New-York tribune., 1866-12-26
COIOGNE.


LIAMExTARY SYSTEM IN PRUssIA-THB WITH
DRAwAL OF THE ENGLISH EMBASSY FROM DRESDEN
THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCIAL DIETS.
From Our Special conespondent.
CoIooNI Nov % ls66.
The French papers which open TO ultramontans
influence such the Monde, La France and the Mcm0
rial DpomatgHe keep 10 their assertion that tho King
of Prussia is willing help the Empros Eugene and the
Queen Isabella in upholdlng the temporary power OF the
Pope La France states that in doing 40 tho King
only follows the traditions of his brother, "Cest qucn
eet ell 1874 le roi Frederic Gulaume ayot mis- Ia Vile
de Cologne Ia disposition dc Pho A All TINS tax has
no foundation but ii Is intended to confirm the rope IN
his residence 10 all arrangements with the Florenhe
Government and at the same time 10 gam ground AZ
Court in Berlin. French papers have even asserted Of
late that that the Pssan ambassador at Florence had
demanded guarantees from Rcasoli for the maintaining
of the temporal power Of the Pope. NJ Won Usedoln
knows not word of such demands, and II
needs good deal Of ignorance about persons
and circumstances give the slightest credit to these
Perhaps Prussia would have 10 take some notice
Of the wishes Of her Catholic subjects such wishes were
pronounced loud and distinctly in avor OF the worldly
reign Of ST. Peters But this has not been tho
ease There is only the small party Of TIC Uamonlane
who arc agatng for the church dominen as they have
been agtatng for Austrias hcgemony and are s doing
so but without ell and influence. The great
majority of the Prussan Catholics Of opinion that tho
secular power the Roman Court exercises either in
fuence upon the state OF the Caihone church or u
political division and foreign dominion into an
united state has found nowhere truer sympa-
thies as in Prussia, and especially In the Rhine
provinces everybody sees that the regeneration Of Italy
must of necessity absorb the Papal States sooner or later
and only Jesuc eauisry can blind to the view OF such
necessity Already ut the time Of the first Italian war,
when the South Germans called 20 violently for PrusslRs
help Austria against Italy, IN the Rhensh Provinces
the conviction was predominant that II Noud 10 great
misfortune If Prussia 10 night in Austrian yasselage
the Minco border and leave the Rhine frontier open
to the French and pay the expenses after ALL by abandon
ing her own interests great power and German
power for the benefit Of the Hapsburgsh dynastc policy
At that time there not yet alliance with Italy, but
its first germ laid at that time The principal Prus
sian papers andl the Cologne Gazette before ALL pro-
nounced 10 decidedly in favor of Italian national
rights against Austria the Austrian Archdukes in Tus
cany and Modena and the Bourbons of Naples that
PrussoIaian alliance seemed to be already only ones
ton Of time 1t most happy thought OF bismarck
persuade King William into this alliance, and If Il was
difficult TO persuade him to IT, 1t would be moro difficult
still 70 make the King now change his direction, as per-
severance is fundamental trait Of his character Prussia,
therefore will never weaken her alliance with Italy by
fvoDg power which s adverse 10 the unidcaOn of the
Italian nation and indeed acts as the spirit Of negation,
according 10 tho device, non possumus demand for
guarantees Pussa's part would not only trouble the
good understanding with Italy, but would bring Prussia
at variance with France France has repeatedly de-
cared she would never suier foreign intervention IN
into Austrian labynths, and follow direction
ary 20 her own interests and tendencies cannot possibly
be believed, and can only be affirmed by tendencous
untuth The programme of Count Bismarck is
founded upon friendly relations with France and
Italy upon sde aud upon the conservation OF good
intelligence with Russia the other; this Is tho only
guaranty for peace Europe. If the Italians without
infracton OF their Catholic creed little convinced Of
the necessity Of Papel dominion the Germans were in
the 10Th century convinced OF his universal supremacy
would be folly indeed II North Germsny-the cradle OF
the Reformation and predominantly Protesant--shoud
80 In for keeping up IN the second half of tho 18th cen
tury what German pronounced TO be universal evil
400 years ago. But regards the German Catho
lies they have experienced what now s going on IN Rome
already two generations Germany had before the
French Revolution and the invasion Of Napoleon not only
one eesiasica State but NUMBER three Eiectoates
number Of sovereign archbshopree bshopcs and abbes,
with TEMPORAL sovereignty by the dozen especially in the
Rhineanaa But under the reign of the crozier the
Rhensh towns had decNned TO such degree that for In
stance Cologne reduced 20 half tho population u had
in medieval times with oe-third Of its Inhabitants being
beggar At the end Of the lost century the population of
Cologne was sunk down 20 $1,000 but they boasted OF
having 365 churches and chapes within their walls,
whereas vineyards were large where formerly
there had been streets and houses fun Of buu Heays and