New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.

There appears to be another hitch in the Con
| ferences at Zurich. 1t was supposed that they
might at least result in settling the terms of tn
ce.sion Of Lombardy to Sardinia, and in the sigma
ture of treaty Of peace between the late belliger
| ent Powers. There seems, however, to be an in
berent difficulty in thus patching up peace By
halves No treaty that could be signed would
amount to anything, 30 long as it left unsettled O.
many and such important questions. As respect
Central Italy, if only the fate of Modena and Tus
cany were involved, the question might be of com
paratively easy solution The expelled princes
helpless themselves, have nobody to whom they
can look to reinstate them by force, except
| Austria. But the hands of Austria are tied
| up, unless France consents to her interven'
tiop The Emperor Napoleon seems, however, TO
be pledged, by bis repeated assurances given TO the
Occupations which have waited upon him, neither
to Join in nor to allow any armed interference lot
coercipg the submission of the Duchies 70 Inc e1'
lied princes The agreement which ne entered into
at Villsfranca was only as he explains it, to eI-
tend bis moral support to their restoration. mat
agreement, however, not only prevents MIN nom
giving at present any open encouragement to the
proposed annexation Of the Duchies to Sardinia
but obises him to seem to discOuntenance and OPP
DOSE it, Yet neither the King of Sardinia, who
might be supposed to know something of the En-
perors real feelings in the matter, nor the people
of the Duches seem to think that he is really very
much indisposed to have the thing happen. Not
only has he made no remembrance against
the encouragement which the King Of
Sardinia has extended to this movements
he stands quietly by and allows the PEG
ple of the Duchies to assume the position OF
subjects of the King Of Sardinia, administering
Justice in his name, and gradually perfectlng thu
anne xaton, by adopting more and more the financial
,ystem and method of administration in force in
that Kingdom Should the people of the Ddchie'
continue as decided in favor Of this annexation a.
they have hitherto been, and should no party within
| the Duchies themselves speedily show itselt-o'
which as yet there appear no sgns-in favor OF the
| exiled Princes, the Emperor could scarcely be
willing to forfeit bis Italian popularity, and the
character at which he has aimed, Of the lib
orator of Italy, by standing persstently in the way
of union which both parties so anxiously desire
The case, however, Of the Papal province OF
Romaens stands upon different grounds. Tb'
Pope, who has vastly greater resources thar
the exiled Dukes, is not in the least disposed t
submit to any curtailment of his temporal do
minions. He has not only dismissed the Sardin
ian Minister, by way of showing bis sense of tn
encouragement given by Victor Emanuel to tn
revolted province, but has also leveled at the re
VOTERS and their abettors an Auocution, which
must be considered as an appeal to the Cathol
sentiment of Europe to come to his rescue. Ii
hi, document, he coufounds bis character q
head of the Catholic ChIIch with his characte
40 temporal sovereign He assumes that hi
character as an absolute temporal prince is essen
tia to-indeed, is part of-his position rs sovereign
Pontiff He denounces all those concerned in tn
movement of Romsgna toward annexation to Sar
DINA, not merely as revolted subjects, b At as enc
mics of the Church. He repes, as deceitful and
false, professions of respect and veneration fol
the supreme spiritual power and authority of tai
Roman Pontif, on the part of the persons thur
engaged in overthrowiug his temporal power Thi'
| is an evident thrust at the King Of Sardinia, who
prefaced his reply to the deputies Of Rsmsgna
with q declaration of that sort Finally, he gives
the Catholic universe, and the bishops particularly,
to understand his total repugnsnce and opposition
10 everything that has been done in Romagna TO
ward escaping from bis temporal authority.
This appeal has been already responded to by
several of the French bishops, who have called
upon the faithful TO put up for the preserva
ton Of the Popes temporal dominions, at the same
time dencuDcing in strong terms all who seek 10
any way to circumscribe his temporal authority.
The object of all this no doubt is 70 work upon the
Emperor, who has in times past been greatly in
debted to the Catholic clergy for their support and
who has always professed profound reverence for
the Catholic religion.
The latest intimatiOn of the Emperors sentiments
and intentions s to be found in short but very
significant answer, on occasion Of his recent visit
to Bordeaux, to an address made to him BY tne
Cardinal Archbishop Of that diocese This adore"
was in substance IN appeal to the Emperors
cstholcity 10 do again what be had done once
already-to step forward to the reissue of the Pa
pscy, to stop the ever risng tide of revolutieu y
and TO restore 10 the vicar Of Jesus Christ the n-
teuity Of his temporal power. "Deplorable
"events and sacrilegous acts." 90 the Archbishop
declared. have not shaken his conf lence, or
that of his clergy, who rely next to God, upon the
Emperor 10 meet the cri,is difficult it 10, and to
&C. in the spirit Of his former declaration, tbst the