The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25

Emperor fixed upon the Sovereign Pontir was the begin
ring Of his end with the melancholy circumstances OF
which memory aod history have mate us all fsIu,iar
From the OF thus unhappy quarrel the protection
Of God and the sympathee OF men seemed tn ebb sa,
neousy from that stou ding genius until at last ha WAS
caught eagle, his pGions crushed aud broken
then, the dread of hts mighty ic,elect was such
that he WAS confined on desos.e rock OF thu oN,n
where he coeed his earthly career ~'
The policy shadowed forth the document To which w,
have Referred Is said in the newspapers To DO 10 entire
accordance with the views OF the British Cabinet, n an
pears that the Ministers OF England se the cg
.mAcy OF revolution partly because Is origin OF
their present national iou, and the source OF hs
Individual authority aud importance Ia carrying on
lne government They quote not Only tbeie owa
tnent, which have become what they are through
inc fundamentally Of revolution aud By way appear.
ng to be consistent with themselves they proclaim tue
right Oh revolution, or rather AZ might be called from
their present application OF the pncpic the right or u
surrechon, even though brought about aud fomeu.ed
4 emery by inRaeuces from without Oning from the
Brnsh cabinet this is novel, aad beyond all question:
dangerous doctrine II points out key in the organism
OF governments which, il touched with the slightest pres
sure o. the POPE little finger would convuse Provinces
kingdoms and empires. That the Holy Father however
should touch that keynote is not 10 be thought Of for
moment For il must be observed that all countries
which have passed to their present form of 60 vcrnmeut
by the way OF revolution free republic Included
are that the last revolution should be the dna
OF nsurrecton within their borders and they are always
most prompt to repress attempt repeat the experi
ment Hence, every established government must regard
the principle eauncated by the present British Cabi.
net as mischievous and scandaous one Establish this
principle, and the very ends Of government would be de
VI course however, they do not intend that should apply
70 any portion Of the British empire Indeed ono might
ask can this be the same Great Britain which spent mil
lions OF money and sacrificed thousands lives to crush
the practical application Of this principle when these
United States then only British colonies attempted TO mai
pracrSe the aoetrne now proclaimed by the official
sulhority OF British rulers? Is this the same Great
Britain that sacrificed mems lives and millions Of their
property 70 crush Out the results of French Revou-
on ana wnch nj the bayonets point, imposed upon tue
prench people, then maddened aud mised ike the peope
I me komagna, dynasty which they had rejectod9 Is
inc same Great Britain that made the Irish patriots of
ss familiar with the triangle of torture and the soaIod Of
dea'h Tor no crime except that Of attempting 10 pat into
Is this the same Grs,, "t p,,. nov promugaess
canadian people in the year 1885, for their ATTEMPTS 10
ua. ~lat IS nov considered and reported be
legtimate principle of human government Is this The
same Great Britain which authorized the tying at the
cannon mouth OF patriots AMI of princes in Hndosan
10 De shot IN fragments through the air because they had
attempted, in the name Of their own country IN haze
government compatible with their own will and in strct
, WIN the rules which Downing stree. now pro
CLAIMS as legitimate, least apple able TO the relations
between his Holiness the Pope and hs revolving Subjects
IN the Komagna? But even later il is but YESTERDAY so
70 tina, the pople Of the Ionian Islands Claimed in
the respectful manner, the privilege OF aunexng
Themselves the government Of Greece and this Identical
government refused it, Still inconsistent or hypocrical
they must be- they declare torsooth that rebellion
and revelation are to be encouraged r the States Of the
Church.
The of public mer OF former times-yrea for evil
as they might nave "een for goodsesms to have passed
away ann gwen race TO generation who have inherited
their policy without having inherited their candor.
Having touched on this part Of the subject mpos
sble for TO forget what has happenedto France the
brave and unconquerabie has happened
the crushed and bleeding Poaud-what has happened
the long prosecuted and still suffering Ireland. And il
temporal governments have had in regard TO these
other nations their way they SHOULD understand that
their has resulted moro from Catholic conscience
thon from cowardce Of any kind But let England pause
She by omnipotent Let her overtax her
real power by the ambiguity dupciy OF aununciaons
might lead to the overthrow of her own srea,pees
Catholics everywhere submit reverenally TO the civil
government under which they i've il they do this under
the dominion Of Turkey, of Russia, of England, !
Of France indeed Of country s to be be accounted
for, the first place, because government must exist,
because change Of dynasty does not necessarily i'm.
ply an Improvement in civil administration, but |
above all because God has given us rule OF conduct, in
the exercise Of which conscience sometimes forbids what
How, then, the British Cabinet lcgitmatse rebel.
lion and proclaim in the ears of the people Of the Ro
magnay
But said, already minated that the people are
disconiended with their government and that if the Pope
make many reforms in the civil administration of his
States And this doctrine preachedby princes aud poll
tcians who in their own countries, govern to great
tent, not so much by reforms by standing armies.
Who there the earth that have erontery
call on Plus TX. to make reformsa OF oil princes in
dern times he went forth first and farthest almost imme
diaey after his election in the way Of granting reforms
TO his people.
We know much Of his great and generous heart and
reforms necessary, that they will be
granted But let there be dcation the subject by
any sovereign statesman the earth II is uuneces
sary and would be insulting II would imply that the
Sovereign Pont is already in bondage Above all other
things moral and political freedom necessary to the
mysterious providence of God in with this
plicated question: shall submit to- But let external
coercion be usedto force the will Of the Holy Father
Holy Father 1t is true have declarations Of Catholic
loyalty from more than of those who now under
mining his throne Promises indicate intentions only and
by equivalent TO the power Of fulfilling
them Still know that when the Princes that now live
Shall have been removed-nay perhaps swept out even
as a housaUlQiQ would
OF a chamber the Pope will still live, and he will
live hard by the tombs OF st. Peter ana st. Paul Ia the
Eternal City.
The principles brethren in regard TO the Popes
temporal rule. which we have endeavored to recall to
your minds this pastoral letter, novelties
They supported by such strong convincing authority
that they may be regarded axioms. The Catholic
princes and people of Europe have often heard them
from lips of divncs and statesmen, of the
nteects who had fully considered all the bearings Of the
subject
retreat 20 Gaeta, used the following words
Among the motives which incline me TO take this STEP the
the Cathoc world might naturally conclude
no longer free in our hands,
Napoleon the Firstuses this language-
That institution which unity faith in other
words he pspscy the guardian Of Catholic unity adm
foreign power rue snaie thank heaven NJ tina.
Madrid Tor yi sppo Il. sp
Tsl Madrid iSss YOU'D
sranars would submit to his decrees It is very fortunate
among rival naous but in old Rae far from the
Of Austria far from The Kings France Spain holding the
the Ors Sa Should
wa, is and they have been wen spent For the govern.
sni Of souls the pet. he most bensoent Institution that
bu, of reason.
Bossuet the following language in regard to this
subject
Ne Know m In. these ams ss y