The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27

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What VIII Become Of the PePey
According to the news from Europe by the Asia
the Pope had sent circular to the bishops
to pray for peace, and message to the two bel
ligerent Emperors that be intended to maintain
strict neutrality between them. By former arri-
val we learn that Austria had commenced con-
fscation of church property for war purposes.
Between the two warriors the peace-loving Pope
is COMPOUNDED, and knows not what to do, for the
chances that the prayers of the church for peace
will be answered by Heaven appear very small
There is good deal of speculation as to what is
likely to become of Plus TX. amidst the clash Of
arms and the horrors of war; and many pious
Catholics on both sides of the Atlantic are
troubled about his uncomfortable and even peril
GUS condition. There are rumors of bis intended
fight, and it is supposed that he would fly if he
could, as he fed in lS4S, in the disguise Of q
footman, to Gaeta taking shelter in that island
under the wing of the tyrant of Naples, when he
was afrighted at the progress of the popular
movement which himself had called into eX1
istence, and for a time led 80 bravely. But it ID
affirmed that he is virtually prisoner iu the
hands Of the French troops, who have been id
occupation of Rome ever since the RevOlutisu
of 1889, and that Louis Napoleon will not peel
init him to leave the Eternal City, lest when frse
from his power he should declare against Franco
and in favor of Austria.
1t is stated that the Spanish government want
to take him under their protection, and give him
a refuge in the Balearic Isles. But he would ID
by no means free in his movements there--i]
fact, he would be more prisoner than at Rome
And, in truth, it is hard to say in what part
Europe just now he could enjoy freedom of &C
ton, or peace or rest. He cannot 90 to tn
Neapolitan government, as he did in 1S4S, I'd
there is every probability that revolution VII
soon break out there, and that the Italian va
will extend from the north to the south of ID
Peninsula. The Bourbon is no longer able
protect him. He cannot 60 to Austria, which
treating him so shabbily, already giving him
foretaste' Of what it may do if its arms shou
prove victorious Besides, ere long the war ma
be carried into the heart of Austria, even to ii
very walls of Vienna, where the First Napolec
carried it. BY fleeing to Austria, moreover, u
Pope would turn Napoleon and France again
him, and all the other Powers would feel jealo,
at the preponderance Of influence thus given
the House of Hapsburg The Protestant Germs
PriDcipalities, too, would revolt from Austria
order to avoid contamination with can't christ
against whom their Luther battled 30 heroicall
He cannot 60 to France lest Austria shou
become his enemy, and in France he would
as much the vassal of Napoleon Ill. as Plus v
was Of Napoleon /. Spain, continually
revolution and anarchy, SO far from being ah
to protect him, cannot protect herself He ca
not 60 to bigoted England, where Prosesta
ascendancy is established in Church and Stat
he cannot 60 to Sweden, where the Catholic
ligion is not even tolerated; he cannot 90
Russia, where the Greek religion, with its pat
arch, is dominant, and the Roman regarded
heresy he cannot 60 to Turkey to behold
Crescent triumphant over the Cross, and to W
ness the denominations of the harem.
There is no nation, therefore, in Europe
which he can with safety, propriety and digu
flee for refuge. Like the dove let out of Noa
ark, there would be no rest for the sole of
foot. He cannot stay where he is, for
is all around him-a war that may last
years. 1t is manifest he would gladly esca
II he only knew where to turn. Now, we
tell the Holy Father where he can find refu
and we do so in the name of the constitut
Of the United States, and of it's free
hospitable people. Let him come hi
to America, and take up his abode in
island Of Manhattan, with Archbishop Hugh
who, we trust, will get a cardinals red cap
the suspicious occasion. Never did any celeb1
meet with such reception here as would
sure to greet him. The honors paid to Koss
would be cast into the shade. There would
national salute from the forts and the ships
war, followed up by the incessant roar of CAPT
Rynder's big gun; there would be gr
military and civic procession, with the G
regiment for escort, banquet from the d
poration, illuminations and a grand dsp
of fireworks. Every Protestant sect would
with the Catholics and each other in Civ
him welcome to this asylum of all the ne
cuted of the earth-for that the Pope is lust
an object Of suffering and persecution who
doubt?
This is the most Catholic country in
world, for though there are only Two mill
of Catholics in it, their numbers are be
continually swelled from Ireland where the
Catholics in the world are bred, and there
here universal freedom of religion, and the
testant holds no higher position than the Rom
list. 1t is the only country in the world WI
the Roman religion is perfectly free, for in tt
countries of Europe called Catholic, the desr
who establish and patronise it exact
return more than an equivalent,
Catholicism is injured in greater degree tina
is served. Here 1t would be as free as the
and untramelled by any connection with XII
or Emperors or States. And the Pope him
and the Catholic religion would thrive all