New-York tribune., 1871-01-12

number of the most worthy citizens OF New-York, 70
attend and participate In meeting TO DO held on the
12h ns for the purpose Of expressing the sympathy
&c. OF the American people with recent eycntsin Italy
ard the consequent establishment Of civil and fegOus
liberty throughout the Peninsula. am truly sorry that
1t will not be practicable for me to attend Cefulhy,
few events in recent history have given greater promise
Of large results in the benign progress OF true eFy
than those you to celebrate; and trust that cte 10
to be no reaction following this long advance as iS yety
often tho case with sundry great moyemento 5ut %nh &
may be in store for That interesting peopW III 'he
near future much Sd y no sT Sneg m mat 'ah"'' ' lost
And SHi tle DiSSasHs beashla a ircD ,e Scnsd
With the plocess Of tie spnA'
AT last after many trials the fair
WILL I hope again be Republic, and Roman senate,
wiser and purer than its elder type again hqd the seat
hoping join in your elcitations upon what has already
been achieved and am, very truly ySTr o0sdent
Thco Roosevelt. esq, Chairman &c, No "a Maiden
lane, n. Y. ,,,ooo In ,o,,
Mr. TuroDORE RoOsEyEIT-My Dear Sir; Because OF
old age and impaired health, cannot accept the invita-
ton to attend the meeting Of 2th inst My heart never
theess will be In that meeting.
limited Italy! long divided. but at last unted we
welcome you into the family Of nations Yon can now
borders The Catholic should not ask for more ana ne
Protestant should not take up with less Very respect
fully. your friend, "LR''i o'iin ~
PHILADELPHIA, Dee %, 1870.
MY DEAR SIR Yours Of the goth inst was handed to
me Yesterday, as was about leaving Washington to
spend the holidays at home.
should be gratined IL could attend the proposed
meeting in New-York, but it will be quite impossible
our Court ia in such condition at Washington that my
brethren will not consent to my absence IN January,
even single day, and do not think it. would be right
sympathize fully in the avowed objects OF your meet
Ing rejoice in completed Italian unity, and in The
consequent extension Of civil aud religious liberty and
il ia with regret that flnd myself compelled 20 remain
away from what ought 10 be great gathering. With
much regard, an yeCy cIly yours W, STRONG.
WAsHISGTOS, d. c., Dec. %. 1870.
Mr. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Chairman Of Committee
NY DEAR SIR: Your Gatterng invitation to me to be
present for the purpose Of joining in celebrating the
completion OF HQiion Unity, and TO express to United
Hoy the sympathy and congratulations Of the American
people the emancipation OF Rome, its occupation as
the future capital of the nd1On in accordance with the
free vote of the Roman citizens, and the consequent es
abishment OF civil and religious liberty throughout the
Peninsula" have just received. No event in this won
derful age, except recognition of manhood in
emancipation and enfranchisement, gives me more joy
than this that you celebrate. The establishment OF
civil liberty throughout Italy, the giving the citizens
voice the choice of rulers the elevation cf Rome TO its
old position of honor have seemed scarcely possible
the dream of visionary, impracticabe men. But
should have said that religious liberty e. the right OF
a man To read the Bible and worship God according to
The dictates of his own conscience without cOnstant
hinderanCe, something absolutely unattanaDe, without
a halfcentury of faithful Christian teaching, at least
after the temporal power of the Pope had been over
thrown that my JOY is only exceeded by my aston
diae results. Possibly the results are not yet;
still how glorious Is M the o pro%Reeff p freadS shS1 9i anI
honor seemed to have been crushed out should
rise in their might and assert by practical ihdspa%taDe %
decree their right to think and speak and act for them
selves. King william, or Emperor " "llam may rejoice
in imperial pOwera power that mainly comes IRON tne
will of free, educated people, but he cannot put back
tine Pope declare He would violate the sense OF
than that of the men who are now ENJOYING the new new
birth freedom And should he be so inclined IN this tenn
folly for surely God il giving men the power to discover
the Of their hradOm, aud 10 remove them! POSI-
tive Equality Of rights exercised in little Christian
bodies soon bursts all bonds and gives freedom 10 the
State. It's exercise conflicts with tyranny wherever
sham republic absolute monarchy whether in the
folly of atheism or in the snperstons Of 9gotry IN re-
pop the conflict is Joined and in time the victory Is
For the principle that one man with God on hls
side, better with Christ in his heart stronger than
host opposed gives security in the darkest times Ihs
being the hope our Christian people VIII De woe
awake; and they followed our armies with Chrisan
schools and free churches they Will 20 to help ther
brethren in Italy to multiply the nuclei OF freedom To
enable them at Rome by Tree schools ana free cnurehes @
fathers whose doctrines will not only give the people
can Very truly yours y. o. HOWARD,
Brig Gen. and L. +. A. Commissioner OF Freedmen.
John g. Whittier writes: 1t matter OF congraula-
ton that the redemption Of Rome has been effected so
easily and bloodlessy. The despotism of thousand
years fell at touch in noseess rottenness The people
OF Rome so TO cast their ballots Of condemnation like
so many shOvesu OF earth upon it's grave Outside of
there be general acquiescence in its
downfall No Peter the Hermit breaches crusade in its
behalf No Of the great Catholic Powers OF Europe
lifts finger for it, Whatever may be the feelings Of
they are in no condition to come to It's rescue IL
reserved for American esiasics, loudmouthed IN
professions OF dem0cracyt make solemn protest against
what they call an Outrage, which gives the people OF
Rome the right OF choosing their own government and
denies the divine right Of kings III the person VI no
The withdrawal Of the temporal power OF the Pope
a the
the world Many OF its most learned and devout priests
and laymen' have long seen the necessity OF such
change which takes from repr0ach and scandal that
could longer be excused tolerated. century hence
massacre OF ST. Bartholomew. In the belief that the
unity of Italy and the overthrow OF papal rule Will
strengthen the cause OF liberty throughout the CIVILIZED
"'''N' JOHN G. WHITTIER.
Prof Henry james writes The Pope Is the only clergy
in Europe who believes SO little in the power OF
the faith" TO command mems spontaneous respect as to
invoke the aid Of mercenary bayonets Aud now,
thanks be to God, bayOnets offer themselves
10 his invocation; the claim Of divine right" being
henceforth as efectuay annuled in the eccleslas-
tic sphere 1t has long been in the civic. 1t Is
clear that man has divine right to anything
he does not possess or anything he has lost For
surely If his right divine in either case the divine
power would never prove unwilling nor unable Doh 10
crafty his cupidy and obyiate his disappointment
There is sembance of divine right indeed for any
man. body Of men, except to be deGentthat IS TO
And nothing, the whole can be SO unbecomng To the
claimant OF divine right, and so utterly fatal to his re-
spect among sensible men, as idly to shrek the in
evtable or spend his days in feehly blasphemng the
benignant Providence, by whose irresistible might an
things exalted For how at last the voice that never
eceves-the voice OF the Chief Sheppard himse-is be
coming spiritually audible in the universal con
science Of men, and the feeble bow-wows under
which many of drowsiest sheepdoSs have been 30
iongl to mule It's world wide scope and diminish
it ecclesiastical whine, sgnifying nothing,
will have no more power to defeat Its majestic reverbe,
ration the heart of the than the beat OF sheep
the bray OF donkey has to degrade the harmony OF
the spheres aud perpex the orderly Nicssitudes OF
nature
THE FREE PRESS LIBEL SUIT.
After many adjournments, the examination