New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-07

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c,gpate Italnn questions ouy, or are they the
Eastern question, The Suez Canal question, the re-
vision of Inc old treaties of Vienna question Are
Naules. Rome. and Sardinia to sit In the Congress
as EQUALS of Russia, England, Spain. aud the rest
of the eight Is this Congress deliberatIye as
senbly, with advising and approving faculty only,
or tribunal with decisive power
The circular goes on TO tell US with transparent
cIearness that the Government Of the Emperor is
already assured that the Holy Father is only waiting
for an opportune moment TO make known the re-
ioIms with which be has made up has mind to endow
his States the effect of which VIII be, by assuring
to the country mainly lay administration, to give
il guarantees Of a better administration OF justice,
eft Cateros-ras-ra The Papal Government has
not been waiting for anything else since
any time within the memory OF man. Inc
King of DahOmey will assure you that he VIII tell
you the reforms ne has decided TO make when the
orportune moment comes However, a cheerful,
general notion of the reforms in question may DC
guessed at from the tact according to ~ WalewsS)
tLat they are 70 be obtained from his Holiness
through the joint intercessiOn Of +. Joseph and
L. n. Bonaparte, and are to answer to the wants
Of the people. Figure to yourself Frames and
Louis attorney for The people IN tina Papa Court,
and guess what will be the verdict for the plaintiff
Loose as are these indications of reform IN the
Papal States, in their bearing on domestic French
politics they have definite significance. The pas
sages in Walewskis Circular treating ofthese mat
teIs are 10 be regarded from this point OF view rs
the con pement to the speech lately addressed by
Napoleon over The shoulders of Archbishop DOnnet
at Bordeaux, to the uitramontane clerical party IN
France.
Though The Pope has assured his Majesty, or their
Maiestes only in the oosest cOudiest manner, of
bis purpose to eLdOw his States at the opportune
moment with general administrative reforms, espe-
cally in tie Departments of Justice and Finance
the main point is gained against the recently pro-
testing BishOps who claimed that the Roman Gov
errmeut was perfect and the POpe's temporal
power was not 10 be touched or changed by outside
pressure in any respect, under penalty of sacregc
will return to the subject If space Is lett after
making up the record OF the week.
There has BEEN perhaps, no time, since the vic
tory oi SOerns, when the French public mind was
so mtently occupied with the Italian question as
during this week When wrote last, we were
lust in receipt of the news that Prince Eugene Of
SAVOY, cousin Of Victor Emanuel, was elected by
the Assemblies Of the three Duches and OF the Ro-
magma, Regent OF the four countries. What the
patriots OF Central Italy proposed to themselves by
his measure which had been consulted upon and
as good as decided upon beoTe the date OF NapOleons
famous letter TO Victor Emanuel, was 10 strengthen
ty union their common cause against attacks from
WkOnt aud dissensiOns Within and to perfect their
sOiiddruE-to appear and to be, before the Pope
and Congress ana the world, one Italian e0mmu-
nity in which Tuseans and R0nagnOls took "a COM
mon name and sought common destiny. A. the
tine wrote, | think it was the general opinion
here with the foes as well friends Of Italian IN
depeudence. that the Prince would undertake. the
Regency At Turin, the Cabinet Ministers, aided
by The advice OF Cavour and other eminent states
men, who were called to take part IN the deibera-
tons after FIVE meetings and long discussions, III
enc case lasting through the night, finally decided
that the Prince should not accept, nor should he
refuse.
At the time of hfs nomination there was no doubt
that Victor Emanuel would permit, that is, be de-
lighted with his acceptance. But French dis
patch comes in. advising to the contrary. Five curt
lines appear in the M0aiteur, reprOyng the action OF
the Assemblies Hence, the decision OF the Cabinet
Council at Turin, that Prince Eugene should not ac-
cept nor should he reject; he should transfer the
Regency TO BuoncOmpagnie. This wasthought To
be a highly ingenious manner OF rec0ncIlng victor
tmaluers Obligations 70 Napoleon, with his Oblga-
tions 10 the Italians of the Center. And accord
nely, Prince Eugene declining to accept, and omit
ting to reject, transfers the Regency to BGoncom-
paguie, IOninaly "designates," virtually appoints
that eminenty PedmOntese-Italan 10 the office.
And this cunning compromise, friends and foes
here and in Italy were equally confident was
Rreiity. But directly the news reaches
the Court of the Tuieres which is long for H. n.
b. at Compiegne, than there goes to Turin quick as
chain-hghtnne Will carry it, an Argent repre-
sehtatiun' which is long for an ORDER that the IN
genious dodge should not be put in execution.
Mhercupon we hear from Turin that BuOncOn-
paenie's entrance into the Office OF Regent is "ad
journed." And on the heels of this comes the re-
port that Garbaldi has resigned his command Of
The forces Of the Central Italian League.
Napoleon seems to have gained controlling
power over Victor Emanuel, which he extends over
the conduct of the Central Italians, under the pre-
text that nothing must now, in honor, De- done to
anticipate the action of The Congress, and which
he is vigorously using TO prevent the construction
of any obstacles 10 the iurtherance Of his favor
lite scheme Of Confederation.
For myself, have not in the past twelvemonth
| found my sell IN moment 80 difficult as to-day for
the forming of an honest moderate, confident Opn-
ion the next development ofthe Italian question
To charge the theme then.
No Que who fellows with intelligent interest the
current of French history viii think recur too
frequently TO the condition OF the French political
| press under the present regime. Let anyone who
thinks dwell too often and too long on the subject
bear in mind that Louis Napoleon dwelis on it
pretty constantly OF the lew points OF agree
ment between his Majesty and your humble cor
respondent. Within the past few weeks we have
had numerous instances Of his fixed attention in this
direction. Three pamphlets seized at the publishers
and booksellers and SIX newspapers warned in the last
thirty Notwithstanding commentaries that quite
outsirip the text of DeMorny's speech and minis
tcral notes, in which the world was told that the
press was free within rational limits IL is curions
70 observe that most OF the journals recently warned
are those which assume TO be the /" organs of Ca
tholcism." Indeed, the last of these victims incur
red It's punishment just for accusing Government of
exeIcssg, OF late, severity toward these last in
singular contrast with It's tolerance for tbe organs
OF the Revolution"
The accusation has something of truth in If.
ha poltipo-episcopel DaS1oralS and nrotastS that