New-York tribune., 1867-10-19
NAPOLEON IN THE FIELD.

revolution, and arTestlng GarlDaldl, ana thc
slowness of the Romans themselves to rise In
response to the calls of Mazzni, the Junta, and
the Garibaldis. The Roman people cannot for
get that it was all in vain that in 1S49, at the
call of the same leaders, they drove out the
Pope. defeated his mercenaries, and established
a Republic in February which was suppressed
by Napoleon in July Victor Emmanuel, even
unbiased by the Counsels of his Premier, Ratazzl,
the known enemy of Garibaldi, and probably
the creature of Napoleon, could not hope to
violate the treaty of 1864 with France, by
which he undertook to protect the Papal States
from invasion, without Imminent danger OF
war with the French Emperor Not only the
Italian people but the Government are para
lived by the terrible fact that, sacrifice what
they may, in the last resort their own
heroism and valor cannot save them.
Their destinies are in the hands not of
themselves, or Garibaldi or Victor Emman-
uel but of Napoleon and Bismarck. Garibaldl
imprisoned at Caprera, too proud and patriotic
TO rest under tyranny, but too weak to break
its fetters, is but the type of the Italian nation
whose destinies tremble in the councils of
France and Prussia Gladly would the
Italian Government avow GarbaldTs effort
as the crowning movement toward the
unity of Italy, march in and occupy Rome
as its capital, could this be achieved without
danger of losing nearly all that now
constitutes the Kingdom of Italy. IL could
not venture into such dangers without the al
lance of Prussia. Ever since the affair OF
Luxemburg. Prussia and France have been
silently, but with herculean yigor, swelling
their armies, and putting them on war foot
ing, ready for conflict which they felt to be
impending France has perfected an intimacy
with Austria, the hereditary enemy of Italy,
while Italy, by her progressive policies. her
struggle for unity, her antagonsm To Austria
and the Pope, aud above all, by her recent al
lance with Prussia in the war against
Austria should naturally look 10 Prus-
sia for aid in completing her nationality.
Nor would Protestant Prussia in the
present hight of her military prowess and
pride. and in the consciousness that apart from
the Italian question war with France has for
months been probable, be likely to allow Ma
poleon to make Italy in effect province Of
France when by another clash Of arms a. brief
and brilliant as that which ended at Sadowa
transferred TO Bismarck.
Meanwhile, Napoleon, if he have any designs
Of war with Prussia, or even any apprehension
Of its near contingency, could seize no better
moment than the present. when France is stung
by the insults of Bismarck, and aroused by the
advances of Germany; nor could he ask a
more absorbing, important, or popular prctcxt
than the defense of the temporal power OF the
Roman POntiff through the maintenance OF
those very treaty stipulations with France by
which Italy secured peace and name at least,
if not place and power, among nations. For
such war France has already been ten
dered the aid of Spain, and that of Austria,
and, indeed, of nearly all of Catholic Europe
would not be wanting To those Frenchmen
whose only religion is France, Napoleon can
plead the plighted house of the Empire Those
who fear Repubcanism he can point to MAJ
zinis last proclamation to the Romans and ask,
"WOuld you have Italy Republic" But
finally, to the priesthood, the rural districts
the women and the peasantry OF France ne can
appeal for support as the eldest son OF
"the Church." the hereditary defender of
the Catholic Faith, and of the tenn
poral rights of the Vicar of Christ.
With France, Spain and Austria the heredi
tary representatives of Catholicism,on one side,
and Italy and Germany on the other general
European war on the most magnificent, terrific
and destructive scale would be inevitable.
Beside such an event, the Papal occupancy and
Italian Unity become of secondary importance.
The war would solve many more problems
than entered into its immediate occasion, OF
even into its ultimate causes.
In oppOrtune harmony with NapOleon's an
nouncemcnt of Intervention in the MoniteT
appears a pamphlet, like those which he issued
prior to the war with Austria, which advocates
the "retun" of Belgium to France and the
traditional French fillibusterng policy of ex
tending France to the Rhine. This pamphlet,
entitled la Derniere GueyTe par an dncien
/" Diplomate,r and attributed by some to M.
Drouyn do Lhuys, or TO Napoleon himself, may
be an anonymous expression of French asp-
ration. or the foreshadOwings of an Imperial
purpose.
In the mere reconstruction of the map OF
Europe, and the readjustment of its boundaries,
the friends of liberty i'll England and America
will feel little interest. But in n general strug-
gle between Conservatism and the temporal
power of Catholicism on tho one side, and Re-
pubcanism and Professionalism on the other,
our sympathies would be powerfully enlisted
in behalf of freer civil and religious institu-
tons. In such convulsion, the temporal
power of the Popc-that vestal flame of Rome
which for centuries has drawn it's devotecs to
and its victims to sacrdce-would
at last be qqcuchcd guaor I sen ot blood