Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11

the rudmens oil individual nuependehce VINO 10 not exnu
any Of the elements of national greatness and who can
occupy proiaent place in the family Of nations, fill
subordinate gracefully and decorousy without complete
remodelling in all their institutions and habits.
very important item the present position Of Austria is
that the Emperor has NJ FRESTzEL, Of the chief
persons in the financial department. to Russia, to raise loan
of fifty millions of roubles (about thirty millions Of dol
lars) But important item still Is that Sir RALPH
AnERcRoMBIE the English Plenpoeniay in Sardinia has
communicated to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Turin
by Lord PALmERsroS the Court of Vienna, in
which is declared that in an Austrian Intervention
should be attempted in Tuscany, the Roman States in
the kingdom Of the Two Scies, would be considered by
England declaration of We do not think that Lord
F. has expressed himself quite decidedly in his commun
cations Vienna but there has been sufficient approxma
ton to such tone probably may make even Prince
Meernch pause in his crusade against liberal principles
Austria long since threatened intervention with Swtzer
land but her rulers halted when they the formidable and
effective army which the Helvec republic could command
and, moreover, felt that the pulse Of Europe did not beat in
exact accord with theirs in the business Il then designed
totake strong with Italy made the
imperial councils Vienna to remove the Archduke RAISEn
from his position Viceroy and Commander in Vetrcan
Lombardy He is humane and reasonable man. opposed
to the policy of Meernch party has, however, suddenly
sprung up in the council chamber at Vienna, to whom the
old system Of severity not patabe and the propenstes Of
the anti liberal party have BEEN for time at least oyerrued
Gentleness is sad to be tried and certain
sions be made, and certain reforms be allowed
This, if it should prove to be true, will be most important
only for preserving the peace Italy, but for checking the
wake spirit which has certainly been manifested Of late in
other countries Of Europe Late advices from the Continent
cooborae these statements and say that Austria has already
proposed considerable ameloraions in the government of
Venetian Lombardy. The work indeed goes bravely on !
In Italy the principal points of attraction Naples and
Sicily, and there also the Of rational liberty is making
cheering progress The King OF Naples have
been aware from the first the outbreak Sicily that
his arbitrary power checked This feeling led him,
the 18th Of last month"; to issue four royal performances grant
ing certain political reforms to the people These decrees
however, although they appeared to include the two great
principles Of representation and freedom of discussion through
the agency Of the press, judged by leading men
among the Liberal party keep the word of promise to the
ear, but break the hope" The people of Palermo tore
down the poclamaon and od upon them, and prepared for
more determined resistance all Sicily in arms and ma
pies appeared be the point of following the example OF
her sister kingdom Such the state Of things the
ing of the Goth umo the King still hestated, reluctant to
give the last hope of suppessng the revolt by force He
was however, brought of his situation by the
ports of the commanders of the troops themselves His Min
listers rendered their designations, which he accepted and
placed in the hands of the Duke de Sierra Capo, late Am
bassador at Paris and known Liberal, unlimited power to
act in the emergency he might 6t. new Cabinet
instantly formed and announced the morning Of the
9th all the members of this Cabinet distinguished
advocates of enlightened REFORM The result Of their first
Cabinet council advise the King proclaim
constitution with the most liberal conditions and guarantees
Two days later the 10Th, royal ordonnance accord
ngy issued decreeing national constitution for the Kingdom
Of the Two Sces founded the principles the
French charter Of 1880, including chambers the royal
nvolabiy the responsibility of minister's the liberty of the
press and the national guard Religious liberation is alone
withheld No religion except the Roman Catholic is to be
permitted
When this decree posted up it impossible
told to imagine the that ensued. All business was
suspended tcoloed cockades appeared, if by magic in
every hat and hundreds Of colored flags waved from win
dows, carriages, and the crowd The day a most de
lghtul one, and the Neapoans it appeared if both
the heavens and the earth pouring forth blessings
them The greatest order prevailed amidst the greatest
element The King advised by his ministers
his horse and ride through the Strada Toledo this he did,
and every where received with extraordinary good feeling
He has since then driven through the streets with the Queen
in barouche, without single guard officer, and has been
most enthusiastically received His reception at the Theatre
Of San Carlo of most extraordinary kind the interior
the house living people the rras pro-
longed many minutes after the appearance of the royal party
and between the The King said have been vsby
affected indeed he had rejoice having escaped
from the dangers which few days before terribly bcse
him. 1t will take time for the enthusiasm off
but ALL except tring Of the azzaron who
can be restrained by nothing but brute force such is their
ignorance and degradation, has passed well and quietly
far. Apparently Of liberty and prosperity has
menced with Naples.
Sicily is still the Of bloodshed. The troops have
been driven from the forts round Palermo with considerable
slaughter There have yet been satisfactory negota
tons The King refuses separate Chamber for Sicily, but
offers that the Chambers shall hold alternate sessions Ma
pies and Palermo. With these concessions the Sicians
dissatisfied We do not know what particular advantages the
Scans hope toenoy from the additional privileges which they
insist upon and therefore shall offer further comment upon
the natter than that continued resistance after much has
been conceded may ultimately tend to their advantage
There is idea here that the Scians would like to
up Independent Government or in other WORDS g dis
solve the union" with Naples How far they carry
this design, how far il is prudent to attempt this time,
and how long they could maintain their independence should
they achieve it. questions which they best answer,
but which time alone determine. There is for
little apprehension that the subjects Of the King Of Sardinia
will require further concessions from their monarch there
doubt but that the King of Sardinia firmly attached
the cause of rational and sautary REFORM but il is by no means