, 1859-12-29

Lucrezia Borgia, you miss your way among
those foul narrow streets. you will |
; find yourself in the midst Of |
"A strange medley Of thieves, sharpcrs,
:,.'i,ar-plarcss, a1tfat4' models, bcgeare. eiee-
i: ro"i and rr6sani. II you speak 70 them, you
~ may be surc they will KISS your Excellency's
hand aud pick youy Exoellsncy.s pocket r
Il do not think morse bred is to b joundtn any
" city Of Europe, not ersn in London. Allthesc
people tractise religion without believing in
"God. = The wife, if she be pretty, sells
:. herseh, md the husband does what --he-hndE-
"better leave undonc" OF the inhabitants
Of the other district, The 1Eastepere, he says:
: They are fully as ignorau as tho people ofthe
"Nonti; they have learned tho same lessons
md witnessed the same examples; they have
the same lore Of pleasure, the game brutality
3" in their. passions. They meddlo nei!
"ther with theology nor politics; no more ia
" asked Of them. And in token Of its apprcci!
..ation .of their good conduct q paternal a1l;
"ministration .auo.as them to cut one anof1er's
"afaass ad hdatyaA" :.S
i, In another chapter the same author saysyy
AThe Roman State is the most radically Cath;
'olicin Europa II il also tie ,aeh :te5tile IN
"erimes Of every description, and above all
"of violent crimes. Tie people frequent tav
"crns and wine-sl4ops, and they quarrel over
Z" their liquor; tho word md the blow Of othcf.
"peopac, is will, them Tie ~.oord and tie Enift
"The rurl population are as bad as thd
'"towns-peopie. Quarrels between ue'ghbori
"add relatives are submitted to the udjndiea;
= tettioapS cold ntoel n 1Bigandage, the natural
1,nasInmg Of sneh 'asoondiiion Of things, douri
ahks throughout the Pafai states-' IF anH
particular dis1ict, says Monsieur About, is al;
lowed to lire in peace, i ID because the Inhab:
itants subscribe and pay ransom to the brig
ands. Meudicity every where is encouraged,
not alone in Rome, ;sbutt Throughout the Pope'4}
dominions, Says. our author: Official ttatis!!
atics gire the number Of beggars in Rome, !
believet somewhat under The rnaEk iii j 4
"pi.y they. FL tos giya the humber Of pick
"pockets who swarm through the city. Nd
:at,empt Is made to intetera with tlle;- oper.!
"alions,r, Il FrancLnan once caught cne ot
these fMloEs in the act, and plnced' him sri{
charge Of the Sergeant! The hitter refused ID
1ocl him In saving: n1f re Teie ID ai7est |:
"all his iel1ous our p,isons would never I'D
Ahar .a.x;e enoueh:~.-. .r.:.. .:~
Education is less adyaneea:~in tho: Para]
States; Than! in any Other country Of Europe!
The seut Of the oldest ciy;liz,tion-its 1eonld
lis deseandants.of a nation whose slaves wsra,
talen fran tim ,aces If which the ANGLO!
Saxon stock is 6rmea-;t Is q terrible com!
mentary upon Catholicism, that it should be
nov sunk tie logust III ignorance, servility
,,d crime. :aro dozen nan a. hica, literary
,su,a, sx;ept;do .ncou;runept. savs Mons,
| Ahout ~ xill undertake 10 .l,ov YOU in Rome
= t,,n,rca thons,ml Who do no, s,nw t,,c;,
ABcr And lie adds. .rbc t,rc si,r
Il hcrds of peon1cs they WIN Iee,; tie a:,.s,
u ;,r ~. saEx of ..,Euo far ,saz-naA f1r skins
udo not. xant them to ksow too much"
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