, 1860-01-16
a3rfas l. Ctiihttt1f,
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1850.


MONDAI, JANUARY lG, 1850.
THE POPE IN AMERICA.
We print in ano,ler column IN account Of
Il meeting Of Catholic citizens Of St. Louis,
held lor the purpose Of sympathising with the
poor old Pope in his troubles with respect ito
his temporal government. The meeting in no
scasc partook Of arelieious character, but was
purely political The President was rarticu-
lar to draw the distinction ave have mol met"
sa;l he, ITO indorse the Pope as the Spiritual
"Hcaa cr The Universal Church. That is
'sGxed ilc.-that ali the world and all hell
"cannot subycrt." As head Of the Catholic
Church, therefore, the Pope could By no pos
aibility need The sympathy and 'indorsementIcf
>he meeting-ooiy in his capacity q. temporal
sovereign did those who participated in, it
recognize him as being exposed to any
nalign influences and it was to give assar-
ances Of their sympathy for him in this char
acter-or their high admiration Tor the despot-
lam over which he prcsi1es, that the meeting
was convened. Considered, therefore, either
with reference to it's Objects or the character
Of the sentiments avowcd by the President,
rs well rs those embraced in tile resolutions
and in the Address, We conceive there is an,-
pit warrant for saying that tue meeting Was
the must remarkable ever held in the United
States. let US look at it for moment.
The government Of the Papal States is in
every k!ect M absolute despo!ism. Whether
the Pope is too much absorbed by his duties
as spiritual head oftbo Catholic church through
out tic world to give his personal attention to
the administration Of the civil government, or
whether le-i= a despot 1t hcart3 and desires
The grinding oppression under which his sub
jec:s sroan, or whether he is weak imhccile
old man and childishly gives free reign TO that
rercless human tiger; Cardinal Antouclli-tie
under its influences the common people are
sinking yesr by year into a deeper and more
hopeless degradatlon-.l!at so abhorrent is 1t
TO thozo who live under it that the presence Of
foreign soldiery is requisite for its maintenance
will not be denied. Tic recent outbreaks and
Tevolts iu various portions Of the pope's don1in-
ions, afford conclusive evidence Of how anxious
his subjects are to csca :'c from his r1c In oveEy
par: or1hc Papal States: Tic desire to substitute
Constitutional government for the existing 1es-
potism, l,as, in one frm or another, been un-
mis!akabIy expressed By the Italian people.
The alee1icuato regard ia which Mazzini and
Garibald are hell ly all classes in whom the
last spark Of manhood las not heen crushed
ou:, rroves That tue love If liberty is strong in
that people, despite The efforts u tho Her
archy to smother and suppress it. And now,
when it is thought that the European Congress-
ECON to asscn.bls-a Congress, be it reuem-
bcrcl 10 le composed Ct the represen-
ta!iyes Of tue soycreigos Of Europe
will limit tie temporal rule CT the
Pope to the city Of Rome, aud give to the
States end Legations i Constitutional Govern
ment, for which they have yearned through
long centuries oi orpressicn-in this
juncture, a public meeting is held in
one M 1:c Statcs Of The American
Republic to sympalhiae with The desrot
TO offer n.opey for tie maintenance Of his
rule, and to defeat tic attempt to aueliorato
tho condition Of the italian peo de! We think
the strongest dcuunciation possible Of tho 81:
Louis meeting is the simple statement Of it's
object. We shall indulge in no OF 4cr. 1t Is
marvellous, and inexplicablo upon any Ivy
potllasis that does not sink their manhood,
that American citizens can 70 far forget tho
blessings of Constitutional Liberty as to do
wha. these two Thousand citizens Of St: Louis
have done.
We desire another fact 10 20 forth to tho
world with the proceedings Of this mceting:-
Tbs men who participated in it, aud those
in this country who will sympathise with
its spirit and nclion. aro the uphplders Of that
pro-slayery Democracy by wllicl, the federal
government is at present controlled: We arc
nafe in saying that every one Of tho II two
thousand" is 4 regular rotcr Of tile Democratic
ticket aud i'll advocate Tor the perpetuity and
indefinite exclusion Of slavery. We obserya
that aome Of the gentlemen who addressed tile
st. Louis meeting Of tho loth, were tho chief
speakers ut tho Democratic meeting in that
city on thc~9th. Perhaps, after nil, there is a
species Of justice and reciprocity in their ac-
ton Poperr being the natural ally Of -imcri-
can Democracy and Slavery. why should not
American Democracy acd Slavery tly to tho
succor Of tho Pope IN his tribulations? We
submit the facts witt'ont comment, simply ask
ing our readers to ponder them well.