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disgust in this country a. they did among
tie Americans in Rome. The following Il i
copy Of the letter; =
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must relate to yon something which or.
| cured In this city few days sincc, which
although Of little account IL Itself, produced
! great deal Of dissatisfaction among man1
Americans resident here, aud gave to The
| clerical journals here occasion TO sing hosan.
nahs TO the honor and glory Of tho Papal Gov,
| eminent.
On the cd Of February, the citizens OF The
United States, Fesfding in Rome, assembled
together at ftateznal banquet, to celebrate
according to their usual custom, the anniver
saly Of The birth Of Washington On such ar
occasion one might expect many toasts. nort
or less sympathetic, and speeches more OF
less eloquent /; but no one could have dream
| ed that, among those free citizens, at q tcs-
tiya1 consecrated to the founder Of American
| liberty. he would hear panegyrics upon the
| Pope-htnT, who represents in himself the
most striking antilhtsis OF those Institutions.
Yet, what do you think? In such assemblies
may always be found some gildy bead willing
to excite langh at the expense OF his own
| decorum, md euch person was not wanting
| at this banquet of Americans 4 certain Dr..
King, Protestant divine aud lIeratear OF
| some reputation in the United States. arose
| upon this occasion to propose toast 10 tho
sovereign of Rome, and did 1t In terms SO hy
periodical as to excite, know not whether
more Of Dirth or contempt IN the company.
But le4u hear the Doctor:
surrounded by The immense runs OF The Eternal
OF admi alton than tne pont!ecal throne, sublime
in i!s destiny. and immortal in its duration. What
DO ~? More Than The pont.deal throne do sd-
| It 50 calm, 10 austess and 80 sabilns. surrounded
b. The general commission Ithe eonfnslon 0. The
Kingdom Of Italyl the venerable SAINT with tbs
Ma hTt INA t1 h.nk
purse, sustained by yst more exhausted army he
exercise of hts du,tca.'
Admire the libcrality Of the Protestant
| minister. But the doctor knows Roman his
tory and will not certainly luse this 0pportu-
nifty to display his historic erudiioD. " We
all, ;" sud he. "have reod In our youth (the
| doctor Is an octogeuarian1, Of those noble
| Senators Of ancient Rome, who, when the
balbar1ans assailed the walla Of the city, re-
IN the midst OF the forum, ready to sacrifice
life rather than abandon their posts. Not
less subttmet to II, )" he continued, "appears the
| attitude If the veteran snint who now occu.
| pies the pontinclal sent, nnd who, taking no
counsel but from bis duty and fidelity, stands
midst Of the tempest that roa1s around"
| Do You understand The barbaEians, are We
| Italians, who are raising the devil Of tenn
pest around the pontiical throne, whilst the
"veteran saint" who occupies that throne,
represents nothing less than the virtue aud
The courage Of the Senators Of the ancient
Republic What power Of Imagination
What splenaor OF eonceptionl What a re-
publican spirit. and what Proteatant faith
must this Dr. King possessl Certainly, 1t Is
worth while to come from America to spit
out such baiderdash.
There was present on this occasion IN Irish
Catholic priest, who, like ali the Irish priests,
a tnNr 1f hn
power. Don Noleg1n, hearing a Protestant
minister speak Of the Pope In such superh-
tive terms, felt his bowels move, and, rising
in the midst Of his sobs, he thanked his rev.
erend colleague for his zeal in defending the
papal cause, declaring that he, Catholic
could not have spoken IN accents more e1-
pllcit and more eloquent than had this Pro-
testant minister. Dr.. King, former President
Of Columbia College In New York,
who boasts ct preserving the teneta
Of the English Church In the New World,
may glory in the new 1anrels acquired in the
tield OF Romanism- The Correspondence de
Rome and the .No7ade OF Paris, in '<act, have
already inscribed his name among the cham
pious Of the thrice Holy Seat honors which
are reserved also for 3 certain Mr.. 9torJ.n
mediocre sculptor, and q afr. Loubst, more
to sustain, with their feeble forces, thu very
feeble sentiments Of their fellow-cittzeu. !,
The impression which the remarks made
upon the greater part of the Americans was
painful. Il courtesy. they said, required them
At That festival to offer toast to the King Of
without insulting the most holy aspirations
of the Italians, the dearest sentiments OF the
Americans, and the most simple dictates Of
good sense know that d protest against
the sentiments expressed By King has been
already published in the English journals st
Naples, aud hare reason to beliLye it Will
be followed by others.
However tolerant Americans may be, they
caunot tolerate the vulgar adulation Of the
most abIect despotlsms. That among the old
partisans Of Europe, theEa' might b. found
iiatte,ers Of the Papal power would not be
surprising to them but that one of their
fellow-citizeus, Q republican, Protestant
minister, travelling in Europe, should 80
abuse himself as to lick the Pope's shoe, md
this to couctllate the favor Of the courtters Of
the Vatican. was scandal utterly unpardon-
able In their eyes
ascribng Ills folly 10 bis decrepitude, more
than to his mind and heart, or, perhaps,
rnther to the copfous libatlOns whtcn preceded
his speech. Whatever may have been the
cause, you may be certain that the sentiments
expressed by the doctor excited In the minds
Of the Americans only disgust and nhhor-
renee. Citizens OF free country, they feel
the dignity OF human nature too much rot to
repudiate that which odents the rights Of
man and or nations. They cannot have SYM
pathy for the head OF q Government, essen
tally despotIc and immoral.
Free america loves Italy too well, md too
sincerely desires to sec her fulfil her high des-
TIMES, without longer delay, to sing hymns
In praise OF him who declares himself the
most bitter enemy OF our country, aud the
most tenacious opposer Of onr rights. Oh
It remains to be seen whether the country In
which the separation Of church and State has
become fundamental axiom Of It's Constit,1.
tion, viii make love to the representative of
d Government essentially theocratict It re-
mains to be seen whether the classic land Of
liberty Will fnl1 upon its knees before the
head Of d Government which dares to pro-
claim to the world that liberty Of Conscience,
the freedom Of the press, and other similar,
sacred rights, are but mental aberratious and
unpardonable crimes 1t remains to be seen
whether America will ap7laud q man who as
sumes rights over the huuiau conscience, who
drags Young children from the bosom OF their
faruilies, to make them Catholics, and who, ii
he could, would renew the tortures and the
slaughters OF the lnquisitlon.
We are assured that Dr. King found few
among his countrymen readY TO subscribe to
bis words In praise of the Pope. Certainly IN
America, as In Europe, there are not wanting
fawnfng latterers, 1mbecile sentimentalists,
Or, as they might be called, poor In spirit.
bnt n America, perhaps more tnan elseN mere,
public opinion knows how to do do Justice to
those who, coming to Europe, forget to be
Americans. in becoming courtiera. Happy
that nation which. with the Judgment Of pub
lie opinion, inlicts its severest chastfsement
upon those OF It's degenerate sons who, COM
ing in contact With despotic Governments
and impure courts, know not how
to preserve their loyalty to the prin-
ciples OF their own national Institutions
who do not understand the duty incumbent
upon them Of exercising hcalthful, moral :
influence upon the nntions and upon humanity,
and who. above all, lack the courage to pre-
serve interrupted, the sentiment Of their own
dignity.
Great Storm In Richlnnd County, Wis.
-lmmense Destruction OF Property
Freaks Of tho LfGhtninE.