The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-26
ROME, Jan. 9, 1871.

ROME, Jan. 9, 1871.
IU,o. Il Emo. SignOyc-In the night of the
:}0th of December last King Victor Emmanuel
arrived unexpectedly at Rome with four at
a lettef from Florence states, it was only de-
liberated and decided on that very morning,
(the 3Oth) at the Cabinet Council. For the
sake of a pretext to justify the resolution
taken, and to diminish in the eyes Of the For
eign Ambassadors its real character, it was de-
termined to put forward the Kings desire to
see with his own eyes the damage done to- the
people of Rome by the extraordinary overflow
ing of tho Tiber, and to bring himself an ef-
fectual remedy Ivy encouraging with his pres
ence tho poor flooded inhabitants But it is
of the very same day (the SONY the Senate Of
the Italian Kingdom had discussed and ap-
proved the project of law for the acceptance
the Pleoiscite And, what is even more worthy worthy
by the Senators, was confirmed and counter
signed by the Ministers during their sojourn
| of a few hours in Rome. 1t was published the
very same evening in the Ga:etta 0eiciate d.
Roma
Taking these different acts in connection
! with one another, it comes naturally to be con
cluded that tho intention was, by means OF
fact. suddenly accomplished, to shut the door
, to afi ADVERSE comments which ono or othcrot
! the Powers might have made, and at the same
time to ratify with more solemn Formally
| the usurpation committed to the detriment of
|. the Holy Father and of Catholic Chrstendom
by making the King affiX his sign-manuel to
the confirming decree on the very spot where
the spoliation was committed.
For my own part am glad to be able to be-
lieve this idea unfounded, as l could not cor
ceve any cabinet capable of pushing its intlu-
ence over the King to the point OF forcing him
to undertake q sudden journey. and one of so
| unpleasant Il kind, and the roads being in such
state, merely with the object of intictins
| cruel insult on the dignity of the Pontif and
| on the Sovereignty of the Hoy Father.
| At five o'clock in the AFTERNOON of the next
day 3lst of December), Victor Emmanuel set
out on his return to Florence, SO that his stay
in Rome lasted barely thirteen hours.
! Either in consequence of the bad weather, or
| of the calaniities undergone by the people. or
! of the general discomfort, the reception given
| him was colder and meaner than might bave
! been expected. With the exception of Prince
advocate, not even the municipality, although
invited aud informed in good time OF the
Kings arrival, repaired to the railway station
| to receive him. The people, with their natural
good sense, do not fail to draw comparisons be-
tween the spontaneous and universal demon
STATIONS made to do honor to the Holy Father,
and that with which it was meant to fete the ar
moreover remark that all possible measures
had been taken to g We it tclat by numbers
and by acclamations, forasmuch as (they said)
he was then making his appearance for the
first time among his new subjects.
/ think it superiluous to comment Oh these
facts, because your Lordship as representative
of the Holy See at the Court of >, will
certainly not have omitted to bring to the
e knowledge of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
all that passed on the occasion to which have
been referring, and the Impressions which
such an ev cnt is calculated to producc.-Rc
ccivc, etc,
: - JAMES, CARDINAL Anton ELL.