The New York herald., 1872-07-14

still revolve and bear upon it's periphery oil
that is pure and holy, just and virtuous, lovely
and heavenly, for the benefit of all mankind
| Rome, Italy and the Church-No Conn
promise from the Pope.
There had been so little heard from Rome
for some time past concerning the unsettled diff
fculties between the Pope and the Italian gov
ernment, in reference to it's occupation
Of the Holy City, its appropriation of
Church properties, &C., that we were begin
ming to think that the Church and the State
were probably in the way to an accommoda-
ton, when the Pope's protest (Which we have
already published in full for the information
of our readers) was laid before u.s. This pro-
test dispels all such fallacious ideas as that of
a compromise between the removed sovereign
of Rome and the government which has taken
his place. The Holy Father, in the statement
suffered and are suffering, and the rights
which he cannot relinquish or compromise,
shows us that between himself and that which
he designates 'the usurper's government 20
reconciliation is possible.
This protest from the Vatican, of date the
10th of June last, is issued, as His Holiness
informs his Secretary of State, Cardinal
Antonelli, to whom it is addressed, in con-
sequence of 'a fresh outrage inflicted, not only
on us, but ell Catholicty'' wiz, ''the decision
recently made by the President of the
Ministers of the usurper's government, who
has announced his firm resolution to present
to the Chambers bill for the suppression Of
the religious orders of this our city, the seat
of the See of the Vicar of Jesus Christ and
the metropolis of the Catholic world" The
Pope naturally feels a profound bitterness
in reference to this resolution of. the Italian
Prime Minister, inasmuch as the suppression
Of the religious orders in Rome, or the arbi-
trary limitation of their existence, is "a direct
attempt aimed against the liberty and inde-
pendence of the Roman Pontiff, taking, as it
does, out of his hands one of the most power
full and most eficacious means of governing
the Universal Church.
In this protest, after enlarging upon the
evil consequences to the Church of this afore-
said resolution on the part of the Italian gov
ernment, the Supreme Pontiff proceeds to o
recapitulation of the numerous other rights,
as head of the Catholic Church, of which he
has been deprived, and of the insults to which
he is daily subjected in Rome and of the
reasons which detain him there in the face of
all these prosecutions, and then he declares,
in reference to reconciliation with Italy,
'No! we cannot stoop to approve these
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patton of our most sacred rights,
this culpable interference of civil authority
in ecclesiastical concerns Firm and i'm
movable" he will stand in defence of his flock.
In a word, it is utterly impossible that there
can be compromise between him and the
Italian government
What, then? Itappears to us, as the inevitable
solution of this irrepressible conflict between
Church and State in Rome, that the Pope (the
present Pope) will be compelled to leave the
city and seek an asylum in some foreign land,
should his life be spared year or two longer.
He is convinced that the Italian government is
resolved to make Rome to him as a residence
really insupportable; and it, in view Of the
duties of his sacred Office, he can listen to no
terms of accommodation, we cannot see what
other alternative will be left him few months
hence than that of removal beyond the boun-
daries of Italy. Nor con we suppose that in the
event of the death Of Plus the Ninth the case with
his successor will offer any other alternative
than the abandonment Of Bone. How long it
may be before this Roman question will de-
mand the intervention Of European con-
ference we cannot tell; but, from the grnvity
and Importance Of the subject to all the Euro
pean States, we cannot doubt that to this
solution it must come ut last
A FoRETAsTE OF THE PoLrIcAL MnLEN-
NIuM.-The most thorough shutting of the
political pack that this age has ever seen was
exhibited at the Greeley Jubilee at Chappaqua
yesterday, when the Southern members of the
Democratic National Committee made visit
to Horace Greeley. There was Duke Gwin,
of Sonora, arm and arm with Francis w.
Bird, of Boston, General Chalmers, of John
ston's old army, hobnobbing in lemon
ade with General Stephen G. Burbridge,
of Kentucky; ex-Postmaster General Reagan,
of the ex-confederacy, in social discussion
with Theodore Tilton, and the representative
s'old secesh' Of the South shaking hands