St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-01-27
the Jubilee Chorus Book "The
Greeting" and Mcndelssobn's Cantata,
Gas pants the Hart"
Victor Emanuel in Rome.

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held the Pope in his temporal dominion,
and of late years had kept the Italians
from making the city the seat OF empire,
as they desired to do.
Upon the withdrawal of tie French
troops from Rome, tie Pope was left with
but II comparatively feeble military force.
These had been gathered from all Sec
tiOns of The world-somc were volunteers
from the United Sla!cS, but more OF them
were from Canada. Ii was called ihc
Ponliical army, but il WAS without much
efficiency, and the Pope evidently did not
place much reliance upon its proves.
Victor Emanuel, Emperor Of Italy and
his subjects likewise, coveted Rome for
an Italian capital. When Napoleon left
the Pope TO stand on his own bottom,
Victor Emanuel embraced the oPporiuni-
ty to take temporal possession of the
''etcrnal city" Ills subjects therc-the
people as lac called them, and they claim
ed to be subjects OF the Italian empire
invited him to enter. lie did 80 with
his amy, bat first announcing 10 the
"IIoly Fa!hcr" that he would not only not
disturb him in his spiritual prcrosativc@,
but would guarantee their perpetuity TO
him. The Pope dill not relish this, but
insisted upon his rights 10 Il temporal as
well as to Il spiritual sovereignty i'll and
about Rome.
The king of Italy entered the city.
The Ponliiiral army threatened resistance.
They actually opened hostiliticS, or ratl-
cr, with arms offered resistance. 1t was
feeble, and it wa, reported the Pope ad-
yi>cd dc,i>lancc. Emanuel thcrcupon or
dcrcd Il vote OF the people OF the city up
on their acceptance OF Him as sovereign,
and OF their union with Italy. The vote
was taken. 1t was nearly unanimous in
the affirmative, more or less of tie dig
nitarics of the church voting yea,
Rome then became III TIL, formal man
ncr, H. it was before in fact, Il part and
portion OF the empire ut Italy. The poo
pie of the city had Ion" borne with chat
| ing and di.;truSt the rule Of the head Of
the Rom,h church. They sighed for lib
crly,'and SUM pa'un- when Emanuel gave
it to them. The king of Italy, with great
generosity, gave the Pope large latitude
TO exercise his spiritual authority, and be-
slowed upon lin Il liberal annual rcv-
cnuc.
The king is Il Catholic. The Pope i
dissatisfied with the elimination of tenn
poral power, and has issued Il bull of e<
communication aglins: Victor. With
all this the Italian Parliament has pro-
claimed Rome the capital OF the nation.
The people Of Italy are Catholic, with rare
exceptions. VIII they stand by their king
and their representatives,, and against the
Pope The latter means, evidently, TO
recover what he has lost, for many OF his
leading bishops Of this country and in
others also, are calling meetings of their
flucks, and are addressing them in strong
language, demanding that temporal SOY
ercignty be restored to the Pope.
1t is quite clear that wherever Catho-
lies reside this question Is to he pressed
upon thcm,and i, not TO la dropped with
out Il struggle In Europe the demand
for restoration finds much less of sympa-
thy than superficial observers would nat
uraily expect; Tut when we consider
there are no European states OF any mag
niindc that, u..itc,!ly, take side. in favor
OF the scheme. it becomes more clear that
the Pope mu,! 20 far away from his home
TO obtain poirnlia! all France. without
4 NAPOLEON. cannot, nor will shn, afford
til necessary as-i-tan.c. The Pope does
not like republics. spain Is otherwise
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