The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-15

/ On June rs. Is41, occurred an event of i'm
/ poriant results for the Pope. On thar day by
I his command. Father Ventura pronounced in
! ihe- baslica OF st. Peters the funeral oration
{ of Daniel O'Cnnneli. The Irish patriot had been
a represer tatiVc OF religion ani liberty united.
/ Bot h fiemispheres hello their breath AT ,he now
accents vi hich fell from the pulpit OF the Vail
can The diplomatic body protested and then
came the resignation of Cardinal Gizz; The
! Pope wished to complete the arrning OF the
Civic Guard for thc celebration of the auniver-
sary of the general amnesty Gizzi took fright
NJ the ra pidity with which events were hurry
ing ON, and Withdrew. Cardinal Ferretti sue
/ ceeded him on July 70. The new Minister com
menced by diminishing the tax on salt, ard
proposing in the Pope's name customs union
between the States of the Church. Sardinia,
and Tuscany. Now the Custom House officials
indeed the men who filled a u he ad IN inist r.,
tive Offices belonged to the regime. Whenever
they dld not openly oppose the new projects
they secretly thwarted and defeated their exc
cution Hence every one of the Pope's meas
ures was rendered nugatOry, while he was held
responsible 10y The radicals for all these snort
comings Ni'
amor the conservatives. however. so strong
feeling WAS created that conspiracy was orr
ghhlzed to carry off the Pope, and isolate MIN
from his liberal PdviScrs. On the very dav
fixed for the Accomplishment OF This puTnose
tue Austrihns entered Ferrnra. and took pos
neas'on go, m q, ] u, me pope hhd not been duped by
men or events. He discovered the plot in time
u defeat it. and thus prevented further mis-
enlei. . PUT no one who ItCd at the time can
IorRet me cry ot rnge which arose when the
occupation OF FeTraTa became known Tho
liaiIan 1purnais with one voice demanded that
an ltaiy snouid arm and drive out the invaders
Austria, through her home press and nv rho
voice OF ner representatives at Rome demand
eu lna, these Journals should be either sup
pressed or censured. Thereupon note from
Cariinai Fcrrctta was put list ed thanking thost,
very JouflalS Tor their PATRIOTISM This
Strengthened the hands OF the radicals and
they now became far more urgent in their
cIathor lor thnroughgoing reforms. The Pnne
was sincerely bent ON doing all that was nr,cttj
Cable; he did not need To be sptrre3 on tn The
work hat his task was rendered ono of aycae6
iiig diihculty by the extremists of both sfdcs
* ine a., ,an .. neen maturing plan Of admnistra-
non I'D conformity with tn" needs of the rrriod
hliu iHt tbNUt1A bft wished % %, i'm
ct,'Ial hluhicipa! government in Rome nidpd
by local muniCip ipalitcs in the drnartnan,s
At the head OF his was to he a - Spi t,nehi ;.
senate, whose members were to he ,ipcted t,.
the provinces. The Inauguration Of -. - ~
TEN. and The opening Of ihr s. n,i y, ] triis y s.
Tor Nov. IL. lSi1, under the Ptesidencv ~ 60
dinai Antonel!i. Every detail Of NJ ot Sht-
aud every step toward CARVING II inioP Pr,Jec,' J
tlon provoked the most violent rnanites,o orI,I'l.
and all made an occasinn of if atloqs;
Pope. Several riots occurred wbirh tba r r. @ ,ne
e eetnneni had to suppress; and finally Cardinal
ccn5e, iet',' - &I",ilR nthrt, resigned and was sue
I Inc clearly dctncd purpose OF the radical.
vas vas 10 iorce the Pope to name n Inv Ininisfrv
dud 10 ucclare war against Austria JpLcy -,
well. that under his peculiar cifr,, 49, J
oniLd t 90 neither, even if he would Bnt thnv
Mlsncp .hIS 10 urge him on to his own ruin ana
that OF the Papacy. On Feb 10 Is4s Pi, X Ni anu
ldid the whole situation before his naGpi,. ~,
indiguaton. The radical press i'm itotcnlue
cuscd LIN OF "ishiuS to crate n partv in i,afv
nR @ RaIi'st ~ une party OF freedom and reform The
very next morning the sad,lcned pon,itY bear6
.he eNcitTd rabole shouting beneath his win
r,ri' sts IL, ~, ~ Gth Win me priests No more
- ~ ~ SO Iui I.I 'ie Government =
p me inc pr9ciatnation of "A French Republio in
II, mn ~, 'ne ghi OF Louis Phippi ana his
,S ,"iIiliS l'iiI VI thls very moment on Rome like a
unmp>heI in powder magazine me Roman
iim,nnGIpni.y came to the Pope in body and
ernmeht The new Ministry Of Sfer.,jni q ,7etti
S!,"mE i ~ IN ms turmoil. They began 10y ban
iig iHIg Si,c .,Ssuits. OI the i4th the Pope pub
nShrd ms "Fundamental Statute tor tEt. fem
Shtn. rmro, AGmiinIstration OF the States of the
,i ~ en-. IL was al! in vain. The Revolutionary
TIDAL wave had lifted the shin from her ,,nmr
llgS. ana nothing could he stable no tncas,.re
c"uiu siitis' y, until the earthquake had ended
a riot broke out. aud the pupuIace tore down
,to'n ,t, me embassy the arms of Austria, while
the raIicai press furiousiy Demanded tIe recsH
Oh Inc Papal NunciO from Vienna Eha, rCnid
me rope 40 but protest IN the face of Fnrone
that ne had no shpre in these acts and vieys
The radicals " cra COZ, .1i-,', e'''S anu views!
a'iu @ useu II unsparinRiy. A new prt, ura ume
istry resigned and Cardinal A Ilicri w eII knn,yr
lor us Iiberal tendencies, undertook ia form q
new one, calling 10 his aid Cnunf W.nin; ar "
Mamiani, with religions scrIntts 70 49, ~
measures, and with the best wish to fy.ct 80
needed reform. founn himself unebtc ~ a. 80 80
~ IT'',R oi Importance, aud resigned in his turn
nt mao attempted TO carry out an idea of tho
P0pc's that of bringing ,hnnf 60 ,fed f, vi tne
OF all the Italian States so a. t ~ , a lU
llsuit un:t Cor all outward purposes It fail.
scene sept. Is. 1881 He rs dynind , %, tne
,1n "a, Ghl1y as any living man. and had ur1y, a IL
~ III unset strong enough TO repress
go lc"iiy every rIOjOus rev pulmonary man
lltstatlon. He hoped to carry jntn S',I'..tiraI
operation The repres, n n-ntiv 49, -,
ed oy The Pope, but on Nov Is he fell ast.ssin-
ate1 on the DOR step Of the Ch.uI,ar of n W.,
next " az % "ns Vac hnout u open the session. The
HtAl Gay the popuace overran the OuirinaI
ana surrounded the Pope, urging him tS .ccart
n,i'trer nn, Frs r@ev9IutInnary @ programme. He was
n!ied with rioters. The Pope forsnken nv bis
@ &c :, tard ard his CarHbineers, saw his Secre-
"a ,aiy' fhiuna, snot down hy his side aud on the
miEht OF the 24th of November ne fed frn,n
Rome in disguise. " su 'ioni
WI, ttn ltS Irlum ylrate struggle with the army
SET against 1t by France, ending with the en-.
france OF OudinOt and his victorious Frenchpan
INTO Rome on July ), IS4g.
"a 10 10 MONO had been bitterly disappninted i'm
M M his ,iahs, bitterly deceived i'm the men WHOM,
ne wished 70 benefit Perhaps during bis ax -
-, J,sti nc rcHecIed on the unmitigated evil
;',,,pt4 ,I,palt.n4 civilized people for ages of the
ihueteaslhie right OF self government Car,,i"
- ia ne nus, during the bitter hours in which he
,'heu phch over the ruins OF all his Inyiu0
noprs and best Intentions have Ihnnrbt III,
i ~ Is ioI W 10 day that an impuisive people can
l u t,e Prdci zeal wisdom necessary To govern
themselves. On April Il. 1870 the sorTowing
ioht'H agalh entered Rome. and found hinIse!f
III IN rue QulrtiiaI. He set himself hcrnic,llv to
WORK 10 repair the ruins made during his OH
Sc sthGe. Alas 1t was hopeless task The ijea
OF Italian unity ana n itioraIifv was tbara
cherished in the heart of the great naioritv Of
@ Ms @couniry men. 1he note presented by Ca
Vour to the Congress of Paris i'm Nnrch 1S5e
plainly told Europe that Piob,rG Gnt Sn I,, i1oc,
.hosS provinces of the Roman STATES known as
the Legations; and the answers ar E,ri,S !, 9 az
rrarGe as plainly indicated that Piednnnt
"o"lu oe allowed To take them when ~ Droper
- me- dnri,x offered. In 1859 the opportunity
.t'nc .t uutInG war against Austria. The Iprn-
iions reVnl ed. and Piedmont uccuried thsm
row Napoleon III. anl Victor Eniurupl carried
put % the remainder of the programme arranged
,uctWerh themselves the world cannot so snon
naNe i"rHottcn. The Pone made a sturdy fghi
iipt What ne had sworn at his coronation to kcan
intact Tor his successor. and h.. was YtrsTo5po
Nhpoieon was defeated al Sedan, ard Italy was
ri IA "a oiie ,i klitEdnm, wit Rome its capi-
.ol. Ann thus The PapaI See was shorn of fts
temporal royalty. vi i's
&-St-e =.
BOTH houses of the Legislature have
adopted resolution TO adjourn from to-
day unit: next Wednesday, for the purpose
OF enabling the members to discharge the