The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03

records Olg0teu DlOOuy
race do not show his equal In besottsd desposm His
court swarmed with Jesuits, and his kiDgdom with
priests monks beegsrs soldiers and spies The penalty
for speaking printing sentiment liberty death
without benefit of clergy This Prince who has ress
ted with spirit worthy of Charles (of three days
memory every reform recommended TO him by the
Pope and prayed for by his subjects rules pominally
600 900 Of people But his kingdom is In state
letter will tell you thar he has either been Obliged to
abandon his throne OF grant reforms or been assassns
Charles Albert, tho present King Of Sardinia (Which
embraces by the arbitrary and despotic will Of the Con-
sress of Vienna Piedmont Savoy, the island of sard
MIA. aud the cid republic of Genoa with population Of
nearly 1000 900) at the head Of revolution In
Italy in 1921 before he lad any expectation OF arriving
hs turned traitor to the Of liberty and delivered
up several thousands Of his accompicas die igno
title which Austria considered sufficient to give him
the throne OF Savoy His reign has been hardly less
Naples Up the moment Of the elevation of Plus TX,
he fought against reforms with the obstnacy
His State filled with men Of genius and Statesmen
OF fame and yet the press we. In chains He had mar.
red his eldest to Archduchess Of Austria and
was In the straitest alliance with that power. The
Grand Duke Of Tuscany, the next most considerable
Prince In Italy, better and enlightened
statesman but he was poweress to do good except In
was none tho better for It, The Duke Of MEDINA was
tiger he died year ago. and his who succeeded
him, has shown that he is tigers whelp-bloody fsro
ocus, bigoted ignorant and cruel The Duke OF Luccs
wa, another edition In - mo. OF his Modsns cousin
The Graud Duchess oil Parma (the widow Of Nspoeon)
y,
Congress- Of Vienna as kind OF small potato dominion
an Offset for the imperial of France She
heads, except for joke She had other accomplish.
ments more generally appreciated and Is said to have
had more lovers than any woman In Italy II Napoleon
had been living this would not have been gross
outrage the morals of that class Of people But be-
ing widew, We believe that European etiquette
was considered to be somewhat offended by tho well
known latitude Of Maria Louisa.
There were two other States in taythe little repub
lie of San arno which has about 600 people, perched
eagl0'a
Monaco about as large as good sized cotton eld and
planter. But from Eli account its psncs knew consde
raby less about government than any American psnte
happen to have heard Of He had twenty soldiers
fifty spies and somewhere about q hundred subjects.
Such were the States and such the princess Of Italy,
year ego last june when Plus TX. came to the throne
there will be- any where this side of Daniels In
fernal sgions-and probably there was there
BILE for since the death of Maohiaveli his Satanic
Maestys interests have bsen SO we'll taken care of Ia
improvements among the descendants Of Tarquin and
The moment Plus TX. took the sceptre, he began to
hurl this whole system of corruption bgory dsporism
and satansm to the ground and for eighteen months he
been making the dry bones OF the charne house
Italy quake. Austria, the Jesuits masse and the
Austrian party, early easued against him They at
to be frightened They attempted to take his
life, and Jailed They tried to introduce dssensons
among his couuseors and but the Pope ap.
pointed and went boldly He has conquer
ed all obstacles and has over to his side Several OF
the princes OF the Peninsula Charles Albert for long
time hesitated and at last joined the Pope With his navy
and an army Of al hundred thousand meu, He has
formed his government In every has dis
missed the Jesuits from his councils and likely to
ss compelled to dismiss them from his Sta He at
tempted to please the people, Austria and the Pope
ndesd the Congress Vienna imposed it upon hm) to
month in the year in Genoa Hs always enters
the city the 4th Of aod leaves 10 just thirty
days some ten days before no left Turin the last
for this VISIT no sent OF mis- spies before him
ascertain the kind of reception he likely to meet
with. Alter sojourning week among the Genosse he
returned and told his master, "f your me- going
to Genoa, you r,ust publish reforms before you
start send on your cannon ahead He chose the for
-r OF he would most likely have found his paIscs sur.
rounded by 1000 revoluionists the first night As 1t
WAS ms OF that Splendid OLD city was one OF the
This display from the Gcnoese would never have beoh
made to Charles Albert unless he bad espoused with all
the appearance OF honesty and esrneste tho
the people During the month Of his VISIT the city was
uninterrupted OF fessivity. Prooeeons with
flags Of liberty that had not been In Genoa since
time of NapoIsonpuDlic meetings where sentiments
dinners between the nobility and the balls
sorees md national celebrations, with liberty OF press
and ofspecch were of the tokens of the uni
Up to tho day wrts, the entire population of Genoa
has been 10 stte OF the deepest excitement Not est
than 10000 ctizsns assembled in the great piazza
before the theatre determined to destroy the
the Jesus Genoa has been tho head quarters for msny
years Of this odious society," and the popular feeling in
that city had been the point against
them The friends Of liberty and of order perceiving
that violence likely take place. camed tho popu
lar feeling by proposing to delay the destruction of the
convent until recourse mad been had to the king 40.
cordinsy large number of tables brought
piazza and In less than three hours 10000
signed to petition for the establishment national
guard, (Which will pu, 100000 100000 muskes into
Jssuits This petition like others already resented
the king he will be compelled TO respect In this
highest rank Thousands Of priests and monks who ABB
nor the Jesuits as much with mutudes of the
oncers OF the kings government and the great
the population generally, have signed this memorial:
Probably not much less than 100000 will have
been appended to this appeal from the single city OF
Genoa These will be the greatest reforms the king
yet granted and will settle the question Of the triumph
ofhbsra principles in Sardinia.
Milan, which is the capital OF Lombardy, whe,e the
Vceroy Of Austria resides is in Of revolution
Society has there bean in state Of fomen for
nonths but hitherto every popular attempt has been
reserved two Of his most potent remedies for Mauese
democracy, till the last moment good segar, hither.
who asked enough for it to the risk OF his head
The Scala as knows the st theatre In the
ons Uu, , a. snussmsnts were on the de-
political excitement, the manager Of that Rreat
theatre did not feel justified in going to tho OK
pense OF Engaging any Of the famous arfistes for
the carnival Of ls4s. But Mctternich came to bis
aid, and sent hia Gazzsnega, the famous soprano
and Fanny tbs divine land not the theologan) with
very large supply of superb havana ssgsr These wers
his derner resort when bullets and bayonets seemed
aprodigious effect from these new dipioms forces
Accordingly the GszSsnega appeared on the boards of
the scala aud the divine E'sler with oil her uDdmin-
snen charms appeared in the ballet. The Rcgsss and
the Normss abounded in every shop window; but poor
OLD Msternicns coup de utter failure II
thousands OF young men in Milan and there no CITY
In Italy that can boast Of brilliant numerous and
highly educsted corps Of ysuth) resolved In iita.
t,on of the heroic AID self sacrificing Americans
VINO were willing to deny themselves every luxury TO
gain their liberties aud who the British tea into
the Boston harbor sosmny pledge ourselves to
that we Will not smoke another scgar until
Tree" Hsnce smoking went suddenly out Of fashion
wherever company Of Austrians were ssen smoking
together the citisens fell upon them aud drove the
smoke out OF them In hurry and up the
the aui-tobscco party still resolute but macy
tnem had bsen butcherei by the troops. The famous
soprano and charming Fanny sang danced not only
to empty boxes and very thin parquette but the
wac dressed In mourning Nearly every proprietor of
oox smut 1t up with dark curtains to the regret
OF the arsfe and to the eternal disgrace
JOr 70 f0il dipOmatet Of his rank In