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Ueisc, Of the Papacy-The "Nou.P0ssunfus'
Position Naturalization Of the
KinG's Troops On tho Roman FrOutier-The
Future 81 tho sacred College.
i FIoRKscE, Nov 49, 1860.
italy ~aits and watches for the eventfu 18th Of
December be day which tho French troops accord
ina the september convention take thor Anal
FAREWELL Of the Eternal City and leave Rome TO the
Romano The future Of the Pspacy hangs trembling In
NE balance and throughout the many vcssitudes which
nu fortune have undergone II has experienced crisis
niks the present How u will from tho surely
pending arising from tho French evacuation
difncun TO foreeec The Italians, . nation respect
sud love the Papacy In s spiritual character and
anxicus MAINTAIN In the religious supremacy which
~ has for 20 many centuries exercised over the Catholic
world Bu, with respect 10 tho temporal power tho
majority the uation and indeed OF all Catholics
5havs declared IL 70 be utterly incompatible with the
progreSs civilization Of the age and insist upon
consequent inevitable necessity for its abolition.
Al several spochs the Papacy might. by identifying
assef with the national aspirations for unity and free
government, have secured for itself the mpershable
gratitude Of Italy and immortal page 10 the annals Of
Chs world Rome the sest Of italian greatness
you'd have shone with ten time. the lusire Piedmont
Mad shc pursued the policy which under the Inspiration
p caycar n .ed that little state 70 such height o. glory
md honor. Plus TX In lsSs and tst0 had such OPP
Dorunity and for time appeared 70 sympathze In the
grand pro,sa of united Italy aud new nation, free
italian name low Like Aerppa. who was almost a
bristian, Plus TX almost liberal, but his generous
sardof the Just cooled down, and yielding
Fimss 10 The inspirations Of bgoty aud iana e'sin his
holiness represents the very anttesis OF AL the
principles which no formerly proiessed HIS last allocu
zion variation upon The eternal ,sp ssussus,
snd herce denuncation VI thr g0serDnsn 10 which he
sy vcry shorty have 10 look for protection INST bis
hsr enc the party Of action, headed BY Aazzini
yaDd Garibsldi
/ Even q this eleventh hour pome will make no con
~s-s'op There have been many uoments when concss.
son would have come moro ssefnlly spnnsing from
~e ~i but never was 40 necessary for the existence
W the PoDuhcal power ~ at present The Pope will
Av. reduction 81 the sees, abolition Of rel sious
krdats ciyl marriage. and finally No recognition Of
nhy tpon OIL these points fv hes hitherto been innex-
he ana - ~ means likely 10 yield, . Ions the
b,enea other protectors remain y Rome. Wha,
afrn ~rai when the priests. no longer guarded
nv Trrutl 1ayonets are brought lacs 70 face with
~. Romans tue Vatican must weld OF the sacred
Toi~xe witt nave 70 MAKE ~ home elsewhere than a.
1,ons
soyty th,n,snd Italian troops concentrated
sv.n the thca frontier with the osiensble object Of
.s~.rirx ue faithful execution Of she september con
~~s,on winch means suppose " prevent any incur.
lo ihe Roman states BY the rary 81 scton or the
Gmh.ldars Hut there u another cyeniualiy which
h@ dou1ts*g bcen held 10 view ~ The Italian govern
s'ni oraeHng the concentration y 20 large force ~
thu vicinity III the of the 1hWrc aud that y inc
sctaintv oathrcak Of the Romans themselves upon
tn' Departure the Frcnchnut ~ sak Of tbe oeoss
@u Tor the display ~ resyrcae fofce "a oruef 70 ~"
vet tho Ansstans from Installing themselves the
suresors - France the guardianship q the Gross
h~s inerr n DOUBT thai upon he nrsi Sgd of reso
tstm a toae the Italian troops viii cross the frontier
should there not be plenty Of cecupaucn ~ men
IN pntung aown the swsfms oi brigands woo Already
inhN the Pspsi states and tho negbborng Italian pro
yiuss, bestowng their tsvor upon both sides Of the
ir"ef w'lh charming mpsraliiy, and sscking refuge
IN ether according 70 the nationality OF tGs troops pur-
surg them. such a state u thfngs will never BE- t0i.
srssd sfi9 the departure a tho Errn IA
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