, 1860-03-15
lVVs7EsI'Vzat1F"o Ut f1F L[410uH 1Hucs.I

tLontSCE4 Feb. ID.
The phenomena of daily occurrence at Rome
are tue Pope's walks aud the loyal addresses Of
his people. On Wednesday last the Holy Faith
cr aii.ltcd FRI nj his carrisge ut the Villa Bor-
ghese aud went back on foot as Tar as the l'iazza
del Po?oio. Eotlt the villa an,l the sqla1c we're
strongly bcset with gendarn1es. and bau,ls Of
those 1rus' ! body. guards proceeded and fol-
lowed the fontlK. There il something ghost
like in the unea,1ness with which the Sovereign
Priest hunts the most trcqu=ntcd quarters Of
his capital, paratlins himseli as it were, before
a wondering multitude. There turks under it u
vain Rnd morbid ostcntation Of intrcpsdltJ, u
disrlay ccrt.aly not cGlltd fur hT circuulstau-
ces; lor, whatever evils may imf end upon the
Papncy. must decidedly no danger shrcateus
the Pope. 1t is the - stem, aud not the lseson,
mankind are t'reu ut.
and fIsettiness the Pope tvinces ut Ibis present
crisis. lie had been gathering eua6on psant dur
ing the period Of leisure aud security FROM 1910
to 1s5:'; hut these few wt aks since the publlca-
tion OF - The Pope aud the Congress" are not
unlikely TO wear him to shadow. Ills great
fear now IT. or vas till yer: lately {for the latest
news talks Of rcassnr1ng communication from
the Tuirries to the Vnticln) d rev secession Of
the Galcau Church from The bosom o. Komu.
" 1t las rlc4ssd the Al'.i3htc," the Pope has
bteu heatd to say, ito punish rs ut thi. present
season; these asc days of trial and tr.bula&ion,
but those oL peace aui consolation viii follow"
The fnni;f's i vlsl .ns are only Of the inmucu-
late Conception, treading under Ier feet. not the
serpent, hut his great lmp EiaI political cucmy.
THIS pet ba,lonua Of his, st1e SHE LaJr, the new
dogma aud my y6tery which constitute the
great achievement Of his Portiticate, is
balm upon the sores Of his wounded
soul. His religion, such as it is, blends
with ail his thoughts aud feelings, and
he wonders how other men can be SO utterly
,yorfs11,.
oil plague themselves about ltuly, and no one
thinks o! Nary he saga; "thcy t.lk about in-
dependence, ind do not tcc that they are under
the thru'doln Of the Dcrii." i few days ago he
WIS walking out of lie porta Angelina, prece.
ded an.l followed by i,s Noblr Guards, accom-
pa1'!td by two Mous'gnori. He WIS convcrs1ng
with these prrlutes ou tue above matters, when
who vas knec'ing ou the high road, eo1icisin.
his blessing. "Aic you Il Christian - ASKED
the l'rrt, and Us the poor fellow, all tuken
abacs, YVES dumb, the question was again
aud a:ain repeated with sharp caxersiess.
"llease your liol'uess, am" u .San.o Radr<,
H,''j ut last stnn,mercd out the country man.
:" Du you ku3w tlis ten ccmmandueu;s:' pur-
sued The aposto,ic.l cAteclist. .s.SaAto IiIre,
81" was again the answer, wtercupon tue Pen
t'tf babe him tell si,em one By one. The poor
du1nbiounded fellow tried one or two, then
jumped over to the tifth Or sixth, perceived his
mistake, And his confusion bccamr worse cou-
founded. iii he ia:rly broke down. Til: Pope
then walked on with his suite, aud said triumph
antls. Let the people learn Gods con,n,and-
1nents BY heart, aud .hcn they will he fs for in
dependence" The anecduie is Interesting; it
is .lycn tu me as authentic, and. at any rate ei
non Z ot,o ben trorato. That tho I'upe is sub
ject to its Of ungovetuable irritation Is matter
M one seems to doubt, Moments OF muudlin
depression follow close upon periods Of h, slcric
clation.
Lie is greatly addicted to retrospective sur
vey and vindlca:ion OF Lis own conduct; lie
strives hard to beat pence With himself, to rec.
onc.le his liberal freaks Of tue earlier with the
sorere reactionary measures Of the latter pnrt
Of his reign. l1els, in his own conccit, the man
erer s1uued sgainst, nertr shining; and when
the thoughts of iupenJiaI evils crowd upon
him, he takes shelter in his fararite retreat Of
the 80 cataeoulbs,' Or says, with a climax q, en-
thusiusm, ~ We shall renew for the worlds cd
lication telestiue VS. sublime act Of sciGde-
nial; VIC shall repair to c!oi,ter; We shall put
on monk 3 frock, and resign tue tiara to uu-
other strong enough to eclr It's burden" I lie
conflict Of disccrdant passions then frequently
orcEpo" ers him, 60 that lie sinks dowu in hts
armchair, and his sanguipe, and ut The same
time, pusillanimous nl,nd. wAn,lers vsgueiy
ausonS the uncertain contingencies Of the fu-
tture; Phantnsmagoria Of bright or dak oh.
irc's then works titfulLy on lis e1haus:ed
brain; the crnss, the glory Of martyrdom,
smiles upon him; presently u still loIier fancy
fits before him It is tlt Image Of the inmac-
ulate; the bystanders 'ead this part Of his
day-dreams IN the incitab!e smile of his
scraphic round counteuancc. These arc tile
moments hiss advisers most dread; be rises
from the trance altogether saint, and werc
he allowed to give III TO tile temptation Of the
moment, there is no doubt but lie would tear
The apostles maut'c from bis shoulders, and
Withdraw iron, an elrshly struggle WI ch i'm
.per'ls his heavenly progtcss. lie is cot, how
ever, long alto~ ei TO indulge such feelings.
q The Chu, ch is l., daueer," ehispers,he y crat1y
Secretary II State clase in his car; ard ,hs
champion. Of the Church inasa:tiv sits up ready
to do battle not obly for the Church. but also
for the thurch 5 te1nnoraities. How the in-
terests OF the true tal b and the cause Of pub:
lie morality may Lc bound up with the dirty
brow Of those who ught to till It would seem
difficult for any upright and sincere reasoner
to make out to his own satisfaction. The Pope,
however, is certainly honest aud earnest, and
be allows himself to be persuaded by his coun-
c,lEors that the Church will forfeit its holiness
tue mc1oeut il loses its wealth and power.
TIC chief Of thc advisers who prompt him
with the cry Of Il No surrendsr!' is now un-
doubtedly Cardinal Antonelli. This GRITTY Sc:-
retary ot >fa1c sees, or fances Re sees, the fixed
idea Of the Emperor Napoleon to bring the
Papacy under subsection. Ut to lead the Cnurch
into csptsvi'y, and has entirely Joined that un-
compromising patty who hops Ulramontanism
in France may overthrow Imperialism. 1t is
not easyto say who is to bend Or b1c4k il thi.
apparently unequal struggle. Ten days ago tic
breach seemed incursbie; tie hostile parties
we're in presence. Naporoa III. seemed dis.
posed to place himself ut the head Of G.llican-
ls md tue priestfy party recruited their forces,
not only among the Legiiimists, but among tic
most rdbid Re1 Republicans. More lately we
bear the French Emperor is a Gin *'coaoeti.ns"
With the &caslet lady. The C 4un'bord letter, and
most probably the repres. nta',ors Of his dtp'o-
matte and military agents III Kome hare alarm
ed him. Woe to him il he thiuks the priests
will ever spare him cut Of lore or gratitude!
So long as be is alIpoxer!ul they will crouch at
bis feet; tue moment he bcifays auY Healuess