Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-14

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DEAR HERALD:-As agrcat deal
of public attention just at this
time is directed towards the Pope
and Rome, l will give you an ex-
tract written by very prominent
citizen ofthe United States in lS4S,
then soiourning in Rome, to a
friend Of mine. and without draw.
ing a comparison between Pope
PiO Mono and our Ruler, which
God forbid! / would in all kind
ness recommend the old adage,
cerJ"m Sdpieatib"s subicH:
"ThOsc acquainted with history
are aware of the iniquitous parti.
ton made Of Italy, after the down
fall ofNapolcOn. The allied SOW
ercigns assembled in Vienna re-
garded it as so much common
plumber. Venice and Milan were
given to Austria; Modena sliced of
for an Austrian Prince who had
usurped the name OF Este; while
the wife of Napoleon, as the
daughter Of Austria, had Parma.
A Bourbon had a life interest in
Modena; Genoa was trCacherous-
| " given, even By England, into
the hands Of Piedmont and Tus-
cany bet under an Austrian
Duke. The Pope was allowed
to retain possession of about
1911 Roman square miles, con
tanning a population Of $500, 900
over which he ruled as absolute
King. So heavy has been his Op-
pressions, that his kingdom At
length became reduced to- bank
ruptcy. The revenue amounted
to only $lO,OOO,0OO, one quarter
of which was expended IN mere
collection. The public debt in.
creased so fast, that constant loans
were necessary until at length the
government securities were al
used up, and the Pontilr was com
PEELED to mortgage his palaces at
Rome. The lcgatcs and delegate
ruling the several provinces be
came notoriuusly dishonest and
coTupt. even magistrates could
be bought, while men were impris
, oned al iRBaitUm, ON mere sus
i, ,acious. Six thousand were com
putcd to he incmccrated every
year, one out Of every four hun
dred orthe population.
d Now, when VT add 10 all thes,
!, the vigorous censorship of th
u press, the espionage of the polio
and the relentless persecution o
c men for their poiitic0i opinions
u to say nothing Of the opprOS
size torcs and discour
y aecmcnt Of all industry
y we cannot he surprised ut the bit
ter feelings manifested by tn
u people towards the Government
T. The stream OF all their trouble
T. was traced directly to that source
" At the feet of the holy father sanI
: all their hopes and happiness
' A corrupt Sovereign, cOFTUp
coWris, corrupt obiciais--half 0
them indebted tn the Govern
neutrality-suspicious. made Il mock
cry of justice, religion and humaI
u suffering. The strong hand q
d power crushed the life out of Ital,
> and hence arose the endless con
8 spiracies which have resulted onl,
u in filling Austrian prisons witt
y victims and ships with eXiles.
y Now il is evident, from thi
II mcagrc outline, that such stat
p Of things could not long exist
=" There is n limit to all oppression
IL point where desperation take it
ic course. But the present Pontlf
Pope Plus the Ninth. oI
> coming into power had th
e. good sense to discover hi
y true position and took tho prope
u course by which TO allay the smoth
" cred fires of rebellion that wer
burning portentously around hin
D and threatening to destroy tn
u Government. lie is wise mar
7 and knew the state Of public feel
IT, ing-that everything was rife 70
" an outbreak; and had Cardina
~ Lambruschini, the old Pope's chic
N Minister, been elected in his place
re there doubtless would have been
g. conyulsion that would have upse
the Government, overturned th
r. papal throne itself, perhaps, o
else ended in Il general massacr
e of the people. But Pope Plus too
D. his seat, and o calm-the calm q
n. hope and expectation--followed
II But lie was surrounded with re
ID markable difficulties: q bankrup
70 and impoverished kingdom, q sui
,e fering and maddened popalus Of
the one side, and the power O
N Austria on the other. To act 70
nj the people would bring down o.
a. him the armies Of Austria; to &C
Y for Austria, the wrath Of the pee
IN pie. But he was a great man i
C. a great position. A few days afte
he his election, ho abolished the Sc
cret tribunal for political offenderI
II. He next proposed a council {
te Cardinals 10 hear on q certai
he day the grievances Of any on
re who chose to come; and fAall
I,a ordorod a urivata letter hox To b