The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
Correspondence OF the Union.

important than the accounts by the last previous
hos II embraces little in tho way startling events
Is however, pregnant with the Development of isolated
facts destined tell with unerrns serainty upon the
of Europe and that TOO, in favor Of the
so long oppressed millions The contest is MOI inaphy
styled by correspondent of the London Despatch,
journal In Million between Kings and Presidents
Is evident TO ALL that throughout Europe the people
determined be governed their liking, and IL il
manifest that tina, liking after the fashion OF own
Hereditary power everywhere last legs kicking
however, most Justify The OF Mazzin, the
triumyirate OF Rome, which though IL has three pairs Of
hands, hac evidently but head, Chat of the high
minded and pure Maazin himsef) may fall though the
chances now are that IL will expire only after having
achieved for the people of the Roman themselves
The right calmly choose what form OF liberal government
shall replace it, But OF glorious Rome and her affairs
Perhaps the Most important reason why England has
far escaped from popular outbreaks the fact that the
changes introduced in her by the revolution of 1850
made the real sovereign (e prime mm) eectios and 10
be changed whenever The people ped Would that in Civ
ing Britain virtual President for ruler instead of
arc revolution had done away with other
the euda system in fact as In Up TO Its occurrence
indirect taxation to unknown in the kin gdom
but, their instinct, the privileged classes. in
ranging the details OF the system, made up for the
of the right take openly what they would
of the earnings of the aboring millions, by devising
scheme of indirect and other taxation, falling in the proper
ton who really had least give
the support OF the government and the harpes pensions
sold which, in almost every sold only to those
poor brew for themselves, all families who could
afford accustomed TO do This discrimination against
the poor has the marked feature OF the British taxation
poisy that day this copied with religious fidelity
by the er, ofthe american SYSTEM which your
readers will ecoes, he himself tells was borrowed
the English SYSTEM" Sir Robert Peel, snuing aiar
or and long advance, the storm now raging the con-
tnen commenced Engands revolution peacefully; and he
has already brourt. about of the changes. to
achieve which the people Of the continent have now
in their hands. But to the news
Perhaps the most important fact developed by the steam
is that nowhere the Roman States has there
tansplfed the frs, of the people heretofore
provefbay fcke) In favor Of the restoration of the gov
of the Pope Had there been the slightest latent
sentiment anywhere in his favor, surely the marching Of
three powerful foreign armies for his restoration, upon
Rome from different points, would have caused Its devel
opment. repeat in village, town. hamlet or vicinity,
has the first Roman pronounced against the existing
republican government You will recoect that Austria
Naples, and Louis Napoleon and Odilon BaHot, (not
France) all proclaim that they interfere to restore the
Pope the inhabitants OF what were his domlnons
desire his return but prevented from making demon
his favor by fear OF the despotism oil those VINO
had usurpcd his temporal authority. This was indeed the
,oho excass relied justify their interference in the
affairs OF Rome.
The conduct Of the Romans evAywhere has, then, swept
subteruge the blind from before them and they stand
before the world aiming only to strengthen aosoiutsm-a
cksh position truly, for the President of the republic OF
France occupy, as he has ere this realized
Imay not spread ia this details OF in Ita
the news of reached London in the week preceding
the sailing of the Niagara, you will find them in
sa nc you may fancy New York papers reaching
in the mail. They tell, however, of the triumphant
repuse Of the advance guard OF the Of the Butcher OF
Naples strong, which, throwing down IFS arms
after small fighting, seampered oil like fock OF sheep
leaving dead and 200 prisoners with two pieces OF can
non the hands Of the victorious Romans Though but
mere circumstance of fight this is4a political event
of prime portance, for fail greatly to inspn
defa he Eternal By-the-bY with republi
institutions the Romans seem, if by magic, to have
the virtues which for centuries enabled
Rome the mistress of the world. In the actions
lately against the French, and against the NeapoIi-
tans-tey fought with courage worthy ol the former days
Of the republic.
At no epoch did their fathers exhibit great
er self-denal and unfnchng devotion their
rys than mark all classes and both of the
Romans Their plate, jewels, treasures-her all is freely
being thrown the treasury while the
women from princesses down the files de joe taking
the formation of the barricades and in storing the
tops the with deadly ammunition in the way of
paving stones be hurled upon the heads of The enemy
they succeed forcing their way into the city Mazzin
has, indeed, made preparations for most formidable de-
fence with skill consummate, that in Paris and Lon
don it is judged that nothing less than welapPoInted
force of 100000 master the city. leave to
the newspapers for of his mining counter mining,
blowing up buildings for his cannon tearing
down bridges embarass the entrance OF the enemy &c
Notwithstanding the burning, the fierce, and evidently
hopelessy mplacabe hatred which fills the unanimous
the Romans against the Pope's cause, but single
outrage has, far marked their conduct in any por
ton of Roman States This is murder OF
three Jesuts taken where they thought TO have
come spies. They torn limb from limb by the
people and then, after hacking their bodies into small
pieces their still quiverng remains thrown into the
river This vilanouy vile yet, Of shock
ing inhumaniy bears comparison with the conducr
OF the King OF Pfussa's troops he of which
by the Nagara) firing for the King of Saxony Tor three
whole days upon any person. male or female whose head
discovered looking window in Dresden Thus
in the OF the rerogad revolution of ihe
Four Kings find no homies against the cruelty of this
act King Prusafo what he does by another he
does by himelfn the antliberal papers, which
hemeni indeed condemnation of the murder the three
priests by the Infatuated Romans. shall be much
prised if the Courier IL Enquirer Of fails
contain halt column OF editorial apprehension of this la
outrage, while word OF rebuke will the more
cruel work of Frederic William receive from the pen of this
American editor. He is Just the man, though, to suit
the government of Spain. lie will be vastly popular with
the powers Madrid, doubtless their mutual sent-
ments upon European affairs harmonzing so happily
On the whole, Italian satisfies that the Pope
will fail of restoration. The forces of France Austria
and Naples, if acting together unless doubled will be
sufficient to that end while it is shat those
France, if they fire shot, will do battle against the
they secretly despatched by Louis Napoleon and his
minister succor Neither Austria Naples spare
the Pope another bayonet So, their troops
those OF the King OF France of yore will merely march
the hill and then march down again"