Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-16

shAu have peded tne Emperor Nicholas Franc JOSEPH
70 dsband bis armies and rely for the support Of his Govern
ment on il intrinsic justice and inherent moral force shaI
be ready its ranks but while Despotsm Fraud M
Wrong iiumphanty upheld BY Forcs do not zee hou
Freedom Justice, and Progress safely dscsm and repu
diats the only weapons that tyran fear, the only Ggumen
they regard. sN
LEAvISs IrALYI have been long in Italy, vet Ihavt
gone good share Of It's surface, except Naples and IL
vicinity, with the Pspa territory the Peruss route from
Rome Florence should have liked time in Genos
Rome Florence, and Venice yet sightseeing
passion with me, and tire Of wandering from ruin to
ruin, church TO church, and gallery gallery Yet when
stop gazing, the next impulse to move for have
time 10 rest any where why not at home Hoefe among
one andI do like tina, Of Italy well frs, thought
should The attendance 10 well enough, and to food
make point Of qusrelng with that have though
meals far simpler than those served the regular hotel din
here would suit much better The chsgssn general
quite reasonable, though have paid absurd
bills II s FIRST right pleasant TO lodge in what
palace and still deem large high airy sleeping
room, such seldom have in American hotels but
common here, genuine luxury But when with such
you have doors that don't shut stay windows that
won OPEN locks that won't hold bolts that won, sde and
Aeas that won't-ah Uonf they bite '-he is
what altered should not like to end my days in Italy.
GAS to the people, il shall to hsvs spoken Of them
dspasgngy, has not been unkndy Icherish
desire for their wellbeng They do not need Hsery and
do not body, deserve praise OF what somedpes
called the better casse (hough believe they are here
better have little, and have spoken specially.
OF the great majority, whohe every where, must exert
themselves TO live, whether by working begging petty
swndDg, have something, and Of these certain leading
Characteristics quite unmsakable. An Italian picture
gallery to pretty fair type Of the Italian mind and
character The hsbitual commngng Of the awful with the
palty-he sacred and the sensual-MadoDna and Gree
Chris. the Cross and Venus in the Bath-uhich exh
bed 10 all the Italian galleries. to be expression Of
the national genius. Am wrong in the feeling that this
perpetual snd often execbe representation Of such awful
scenes as the Crucxon Is calculated first shock but u
maey to weaken the religious sentiment Ofhe hundreds
pictures Of the infant Jesus have in Italy there
not five which did not strike utterly unworthy Of the
subject, allowing that it ought BE- represented at all
Men Of Athens said the Straightforward Paul. per-
ceivs that in all things 70 supentious think the
Italians quite apart from what essential the creed have
this very falling and that it exes facilitating influence
their national character. They need to be cured Of it.
well Of the vices have already ndicaed in order that their
magnificent country may resume m proper place among great
and powerful nations. trust moi warning on the faith
OF their church, when urge THAT to do justice and judg
ment is more acceptable the Lord than sacrifice that
man can be truly devout who strictly upright and
manly; and that one living purpose Of dsive practical
edong is precious in The sight Of Heaven than the
bones Of all the dead Saints in Christendom."