Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-11
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Tho Annexation of Central Italy

prayita,e To slie iorminr mass of Italian power.
and the mere appearance oil the decree witch an
ncxed them 10 Sardinia would have caused but
slight sensation. But this formal Stnte PAPER is
accompanied by n declaration which siartles una
ny who have accustomed themselves TO believe
that there was a real power latent under the
threnenings and lamentations that came TO Us
from Rome. This King OF balf.formed king.
DOM osten ,atiously deserted by bis great protec-
tor. denounced a II sncrilegious robber by all the
ndherent. Of the old Papacy Throughout Christen-
dom. and bitterly hated by every nation which.
! like Austria md Spain. makes religions blgntry
tie spring of its civil system, advances as cdimiy
| 10 scizc a prorincc Of he States Of The Church as
an Eaqiish soldier mouH oaik MP 10 take a jemc
! ont ofHe kead Of an Indian IDOL When Fatnl
! lays before Victor Emmanuel the result Of the
suffrage, his master declares his acceptance "not
i only of The States Of Mndena aud Parma, but al
Of the l.omagnn, which bus already separated
itself from tho Papal Government" Initiating
| the Iromptitude OF his great confederate, the
! King Of Sardinia has probably already put his
troops in motion To take possession %! his new
province.
There is always great virtue in possession, but
Mt this crisis an accomplished fact j. especially
strong in its incrtncrs. Who shall now move
Snrdioian garrison tut Of Bologna? What voice
will be strong enough to call To arms the AIDED
and exhausted States whose zeal for the priest
hood has already well nigh eaten them "a? Ru.
zcaots and the bigois and the peryerts but who
are only curious in rare ccr,m mails, packing
NJ for journey to X me, in the hope OF seeing
the nnwunei forms of mn exconmuuicaton of n
Sovereign Prince. Victor Enmanuel must have
calculated the effect Of such illumination before
he aifronted it, and IN ISt have convinced himself
that among his own Italian subj l. it wnnd lie
bat by-wor and jest. The faithful Sa,nyaris
who might have had scrupes oi conscience IN obey
ing an rxcommunlcntrd Suyere Sn, are transferred
I" an Emperor who l., hauaiiy, ia III" bosom of
the Church. but ~ 10 the pc rle of L'mbnrdy,
M,denn, Parma, aud the Rnmag, q. any public act
, which may mark the hostility between lfcir new
"oyercign and their tyrnnt, the aIlnv If
i"cir ancient tyrant. will he 10 them ,sim t.
their confidence and affection. Moreover, these
imprecatlons would have an Unexpected a'knowl-
rd-einont II the same curses which should exprl
Victor Emmanuel from the pale IT the Church.
should also scare the Ere ell array from the city #
Rome. II is ccai that Victor Emmanuel has A.
ccrtained cithcrMH these MUndodoits wW MT TAFT
Or clse Hd he can ofo,d 10 desp'se Mem.
However, Mnssaroni himself could not pocket
booty with more puliten"ss than does Victor En-
manuel accent tho L nrgna. The expression Of
Sarlntas deep devotion must he ,c.y gra,iIy-
/ ing n the Holy Father when. looking round upon
hi' Lew Austrian leYlcs, he comes to the cnncln.
j ~tun ilnt they are Int numerous ush IT, chas-
tlNe his nifectionac but rather predatory son.
+ W hen the King declares that he is rcn " Ia de.
'ud the independence Il the supreme Minister Of
religion he must inspire ,,cal confidence in the
College e Cardinals. and when hr PROMISE, IT, pay
tonnage to the sovereignty "l Tive Pope he Is pro-
baby rs welcome rs a gang pl hou-chIrake,s who
should innsack your cellars AMI drink your health
M the contents III your best liu- But there
slhie lew words in tins srrerh VIII h WE print
elsewhere. that have mack If real flavor The
King promises "to rputr huic To- the Splcndor oi
+ the Papa! Court .y. II, Victor Emmanuel
cannot be 40 cruel Or ~ lost IT, all Tor his
per-Hhal convenience IL to propose nppearir.. mt
! ,hc Pnpal Court, and d,chargng this promise III
contributing to Its splcndnr hv his owa personal
/ "rfH he must mean that he will contribute in mo-
! ncy. lie might propose to himself. not only to
! acknowledge the tituar suzerainty of Pc Nonn,
! but also to pay him an annual tribute. Ii such
| should be tho in.eriin Of this very deter mined
marander, Tie Pope migM do many Il ,corse thing
/ than fofc9o Ms r0y probiemat'cM erpedieM Of r.
! c0mmHHtcIfion, anil dCccm tie postum altered
| htm. The homage Is indeed, not II very substan-
! unl mntIer. but per nps it mav % for something
to 81. Peter: tho money, however is very serious
advantage; and, although we may have every ad
miraton Tor that fcrvid zeal which has enabled
DIR. Cullen 10 collect from the Irish people for the
service Ut the Pope nearly MS much money ~ they
! pay weekly Tor travelling along some six miles OF
railway, yet, upon the Whole, regular
stlurnd rad annually from the Treasury ut Turin
or Bologna will DO much safer income to count
upon all the Peters pence that ran be tx racled
| from the pockets If the faithful.
The magma is gon" from the Pope as irreyo-
] cahy rs Savoy has gone from SatdInia-wc will
! not Yet add Nice to thus category. although we
! have not much hope that the municipal council
"t that city. even with the aid OF the thro Eng
lShmcn wh'm they have acknowledged as their
! champions will be long able to struggle against
absorption In this speech Victor Emmanuel
says nothing of Tuscany, but it is now pretty
certain that, with some very trtling conditions,