The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

tn9 rope, . think. has been FOLLOWING the lines
pnee not t ssFenss GTssh vf5 liz st. r
Lavieerie went all over Europe preaching a
very much "a earnest and no doubt felt .
hreao s Shrslan TeaI for the ABOLITION OF
knew WHAT ys sSa few we s" "T ms
n last bali century Mohn@ mechanism; which
than chrstsnty 'd during Fq iSC same
christ" regions Of the " World and he n Eai
| wrought himself m to believe that It was the
back ISLAM. and. with Islam. the Institution OF
sshtav say In Africa This, in his mind, was to be
Ssss "I To Snss0f no ,SS ss @
saEG mann African slavery CARDINAL LayiSGrSG
MS the Europe OF the middle ages was rallied
and brought. together OcInI tho bnnnorot
Holy Lana and, in tic Fast So ,cardinsi
I9viGere throw himself into his work. or hIs
heart; both as u Frenchmnn and rs n Catholic.
\, Bnt thnt even he vas more of frcnchmnn
think ever ouSted lie wHntsd Tie V work ; Of
the church done in Africa. but he wanted It
Fasce yoa want Ta INIT on thH s T nnmP ask
, nny weii,informed Italian Cathholic what, he
OF and Hs The T French nsn S2sn
Of AIgiers the latter cool Frenchman h9t .
,y very indifferent Catholic treated tho ltalinn
matter OF fact, they were. expelled by the
French as Italians. and Cardinal LayiG,&re did
the contrary. there is little doubt that he did
interfere a. Rome to prevent those expelled
or support at the f Satiesn By his ardor lis
ability ms earnYstness. and the charm OF his
osp tho NJ f"ps sSd Lifts he besyS
mos most etiectually to imbne the Pope with tho
idea that reconciliation between the French
the surest. II not the only. way open 20 u |
restoration Of tho TEMPORAL power, 1t was casy
brought back from his exile n Gacta by the !
French republic of 1S4S: and it Was not DIM |
Pope md the French republic might make
common cause against the kingdom OF Italy. |
dered BY the repu1lir to the Iope in itnIy. and
~ the Pope to tho republic in Africa and in |
Now. as the restoration of the temporal
powers the one dominant purpose which over
rides all others in the mind u Leo MIL. the |
waited bis imagination. The Pope is not Mon
archist As sovereign OF Rome he was AN cleo
eecSe head Why shond he n" ac ns
elective President of the French republic as
readi es an hereditary Emperor or an bered.
S would accept his support and cooperate with
him to undo what the rops regards the
see no criticism to be made upon the policy
OF the Pope. executing the practical criticism
I hat It was from the first, is now. and. in my
humble judgment. will ever be, au imprar-
ticablo policy. France aud Italy may come to
blows; Tor while the Italians do not think.
hate the French. the French love neither tho
French. and Italy is troublesome il not yet
dangerous TO France in the Mediterranean.
The italian enthusiasts OF unredeemed
Italy openly regard Nice and Savoy as
spoils OF Italy. sooner or later to
be rescued from France. and the French
know this. They know. too. that the Italians
would like. II possible. to check that steady
put northern Africa. which is the cherished
dream OF many influential classes. both COM
y ercial and military; in France. But the con-
titions under which the republican system
has grown up and exists in France make it rs
learly impossible as anything can be said to
Do. that the French republic should ever by
orce OF arms restore the temporal power OF
he Pope in Rome So YOU see that, OF the two
parties to the agreement between the Pope
ION ethinR to give and he has given 1t. The
french Government had nothing to give and
SO you regard the interference OF the Pope
. support the Republicans in the recent
french elections as bargain. a Jug-nandieG
bargain as We say in America. all on one SIDE
tut still bargain-a case OF do at DIES 2"
. Well. II 1t was not a bargain. what was 1t =? |
uch matters the head of a Church. like the
cad OF State. ought to mako bargain only.
u course. 1t Is misfortune. II not fault. If, |
Vhen he makes bargain. it turns out not to
ave been good bargain"
An AMERICAN TRAVELLER.