New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-23
ITALY AND THE POPE.

The latest advces received from Italy inform
us of the return Of Mr.. vejezz, the ambassador
of Victor Emmanuel to Rome, for the purpose of
concluding with the Pope a convention con-
corning the appointment Of Bishops for the nu-
merous vacant Sees in the Kingdom Of Italy.
II is understood that ali the obstacles to such
convention have been removed during the pre-
vious unofficial stay of the Italian ambassador
in the Eternal City, and that MIR. Vejezn now
goes there clothed with full powers to bring
the negotiations, in an official way, to con-
clusion.
A convention of this kind Is in itself Of no
great interest to foreign countries. The con-
hicts between the Pope and the Catholic gov
ernmcnts of Europe are so numerous that their
progress as well as their settlement have ceased
to attract much attention.
In the case Of the Italian treaty, however,
which, it is thought, is on the point of being
concluded, there are some interests at stake
which are attracting the attention of the civil
lied world. The conflict between the King Of
Italy and the Pope is widely regarded as con-
hict between the Old and the New World-be-
tween progressive tendencies and stationary
conservatism. A complete reconciliation be-
tween these two powers is not likely to take
place; but one or tie other party, or both, may
yield part of their aspirations iu order to effect
acompromise.
The Pope still hcsitates TO recognize Victor
Emmanuel as King Of Italy, and Victor En-
manuel would, of course, object to being styled
King of Sardinia. These difficulties. it is said,
will be overcome by simply calling the King in
the treaty Victor Emmanuel III. The Bishops
in the annexed provinces have hitherto, in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the Pope, refused
to take an oath of allegiance and thus to
recognize the King of Italy. The Italian Gov
eminent, to obviate this difficulty, is willing to
release hcnccforth all the Bishops from taking
the oath of allegiance.
Thus it is thought, the vacant Episcopal
Sees NAV be filled without either of the two
governments formally relnquishing the atti-
rude which they have hitherto observed.
Whether either OF them will make any further
Observation-Disclosures the Government of Italy
will be willing TO guarantee any remnant of the
Temporal Power. or, on the other hand, whether
the Pope will show any readiness to recognize
the Kingdom of Italy as an accomplished fact,
remains to be seen. For the present there are
not yet any indications of advances SO im-
portant.
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first treaty should lead to further negotiations
between the two powers The Pope is anxious
to get new guarantees for what he still possesses
of territorial dominion, and for such guaran-
tee from the King of Italy he might be found
willing to come to terms, as far as the existence
Of the Kingdom of Italy is concerned. The
runors ailoat on this subject have already
spread alarm among the National party, which
demands the unconditional annexation of Rome
to Italy at the earliest possible opportunity.
Already meetings have been held in several
places to declare shat the people will never give
their consent to new compacts putting off again
the consummation of Italian unity, and that il
the Government should ever show a disposition
to abandon the cause Of the nation, it would
arouse powerful and dangerous opposition.
Any promise on the part of the Government to
abandon the incorporation of Rome with Italy
would Immediately lead to reconstruction OF
the political parties. A very large portion,
perhaps majority of the friends of the Admins
tration, would not follow the Government into
such compromise. but rather aok lor and enter