The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-11
Crisis Of the Italian Qusstion-Ths Fail
OF Ancona.


OF Anc0na.
BY the news from Europe which we publish
to-day we learn that Ancona, the greatest and
last stronghold of the Papal dominions, has ca
pitulated to the victorious Sardhians-an event
which brings the Italian question to its crisis
This concludes the campaign as far as the
Pope's army is concerned. II is very plain
that the people are not with him on the ques
ton Of his temporal sovereignty; otherwise it
could not have been disposed d 80 readily by
an invading army from Piedmont.
The difficulty however, is aot yet solved
Garibaldi, the chief Of victorious revolution
airy army, has something to say on the subject,
ard he insists that the city of Rome, and every
inch Of Italian soil, shall be included in the re-
volution. Victor Emanuel and Louis Napoleon
are in favor Of yielding 1.-The Eernal City" to
the Pope. There is the grand obstacle in the
way Of the solution Of the question
II is no easy matter to dispose OF
Garibaldi. He may raise storm over the
other crowned heads of Europe which will
hurl them from their thronY like the King of
exist which is far deeper and more widespread
than at present appears. On the other hand
Garibaldi cannot accomplish bis purpose if the
French and Sardinians oppose him, to say no.
thing of the Austrians, unless through sea of
blood.
The surrender of Ancona brings matters
to focus II brings the King of Sar-
dina close to the conqueror of Sicily and
Dictator OF Naples, and the next mails
from Europe will probably inform us whether
the meeting will be hostile or friendly
On that depend the fate Of Italy and
the peace Of Europe. Austria, crippled by the
last war and trembling for her own safety, but
still capable of great effort is couched, like an
old sick lion, to spring upon the prey if she gets
an opportunity. Nothing would 80 please her,
nothing so favor her hopes, as to see Garibaldi
and Victor Emanuel engaged in deadly feud.
Her expectation in that case would be to step
in and seize the lions share OF the spoil. Ma
poleon, however, is the great lion tamer-the
Van Amburg who keeps the menagerie of
royal beasts in order-and his wishes must be
consulted AS usual he will probably strike
the decisive blow when the proper time
comes.
The Pope may solve the question himself by
abandoning Rome. The obstinacy of himself
and the Incorporating character of Cardinal
Antonelli may precipitate the fall of the
Papacy and leave him not even the City of the
Caesars But it is likely that the mission Of
General Guyon is to keep him there, by force If
necessary. 1t would not do for the Emperor
to LET the Pope be under other protection than
that of "the eldest son Of the church"
One thing is clear, that the days Of the
Pope's temporal sovereignty are numbered,
after a sway of a thousand years. How
IT took its rise, an article in another
column on the fall of Ancona explains to the
readers. Its decline may be traced to the
reformation, the art Of printing, the progress Of
civilization, and the extension Of human
liberty. In the dark ages the Papal dominion
did good service; 1t preserved the vital spark
Of civilization against barbarism. But 1t has
served Its purpose, its day has gone by, and q
newer and higher civilization has superseded
II, and Pic Mono may as well accept the de-
crees Of destiny AID progress. for the words Of
Calico are made good in more senses than one
"the world moves" II the Pope will not
move with II be must move out Of it. II he
should have to abandon Italy, and can find no
safe and peaceful asylum in any other part of
Europe, LET him come to America like other
refugees and princes, and his followers will
build for him new Vatican, from which he can
WELD o spiritual sceptre over the Catholic
world with greater Christian power than he
ever possessed before.
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