The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-03

that their progress 10 very slow. For in
sarce, the Bunker Hill monument WAS not
completed in period short Of some five and
twenty years The Washington monument, in
which one would suppose the entire nation
was specially interested, is not yet finished,
though spasmodic efforts have been made from
time to time to raise funds for its construction.
Now, indeed, the work Ga that great national
memorial has been placed under the superin.
tendence of Lieutenant Ives, Of the United
States army, an active and efficient officer,
who will probably push 1t to completion if any
one can.
that the corner stone of which was laid yester-
day, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, to perpetuate
the landing of the first emigrants to this coun
try-narnely, canopy to shelter the veritab
rock where the Pilgrims of the Mayfower first
set foot on American SOIL will cost q mai.
derable sum, doubtless TO complete this patriotic
enterprise, and we u t that the projectors, in
their efforts to raise the funds, will not be met
with the remark once made by an intelligent
Know Nothing Gf We can fancy such specimen
of the GEMS hoao), who, when solicited for sub
scription to a Plymouth Rock celebration, de-
INJURED, on the grounds that he would not contri.
butte to glorify ga set of damned foreigners"
or Of another patriotic citizen Of our own metro.
polls, who replied to the application for sub.
scription Of thousand dollars for the Washing.
ton statue in Union square, that 1t was useless
for Americans to erect statue Of Washington;
for bis part Washington was enshrined ia his
heart; an answer which provoked the rejoinder,
that Washington had got into devilish tight
place.
We hope, then, that the Plymouth Rock mo-
pument projectors have raised the funds ia ad
vance, or we may have no adequate memorial of
the Blarney Stone Of America.
The Pope and the Italian conference.-the
turn OF the World to Popery.
The representative men and the press Of the
old aristocratic party in Europe, burning to pre-
serve the feudal elements of society and govern
ment there, are abusing Louis Napoleon for the
course he has taken in regard to Italy aud the
Pope; but few moments of dispassionate re.
Election, we believe will suffice to show the gran
deur of the policy that has been initiated 10
These misleaders of public opinion insist that
Louis Napoleon has falsifed his promise and has
not liberated Italy. We believe that be has line
rated Italy, and that he has not only done that,
but be has put her on course in which she cao
best work out her own amelioration and the ele.
walton Of her people. Had Louis Napoleon de-
throDed every reigning Power in Italy, aud es
Toll shoa
be would only have enthronned anarchy there
Had be introduced the wild principle of squatter
sovereignty into the Italian Confederation, aud
placed any Of the squatter sovereigns now roam
ing at large through Europe at the head of
the Confederation, or any of its principalities be
would have violated every feeling of nationality,
and introduced the same confusion into Italy
which the advocates of that doctrine are intro
ducing here. He has wisely avoided all the
dangers that either of the above courses would
have incurred. He has secured for Italy the
faculty Of selfconstruction, without imposing
forms upon her, and this is her true liberation
She can now work out an Italian constitution
adequate to her own wants. and an italian des.
tiny equal to her own capabilities.
ne mas OOue mOrc tudu ILLS. ne Oas ocstS-
mated An executive head for the Italian Confede-
ration which fills every requisite that human
wisdom could devise for such position. 1t is
an elective Office, and yet free from the dangers
that a popular or representative election would
incur; it is already an italian Power and free
from all faint Of squatter sovereignty; it is an
authority which every Italian sovereign can re-
cognize without any diminution Of selfrespect;
it lie only nominal power, and yet it binds
every italian to its support by the strongest in
Huences that prevail in the bosoms of men; and
above all, it brings to the government of the
Roman States the councils of all Italy, and thus
secures them an early liberation from the evils
Of ecclesiastical rule in civil affairs. The Pope
as President Of the Italian Confederation, be-
comes, like the President of the United States
powerful as the national representative, and
powerless without the consent of the nation
through its national Congress.
In taking this step Louis Napoleon has
launched the Popedom upon new era Of con-
quest and moral sway in the world. During the
early centuries of the Christian religion the
Bishop Of Rome was one Of many shepherds who
watched their focks through tribuladon and
trial. From the time Of Constantine he became
the ruler Of the imperial city and leader Of the
Western churches. Pepin and Pope Stephen I'LL
made bargain by which each became temporal
monarch, and the Pope's rule was afterwards
ratified and extended by Pepin's son Charlie
magne. Then came Hildebrand, who raised the
Popedom to be the ruler of all temporal sove-
reigns The whole world was placed under tri-
butte to adorn Italy, and for ages the Roman
the lights of past ages and the seeds Of present
civilization. This brought the corruption and
the decline Of the Papacy. Its annals
are black with treason, murder and incest,
and its pure doctrines became overlaid with the
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