, 1866-12-31

four companies of French troops would re-
main until the end of December, In order to
clJse the administration business connected
with the occupation. There Is, to suspicious
minds-and your correspondent contesses to
being slow Of falth In all matters that affect
French sincerity-room In this announce
ment for a good deal Of spcculxtsou. to say
the least.
wonder, to begin With, why the P1trit
alludes to a Roman informant. Whcu It Is
wcll-known to have the e1stree Of this *bn~k
stairs Of the Ministry" It is reasonable,
too. to speculate whether this announcc-
thrown out to guage public opinion In
France ae to the ptopriety Of staying in
Rome until Italy adds, 10 her promise not to
inrade Rome, solemn rrnunciation OF all
her claims upou 1t. There eau be no reason
for asking time to close ont the business of
the bureaus In Rome; for the French have
had two years to do that IN, aud civilian en1.
ployes are competent TO sell any bacon or
torage which may be on hand at the bar
racks.
II is apparent that ono soldier represent
Ing the French fag ie Just rs much bar to
svud otl most Of the army, bat to retain
enough to keep the Italians and Romans on
shtir good behavior, or to provoke one or
both to an outbreak, might be tt= device Of
Cltramontanes 10 block up tbs path Of
Italy. These gent1caen have worked 1nccs.
the lanaticism Of French Catholics, aroused
the fcrvor Of French bishops, and latter1y
kayc talked much nf their confidence, IN the
rssult. Whether this little announcement
Oh the Pasrie covers their plan and an
nonnees their victory. =. therefore. fair
OF ID French semi-oficla' paper by literal
translation 1t is necessary TO study between
:: the ZINES, md TO make free use Of politlcal
! glossary.
! 1t is thrown ont By one Of the transsatora
:. Who proceeds on this correct principle that
bo1y-1uas1 q the Empress, who, he adds
Will spend Christmas in Rome. Now this
rtstt BY the Empress is itself one Of those con-
rynsent <anards which the Gc@erauent aics
inarmcd person believes Eugcnde will go 10
v!s:t .Le Pope, while npybody will admit
that such ! proceeding would, Under certain
circumstances, be stroke Of policy. Is the
Government trying to find out whether the
cisc11nstanees really exist or can be sNanu-
lfby the visit she could secure The adoption
Of tho French idea abuut Roulc hy the Holy
Father. That idea Is, that tue Roman
Court shall make q world Of prttences
IN the way Of reform and, In
short, govern the Romans az 'Scpoleon
ENsNEAa ElA.ICN7 G9 uulFtlsAI eullE 4tsN AAhGQ
with bayonets. That tho gay and not be-
scd:to-bc.too.prudish Empress Is really In
fear Of the loas Of her soul in c,.so Pho Mono
loses his tbrone, Is one Of thuse chi1dfsl: be-
lje;s thnt ne.sr2per readers ought NOT 10 in.
elulec. She manages thv clerical party, as
Ptitce Napoleon manages the IeeTnls, SO
well That tho E1npefuE eau aIwnys count on
the totbearance Of this small but active fac
zion but that her public and Published
rleIy means aure than this Is hardly crcdi-
biz. With thLs;l dismiss Us idle all the chat:
Ter that thc Empress Is besecching Eet lord
shrine Of ST. Peter Some sort Of honesty
seems to me SO inscpasable from tie most
lanIt.ca1 type Of devotion, that l cnunot
tclsevc the assumed mother CT. the
ron Of a JtTcss would at one and
tsnea sa 10 aeees e. F,ench nstos ena nd
profess far Of c.esnal pain If they do not
cave to the Pope the remnants Of his earthly
possessions. Il fsslmPly part Of tl:at Ma:
poleonic policy which looked brilliant until
there were better though less prct -utlous
players at the gaEa OF politics.
But, IL get back 10 the troops, TIL sctari-
calls have insisted fT some lime that At the
lat Napolcon's ccasaGe you'd fall I'm and
he would remain In Rome. The leAyi:.g four
/. Companies there after The expiration Of lit.
time liked for their departure means some
tcleErarlllc dispatches II We turn to Italy
We may find u betic7:clue 10 the rgaaon fOs
this Than the sale Of winc barrels, ct.uiceus
and old saddles at the barrack yards IN
EHne.
Italy, by solemn Act Of her Parls.nent,
e, 1sCO, dcclal ed Rom4 tie capital OF Italy,
and has never repca!sd the act. y hare
',eeu told in fables sc.eral tituea within the
For, ucc the repeal os this odious &c Rpmc)
statute, and the Pd:rt4rccently derla-ed this
un,eNalcd act of Parliament a plH!n, vi1la-
tim Of the Convcnticnot September, . u&o<t
inaarrantahlc intsrlcrenee by ltals in the
;tIaits Of lome- VIII French troc Ps-one
nan " 4 thousand dcss not ma.tcr- stay 10
l;.ne until the rarliausnt which mee4A next
sunday shall repeal the laT which. makes
ti,e Eternal City the Metropolis IT New
United ltaiys Il so, they will stay forever.
There Is no sentiment in Italy 50 powerful
ntw a. That OF the SACRED right Q: *ht r.tfon
\ Ministry might dciy this fuelins. They
nsvc do,c worse thtusS in Italian eahfncts :
Lut to nsk m italian Parliament ~ do this
5 quite snothe1 matter: Now. i happens
10 s' ona s GsstFy 'ax o, hayS r. * eRnsis RSSs9
must br ,ionc by the somebody that made
the obnoxious law L il, very easy
is more central; to. ill one's lungs
"R.n,c il scpulchrc;;"" to marshal ali tic
priests of Rome in tho Cnmpiaaglio and cx.
| cluius, ''thcrc Is no loom here for Victor
Emanuel" Eut nations have their scnti
mental laws, and It is Idle to disregard them
ENGLAND would not willingly sec Cheste!
row.rfu: objection would be only a cent.
incnt. The nation could not have been In.
s.uccd. du,iug the war, to move the capitp
Of the United States iarther north; aud .tht
main objection would haye been sentiment
III NE j. necessity Of Italy, and Italy viii
Eonc is equally necessary TO the Pcpes
l, il casy to argue that Sardinia, Malta, o
the Balesric Isles, or Jerusalem, OF Cnnstau
tiruplc would be a great deal better rs. c2rl
;als Of tho provinces; but these checker
heard politicians Alwavs forget the mora
wetG bis which enter into the value OF. rvc'
lowers .lB the game Of llfe. A Pore woul
be poth:us If he were not Roman. The cit
has gasncred In It tll tho a.soc:atiQns, II
enrt!s, and sentimental Interests which max
not much care where else thcr went f the
ceased 10 iii the world With their claaos
but out of Rome they would lose hnlf the
urcsticc ard power. Nov there Is room
+ Rome for both Victor Enamel aad n
; Mono. The Italisns insist that the erPet
r tried. Rome IS a political. national. Italis
Sentiment, a. we'll a. religion
, ecclesiastical, faIal ono. The latt
!. seems the fresher and tt
II stronger because Of resent exclusive posse
= sion. But the Senate, which represented Il
;, national Idea, WIS sbolished by Pic Non
! Uuly seventeen years ago, and the mcmbc
whn were then ouste.l from Eorm Of pow
= are rnorc than hall af them still alive. Til
: Scrate i NOW claiming that Pho Mono |:
nsurpes at all events be and his Kind ha
+ no right 10 the political government
c Rome, which the aEc admits. .sThe conse
q q The goye1rcd' las become an esscnt
Enanaei i to-day yRfzs RHs o} }pGSs5 SSt S9a q st :
!. title than the very respectable pftest v
J. faucies himself not only King, but King
- Kings.
IL The Roman question Is so lsrgcly . on
~ lion OF money, OF Of want of It, On the Pn]
= side that another fact has Its Significance
n !hts moment. A movement is said to be
- ing Oh among the Catholic Powers to fhrn
ne the Pope handsome civil list. II
ID means money to pay his civil office
II. but It Is plain that every sous given him
OF this purpose dlsensagcs another which
IT, querlkd whether this be not new srti
OF for "whtpplDg the dcyn round. the stum
,os II must be borne In mind nowcver, that
uow sald the suggestion came from Aust
=, tho poorest and the weakest Of the pi
~ ~ the Sranieh proposition tor an oecupatsot
'o Rome by ali the Catholic Powers, ltaiy, !
hars, excepted: It only shows you that Il
W Paral throne falls, 1t win not BE- for lack
n ahapaant cxpedlents 10 save It from T.
nc Not the least Of these Is the episcopal I
ouence Of France and England. Hall do
o. pre1stes in France. have issued PASTORAL
the iess which, like those q the Aol5 Fail
have m air Of mcpace Which Is Quite Inc
ten sistent with our dotions Of pastoral sim
,stx | city.
ST. Archbishop Manning recently said In I
don that this :ras no time to remove
49,, tie hcams Il civilization, Of tear the rooE:l