The New York herald., 1870-12-10

all peoples. To employ an IAustIhtiOn Iamlitar 70
all OF us Americans, we mean that In the great
United States Of Christendom. as In these United
states OF America, there should be small, inde-
pendent territory set apart the seat OF the general
governments sacred District Of Columbia-inde-
| pendent OF all Stale influence and control
| where the visible executive head, with oil the
other branches and departments Of tho spiritual
| government, may freely conduct the general busi-
| ness OF Ch ristend0m for the common good. And
| in fact this very feature Of our own government
seems to have been borrowed by our own wise and
sagacous forefathers from one precisely analogous
in the Catholic Church, dating back about eleven
centuries.
The Archbishop then entered upon an exhaustive
historical review OF the origin and gradual growth
of the temporal power, showing that 1t virtually
dated back to the days of Constantine. I'm.
mediately after the Church had triumphed
over the prosecutions OF the Pagan ages.
and tracing 1t forward through medieval
times to the present day. The Popes had
he claimed, alone rescued the Italian people from
slavery , oi inc most mo- % de9asing character and he
ment. He then proceeded to discuss as follows the
utility, Importance and necessity OF maintaining the
temporal power OF the Pope In future as visible head
OF the Church, embracing two hundred millions OF
CHRISTIANS scattered over all nations Of the earth
direction dire and guidance. The Pope must necessarily
be free and Independent In his action and unre-
children throughout Onristendsm. Now, the expe-
reDce OF ages has proved, what very brief renec-
ton OF the very nature Of things would lead us to
believe, that the Pope cannot be free and indepen.
wide in its extent, while he is the subject OF
were wei not placed in positive durance, as has
been ana would generally be the case,
his action would be variously hampered and im-
peded BY his condition as a subject. lie would be
expected to favor his own government, and would
| be severely punished II he dared In anything Op
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side ' word be examined and intercepted,
be filed with mistrusr, especially In case OF
his swn government being in state Of war with
serve that even-handed and paternal impartialty,
among different nations and governments, which
is an efrectua adjunct Of his high ONCE. He could
VII. took when urged by the first Napoleon to join
his projected Continental League and at least ylr
replied that the common father Of CHRISTIANS could
not declare war against any Of his children.
with them. The whole world goes to Rome to see
the Pope and to witness the grand soemnties which
cluster around HIM The Pope , away or IN ~ prison,
| mental solitude. 1t becomes the city OF the dead
rather than Of the the past rather than the
| lime n.ts6rere no longer is heard. 1t becomes
| a city of tomba and seems 10 have been
already suspected this, and they will yet find 1t out
| still more to their cost. Catholics Will not visit
Rome while the Pope Is IN durance Or IN exie; the
dried up and all will and feel the striking dif
| ference between real and false liberty. Even at
present those have liberated Rome take special
care to curb or suppress the freedom OF the press
while openly encouraging its utmost licentousness.
fully discussed, chiefly IRON political standpoint
In the great European Congress OF Vienna, IN 1876
and s me ee n
was wa political necessity, and that there could be
measure. Protestant England and Prussia ana
schsmatica Russia cheerfully united with Catholic
said BY men more plausible than solid tnat the
Roman people nave . right to select and change
rulers At w IKE all Others s.nr To this answsr
nor sas On not sne ssmanS nAp but e0B ioess
| Romans were simply forced Dy bayonets to accept
one ruler for anoher and the pe6tsctte or popular
vote, which followed this violent revolution, was
manifeslly a farce and snam, enacted under the
influence Of their new masters at the head Of their
victorious psaons Every e S
have been managed. They deceive no one except
that, even II they really wiled it-which they did
not-the Roman people had no more right to vote
c Church as the consecraiea residence Of its chief
to all the united States OF Chrlstendom, than have
the people OF the District Of Columbia to vote away
belonging to the whole United States Of America
as the seat OF their general government. In both
perty OF all aZd it cannot manifesfy be allenated
without common consent: supposlng the barDa, M
OF eGA' iea''''n suez should attempt to vote away
| that great international canal, or assume
themselves Nv tine g1 10 %nna It's
| would France, would any nation OF Christendom,
submit to the outrages Private convenience and
right. Know It is not an article Of faith that the
Pope must absolutely and OF necessity be endowed
that God might dispose of events 10 enable him
to exercise without 1t the prmacy divney entrusted
to hm but tins power Is at least relatively
| dred years ordained this power rs the means by
which his earthly Vicar might freely govern the
charge; and under this tlme-nonored dispo iton Of
His alwise providence we maintain the necessity Of
the temporal power under existing circumstances.
The example OF Ithe first ages Of the Church.
| when the Pope was temporal sovereign, cannot
be reasonably pleaded against TINS conciuson f0r'
normal ages Of persecution and OF fearful struggle,
Intended 10 show forth the divine character and
the Church had once secured . firm foot.
csH csd had matured into MAN and ae
| had become extensive with the world. ThenIother
| provisions were made by Divine Providence to meet
| the altered circumstances, and this new state OF
| things has continued unmterruptedy for eleven
centuries. and we, have no doubt but II
condition Of things in which every Pontin
was doomed TO martyrdom by hostile
| to the end OF time. Christ Himself, the Divine
Founder and great Invisible Head OF the Church, suf
fered martrydom, but Christ rose, again to die no
| more. His Church, which Is His spouse without
spot or wrinkle, was assimiated to Him in martyr.
| dom but was destined to share also with Him the
! glory of resurrection. She was TO be one with Him
| In Joy as In sorrow. During the period OF
| Its continuance OF the temporal power OF the
| Popes has been assailed time and again; but
| 1t has always come out Of the fiery ordeal
| brighter and stronger than ever. Some forty-nve
| Popes have been imprisoned and drawn from their
sees but either they or their successors invariably
returned thereto. The forty-sixth Is now vir.
| tually a prisoner in his own palace, ana II
there be any truth principle virtue In precedent
| we may fairly conclude that the forty-sixth-the
venerable, arniable, sanity ana beloved P.us IL
will be again rescued from durance and restored,
not only to his see, but to all the possessions
| which his predecessors have held for 80 many
| ages. Even Napoleon though he made the
Pope prisoner and dragged.him into France