The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-11-16
ruE sEPrEMRER TIRE ATX.

4 great deal has been said about the
September Treaty" under the provis
ous Of which Victor Emanuel doubtless
was compelled, in direct opposition 20
the better impulses of his nature, TO at-
ford armed protection To the Pope and
destroy the liberating army of Garibal-
d. We find in the Washington ChTtH-
iel history OF the events preceding the
treaty OF September 15, 1864, and the
provisions under which Napoleon has
e1acted of the Italian King the suppress
ion Of the patriotism of his own people,
from which we condense the following.
Gregory XVI died in June, 1916. His
successor was Plus TX, then Bishop OF
Imola, and in his 6fty-fourth year. The
assassination Of his Prime Minister in
lS+S, frightened the Pope and he fed
to Gaeta The Italians, whose rePub-
lican spirit was aroused by the French
Revolution, organized Republic in Feb
ruary, 1S49, at the head of which was
Nazzjni. GarribaIdi and other brave
spirits The Pope issued a manifesto
declaring all their acts null and void ;
but this was treated with contempt,
and lie applied to France to restore him
10 Rome and power. Napoleon, recent
ly elected President of France, succeed
ed in inducing the National Assembly
to authorize an expedition to Italy, nom
inally to restore order 70 Rome, really
to restore the Pope. General Oudinot
was placed in command, landed at Civi-
Ia Yecchia (the port of Rome) in April,
attacked Rome, was repulsed, but final
" compelled the surrender OF the city,
June so, lS4g. The Pope returned in
1850, and has since retained his tempo
raj sovereignty in Rome, sustained by
French troops until the latter part of
1866. The expense of maintaining a
large force in Italy induced Napoleon
to make a treaty with the King of Italy,
which was signed Sept. 10, 1864, where
by it was agreed that the entire French
army should be withdrawn before the
expiration ofthree years, which was ac-
complished as agreed. Tie substance
Of this treaty Of four articles was as
'oi1'"s' '---- - .rs~-rr7-r EsTE -
/. Italy undertakes not to attack the
present territory OF the Pope, and even to pre-
vent BY force any attack proceeding from
the exterior. ....... .-
?. The French troops to be soon withdrawn,
az latest within three yeas. fr7#
5. The TIA ian Government TO make no pro-
tess against the Organization of Papal ar
my, sufficient for PROT ection and defense, pro-
Hlded thai this force did not degenerate into
ameans of attack against the Italian Gov
eFnmeut.
4. Italy 20 assume pTopOTtionate part OF
the debt Of tie Former States OF the Church.
On the outbreak of the insurrection
Victor Emanuel asked Napoleon not to
insist upon the first article of the treaty,
and although arresting Garibaldi, made
no serious attempt TO suppress the out
break. Napoleon insisted upon the
faithful execution of the treaty, and to
make assurance doublY sure, landed an
army of French troops at Civita Vecchia
to aid the Pope. The Papal army con
sisted of 6, ,5SS men the French expedi'
ton, IL. 600 men, and the Italian army
as many more. Before these the 6,OOO
patriot volunteers were swept like chat
before the wind, and Garibaldi lies in
aprison cell, without home, save the
asylum the American Republic has of
ieEed him, and the hearts of his en-
thrAlled countrymen.