New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-16
Rnnr Malch 2o. 10

Inc INluHl hfpuyllt iuDFFs bA DtAtti Lit'A
could have been expected. There are great diff
caltics about money, necessarily, as the Govern
rnent 80 beset with d.iicuties aud dangers, can
not command confidence in that respect. The
solid coin has crept out Of the country or lies Ind
and ia the use Of paper there are the correspond
ing diiicOlties Bot tho poor, always the chief
sufferers from such state Of things, are wonder
fully patient, and doubt not that the new form,
if Italy could be left 10 ITSELF would be settled for
the advantage Of all Tuscany would soon be
united with Rome and TO the Republic OF Central
Italy no longer broken asunder by petty re
rnctions aud sacrificed 10 tho interests Of a few
persons, would come that prosperity natural to a
region so favored by Nature.
Could Italy be left alone but troacherous. sell
fish men at home strive to bctray, and foes threat
en- her from without on every side. Even France,
her natural ally. promises to prove ioolishly and
basely iaithlsss. The dereliction from principle
Of her Government seems certain, and thus far the
nation despite the remoustrancc Of few worthy
men, gives no sign Of effective protest. There
would be little hope for Italy, were not the thrones
Of her foes in toiterng state, their action liable
At every moment to be distracted by domestic
destitute of support from the nation as ls possible
for Government 10 be, and the army IS no longer
what 1t was, being made up So largely Of new re-
oruits The CrOats are uncertain IN their adhe-
son, the war IN Hungary likely to give them much
to do and if the Russian IS called IN, the rest oil
Europe becomes hostile. All these circumstances
give Italy "a chance she otherwise could not haze
she is n great measure disiurnlshed oi arms and
money, her King IA the South is a bloody angry,
well armed ioe her King IA the North, proved
traitor Charles Albert has low declared war BE-
cause he could not do otherw ise but his sympa-
thes are in fact all against Liberty the splendid
lure that he might become King OF Italy ghtters
no more the Republicans are in the ascendant,
and he may ell doubt should the stranger be
driven out, whether Piedmont could escape the
coutagion. Now, bis people insisting ON war, he
has tho air of making it with a good grace, but
should he be worsted probably he will know some
loop hole by which to steal out The rat Will stea
out and leave the hons IN the trap.
The illuslrious GiOberti has ialien-iallen
forever from his high scafold of words. HIS de
merits were too unmistakabe for rhetoric TO hide.
That he sympathized with the Pope rather than
him stripped Of bis temporal power no one could
blame in the author of the "Pr'ni0fo. That he
refused the Italian General Assembly, II it was to
be based on the so-called Montauclll system In
stead of his own, might be conviction or 1t might
be httleness and vanity. But that he pnvily
planned, without even adherence Of the council OF
Ministers, an armed Intervention OF the Piedmon-
,ese troops in Tuscany, thus willing to cause civil
war. and. at this great moment, to see ltahan
blood shed by Italian hands, was treachery.
think. indeed, he has been probably made the
scape-goat in that affair; that Charles Albert
planned the measure, aud finding himself unable
TO carry Il out in consequence OF the vigilance and
indignant opposition of the Chamber of Deputies,
was somewhat consoled by making it an occasion
to yctimize the "lilustrious,' whom four weeks
before the people had forced him to accept as hls
Minister
Now the name of Giobert is erased from the
corners of the streets to which it was affixed
year ago he is stripped of all his honorary de-
grees, and proclaimed an unworthy son oil the
country. Mszzini is the idol of the people "Soon
10 be hunted out sncered the skeptical Amerl-
can. Possibly yes for no man is secure OF his
palm I'LL the fight is over. The civic wreath may
be knocked from his head a hundred times IN the
srdor Of the contest No matter If he can always
Keep the forehead pure and lofty, as will Mazzini
In thinking of Mazzini, | always remember
Petrsrchs invocation to Rienzt Mazzlm comes
at rper period in the worlds history, with the
same energy of soul but Of purer temper and
more enlarged views to answer them.
do not know whether l mentioned kind oil
poeticsl correspondence about Mazzini eSd hossi.
Ross was also an exile for liberal principles out
he did not value his birthright; he alienAted ~
and as French citizen became Peer OF France
and Representative of Louis Philippe in Iay
When. with the faulty of those whom the gods
have doomed to perish, Plus Y took the repre-
sentative Of the fallen Guizot policy for his Minis
ter, he made him Roman citizen. lie was
proclaimed such the lih of November. On the
Sth he petshed before he could enter the PsTis-
ment he had called. lie fell at the door Of the
Cancelleris when 1t " as sitting
Mszzlni. In his exile, remained absolutely de-
voted to his native country. Because though
feeling as few can, that the interests Of humanity
in all nations are identical he felt also that born
OF q race So suffering SO much needing devot ion
and energy. his first duty was to that The only
powers he acknowledged were God and the Peo-
PIE the special scope Of his acts the unity and iu-
dependence Of Italy. Rome was the theme Of his
thoughts but, very early exiled he had neverseen
hat home to which all tho orphans OF the sep 50
taiurslly turn Now me entered It as Roman
atizen, elected representative OF the people by
universal suffrage. His motto D'o Popo'o Is
pa. spon the coin with the Roman eagle unhsP'
ply this 6rsi-issued coin is OF brass or else oi s
Yer, with much alloy. DH, GrcrtHe 0"'eH' Si'a
may peaceful days turn it all to pure gold
On bis 6rs, entrance to the house Mszzlni' re
esised with iervent applause and summoned %
take bis place beside the President, spoke as i0i
ows.
~his from me- colleagues, that should come unese
oken Of applause, these tokens OF affection because
the he good have mol done but tfod 70 do has como
10 ne rom Rome Rome was always sort OF t"lis
man 70 me youth studied the history Of Italy, and
found While all the other nations were born' grew up
played heir part In the world then fell 10 reapPesr no