Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-15
The Late Circular of Cardinal Anto-
neIIi, sent i'm the Name of the Pom
tifcaI Governments, to its Represen-
tatiyes at Foreign Courts.

PALACE OF THE VATICAN, July II.
"Amid all the apprehensions and anXletes
occasioned by the present deplorable war,
the HOLY See had reason to think that it
would be unmolested, after the many assn
RANGES with which even the King of Pied
mont had associat ed himself for on the advice
of the Emperor of the French, his ally, be re-
fused the dictatorship which was offered him
in the revOlted provinces Of the Pontlhcal
States. But it is painful to state things have
turned ont very differently, and facts occur
every day under the eyes of the Holy See and
its Government, which show more and more
how inexcusable is the conduct of the Sar-
dian Cabinet towards the Holy See-conduct
which clearly proves that 1t intended to
strip the Holy See of part of its temporal
dominions.
Since the revolt of Bologna, which his Holt
ness in his allocution of June 80 has already
taken occasion to deplOre, that city has be-
come the rendezvous of a multitude OF Pied
montese officers, coming from Tuscany and
Modena for the purpose preparing quarters
for the Piedmontese troops. From these
foreign States thousands of muskets have
been brou ght, wherewith to arm insurgents
and volunteers; cannons also. have been I'm
ported to aggravatc the troubles in the re-
volted provinces, and TO encourage the
audacity of The dsturbers of order.
Another fact, which renders the refusal OF
the dictatorship completely iilusory, and
| adds to fragrant violating of neutrality an
| active cooperation in the maintenance OF the
| States of the Church, is the nomination of the
| MARQUIS d'Azegeglio an extraordinary
| commissioner in Romagna to direct the move
| ment of the legations during the war; this
| this STEP under the speciOus preteXt OF pre-
| venting the national movement from leading
| 10 any disorder is a manifest usurpation of
| power which affects the rights of the terri
| torIai sovereign of these States.
| Events have moved on so rapidly that the
| Piedmontese troops have already entered the
| Pontifical States, occupying Tore Urbano
and Casteliranco, in which places Piedmon-
| tese Bersaglier and part of Nervi's Brigade
| have arrived The sole ohjrct of this move
ment is to join the rebels in opposing an en-
| ergetic resistance to the Ponlifical troops,
which have been sent to restore legitimate
| power IN the rebellious provinces.
| Finally. and to complete the usurpatlon oil
| the legitimate sovereignty of the Pope. two
| officers of engineers, one of whom Is Pied
montese. have been sent out to Ferrara to
mine and destroy that fortress.
Such odious proceedings in the perpetra'
ton of which fragrant violation of the law
of nations is manifest in more than one point
of view, cannot but fill the soul OF the Holy
Father with bitterness and provoke in him a
| lively and just Indignation, which is rendered
more poignant still by the surprise with
which he sees such enormities proceed from
the Government of Catholic King who had
accepted the advice of his august ally to re-
fuse the dictatorship offered to him.
All the measures taken with view ofpre-
venting or extenuating this series Of evil;
having been in vain, the Holy Father, not
forgettul of the duties incumbent upon him fol-
the protection of the States and for the preser-
walton in its integrity of the temporal domain
of the Holy See, which is essentially connect
ed with the free and independent exercise Of
the Supreme Pontifcate. protests against the
violations aud usurpations committed in spite
of the acceptance of neutrality, and desires
that his protest may be communicated TO all
the European Powers. Confident in the jus
tice which distinguished these Powers, he feel:
assured that they will support him they vii
not permit the success of a manifest violation
OF the law of nations and the rights OF the
| Holy Father. He trusts that they viii not
hesitate to cooperate in the yindication o
these rights, aud TO that end he invokes theii
assistance and protection.
The Undersigned Cardinal Secretary o
State, conformably to Poutfcal custom, send
the present note to your Exeellency, Begging
you to transmit it to the Court to which yo'
are accredited, and takes this opportunity
&c. e. u ANroSEiIIN