Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-08
Louis Nanoleon and the Pons.

LOUIS NhUOktcN ana Inc rope
On the lst,of January, General Goyon, the
commander Of the French forces ut Rome,
made formal visit to the Pope. lie was
received with the ceremonies attendant upon
the day, and his Holiness took the occasion
to bless the Emperor, Empress and Prince
Imperial Of France, as well az the army, and
in fact the whole nation. But he at the
same time referred, with much feeling to the
pamphlet "Le Pape ef ie Congress-" lie
invoked Divine Providence to shower down
His grace on the Emperor, 'in order that,
being enlightened by that wisdom, he may
walk safely in his difficult road, and still
admit the falseness of certain principles
which have lately appeared in pamphlet
which may be called striking monument
of hypocrisy and ignoble tissue of contra
dictions. We hope-we will 90 further, and
say that we are conyinced-that he will, by
pies contained IN that publication, and we
are the more convinced Of this that We pos
scss documents which his Majesty some time
since had the kindness to send US, and which
are a complete condemnation of those prin-
c.ples."
On the day previous, the 3lsto December,
the Emperor addressed the following letter
to the Pope, which the latter, of course, had
not received at the time Of the reception Of
Cen Goyon:
Most Holy Father: The letter which your
Holiness wrote to me on the I'd December,
has deeply moved me, and | will reply with
an entire frankness to your appeal to my
good faith. One Of my most serious preoc
equations during the war, a. well as after it,
was the situation Of the States Of the Church,
and certainly among the powerful reasons
which induced me to make peace 80 prompt
" must be reckoned the fear Of seeing reyo-
luton every day acquire greater proportions.
Facts are stubborn things, and in spite Of
my devotedness to the Holy See, and not
withstanding the presence Of my troops at
Rome, | could not escape from certain soli-
darity which the effects Of the national move
ment produced ii Italy by the contest against
Austria.
Peace being concluded, hasten to write
to your Holiness, to submit to you the ideas
which in my opinion were best calculated to
lead to tie paciticatjon Of the Romagna; and
still think atifat thatp period your Holiness
had consented ID an administrative separa-
ton Of those provinces, aud to the nomina
ton Of i lay Governor they would have re-
turned under your authority. Unfortunately
that did not take place, and found myself
puwcrlcss to prevent tho establishment Of
the new regime Nv efforts have only had
the effect 81 preventing the revolution from
extending, and the resignation Of Garrlbaldi
has preserved the Marches Of Ancona from
certain invasion.
1T present the Congress is about to meet.
The Powers cannot set at naught the inc0n-
tcstDlc rights Of The Holy See over the Lee
cations: nevertheless, the probability j. that
they Will tie Of opinion not to have recourse
to violence ID make them submit. lor il that
submission were 10 be obtained BY the aid
Of foreign force, it would be necessary to O.
cupy tie Legations miljtarily during 4 long
period That occupation would uourish the
hatred and rancorot great portion % the ltal-
ian people, liz well Us the jealousy Of the great
Powers-it would therefore be the cause VI
perpetunting i state ofirritation, uneaSlncss
and alarm.
What, therefore, remains 10 bo done, for
this state Of uncertainty cannot endure for
ever? After a serious examination Of the
difficulties and 81 the dangers contained in
the different combinations, say, with sin
care regret, and however painful the solution
may be, that what appears to De most con
f,Tmabe to the true interests OF the Holy
See would be to make the sacrifice Of the
reyoyed provinces If your Holiness, for
the rcposo Of Europe, would renounce those
provinces, which for fifty years have been q
source uf embarrassment to your govern
ment, and were in exchange to demand from
the Powers to guarantee 10 you tile posses
sion Of the remainder, have no doubt that
order would ba Immediately restored. Then
your Holiness would secure to grateful Italy
long years Of peace, and to the Holy See the
tranquil possession Of tho States Of the
Church.
Your Holiness. | am willing to believe,
will noi misunderstood the feelings BY which
| am animated: you will comprehend the
difficulty my situation-will interpret with
kindness the laudor Of my language, while,
calling t0 mind all that have done for the
Cnrholiasyyiisipn and IDS august head.
have expressed without reserve all my ideas,
aad have considered il indispensable 70 ID
~ before the meeting IL the Congress, but !
be- your il illness, whatever may be your
decision, to feel assured that it Will make no
change In the line Of conduct which | have |
always adopted towards you.
In thanking your Holiness for the Apos |
tolical benedicton which you sent to the
Empress, to the Prince Imperial and to my
self renew the assurance Of my profound |
ycneration 81 your Holiness. Your 1eyout |
son, NAPOLEON