New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-16
Court Of Rome leaves no doub. upos ths question ard
receives II negatively. In fact, AT. I. Of that law

receives 1t negatively. In fact, AT. l. Of that Law
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serving provision nor other from tbs
Court Of Rome ey.n when oD co5ssDlns p,Sss iSdydus
permission ofths Government"
Tbis enactment IL formal and we could not have In
f,noed IT, had the moderation and the liberation Of
the Administration thought tit to derogate from 90 alb
solnte prohibition We were infor1od this evening,
with our eotemporares, that we might Reproduce the
Pon,iGcal letter without improperly.
This letter IL declaration from The head OK the
Church. addressed TO his venerable brothers OF sue
Epjscopacy. On the first grounds, 1t imposes upon S
a resrect which we shall scrupulously observe.
Ruf n does not concern questions OF faith, for the
settlement of which the authority OF the Pope only
absolute when conformable to the sacred canons sod
in accord with the universal consent Oh tn'
Church. .,.:
political question alone Is here under consioerauoh,
and on this point the competency of the Court OF Rome
could not be admitted without dsavowlng all the tI1-
dtops of the Church of France. The memoraple
declaration of 1882 to which the name OF Bossuet 80
eoIously attached, says, textualiy: chit, and
rs s. rs5 and b. s I se%o G
for spiritual things and which concern saVaon ana not tenn
Thus in the encyccal letter of the 10Th of January
il ia the temporal sovereign who speaks in the name OIL
temporal interest but in the forms and with the par
cnlar character which appertan to the head OF the
Church.
There is, them here an abuse of jurisdiction, which,
without dispensing from respectful Difference, can
not prevent free judgment.
Let us not hesitate TO express our full opinion.
The adversaries of the Papacy have always re-
preached it for it's efforts to oversep the spiritual do
main which ia exclusively its own. They have raised
against it the minds of many Independent men who
refused their submission except in matters Of faith
"terms Of the declaration Of 1862, Kings and Sow
ereigns to the ecclesiastical power that whole ma.
tons were alienated from that unity of which Rome
is the center.
Thanks to Heaven, we are no longer in the times Of
schisms and heresies and epoch istoo enlightened
for such distractions ever TO arise from passing ms
understanding.
But il ia impossible for us not to depore the atute
which has been forced upon Plus TX. under crcum'
stances when the spirit of Cancellation appeared as IL 1t
ought to allay itself go well with the august character
of the Holy Father Is it not sad to see in 80 grave
document that of which we epeak the eternal cause
of the Church mixed up with and lowered by interests
so little worthy of it, and associated with the fortunes
Of those Princes who in Italy, only maintained them
selves by the arms Of Austria and could not return
there except at her backl
Pope fol- refusing the ration OF the Romagns Is
that he could not abdicate that portion OF his territory
without "detriment TO the rights Of the Princes o.
" Italy, ~ho hare been uyastly despo'ted Of me~
"domafRs."
Here we have then, the Head of the Church making
himsef the days OF Boniface WILL and innocent
Kill, the arbitrator Of political Sovereigntes' And,
mark IL well this theocratica arbitration, which IN
our day would be the most dangerous prerogatve for
the Papacy is by q strange contrast, only the unde
niabe proof of his dependency for before as after the
war of Italy we fiji Rome bent under the influence OF
Austria-under that influence which Father Iacordare
go Justly considered Of decline and fall OF the
Holy See.
the cad Position assumed by the PaPaey coming for
ward to restore agant the popular will Princes who,
having fallen at Soferno, had no other refuge than
the baggage-train of Austria This position deceyes
the hopes CT all those who would have liked TO see the
Head fChrstianity resume the prestige OIL ms poi'
cal power in union with regenerated Italy.
The encyccal letter will doubtless serve a rally
ing poIt for many passions which have nothing French
or Christian about them and which VIII wrongly en-
deayor to abuse the authority OF this document ana ts
venerable origin. We do not fear that they Will sue
coed for the policy of the Emperor cannot give occa-
sic D. we are certain, to any legitimate anxiety. The
Emperor inspired by devotion which, for ten years,
has never beled tsef single day, trst eounseled
to the Pope reforms which might have saved the IN
teority of his domnions. Those counsels were
iected; the evil has become aggravated, and now It
seems no longer possible to lead back the population of
the Romsgna, unless compelling them by force.
The Emperor thought that il was more advantageous
for the POPE TO give the Romagna than to reconquer it
at the cot of the blood of his subjects by fore inter
yenton He said 60 sincerely TO the Holy Father in
letter worthy of the eldest Son Of the Church and OF
the Sovereign of France The Pope was at liberty 10
follow or reject that advice BE rejects II.
We are far from coDtesting his rghtto do So and we
have the conviction that the advice of France will never
be turned into menace constraint.
Thus, then, the duty Of France is fulfilled The in-
Justice toward her. however great may be- Will not
have the power to make her desert her task Of moder
ton and protection. At Rome che would still if needs
be- defend the Pope against anarchy; but II the pollt-
zeal authority Of the Holy Father everywhere else is
must not fall upon the generous nation which has
done everything 10 obvate them, and which will be
always ready to grant that rusty support whichs g-
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