The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-02
THE ROMAN QUESTION.


our CITY OF Rome conasfMutAce.
tho lIast Imperial Rekiment-The Feeling
ON Both Sides-Love Sick Beauties and How
They Were Left Betind -F1rmness Of tho
Pope land Indineren6e Of tho 3Peeple-His
Holiness In Public.
The French occupationof Rome b thing Of the past.
After eighteen years possession OF the property Of Others
after eighteen years lsbtation Of castle not their
own. after eighteen years isolation from homes and
rie nds Of RESIDENCE in the midst Of stangers and
eighteen years past among quasi snsmse the French
troops have left Rome glad to depart, and welcomed in
their departure lk the proverbial "botsle OF moss
This morning, At . worry early hour, witnessed the
march Of the lat French regiment from their barracks
the railway station With the exception OF about thirty
hvs Of AZ artillery detachment tho administrative
stan and General Montebso, there is soldier Of
France in Rome Tomorrow these last will leave,
except the general who remains witness the lowering
the Fsnch colors from the castle Of San Angelo and
the substitution in their sssa Of the Papal dag This
ceremony. which takes place on Wednesday next, the
10Th instant, will be very impressive one 1t
Is supposed One hundred and one guns will
DO fred in honor Of each dag. and one hum
dred and one moro in honor Of the Pope. II
will be easily understood that tho svscuating
troops not sorry to leave city In which they
have ever been looked upon with unfrendy eyes: ia
which they never met with any sympathy; In which
their life dull restrained, and consequently un-
plo ssant Notwithstanding the dtRcuies they wsrs
under being Frenchmen, IL would have been strange
they had not struck a sympathetic chord among the
italian beauties Of the quarters In which they ware
lodged They did make an Impressions lasting one;
and their cherss antics. true womans nature wore
ready to follow tem for better for pertDacous
wsro they in their demands follow to Francs their
cavalier servants and pressing wcrc the cavaliers,
that tho authorities OF the town and tho officers OF the
regiment agreed u would be better to permit It. Conse
quentiy, instead OF weeping and lamcniaion at tho
depot add In the streets leading to L. had he pleasure
OF seeing festive column Of dark beautss, living OK
amples OF tho Frcnchmen's good tastA march side
by side with the soldiers and ct the staten placed IN
train moving OF hardhra station master
acting under orders doubt uninkcd the last carriage
In which the women and the train started without
them. Il pre-nrrangsd plan, saved much unneces
sarv show OF feeling, and though rather comic in ts tor
On Friday The Officers 81 tho derep, French orsausa-
lions in the CITY repaired by invitation to receive the
Papa blessing Previonsto giving II the WORTH eccle
rrenohmen In general end decidedly ucavorablc to
Napoleon In particular From we Gnahey that the sgcd
that line Whatever may como q H. ba dsappoInimen.
that the terms OF the convention sve peen % rsdy
maintained and executed are evida a1a nosning Oh.
co"ld satisfy him thai they we9, IN earnest HI. saying
that \ Ia his intsnson 70 do g hts post &c,
vii ' not n ssav. Rome ~ thar no only
Intends 70 convey the idea shst he yin not surrender
;hst Il sorrs Of circnmsssacss drsc HIN from hs
nsc," y ~ leave \ unds. p.css erect ne sasss
return when cas sn q su sse
WY him thiusEn ne hedge q oss IDEAS progress
md liberty q ccnscsnce whlca ksspshlm out o. tho
10 me tho MOI fsarabs crcussssncs connccssd
Elsn this Roman Question The usss inciSrsncs *.
. pregnant d isssress and inpcrsns % ssn selves
being daily acted round thsm Had tsy been LApIs nd
pS ESs'n%sS they could not ss exhibited more
os o. dssirsgs s ., &, g,co,:cs 10 :sprssson q feet
NV ss,s .n msSs vSso z. Esssss
into ~ out the Roman artillery entered
curious lszy vaSabonds "a ~ 2,
francs Of he Fort SnsaSn ove -, and At the
over the portcus; but no psss ws
made, no svn Of welcome 70 the soldiers given cvcrs
learn that the large force OF 'mouchards spies
Away: employed IN the Popes service has lately been
street. lounge at the band or dine Al table
inc biped Of tho species bcing within hear
ready to scknow been pointed out 70 me, and arm
mos. S0iS nays sru,es az sS
There are .ome Of them, believe, vs., 49,.
pearance Whatever they are reality; rnffef Sa.,
gusneu 10 manners ana conversation they n,usf -
70 obtain entree In the circles 10 which i.sor~
they have access, and 10 which they arc considtis.
ornaments OF decacy refinement and culture II IL on
nat ~ much as on The o.,ddrmsie and the troops
am told tsN authorities rely In csss Of an emcutc
nousaud two hufr number s al present At least one
M numbers Who woo~ inconsiderable proportion 70
ss.,,oa Tho foreign lego reyointorafy demon.
nsssdcred mere faithful 70 fhe-- a Il ,s IA
s Sssdv obey his orders In Ca ~, e,,cs,s
az , mead than ali his other soldiers, era mr..
81 course his Abra like guards In case row does take
.cc IN Roms-but repeat there ID NO probability OF
n nless soSc demonstration IN fnvor OF Italian unity
~ outsdethe present troops In the Popc's
ssv,re arc TT ~ likely 70 throw dowa their arms az
ther are 70 nht, and very little Management on No
part x the revolutionary leaders woui, gain them e.
irely 70 sh& cause. This 10 the opnion Of French
| oinccrs herewith may mention d not share myl
opinion that uet win reign in Rome long aftcr their
| departure Tks opinion 10 naturally preIudiced one,
biased the tonchmen's natural varty and scf-im
portance which makes them look on my cause - lost
PeoeS here AZ rsihor surprised thAfKing Victor and
his faithful adviAr Rcasol should have emscd quiet
long yestcrdatthcre was rumor qcnt on the street
hat w prearAnged pan between Npolccn and VIC
| tor Emanuel, thdIloman capital VOID be entered bv
Italian troops al 10 time the French odcrs took their
leave No scnsibA man believed thdrsmor, and subsc
aucnt events naveoroved its fallrcy be Italian King
| il playing much pfcr part, muchnfc cautious one
| and much more likiy BY II 10 gain y nd than by co
| operation with MazVni, or any othcfdolutionlst
The Pore has sbotn himself muchnte In public lat
| terry than he lid In former Eurs, or, indeed
+ | months Old rcsidets who have be glad 10 walt
! weeks months for glimpse az tho ltF man,
, rratned daily " theircurosy leadshm 10 seek for
| VA bou iv0 v M fpur tiuaoc In