The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-01

Louis Napoleon was at this time President of
the French republic, and was secretly arranging
his plans for the re-establishment of the empire.
Like his uncle, he was eager to obtain the moral
support of the Church of Rome, and he accord
iDgly answered the Pope's appeal by sending
body of troops under General Oudinot, which
landed at Civita Vecchia on the 25th of April,
1949, and Immediately marched upon Rome.
The city, which was in possession of the native
troops under Garbaldi, was besieged and was
finally captured on the 1st of July. The Pope
left Portici, where he had been for some time
residing, on the 4th of April, 1850, escorted by
Neapolitan and French dragons He entered
Rome on the 18th of April, and declared par
tial amnesty to his political opponents. HIS
progressive tendencies had been thoroughly
checked, however, and he has never since
shown disposition to reign as q constitutional
monarch. The French garrison was maintained
and Napoleon III, by the practical support he
has given to the Pope, has enabled him to remain
in Rome as It's ruler, in spite of the wishes of the
Italian liberals who look upon Rome as the
only proper capital of their country, and who
consider that the possession of the powers of
a temporal prince by the Pope interferes with his
legitimate functions as the head of the Church.
At the time of the treaty of Villafranca,
after the Italian war of 1859, it was proposed to
establish a confederation of the Italian States
under the honorary presidency of the Pope.
This project, however, was abandoned, and the
kingdom of Italy was established, with Victor
Emanuel at it's head, but the French garrison
still maintaining the supremacy of the Pope in
the Roman territory. In consideration of the
assistance he received from France, the King of
Italy guaranteed to protect Rome from the
attacks of the Italian liberals. This he has
haf iofn nd
leon III the Red Republicans have been uni
formly repulsed in all their attempts to gain
possession of the Eternal City. The French
Emperor has repeatedly threatened to withdraw
his troops but has refrained from doing SO at the
entreaty of the Pope, who fears that the italian
Government will, when left to itself, not
take much trouble to carry out its engagements.
In compliance with the treaty of 1864 the French
garrison was indeed withdrawn for time but
the attack upon Rome by the Garibaldians in
September and OctoberE1S67, induced the EN-
peror to again interfere and . French expedi-
tionary force was landed, at Civita Vecchia on
the 30th of October. The Garibaldians were
defeated at Montana on the Sd of November and
when the danger was past the bulk of the
French force retired from Rome, leaving, how
ever a garrison for the protection of the Pope.
This garrison 1t is now proposed to withdraw,
and in the event of general European conflict
growing out of the war between France and
Prussia, it is not easy to foreten what
the fate of the Pope will be. With
France at war with the most powerful military
nation in Europe, the King Of Italy will require
considerable fortitude and more respect for the
Pope than he has yet shown to refrain from
seizing Rome, and it is scarcely possible that he
will allow the opportunity to pass unimproved. In
the event of the French abandonment of Rome
it is said that the Pope intends to. retire to the
island of Malta, but it is probable that he has
not yet been able to make any definite plans for
the future, or to arrange for an abiding place in
case he is obliged to turn his back upon Rome.