New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-08
RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND TIL
VATICAN.


THE RESIGNATION or THE FRENCH EMBAssADoR
TO THE POPE AND ITS CAUsE-CHARACTER
OF HIS SUCCESSOR.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNEl
PARIS Jan. when, after Rome became
again the capital Of Italy, followed that the Minister
OF France TO the King must reside in the same town
with the ambassador OF France the Pope,
between the legations was anticipated as the fatal
result OF such coocaton. 1t an elementary neces-
sitv that combination by elective afuues being i'm
possible eervescence Of contact and lead TO
explosion. We have arrived at explosion No. l. The
accidental occasions rather than causes OF the explosion
are so rhng in themselves and at the same time 70 be
nengbly set forth would require many pages, that
pass them French ship Of war has been lying in
the harbor Of Cyita vecchia italian port and waters
for some years. with no better ostensbe reason than 70
be In readiness 70 transport Pope 10 foreign parts
in case that reverend gentleman should ind u desirable
TO move Officers Of that ship have been in annual habit
OF going up to Rome the holidays and wishing Plus
Ninth many returns Of the same under conduct
Of the French ambassador 70 the Pope This year the
French Minister TO Italy asked that they should under
his guidance pay seasonable cOurtesies 10 the King Of
that realm and obtained order nearly or quite 10 that
effect from home headquarters mereupon ambassador
Bourrong sent home his esguation by telegraph and
IL was accepted perfOrce II came 10 pass that the
ships officers IN question were not presented either TO
King or Pope Al first Liberals greatly rinmphed but
generally there has grown great coil Of controversy
and partly of c0unter-trumph
The question whether the ships officers Of the Oronoco
should or should not congratulate Victor Emanuel as
well as the Pope he Kngunder the lead OF the French
Minister the Head Of the Church under the lead Of the
Embassadorl is in itself purely accidental, tring de
tail But by implication it is essential and largely en-
braeng It carries with the question Of the religious
properties held by gift Of French charters At Rome AL
that tanglement is accidental subordinate and sec
ondary TO- but prominently convenient for the basng
and stimulating Of the great contest between the Church
ana all States, which a considerable party IN
France Is earnestly engaged
French clercas are, like French SapOleOnsts, Legiu-
m.st Orleansts, or Republicans. mora partisan than
patriotic They differ with advantage over the others
in tins: that swaying doubling. conceding this way OF
that on occasion they hold uuswervugly to one hxed
purpose-the triumph OF the Church. In this respect
thew have the advantage all other merely political
parties France to-day the only country left where
Poperv in the political sense, hnds standing ground
Theirs who always advocated the POpe's temporal
power as Protestant Guzot and great banking Jew,
Mirez did from the social conservative point OF view,
has low another motive 20 influence his Roman policy
large part % France, regarded merely in It's political
aspect, and formidable portion Of the Assembly, are
Romanis drst and French afterward. The conduct OF
the relations Of France with the Sovereign Pontid has
10 be- guided much less branch Of foreign than OF
domestic affairs hence the sending forward % Rome u
NJ dc C0urcees directly acceptance Of the retreat OF
10 which NJ Dc COurceles acceptance OF the full En-
bassud0Ia Office s. reported 20 have been subjected by
Liln ana admitted by NJ Theirs.
NJ de COurcenes could but he personally acceptable
70 Plus TX. He proved himself long ago hostile 20
Italian liberalism in any shape from the hopeful days OF
1919 backward. He is HIMSELF however, Liberal OF the
9onaembert school. Of the school intelligent enough,
and earnest and and pray for reform in the
sense OF the modern umeCu-rent but yielding always
at asst their rational opinions their submissive faith
i'm the Churchs authority. 1t is still quite doubtful
whether the very large perhaps in this case wel-ad.
vsed concession the mOnarchsts, confessed
Gy Theirs this appointment Of M. de COurcelles, Will
suffice pacate the leaders of that passionate party