tie prosprc; VISA yet
more sppAllins Possessed 81 Rome ard ru.cAny and
lpmbsidy. the Au.tFsus would Isolated Sardinia
aud he knew perfectly thst il would then be
resist snd 30 Ssrdit Ia would next succumb Eur0pe
might interfere. certainly hut Giot-rii like al wi.e
stScsmen, understands foreign Interference tho well
not O. pusip1ne u o. every usousl resource In any
ease II Austria doubtsd from whsever reason of he
wisdom ot a march upon Rome there could he little
doubt that she would inv SIDE Tuscany Then the
siste II things would he much the same Master Of
Lomosfdy -ud Of Tuscany With Au.trsn soul 10 the
kng of Naples Austria would have isolated every tAl
ian Stste-~s-rdnia ald Venice from each other by
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