New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-06
LEAVING ITALY.

have not been long IN Italy, yet have gone
over a good share Of It's surface. and seen nearly
all that much desired to see. except Naples
and lis vicinity, with the Papal territory on the
Pouga route from Rome to Florence. should
have liked more time IN Genoa Rome. Florence
and Venice yet sightseeing was never pas
SION with me and | soon tire OF wandering from
ruin to ruin, church TO church, and gallery to
gallery Yet when | stop gazing The next i'm
pulse is to move OF for u have time to rest
anywhere why not at home Hotel life among
total strangers was never agreeable to me-(was
j, TO any one r-and DO not like that of Italy 50
well rs at first thought should. The attend
ance Is well enough. and to food. make
point ofne1 or quarelng with that | have though
meals lar simpler than those served at the regu-
lar hotel dinners here would suit me much bet
ter. The charges IL general are quite reason
able. though have paid one or two absurd bills.
II was AT first night pleasant to lodge IN what was
once a palace, and still deem a large. high, airy
sleeping-room such as We seldom nave IN Ameu-
can hotels but are common here, a genuine luxury.
But when with such rooms you have doors that
don't shut so as to stay. windows that wont
open. locks that won't hold bolts that won't
slide and heas that won't-ah won't they bite
the case IS somewhat altered ! should not
hike to end my days IN Italy.
As to the People, if | shall seem to have spoken
of them disparagngly, It has not been unkndiy.
| cherish an earnest desire for their weli-oemg
They DO not need fattery, and do not, as body
deserve praise OF what one sometimes called
the better classes Qhough believe they are
here no bettcr.) have seen little, and have not
spoken specially. OF the great majority who,
here, a. everywhere, must exert themselves
to live, whether by working, or begging. or petty
swindlng, | have seen something, and Of these
certain leading characteristics are quite unmlS-
taxable An Italian Picture Gallery seems to me
a pretty fair type of the Italian mind and charac-
ter The habltual commInglIng of the awful
with the patry-the sacred and the sensual
Madonna and Circt-Chrlst on the Cross and
Venus IN the Bath-whlch Is exhibited In all the
Italian galleries seems to be expression OF the
National genus Am wrong IN the feeling that
this perpelual land often execrabc) representa-
ton Of such awful scenes as the Cucliixlon IS
calculated first To shock, but ultimately 20
weaken the religions sentiment OF the hun
dredS of pictures of the infant Jesus ! have seen
IN Italy. there are not five which did not strike
me as utterly unworthy OF the subject. allowing
that 1t ought to be represented at all. Z" Men Of
Athens" SAID the straightforward Paul, " Ipcr
ceye that IN all things ye are too superslltlous.'
| think the Italians qute apart from what Is eS-
sental to their creed, have tins very failing, and
that IT cXerts facilitating influence on their
National character They need 20 be cured Of
It, as well as of the vices have already midi
Gated, m order that their magnificent country
may resume ITS proper place among great and
powerful Nations. / trust | am not warning on
the fai,h OF their Church, when ] urge that To
do justice and judgment Is more acceptable TO
the Lord than sacrihce'-that no man can be
truly deyout who is not strictly upright and man
k-and that one living purpose OF dIfuSEe, Prac
teal well-dong, Is more precious IN the sight of
Heaven, than the bones OF al the dead SAINTS n
ChrlstCndOm.
Farewell tyampled, soul-crushed Italy no.