New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
THE DESPOTISM or TIE PAPAL
STATES.


" As EdiO, Of TAsN y. Tribune
SIR: have read, during the past week in various
papers, that the Papal States are the worstgoverned
IN Europe. have read il in TIE HeraId; have
read it several times in The ExPrcss; The TRIBUNE,
also, perhaps; 1 DO not remember. have READ II
sften. One paper says: 1t Is unnecessary TO men,
,on that the Papa States are the governed in
Europe." Another says: "It is useless to repeat
"tbst the inhabitants of the Paps States suffer-
"ing nnder the worst despotism in Europe" 1t is
worse han Austria than Naples; and, as TINS is
perfectly notorious NATTER is as the sagaclous
EIpyess SAYS in its latest third edition, with It's last d
uted fragment of latest news, "useiess to repeat
should think so. e,..,..
IL in bad odor because be will not proceed nconinenty
10 hberate these trightfully oppressed Papsts 1he
heroic Victor Emanuel is withenng his laures because
be will not the Papa States 20 his growing DO
uinions. What can be offered Tor Count
Cayour Can we be expected To bear II with PATIENCE
when Lombardy is annexed to Sardinia when kossuth
" on his way 10 Hungary, when Venice has prooa0iy,
ere ths had the happiness Of being hombar1ed, whie
the people of the Papa States are hopeiessy pning
under the aIIociOus despotism Of Plus In >!
The precise nature and exent of this de'pousm am
l,tle in the dark about. Oar generous eohghteners
the editors deal in generaines rather. They 90 ro
ordesceud to come down 10 vulgar particulars IL ls
DIT, sumed that we, the public, know all abont IL,
Haven't We been told several times that =" the Papal
states are the worst governed, &c', ana taSI II
"ls useless "a repeat ~
Stll. a plain man. who has not quite so much in-
formation ~ he ought 10 have, may oe peIu.'ea 10 ,
ask few questions. in what does tIis despOusm oi
the Papal Government consist
IL II that cleIgymen hold office For many years
there has been smaller proportion Of cergyusn hold
ing office IA the Roman States than an some of the
Stztes If tbis Umon, AID their salaries have oeeh ~
st snaller proportion TO those OF secular Ghcers'
lett in the expense Of the Government IL is one
Of the most economical in Europe Tie salaries OF
th.beher officers of State do not exceed 80 600 year
ard the ~hoie civil list ecsts but about 5000 ooo.
Are The people ground down "iih hs@Py tsXes
The taxes in Rome less than IN England, France
New-ioIk.
Are they deprived of the benefits OF ednca-
ton . The Papal States, with popo'st'en oi less
than three millions, have seven umVer~ies' ana
the City of Rome has mo,e free pubic schools than
NewYork In proportion te her population, end ~ha.
still better, larger proportion OF her ohiidieh al
tend them. ,.r
ipe- treated with neglect There are more sad better
f. hospitals and asyums for the sch, the poor the
aged the suffering of every o.eGS, IN Rome Ia rop3-
ton to the population than nsny o'neT eHy IN in
does not meet with prompt Iehei. ii Is DOT sSt IL
Rome wha. is mans country or creed IL DC II q
Suffering fellow-creature, II is enough 70 c0DmehN
him TO the sympathses oi ihaO-. Wis iosPe'' - '0
--nOet Christian Clty. -,
Perhaps tie bad Government has iSduceu lhe SaVPe
a. nayoetisul No-the statistics Oi Europe show tbat
F.glaid Holland. FrsDce sndother Eee and enhgh.-
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pslpelism in proportion To the population.
Who.e ,hen il the bSrribe deGpo;sml Ine Gov
errmen. ia ap elective n onsrcby. It hs liberal con
stItu;ou GIT taxation, very h.ue Psnperisn, n
economical administrator, a cheap or iiSe educsu"~
for all ossses an abundant institutions o charity iof
she needy And suffering. venture to assert taat tle
nngie Cay of New.YOrk pays more taxes, Is more
pk1dered ~ dishosest ofbcals supports more psupers
hs.' more Gaeducated chld<en, to'efs'es more VICE wee
drerkenuess, rowdysm, &c. and suffers hom nio'o
erme wear Nv wear than the whole neshy three
Milo ne Of the people Of the states Of the Chp,al'
II any believer in third editions dousts tina, ana
wishes 10 investigate the subject, he can buy hIue
book entitled Katy sna the Psps Ststes. eor.aI
Mg the M 'cessary sstsics for two shlliugs, or iG
lille more. " Rome and It's lnstitations, by D'
Nehesn. aid Rome and IFS Ruler, by Mr. Maguloe'
Member .f the Brush Parliament both published IN
,hs city, Th,, Astor and Mercantile Libraries ought
so TO furnish ny inquirer With abundant information;
When thoroug iy posted the subject, We can hold
spubIo meeting in the Central Park-DO other place
would be large enough-to demonstrate with Louis
Napoleon a. Co for freeing the Papal States from
the desposn Of the Pope; and when he hss attended
ooaI polite suggeso.s IN .as paItdn ine;. ne '~y ma:
hbly, oi Ireland. I'i'H'