New-York tribune., 1872-02-12
ITALIAN CONCERNS.
,pop, pws OF ooyERNNENT IN ITALY.

POPE-TENDENCY OF THE MINISTERIAL PLAN
OF CANCELLATION.
fyRom AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIiB TRiBUSK
ROME, Jan. 5-The beginning of this new
year finds Italy quite settled down at last IN the ac'a
possession and enjoyment OF her Legitimate captai. All
tho branches Of the Government are hriny csthoh5"
here and are performing their regular functions' 10
tho delight and benefit OF tho whole country
Such smiling prospects. snch an immense chanso
OF condition, afor 80 much misery. easily account ior
the enthusiasm now displayed. The King comes anu
goes, the Parliament meets and adourns 70 moet aga'
the various embassies aud ministries remain dong tbe
daily routine OF their work. the city itself takes hourly
more modern aspec-and yet the Pope remains IN inc
Vatican exercising his offices head Of the Holy see'
and there is no foreign intermeddling or threat
OF intermeddlIng to relnstate him again as
sovereign OF Rome. This Ia considered very
encouraging start In the path OF regeneration
all feel stimulated to mako still greater progress
and that the nation will make marked and rapld
progress unless again hDdered from abroad no candin
observer deny. Italy wishes longer TO be curl
osity shop but has set to right earnestly to become
an element and factor In tho worlds advancement
Victor Emanuel passed the Christmas holidays here and
held the usual State reception at tho Qurna after which
he returned short trip, 10 Tuscany. where ho DC
lights TO dwell
The Parliament which also adjourned for the festive
season. is meet the 22d inst in the Monte Coro
Hall, to discuss Immediately the urgent topics be-
fore the country viz: the finances, and religious and
military reforms. The plan Of Minister Sela has
been more and more found fault with on
its examination by the press and tho deputies.
and the question at present is to SOC whether the
Ministry manipulate its majority OF voters. on the
reassemblng OF Parliament into the proper mood Tor
swallowing its financial propositions If it cannot do
this it must out of Office aud. in view OF such pros
peo there already arisen various rumors in regard
to ministerial crisis All the ex-premers have been
eagerly intriguing for the high post OF .signor
LAMA Rattazzi, Minghetti. and Ricasoii have each
held the rens OF State since the epoch OF Cavour,
and being politicians. having once tasted OF tho
sweets of power, they seem more anxious to return
to their old places the strength OF some
party hobby lucky trickery than 30 consider
and act mparaly for the good Of this reunited land
SignOr LAMA a statesman has no prestige what
ever he laughed at and 1t TO be admitted on all
he could not fill his place adequately II di-
cult circumstances arise for Italy lie is accused
Of not knowing how to speak and write his own
language correctly, writing Italia" with g-thus
ga and undoubtedly he lacks that correctness and
elegance expressing his ideas which the other political
leaders have The only points in his favor are
that he is noted for honesty and prudence and he hap
pened TO he at the head Of Ministry when Italy was
showed on to Rome through the natural force OF
events. Parliament meets he.s to- take his trial
If he remain Prime Minister standing on these
points alone There not few who confidently assert
that he will then be ousted his rather cautious way Of
conducting affairs has certainly not met with theidsap
proval OF the people at large but there ia telling what
intrigue may not accomplish when used by those skful
masters in the ar-the ex>premiers already mentioned
LAMA can lay no claim TO ability of any kind He
educated a doctor. and changed his pro-
fessiOn Mt aq early age for that OF politics.
1t is well known that he not held in
very high estimation by Cavour. who only consented to
his being introduced into statecrat at Turin at the se
cal request of Rattazzi, who then the Counts right
hand man. After SignOr Lanza,became Minister OF Pub
lie instruction. both Cavour aud Ratazzi. as rstcass
artists delight surrounding themselves by persons OF
medocrity seemed to take pleasure In contrasting them
selves with n man whom they cond manage at will.
RattaZM is still in tho enjoyment OF the prestige which
he In those days by his partnership with the
great statesman who reyolutionizng, to certain
extent European politics and his reputation for ability
positive at its hight II Is confidently
expected that he ill step into the chair CT State II Sig
LAMA voted He has passed during the last two
wears rs head of the OppOsiOnieader of the ST.
mistra," or Left--but just he ia busy en-
gagged In uniting his party with that which
has been far supporting the Ministry,
and by OF tins union he trusts to become Premier
II said that his wife, Madame Rsttazz nee Bonapare.
the auhOre openly asserts IN social circles that IN less
than month he will be tho Chief of the State II this
turns ont TO be- true a much more rapid course will he
adopted in dealing with the Pope aud the Holy See.
Ratazzi the who helped Garibaldi much he
could 1867; popes and priests find no favor
in his eyes, and he would Immediately strike at
presily Irregularities and possessions in this city
with nearly strong a hand II he were Bismarck
himself great advantage for Rattazz is the general
conviction that under circumstances would the
Jesuits in the Vatican single match between them
selves and him, be able TO work any harm to Italy. On
this his elevation power would rebound to the
nSests OF the whole peninsulaputng aside his other
foibles
The present Ministers have adopted che policy OF
guarantees to the Pope and general cOnciiaoD towards
the church. which. while pretending to spurn such
rosty the plea Of Non POssumu is largely availDg
itself OF this policy at present and aiming to do
much greater extent when the proper for
doing shall arrive The Vatican has lost the Grey Zouave
but not it's cunning; and the Goth September
1870 has been abOrng with sly devices to defraud
Italy as far possible out Of the solid re-
suits and comforts OF her capture. These leaders,
In default Of better. would accept kind of
half-andhalf government, between Pope and King and
in order bring about such connection between Victor
Emanuel and Plus TX, they have secretly attered both
the sovereign and his state counselors The Qurnal
has been nsigaed TO send messengers peace
and goodwill Zone dispatched New Years Day
10 the Vatican doors whence for the sake Of pontca
consistency, these messengers have been politely
duced TO turn away until their masters should acknOw-
edge the u extent O1 telr errOis Every Time the NEE
sengers treated with delicate shade OF polite
ness tenderness and 1t is seriously feared
sgnor LAMA remains to manage affairs between Church
and State, the parties will finally be brought into too
fellowship for the good Of the Statethe Vatican
getting than 1t is entitled TO receive In return for
supporting the Ministry OF the day after the fashion of
the clerical support lately given to Louis Napoleon in
France.
In fact, the actual Ministers have already elaborated
scheme OF law regard the suppression OF the church
institutions under the denomination Of religious
orders by which the pesy monopoes and their exor-
bant pretensons will be dealt with far too lightly for
the recuperaton and welfare Of this city The ministers
propose TO leave the Jesus where they The famous