The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-04
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e., APPROACHING FQuenuy W tne Vcfko VI ptoaQ
csd sture, but Jet pr serving q certain fidelity to
the originals, which renders them easily recogniz-
able BY tAoss who have visited ha. interesting re-
sioa. In an artistic sense the illustrations OF t,is
article canrot be spoken Of In terms OF too high
commendati. n. They attest tee progress that has
been made within the last fes years in wood engrav.
ing in this country, and are equal to the very best
spec mers Of the kind to DO found in the serial
WORKS Of great Britain. The plates eatlaed "Dlm,
outies' and 'the So,w Storm are particularly de-
serving Of notice for taeir ar istical b eadth OF treat
meat ard truth illness OF eff-st. Taey ave al the
force and freedoS Of the bfush, and ia ly realise in
ergraviss what Ia SO muca priced in the parent art
Abbotts Napoleon Bonap art is Htly brought co q
close by that gratd national spotheosis. which was
20 soemnly but tardi y consuums ted Ia the 70.
moval Of the Emperer's remains from the TO 4.
bound isle In which IA dragged out sach Q weary
captivity 10 he more copgspis' resting place desiS
mated By bis will "s ID my ~ish," he wrote, "thst
my sshss nay reposs on the banks Of the Seine. In
the midst Of the Ffer 81 people whom Ilovsd SO we'll"
Without that affect ng tribute Of justice to tia
me1ory Of tie g es1est msn Of his age-or, as MI.
Abbott seems I, xhiDk, Of any other-the story OF his
Life would be Without It's moral. II served ct once
10 rehabiitate bis ohar,c'er, shica had been SO la.
6mtiiously ~cloussa Dy cliamoy aad mis- 'eeresen.a
tin, and to demo1ssrs . TO che world that his fame
was as dtar ss ever 20 he uationh heart. Thu COO
cladiI paragraph Of Mr.. Abooss's work, although
Per. aps stmeStst sxasgsrstsd by his enthusiastic
admiration OF his hs,o bss nevertheless a good deal
Of historic truth in it,
NacClecn, in csa,o, has BIC ths victor over
ell is iose. Every Reu.Jons neart no n does homage
to his lofty cassncsr. His last sis5ea are accom-
phsstd, AID his aslss reD0ss In the bssDm OF his
Beloved France, ar,r-t the .mserisaaols m0nu-
meats of his wisdom, III. COCO ess, and bis glory.
Franco has reared 10 olm 4 nsa soleu n which Is q
nations prise acd % u cpthroat d in che he arts OF
lis ccup'rymep M cCnsrrn WAS nevsr e1thro1ed
before Tnrougo al comi Z ages travellers from all
Ian0s vii, win r.vsrei tai aw4, visit the tomb Of
Napoleon. His tcb.e ANS IL every day extending.
TIE vonces Of oDicquy se becomi' & more faint ard
few. ana scen viii ce ousa+d forever.
The article On "Ite',an Life and Morals dfa vs. q
most ianensabe pi,urs Of the present state Of
society in the Rarsu and Eeapolitap States. The
object OF lie writer Ia 20 shcw the demoralizing and
COgruptiDg influence of R ma i'm upon the q ,mestic
ARD tocisl relations nf Ire; but he pushes his con
clusiors s. mt whist farther thar strict logic warrants.
There can be GO doubt 'hst Of oil ecclesiasticll sys
TENS, that Of tie r man Catholic church is least
favorable TO tbs eeselopsme mt Of constitutional
hbsftJ; but At the sams time the condition of things,
which the writer pgIIts 10 a. illustrating his argu
mebts, is not b. any means conclusive as to thu
further deduottors whoa 20 seeks to establish. II
B going too fsg 70 ~usirta.J, az he does, that its
doctrines nec ssa ily conduct to corruption, o~rofigacy
and q diersgsId Of the saue Of hnmln life. The st ate
Of tSirg s which 20 oesc.ibes " ,uld arise just as RED
dfyfren tie ss orpiiou ofthe tivil pc yer Of ths Sat,
In tie har6s Of q otasr thsocracy. True Catho-
iiCism does mot ackno wed &c the te nporal q attributes
Ct Papal sovei cisnty a. essential elemeats OF its
dognasc iarb. Therefore, any arguments deducsd
from the dsnoraiizs tion II Italian s,cie'y apply
rather to the faults sbo weakness inherent TO eccle.
sic-pol.ticsl ystems Of government generally, taan
to any docs-inal par icuia-ities in that OF Romo.
Passil g from this otbstAble grouud to the facts Of
the sItice, il nuss be owred tha some OF them arc
Cfs most stsrtirg aud deplorabls character. AL
Though We oentos ae &c with the sriter that they
bre the inevit.tls re-ul: II the "a i,udinariau view
which he allege tn Church II n me takes of eu ii
EAiters, we cant OF bat pity the weakness Of O gov
erLDent which, ir;m its rsci;ally vicious c~onstitu
ticn, 61cs itself uGabie TO cope With and suppress
suoh monster evils as we find described in the fol-
lowiIg ext acf:-
Dnr1g the lsst century, ths average of murders
IN Rene, With o pcpuiati0e Of ons hundred snd
hfy shCueard souls, sSs i've or six o day, aui on
ope ccssitn fourteec. While occupied by tbs
Frsrch, ,itre were In q ain gle day one huDded and
twtLGs sssassinz,nLs. AID ss lase as 1928 they
ayaJ9gsd ore dsi,y. A chapel ot the Madonna Ia
che CHURCH 1t ths Aupart,0s Ia hung about with
knlv's, o,fbs, ard ether mu-de GUS instruments,
suspended there by their owners, g. the order Of
thete Coz fettor, Is . clndition OF absolution AMI
evl6efcs o. psroon 4 { ctr crimes.
The str es Of me ars Lot safe at the later
bours u Light, sven low, tor any one who has a1yht
about hin to tempt trs ~cupicity OF its hfghwayne1.
Roman tiiepds II mi1e are accustomed to place
their WATCHES In their boots when out late ut night.
Every house keeper will tell you the risks they
FuR In Lot keeping the ~strctest watch over their
premises aoo Aay cne's experience In visiting
ltstac tsniiea wild Convince then that they
have more confidence In their port ,utis doors
enc nstsiye gratiRgs than in tithe- the honesty
OF their c0uDtrymen or the guardianship OF the
Pe.,or. II . cus'onNy. when q visltsr calls, to
W1doR, 80 as to ACES tain his quality and business
before wis dtsRing the b1lt. Fear and suspicion
arc manifested T. great ex ent In the do nestle
sxrez eements Of It's laos, and with reason, for In
no country 10 there moe sympathy felt for the
bar dit. AS 10 protects ths poor, he Is considered
more as thor champion than q cri nina The racks
Of Highway men arc often recruited from the disaf-
fected toward the government, chose oppress,ons
foroe item, % II were, into open hostility. Hence
they psytaks In part OF the chsrac or of patriots;
and. even With the ad Of French and Austrian
troops, Italy fnds il NJ easy task to keep ter roads
and eit:fs seize for the traveller. Judge, then, what
would be toe ctndiion OF the country were its Eve
hundred thousand bsyonets reduced 70 the number
that con- Pose the army Of the United States?
Ths chiefs Of the Roman brig snds, from Their au-
dscfty ard extent Of t5eir crimes, have ranked with
the vulgar a. heroes The Romsu government, M.
able - ccpe 9TH trem, has, after they had glutted
enemstlyes with piuIder, pardoned and pensoned
them 20 keep the peace.
One of he most noted WAS Gasparone, who began
his career BY silrR his confessor for refusing to
abeO,ye him for o robhefY. Yet 30 ecrup2lous was
no In the performance Of those religious rites that
imoralt Romanismsubs iutes for spiritual worship,
that be acquired with the country people o reputa.
eoa for sascttiy; particularly for his devotion to
dors on Sundays and cIurch festivals.
Anotker, Gcbe tho b. name. killed, during his
career, With his own hand, nine hundred AID sixty
-four edults srd six infants; regretting only on his
deAih.bed that ho rad not been able 10 make up tbs