The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-01

without going to war. II he IL willing, now
that 10 has vindioated his honor, to let the
temporslitlss 60 and to permit the Italian
people 70 take possession Of the national capt.
tai, he d equally master Of the position. To
quote the language Of the London Times
"Ths only solution is either the abolition Of
tho Popes temporal power or the disruption Of
Italy. The alternative lies with the Emperor
alone" To patch up . compr omise is
the best that . congress could do !;
but 1t will be strange II the great
Powers Of Europe take part in effecting an
arrangement the only and the natural fruit Of
which would be future difficulties between the
Italian and Papal governments and further un-
necessary bloodshed Italy must have Rome
unless Italy Is again disorganized. Will Napo-
leon undo the work which he has done? or
will be crown the edidce and iudissolubly con-
nsct his name with regenerated Italys That is
the alternative in another form, and it requires
not the aid Of any congress to enable Napoleon
to determine which is the nobler part to
choose. The one implies the undying reproach
of history. The other will secure for him an
honored place among the benefactors Of man
kind. If the Emperor could only believe 1t,
he can well afford in this instance to be mag
unanimous Pity that he should hesitate or that
he should share the glory Of the act with any
congress. Let him proclaim Italy throughout
all her borders to be one and indivisible, and
a grateful people will forever bless his name,
while intelligent and unprejudiced men every
where and in all time will applaud his conduct
as generous and just.
We are not unaware OF the difficulties with
which Napoleon has to contend. The Church
party is powerful in France, and as the Empe-
ror is now particularly anxious to conciliate
all parties and so smooth the way
to his sons succession, the Church party
must not be despised. 1t is quite possible, too,
that he has resolved to hasten his long delayed
coronation, 80 that ere he die he may be the
Emperor anointedas well as the Emperor elect.
The abolition Of the temporal Papacy might
be injurious to his plans but it might not.
The amounting oil would be just as eficacious
if poured on his head by the Archbishop of
Paris as by Pope Plus the Ninth and what
ever the Pope might do it would not.be in the
power of the Archbishop to refuse. The aliena-
ton of the entire liberal party might be as
serious loss to Napoleon and to his house as
the alienation Of the ultramontanists; and the
utter alienation of the liberal party is certain
If Napoleon doggedly opposes Italian unity.
The situation, we admit, is difficult But it is
just such situation as furnishes the opportu-
nifty to strong and resolute will. Nor let it
be imagined that we are Indifferent to the
welfare of the Papacy. In his present harass-
ing position the Holy Father is entitled to the
sympathy OF the world. We have never
allowed ourselves 10 confound the temporal
with the spiritual power; and If we have adj
vocated the abolition of the former 1t is be-
cause we feel convinced that it would conduce
to the welfare of Italy, to the individual COM
fort of the Holy Father and to the increased
spirituality and consequent usefulness of the
Catholic Church.