New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-04
RouE. Evening Of Feb 20. lsi9.

The League between the Italian States, the
n..t which was to establish IT, had been the
,bY-ht If Gobert had found its instrument al
Home ia Mamiani Its Deputies were 70 De
named By Princes or Paraments their mandate
,. limited by the then institutions OF the several
STATES measures Of mutual security ana some
notifications in the way OF reform wou'u DO 0"r
utmost ths, could be hoped from II. Inc scope oi
this partv did not go beyond moro vigorous proso'
eat,on Of the War for Independence, and the es
,.,D.bmont of good Institutions for the several
Personalities on a basis of assimilation.
vsznin the great radical thinker of Italy, was
ON the contrary persuaded that Unity not union
VA. necessary 70 this country. He had taken tor
h.. motto Con AND IHE PEOPLE, and believed IN
,.o other powers He wished an Italian Constitu
,onal Assembly selected directly by the People
and furnished with an unlimited mandate to de
eide What form was now required by the needs OF
the Peninsula HIS own wishes, certainly, aimed
at the Republic but the decision remained with
the Representatives. of the People
The thought of Giobertl had been at first the
,,,lar one as he ia fact, was the seer OF the so
called Moderate party. For myself ! always
looked upon him as entirely charlatan, who
covered his want Of oil real force by the thickest
e,nbroidered mantle of words Still, for a time,
10 corresponded with the wants of the Italian
mind He assaled the Jesuits, and was of real
,.s By embodying the ds,rust and aversion that
hooded in the minds Of men against these most
iesi9ious and inveterate foes to liberty and pro-
,,e.. This triumph, at least, he may boast that
acct has been obliged to yield its extinction seems
impossible of such life giving power was the
e,rv will of Loyoa. la the PrimatO he had en-
bodied the lingering hope of the Catholic Church
Pho TX had answered. to the appeal, had answered
only To show It's futiIity. He had run through
II, v a. courier for Charles Albert, when the so
bssely styled Magnanimous entered, pretending to
save her from the stranger, really hoping to take
her for himself. His own cowardlce and treachc-
~ Deutralized the hope, and Charles Albert alb
ec,in his disgrace. took a retrograde Ministry
TIN. the country would not suffer and obliged him
after awhile to reassume at least the position oil
wear since Ivy taking Gioberti for his Premier
But II soon became evident that the Ministry OF
Charles Albert was in the same position as had
been that of Pho TX The hand was Poweress
when the head was indisposed. Meantime the
II
f,n the revered lips Of Montanelli it reached the
Roman States and though at first proPagased by
G,reigp in1pulsc, yet as soon understood was
welcomed as congenial. Montanelli had nobiy
..,d addressing Florcn.e, 1--WE could not regret
that the realization of this project should take
place in a sister city, still more llustrous than
ours The Romans took him at his word the
Constitutional Assembly for the Roman States vas
elected with double mandate, that the Deputies
might sit in the Constitutional Assembly for all
Italy whenever the other Provinces could send
ihe,r, They were elected by universal suffrage.
Those who listened 20 Jesuts and MOderates pre-
d,cted tina, the project W ould fail of itself The
people were too ignorant to make use OF the lib
eny Of suffrage.
But ravens nowadays arc not the true prophet.
ic birds. The Roman Eagle rocommences her
fght and II is from its direction only that the High
Pnest NAV draw his augury. The people is GER
tainly as ignorant as centuries CT the worst gov
eminent. the neglect OF popular education, the
achievement of speech and the Press, could make
II vet il has an instinct TO recognize measures
that are good for it. a few weeks schooling at
some popular meetings, the clubs the converse
patrol was sufficient to concert measures so well
that the people voted ia larger proportion than at
contested elections in our country, and made
very good choice.
The opening OF the Constitutional Assembly
gave occasion for a fine procession. All the
troops in Rome defed from the Campidaslio
among them many bear the marks OF suffering
fnm the Lombard war. The banners Of Sicily,
Venice and Bologna waved proudly that OF Ma
pies was veiled with Grape. was IN a balcony
the Piazza ID Venizia; the Palazzo Dl Nenizia,
hat Gernest ieudal pile, so long the headquarters
q Austrian Vaccinations, seemed 10 trown as the
bands each in passing struck up the MarSe"la'Sc'
The nephew OF Napoleon and Garlbaldi, the hero
GNontevideo, walked together, as Deputies The
Deputies, grave band, mostly advocates or other
Professional men, walked without other badge OF
tsunction than the trcolored scarf. | remember
sithe entrance of the Deputies to the Council
Oly fourteen months ago, in the magnificent car
riges lent by the Princes for the occasion they
10 were mostly MOBILES and their hveried attend |
ants followed, carrying their scutcheons. Princes
ard Counselors have both aed or suuk into moth
iagnem IN those Counselors was no Counsel
VIII i, be found in the present Let US hope It
What We see today has much more the air of re
Atty than all that psrads OF scutcheons, or the
ponp Of dress and retnue nth which the Eccesi-
sstcal Court was wont 10 smuse the people.
few days after followed the PROCLAMATION Of
the Republic. An immense crowd OF people sur
rouaded tho Pala- 20 della CancelieTi0, within
whose cour ward ROss fell. while the debate was
going on viii n At one O'Clock In the morning Of
the ',h Febra. y, the Republic was resolved upon
sni the crowd rushed away % ring all the bells
Early next morning rose and went forth 70
seeh The Repablc over the QuIrInsl / went
through tbs Forum 10 the Capitol. There was
nothing 70 De seen except the magnificent calm
emperor, the tanners Of horses. the fountain, the
trophies, the lions "a a.ual among the marbles for
living figures few duty, bold women. and Muril
10 boys in the san just as usual. passed into the
Corso there were mon IN the liberty cap Of
course the lowest ard West had been the frs. 10
assume It all the horrible begsar, persecating |
as impudently as usual met some English all |
their comfort was, II would not las, month. -
They hoped 10 SEQ ali those fellows shot vet. - |
Inc English clergyman more mild and legal o,l,,