New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-21

fear the taking Of responsibilities Victor Emahuel ana
the Cabinet Of Turin luckily for Themselves ana the
Italian cause have not modified his Prcclanations
nor hammered his action and The consequence is that
he has pretty much subdued the Southern rebellion.
The rebellion in Naples being once thoroughly
subdued despite the support 1t getsffom Rome one Of
NapoleOns lat bestreasons forproi0ngng the French
occupation is gone and the growing general opinion
ia that the French garrison must follow 1t, and the
Pope territorial sovereignty follow that, to be sue
oeeded by Victor Emanuels court and troops in the
capital Of Italy, the Pope assisting with full
title Of Sovereign and very limited rea! estate in and
close about the Vatican. Ricasolis propositions to
the Pope for settlement Of this sort supposed TO
/ be the old propositions Of Cavour-have been sub
mtted-it is said, and deDied--to III. Tbouvene
who has rejected them, has referred them to the
future decision Of the Emperor is said and denied
Out of the confused tangle Of affirmation and denial
it isnot difficult to draw these general inferentia
guesses: That the propositions, whatever they are
cut down the Pope's temporarily TO a tte that
they have been, or will be necessarily met, on the
Pope's part, by stod non possu7as and speclla-
tive theological "cussn" that Napoleon knows
exactly what they are whether officially commune
Gated or not; that Napoleon VIII eave Oh deiintive
decision upon them till after Pruesan Kings visit and
Holland Kings visit and Autumnal yiHegiofHya at
Compiegne, and as much longer as possible, dancing
on Providence and what chance may turn uI-te!ling
Victor Emanuel the important Prince, there
is measure in everything and dance ont the an
"swer" Meantime poor Pic Mono, though logically
prevented from repentance, who now hardly stands
] -, J,l s,,r
" and faster ill be sinks into biz grave
His own turn against him, poor man. The jesuit,
Father Pgssag.ia, most eminent among the scbolas-
tic tbeoogans Italy, specially chosen by bis Holt
ness not many years ago to luminousy and subty
confirm the orthodoxy Of the then new dogma Of the
Immaculate Conception-Fslher Psssaglis, Las just
published pamphlet in which the question Of Papal
Territorial Sovereignty, regarded from the point OF
view of scholastic theology and the interests Of the
church, is ably argued and positively decided in the
negative. "If says tbis learned Doctor, tine was
" when the condt ON Of society required the adunc-
ton Of temporal and civil TO the spiritual power Of
the Sovereign Poutif, now and hencefcrih tie
conditions Of public and private Affairs are SO
changed that the Sovereign PoDtif should desire
to the scepter Of the keys and the tiara Of the
" priesthood separated from the diRdem CT royalty
1t would be difficult 10 exageerate the importance
of this pamphlet, though il may az first glance, be
difficult to some Of your readers to apprehend or
comprehend the truly profound sensation its pub
LEGATION has caused in Italy, and by reflection, here
in France. Apprehension and comprehension viii
be aided by consideration of the actsthat the learned
Doctor is not only Of the subtest, rroioundest
most authoritative tbeologans Of the Church, but
one Of It's most orthodox faithful chidren-never
more faithful than now; that, finding and showing
his ustifcative precedents IN the early fathers he
claims his right qs the humbest Of the children Of
the Mother Church to warn and advise it, spiritual
chief against Lis passions and errors in iavor OF It's
interests. And It's interes,s, be sees ore imperilcl
by tbs mad mingling Of speculative dogma with
purely political claims lie sees the fearful results
10 the Church Of the confusion Of It's socro-
sauct rights with tho accidental, worldly
privileges Of the Bourbons or Of the priest
kings OF the ex and exitura Roman States. "Tlere
is danger that tie mass Of the peoples delacl them
selves from the Church-openly or IN their hearts
from the commuIio ion Of the Church, and that this
mother find herself deprived Of the dearest that is
"the ItaiiaI portion Of her children. large part
I" Of the ltasnl clergy is IN dissent; bishops are
separated from their ocks aud pastor is separated
80 from pastor; the successor Of 81. Peter excommu
"nicates the ItGian nation OF the two-fOld faculty
" Of binding and loosing, may say that that Of
binding alone 10 LEFT the pastors Of souls and we
" rec them all busy with blaming repelIiDg, exc
Grating what al Italians Of all classes ardently love
" and hope for" You see wise and learned jesuit
Father Passaglia fears and deprecales what English
Protestant zeaots hopefully look forward TO- aschisn
in the Church in Italy itself be puts the essential
spiritual church and its rights above ito accidental,
dangerous, false, solidarity with the purely tenn
por4l and political Claims Of earthly powers,
madly resisting the swelling current Of modern
history. So many Of The TRIBUsEs readers
as file in their memories the daily record
Of passing eventf-wbo zee, for instance, in
cur SEXUAL revolution the outcome Of thirty
years war between Slavery and Freedom, and who
are willing 10 fight and wait for some years yet for
its grand result-who, 10 fine, believe that effects
have Causes and causes have eIects--tbat history
runs in current stream, and does not stsgDate in
Fegregate puddes--such readers will eAeuse my in
sistance on the importance, as a tign, Of Father
Passaglas pamphlet, and viii, perhaps, pardon, If
not approve, my poor conceit that there is singular
Z dualoEy DttHtth EothVi Il "rnAEh'g wv INiASN''s
orthodox churchman, and Wendell Phillips, the per-
feotly logical American statesman. The analogy,
know, strikes you as an absurdity. Think Of it; and
mind, ! don't make parallel between the two con-
sistent men, only an analogy. Think Of it.
Talking of that great unofficial statesman, Wen
dell Phillips brings me to the American question,
which occupies The European mind with increasing
rather than abated interest.
have not time space TO comprehenSively re-
view the expressions of French opinion on the
American situation as they have appeared for the
past three weeks. Iu the MAN. they do not vary