New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-25
LETTER FROM THE POPE.

The TadfpcRdeRcc Beige publishes in rs entirety
the letter addressed by Pope Pins 10 the Emperor Ma
poleon in answer to the advice rendered him by hls
Majesty We subjoin translaton:
SlRE: have received the letter which your Majesty
has had the goodness TO write to me, and reply u
without evasion and with an open heart. In COM
mepcipg do not hide from myself the difficult posi-
ton of your Majesty; il in all IFS gravity. Your
Majesty could leave this position by some decisive
which perhaps excites your repugnance, aud
il is precisely because You find yourself in THIS position
that you advise again for the peace of Europe to
cede The insur2en provinces, while assuring me that
the powers viii guarantee to the Pope those lich Ie-
main to him.
A project of this nature presents insurmountable
difficulties and TO become convinced of 1t IL lie sufficient
TO reflect upon my situation my sacred character and
the rights of the Holy Seerights which not those
of dynasty, bet of all Catholics The difficulties are
insurmOuntabe, becaufe cannot cede thai which does
not belong to me- and because | see but too clearly
that the victory which would be given to the reyolu-
tiopits Of the Legations would preteXi ard
encouragement the native and foreign Jlutoniss
OF The other provnces 10 play the same game, seeing
the success Of the fret and when gay revoutionists
speak of the least considerable and the most auda-
cous part of the populations.
The Powers, you say, will guarantee the rest but in
the grave ana extraordinary CAGES which are to be
foreseen and considering the numerous aids which
the inhabitants receive from without will it be posi-
BILE for the Powers their force in an ecaci0us
manner If that is not So your Majesty will ne per-
suaded with ore that the usurpers Of others goods aud
the revoluoDists are invnclble when they are only
met by means OF reasoning.
However that may be- / am compelled TO declare
openly that | cannot cede the Legations without VIC
latng the solemn oalhs which bind me; without pro-
duciug disaster and shock IN the other Provinces
without bringing wrong ard shame upon all Catholics
without eak ching the rights, not only OF tle SOyer
egns of Italy, uDjusty despoiled Of their domains but
of the SOveregus of the whole Christian world who
cannot see the destruction OF certain principles win
Indifference.
Your Majesty makes the repose of Europe TO depend
upon the cessi0n by the Pope Of the Legations which
for fifty Yeas have caused much embarrassment TO
the pOutiIical Government; but "a promised IN be-
ginning ths letter to speak openly let me be permitted
TO return 10 the argument. Who count the rcvOln
tons which have occurred IN France during 'he last
&C years But at the same time who will dare 10 say
10 be great French naticn that for the repOse OF a-
rope is necessary 10 restrain the limits OF the EN-
Dre The argument proves too muchi accordingly,
permit rue to reject II. And moreover, your Majesty
is not ignorant by what persons, with what iunds
with what support the late attempts at Bologna,
Rayepna and other cities, have been made Almost
the entire population remained terror-stri ken at
the movement, which no one expected, and which
they were not disposed 20 follow. But your majesty
observes that if had accepted the project eXpressed
in the letter which you sent me through Nj. Meneyal,
the insnrgent provinces would be now under my
authority To tell the TRUTH this letter was opposed TO
that with which you hOnored me before the COM
mencement of the Italian campaign, and IN which you
gave me cousODg assurances, without causing me any
trouble. However, the letter 10 which you allude
propC ed 10 me in its fret part project as lnadmssl-
bic as the present; and as to the second part, be-
leve have adopted il, as the documents consigned to
the hands of yonr ambassador at Rome will show.
zee also this pirate Of your Msjestys, that if had
accepted this project / should have preserved my
authority over these provnees-an expression which
seems denote that at the point al which we have ar
rived they are lost TO me forever Sire, pray you, in
the name of the Church. and also your interest
to act that my apprehension be not justified Certain me-
mors called secret tell that the Emperor Napoleon
J. has left TO his family warnings worthy OF Christian
philosopher who in adversely found resourcesan and allie.
Walton in religion alone II is certain that we shall all
shortly appear before the Supreme Tribunal to rendera
strict account of all deeds, our words, and our
thoughts. Endeavor then TO appear before thisgr
tribunal Of God in such way as 10 experience the
effects of His pity and not those of His justice. /
speak thus TO yon in my character of Father, which
gives me the right 20 toll the whole truth to my sons,
however elevated their position in this world For
the rest thank you for your friendly expressions in
nv regard and for the assurance you give me that you
wish 10 ftinue 10 me the socitude which you say
you have had for up 10 tho present time. II only
emaps TO me to pray God to pour upon YOU upon the