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

The xsevoIutIsn in che StAtss OF tho Church.
She FirsL Eloua shed ny the Poas-'s Croo.s-
The Pope's Swiss regiment has copous,y shed
the blond OF the people at Perug'a. So it is an
nouDctd by cur tolsgrapbic Intelligence from
Europe in another column. We had recently
prepared our readers for the extension OF the
revolutionary movement in the States Of the
Church. The most important cities on the
northern side of the Apennines had revolted
fret, the great city of Bologna, and then
RavenDa and Rimini, on the coast Of the
Adriatic; and We bad learned that the Pope
had sent his Swiss Guards to suppress insurrec-
ton in Perugia, which is on the southern slope
of the Apennines, or the side next to Rome and
the Mediterranean. That town was much nearer
to the capital than the Others, and thus was
within easy reach Of the Pope's troops
Perugia is town Of about 10000 Inhabitants,
near the banks Of the Tiber, more ihan one hun
dred miles North of Rome. 1t is ten miles east
of the celebrated Lake Thrasimene (now Lake
Perugia), near which Hannibal defeated the Ro-
man Consul Flam,nius. This fine sheet of water,
about thirty miles in circumference is situated in
basin, being enclosed on every side by the Ap-
eninnee. The inhabitants of Perugia are there
fore mountaineers, and are animated by that love
Of liberty which generally distinguishes men who
dwell under the shadows Of lofty mountains.
Against this town the Pope sent his foreign
hirelings to cut down the natives of the
soil. The Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth,
claiming to be the representative of the
Prince of Peace, has taken the responsibi-
lily of shedding the first blood. Who would
have thought the poor old man had so much
pluck in him? But it is more the work of his
Minister, Cardinal Aptonelii, than the Pope hin.
self Yet, if the Holy Father is to be any longer
temporal sovereign, he must fight for his
throne like other princess with standing armies,
and slaughter his rebellious subjects when they
dare to demand change Of government. The
Austrians have now enough to do to fight for them,
selves, and the French very prudently do no. in
terfere outside of Rome. So that the Pope will
have to do his own fighting this time. When
St. Peter drew his sword to fight for Christ, the
Redeemer of men ordered him to put up his
weapon, as His kingdom was not Of this world
But as the POpe's kingdom is OF this world-as
it is temporal sovereigDty-he must uphold i,
by the same means by which other kings uphold
their dominions, aud use force when his people
attempt to throw off bis yoke. in this BIC
is only consistent, and If he offers up bis
subjects in hecatombs to the god of war
ne will be then the more true king by
the grace Of God. Nor is he without example:
ard precedents In single battle at Ravenna
in which Pope Julius II. commanded, twenty
thousand dead lay upon the field what
rivers of blood flowed in the wars of GREGORY
VII; and before the struggle is over which has
now been inaugurated at Perugia, who can tell
how many lives will besacri6ced?
In the present temper Of Bis people it seems a
desperate act on the part Of Plus TX. 1t is
very clear be must either follow up this blow,
aud sutdue, if he can, numerous rebels by the
sword, or be will very soon be driven from
Italy-the last Of the sovereign PontifIs His
fate hangs upon the will of the victorious EN-
peror Of France