New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-15
TIE POPE AND ITALIAN UNITY.

ne Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: To my recent communication proving
that he policy Of the temporal power Of the Pope had
been grievousy depored by eminent Catholic clergymen
In Europe" expressed in Of the resolutions passed
at the meeting of Italian unity your correspondent
"ROmanus" replies that those writers condemned only
the abuses and not the power itself How far they OPP
posed the Papa Government it was not the purpose of
the meeting define. although the extracts from their
writings clearly established their views this subject
II it is true Romans" asserts that their hatred OF
the abuses only intensified their love for that
ment the latter certainly did recprocate this love-
1t condemned their books to the Ider Erpurgato-
RUS and subjected the writers to admontion and per
secutIon In various ways
The truth is that abuses inherent in the Papal
system. that they could not be separated from it; the
government being only olgarchy which regarded
the State as the property OF ecclesiastical
ganzation, whose interests must necessarily be para
mount Indeed, the Popel has admitted the exist
OF abuses II admitting, he has always declared
his inability to correct them. TO all demands for
form, he has answered, Non posSun,us, an answer
more emphatically proclaimed by the Syllabus
OF 1894. which condemned doctrnal the
fundamental principles of modern civilization, thus In
surfing his overthrow This was brought about by
the Roman people asserting their right to free them
selves from the Papal yoke and by the Italian Govern
ment taking possession OF its territory in order to
secure Its safety constantly mpered by foreign inter
yention and internal revolution. American Bishops Of
the Catholic Church have said that the late bisclu,
WIS farce and shan enacted under tho influence of
the new masters" But the fact Is proved that the
italian Government In way interered with the vote,
having left the baloD0xes In the hands OF the municipal
authorities The enormous difference between the
Der OF voters In the plebscium lover 10000 and in the
electoral vote for the Parliament Rome amounting
only to 1000 cited evidence OF fraud explained
by the fact that the vote for annexation carried by
universal suffrage requiring qualification In the voter
but that Of citizenship and age, while the Parliamentary
elections made under the electoral law OF Italy,
which Ioudes from the polls all who unable read
and write; and this difference, by tho way, speaks
loudly OF the neglect Of public education late Papa
dominion.
This vote however. but one OF the many protests
against the Papa rule during theseilat nifty years Not
10 speak Of previous demonstrations In ls4e notwh
standing the accommodation hurled by Plus TX.
against those who should dare to for the Assembly
called to declare the overthrow OF his temporal power
257 600 citizens OF the Roman States unanimously voted
for the candidates opposed To that power; and when
French army 10 reGstabsh It. $50 municipalities
including tho corporation OF Rome formally protested
against such a retstablirhment as an insurmountabe
obstacle to the order and peace OF tho t Is not
necessary to recall the yaor with which the Romans
resisted that INVASION their bravery excited the admira
ton Of their enemies. In the official documents OF
tho Papa Court, lately published In Italy two largo
octave volumes and Prelaes found charged
with the administration Of the State officially esyng
again and again that the unanimous wish Of the people
stands IN opposition To the Government which iudi ~.
self reduoedio empty name deprvodof a,ph, sicll
and moral force" that " ia. inhabitants Of the RD-