The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

WHAT IS GARIBALDI To poiN•FAT

SOME people 4te jAeljue4 to believe that the
" idea"- fov which France made war in Italy, gnd
assumed the cliaraaet of liberator of that country,
from the Alps to the Adrigitio, was an " idea"
which, if not originally suggested by the ORSINI
qt(eMPt ,t° assassinate the Emperor, received 49ra

that daring and too nearly successful endeavour
an impetus which speedily led to action. ORSINI'S
dying cry on the scaffold was " for Italy ;" and
the words may have rung unceasingly in the ears
of the Emperor, whose supposed indifference or
infidelity to Italy prompted the secretly organised
onslaught. The " idea" thus supposed to. have
been -suggested to Louis NAPOLEON was simply
one- of • self preservation. No, one knew better
than he did that he had more to fear from the
secret clubs than from the most powerful armies
'in the field. If the French Emperor object in
.attacking the Austrians was to disarm the Italians
against himself, he has so far succeeded. Not
'alone has he delighted his own people by his dis-
play of military skill and by his victoriei, but he
has earned the goodwill and gratitude of those
who would otherwise have gladly undertaken' the
mission in which ORSINI failed. _The rumoured
attempt to assassinate Louis NAPOLEON the other
day, at Toulon, may or may not be worthy of
Much notice in itself. It may be untrue ;or it
may be., as has been asserted, only the work of a
maniac. If true. to any extent—it may or may
not be, as has also been given forth, the only
attempt on the imperial person since that of
ORSINI. We cannot tell ; for they know too well
how, to hush up such matters in France. The
rumpur, however, has not unnaturally reminded
us of the fact that Loris NAPOLEON'S interven-

tion with Italian affairs is not yet ended ; and
that a critical point has still' to be adjusted-before
the Italians can rest satisfied with the pati he is
now playing in the history of their affairs.
What is to be done with the Pope ? What
meaning does LOUIS NAPOLEON attach to his
expressions of determination to maintain the
independence of His Holiness at Rome? What-
ever he may have or still may mean or desire,
how far he will give way-again, as he has done
on certain previous occasions to the inexorable
logic of facts. Will GARIBALDI—that is to say the
Italian people—rest satisfied until the promised
proclamation of unity has .been made from the.
Quirinal ? Will France find it consistent with
its undertakings on behalf of the Papacy to
permit such a consummation of the Italian
revolution ? Is it not possible that there may
be some truth in the report given currency to
by the. Costitationnel, that GARIBALDI has sent
a note to VICTOR EMMANUEL stating he shall
not regard his mission as terminated until he has
arrived at Rome and Venice ; that he has no
confidence in Cbunt CAVOUR, and, therefore,
cannot listen to counsels from Turin ; and that
despite his ardent desire for the immediate an-
nexation► of Naples, the interests of the con-
tinuation of his enterprise are opposed to that
measure ?. Are we for a moment to suppose that
GARIBALDI, after exercising so much patience
and displaying so Much sagacity and discretion,
has. been suddenly so far bereft -of reason as
to have . resolved—and, with him resolution
is almost equivalent to action—to challenge
the military power of France and Sardinia
united? We will not believe it. If GARI-
BALDI has so written to VICTOR ENIMANUEL, We

believe that he has good reason to know that no
insurmountable obstacle will be placed betwixt
him and the execution of his contemplated move-
ments. Is it not possible that it is all perfectly
understood by France and Sardinia? May it not
'be a repetition of the same formula adopted by
these powers with reference—first, to the Sicilian
expedition ; then to the invasion of Naples
Proper; and latterly to the invasion of the
remaining States of the Church? GARIBALDI
appears as the uncontrollable pioneer against
whose immediate act France and Sardinia pro-
fessed to protest, and then homologated. • Now
Sardinia assumes the, office of pioneer in Central
Italy, and in like manner her procedure is
formally opposed by France, while everybody
knows it is understood that Louts NAPO-
LEON' means no harm. May it not be that
the French Emperor's vaunted protection of the
Pope. and his territory is about to be modi-
fied by pressure from without? May not France
and Sardinia seem to protest for a while only,
until some arrangement is made whereby the
spiritual independence and supremacy of the
Papacy may be secured consistently with the
establishment of a temporal Italian throne in
Rome. The honour of the French arms and the
integrity of the Papacy must not, of course, be
infringed ; but it can be no part of GARIBALDI'S
mission to attempt to injure the one or the other.
We conclude, therefOre, either that he has written
no such letter, and made no such declaration as
that we have now referred to, or that he has done
so with a full knowledge that his presence in
Rome is perfectly compatible with Louis NAPO-
LEON'S views as to the disposal of the Pope.
What ultimate arrangement NAPOLEON_
means to make for the Pope, we may not be jus-
tified in conjecturing. But it does not seem to
be of much moment how far the process of his
being cribbed, cabined, and confined is carried in
the mere matter of territorial space. With an
amplepalace and grounds, protected by a French
bodyguard, and surrounded with every comfort
and luxury, would not his Holiness be personally
as free, and spiritually as independent, as if a few
more miles were added to his domains? And is
not Rome the only capital of Italy, and the only
residence for its king? Would not Louis
NAPOLEON'S filial affection maintain as good a.
hold over the Holy Father, by some such.arte.ge-
ment for a' Pontifical establishment at Rome,
France retaining the fortified port of Civita'
Vecchia, as he does now ? Why then, should not
Louis NAPOLEON satisfy the Italians, and let
them have Rome for the capital of their united
provinces ?

As to GARIBALDI'S visit to Venice, we believo
that it.ls only a matter of time; but per-
fect confidence in the General's wisdom, and
t 4
knowing as we all do how Muo has to be tioccirtil
plished before making:
such move in the
north; we feel
way,:ranted in saying that there is
'not to be over-much haste in taking any such
step. This last act, of the Italian drama, involv-
ing the Roman and Venetian questions, is in
many respects the most critical of the whole
history. Let us hope, however, that the cause of
liberation which has been hitherto carried' ou
with such wondrous success and moderation, will
be 'conducted, in due time, to an equally successful
and happy termination.

The new Holyhead paddle steamer "Ulster," left the
Rock Light at 1.6 p.m. en Monday, and arrived ia
Kingstown Harbour at 7.25 p.m., making tke passage
in 6 hours and 20 minutes.

TOTAL LOSS OF THE SCREW STEAMER NEMESIS.—
The Nemesis (ss), Captain Morrish, was lost on Thurs-
day last, at the Has de Seine—mouth of the Seine. The
crew, seventeen in number, 'and eight passengers, were
fortunately saved by a French cutter, whose commander
conveyed conveyed them to Brest, where they were immediately
admitted to the benefit of free pratique. The Nemesis
only sailed from Liverpool to Bordeaux yesterday week,
so 7that, notwithstanding the heaVy weather in the
Channel, she made good progress up to the time of her
disaster. •The' Nemesis was a superior Clyde-built ves-
sel; of 500 tons, and plied regularly between Liverpool
and .Bordeaux, in connection, with the Tamaulipas and
Cleatur, the line of steamers conducted by Messrs. Moss
and Company, of Liverpool. She has been 22 mouths
on the station..: During last winter Messrs. Moss and
Company had the misfortune to lose another fine
Steamer, the -Scamander, which went down in the Bay
of Biscay, but on that occasion also no lives were lost.
ST. SILAS'S ANNUAL TREAT.—Yesterday was a grand
day for the children connected with this school, and one
that will for ever he remembered by all the juveniles
who partook in the festivity. Through the kindness of
the Messrs. Colbourn, the children belonging to the
Sunday and day schools; amounting to upwards of
3.10., had a day's enjoyment at New Brighton.
They assembled at the schoolrooms at ten o'clock,
and were .at once formed into martial order, and.
marched foUr deep from thence to -the landing-stage.
After spending a most delightful afternoon, in all sports
aPPertsniing to please juveniles, they returned to th'-'
sch,oolroom, .where a must excellent tea was awaiting
their arrival. Having partaken of that, they were
addressed by the Rev: Mr: ••Dardsley, the incumbent,
Mr. Green, the curate, Mr. Lake, the Scripture-reader,
and other gentlemen. The demeanour and conduct ^f
the boys reflect the highest credit upon Mr. Moore, the
schoolmaster ; and Miss Lake, for her careful super-
vision of the girls under her care.