New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26

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inhabitants because If their religious opinioss. Those
laws IL observed are contrary 10 the equslty ~
ctizens 10 tie eye OF the sv which prevails IN c'her
psrts Of The mouarchp Add are incompatible Win the
principles VI modern ciyiSation IL Is therefore IT.
| cred:
THAT in the Lon bard provinces al the citizens,
whstever the religion they profess, are equal before
the la~, and -oal equally ENJOY oil eva aud p'H'ca,
rights as IN the elder provinces CT tue noeareh! Az
orders and regulations Of contrary effect are aorosa-
ted
From Tn LoAGyu Meas. Jay l..
The Governor Il Mlau, recently appointed by We
tor EusBuei. has issued decree, declaring inst tne
same liberty Of conscience ana Of religions teaching
which has fyr many years prevailed 10 Piedmont Is
benoeorh assured TO the people Of IL nbsrdy tater
the free Institutions that exI,L in tue hereditary States
Ct The SaTdiIisn Mig men have grown accustomed 10
think. SPEAK and print whatsoever OpnIon. they be-
heye 10 toe true in speculative aud political science:
what Is tai precious IL tue eight O good mcu, far
more permanently valuable even ueaos If atonal
advarcenent ana civilz alton Ia the sight ot deep
king mep freedom OF Sors1lp and OF educ atIon hiss
been established III al the territories o the House al
Savoy west Of the Ticino. And nor tnat the
dIvidTg stream has been crossed by the
army OF Liberation, sld tha' Lombariy, of its owG
svortsnenas Will Ia lois has pronouoccd for
union with Piedmont It Is WISE and just thai the
BET y-org AIMED Government ot TIE PROVINCES taus
ured should sfOfd the earliest proofs IL rs power ol
the equal splt in which It IN etakes Us rev
oblga, a nober evidence OF sieaiiaslness aad
scuhdLess Of purlo-e u coull not give tnah lAIs'
There Is 70 seCtanaD object Ia be gained 10 LpmbNdy
by the elactnenrs of gasIsntes OF : sual Liberty.
1ere are dissteote0 Hugu.uOts TO Oe Won over by
curcessi Ii 70 the recently established order OF things
No powerful section or cl4ss is to be pfOpstet a. IN
other countries by tee prnclana'lon ot tue principles
OF religious freedom. The population is proie,>e1ly
Cattle nc a. M Piedmont; bot hitherto, tae rights of
the lAy To inquire, discuss, or teaca In matters o,
faith Or morals have been no more than rare anu
exceptional intalgences from the pHest9ood aud
pol &c: for in regions ruled under toe
terms of Concofda', the binding OF priest
craft and the baton Of the gendarne are to
each other the body To- the soul of daily oppression
No religious boo could be printed or published IN
M,p without the previous inspection OF tue authori
ties; aud the authorities wrre bouuh by solemn treaty
with the NacaG not 10 suffer any doubt to be dissent
rated Of the maXims of u'ebraud anu the ethics OF
L.N,la The S.cred Scriptures themselves were a:
the he I'D Ct the hst Of contrsbanc articles prohibited
ri the frontiers: and no bookseller would have ven
tGred to embark IN the perhous spec uation oil printing
for secret raj. AZ euiton of toe ri of God An Ea-
e.n g.nieu Dot long ago, happened on his way 10
itaiy to have bought al Frankfort cheap English
90 itioI of SLelleys works. Ga HIS ARRIVAL AZ D'no
dOssUla his baggage was rs usual searcneu, ana IL
proved tn contain only two 0oOSs-a suiau bioe anh
the volume above named. Shelly WAS Oh uhhnosn
or forgotten name to the dOu0HtcrS 80 they
-ezecl the Inspired repertory OF truth th,I
I, nd 10 make men free indeed aGd Suffered che
winged VT, l. OF urbrrsing poet To pas without
notice. But in the dull routine of obscUrantsn tue
unhappy l. nbrr1ir Redo found their religious aud
political Oypre undscerurg. Tue .ove oil inquiry
the, could lot indeed erddica a. out they shccecdcn
wonderfully III stinog ats avowai aud preventing us
sS,rc,,e A Lombard UNCUT Oc Il c,eslc scholar "A
uathenIali ihu artst Il IT, pleased bu kuu"i.
edge OF the tuuudat ou- at morals, VI ctedr, or OF
governments UtBcr han ths taught ny tue Jesuits ne
could not obtain, fave by eXpa ration or Oy seatu
For the majority Of even @hat l. called tue Deter
classes neither ot these was acIcaIy possible; "od
wiih few exceptions COnst qGcLtiy tue community re-
named profoundly iguoisG at thosr dver~rs ot opiu-
ion ID the collision when To moral thew- apd 'lnvws
of muqe!n civilization have cOnfesscdly grown rtrOag
Here then We see, ~ q torn that every uhan among
u can understand The difference between tue Two
systems that struggling ia the ascendeLcy III lay'
Il il rot PrulestaLtisui axHns tatanhc.oi- u not
DrseIt aganst Uniformity If ritual IT disc,ile 1t -
far more- Ii the revolt OF the alty against sscerdo
tasu tine uprising of tree thought against inperi,
al zed piiestcraf the renewed assertion Ut the eternal
snd iuaephbe eight of private judgment III all thugs
sLetheI Clyi religious, against the most rcehess
tyraLy over the mlnds II men ever oy tue
cot ut IL geruiy of Church and State. III may sut
tracing pOi in tgh pltces IN 'nls country Ia ne
scribe tie mighty cUUot going On Ia ltay rs selnsh
90, fill, between two desporsus and nothing more.
But wh.rey er this decree of Nj. NigiaIi IL real men
whose heats right within them VIII thank GOu
thn. the cuureT and craven version of the mater 10
mere miserable mrDdacity uubelleved when spoken,
Unbelievable when heard. How soon all italy may
hume Ia be admitted equal nights of conscience and
90 EXPRESSION with PNdu,ont aud lnbtfdy, We dare
10. venture to predict. The people go 10 Inrin press
in secret 70 their papitatiDg bosons the bstorc ne
ueItCes Of that freedom which even IN what were
called dark ages they 10 great extent enjoyed ana
suxiuu-y they count the hours unit the MIGRATING
tlunp pet shall be heard without their gates even n 1t
has been heard a. Nj aD. Are there N eur Senn'e or
our press-ln the Parlamen; or the pupts OF En-
gapo-auy 30 base. tine--ervlUg, or 80 siavsn "a
10 ceprecate the speedy tuiIineut Ot the captives
prayer