Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1842-11-05
FLORENCE, VENICE 4ND ROME.


,. ',av "ur- from 'arbaric mixture. ri
Y V"ni'ian arist,r-a.v The nnhl at of all a
Fs is'n.ra lies. har 'rns,l bv The constant q,
!: er'ions 'leman lel hy the,r situation. ii
i fare nv Il sincere. though perhaps se
y fish pa rintism. displayed fr u long tin,
e va'or worthy of a better fate. The tjar
u and bloody policy which stained the Ia.
= p.rim of,hat i'll la,ed re ublic. has b4.,
! we think. 'm' long exposed and exec a,e.
!, even to rxay.ra'i.n; aud !, is full tim
: that peace shr'tl be gran I'd n, least /,
! the m".n 'rv nf Venice. since I,''e m,r
!. tian her memory re .nin.. Her na,iv
, element, the sea, is now rec.diuy fro,
!. her layoons, like faith|css friend in tn,
) hm:r of adversely, and she lies down life
less and ,nu:e. a spectre city, insensibl'
} fhe- rapil deray.-lrai almost 20 tn.
fnni.sf hopes an,i 10 the rrv-ngrf,l wrath
: universally cherished in th. l,aian bo
! .osns. IA il the sentence which Ia,I he,
j low " re- irrrv.cab. and the hour q
;! Italian &c l-mp'ion. however 500 il may
!; strike. wou. niway; I've too la,e Tor tn,
revival az Venice.
Tuscany AND FLpREvcE. TUSCANY il
al times, perhaps even before the Gre
now occupiei by a soft, gentle, high-re
fin 4 people, ~ whose slender aud grace
fui frames. ~ ahose elegant but elFe:ni
nate features ii would not b.. easy tn re.
lcOgnize the SUCCESSORS Of those fierce
partisans who, after receiving liberty rs
La gift from their brothers o;' Lo nhardy
were 40 loose and vio'ent in abusing it,
bu; no less warm and in,rpil, and Dies.
perafely obs,insfr before thy c0nsen'ed
tn give il up. Traces ot the ancient 'Fus
can vaInr re to b, found ID Arezzn, in
Ps'nia, and wherever, indeed, you rise
owar.is th.. \ppenin.s; but. the cnpi'o .
Florence. the beau i'ul, the Athens -,
mot rn Italy. she alone, the mother al
genius. WHO as given birth to greater
4 humber nt eminent men thun all the re.t I
of Italy pu, tng..ther,-f'iorence is now
vo'up1unusIy lying III he zap OF her green
vale Of Arnn, .iikr beautifui pearl set
! III encrald,' as il u'led BY the murmur
Of her river aud by the fascination n
the smiles of her ci,nste Sinking ln.o
s,n,eoi detection propor,ionate to the ex-
citrm-nt of the ages OF the S,rozzi, worn
our. enerva'ed BY \ long peace and by the
| arttuI ,yranGy .: their princes, these.
people are scarcely aware tina. their sill
ken ties have nnw been changed Into All
IRON chain. Gay aud thoug gh,Icss, vain
OF ~. ir bygune greatness. at their poll
ished language. of thcir wide spread
scholarship, aud their nice taste, OF their
villas, q. ihe,r chu.c'es, md OF them
selves. The florentlnes are called 81
h*ps not unjus,Iy, the French OF Ii" y.
R'ME Rome, sitting in AN unhealthy
desert. venerable corpse, ssolu,s
convent of prrlates aud carlinais. whose.
vast EN-! ire aud i!llucsre have been re-
duced 10 tio.e to,lrr,ng walls, the head
~ = chu ch til has nu,,.yea her age The
capital Of u state in open rebrl'ion
Rome, like !l,honus oi the fable. has
reached The last stage Of deciiptuue
without being permitted to die Not o.
" tile caplla, bul all ,h provinces south
nI the Appenln"s. the Iands u. the 5 bin.
anb U,nbrla. have contracted tina. Lev,li
cal splrl' by which all talents und em,,-
nence are exclusively directed to ,'e al
tr und us intrilues. Hence. the lilge of
Je~lltl>m that talnts the Roman ,..,rnc
Ger in tue hi hest CLASSES, pai..ted, as i,
we're, ON the iiles q: Their cautl,ena,lces,
~ the sound al lliel. m,.l'ltlunus accent -
Dnly what Is not priest i'll Run,t, ~
ireS'iy lii anly or connection, or SER
wants t'i prl.s 81 the p,pulace at the
elernul city, the rraiiSteverlnl, disp.ay
IA their features, costumes and manners,
a'Ii ,'ltArsss ~ their sudden anu often g,',.-
eruus burs vi pa>SlOn-the a..ti4ue Ru
..ians-such as may, WIN "a b.'er ..duca
l.nn, beco.ns one day the lr-e.ilen u. the
capita. Vi the redeemed country
aHs BArHs OF LEUk.-.)n reaching u
.ast, III saitly, the ba,ils vi Leuk. iying ,
titar the ioul IT THIS t.xir Ofuinaiy IN ,un.
A!,ptss, mtiiaerd by Tire hrlp" u stick
'ln oile side aul = ltlcnl arm un tho uii.--
ot, ~ crawl lniO A,e ut tl.. large bath
fs".iis, WIlefva c.i.ncal sight mel nur
! l"t,n t~euy and lalrly persons ,i.l.ut
bc seen aO.'ve the surface Ut great re-
>eivoir 0fba'h, Vi a square iurn,, all the
pAlty nrAlg immersed nealiy up 10 their
laruat, Mi watvI SD hul tlul the steam
rose l.onl ~ III CLOUDS, WINE they seemed
- w patiently uh.i'afEvisl2 the process ui
ra.;u..lns! lne lalles ani gen:lcrlen
.ntAed iAa4s':f1nlnnesy together, were
by cnlldren, roinp'ng and
sp.aslii,lg through the walei near their
t.arenis. Eacn patis.nt, ~ cuu.,e, wore
. '''liS iooe ur ba.lI.,,y gown, and m.,sl /
~ en- Ss,lie hlnd oi .,ru uess. Before
t,S tOateu s,n.ii tan. 5. o:l which the I
iaul aced lllef work, the gentlemen
4l',''r .ks anl newspapers, and cnlldren
their toys. ou.m oi llc company sip
pcL .Melr c!l.,cu.a.t; others p 81 their
1ltiI5 itl c1ipl'!nS u.lieis:at cOl.,icn papers,
lnu pa>tlns lnaln nisu a,l,nclal flowers:
AL. srrtAni'y the siea,er nunlbef, ~ ugh
merely llAtteflns toSe nei, appeared 70
w II ms themselves. greatly. Ia shnrl,
" was IKE an ufuluAry ass.tEoi., seated
~ uliI.ient pafts ol IL large daw1ng
t,".i,, wlt. ulny tue queer ailiill.n VI
ll.,l wafer rs y uledluA ot cu!nlnunlca
lIun In loW gallery, extending aong
The Tour ,llrs y, Tie bath, SAl groups vi
OiAe, clsun,, irleudS vi the lnvat,Ls,
Wno. wlth"us cuterlns The ".ttf, lent
th.la society ~ kcvr w The SPIRITS ui ;hs
pa'ls.nts ""uni inc pfDtracied DISC. pisnr
1t fnlS :. rnn.S.. IA f.tlra 80.