The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-08
The NurfnIk gost.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1866.
THE KINGDOM OF ITALY.

MY DEAR PosT-Of score Of news
papers receive from many parts Of the
Union, the Norfolk Post affords me
very large share Of interest, for the mo-
ments can devote to them-a relief
from many and heavy duties. The Post
is always on top of the pile, and first
read. 1t is the natural consequence Of
the interest personally feel in the edi.
torial corps, and in the section of the
country where ii is published. You have
honored me with former insertions of my
correspondence, please to extend the
same kindness to what I am writing
this day.
In the issue Of the 18th inst, the Post
under the caption of "Church Property"
has the following:
IA Calvin mayreform," "a Henry So
cede" "a LOyOla contemn," and "a
Luther rebel, "but the Church still in
creases in strength" &C., DC.
What does the Post means by the words
IA Loyola contemn ?" How could
ever such a slip of the pen fall from its
editor? Loyola ''St. Ignatius of 10y
OLA" who established a company, the
staunchest supporters of the Papacy, it's
boldest defenders, its most daring and
self-denying soldiers, those WHOM Vol
taire called the "ganizaries ofthe Pope!' p,
a company whose choicest members. the
professed, are bound by vow to go to any
part of the world, land less than one
hundred years ago it was no joke Of a
bounden duty at the bidding of the
Holy See 4! company bound by its very
organic institution never changed from
its first establishment in 1541) to devote
themselves TO thesupport ofand obedience
to the Pope! The company of Jesus,
founded by Loyola, is the reserve corps
of the Vatican army, its members are its
enJd,ats xerdus, and it was mustered and
organized for the single purpose of oppo-
sing determined front to the reform of
Calvin, to the secession of Henry, and
chiefly. to the rebellion of Luther-ot
that Luther who dreaded none so much
as Jesuit, follower of LoyolaE
hope the Post will stand corrected.
The truth of every sentence in the above
reply is known Lippis ct tonso,.ibus.
read the Post again: "The King and
Cabinet Of Italy contemplate a seizure
.-.-a 49, a ---.s-.. ~r Ulso rCaIIan Church
property, as the best means of liquidat-
ing the debt contracted to establish the
new Kingdom"
Here are three different items an
nounced.
1st 1.-THE seizure and confiscation of the
Church Property" This has already
been achieved. All religious houses,
even those under charge of the
Sisters of Charity have been closed,
and their inmates. some of them
who had lived in cloisters from their
earliest childhood to the age OF fourscore
and ten, sent adrift into the world.
Their furniture, beds and bedding sold,
the kitchen furniture sold, wearing an
parel sold, libraries (the accumulations
of centuries) sold, everything under the
hammer and noreturns made to anybody.
Strange condition of thingsi in the Ital-
ian Kingdom.
I'd. Liquidating the debt. The actual
debt of the Italian Kingdom amounts to
JoHf billion Of livres! The money re-
cel9ed from the sale of ecclesiastical pror
erty is not accounted against the liquida-
ton of the debt, and conomunes have
revoited' against paying additional taxes
that now amount to 81 per 100, which
formerly in the Roman states never
arose any higher than 81 per 100.
Sd. The debt was not contracted to
establish the italian Kingdom, that is
not established, -inasmuch as there has
never been regular vote taken for the
establishment thereof. When the King
determined to visit Maple, time befor last
Parliament voted 100000 livres to defray
expenses. The trip cost four millions!
Six hundred disguised policemen in the
train y!
would like to add some more items
but what have so far written has lain
over for several days, and if 7 do
not bring it to close at once it will new.
Vi Se"ie iOi itS ucStlnatI on.
may only add that / was told bv n
gentleman who is entitled to belief. that
Joseph Garibaldi, so famous, lies buried
In the military cemetery before Capua
and the parsonage who goes by that
name, is only PRESERVATION. The news
seems strange indeed, but so many ques-
tions were put by myself and Others to
the gentleman in question, that actually
we begin to believe it. The "party of
action" whatever that may be, keeps up
Garabaldi, to gull the English and
their confrere over the Big Pond. Be
that what may, Italy is in a lamentable
state. One hundred and twenty-three
Episcopal. Sees without Bishops
Four-fifths of the ecclesiastical semi
naries disbanded prisons surfeited with
five times as many prisoners as they
contained under the old regime. Even
the British press h as called public atten-
ton to the fact. A system of espionage
keeps the people in constant terror, and
in utter distrust of one another. The
deficit for 1865 was 5O.OOO ,OOOl. and for
1866 Will be $3.50, O51, 1911 The sup
preston of religious orders has not
helped to fill the treasury. A new tax