New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-24
Etaliau Prospects.

du S0lr delighted the Gdmlns and the busy
hum of excited voices indicated universal
interest. France had that day forsworn her
oath aud betrayed the hope she had in
spired On the 2oth May 1851 a young Ro-
man. having dissuaded a dinner companion
from smoking, was solemnly sentenced by
five Prelates Of the holy Roman Catholic
Church" invoking the most holy name of
God to twenty years confinement in the
Galleys And this is the practical result
in a single case of that falsity of France
which was consummated by the vote of the
18th April lS49, for the invasion of Rome.
This is an individual instance But the
saddest shame of that recreance was two
fold. In affecting To strike for "French
ascendancv" in Italy. France forfeited
her position of leader in the liberal move
ment of Europe and herself wan weaking
of a Republic, slavishy longing for the
flesh pots of Monarchy, went, in the face Of
the contempmous world, 10 crush three
months sister, In the light of whose smile
Italian hope had again blossomed-tor it
is notorious, and we had it at the time pri-
vately from many Roman residents, whose
sympathies were other than Republican,
that Rome had never been so wisely and
happily governed, that property was never
so secure and life SO honored, as under the
Republican rule
But the disastrous results of this enter
prise of that shallowest of men who ever
assumed diplomatic responsibility, Odllon
Barrot, recoied and vitaly wounded France.
Ostensiblv, this movement was to sustain
French interest IN ltal v against the Austrian
interest. Mark the facts and the results At
that moment every sinew of Austria was
strung to utmost tension in its throttlng hold
upon Hungary and Lombardy. The sym
pathy of England and Of America and the
hope of wise men in Europe, favored the
Hungarian movement France, which had
lit the ire hat was then flashing across
the Continent and consuming the dry rub
bish Of ellete Institutions, had remained
neutral from the frst-had disclaimed the
Belgian propagandlsm, and occupied pre-
ciselv the position indicated by Lamartine
in his famous Circular In respect OF OPP
pressed Nationaltics." The dawn OF the
great struggle, long anticipated, was already
lurid upon the eastern horizon OF Europe.
In that struggle France of course would bear
the banner of Hope and jiberality
Italy was rising. from Sicily to Venice,
Germany was already in session at Frank
fort, and Austria, the lover Of darkness
rather than of hight, was appalled, at the
HUNGARIAN onset whose enthusiastic cry
pealed like grander echo to the voice of
France across awakening Germany. Thus
situated. France could either insist upon no
foreign Intervention in the Hungarian strug
ole. or threaten, in such case, to pour her
troops, only 100 eager for the moment, into
the broad breach already made by Hungary
and Italy in the Austrian power. France
held in her hands the issues of the move
ment of 40. Had Russia descended into
Hungary, France would have been already
in the field, Italy and Germany would have
enthusiastically followed, and the nope of
England and the very probable unofficial
actual aid of America would have all min
gled, and the issue so long darkly toreboded,
and which still seems to many minds far
from unlikely,-wOuld have been tried IN
Central Europe.
The result is known. On the 18th OF
April the Roman Intervention was resolved.
On the 10th of May, the Car ordered the
Russians into Hungary. On the Sd Of July,
the French entered Rome On the l4th OF
August, the Hungarians were betrayed and
surrendered. The fall of Hungary was the
close Of that act Of the eternal Drama
And thus France, which had kindled the
flame that llluminates the history of the
period, smothered it also into the darkness
of the present disgrace.
OF the apparent lethargy OF the Lib
eral party in Italy since the fall OF
Rome, the explanation IS easy. The
leaders were scattered, and in the following
autumn passing down through Italy, we
found Florence an Austrlan-Rome, a
French, and Naples, Spanish city. The
Pope is back again, and the Tuscan Grand
Duke and the King of Naples. Since their
return. Government in Italy has been sim
ply the synonyme Of utter repression at any
cost, Of the slightest liberal appearance. In