National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-12
dinals and priests of Rome. as found
in their organ, the .H0nde:

France abandOns Rome, Austria
makes advances to Victor Emman-
uel, all the Catholic powers become
more and more entanglcd in revoIu.
tiOnary embarrassments under the
preteXt of escaping from the embar-
easements of the Roman question.
Christian powers seem more dispos
ed to ally themselves with the revo
luton than to rise in defense of tho
Holy Father of the Catholic Church
1t is quite natural that the Cialdinis
Ricasolis and Garibaldis should pre-
pare their moral means for taking
possession of it. The only power
the revOlutiOnists nave to tear i,
God. But what is God to the eyes
of certain persons in high places
\ child's scarecrow. All of this is
terrible, but it is true.r
This wall is eXtorted because Loui,
Napoleon is about to withdraw tn,
French troops now in Rome. Whel
that is accomplished then come,
the dawn of new era. His holi
ness will no longer have the power
to prohibit freedom of speech on ac
ton. Civil and religious liberty be
gins when the last French soldier
leaves the Papal dominions. Signi
ficant are the signs of the times. II
1883 the priests stole child of the
Mortar family at Bologna, baptized
1t into the Roman faith, which oc-
currencc made a great sensation not
only in the religious world, at that
time, but l believe it was made the
subject of diplomatic correspond
ence on the part of England.
a play with that event for text
was produced at the time in the
theatres, but was suppressed by the
Austrian authorities ; but now the
Austrians are gone, and no sooner
have they departed than the play is
reproduced and acted nightly to the
delight of the enfranchised Italians.
who vociterously applaud the finale
a grand scene where the Pope
leaves his chair and is succeeded bv
Victor Emanuel.
Nenetla is enfranchised. For for
ty years she has been under the
Austrian lash, and now Louis Ma.
poleon decides that as Austria has
ceded Nenetia to France. that the
people of that ancient Republic shall
each man for himself decide what
shall be the future political status
That they will vote to become Dor.
ton of Italy no one doubts. Meth.
er is IL doubtful as .oyShat will he
the future OF Rome. Politically.
she is to be stripped of all power.
The time evidently is at hand when
Protestant ,olporteuls. Bible sellers
and tract distributors will have the
same freedom in Rome that Rome
has had the world over in all ares.
80 liberty moves iii its glorious
march. How inspiring To contem.
plate the advance! Thanks and
honor TO those heroes who steamed
the tide of despotism at Gettysburg.
and rescued Freedom in that irving
hour.
THE ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES.
And this leads me oanother sub
,lect, most intimately related to what
has been under considcration-the
issue III the United States between
Congress and the President. 1t is
looked upon here as of vast moment.
The Tory press are unanimous for
the ,licy of President Johnson,
butt y are unusually reticent over
his 81 ,ch to the Committee OF the
Con ltion. The liberal press. on
the c er hand, comment with much
freed n upon the Presidents re-
marks. j feel that cannot do bet.
ter service to the people than to
quote few Sentences from those pa
pers which have been true to free
dom on this side of the ocean. The
Daily Ne,cs shows that the Conven-
tion was moved wholly by machine
ry-tbat the entrance of Mr.. Couch
and Governor Orr-thc cheers pro
posed for the Union by Dick Taylor
the playing of Dixie and Yankee
Doodle--that everything from be.
ginning TO end, was stage trickery.
OF the speech Of Mr.. Johnson, it
says, that it not only is in bad taste,
but in fact it is usurpation.
"Mr. Johnson" says the Ne,cs,
"may believe that he and his party
are moving under proper inspira
tion, but the inspiration is not that
of Divine Providence, as he asserts,
but of his own will, and though he
accuses Congress of cncroaching
step by step on Constitutional rights,
and of violating day by day. and
month after month, the fundamcn
tai principles of the Constitution.
the encroachmcnt il really on his
own part, and the violation of the
Constitution consists in his own at.
tempt, as a merely cxecutiveand in
forming officer, TO cOcrce the Legis-
laturc. Ii was bad enough
for Mr.. johnson TO set himself up n
the great rcconstructor of the Uni.
on; but to assume to be greater
than O0ngless, and to treat its re.
fusal 10 act under his direction ms 70
violation of the Constitution, is TO
make long step toward irresponsi.
bic authority. Mr.. John.
son practically attempts TO wsurp co.
ercire porcr and icc can conoeire Of
nothing more disastrous 10 the Union
than that The people should indorse his
claims. If Congress as represent