New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-24
THE NEW ITALY.
THE ENOYCLICAL-TuR CHURCH AND THE
KING THE ELHCTIONS-EDUCATION - PER-
sONAL AND PRINCELY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RFsRARCURS
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


NAPLES, Dec. 4.-The last Encyclical lettel
OF the Pope addressed to call the Patrarchs, Primates
ArchbsbOps Bishops and other Ordnares having grace
and communion with tho Apostolic see." was published
late for to report when ast wrote to you Ii has
however created, and continues TO create, such excite
ment that may venture TO occupy portion Of this let
ter with notice OF IT, II Is or great length aud
kind OF historical review OF all the Injuries which Piu
TX complains be has received from the subopne Gov
eminent" since 1850. "Astutc and unworthy machina
tlonso "impudence and hypocrisy" "yng words" are
simply specimens OF the language used by the Vcegeren
OF Christ when speaking OF the italian rulers; wmle th
letter OF Victor Emanuel, dated September B. - de
scrlbed as a long and dcceitfu fgmar0e OF phraSe
and words, using Ostcnaously the names OF loving sol
and Catholic. with lying prete1t of saving pubic orde
and our person"
The recent injuries complained OF are thus brifny
summed up Honors and monuments have been decreed
TO those who by the laws and tho magistrates suffered
the extreme penalty Of their crimes the ministers OF the
Church against whom every kind OF malgnity exists
have been exposed to injury, and some nave Deen
reaeherously wounded Though His Holiness does not
state that the man who committed those offences was
immediately put ON his trial. and condemned to II years
In irons; some religious houses have been subjected to
unjust perquisitons house Of the Qrinai violated
and from this, where one OF the Cardinals Cardinal
BerardD Of the Holy Church resided he obliged 10
leave promptly and suddenly by violent command. as
also other ecclesascs and officials belonging to IA were
turned out mOcsted; laws and DEGREES have been
published which mauifestly offend and trample undcr
foot the liberty the immuncs and the rights OF prop
erty Of the Church Of God greyOus evils OF when We
foresee the continuance, God does not in His
compassion, interpOse some remedy; ana
We. meanwhile, have been prevented from repairing
In any way whatever the condition in which We find our
selves: daily more and more reminded OF that
imprisonment which acts us, and Of the want of that
fun liberty which with lying words the world IL told mas
been left to us for the exercise OF Apostolic Ministry
and which the usurping Government boasts IL Ia WILING
10 confirm with the necessary guarantees
His Holiness afterward proceeds TO say: owe, who by
God have been appointed 10 rule and govern the whole
house OF Israel and established as the supreme Vind
Gator Of religion and Of justice and defender OF the rights
OF the Church. order not to be reprOyed for remaining
silent before God and tho Church declare 1t to be 0nr
intention purpose and will that all the dominOns of this
Holy and the rights Of the same shall rest enre IN
tact lnvioate and be transmitted to our successors
that any usurpatiOn executed before Is unjust,
violent NULL OF no effect and that all the acts OF the
rebels invaders, whether such as have been commit
ted hitherto may hereafter be committed To confirm IN
any way the aboyesaid usurpaton, arc by ur IRON TINS
moment condemned repudated, annulled' aDroSated'
We declare moreover and protest before God ana the
whole Catholic world that in such captivity not
TO be able to exercise with security expedition, and lid
erty our pastoral supreme authority"
The document thus winds up: since our warning our
and our protests have been vain therefore,
by the authority OF the Omnipetent God or the Holy
Apostles Peter and Paul and by declare to You,
venerable brethren, and through you TO the whole
Church. that all those Of any rank whatever even de-
serving Of special mention who have executed the In
yasion the usurpao the occupation Of any one OF the
Provinces and Of this fair city, or have done
some such things and likewise their superors support
ers assistants cOunseOs a1heGents or Others, whoever
they may be. who have procured the execution OF
the aforesaid facts, have Themselves done them
in any way whatever or under any pretext
whatcvcr have incurred the major accommodation
and the other censurcs and ecclesiastical penalties in
nlced by the sacred canOns, Apostolic constitutions,
and by the Of General Councils principally those
OF Trent (ses- xiii cap. O. De rsfornd0, and have In
Cured them according to the form and tenor expressed
In our our apostolic letters of March &c, 1900"
The Encyclical may for time produce great embar-
probably will lead to the alienation Of
another Power from the Church OF Rome. The position
Of the priesthood will become most painful; for, bound
they to carry out its terms OF accommodation.
they will by doing So place themselves in direct antag
onsm large portion OF the italian people. Religion.
a. represented by them. will to have any hold
the public mind and the necessity almost will arise OF
forming National Italian Church use the word neces
sy adysedly for already the religious sentiment in
Italy has received severe shock, and the only mode by
which il can be revived l. the ahjuration OF Papal
lhDOcrdCN duu the oI Ndtlouti
1t by repetition of such errors as that recently com
mittcd by Pope that desirable end will be at
tanned.
During the whole ~ the week the Press has been
furious consequence Of the sequetratOn OF certain
Journals which published the Encyeca some declaring
that il was violation OF religious liberty, others that
such All act attached too much importance 10 instru
ment which would have been received with perfect In
difference without going into the history Of what Is
generally condemned IA piece Of impudence IL Is sui
cent TO say that II led 10 Ministerial crisis which has
now happily terminated The results of the storm which
has ragged for eight or niue days may thus be
summed up. The chances 0f reconciliation between the
Italian Government and the soidisaat Vicar OF Christ are
distant than and the Pope has more than
betrayed the weakness OF his authority by the very
by which he attempted to strengthen it,
Sunday the elections of those candidates who
In baiodgiO we're completed and in Rome much 10 the
satisfaction Of the moderate party There many local
questions however. which they will be In opposl-
toD Ia the Government. whose policy on the affairs
OF the Papaoy does not appear to them to be sufficiently
firm. In Naples Ministers have met with q most de-
cded defeat ten out OF the twelve quarters having
turned Deputies OF the Opposition As far, however
be asccrtancd at present, Government has consd
cradle majority. The Roman journals crowded with
DEGREES by which the condition OF the former Pontihcs
States is being gradually sssimated to that OF the rest
OF Italy Among other subjects that Of public instruction
is brought prominently forward. aud bill 10 be pre-
sentod 10 Parliament next session has been published
II provides elementary instruction gratultously In every
commune and renders 1t obligatory parents 10 send
their children to school. Judging from experience how
ever have faith In the compulsory system I'm Italy
In consequence OF the inertia, the Indifference and the
want OF moral courage OF the people generally, and,
therefore, of those who will be called upon TO enforce the
new regulations. There Ia country In the world,
l believe, in which such beautiful theories and
laws To be found in Italy and no country where
they thoroughly unobseryed. for the have
assigned above Several OF thu compulsory regulations
In their project Of law have been In existence for eight
years. and yet to my certain knowledge in many places
they have remained perfectly dead letter. Still, the In