The New York herald., 1871-02-24
ITALIAN UNITY.
Boston Expresses Her Opinion OF
Italian Unity.
Large Meeting in Music Hall-Italy the Brit.
place Of Art, Science, Religion and Liber-
ty--Treedom Of Coincidence in Rome
the Great Event Of the Age.
BOSTON, Feb. 23, 1871.

Music Hall was partially filled tins evening with
an assemblage desirous OF congratulatlng Italy on
the success OF the recent movement for unIon Ex-
Governor Washburn presided and the name Of
Governor Clafn headed the list OF $50 vice presi-
dents, gentlemen of prominent public ana private
stations. Rev. DIR. Webb offered prayer.
The President, on taking the chair, rejoiced that
1t was mis- privilege TO announce that the purpose
OF the meeting was to extend the congratuiallons
OF the people OF Boston and its vicinity to the
friends OF progress and free opinion everywhere
that Italy, 80 lustrious In history, so dear 10 tho
heart OF every scholar "a again united In the bonds
OF common nationality. American hearts were
gaddened with the sight OF people holding a
share III the government under which they lived,
with one hope, one destiny, a nation born, in con-
trast to picture OF down trodden, divided States
and provinces. She has thus given earnest OF
mans equality before God.
Rev. DR.. MINOR offered resolutions expressive Of
hearty rejoicing In whatever tended to disenthralI
the human mind in the bloodiess dissolution OF the
sovereignty OF the Pope, asserting that the assunp
ton OF infallibiity In moral and religious affairs
logically made necessary the claim OF Fapal sOver-
eighty In secular affairs and giving birth to the
whole family OF tyrannies; congratulating italy on
her free Church ana state her union and popular
education, her patriotism and enterprise; also VIC
tor Emmanuel and the nation, that she IL again
taxing place among tue great nations OF the earth.
Rev. F. H. HEDGE, D. D., OF Brookllne, said tins
ana France had undergone transformation since
the century began and 1t was fitting tnat Ame-
rica should tender congratulation to the country
or Columbus and Amerlgo Vespucc. The world
was indebted 10 Italy for Impulse and guidance in
dian Of the treasures OF the old cvillzation and
the pioneer OF the new. 1t was she who irsr
awoke from the long sleep of the dark ages, ana
opened her windows wide TO the light of the day
which dawned with the thirteenth century. Her
commerce was on the ocean before Britannia ruled
the wave; and, when Holland under water,
her trade with Inda was large. Before q
Portuguese vessel doubled the Cape OF Good
in former times what the German in Florence was
now. Take from shakespeare and Milton the italian
ingredients and q great gap would be left. The
Italian mind combined the sObrIety OF the English
the dealsm or the German and the clearness OF the
French, and Italy was now the ireest OF those
ernment of the Italian states differed much from
that Of Napoleon iii. to the crown OF
was na All ucn ucsan ams Of rest on 1Soey
political equity. The Roman Church existed with
out temporal power for nearly thousand years, and
the deprivation OF It now could not be fatal to Ger
so long she retained the faith Of her disciples to
such an extent as was evident; Whatever became
OF the Roman Church. the speaker hoped tnat Italy
would prosper In her new career
Letters were read by the Secretary from Vice
President stearns. Of Amherst College; John ].
Whittier Chickerni, Of New York; Dr. Bellows, Pro-
fessor J. K. Lowell and Rev. Il. f. Hale, endorsing
Rev. JOSEPH FREEMAN CLARK. D. d. pictured
Rome While The great change was tax
Old and young the roman soldiers 81
Leonlne city, all joined the trlumphal procession,
vote for the union Of Rome with Italy He was not
present to find faut with his Roman Catholic fellow
citizens; he reioiced that tney were here to enjoy
their religion undis;urbed; but he did not like TO
have them miarepresent the American sentiment py
denounc,ng the dethronement of the Pope.
As an American he did not Deaeve IN
an ecclesiastical government Tor the. peo-
pie, but government OF the people. BY the
people Italy had regained her Independence and
could now go forward with all her charms and as
sociations, which had been admir- d by all lntell-
gent minds America ana Italy would join hands
to go forth on the grea, marcn Of freedom.
Mr.. EDWIN WHPrLE said 1t was impossible that
Americans OF whatever creeds could hesi-
tate to bid "God speed' united Italy
under a constitutional government. Every
free ana regenerated italy, If he felt the passionate
dislike to komanism, which 1lled many Protestant
Pope. As il was he believed that act OF deprivation
OF his temporal sovereignty would tend 10 increase
influence Protestantism had reason to deride the
POpes inability to govern Iew millions oi Italians
temporarily had been & used as "a strong araament
success OF that Church was the reason for lls con-
tnued existence She had shown her ability to deal
with the mind OF the savage as well as that Cf tho
savan, and had made religion visible and pal
pable IN splrtualzlng the senses. She
had been instrumental in producing every variety
OF human genius and virtue. The speaker believed
that every religion had been injured so far as IL had
the temporal sovereignty OF the Pope nad long been
the scandal of political science. The virtue OF tho
priests wer. vices when they attempted 70 govern
States. The assertion was as true OF Calvin or
Laud as OF Pope or Cardinal. He could not on
ceIve why the Roman Catholics OF The United States
should object to the Roman Catholic Italians taxing
possession OF what was their own. The revolntion
not in favor OF Protestant doctrine but OF con-
stitutional IDEAS
Edward Atkinson referred to the freedom Of the
citizen established In Italy by the revolution, and
was glad that the sentiment that WAS gaming
ground in Europe recognized the right OF every
TO work out his salvation In his own way, so long
he did interfere with the rights OF his neighDors
The Rev. Phillips Brooks said that unity and lio-
ery belonged together in the American IDEAS and
were the standard by which Americans Judged sister
nations. lie thought that we could recognize Italy
with propriety and honesty.
The resolutions were a1opred and hymn written
for the occasion by Julia Ward Howe was circulated
in the halls.
Large aTeeting in Bu1nlO-VictOr EmmaDuc,
Congratulated the Completion Of italian
Unity.
BUFFALO, Feb. 90, 1871.
In response to call OF the American Protestant
Association, large meeting was held in ST. James
Hall tonight to congratulate Victor Emmanuel on
the completion OF the unity Of the Italian nation.
large portion OF the audience was composed OF