New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-27
Napoleon md the PONG.

A Paris correspondent OF the New York Times,
with whose opinions and prejudces we have moth
ing to do writes letter, from which we extract
the following:
The fact Is, this Papal question has revived q
spirit in the Church which would be alarming if we
did not know that large proportion of the conn
try has become too civilized to fall back again into
the struggles and practices of the dark ages Since
the appearance Of the pamphlet entitled The Pope
and the Congress, six weeks ago, one hundred and
twenty other pamphlets have issued from the press
of Paris, seYentytiYe of which are devoted exclu-
siYey to the Roman question, the balance TO the
general question OF Italy. in this nelGs of words
and of impure passions, the Almighty has been
attacked as one would not attack policeman and
defended as one would not defend burglar. NJ.
Vueillot, in the Unioers, now happily suppressed,
the leader of this war of words. Through it all
pierces the ears of iniidety for, Notwithstanding
the whole Church is conyulsed to its very center,
it is not the spiritual concerns of the Church. it is
not the Christian religion it is not the interests of
the Almighty, nor. in fine. the Almighty himself
which occupies attention, 80 much as the secular
power Of the Church, and the privilege to continue
at Rome a political despotism which is a disgrace
to the age in which we live. In the struggle the
Almighty i but secondary interest; he is treated
as If totally insensible to the respect even po
likeness of his creatures. Adying Frenchman takes
off his hat to death; why may he not while living,
speak politely Of his Maker2
What is more curious than all, the Utramentanes
for the Pope It is in its character, however,
literally coalition of the dead for In its ranks are
found everything that is deerepid, everything that
Is fossll-ln other words, d combination of past
greatness. The Legitimists, with NJ Vemain at
their head, bring to the coalition their legitimist
preiudlces their hatred Of everything that is born
of the people and which looks like progress: the
ultramontane clergy bring their passion. their in
tolerance. their love ofintfigue and universal dom
nation; the Orleanists bring the bitter souvenirs
of their late fall; the Prohbitionists the ardor
and the energy Of a powerful monopoly menaced
with speady death. In this combination Of dis.
similar elements, there appears at first sight no
homogeneity but in common opposition to a com.
mon enemy; but there is besides this sentiment
of caste and of exclusion, of domination and OF
privilege, common to them all, and it is this COM
mon lien which unites the mass in solid opposi.
ton against the Emperor and his policy
The encyelical letter OF the Pope only adds an
other element to the strife This letter is said to
have been drawn up by the Pope and Cardinal An
oneli in secret cenelave, and by them sent to the
Uhreys at Paris in whose columns II was first seen
by the Emperor Napoleon. By an encyclieal let
ter We generally understand an address from the
Pope to his cardinals and bishops in which Is
made known the opinion of his Holiness on some
point of Catholic dogma of ecclesiastical discip-
line. But the present document, deprived of its
exhortations "to implore the help Of God, of the
Immaculate Conception, and of SITS. Peter and
Pau" falls at once 10 the level OF political mani
festo.
In TINS character what is its valuey just this Ii
is an appeal to the angry passions of the clergy and
the Church against the policy of Napoleon in Italy
It is an appeal to war from the Vicar Of God of
peace and of concord, of pardon and Of modera-
tion II is call for the intervention of brute force
of fire and chains of the sword and the scaiold In
support OF the blasting and insuferable political
rule of the priesthood. Ii is pontitical anathema
hurled against long-suffering and patient people,
who have at last determined TO shake off the crush
ing despotism of Rome.
Worse than all, his Holiness in this letter makes
common cause with Austria and her satellites, the
deposed Grand Dukes of Central Italy. he dares
TO tell Napoleon and the world that the prosperity
of the holy Catholic religion is closely allied with
" the men, to use an expression of Grandguillot,
" who retreated from Soiferino in the baggage
wagons of AUSTRIA Austria herself is taken under
the protection of the Holy See, and yet there is
strong party in France who sustain the Pope and
his letter, and who second his unheIy cry for war
against civilization and progress. This cry ad.
dresses itself as well to the subjects of Louis Napo-
Icon; u Is as much an appeal to revolt in France
as ever emanated from Revolutionary club His
aoliness teaches the clergy in this letter ]. to in
name every day more aud more the faithful con.
nded to their care What in effect Is this but an
appeal to sedition and reyoltS -
This encycleai letter of his Holiness creates for
.ne Emperor Napoleon new position. He now
stands dsengaged from all personal engagements
toward Plus *, and thus finds his Italian policy