, 1859-05-20


Victor Emmanuel aud Louis Napoleon are
strong enough in their respective doninlons To
compel the organs Of tile Catholic Church, pull
lisllcd in Sardinia or France, to withhold a'4y
o,,cn c1,rcssion Of dissatisfaction with tn.
policy that they have adopted But it may he
assumed, now, rs 4 fact that every Catholic
priest and newspaper, outside Of those uildcr
tie control or censorship Of the governments
that We have named, will espouse tile cause of
Austria in the war which she has commenced.
Francis Joseph, the Austrian Emperor, is a
fayorite son Of tue Church Long ago lie bar
tered away the most iucstlmable rights Of his
subjects for the gl'osty support Of the corrupt
and degenerate old Hierarchy at Rome. Jes-
uitism in his Court is the power behind the
throne. 1t shapes and fashions the internal
all foreign policy Of the Empire to suit
the views and forward the purposes Of tile
4opc. Vienna, mt Rome, is tho ccutro OF
Catholic power aud influence in Europe,
aud the scat Of the Propaganda that is send
1uk l5 6tfJCl EL!tlbuS !uA1lIuGIIHs duu B4ASIIC
NOUS assumptions to every part Of the earth.
A servant 80 faithful and an Empire so useful
Jointly the power that holds Liberalism i'll
Italy in check, tllat secures the Pope III tho oc
curation Of the Statcs Of the Church, and that
is doing battle against Professionalism every
where-caunot be attacked without profound
f~t, i'll: II.
Of fear in the old seat Of intolerance and l,iyo-
try, the Vatican ITSELF We're the attacking
parties as conveniently servilc-as flexible in
tile hands Of the ecclesiastical power--as in
lc1iby despotic in purpose-as Austria, tie
colnbatants might he suffered to fight to their
hearts content. Tic Church could reap ;ld-
vantages from their weakness at the end ii
the struggle, which she would fail to compass
while they are in llc;tt! and strength.
N":ctor Emmanuel, in the eyes Of Our Lore,
t'lc Pope, is little. better than a heretic- 11l-
decd. lie Is hated with a degree uf
iutensit: 10 which the Church never
rises except size l,c warrlng witt. her own kt',
aud kin. Sominally Catholic, he is the most
determined enemy Of the pricstly doin:aa-
tion hy which llaly llas for ages been NJ
pressed. Bis administration for ten years las
been continued struggle against the suprc-
macy Of the Paracy over the temporal power
Of the State. He triumplaea at last, in spite
of bulls and ana,lcmas Illuminated ut his head
nd ic +-;-,+,,,,1,,.j s,1},
tia: he has preserved the affection and cnsurcl
tho support Of tllc people over whom be rules
For i'll offence $" rank. be has ceased 10 ilop:
for the forgiveness Of ,hr Church Louis Na
poleon is Il Catholic because Catholicism, il
most consouaat with lis policy; but his carr
for tho interests Of the Hierarchy begin and cnt
with care for himself lie woul1 deal with tll
Pope as his Uncle did before him; or would
tomorrow, send Catholicism and the priest
out Of France. with their cruciG1cs, candle:
vcstments, relics, and holy water after tllclr
with q regiment Of the guard bringing IT.
tho rear, il the interests Of his fau
II or his government demanded S
bold An act. When such men, supportet
by Russla-,he patron Of tile Greek Church.
are striving With the priestly puplet, Franc
Joseph, the direction Of Catholic synpatllit
can he calculated in advance. They Viii ru
out toward Absoutism and Austria Just
surely az wild beasts hunt their prey II
forced retirement Of the Duke Of Tuscany, ii
other one Of the fayoritcs Of Rome; the abd
cation Of the Duchess Of Parma. female sail
in the modern calcndar; tic stir in Naplt
where revolt waits only for the breath to lea,
the carcasc Of Bomba, before toppling i
throne into the bay; the reports Of the rip
ness Of Rome for a popular ferment aud Il
expulsion Of the Pope, have already draw
from the Catholic organs Of opinion in IT,
country, loud and terrible lamentations ov
the impicty and godlcssncss Of tho age
which such things can be, and the heaye
not GALL
The complication Of tho religious with
political question, which will be submitted
the arbitrament Of arms, will not bo witho
important effects On the progress Of t
war. Tho people Of England, d,-Protosta
from conviction and liberal in policr,-wiu
apt to ask the Derby Ministry, why til
should, out Of fear Of Napoleon, he made
serve Catholic hate Of the free princip
which they chersh-why, after having 60
through two centuries Of strife for their ce
plete emancipation from Rome, they sho
, become tue servant and ally Of one Of Ron
most convenient and complaisant tools-~
After the contraction Of a}iinnce afte7 alia
with the Protestant States, for the 1imitat
of the power Of the Hierarchy in the affair
Europe, the advantages Of all they have d
should b surrendered in day, and at