The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-26
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Rev Dr. Quinn, delivered sne following address in refer
snce 10 The Roman loan -
NJ DKsR BEErRrrs --For time have desired to
preet nj to your alteration claims which the Holy
ra.hor Pope Piu rx has upon the Catholic world for
ss preseryatio q his rights for the security Of his
shsone, and or The perpetuation OF the sovereignty
which he, aIveli all the bishops OF the world
aers esry for Independence and for his freedom
Of acton 81 The head OF the Catholic Church and
tle yrar OF Jesus Christ earth. Various
osnses6avo arisen being absence from tins city Tor
some time 10 prevent US from making the remarks VIC
daemel Isopel 10 make earlier day. And We
make IBIS now inasrluch as the opportunity " pre-
sensd or testing The love and devotion OF Cathecs to
ne Pope IN he only manner in which be tested
the lppon sAeh they ara will ug Teeder him
Ravrs stated that certain reasons induced the Holy
fstG appeal al this Time FOR the loan aud iho enors
mas "a destroy 10 certain extent the confidence q we
CJnol.c word, ana arasz ~ some decree .hv khnus
~ those who nIght be would be ready 20 fns
ekn him, ~ enntinued.-it asked what need = there
that the Pope should hc Kiug II IS even better shat
he should uerriyc hiraseI OF his temporal power and
lsras nc should lie Pope and ordinary Blsnop
u necessary Tor him, ana thai ha would have
equally the oeg0fions and affections OF the Cathohc
world he ceased 70 be sovereign and faid aside the
sempU-a,ies wllch he and his predecessors have 30
long enjoyed In hc first place, would answer, that 10
aspect sovereign 10 lay aside hs rights end privileges,
Is sxpecng little too much We might say the same
70 any crowned head - Europe whose reign mad become
sisagreeab 70 portion OF his subjects. But Will the
ureaI bodv oil their subjects listen such advice,
~ these persons be likely accept H. The Pope did
mot acquire temporal power Oy conquest nor by the
,r,gca OF me looi II his fellow creatures INT by The
VOLUNTARY contributions OF the people who, having been
abandoned Ey tter seregns and by tho Emperor Of
ROME; and beng invaded constantly by other nations,
became prey =. tbes' nations, ana when the Emperor,
had changed his seat OF government from Rome 10
consantnop!e refused unable send soldiers 10
defend thsm 10 consequence OF The decline OF The
Roman eutre, The people, having seen The sacrifices
by Popcs from the days OF Constantine, and
from the days Of - Peter aud knowing that they
bod The city repeatedly from the nvasons and
nrberous assaults OF the hordes OF Germany, asked
him who bad virtually been their King and En-
peror, well their iatnoc Tor 30 many
centuries 10 be in fact well as
10 virtue Ana so II vas Charlemange con
armed II, and tina; portion OF territory which
s,e Pope has sance possessed was given 10 him by
united OF the people and by tho consent Of s the
governments OF Europe and was called the pairimony
Of ST. Peter; and lac made King and acknowledged
King well Pope and the liberties end rights OF the
people always secured by them Where is there
with much elemencyS Where ID there q government
In which The people have been little taxed for the
were so well provided FOR? Education encouraged and
protected institutions OF religion fostcrcd and supported
aud tho ne arts which nj this time would be unknown
In the world but for them preserved All these had the
fOpes done because the representatives OF Christ on
EARTH they had interest at heart purpose 10 sub
serve except the interests or humanity and glory
of Almighty God. Is 1t then quite becoming o. people
dictate % the Pope and advise him 70 give up his
temporal powerf They might wa tender the came
advice TO many other sosefegns with whom their sub
1ects were satisfied and II would DO better for
thcn 10 lay aside their soveeigny, and allow things TO
get into confusion and disorder Others are re-
J0cing thai the days OF The Pope as temporal
sovereign arc nearly numbered; that he rs old
and feeble, and not competent 10 manage even that
ANAL portion OF his doDnions that remains to him after
che robbery OF the so-clIed King of Itay. But II the
Pope should deprive himself OF his dominons he would
sorswear himself inasnuc be as taken oath when
he took the tiara 10 protect the parmony of ST Peter
and hand down 10 HIS successors intact The reverend
gentleman then skeched briefly ho lives of Pope Plus
VI and I'll and the difficulties between the latter
md Napoleon onapaIe when the French made
him prisoner and levied tax OF two hundred millions
OF dollars the Italian pcop which the beginning
OF the Roman debt, and portion OF which remained
oven % tbis day. These popes old az Pics TX
A and the amount or their debts gTeacr than the
present debt sDd the first Napoleon terrible.
oertainy more TO be dreaded BY the Pope, he was
Dreaded BY tue crowned heads OF Europe than the
ent Napoleon IL. But the world did the end Of
she Popes then NJ expected, he did not think they
power the spiritual sovereignty Of the Pope should
NOV be ended Tue Pope had repeatedly declared that
sne temporal sovereignty was necessary for the
proper iutlmsnt Of his duties and shoad acknowl-
edge the Pope had better right 10 know and
hs position and his duties toward the Catholic world
shsn any other person who would attempt 10 express
opinion the subject; and this account and for
ether reasons We Catholics declare Willingness
sustain his power intact enable the SANITY Plus
TX give his successor hands his dom mons in
tAct M far as possible for him to do 80 Many bad
offered him consolation--some who were slncere and
sone who, he reared, we're insincsre. Napoleon
said that when he bad removed his army, which he
might or might not dowhch be will do II II suits his
Ausnce will be az his back ~ support him. This might
mean something or may mean nothing. II rumorrd
she King OF Prussia had offered him protection aud sup
port. The Queen OF Spain had also offered him an
asyum and Mr.. Gladstone had taken tina trouble OF
going 70 him from England TO console him-Engiand
that had been for three hundred wears labor
ing 70 destroy both his spiritual and temporal power
We DO not az that Nr. Gladstone sincere, nor vii,
we say he was insincere but b, infatuated the Pope
that the island Of Malta would he given TO him by the
English government, and thai he cond manage the
s<rAss OF the Catholic Church from that place ii he
the Etrru it,
the seat of tho Popes which would he nothing but for
Them and would to-day, but Tor them. be Jerusalem
u Leave Rome, The Vatican and the tombs Of the
Apostles, and 90 to the island OF Malta pro-
lection Of the British Tag But, answered tho Pope
Malta is purely commercial town. and yon might
my poor priests or engaging in commercial pur
1uit2 To which Mr. GladaoDe made no reply. And
me fGpe a os o n sooI S,n o's ", es
Gladstone liked that IL is well known the Irish people
have been treated with far greater rjusfce Than
was alleged the Italians under the Pope The rope
says MY dear children in Ireland have faithful
aad devoted 10 that think " shoud leave Rome
should 80 70 Ireland" The Pope in his mrihfui
mood the time, and he wished Nj Gladstone 10 no.
1ersand that he vas mot entirely ignorant Of the
sucs Of other governments, and that the false and
nutua charges made against him might far
better Be applied TO governments homo The Rc
man debt 81 tho PRESENT time ~ about hundred mil
Lions ~ dolsrs; sixty millions of this came down from
The days Of Napoleon L. In consequence Of his unjust
taxation of the Roman people and ssrwardr keep
fns MS promise Twenty two mill ons issued after
'hs Pcpes return FROM Gasta, where he WAS in exile
sud vas placed N the hands OF the Rothsch and sold
esuty-tohf ana th was not 10 pay any debts the
Pope had contracted but ri. poor subccts
fcD the worthless paper currency that had been
posed upon them by The 70 called Roman republic This
currency was necessarily IN the hands OF the people and
sooner than they shonld suffer the Pope this loan
The twelve millions II the present time has been issued
~ the Pope Tor the purpose Of meeting his OBLIGATIONS
which become due and which from lis Diminished terri
tory he could nat meet from the ordinary receipts OF
taxes without imposing heavy burdens upon his people
Tie King Of Italy has taken possession Of twothrds
~ HIS property, add akcn away than two thirds
Of his inhaDtants and has refused TO paw the
1ns the debt Of that portion or a. and il 10 psv
ths interest falling due, aud 10 be perfectly nde
pendent the Pope concluded TO ISSUE this loan 20
shas he would Be forced 10 eive q ,ar
20 any usurpston that had taken piece OF this twelve
mIlliona Five millions have already been sold IN France
too millions sod Ia ireland In two or three
but faith al contrysnd nearly two m Hons
that ths country have beeu disposed by
trs agent, and tere remain % tho whole
three millions, million OF which ~ in Europe,
aud the other two millions here. Some persons say ~
would rather give donation 20 the Pope II 70 al