The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07

sanction The attempt, shouli such an attempt be
maze 10 force ON the subjects OF the Pope govern
ment which they detest the pretex that tho resOra
ton Of his temporal power necessary for the free ex-
crcse OF bis spiritual functions2 viii England eth
or CO operate for, or connive at such an ac
That man must indeed, be singuary wise or snguarly
rash VINO would venture TO give positive and denniuve
OF these questions But II is the duty OF
tho journalist speculate all questions that may in
teres the pubic mind, how vast and momontous s0ever
may be the issues which they nvolveeven should they
embrace the political and moral, the social and religious
prospects OF the whole civilized world And all these
prospects may be coored Frightened or darkened in an
Pope and his revoled subjects and by the which
the various Catholic Powers may be led to take.
The restoration of the Papal government by any other
means than armed foreign Intervention Is utterly i'm
possible The treaty Of Zurich repeating the preimna-
es Of villafanca binds the high contracting parties to
recommend administrative reforms TO the Pope. But
what treaty bind the Pope to act the
nendationY Both Austria and France at the very
men OF signing The treaty must have been aware that s
execution, regards this clause at least, will be i'm
practicable as similar recommendation given TO Queen
Victoria to rule on purely despotc principles engage
ent on the part Of the Emperor OF the French 10 dsband
the entire French army, or pledge by the Emperor Of
Austria TO favor and foster the separate natonali-
ties beneath his sceptre Papa reform synonymous with
Papa suicide. Other governments may attempt TO draw
the distinction between limited temporal and boundless
spiritual authority Sbut Rome herself will never ackn0w
ledge such distinction be just Just imagine Power
ruling over the hearts and conscences Of mankind IN the
remotes OF the EARTH and subject tho chances
OF general election and 10 be outvoted the estimates
the highest interests Of our race, compelled 70 listen TO
and adopt the suggestions Of municipal corporations and
provincial estates in matters connected with the lowest
Such Power irresponsible responsible infal
libe and errng, omnpoent IND powerless can In the
eyes Of any thinking politician be nothing else than the
strangcst anomaly the world saw II will certainly
not be regarded inviting field for administrative and
political FORM Its own subjects pronounce the attempt 10
be hopeless.
We easily imagine the embarrassment Of the Emperor
Of NE French 10 b ers. He has undertaken the special
protection Of the Papa government He has also under
taken the special protection Of Italian liberty The Papal
power and Italian liberty in open warfare the Italians
have revocd from the Pope the Pope s denouncing the
Italians His dcnnnciatOns echoed by the Cdtelic pre-
lacy all orer EuTopby loudly BY the preLaes Of
the Cddn Church II is most probable II is almost GER
tain, that within few months, perhaps within few
weeks-nay, the event might occur within few days
the Romagna will be attacked by the Papa troops II is
still more certain that at the first OF armed
Intervention in the Duches the troops of Central
Italy, under The command of Gari1a,di and Fhni ptU
take ne ichoe Roman question into their hands, and
siceep borc them every resige Of the Pdpo rue
hs Nsdpoidn frontier And may be questioned v gey
v'u stop there.
In this possibility, this probability we might almost say
this certainty, the immediate intervention OF Austria may
be anticipated. What part would France then play
What extension would this Roman question then
These questions which every European statesman must
feel to be extremely serious Every English statesman,
at least who possesses due Of his responsibility
to his country and TO civilized Europe whose
his decisions viii exert influence must be imbued with
the conviction that should be left untred to
avert the dangers which he cannot fail TO foresee