The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24
Give Corsica to tho Pope!


Such is the proposition of the clerical organ,
lie Monde, to the French government. The
Pope is so reluctant to part with temporal
power that even the sovereignty over so dis
taut aud comparatively Insignificant an island
as Corsica might be acceptable to him. The
island is Of no great value to France, and just
now very unpopular with the majority of the
French on account of It's Bonapartist sympa-
thies. When the National Assembly, then at
Bordeaux, formally pronounced the dScASance
Of Napoleon one speaker actually proposed
that France should repudiate her connections
with Corsica and turn the island adrift be-
cause It was the birthplace of the Bonapartes.
Corsica is still chatting under the humiliation
of having lost the pre-eminence ii enjoyed
under the empire, and would. probably, not
object to an arrangement which would make
it sort Of separate kingdom under the rule of
the chief of the Catholic Church. The
rumor about the Pope's going or being willing
to g6'to Corsica has turned up so frequently
that it is by no means improbable that the
subject has already been preached to the
Theirs government. lie Monde has always
been looked upon a. the correct exponent Of
the views Of the Vatican. The proposition is
certainly Hattering to French vanity, and per-
haps authorized by the Pope or his councillors.
It may be intended as a feeler to test the sent-
msnts of the French government before COM
mencing formal negotiations on the subject.
General McQuaAs On Governor EeGman's
Actis. Relative 10 the Riot.
Facts relative to the late riot in this city and
the action Of the authorities begin to come
ont. The letter of General McQuade, Of Gov
ernor Honfman's stan, which we published
yesterday, shows that the open and insidious
attacks Of the partisan press on the Governor
are unjust. The Governor has been accused
OF political trickery and of acting In concert
with the Tammany ring, out of regard to the
Irish voters, until he was forced by the pressure
Of public opinion to overrule the order Of the
Mayor forbidding the Orange procession Gen..
eral McQnade, who came 10 the city from New
port with the Governor, and knew ell his
movements, states that the Governor did not
know on Monday that Mayor Hall intended to
suppress the Orange procession, that the
Governor was In the city a short time only
in passing to Albany, and that he General
McQuade) telegraphed to the Governor at
Albany at three o'clock Monday afternoon,
after having seen Mayor Hall, that he
thought everything was right" General
McQuade had previously expressed the opinion
to the Governor that he was confident there
would be no serious disturbance; eth the
could about the matter and telegraph to
Albany. No doubt the telegram, therefore,
that everything was right was satisfactory
to the Governor. This let il be remembered,
was Monday evening The next morning,
when Governor Hoffman saw or learned about
Mayor Halls order forbiddipg the Orange pro-
cessiou, and that everything was not right, he
came Immediately TO the city, aud, overriding
the action Of the Mayor, authorized the Orange
procession and made preparations to protect
IT.. This is the whole matter In nutshell,
The partisan press ought to be silent now, II It
has not the magnanimity to do Justice TO Gov.
ernor Hoffman for bis patriotic course and de-
fence Of equal rights.
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vicToR EMMANUEL IN RoMx. King VIC
tor Emmanuel entered Rome on the Cd Of
July. From that day the seven-hilled city
may date Its elevation to the capital Of mod.
ernized and united Italy. The letter from
the HERALD correspondent in Rome descrip
tive of the .fstes which signalIzed the rccep-
ton Of the King in the new capital Is espe-
cially interesting,