Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-15
THE KNOXVILLE WING.
Knoxville, Tenn, January IS, 1868.
NanOleOn,s Italian BIunder.

NapOleOn's Italian Blunder.
once more the telegraph takes up lis wOnderous
tale Of negotiations concerning an European Con-
gress on tho Roman Question II is difficult TO
imagine anything more absurd than such DegolIh-
liens would be in tho face OF the actual position o.
,hs Roman Question as recently dehned ~ I'd, 51e
.aurfc Of the responsible ministry Of NaP0eyh IL
on the one band, and Of The quasi-aictaI1IIai pre-
rsier Of King Victor Emmanuel on tne Quiet. Det-
ilar,cnt of do Roman Question We have not had,
- III ans. rational or diplomatic way arc we likely
d, have But il is something 10 have had (" Ques-
lion cleared Of can't simpfed made intelhgbe
and this Dr. Rouher and General Menarrea, be-
tween them, have done for us with regard to the
Roman Question In The French Corps Lcgj8Latg
be other dav Theirs for months past the terror Of
Aha government came forward 10 support the En-
porors second intervention at Rome more warmly
ibqo The Fmper0rs best friends had ventured TO do
.oH ia.isaing al his wealth Of erudte oratory TO
4 NV. that the greatness Of France required the
Z 'emi-stranguaton Of Italy, he finally electrified NJ
4 R.gher into returning TO tho tribune, there to
. declare with an emphasis which has already shaken
rope that Italy should llecer take possession Of
Rome yq1iaisl cried the Minister Of Napole on
mn and excited by his own energetic language he
vent on 30 ask the Chamber Have my eXplanR-
lions now been clCar ~ The Chamber and Europe
could have can have, no doubt that they were so.
Oa that day the governmental Of Napoleon the Third
.lumitted itself 20 the unqualified support Of th
temporal power Of tho Papacy absolutely, II
revcrsibly so far affects its character, as 1t
once committed itself TO the guarantee Of the Mex
lean empire and Of the Mexican bonds in France.
Ia the one case as in the other the government may
lind itself forced TO eat its own words, TO accept
what IL pronounces insupportable, 10 do what it
brands rs impossible. The "never Of M. Rouher
may turn out TO be what French Spectator, in
spcakng of the permanent value Of certain invest
mculs has described as a relative eternity. But
Ia that event tho government itself must pay the
Az Yf
Dental Caesar Of France cannot with safety be
twice convicted of leaping before he has looked
BE stands now shut up TO preserve the sovereignty
of The Pope over Rome at all hazards OF TO see his
own prestige, and with his own the prestige OF
France formidaby, il not fatally, struck down.
The issue thus made plain on the one side at Paris
bas been defined with equal sharpness Of outline on
the other ut Florence. General Monabrea, who
represents be 10 remembered, not the revolutionary,
bat the authoritative principle in Italy, has replied
- 90 the Aat negative of NJ Rouher by affirmative
not ess fat. Tho Minister Of King Victor declares
That the vote 81 the Italian Parliament demanding
Rome the capital Of Italy expresses the will and
defines ,he purpose Of the Italian government The
glove brown down on the banks OF the Seine Is
.H-l -a 80 banAs of tla Afno. Het ffs1 90
AYERS that Italy shall never possess italy responds
that il Is her Interchangeable resolve to take. If
R1lhcr was 4" clear Menabrea ia not less clear
Thero is no mistaking tho issue. To what purpose
chem aro the other powers Of Europe 90 be invited
lo discuss what the governments Of France and
italy, each for ITSELF have pronounced 20 be beyond
discussion? The invitation, if not an impertinence,
s an ahsgrdity. Nor is there any reason TO suppose
that % will be SO much gravey considered by any
ono of the really important European States. Rus
.a replies 10 IL by convokng a conference ct her
own generals and statesmen at St Petersburg, to
investigate The ways and means Of forcing the
Eastern Question upon the attention OF the per-
tarbed and uneasy Continent England replies to
it hy polite but pcremptory refusal to have any
thing 90 do with the matter Bismarck, Tor Prus-
sa replies 90 IL by repeating his favorite saying
that the hrst gun of tho coming war On tho Kline
will be fired ON the banks Of tho Iiber. Austria
replies 60 % by relieving NRpoloons special irleno
and Tie representative of the AustrO French ALL
gueo Baron Won Beust, from the CHARACTERISTIC Of
tho empire, thereby relieving him from tho respon-
siblity either of accepting rejecting the French
propositions Spain, 10 be sure, has spoken up and
announced her readiness TO stand by France IN IN
listing upon the maintenance of the temporal pow
et of the Pspacv, but Spain is tho only ally upon
whom France can count, and il is not likely that
thc Emperor Napoleon viii be greatly infatuated
with tbe prospect Of religious war in which France
and Spain on the one side shall make head against
Italy Prussia and Russia on the other \ ct what
other prospe., lies before him IL Is, perhaps, quite
dcmon5trablo That the Pope has vested right 70 his
sovereignty Rome. The POpes are certainly
much moro the legitimate sovoreigns than King
William of Prussia Is like President Of the United
states, although the astute aad veracious Mr. Ban
.ry,t has just discovered the despotic organization
a. North Germany around the Court of Berlin TO
uo vivid reproduction Of tho American Constitu-
t.u.
Itis, perhaps Jemonstrable too, that Italy has
u.en unduly and unwisely eager 20 possess herself
H. Rome There would certainly seem 70 be no
good reason why Italy, lacking Rome, should not
I,y gone on developing her greatness and strength
.nug her nationality lust we'll IS Prussia lacking
Frankfort But demonstrabe as these things may
le they are not demonstrated 90 Italy Italy ha
concentrated upon tao acquisition OF home All Int
pudo and passion Of her people In her eylden
ASPIRATIONS after thissupposed crown OF her natona
rlIdJe she has encountered from France Just ina
.au of opposition which has been best fitted 4
aheuate o1osporate and cmbittor her. IL is as Ger
taIu now 8s ANYTHING can be, that Italy will Wal
before swooping upon Rome just exactly so long a
and not one day longer than She is absolutely com
rcllei 90 wait
ON the other hand, France has already presumed
rather upon her past than upon her present position
in Europe when she, by her Emperor, asserts Tn
protection of the temporal power in Rome 70 be he
special function, and not only warns Italy TO regarS
her as the policeman Of ST Peter, but cody invite
"a Europe 90 couutcnance her fulhllmeni OF ne
.n.'-lmposcd duty. Il is = grave mistake in policy
"A hhH@hronsm fun like all such anachrOnlsms G
penn, Tor France 90 assert her intention Of enter
A'-'aS TINS or that state Of things beyond her owl
frontiers We say nothing Of the hostility OF th
Fruicstap. and Liberal parties in France 10 thi
course Cd. action. Suffice IL that Europe is no Ion
Ee- the Europe either of Louis XIV. or Napoleol
l. greatly as France has increased In wealth an,
power under Napoleon III, the rest Of Europs hs
Kept pace with her. II she has any hope Of retain
ing for the future even her present relative position
d must be by keeping herself abreast Of # not /
Che van of the general progress of opinions an
feelings ou the Continent Vow il ia undenisbl
that the tendencies Of this general progress are ho.
uIe. we VIII not say 20 the Roman Catholic religion
hu, 20 the interference of any one OF more State
Tor the support Of that religion beyond their ow
4amains By committing himself 10 such interior
eaca Napoleon has put not only his own dynsst
a-, The prep1nderance and the Just influence
France g., The mercy Of the Italians and Of Sc
many For what be has undertaken 10 prever
Italy from doing Italy has replied that il is b
.Ari Determination 10 DO. and there is not Il
.ma..a.. doubt that whenever the signal for a
...nl1g +, given her hy Germany she viii strik
ta have brought things or 90 have suffered thing
.' "Hrs ihem-..vas % such pass IS this may u
...F. been oa Napoleen's part O crime But It
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