Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16

confidence in the aid of Heaven appealed to by the Holy Pom
it'll, in the obvious justice OF and in the sympathy
which il excite in every generous heart His emnence
the Cardinal Legae of Ferrara FASTENED issue second pro-
test against the facts which have just alluded and the
Superior Government has already addressed representations
tue parties to whom they ought to be sent"
The Do publishes the second protest of Cardinal Ciac
Chi in full The excitement created amongst the youth of
Rome very great Crowds assembled in the streets and
IN the cafes popular harangued the people, Some
proposed 10 proceed TO the Hotel de Venise and tear
down the Austrian arms but this oyerruled by the
ory In the Of the evening than six thousand
young had inscribed their Names engaging themselves
Italian legion is under organization in Tuscany which all
true patriots called upon 10 join Great excitement pre-
walls also in the kingdom of Naples.
NArLEs.-The King of the Two SicIes has just pomul
gated Decree which, after setting forth the reforms he has
effected since his accession to the THRONE among others the
paying of of the floating debt the reduction Of the public debt
and the lowering of the duties grinding corn meat
the expectation of olives &c. orders that the Of
ary lsds the fiscal duty grinding shall be abolished
that the civic duty shall be greatly reduced that the
duty salt shall be reduced third and that the duties on
the wines of Sicily shall be reduced nearly half The re-
ducon of the duties salt and on grinding will lessen
the burdens the people to very large extent
TUscASr-The Grand Dukeoi Tuscany has just
ed to the Commission which he nominated to draw up
penal code, that his intention is suppress entirely the penal
y of DEATH and substitute cellular Imprisonment for hard
labor at the hulks and in houses of correction.
Letters from Feara of the 10th that The Austas
still pouring troops into the Papa States Another corps
damee passed the Pc on the 18th.
letter from Bologna, of August IL, says The news
of the occupation of Feaa has given here aud throughout
Romagna lively movement to the public mind, and great
impetus to the organization of the national guard Cardinal
Ama, the lega,e of province has ordered by notca
ton published the day before yesterday that the civic guard
should at service, and has summoned the
companies in the respective quarters TO proceed to the election
OF officers In fine the Communal Council sent an address
to Cardinal Amati. The Communal Council, it says hay
ing met for administrative matters has thought It It's duty, be-
fore separating to lay before your Emnence lis sentiments
and pray you forward the expression of them the throne
of his Holiness The facts which have just taken place
Ferara, the part Of the Austrian troops have much moved
and afflicted the populations All feel in this circumstance
great desire to express their entire Affection devotednes
and confidence in the supreme head of our religion We de-
sire that his Holiness may be informed, through your Emf
hence, his worthy representative, that ready make
the sacrifice of persons and property 10 defend his indie
pendence This address voted unanimously The Aus
TRANS continue to occupy mary the town Of Ferraa they
hold themselves there state OF with point
ed the town. is rumored that the Austrian Geneahas
proceeded to Modena, understanding with the
Duke for the passage Of body of imperial troops destined
occupy Tuscany"
letter from Rome of the 18th, states that nowithsand
ing all the excrtons of the Government the greatest excite
OF the journals publishes article on the subject which
cudes follows: 9 Faith and courage The Italian heart
beats quicker ard blood bo in VEINS and yet love
of the country imposes US heroic impeurbabiy Those
who desire ruin would be delighted TO commit
act of violence. United in the Of God and Of Italy
and governed, people and militia priests and lay
men, nobility and citizens let prepare ourselves to suffer-
spare nothing defend our sacred rights and prove
ourselves worthy of the affection which every day shown
US by the nations sisters"
The following article from the Gazette de Co.
iogne Of the 22d August will give good general
idea of the difficulties in the way of Piuss changes,
and of the feeling towards them Unexpectedly ma
infested by one of the great Powers (France) most
interested in checking these Austrian encroachments
Itay had for years been anxiousy expecting liberato
but always deceived in her expectations fast giving way
despair when Plus II. assembled the chair OF ST. Peter,
and by his first official act announced to the admrng world
that the hour for the regeneration OF Italy had struck I'm
bounded the joy Of the Roman people Those well
quanted with the of affairs less loud in their
ocngs, and restrained their enthusiasm within their own
hearts, well awate that for long time to come the po
entae would have undergo the abors Of Ssphus those
who lived upon the former abuses and were aware of the
power OF passive but concentrated resistance to REFORM
which they had acted with much success did not conceal
their disgust The admirers of Plus ~ hoped for the BEST
and his enemies laughed their hopes old doards laugh
and shrug their shoulders at the illusions OF youth Every
thing tended give the latter confidence in their views
the subject Plus might reco from the difficulty OF the task
his slow movements might convert the etvor OF the people
into rebellion and Then intervention and,
with its iron fist crushed the hopes Of day within the
rowing breasts that gave them birth.
But e reogade faction had turned over the leaves OF
the book Of history without casting their eye over the events
OF the half century which separates from the French Ievo
luton They quite overlooked the fact hi even IN Italy,
those fifty years allowed TO pass by unnoiced, and
that the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula bad arrived like
other European nations the conclusion that the road TO
liberty need not necessarily pass scalod wet with
blood great change has the world since 1893
Times, like climates, bring forth various produce, peculiarly
their
Deceived in their hopes the reogratc party looked for
ward excuses, outbreak which would be
for calling in foreign intervention and place the staff OF power
their hand But revolution took place, aud reform nd
vanced slowly but gradually Something was then % be
done and the day which the grateful love OF the Romans
had prepared ovation for Plus Ahe anniversary Of
the amnesywas selected for the execution OF an execabe
conspiracy. The details Of the plot are well known. At
first could scarcely credit the but the accounts came
from many and such authentic sources that all doubo
the subject dispce We perceived that there existed
Rome, in the nineteenth century, faction which for
tures had neither learnt nor forgotten any thing.
"Whatever may have been the impression produced in
Germany by the Of conspiracy al Rome, could but
be confined here wclwshes for Plus TX. and reform, al
though nothing in the world would be natural than for
the German Governments shield other States from foreign
intervention not by material aid, least by diplomatic in
reference If we here make Austria exception is be-
cause that empire from its relations Italy foreign
Powers in general looked upon by entirely in the light
foreign Power any thing but the representative Of ideas
in Germany.
we could therefore only ask what will France do, whose
interest it is to counierbaance Austrian intervention Italy
On the sefsame day Gully 26) that the organ Of NJ Guzo
the semi official Journal DIES De6nts published the account
coped from the SenaphOre de Narsee of the conspiracy
at Rome with the remark that they he
Nv credited contained leading article accusing the Italians
Of want Of knowledge the affairs of foreign countries and
that they formed their notions of foreign affairs according to
he organs Of the opposition II is in fact true the Jour