, 1859-07-30
THE r0PE As 4 TEMPORAL RrLKx,

either asked or accepted it, they are subject, i
the most Fundamentally absolute, that was eve
defined Aristotle that the Legislative, executir
and Judicial powers are united, confonnded, AMI
contrary to the practice Of civilized states, ant
to tue theory Of Montesqhien 'that -thcyt vii
lingly recognize the infulEbility Of the; P6bl
upon all religious question, but that in civil mat
tiers it appears to them less cssr TO tolerate
That in virtue Of au auciept and hithey}aa >iner
adicable practice, the Pope II assisted in the
temporal government Of bis States by the spir
i;uat chiefs. suba'terns, and spiritual tnp|oyee
| Of his Church that Cardinals, Bishops, Cauons
Priests, forage pell-mell about the countrr
| that one Goia aad identical caste Possesses tGt
right Of administering both saarancats snd
provinces; Of confirming little boys and the
! judgments Of the lower courts; Of ordaining
subdeacons End arTests; Of dispatching parting
souls and captains commissions that this con.
fusion Of the spiritual nud the temporal dis.en,.
inqtes amongth higher offices q multitude 6t
insqpportable ip thai Of the People ofteaa
strangers to the country, sonnet mes to business
aud always 10 those domestic tics which are tie
basis Of eTery. society without any specie!
knowledge, unless it be Of tue things Of another
world without children, which renders them
indifferent to the future Of the nation without
wives, which renders them dangerous to its
present and to conclude, unwilling to hear
reason, because they believe themselves partic-
apatoTs in the pontiAea' iafa1lahiity.
That tue Pope, and the priests who assist him,
not having been taught accounts, grossly mis-
administration or mafversation Of the public
finances might hare been tolerated q hundred
years ago, when the expenses Of public wbrship
hundfed Ind fbirty y:nne millions Of Catholics it
10 widely different affair now, when they hare
to be supported By s,ls4, ,6as individuals.
That they do not complain Of paying taxes,
because it is universally established practice,
but that the7 Wis. =. ...a their money spent up
NJ tsrraz.s9, ob;ect.. lint tbs .;,h, If hn,;s;.
ca.. cfarches ana eousents built o. maipss:ned
at their expense, rejoices them as Catholics. but
grieves them as citizens. because, aiter Ill these
edi6ces are but imperfect substitutes ior ruil-
ways aad roads, for the clearing of rivers, and
the erection Of dykes against inundations; that
1a'th, hope and charity receive more encourage.
ment than agriculture, commerce and manufac-
tnrcs; that public simplicity is developed to the
detriment Of public education.
That the law and the police are too much
occupied with the salvation af soul4, aud too
little With the preservation Of bodies; that they
prevent honest people from dauning themselves
bJ swearing, readiog bad books, or associating
prevent Eascals from numbering honest people
md th,t Il = a. bard ~ he ,hlA =. -. 49,,
na,b;nr ~ - esr3an ~ ~ ~ oe .T pa uPoo
Tha,s ,her et a ara ,nads 1 70 har;,s in u.s.
inv na sn .r,nr 'laS ,+;.hau. ~ pl5 n5al ~. kee!"
phne, M army Of prob!ematical courage and
epcent non;m.e ] r.. G nea neset 20 ns9t
addinr ;nsu]t .n ;n;nr1 H. n,,Ia taas rs -
the si;ct he ;s hsa.sn ~ xith Th.9 aa pay LOT
moreover, Obliged to lodge foreign armies, md
toF;ansi: hesEr'6ats1 "no' Is ae'1nans' afe no"
>0.ro. ~ n",~;,,J. tha- ~. ~ un.....u
DO eone9ae tne ~ a.! tas u not what the
lax r Ssntsrnhsr - ~ ~ ;osa Pree,a9 o. re
hia % nsnn1s W bra.t;nI au - saa 70 nnu inialli
u,e ps"P'e o6eaA"g 'aef most sacred engage
"en's'
r1rs II.
MA .;...r .,a
T.. ~ ~ y, m9sty u 1ua mlsI or1one mare claim
~ ~ tne II H. ~. ngasmaaed persons; teaF
tr,,th ~. Il. ci.;ms. :, ,.a ~ saen III TfsGe na'
~ + il hnir nd :. o - o.u' - e)gs
trr.ted hv men .h,1i ostss ~. ea,t e'ue ts ~.
Pone is g. year. Of a1r ot th.. a g. .nss ~sa 'oe
crown officially yenerateS br % = hmrdred m 80 nnd =