Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-26
ELOQUENT SPEECH OF
MAJOR-CEMERkL DIX.

ident, aud, Oh taking the chair, de-
livered the following eloquent speech,
which We take pleasure in re proluc-
ing and commend it to our intelli
gent readers all of whom we know to
be admirers of the success of Amer
icau ideas in Italy aud of the man
who uttered TIE lofty and noble SEN
timents: Mr. Dix said
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND FELLOW
! CITIZENS: Two hundred and seventy
five years before the Christmas era. the
the Republic of Rome. after nearly Sve
centuries of conflict, succeeded in ex-
tending its dominion over all Italy; and
from that epoch may be dated the be-
| ginning of its iumphant march to uni
versal empire. After the lapse of more
| than 1000 years. modern Italy. the sue
cessor of the ancient, is celebrating
| similar event-5he union of its entire
! domain under one political government
| tapplauSel; and it must be the cordial
| wish of every one. who Is familiar with
| the ills that classic land has suffered
4 during The last few centuries, that this
consolidation of its temporal power NAV
| be the beginning Of j career worthy of
| conquest but in lit.rarure anil ART and
| in liberal institutions. IApnlause'l
1t is but 4 few wears since the terrific
nv which now constitutes the Kingdom
of Italy was shared by multiplicity OF
separate sovereignrieS. Sardinia, the
Grand Duchy of Tuscany. the Kingdom
OF the Two Sicilies. the State of the
Church, and many other Amor divisions,
have disappeared. and ali are united
unoer one political head. This recon
struction Of the political elements. ac-
compliSheu almost without bloOdShed,
has given the new state an honorable
rank among the other nations of Europe;
and out OF this unity have grown the
eXtirpatioh oi Je;llouoleS and rivalry.
respectful consideration abroad. and the
strength at home winch is The fruit OF a
common sy yml'athy in interest and feel
ing. In tn.s consolidation of separate
States the people III all have concur
not with GOODNESS or Indifference, but
with an enthusiasm nearly universal.
They see in the future an exemption
rom TIE distractions whicn nave WEAK
ened and Impoverished them. anu they
believe they see also the reproduction
OF something OF the national power and
prosperity vi the plst.
1t Is only IN one quarter in Italy that
its unity has encountered opposition
and enyendered hostile feeling. n small
portion OF the secular adh"rentS OF the
Church OF Rome regard the separation
or the temporal f.om the ecclesiastical
power a> Spoliation and crime. Bat
fellow-citizens. he who. in the vicissit-
udes OF human government, has the eX
else Of temporal soYereiAnty c tst upon
hlm, must take 1t with tie responsiDIii-
ties and hazards incident to it-lap-
piause with the danger of having it
rested ir nIDi t.Y tDrtslUn
OF being divested OF 1t by the u , rising
of those who are subjected to 1t, when
tney 1eel that their welfare OF their free
dom VIII be promoted by the cnange.
II is to this larger popular sovereignty
that the temporal power OF the Church
OF home has given place. The people
OF the fapal State nave changed their
political ruler by an overwhelming
majority OF Yotes-l may say, with
lnanimity unparalled III the annals
OF popular suffrage. lAppiaus.I AT
kome, the seat of the temporal power of
the Church. in 40.SSS votes there were
only 46 in the negative, and the same
unanimlty was shown by the vote OF the
provinces. In all TINS the people have
Gut exercised right winch We ana th"
iriehds OF ifee government throughout
the world hold TO be lnailenaole. APP
plsuse 1t Is needless TO Id, what all
within the last Quarter of century
when the people OF no ne would not
nave asSeFIra tiis ilSht. II they had not
been restrained by foreign bayonets.
lAppiause.I we, whose ancestors were
borne down during their colonial de-
pendence by the armed hIrelingS of Great
Britain. well know how 10 appreciate the
value OF such deliyerance. Applause
The Parliament of Italy is now busy
y n lpT TiSll Iii n
have become n necessary TO fix the de-
markatlons OF power under the new pO-
l.tlcai regime. have seen synopsis OF
the law under discussion. 1t surrounds
the Church with all tie safeguards es-
sentiat to its perfect security and inde-
pendenee in the exercise of its eccleSi- |
astical functions, and it provides for tie
personal comfort OF the Pontiff, with the
tenderness due to venerable prelate |
who, in his private life. has given to the |
world an example ot simplicity and |
purity worthy Of universal applause. !
I Applause ] 1t couli not well be other |
wise. when the laIe Roman State has Is |
representatives in the Parliament. and |
when a vast majority of the body are |
OF the Church's own religious creed. |
One of the most striking Illustrations of /
the Observation-Disclosures of the Union of
the Italian States is the recognition OF
according to the dictates of his own con |
science. Tprotracted aDpIause.1 LIN ey-
cry norton OF the neW State-in the |
cai,ital AS well as the prov yinces-Ro-l
manism and Protestantism may stand |
side bv si,ie. AZ here and nearly every
country in EurODe. and labor to adv lDcp
the cause of religion without danger of
interference or collision. ina word,
united Italv presents to us what we con
slider all that is most precious in human
governmental free Cnurcn in a free
State.
Ihave referred thus briefly to the con-
object of this meeting NAV be the bet
tet I',,'ea -, ~ n. oier 'nfi On
ami religious freedom by an expression
.. our - pa.H. IN ",'o "f sII tha ons
of the United States will concur: to re-