Current:

Leader (1850-1860), 31st December 1859, Edition 1 of 2, Page 1417, Untitled Article

Page 1417
Page 13
13 of 24

On this page

  • Departments (2)
    • —. . ||Uult-([ JL^j ittrft. ^~ ~
    • '" f^dF^ 7^T\ rf» ^\ -^Hil*' •£) V £$lihr£ J± o& ^V^ /tM. z£jL° E ^JL JL1 K ti ; <^ /z6 ~ (d~^^' • /^' V'V "^^ ' ^ **? * 'vj-/^ \J_ ) -» ¦ i io ft
  • Text (9)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Untitled Article

      Ko . 510- Pec . 31 , 1859 ] THE LE 4 . DEB . 1417

      Untitled Article

      THE POLITICS OF POPERY . The Pope could not be expected to admire the pamphlet -which we reviewed last week , and is not likely to receive much comfort from M . Wnlewaki ' s assurance that such a document should not have an official character while he was Minister of France . In a constitutional country the opinion of a Minister likely to retain office , or to remain the head of a' powerful party , is of great importance ; but the Ministers of the Emperor of the trench are simply servants , not permitted to see ycry far into their master ' mind , and have often less influence than the chief butler or head cool ^ in an English family of rank . Under these circumstances , the only effect of the retirement , of Walewski— -if the rumour should prove true- — would be to strengthen the conviction that the Emperor is determined not to be daunted by the opposition of the priestly party . If , therefore , the Pope allows his evil advisers to resent the conduct of France , . he must bo prepared for at least ft . moral war with powerful enemies and dangerous allies . It is understood that ho reckons on the support of Austria , Naples , and Spain , who all labour under difficulties , and associate his cause with political despotism and degradation , and ho has , also , an uncertain and unexpected ally in the fcmporor of Rusuia , who threatens to protest m Co ngress , ngainst the doctrines " subversive of authority whioh the famous pamphlet contains . According to numbors ,-ho should have largo populationa in his favour : in Austria more than forty millions , in Spain about sixteen Millions , and in the Two SicUios from nine to ten millions ; but Austria ia drifting towards bankruptcy and revolution , Naples requires but a vent to lot loose voloamo flames : nnd , Spain with a wretched Government , a lazy people , and a poor exchequer , is engaged fa a W with Morocco that bids fair to overtask her strength . The cause of the Papacy , as a

      r political engine , -would be hopeless were it not foi the ignorance of the rural population in Roman Catholic States . In Italy this might count far much under the feeble advisers who have ruled Sardinia since the retirement of Cavour and Garibaldi ; but the former is regaining power , and if the latter has another opportunity , he will soon make beating the enemies of his country the one great point of Italian religion . A large portion of the clergy of France are more national than Ultramontane , and in proportion a 3 the Jesuits intrigue with the priests , Louis Napoleon will be driven , in self-defence , to curb their influence and counter-check their schemes . The policy of Austria and Naples is in strict conformity witl Ultramontane principles , and the result upon the internal condition of' these States is a fair indication of the ruinous consequences of theii adoption . They might suit the Bourbons , shoulc they be unhappily restored to France , and permitted to tread their old path through reaction tc revolution ; but while Napoleon III . retains the vigourof his faculties , he is more likely to tame the Pope than to siiflfer himself to be led in triumph at his Holiness ' s apron-strings . Tlie French Sovereign cares little about the cause of Protestantism as understood in England ; but he is a self-sufficient man , and would rather be his own Pope than have an external one , who g ave him much trouble and sought to divide his power . Irish patriots may rant about the admirable government of Rome , and the blessings which Pio Nono and Cardinal Aritonelli , with the help of French bayonets , have diffused among a loving people , but they know perfectly well that if the word went out from Paris that the ' Pope and his subjects might settle their own affairs , some follower of Garibaldi would soon relieve' the Vatican of the cares of secular administration . We heartily wish , for the sood of Europe , that the Pope and his despotic friends may widen the breach that stands between them and France . Perhaps no single step could be taken by which civilisation would be so large a gainer , as one of the immediate results would be a closer alliance between England , Prussia , and France ,- the decline of Austria would take place with accelerated velocity , and German unity receive a progressive impulse . As a temporary influence , the state of parties in the British Parliament maybe seriously affected by the Papal quarrel , as it is clear that Lord Palmerston will not be able to rely upon some portion of the Irish Liberal members , who seem to have gone mad under the direction of their electioneering confessors . \ n former times the Tories were ultra-Protestant , but now not even their connection with the Orangemen saves them from being the hope of the Jesuits , through their infatuated adhesion to the cause of the House ot Austria . By helping them the Irish members may embarrass Lord Palmerston ; but there is no Tory leader who would desire , or who would venture , to outrage at once the Protestant and the liberal feeling of the country , by openly pursuing sueh a course of foreign policy ns would suit JJr . Cullen or Mr . McIIale . The true strength of the Papacy is in the vis inertia of long iormocl habits and associations . Let it become active and aggressive , in accordance with Austrian practiec " md Hibernian zeal , and it will accelerate by centuries the slow process of deoay . Believing the world to be a ll the better foV a little churning wo rejoice at the prospect oi an energetic collision of ideas , and it is much bettor that the Papal controversy should turn on the liberty and independence of nations than that it should bo a mere repetition of the old verbal polemics . Let the Emperor of Austria , the King oi Nap os , and the Pope teach the Italians , \ t they please , that tyranny is inseparable from sacerdotal rule , ana tie lesson is so good that it is worth learning from the most evil teachers . In a few months those combined Potentates , unwittingly playing the « schoolmaster abroad , " might teach more . ndepondonce and more rebellion against authority Sum a hundred Moulnb , with their most eloquent harangues . By and by we may arrive at a time who , ° tho mere " love of truth will suffice to carry ho world onwa rd ; now , we want antagonism , and those enemies whose power in bwod uj « n tho stagnation of the human mind , a ™ haf « e ^ m d the moment they assail . Cavour *~ *™ "f jgjj wlf-an admirable manauvrer m provoking this K » nd of contest , and Cardinal Antonolh seems to have

      Untitled Article

      There ia nothing' so revolutionary , because there is nothingso unnatural and convulsive , as the strain to keep tilings fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Dr . Aknqld , — —¦*> :

      —. . ||Uult-([ Jl^J Ittrft. ^~ ~

      § MH Sffl « irs .

      Untitled Article

      SATURDAY , DECEMBER , 31 , 1859 .

      '" F^Df^ 7^T\ Rf» ^\ -^Hil*' •£) V £$Lihr£ J± O& ^V^ /Tm. Z£Jl° E ^Jl Jl1 K Ti ; ≪^ /Z6 ~ (D~^^' • /^' V'V "^^ ' ^ **? * 'Vj-/^ \J_ ) -» ¦ I Io Ft

      ^^ gtzx .

      Untitled Article

      THE OLD FASHIONED WEEKLY NEWSPAPEIt , as regards mere intelligence , is fast being superseded , and must be replaced by that still superior species of publication which is exemplified in its leading articles . The pressure of activity in all . matters—but more especially in literary and political affairs , has created an extraordinary rapidity of utterance ; and such are the means now offered for the circulation of news , that no one is content to wait for it until the end of the week * but procures it every morning as he eats his breakfast , or rides in his railroad carriage . In compliance with this remarkable necessity , ON AND AFTER NEXT SATURDAY , 7 th OF JANUARY , the long established and intellectual paper , T HE LEADEE , . WILL CONSIST ENTIRELY OP ORIGINAL ARTICLES , BY WRITERS OF THE HIGHEST ABILITY IN THEIR VARIOUS PURSUITS ; and the character of a newspaper will so far be abandoned that nothing will be admitted but A SPECIALLY WRITTEN ANALYSIS AND RECORD OF ALL THE .

      POLITICAL , LITERARY , SCIENTIFIC , AND ARTISTIC EVENTS OF THE WEEK . The features of a Newspaper will , however , be thus far retained , that a RECORD of the most important EVENTS will be afforded , and occasionally highly important and historical Documents will bo reprinted for future reference . But in recording important and remarkable events , a narrative style will be adopted , and nothing will be inserted that has not undergone such revision as to entitle it to rank with the original compositions . In truth , to use the apt phrase of a witty modern essayist , " the paste-pot and scissors will be banished from the sub-editor ' s room . " The fearless independence which has always characterised THE LEADER will be continued and carried out to the extremest limit when thus Issuec £ WEEKLY MAGAZINE ; and there will be no indecision in treating upon all subjects , POLITICAL , CLERICAL , PROFESSIONAL , LITERARY , SCIENTIFIC , and ARTISTIC , without distinction of parties or persons , on sound philosophical principles ; and without submission to Theological sects or Political cliques . ' National Progress , in its largest , widest , and most exalted sense , is the only cause to be justly advocated ; nnd although , happily , the days of revolution and violence in England are gone for ever , there are many vital questions connected with our social relations still to be inquired into , discussed , and resolved . Calm , fearless , and conscientious consideration of these is absolutely necessary for all parties and for the welfare of the nation ; and THE LEADER AND SATURDAY ANALYST will amply and fully treat of all such with a deep sense of the responsibility that rests on their exposition , and will take caro to brinjj the knowledge , as well as the judgment , necessary for their satisfactory discussion . At the same time entertainment will not be banished from its columns , and its writers will rather elucidate thoir various subjects with the genius of worldly observation and practicarnnQwlodgo than with the pedantry of more scholastic erudition , _ , The wrnw cakisbr thus dosigncd for xatu LEADER is , indeed , only carrying out to the oxtremo its original intention of treating intullbovuaiw du Pujilio and Social matters . A ho abandonment of tho mere news , and the substitution of A COPIOUS SET OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES , will , it is hoped , not bo displeasing either to its old Subscribers , or its new readers , for , being nowsorammoa by the daily papers , it ia anticipated tliat they must prefer to tho unavdldably stale intelligence , able commentary ana powerful elucidation oi the tonics of tho weol « ,

      No expense or labour will be spared in keeping together A NUMEROUS STAFF OF ABLE , INFORMED , ' AND INFLUENTIAL WRITERS , who will pass in REVIEW , ANALYSE , and RECORD ALL THE IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS , POLITICAL EVENTS , LITERARY PRODUCTIONS , ARTISTIC WORKS , SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS , and SOCIAL OCCURRENCES , OF THE WEEK .

      Untitled Article

      iK& THE LEADER AND . ; ¦ . ' ¦ S 3-A-T"CT : R , 13 . A- ~ 5 r -A . 3 > J-A . I- " 5 ? "ST , A WEEKLY REVIEW AND RECORD OF POLITICAL , LITERARY , AND ARTISTIC EVENTS , 7 b be Published evert / Saturday in time for the Morning Mails , and a Friday Evening edition-wilt also be published in time for the Country Mails . PRICE FIVEPENCE—Stamped , SIXPENCE . A QUARTER—6 s . 6 d . per Post . As a Specimen is far more explanatory than any description can be , A sample Copt of the first number of the New Series , to be published on Saturday next , Jan . 7 th , will be forwarded to any one sending an order , and a postage stamp . Office . —18 , ¦ CATHERINE STREET , STRAND , LONDON .

      Untitled Article

      NEW WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF POLITICS , LEGISLATION , LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 31, 1859, page 1417, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2327/page/13/