, 1860-01-13

nicrc entitled tic Pope and the Congress-
tie dnin,us of which is thought to have been
furnished by the. Emperor Napoleon-is
characteristic document We say it is char
actcristic, because If it wcre tho purpose Of
Napoleon III. to leave Plus IN in the lurch,
despoiled Of lis far provinces on the Adrlatic:
and thus to force him into bankruptcy and IL
qnidhtion, we should expect him TO argue i'll
tho first instance that it would be better for
the Catholic Religion AMI tie Pope himself, if
his temporal dominion were On the plan Of a
Camiiy rather than a St ,tc. Tie family system
Gun only be well administered within narrow
limits! We should also expect to hear thatit is
not in keeping with the genius Of France to
interfere with the CONCERNS Of her ns:ghGo1s
for the purpose Of forcing an intolerable gpy-
ernment ur:n them-p particularly ler papal
neighbors Such policy on the part Of L. n.
would be absolutely unheard of: We should
expect him 10 add that such Intervention
would be fatal to the Pontitical authority, and
we should he disappointed il lie did not say
that neither Austria nor Naples have any mo-
live for interfering TO do what France cannot
coupled with the suggestion that If they had
tic motive they hare not the power.
This method Of arguing by contraries is SO
characteristic Of the Gallo sphynx that it is
hardly possible there should be two such men
in France. With plausible dogmas and sinis-
ter observations like these II. Gucrronierc's
pamphlet is filled It holds that the Pope
ought by all means to have . temporal power,
but that this power should he quite limited.
A spiritual sovereign, whose rules are imlnr~
table aud whose habits Of thought and action
partake Of the nature Of his rules, is not lifted
for following up tue politics Of the day, partici
rating in the general movement Of ideas: TAX
ing advantage Of the transformations Of tue
age, Of the conluests Of science, aud Of the pro-
gress Of the human mind 10 all which, n
Pope, "wlose laws are shncklcd by
dogn,as, whose authority is paralystd by
tradition, and whose ratriotism is often con-
denlned by his faith,' is incompetent The
spiritual authority Of tho Supreme pontii1
must not bc sl,ackled mud jeoparded by the
exigcncies Of politics inseparable from large
State. Practically, therefore, the French VII.
ter proposes, that, as the Komagna has for
some time maintained a dc ,iacto independence,
/ as tic possession Of It is not necessary to :,
complete and ample sovereignty on the part Of
tho Holy Father, ard as the restoration Of it
to him would be oply the restoration Of alargc
| number Of utterly disanscted subjects, the ac-
tual condition Of affairs should 10 recognised,
and the Pope limited to tic city Of Rome and
adjacent districts west Of the Appenines. Ard
the latter, thus losing their Significance among
the populations OF Europe, Should be governed
| with great tenderness and not taxed at al'.
| The Catholic powers Of the world should take
| upon themselves tie cost Of the Pope's main
tenance in a style suited to lis dignity. Tho
pamphlet concludes by commencing the Roman
question to tl,, approaching Congress, whose
Jurisdiction Over it is uuques!ioned. Holl Eu.
rope shall decide to place tho 1evoltcd prov
inoes again under tue Papal sway, then it mar
be done--uot otherwise.
Tie English journals regard II. GueEron'
| iere's pamphlet rs an authoritative exposition
Of tho views Of Napoleon, the close-mouthed
While they aro generally confounded by the
novelty Of the argument, they coincide warm
~ with the conclusions, It would seem as
though tho "patrimony Of St. Peter" wcre
really likely to bc seques.eret.
S4ut Ste. Marie Canal Fund-$70, ZOO
Loss.
The Detroit Fr<t Prfi& asserts that the fund
raised by sale Of Stnte bonds for repairing
the SAINT Ste. Marie Canal, amounting II
$4,000, has been lost to the State. The bouds
according to that paper, were negotiated with
the Artisans nank of New York, and the
proper State officer drew for the above amount
in fayor Of Detroit firm. The draft was hon
oscd, subsequently to which the Detroit firm col
lapsed, without having paid over the money tc
the State. It is To be hoped there is some mis-
take in this matter. Indeed the tone Of the
Ere Pressis 80 strung!y partisan in making the
statement, as 10 give grounds for tbs belief that
it has greatly exaggerated if not entirely mis-
represented the facts.
Shareholders Should Love Them.
The New York Journal Of Go,nmeres {Derno
cratic shareholders organl says that the efforts
Of Northern anti slavery men have completely
tied the hands and silenoed the tongues of anti
| slavery men at the South, aud have postponed
tho final extinction Of sIarcry at least hall scen