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to assunge all Italian so1Tows, and reward sill
italian genius. We almost wonder how the
trail boy fingered on through almost twenty
years Of mortal life but the choicest climate
and medical care probably did mach for him,
and the singular force Of hisInte1lcctual pow
ers did more. He kept himself alive through
seasons when all despaired Of him, and finally
yielded to death only when there was no more
means Of defence.
When tie was dying, there was singular
hush all over Genoa. The people talked about
the ''good boy," and cried low to themselves
as they walked the streets, and nine men In
ten seemed absorbed in the dying agony Of the
prince; but that placed on high where all
beheld him, all saw in him an amiab1e char
acter, great henri aud sfngularly clear In
tellect, and all saw that his princely sonl suf-
fercd. Then, he WIS SO liberal and had done
SO many charities, that the weeepers must
have been many to number all whom he had
blessed. ..
rs hnd never appeared at court nor eycn had
been declared to have attained his majority !;
and titus his death does not throw pail over
court life. But the people feel his death very
keenly. and every little Piedmont town cele-
brates his memory in the principal church.
Court lie Is more Affected BY the death Of
-, MAss1&o D'AzzELIo,
The gentleman, author and statesman. He
united In his person the old world which has
passed away from us, and the new world
which be helped TO create for rs: Born Of q
very old family, he inherited feudal ideas, and
he acquired those Of our time. Tho old baro-
ninl houses looked on with sorroW and dis
gust while the Hero}ution destroyed the an
cient land marks, and most Of them refused
to co operate with the age even alter the Past
WAS irrcvocably buried. D'Azzello was more
generous and more wise. He encouraged tue
49, Go1.1 tHoo fn Nv,
aud stood by Charles Albert and Victor
Emanuel aeain.t the rage Of conservatism and
reaction, until he saw the national cause tri-
umphant. Hc WAS generally esteemed the
wlsest Of our statesmen after Cavour, and
every Cabinet which has succeeded tho great
and counsel. For him there will be Court
mourning and national regret. To como back
10
POLITICS.
The French Yellow Book has somo unsayory
food for lis Italians. The convention Of the
18th Of September was always believed BY
our Liberals to bind nobody but the Italian
Government, and they have constantly In
formed us that 1t was really the charter Of o
new life for the Pops King, II now appeart
that II. Malcret, the French Minister at Flor
cnee, took the occasion presented by the re.
cent ministerial crisis, to read In Mn1mora d
lecture on the sense OF the convention. Ue
informed our prime miuister that the French
Government designed by that treaty to Sc
cure the co-existence Of the two Governments
In Italy-that Of this kingdom md that Of the
Pope over hia present possesslons. He for
ther informed the Italian minister that Franco
reserved to herself full liberty Of action in
case Of revolution in Rome. Here are tte
two grounds On which the Liberals opposed
the convention year ago, fully and Clearly
set forth-the French Government expects the
E71V, tr,~ IT, E{r,x- -nF p1Srn fv&
revolution in tue Eternal City, will inter.
vcne and suppress II, If IL feels disposed to do
SO. III other words, there is not the remotesi
possibility Of Interpreting the convention Us
real act Of nonlntervention on The part ol
both France md Italy in order to leave the
Pope and Ills subjects 10 settle their Qunrrc!
us best they may.
TEE PAPAL QUESTION.
CoDtenporapcousIy with this revelation
comes The clue 10 the pious resignation which
the Holy Father has always maintained.
People wondered why be told his beads in.
stead Of enrolling battalions for his defence.
We now learn that all these earthly cares
have been taken oil his bands by the Catholic
Powers. France detdHs-it Is idle to use any
other words-three or four Thousand Of her
soldiers to serve under the pontifcal banner,
and Spain and Austria furnish quotas IN the
snme way. One secs at a glance that the
four thousand Frenchmen under the sacred
keys pledged French honor to tho defence oi
the Pope as surely as though all the Generals
Of France were at their head. In short, We
are to have an army Of occupation In Rome
large enough to hold the Romans In subjec-
tion, and the French Emperor charges him
self with keeping, that army In effective con-
dition and avenging it should the Romans
ever nssail and worst 1t In battle.
Looking ut these facts, one might say
that the Roman question Is for the present
settled; but there are moral forces IN opera.
lion which may change all In q day. lido not
say that all ,em 6s changed, only that It
should not take us by surprise. I do not
think the death Of the Pope ut present would
alter the face Of things. It IS very easy to
make new Pope. and Napoleon has found
being sou Of the Church very profitable
political Investment. despite what 1t has cost
him In money and friends. But there is a new
Catholic Church being formed, and ten years
temporal kingship and wise enough to sec the
the sake Of the moral dignity with which the
act would invest tho Vicar Of Christ.
feo.Cathol1cs see this; they love to put the
Church abreast Of the Age, md they are grow
who lives at Naples, In defiance Of the Papa1
Court might be elected Pope next year oven,
and II is not at all doubtful what use he wonld
make Of the temporal power. "This,' be
woold say to Victor Emanuel, "tS a bit ol
property which my predecessors took from
yours in troublous times. T,ke back your
own bauble OF q crown as King Of Rome, and
let there be peace."
II anything can save Catholicism that act
would be its salvation. Italians arc Catholic
by pure force Of blood but they are, for the
same reason, enemies Of popes who are kings.
For seven centuries there has been no time
when some OF them were not in arus against
thar nj