The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-12
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mo Deodts publishes letter nom pere Elyacintht
dated Rome, June %, commenting upon the petition
recently presented to the National Assembly from
nve French Bishops, invoking the aid OF France In
support OF the temporal power Of the Pope. Fathei
Hyacnthe expresses hIs surprise and humiliation
that ono OF the petitioner. Cardinal Bonnechose,
should In the hrst instance have addressed his OPP
peal TO foreign enemy for 1t was only after an UNI
successful appeal to the Prussian authorities at
Versailles that similar solicitation has been pre-
sented to the French Assembly In the same IOWA.
Compliance with the prayer OF the petition would
involve either mucn bio0dshed or empty protests.
both OF when are equally undesirable Tor France In
result IN victory Tor the French; but the Italians
would not be conquered, and a smoul lering ire
Would continue to threaten Europe VITA renewed
outbreak Oh the hrst opportunity. After expressing
his asIonisment thai French bishops could be iound
10 advocate course that would entail such enor.
nous risks To their county, TACT wllch Is only to
he explained by me strct discipline mani ned in
the clerical RANKS OF Rome, the reverend writer de-
MES that the pODe's freedOa acOD ~ n any way
fettered by tho cessation OF his TEN )Oral mower.
"ihe jubilee which we have been celebrating at
Rome With equal eclat, but with greater calinness
tnan III some other countries, IL In Itself demon.
sLration That cannot DO replied To. one must come
here after having read the correspondence IN the
Utram0ntane Journals 10 be aDie 10 fora idea OF
the system OF lying by which 1t Is every day at
tempted TO instead and excite Europe Pere
Gratry has eloqucnty denounced Lnis system
In its application TO Tho history OF tue
past; but I had never conceived tnai 1t would
DO employed with such audacity. ana especially
with 80 much success. To distOrt contemporary his
tory, Ms though we were not actors ana witnesses.
GOD never requires falsehOod; out lalsehoOd often
need or Gou and II IL never so elective as thea
IL presents itsei III his name l have SAID that tho
restoration OF the temporal power II It were not im-
possible would be fata TO the Cause to winch 1t IL
said W be necessary. inns IL not alone my own
vicuon. gather 1t every day IN Rome from the
lips OF the most enlightened laymcn and or highly
respected and religious priests, WAC may not speak
out but with whom have cOntrlved to converse de-
spIte the secret police &C the Cardinal Vicar dor
authority winch Ia endangered here: 1t is private
lie, which Is neither FREQ nor respectell.
sys you Havs % the gag sHoS
those venerable men 10 me, proclaim
boldly TO your coentry that it mas been deceived,
and THAT the root of nearly all the evils wcn affect
the Church has been thar temporal bower which il
represented TO 1t as being the indispensable condl.
tl0u OF LIS independence AMI PROSPERITY what |
deceived in not less dangerous manner when 1t is
eAhorted. ID the name OF IT. injured honor, 10 at
tack, or NJ least w threaten, lta.y. am an old
1riend OF the Latin RACES, aud especially OF Italy
ott | have no inclination To become blldd pane
gyrist anu admit That IL mas not failed TO CON mt
iauts IN tne pcrlefmahce OF us WORK OF uniWation
TO mention oaiy TWO Instances, IL would haYe been
better If tae entry into Rome mad not Immediately
10 lOw8u upon our reverses on the 2Oth " Septem-
her. 1e7q and 1t was an error to nave signed,
On the 10Th Of septe nper 1879. a Colven.
Impossible to be Observed. Nevertheless,
be- 0nd the mistakes committed by politicians
We must recognize the Ultimate sentiments and the
Irresistible deve.ODnenD OF great nation and as
am Christian ! need not tear 10 I'D that We must
admire the most beautiful OF The att iOues OF Pro-
vdence-tnat wnicI COuverGs evil Itself into an
strument for good, me accomplishment of eternal
designs. Let M maze one closing OBSERVATION:
kraLoe cannot forget that 1t was the cannol OF
ArcOia which awoke italy from a sunber oil centu-
RES under the yoke 0t the foreigner sunk in scep
ucsm and corruption, the ordinary companions Of
slavery. 1T caInUt iOrset either that 1t the
non OF SolierinO which minated the work OF
Its delve ance and began that OF It's uniiicalOn. IL
Is true that Lnis work, a. tile same time 1t is
that oil france Is q so that OF the two NapCleOns.
But since when have We while breaking WITH tho
IA al traditions OF the EN- Ire resolved 10 repudiae
Its glOriesS Tne tand,s Of the Commune have
thrOwn down the Vead me column. We will not
initiate their criminal iOily by attempting destroy
monument lar more Y orIous than The brazen
recorus OF war-tne unity OF greaS people liberated
and, would almost say, generated by FRANCE