The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
correspondence Of the Union.
New YoRK, April 20, N19


NEW YORK, April ~, ~
Italian A6airs.
The steamer Europa reached her moorings Jersey
City last night o'clock, and her mails quickly
brought the post Office OF this city where thousands
of eager people awaited their distribution The minds
all yet absorbed in the from Italy
shall here repeat the details OF the battles
between the Ausrans and Piedmontese, (Sadinians)
OF the abdcaton Of Charles Albert in favor of
his the Duke of Savoy the subsequent flight of the
former. &c, which you will find city newspapers
the morning My province is rather tell your readers
what the European world think of and
very important which the sbsoutists hope
and the republicans of the Old World fear may settle the
question OF Italian liberty for half century, against the
cred cause of human rights. Believing in the value OF
Richeieus motto "Never say fail !" will allow my
self to despair of the ultimate if speedy triumph of
ce and right though all around me, catching the nspa
lion of the journals in the interest of special privilege
both sides of the Atlantic appear to consider hopeless the
of Joseph Mazzia and his copatriostha of the
principles OF Thomas Jefferson. This opinion is founded
for the part upon Geographic dispatches, giving
gist OF the from accounts made by persons sym
pathsng with and in the interest Of special privileges
careful survey of all tho facts brought by the Eu
ropa--and have hour after hour waded through column
column of the French and English papers, devoted
this subject aonehas satisfied me that all is indeed lost
the London Times and the Courier and Enquirer of this
city, represent Charles Albert beaten, all know with
immense slaughter of his subjects, but only in the main
Navarro after hours obsnately dsputng the
ground. His fifty thousand troops thus defeated
through reachcry tho part of his generals what
der the circumstances equally unfortunate for the lives
and future oil his courageous and patriotic subjects.
through his incauous desire strengthen himself with al
lies, and the and careessness Of his
manders Some of the French aud English journals ab
his defeat the former cause, and others the latter.
The facts which they adopt these contrary impressions
few, and may be concsely stated follows Charles AL
his line for political rather than strategic
purposes, IN order to aBae northern Lombardy and profit
by Swiss sympathy the hand, and Parma
the western Apprentices the other. This enabled
kadetzki to break his line on the Tcino, and march
Turin he had previously broken the Nancio before
marching on Milan Gen Ramorino, inrused by Charles
Albert guard the lower part OF the Tcino proved grossly
and cupaby negligent In the discharge of his duties or
sold his trust for Austrian gold II is umored
Piedmonoss have already executed him for this crime or
fault, working such disaster Clerzanowski the Pole
who commanded the Piedmonese army, before the
came on all his artillery with his advance guard
thus leaving his be moved down by the hundred
field pieces Of Radezk with Shardy the firing of single
shot in their defence Yet this Pole believed
OF the ablest commanders in all Europe If this be
true, his fault but crmea deliberate bargain
for value received submit the of which he
nomnay the chief defender, easy victory the
of the enemy.
AT the dates Charles Albert in France Paris
where he being lioniZed of course His gallant be-
havor in the battle of Navarro evidently alone him
from the suspicion that he party the plot
which the Of the unity of Italy to be sacrificed
that field In that action he fought like hero leading
his reglment-or he did duty sim cooneand throw
ing his throughout the fight Just where the enemy
bullets flying the thckest His gaantry cdeems him
from charges other than that of downright stupidity which
will attach his reputation in the estimation OF all sensible
for his lifetime Being the first Italian potentac the
grace of God who declared for the liberty and unity OF
Italy, he abored in the good until he had stirred
well nigh the whole peninsula pronounce against the
listing order Of things Having involved Italy, thus, in
which, he have known could fail
result ia with Austria. he meany made terms for
himself involving the aggand cement of his family and
Kingdom and the sacrifice Of all the OF Italy Unable
withstand the danger to his power involved in the gath
I'LL.
display of selfish moral eachery his part he forced
himself abrogate his armistice with Radezk and put
ting himself the head OF his subjects fight for the
tonaity Of Italy This runousy vaciating policy aPpro
prately ended in his blunders of the short campaign
which send him .ouh exile begging refuge in repub
can France. His and eldest Victor Eman
uel the for tool for the purposes Of the Aus
TRAN government. His wife is daughter, NIECE cousin
or something Of the Sort the house OF his countys
enemy; and after the homely rule, saying that once
married, a cings to the family OF his vile rather
than to his own flesh and blood, Mr. Victor Emanuel
has already exhibited his readiness to sign anything die
taed by the arch Radeizki. The of the latter
| the payment of four millions of pounds sterng and
a, guaranty for It's payment to place, Alexandria in the
of the Austrian troops, permission to permanently
hagarrson the three military principal points in his do
mnions with Austrian bayonets Qher pay and subsst
ence be paid by Sardina,) and an alliance offensive
and defensive, virtually against the republicans OF the
Italy, in aid of the demand for restoration TO temporal
power of him whose ghtfu kingdom Saviour tells
sis not this earth" Victor Emanuels arrival in Turin
on the night of the 18th u and his procla King
of Sardinia which took place the day, repre-
sened marked by display oil popular
and resentment being thus forced by Austrian bayone
to an Austrian in heart for their sovereign showing
that the of Turinans worthy OF better
fate than being made the sport of those who consider
peopk as but instruments for the making and Hnmakng
of rulers This poor dc has already published decree for
the sale of considerable portion OF the lands,
nominay repensh the emptied In the
oflbery but really repay Austria the four millions
,.,b oh eha has el in own One
Pedmontese sovereign because he leaned towards liberal
ISM and setting up mother, who in administering his
will keep in view that his first duty is to bend
the of his domnions not to the elevation and
moral and political emancipation of his Subjects but the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the House of Austria, his we's kins
folks
worthy note that the willy old fox Radetzki pro-
the ndispostion of his masters government to
his success by way OF dismembering Sardinia Austria,
declares extension of her territory She does
not ask foot of land in payment of the damages The
old general knows that the moment such purpose may be
avowed public opinion home will force the government
of France to and ships which Louis Naio
Icons has been preparing OF late for the pur'
Italy, and there French across Austrian
steel His object clearly afford the present French
desired for RETAINING from aiding
the Italian liberasts in the which fol-
low. regret, deeply regret TO have to come TO the con
cuson from French details of the by this
that government OF France is bent leaving Italy to
its fate if it with the least show OF decency
Yet is very questionable whether public opinion at home
and the desire find for the red republicans employment
in lighting abroad rather than keep them home agta-
ting will compel France to regard the subteriuRe oil
Radetzki in its proper light His has desire to