The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-30
The Pope And H,s worldly K ,iats-wnat
Dr. r.

sweep away the temporal power OF the Pope
Leads us to glance towards the Pontincal throne
and attempt solution of the question whether
the tenure Of bis spiritual ONCE Is wholly inde-
pendent Of revenue or dominion
II we allow ourselves to be guided by the
circulars and anocutions emapating from thu
Vatican, we cannot but feel confident reliance
on the mstaphorical stability Of St Peters
chair however much 1t may appear endangered
oy external seitaiions- II, on the other baud
we allow public opinion in Europe to influences
us, we must conclude that the loss Of his TEN
pord sovereignty will have the effect of matsri-
ally changins bis relation to bis spiritual cub.
jects. His m,sfortunes may in part quicken
their devotion. but that will be but poor COM
pensstion for the loss Of his ancient patrlmony.
As sovereign OF the Rom IN States, he and his
predecessors have for centuries exacted &C
ciesiastjcaf obedience from many millions
of the Christian world and the question
cow is, will his supremacy be equally effective
when, in ceasilg TO be . prince, he Of necessity
becomes subject Rome Is not yet lost to
him. but when It Ia he will find himself in the
embarrassing position of q pretender, while be-
set By the restraints of one amenable to do
mipion. He will Of course sustain his claim OF
sovereignty. in defiance Of facts aud treaties,
| ny ecclesiastical fiction; but the contrast be
| tween that and the reality Will be very melan
| caoy. The Roman Church will flourish not
| wiihstanditg for its elias. city In adapting i.
SET 10 circumstances is the secret Of its havop
\ ID Dat
nistraion Of the church is indepe adent Of the
| pc ent machinery and APPENDICES Of the Ro
| man Court When the temperatures OF the
| Pope expire CORES ponding change will take
| place with the cardinals, whe viii become mere
tituiar dienitaries, and the Monsigncrs, whose
assiguatle functions and maintenance will b@
| Consigned TO nihiiity. Even the title of Emf
renee will die out; for 1t was owing to
the theoretical participation of the car
| dinals 10 the temporal sovereignty OF
| the Roman States that their high rank
WAS preserved. The magnidcence Of the
| Roman ceremonies has exercised potent inHa.
ence upon the imseinations Of the Catholic
be equally entitled to the veneratsn of his
prelates, be cannot take ST. Peters to the Escu-
rial, or St. John Laterau to Munich. 1t il no.
fortunate that OF all nations protesting Cstho-
licsm the Italians respect the Pope the least,
and that the government of the Holy See has
been the worst, not only in the peninsula but 10
all Europe. 1t may be that France or Austria
may maintain the temporal position of the
sovereign Pontif; but In that case It Is highly
probable that the free Italians of the new
monarchy will avoid the consequent usuroa.
ton by plugging into religious schism. That
the Pspacy will endure We feel convinced; but
in order to secure its prosperity, Pho Mono or
bis next successor had better consent, on condi
ton of retaining his itular rank and residence,
to become Ia practice the first subject OF the
new Italian kingdom. Thus the descent from
temporal sovereignty would be smoothed. aud
peace and harmony would take the place of
hostile protests and ruuch ndarsfandfna
Both 10 Victor Emanuel and the supreme Pon.
tiGcate this arrangement would be atvan-
tageous and we hope yet 10 hear of its con.
summation.
THE ALDERxANIc CoSrEsr.-In another part
of to-day's issue will be found sketch Of the
struggle that is now going on In several Of the
districts for seats in the Board Of Aldermen,
from which the public will see that the polid-
cal cliques, OF every name and nature, ore NOV.
ing Heaven and earth to secure the anticipated
prizes at the City Hall which will come under
their fingers when they secure seat for their
representative men In the Aldermsnic Board.
This squabble for control In our municipal
Senate has become matter Of business with q
large class of the bsrroom philosophers, who
manage thus TO either obtain enough out of the
candidates 10 keep them In gin, and so forth,
from one election TO another, or else to elect
one Of their men, and thereby keep up regu.
lar supply nom day TO day, with an occasional
rich placer 70 work at They have, By their
activity and making politics their business.
managed 70 control the machinery Of all the
parties In several wards, and have thus prevent.
ed honest and worthy men from being nomi.
mated for the Offices to be filed. They have
thwarted the wishes Of the people In a MAORI
ty Of the dbtricts and are marching with fly
ing colors, confident Of success, ana Ia many
instances even defying the public to defeat
them II they can. There ID no choice as to
parties. The republicans, who are constant.
y Boosting that they are more intelligent and
honest than their opponents. have presented
come Of the most illiterate philosophers with
the WORT record Of any on the list Tamusuy
has marched In her old beaten track. succeed
ing, however, in a few instances. In putting
down the whiskey braves and taking up mea
who had been presented By taxpayers. Mozart.
10 many districts, is In . general state Of con-
motion and split mp into factions; whilst the
Union party controlling mere handful Of
votes, are also quprrsliing over who shall be
set up and knocked down.
With this general noise and inmalt In which
the rufisns. blsebguasds aud strikers are
echoipg the cry Of regular party nominations