American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-18
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
On the Actual State of Italy.

From The Cincinnati Commercial.
On the Actual State of Italy.
The strict application of the theory of
nationality is. we admit. sometimes diff
cult, or even unrealzsble. France which
approaches the nearest to absolute indenti,-
ty Of national character. includes several
foreign elements-Alsatians. Flemings.
Corsicans, and lastly Algerians. The
Italian war. began for the unity and inde-
pendsuce Of Italy, has been suddenly
brought to a close by the will Of the French
Emperor. Public opinion. in regard to
the policy Of Louis Napoleon. is widely
diviced; but il the eniranchisement Of all
Italy is not feasible; if the prellminaries Of
of the peace--so far as they regard the
Territorial demaTcslion-are not liable to
vindicalveness and ceDsure at present; IT,
in the language of the Marquis d d'AErglio,
Italy must be permitted 10 advance in
the course OF self Improvement. without
moestaiation or foreign Intervention, to
reform their Institutions, in that shred Of
Italy which is left to them;" then. we are
convinced that the precoucieved idea
Of tie French Emperor. the formation OF
an Italian confederation, under the Pope.is
impraclicable, and incompatible with the
prerogatives Of the Pope. on ore side, and
ths necessary required freedom OF primer
pies aud action for the development OF ma
lonal emancipation op the other The
political life of Plus TX, since the year
l848, and the history of Papaoy for the
last eight buDdred years, excludes the idea
Of ooneiliating temporal and spiritual
government. in one person or body OF ad-
ministralion, for the best Of mankind. or
social progress. The priestly hostility
which the Papal Government has shown at
oil times against political reforms in the
world. but especially in the Peninsula, are
an unsurmounlable obstacle to the emaDci-
patton Of Italy. Tfinstead ofentering into
compact with the oppressors Of the
country. the Papal Government had sided
with the oppressed against foreign or do.
nestle tyranny if instead Of listening to
Austaan menaces and persuasions. it had
followed a national policy. and upheld
the national rights against f-reign aggres.
sions, like the House of Savoy has done.
the diguito and moral Importance Of the
Pope would have been maintAined, and
Deism would have become the prevailing
religious condition OF the country. AS it is.
thanks to the lukewArm patriotism Of the
subalteru clergy,--the manifest hatred oI
!! national and social reforms. not incompat-
iblo with the true spirit Of Christianity, on
the part Of the high dignilaries Of the
Roman Church, ore the only causes thai
Frenoi and Austrian bayonets we've neces
sary to keePth Pope on the Chair of St.
Peter.
A government which opposes itself with
SO much tenacity. against that form OF gov
ernment W licl is any where considered
as an amelioration in social and polilica
relations, is not fit to preside over Italy in
the nineteenth century.
That part ofI,aly, formed by the Papa
States extending from west to east
through the middle Of the Peninsula. il
particularly under its present ecclesiastiC
government, the greatest obstacle to the
further progress Of Capitalization, and in O
military view. j. was always, and will
henceiorth continue to be, till the Pope
renounces TO his temporal power the fact ol
military impotency of Italy.
Is PapAcy elprnally to be identified with
temporal power? and il there are Two hun
dred millions OF Catholics in the world,
can't they mutually support their own
Pope? Why should the poores, part Of
Italy renounce 10 civil and political liberty
more than any other Catholic country. tc
feed and maintain in every way the whole
general staff of Pspacy with all its pbara
phernai.? The Papal authority must soon
or or later come in conflict with the ma
.ioral Democracy. Then there will be
French or Austrian Intervention again .and
thus the independence and internal liberty
Of Italy will never have been specte6.---
II the Pope. as is said must have an indie
pendent territory to live upon, or if the
doctrines OF the Catholic Church are in
compatible with selfgovernment why no
bargain with The Sultan for the City o
Jerusalem, and transform the sacred city
into principally for the Holy See? Il
would be more BETTING place for bis Ho,
illness than Rome. now,a.d days, I'm oer-
tain. and it would give credit again TO the
Humility Of the Vicar Of Christ.
j. z, DEOLERCO,