The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-04

his 3 ay, lot "a raonarchs Acresslly acquire
their sway-by deeds Of violencey be possessed
the land in peace, that land which has now been
for sees the patriwony Of St Peter" Those
who know European history. or who have resd
our article on Sa urday, giving an account Of
Ptpin--a the jnstig alton OF the Pope--conquer-
ing tire Lomb1ds Ia bloody battles, taking their
territory from them aud giving it 20 his Holiness
aud OF the repetition Of the operation by the
same King when they afterwards revolted,
and OF their third subjugation by Cnarlemague,
when they rev0lted second time, will hardly be-
lieve that they are reading the statement Of
an educated man, az DR.. Leaby undoubtedly La.
The Pope got his dominions precisely by "deeds
of v olence;" and we could easily show, if we
bad room in an editorial article for such details
that sthe patrinony Of St Peter" as it is ludt
osously called, has ever since been the cause OF
more hloodshed than any other kingdom in Ed.
rope. There is fraud as well as violence ut the
bottom Of the Pope's title; for when the Greek
Emperor, to whom the ex-arohste belonged be-
fore it was conquered by the Lombards, claimei
It's res,itusics frora pepin, the French King
said 10 earthly reason could induce him TO
takc back tbe donation from the Pope, as he
rad given II to him for the salvation of his SOUL
Thus the confederation held out was frauda-
lent representation, and On that ground the
Pope's title is null and void.
Several times there have been two Popes
together wagipg war against each other, and for
seventy Years, in the fourteenth century, the
seat OF the Pope was removed from Rome to
Avignon, in France. What, then, became of his
tile? Napoleon l. disposed Of the Popes do
n,inion in the same manner in which it was
acquired-by the right Of the strongest, the
only right Of Kings or Popes which has any va
iidity. But" replies DIR. Leaby chat monarch
died iu exile, in distant little island, which
wss the visible punishment of heaven on
his sacrilege and usurpation" ITO be in exile
and to die there be mark Of Divine vengeance,
what shall be said of ST. john who wrote the
apocalypse when an exile in the island Of Pat
mos; and Of Hildebrand Gregory VIL), the
most distinguished aud greatest of all the Popes,
who died in exile at Sa!erno, a city of Naples,
whittier he was. driven by the German Emperor
Henry w., after a bloody struggle which lasted
for many years.
Louis Napoleon is not the man to be scared by
absurd representations Of his dying in exile, Or
such other hugbears which cannot frighten even
children in the present age. After the exile Of
Napoleon l. the Popes only title deed is the afro
cious treaty Of Vienna Bv numerous event,
during the last thirty years that treaty has been
nuliified, and by the present war it is torn to
atoms By the revolution in ls4s the Pope loei
his crown for eighteen months. For its partial
restoration he is indebted to the cannon. and
bayonets OF the present Emperor Of the French,
holding it from him ever since only on suf1erauce
ard as bis vassal Let Napoleon III. only with
draw bis troops from Rome, and what then be-
comes of The throne and title of the Pope?