Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-27
MISCELL ANEpUS.
From The .Aer York Comier and Enquirer.
ROME AND THE POPE


ROME AND THE POPE
As the ryrotcchnic displays that Flowed Tho p,pc's
return 10 Rome about Terminate and The clnnons
nj 81 Augeio hushlng Their roar and The aud
birds OF pnrase and aud showers Of gud on the
haloments had already paed away there suddenly
arose. like creation OF maple before the howIeed eyes
Of the Roman pc pie, silver palace blazing with Tho
inscriptions" Pms ~. author Of The ,ene,rcd pr0sporifv ="
scenic sarrasml Agllitetng mockery, With hank
rupt treasury exhausted credit worthless currency
taxation ucteaSl0g;cOnisca Ions multiplying domiclmty
visits without number arrests and commitments without
end the lhquiNion rees ished the 1csuits restored
spies ahd inonets everywhere, SC, 900 men within
twelve months prescribed, dtiven away killed or imn
soned 600 now nn.ui.hing dungeons md log ion
OF them within the very walls that upheld the p,ring
fement ruler stripped o ali his pti the plfy shield
ed BY 2000 foreign bayones, and trembnply awaiting
but the frstdlTk dlngs from the North ee away from
his capital miserable fugi,ive-a People prnnvlnss
hop ess, goddess priest ridden sbrri hunted jnlzary-
crushed. their mouths sealed. their nlercis shrouled
and their souls abandoned and notwithstanding all
hi', the municipality Of Rome mpudenly bazon the air
with a boast Of reneircd prosperity
otrenewed prosperity IN Rome, Plus TX. is certainly
not The author since no such thing exists; neither DO
believe thai he Ia Tho wiling OF the prolonged
misery Our nf ence III the bongniiy Of his daplsi.
tion and The sincerity of his motives has never yet been
sbakeo For his lrmei sublime forts n spite of tlinn-
sand oi ihonsand opposing Influences. 10 crmnate
abuses. To llbemze hs government and 10 elevate his
subjects to something like the dignity of men, he shall
ever have need of admiration and praise His noble
beneiaclons repaid with foul ngfaIltulc, and his
heroc endeavors Were baied by deadly perGdy. Ger
tain ''high disdan from OF injured merit ;" he may
possibly have and have justly too; but could never So
Saanize has nature as 10 tempt him 10 repeat EVIL be
thou my g0Od.' Yet his minister murdered aud his pal
ace mobbed, wrongs TOO terrible fr oblivion and
there Is no cause for WONDER If her memory quolls
many "A Oh resolve and generous purpose.
ils not material change IN 'he disposition of Plus
TX. that makes Rome miserable, aud threatens ,o keep
so but the reestsb shed power aud influence of the Sa
crd College. The Cardinals exercise emus, sover
egn control BY ecclesiastical law they are the Pope's
advisers in temporal well spiritual matters and
they have pOscp;Ive right 10 determine upon every
important political measure. For year previous To the
Republic circumstances constrained The Temporary relax
alton OF his right. but ts exercise is now resumed with
greater tension than The maj riiy Of the
Consis ory fact all but Of lis yfDur mem
b'rs by birth llaans. As gen raj hiny they are
indebted 10 wealth and rank and to virtues and tai
ents. Tor their exalted station. Many we believe
in truth say mos, of them 10 fish, domneerng un-
prlnclped ,uniurgiving Their religion is Cath
oic and tolerant and liberal but papsca and bigo,ed
and prosecuting II partakes less o Tho spirt of Bssuet
aud lon, than Of that o lldcbrand and E-cubir-
The Romans regard them with intense hatred and dread
and attribute every obnoxious "l the government 10
their sinister influence. So long this influence re.
mains. as II now is predominant, 50 lug will the mise
Iles OF The Roman people continue unpalll
abhoued the act, but never mourned The victim, Long
before its bloody exit had lost all respect for its char.
acter and all confidence in lis presrrvaton IL sprung
from assassination, and was aimed by chicanery and
iaseh0nd by sp)lla ION and bribery by intimidation aud
whence. The Roman pppullce are incapable Of self
government; had they proved themselves otherwise we
should have ! st all faith in every sincon IT morality
and every lesson OF history The Romans (and The acl
is terrible commentary upon the Influences which they
have been suhJected) the utterly irieligous and
thoroughly drpTavtd people IN Europe, uni So perhaps
their compeers the Greeks be exceped II is an indp.
niy to Freedom 10 suppose that She who is jealous of
her glory and 50 rigid IN her claims would become the
tutelary divinity Of herd lnconsant tescherous
degraded by ignorance, hardened by irrclglon
unnamed by sensuay so completely lost every lofty
aspiration and every noble sentiment and ute y un-
able to reverence in any way apprecate the authority
Of Law, the sancty Of Right, The sIlemny Of Duty.
To such wreces she manlless heI5eli only Aveng-
ing Godd, IS
Yet do most ferven ly hope that Plus * will care
fully but resoutry again reener and pursue the path Of
refnTm. No ruler in this world, whether temp nal or
spiritual, has night 10 regard his subjects rfedeem
ably reprobae their very self Abandonment triples the
obligation TO strive 10 regeneraie them. The Romans
may not yet be prepared for freedom, for the blessings
OF liberal Constitution; but they entitled be rid
OF that heaviest Of all public curses, unprncpled r
responsible hierarchy, and they have right 10 squ
iablp enlightened government inspired by the spirit and
adapted To the wants o this nineteenth century. Let
nOt the Natcan, IN such cause at least beie its
chosen moto.-". .N,dla Uestga ,ctrorSuln." Even if
no representative system be araned ii the admins
traton cannot be secuarzed, if the ecclesiastical irbu
mails cam be abolished if complete amnesty cannot be
vouchsaled, all events hupe that the solemn en-
gagements which made before the return of the
Pope will now be redeemed The ,auto proprip OF last
September lin ted lis concessions must, in ,y
ally 10 truth, and in loyalty TO the world, be faithfully
carried ont. II contains the germs of provincial and mu
nicipal lbeveshe very liberties which form the best
of all political education and plne: and il does, in
cerain way. promise reforms and ameoTalons in the
Judicial department, and IN the civil Administrations 1t
Is Ia Itself iiluv nlrfuw and CONTACTED hnt We hope