, 1861-03-27
-" THE POPE AS KING.
Hi4 HmpeDdtDg De1f e1fronement-.Free-
dem oCthe Press.


!; The temporal reign of the Pope is drawing
to close: Day b. day his political authority
is denied and defed- Ere long Napoleon viii
Withdraw his troops, which will be The eignhl
forthe! entranee Of the I'm patient legions Of
Victor Emknuel. The peop1a Of Italy and
Frnuee ere .dlecussing The question of the
Popc'a temporal authority as freely and ener-
geticallp asthe Americans are discussing the
slavery question. The press is allowed free
range, ahd mar indulge In argument, ridicnle
and caricatare TO their hearts content. In
this poaenical:controversy the Holy Father is
getting Tofsted. The popnlar.cl,mor fer his
.Aodlcasion grows louder each day, the armies
of reunited Italy press closer upon tho "Eter.
Eal City" and the signal for the withdrawal of
tue French ttogps Ii impatientlJ awaited. The
italian people, have decreed that Victor Eman:
ue1 shall be proclaimed King Of italy from the
QuirinM Hill. -:
AS q specimen of xhat ia Written and 1ead
In 1taly, We give the following, taken from the
Naples NaEione- lending paper: The article
has been extensively read IN Rome, and has
been copied by all: the: principal papers Of
Italy. It is q parallel between Martin the
First, Pope IN the: seventh century, aud Pins
the Ninth, Of 4he'present >dhy.' Martin having
respectfully declined to obey decree Of the
Emperor Constane, the latter ordered his Ex-
arch to ma1ch to Rome NTH an armed band
!. md take the Pope priaoner. The Priesthood
assembled in The temple and hurled their gu.
|, ,athemaa; against the invaders; the people
stood armed and ready at signal from Tie
Pope cto1te4minate- the Exarch and his sol
.Getr:, But Martin rose and enid :: "Rather
would I die ten deaths than TINT The blood Of
single person should stain the earth. The
Vicar Of Christ canno: permit men 10 kill one
another,;" and with these words he gave him
se2f MP to the Erarch. =:
4"Pius IX," the writer goes on, 'Pontifc1
aMd her to The n5urper5 Of 3 province Of the
:Rsmsn Empire, saw the peopls* impatient Of
tssting aga n5t IT, with arms in their hands.
What did he do? Ha called In barbarlans to
,disarm and s1ay them. Ho received, with en-
braces And blessings, the bombardexs Of Do-
|. losns k4td 7Aocona, fhe murdersrs Of Perugfs,
the exeeudoners Of priests, and monks. ST.
OF human blood. Tbs Pope Of to-day caused
thundred to be shot IN the name Q: God, and
urged Christian egaiEet Christian on the field
tot battle. He Says: Il am tho King, and am
| responsible to God alone for NY acts; : and
calling, In no very Christian spirit, Heaven to
Bitae<s to q lie, proclains 10 thp world that
Faith is In danger, and calling to its defence
all good Catholics, even to the e1tern4Daticg,
il need be, Of tbs Italian race. And this Faith.
what ia it, It is called the fapa1 Government
I'm The Rom1n :statea, though that article Is
not found In the Gospel; but In the place ct
nj 1 HfF To faf
Of this ,worlI-wuEds that cannot be inter
pFsted to mean r1ae-cannon nor Papal Zou.
/ ayes,
:Whas q pitlful spectacle is this! The man
il who bears God In the Sacrament; who as
i sumb2 thu white Enbe, rs the image OF pesca
and heavenly blessing; who ahaoivea the slos
i of human 1railty. and repentant crime; who
/ speaks In the name of{he Eternal; who should
/ embrace In Christ all those redeemed bY bap.
il tisu1, and address to others the words Of the
Apostle. TO gain them to the fold; who Is
II p;eccd III The vatican to make hins Elf = mir.
i rur. or ersrY' virtue to the nauon-this man
i shutting lie: AYQk given to him. BY God
speaks q Language that exnstes fear, buys mus
ktds and c4pnon, tprays; for the mindtinu
!; OF countless Christians, In order that the no
-b.est OF the nation, after maintaining the 20 4
for eighteen centuries, may come under th<
:: |, every human counsel; who invites 1peo
+ pie and monnrcha to arm Themselves agnauk
I@tta1s, Whilst Kings and people, horror-strucs
-a:such exeesses, fee from being accessories t.
f so enormous crimei, A Pope who Is deaf t
the cry for mercy, when the world Is echoln!
with amneatses; who, whist In all CIVILIZED
countries every one can have access to TIL
sovereign il seaTch Of jus'ict, bars tie way K
! his tnrone; who, whist all nonarcha sur
tt,,rouol themselves with honest ard eulightenet
! I.eounselors, and gire heed to the popular vii
:expressed through tbs IHess, aenlesthe rigll
: snt 4peeeh md Petition, regards fhe press a
! 9ae<lsRioas, holds himself iptallibIs In all mat
.1aEet AID aas1es to give counsel to sovereign
! nnd to natlons beyond his~ isdictlon-Hha
i this Popef and In: whoeename can he speak
: EEIo:ssy 4nas m hs 1,,eaks:in ,fhe speme:b Go
I pxaceq&s arc condemned In tRs Gospel, .sui
Y y t FIRE IL thh book of Godf e ~ Il .
i .sHbl5 1athsff liaG God sbtadonsd yp.n,s a.t i