The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-06
The Loadon Times ON the Italian Ones


The London Times tell the French Emperor
some unwelcome truths. Itreminds him that
he courts danger by going to Rome IL minus
at BiSmarl< and a Thousand horrors Its
GOOD ougnrv for the world when it has come
to mass that Lonis Napoleon can be snubbed
and told what can do and what he had better
not do. The Times says;
~, fine mart of the Italian Government there
was mo wilui violation ot the Convention OF
sanse,nber That Convention left it in posi-
t;on which could only be Professionally main
famed bus neither Victor EIDmanuel nor Rat
tazzi precipitated the present crisis. All Eu-
rope anticipated that Rome must some day
fall to the aiiaus, but the Italian Government
was content to wait, though the suspense had
cost II dear. 1t was at the expense OF Italian
peace and prosperity that Louis Napoleon, for
the sake OF has freedom OF action" kept tins
Roman question open. But the connection, as
Thus preserved, only subssted by thread
ana none knew better than the Emperor nun I
Sell that the thread would uitiiii'1Iey 80 "f
snapped and not twisted anew mo = po' Gov ~
| embarrassing obligation ne '' a,.r;vaG
decision, II it has NOT now ;a'
mnst arrive at last, when Rome must ne ocou
pje.l by the forces OF a regular %oVer y.
| Int be tween its occupation py France anu no
| o.ounofiou by italy, there Is a difference 100
| S,roJioions to be estimated. The latter course
| i,nirhf settle the Roman Question once and for
| ali: the former would reopen it, to the rum
| nerhaps of the Italian kingdom, 10 the infinite
i,eril OF Europe, and to the lncalculable detri-
ment of France herself If the Emperor can
avert an immediate convusion, as seems not
impossible, and can reconcile the eXactons of
the September Convention with the eXigencieS
oil that Kingdom which he himself created he
will deserve all credit for his success; but the
difficulty itself will still remain to be dealt
with, and will be anever-iailing source of such
periis and alarms as those from which we have
now, perhaps, unexpectedly escaped.
From latest advices, however, it appears that
Napoleon Will venture to occupy the Papal
States, and ran his risk OF an alliance between
Italy ard Prussia Far stranger things have
| happened than ii would be if the complication
| arising from the attempt to bolster up the tenn
| poral power of the Pope should effect the over
| throw of the Second Empire. Ill prepared is
Louis Napoleon with his depleted treasury
and his people already crying dread or bull
lets" on account of the short crops and the ex-
listing commercial and industrial paralysis to
confront Bsmarll with his full treasury, his
prosperous people and the prestige of recent
successes. The designs Providence in per
hitting the Pope TO stand so long in the way
of the accomplishment of great national pur
poses, in which the well being of millions o
people are involved, have been inscrutable
but if the result shall be the sending of thu
| BOnapartes to their last and final ST. Helena
there will be ample cause for gratitude ant
JOY that the Vatican has been permitted +,
remain for years standing imposition upoI
the human race. After Louis Napoleon, no
the deluge, again, hut the People.