The New York herald., 1870-10-29
The Press Of Rome Rcvoimiionizcs'-AT True
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The Press of Rome acvolutionizcs'-A True
philosopher in the Counting Room.
All the Leading journals Of Florence with
the majority of the minor lights Of the Italian
grafton 10 Rome, the capital OF the kingdom
The centre of executive power will thus be
made the focus Of political enlightenment.
The scapular and breviary will be retired from
the Capitol to the cl0ister and the sanctuary,
and their places ba supplied by the lever Of
the printing press AID the free sheets of inde-
pendent morning newspapers. While the
monks are repeating their Paters busy news
boys will be hallooing ''extras," which will
report the progress Of the world in brief notes
by electricity, the genius aud faith of Galleo
be avenged and consoed equally by the
triumph and iulGlment of the prophecy
of Puck. The Italian occupation of
Rome has in tru!h revolutionized the
newspaper press OF the Holy City
most completely. Tho revolution is healthy
one, producing dsenthralment of mind and
consequent independence Of thought and
freedom of expression. This fact constitutes
one of the most important and cheering con-
sequences Of the recent Italian movement for
the perfection of national unity. Had his
Majesty King Victor Emanuel depended on
military force solely for his success he would
have failed eventually and with certainty.
The Church can do better than that. II holds,
or endeavors to hold, the mind of the people.
| The fault Of the cerics, however, is that they
want to warp the human mind in one direction
and dwarf it to the status OF an unreasonng
acceptance of accomplished facts" Inde-
pendent journalism, intelligently exercised,
neutralizes the efforts Of the ecclesiastical
aspirations in this direction, and inasmuch as
civil freedom advances so does independent
journalism flourish. Rome supplies to-day
! an encouraging attestation Of this
| great fact. The bigotel and intole-
rant newspapers, which had been
subsidized by the clergy for such heightened
period, have been extinguished in the breath Of
| the p1e5iscitltW. The Osser0afoye Romano.
| the organ of the Jesuits, ''sold out" imme-
diately The Cio$Ito Cotto,ica closed its Office
| and the Gi0rnols 0i Rom0 has disappeared,
| These journals have been succeeded by the
Lt5ertd and the Go-sctta O0ciule. The
Roman people will henceforth be enlightened
by free press and the steam engine of the
press room. They will read and ''inwardly di-
gest,' and thus will they learn to be really free
happy and Industrious and contented.
! special writer in Rome has called our atten-
tion to this happy change and at the same time
TO the existence of newspaper philosopher, a
real curiosity, man SUI generis This is the
| veteran distributor who hands out the papers
across the counter in the government premises
in Via della Stamperia. This old man has wit
messed revolutions. Thirty years ago he gave
out the still damp copies Of the Official journal
of Gregory XVI. to the people; he has sold the
same paper for Plus TX. (when !beraD for the
Roman republic; for Plus TX. (when reaction
ary), and to-day he takes his pinch of sn,.1
and sells it for the King and "soidihed'
people, That man Is real good Catholic.
| He knows that ''order is Heavens first law,
aud acts on the principle Of "what is is best. "
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| MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK.-One Of
the city papers makes serious charges against
| .ha r,anaoomart of Central Park Thia Il