The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-20
The KIng or Italy and the Pope.

The Italian journals publish the follow |
ing letter addressed by King Victor Eman- |
uel to the Pope:
Holy Father: With the affection of son,
with the faith of Catholic, with the loyalty
of king. with the sentiment of an Italian,
/ address myself again, as l bave done Tor
merly, to the heart Of your Holiness.
A storm full of perils Threatens Europe.
Favored by the war which is desolating the
centre of the continent. the party of the cos
mopolitan revolution increases in courage
and audacity, and is preparing to strike,
especially in Italy and the provinces governs
ed by your Holiness, the last blows at mon
archy and papacy.
l know, Holy Father. that the greatness
| of your soul would not fall below the gravity
of events hut for me Catholic King and
an Italian King, and as such guardian and
surety by the Gispensation of Divine Provi
dence and by the will of the nation of the
| destinies of all Italians, l feel the duty of
taking, in face of Europe and of the Catholic
world, the responsibility of maintaining or
der in the Peninsula and the security Of the
Holy See.
Now, Holy Father, the state of feeling of
the population governed by your Holiness,
and the presence among them of foreign
troops coming from different places with diff
| ferent intentions, are q source OF agitation
and perils to all. Chance or the effervesence
Of passions may lead to violence and to an
effusion of blood, which it is my duty and
yours. Holy Father, to avoid and prevent.
see the inevitable necessity, for the secu-
rity of Italy and the Holy See. that my
troops already guarding the frontiers should
advance and occupy the positions which are
indispensable to the security Of your Holi-
ness and to the maintenance of order.
Your Holiness will not see hostile act in
this measure of precaution. My govern
ment and my forces will restrict themselves
absolutely to an action conservative and pro-
tective of the rights, easily recopcilable, oi
the Roman population with the ihviolability
of the Sovereign Pontiff, anG of his spiritual
, authority, and with the Independence Of tbs
Roy See.
If your Holiness, as I do not doubt, and
as your sacred character and the goodness ol
your soul give me the right TO hope is inspir
= ed with wish equal to mine of avoiding al
conflict and escaping the danger of violence
you will. be able to take, with the Ccun
Popza Gi San MArtino, who will present yor
this letter, and who is furnished with tht
5 necessary instructions by my government
: those measures which shall best conduct t.
the desired end.
Let your Holiness permit me TO hope tha
e the present moment, as solemn for Italy a
. for the Church and for the Papacy, will Civ
:, occasion to the exercise of that spirit 0
good will which has never been extinguishet
8 in your heart toward this land, which
0 also your own country, and of those senti
meuts of conciliation which l have Away
studied with an indefatigable perseve
6 rance to develop into acts. in order tha
4 while satisfying the national aspirations, th
chief of Cathoicity surrounded By the devc
70 ton Of the Italian populations, might preserV
t on the banks Of the Tiber glorious seat il
dependent of all human sovereignty.
: Your Holiness, in delivering Rome fror
y the foreign troops, in freeing it from the con
% tnued peril of being the battle field of sui
versive parties, will have accomplished
II marvellous work, given peace to the Church
le and shown to Europe, appalled, by the ho
- rors of war, how great battles can be wo
'e and immortal victories achieved by an al
'r of justice and single word of affection.
beg Of your Holiness TO beStow upon n
your apostolic benedicticn, and 1 renew
your Holiness the expression of my profoun
respect.
Your Holiness most humble, most obed
ent ami most devoted son.
VICTOR EMANUEL.
10 10 Florence, Sept. 8, 1870.