The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-12

ana notnng, snort OF an armed expedition OF nifty
thousand French soldiers, could have overthrow
the new government and even with this tremen-
dous force at his disposal the Pope found it easy
matter to reconquer his lost kingdom for il was
by levelng the walls of Rome, by bombarding
that ancient and venerable city, by burning the
houses of its people, and filing every dwelling with
mourning and blood, that his soldiers were at last
enabled to gain their point; and when General
OGdinot entered Rome, not an Italian gave him a
shout of welcome-not a Roman could be found
cut ola nalf million, who would mount to the top
OF the Campidogllo, and drag down the trcolor of
Italian freedom.
Now, if Mr. Cass, during this whole period, had
been left with no discretionary power whatever his
acts might have been, the responsibility of them
would have fallen upon his government; but he had
no excuse of this kind to plead, for he might have
come forward at the right time, and lent the new
republic the encouragement OF his own; and if he
had been such a needed, and Rome
needed, at that time, with the instructions he had
from the President, he might have given different
issue 10 the fate of Rome Although no parallel
can be traced between the characters or the quail
fcauons of the two ministers of whom we are
speaking, Mr.. Cass being, so far as we know, en-
tirely understandable on personal grounds, yet we
can conceive quite as good reasons for the aboli-
ton of the Roman mission as for the Austrian.
In both cases despoism has tnumphed by the
foulest and the bloodest means In bath cases
our government has stood aloof from those repub-
lies, when they needed aid In both eases It's en-
courseement was looked for, and 10 both cases
the ruin has been wrought. If Gen Cass's argu.
ment holds good when applied TO Austria, that, by
oh il n hafx.
countries, we administer severe and well merl:ed
rebuke TO tyranny we cannot for our lives see why
the case will not hold just as good when applied to
Rome. AT present, Hungary Is crushed and cruel
fed. The butcher has shed his blood and the IT.
nocent have died So far as the cowardice of
despotsm has dared TO go in this sangunary period
It has gone; and if the petty priests, backed by
hired soldiers, who now govern the Roman States
had dared to bring on reign of terror, as Nicho-
las and Haynau have done, who doubts that they
would have done 1t 1t is well known that under
Gregory XVI, only little more than three years
ago, every outbreak or attempt at political dis
lurbance brought scores of men to the block of the
executorer the torture of the inquistorial dun
geors. No reign has ever been so despotc over
mankind as the reign of prlestcraft. But barbara
ties and atrocities enough have been perpetrated
In Rome, since the French Intervention began, to
justify in putting end to all diplomatic inter-
course, or even the appearance of il, with such
state. We hope, at all events, IN the name of hea-
ven, that Mr. Cass has not yet recognised the pre-
sent government, If there be any In Rome.
But we have serious doubts whether we could
not, as a nation, discover wiser policy than
that advocated by the Michigan Senator. His
hands were tied when he made his great speech.
Colonel Webb was his intimate friend and
if the question of abolishing missions were raised,
the proprety of abolishing the mission to Rome
became apparent Would II not be better, instead
of committing to the hands of very young man
so responsible and important mission as the one
to Rome has been, or so important business as
has been conded the notorious proprietor Of the
Coprlp and Enquir0-were II not better, we say
TO invite them both 10 come home and 90 about
their proper business, the one to the bomiju the
other 10 the bull-ring-and send two men, distln-
gushed for their talents, their character and their
public service, TO do what may be DONE at this
eleventh hour, TO atone part at least, for some
Of the fatal blunders OF the Hon John NJ. Clayton,
he illustrious patron of the Hon. James Watson
W. bb, colonel by courtesy, and once a subordinate
officer IN the regular army, who was pardoned out
of State prison by the grace of New York Co
vernon, in order TO endorse him for foreign mis-
sion' Our policy should from the beginning have
been to encourage throughout the world, by all
fair and practicable means, the diffusion of the
principles of liberty. No man, who has any heart
or republicanlsm, doubts that the great struggle
which is now going on between absolutlsm and
democracy must IN the end accord victory to the
now defeated and buchered party in Europe.
after the government of Great Britain Her policy
has always, until recently, been TO make war upon
republics, because her own insecurity, as an oil
parchc monarchy, lay only in the spread OF repub.
lcan principles. We have all heard Of the Holy
Alliance and the Congress Of Vienna, where sove-
relgns and despots assembled to combine their
forces 10 put down liberty BY such combinations,
the liberal cause has hitherto suffered all It's de-
ieats and who expects that it will ever become
unless It's friends unite throughout the
world, in like combination 1t was by such
combination this, that the iaires and the richest
empire IN South America prevented from be-
coming a republic. and converted into new field
for European royalty. England, and France, and
Spain, aud Portugal. placed over the heads Of the
empire of Brazil a European prince and the traitor
LOUIS Philippe was first IN the strife To win the
hand OF the European.m inufactured monarch tor
one of his daughters. Aud this not enough.
One Of hIs sons must marry the same monarch's
sister. IN this way, for ages, royal families have
interviewer themselves together, until 1t has abso-
uely become a matter of seh-preservatiou to each
one TO protect the usurped powers Of all the rest
Now. with such fearful odds against republicln,sn
with the ntriRues and assaults, open aud inside
Nus which monarchy can bunp prainst if-vht
poe slble hope Is there that II VII ever prevail ua.
less the same policy Of combination, union. and
coed management be adopted amoug the republics
NJ the world That this must ultimately become
the rtrnng policy Of this county, we profoundly
believe end hereafter We imagine hat one of the
principal tests by which the racers N our Oym7IAn
sanes will be- tined, will be. What Is your policy
1wards the republics what will you do for the
suse # liberty ga the Old Woidl Il is last b.
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