, 1875-12-26

alliance with France as between State anf
State. He says:
The true silly Of France will be ally without I
aane: 1t will be the Uitranontane minority which
persndes the world; which 1iumphs in Belgium
which hzsg g. ia England; which partly governs ane
partly plots In France which d1sqnies, though with
out strength 10 ru,. Germany ana Austria which II
weaker perhars III 1tay than tn my q these coun
tries but which II everywhere coherent everywhere
tenacious OF ts purposes. everywhere knows ts mind
follows Its leadet7r and hiles its time. This minority
which hates Germany and persecutes Italy, will ~
fatal and inevitable attraction, be the one fast ally OF
France II ever France be again 20 far overnastered
! by her own internal foes to launch again upon 4
wild career Of political ambition wearing the dahon-
orahle and fictitious garb OF religious fanstcism.
Mr. GLADSTONE in the role Of the prophet
does not foreten what the result will be.
Perhaps it is so apparent that it does not
need announcement. In the next war, Italy
will not stand alone, for Italy will be the snb-
| jective point Of the contest She will have
material defense. Austria is no longer her
enemy, nor is Russia, while Germany and
/ England aud the Netherlands are her staunch
allies. There can be but one issue to such q
contest, and that issue will forever shatter
| the temporal pretensions Of the Papal throne.
| It will virtually be contest, not between
Professionalism and Roman Catholicism, but
| between civilization and Papa1 assumption
| dating back into medimval times,-a contest
for the absolute separation Of Church and
State, and for physical and spiritual freedom.
The second point made by Mr.. GLADSTONE
Is special in its nature, and locates one of the
principal dangers to the Vatican in the grow
ing demand Of the people to choose local
priests. During the past four years, accord
ing to Mr. G1ApsTosE's assertion, ffty-six
Bishops haye been allowed to enter upon the
duties OF their dioceses with only Papal
title and without paying any regard to the
wishes of the Italian State, the clergy, or the
people, and si1ty-si1 more, who have demand
ed the ez<Quatur with such non-fulfl1ment
of conditions that it could not be given, have
been allowed by the Pope to assume their
places. The Italian people have revo1ted
against this ignoring Of them, and the Gov
ernment 1s also beginning to assert its rights
BY reclaiming the Episcopal residences, willis
in various parts Of Italy the parishes are
choosing their clergymen by popular election,
sometimes directly and sometimes by trans
ferring that duty to the elective bodies Of the
communes. As case in point. Mr, G1.nz
STONE relates the following:
uut1 recently, the SEQ Of Mantua had the fortune
to be occupied by Bishop Of moderate sentiments.
On vacancy 1t his DEATH tue Court Of Rome acting
uu o~ va.o'nE: p'y sp INC pnee ~1n
taned Or even asked, tho eeoatur hut clatns. uor-
ertheless al the rights and powers attaching to the
appointment. In this state Of thtnga the Parish Of
sea =. .a ts+ W. sn' ~ w.. p;ahn - sss oen
huo to ba Regularly .nnointad to his sa Antn;n,ts
Ing the arrival Of pastor after the vattcans own
heart the people met in tie presence ot Notary and
s,sr.n p a.rag De}' nas Iae ,ol ~ .ueas p.ss. @
tnon1ht thew I'D ra..o, ~ 11,c. caoaaancs Ths,