Year: 1870

\ few days since the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was be-
fore Congress, and gave use to some
discussion. Some of the Democrats
attempted to make little capital by
moving to establish resident minis
ter at Rome, saying that an omission
to do so would ne regarded as inten-
tiOnally offensive. In reply to Brooks,
of New York, Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
said:


He regretted that the gentleman
from New York imputed to this side
of the House any disposition to perse-
cute Rome on account Of its peculiar
religious notions. That was unworthy
the gentleman, and he would haye
done well to inform the House that
instead of making such an appeal as
that to passion or to prejudice, instead
of making any such bid as that for the
vote of any religious sect in America,
Several members--that is it exactly J
to have told the House and country
what occasion there is for any other
representation in Rome than that
which is already provided for in this
bill. The bill appropriates for a con-
sui at Rome, and that answers at once
the gentleman's suggestion that there
is any intention even in the bill to
strike at people on account of their
peculiar religious tenets. Rome needs
no particular eulOgy at the hands of
the gentlemen, who suppose that par
ticular religious sect supports at pres
ent the Democratic organization of
this country, for recent events have
shown to rejecting men that that
power itself is no longer a unit and
cannot be. The syllabus recently
uttered by the head of that organiza-
ton is a declaration of principles
which, venture to say, the gentle
man from New York dare not indorse
and go home among his people. 1t is
an attempt to fetter freedom of con-
science, to fetter freedom of speech, to
strike down the rising antagonism
against every despotism on the face of
the earth in the form of representative
governments, foremost among which
is America, the child and hope of
earth's old age. Talk to me at this
day about Rome being patron of sci
ence and mother of arts. Why, sir,
there is this day more of that genius
which makes even marble itself, wear
the divine beauty of life, more of that
power to-day is living in America
than ever was dreamed Of in Rome,
living or dead Growing excite
ment. Why then talk, at this time
of day, about dignifying that little
principality with resident minister
from the United States. Do not gen.
tlemen know that foremost of all men
reared in the faith of the church of
Rome, and l admit that she has bred
many great and noble men who know
how to make humanity itself beauti-
full by the sacrifice of martyrdOm, ut
tered words while under ban of
Charles V, Leo V and Henry VIII,
which speaks to-day all over Christen-
dom? l refer to the Augustine monk
who found out for himself and repeat
ed TO mankind the great central fact
which to-day possesses the enlighten-
ed mind of the nineteenth, century
that no mitred head may, in the grace
of God or of divine right, interpose its
dark shadow between man and his
maker. EXcitement.l Under the
omnipOtent power of that utterance
every tyrant, whether in Rome or out
of it, holds to-day the reins of power
with a tremulous and unsteady hand,
and the day is not far distant when
that very throne of his power shall
turn to dust and ashes before the con
suming breath of the enlightened put.
lie opinion of the civilized world,
which declares for free governments,
free churches, free schools, free Bibles,
and free men. SensatiOn.