The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-25

France and tho Island OF Cor-ica.
We submit to our readers this morning an
exceedingly interesting special HERALD de-
spatch in reference to the action Of the Pope,
now that King Victor Emmanuel, with the
Italian government, is established in Rome as
the capital of united Italy. From this de-
spatch it appears that the Holy Father may
leave Rome any day--that they are making
preparations for his reception at the chateau OF
NJ. Valery, in the island Of Corsica; that In
pursuance of an understanding with Cardinal
Antonelli said chateau has been placed at the
disposal of the Pope, and hence the movement
in France to guarantee to the Supreme Pontin
the temporal sovereignty over Corsica. II
further appears that Pho Mono wishes to pub
lish Syllabus In regard to the Italian occu-
patton of Rome, declaring all temporal powers
held from the Pope and void when against him
and his DEGREES, and that measures have
already been taken In Rome touching the
choice of the next Pope. Several Cardinals.
says our cable despatch, are in favor Of man
not unfriendly to Italy, and Of compromise
through his election.
Another cable despatch has 1t that NJ. Favrc
persists in his resignation because the petition
of the bishops urging the government to sup
port the temporal power of the Pope has been
referred to the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
1t was scarcely conceivable that NJ. Favre
could act otherwise He has all his life long
been consistent liberal, and 1t Is not TO be
imagined that now, when some Of the prlnci-
Piles for which he has nobly fought are In the
ascendant, he will 60 back upon himself and
upon the principles of liberty.
In regard to the threatened abandonment Of
Rome by the Holy Father and the taking up
of bis abode in the island of Corsica, we
cannot say that we have not been prepared
for some such course of conduct. The Pope
has never accepted the situation nay, he has
on more than one occasion openly and emphati-
cally declared that he could not and would
not accept it and his Prime Minister, Car
dnal Antonelli, has never retracted the state
ment that compromise was impossible so long
as any portion of the territories included be-
tween 'the line of the Pc and the Neapolian
frontier" was withheld from the Holy See. II
ought not to be forgotten In this connection
that some months ago 1t was reported, on
what, at the time seemed good authority,
that directly the King of Italy entered Rome
the Pope would retire and take up his abode
in Corsica, where accommodations had already
been provided for him. There is nothing
therefore, in the announcement of our special
despatch which can be regarded IN the light Of
surprise. The departure of the Popc from
! Rome, seeing that he cannot and will not
accept the situation, is what many are fully
prepared for. And since there is no
longer any Gaeta to which he can flee
for refuge, since Avignon and Fon-
tanebleau are both associated with I'M
happy memories, and, since the D0llinger
movement has made Fulda, which was once
spoken of as residence, in the last degree un-
desirable, the Holy Father can hardly make
better selection than Corsica. Malta, for
many reasons, is preferable; but Malta IN
fortunately for the Pope, is the property OF
heretical England.
| If it be true that toe Holy Father is about to
| issue another Encyclical, declaring himself to
be- under God, the source of all temporal as
| well as all spiritual authority, we can only
say, neither does this surprise US. Has he
not made such declarations time and again?
Such sentiments were empbatically expressed
in the famous encyclical of 1864. They found
expression again in the syllabus, which will
be remembered in all time to come in con-
nection with the Vatican Council of 1S69-7O.
| The reiterltion Of such sentiments, in any
| such document as that which is said to be in
preparation, will only serve to prove, beyond
| all possibility Of doubt, that there cannot,
during the life of the present Pope, be
any new departure for the Papacy. His
successor, it is possible, will feel himself more
at liberty to look at things from new stand
point; and it will be well for him self, for the
Papacy and for the peace of Europe, II recog-
nizing accomplished facts, he shall succeed in
making an end Of the war between the Holy
See and modern progress. For the present,
however, it does seem az If Pope Plus the
Ninth was about to leave Rome; and, as we
have said already, it will not surprise us to
learn, any one of these fine mornings, that the
old man, having shaken the dust of Rome from
his feet, and having invoked the vengeance OF
Heaven upon his enemies, has set sail for
| Corsica.
Whatever may be thought of the wisdom Oh
unwsdom of the Holy Father fighting against
fate, there are few who will refuse to admit
that in interfering with Italian affairs France
is taking step which, while it can do the
Pope no good, can scarcely fail seriously tt
imperil her own best interests. Matters, In
fact, already look bad. President Theirs has
never concealed the fact that he is opposed to
the course pursued by the Italian government
toward the Papacy but on Saturday he hat
no choice but to speak against the petition Of
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