The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-27

neuvre for vengeance on the liberalisls Of Eng
land, who in the progress Of the Roman reyolu.
ton took part with the Republic in their writings
The scheme was concocted at Gseta, where, after
his disgraceful fight, he flung himself at once
into the hands Of Naples, who owed England
grudge, by the by, on account Of the very feeble
and most unsuccessful attempt of Palmerston TO
protect the Sicilans from "the bombardier'sn
insane brutality The aggressive measures to
which sllude above were framed at Gaeta uu-
der the auspices of the Calsbrisn AntOaelh, who
in his advice given to his weak and tricky MASTER
Mastai cared as little for the well-being of spirit
ual Christianity as for that Of Buddhism.
This act Of the Pope, designed for the end it
was intended TO accomplish must prove to the
English Government that the head Of the Romish
church, in the hands of an Austrian Councillor,
a French General, or a Nespolitan Secretary Of
State, cannot fail to use his power over the con-
sciences of the ignorant, to beget in Ireland and
England the condition Of things that may suit for
the moment the Cabinets Of Vienna and Naples.
The hope is, that this belief will produce political
rather than the religious retaliation threaten
ed by the established church of the United
Kingdom Thus, while Schwarzenburg uses the
Pope, and the Pope his Wisemans and Culens to
work mischief for the political condition of Eng
land the latter must in selfdefence use her great
power TO furnish political occupation in his
own Peninsula for the holy father and his
friends Though we are constantly reading of
the abjuration Of Professionalism by distinguished
English converts to the church Of Rome you may
rely on it, for every such conversion backwards
on the Continent ten are taking place forwards
from the Roman church. Indeed such is the ST.
lent reaction in Florence, that the authorities
have peremptorily shut up the Swiss Protestant
church there, TO prevent the Florentines from
locking to it, Though it would be far more easy
to Protestantize Italy than to Romantic England
it is not to be expected that the English Govern
ment has either time funds, or inclination, to
enter seriously on any such task. Yet tbeupshot
Of " the Pspal aggression will be to throw the
powerful Influence of the English Government in
favor Of liberal and constitutional reform in the
Italian Governments, which must have due effect
in generating religious reformation, or the his
tory Of the worlds progress 80 far is q lie. You
may tn erefore write it down fixed fact, that, for
the future, Italy is to absorb large share Of the
attention OF England the condition Of Ireland bang
ia measure dependent on The councils governing at
Rome
As for the hubbaboo which lately transpired
throughout England on this Pspal aggression
question it is all over. The frog in the effort to
swell to the size of the bull has had a collapse,
leaving him as fat as a pancake giving out moth
ing but an occasional croak, TO remind the world
that be ia still living son of tadpole. The
Lancashire men-Milner Gibson, Bright, Cob
den, &c-have demolished all his powers for mis-
chief They have so ridculed the whole affair
that even the heads of "the Establishment are
heartily ashamed Of their respective parts in the
farce Golden is one Of the quaintest jokers Of
the age, and, you may depend ont, he made good
use of the fact of the procession of the London
Corporation to Windsor, bedizened with Bartle-
my fair trumpery, to protest to the Queen against
"Popish mummeries"
The reaction in English public sentiment in
which this affair has resulted is doing infinite good,
in the way ofopening the eyes of all thinkers in the
Kingdom, not interested in the perpetuation Of
abuses and tomfooleres to the fact that the concen
tration of wealth and power in the hands of any
church establishment, whether protected by spe-
cal privileges not, invariably leads to injurious
consequences to society. No church or religious
association ever yet obtained wealth or dangerous
immunity from secular (popular) control, save on
the plea of benefting mankind; and none have
grown rich and powerful without iuhcting far
more Of misery on the human race when in
that situation, than Of blessings. Even in our
own country, no such thing as rich church ex-
ists which fails to be of far less use and profit to
those around it than its unendowed, weaker, and
more humble competitors in the same community
IL the history of the Christian religion developes
one fixed fact il is that of the eternal fitness OF
Christ's command Of poverty, humility, and alb.
stinence from worldly concern, to be observed by
by the ministers Of his church. LIBERALIsT.