New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-11

ed shall be open, when not otherwise required,
to any Protestant clergyman who produces ample
testimonials OF his good standing with his own
demon ination at home. Such church IN Turn
would be OF incalcuable service to the cause OF
Human Emancipation from the shaokles Of Force.
Prescription and Tradition throughout Italy aud
the Eastern World
The Freedom OF the Press Is established n
this kingdom, We: no single journal Of the Reac-
zionist type Is issued. because there Is no de-
mand for one The only division OF political
sentiment Is that which separates the more In
petuous PTogresslves, or avoved Democrats.
from the larger number apparently who believe
II wiser and safer 10 hold fast BY King and Con-
sti;ution, especially since the Monarch Is among
the most jealous and active in the cause OF Pro
press and Reform. I think these are right,
though their opponents have ample justification
in History. even the most recent for their dis
trust of the liberal professions and seemIngs OF
ROYALTY. But were the King and all his House
TO abdicate and leave the country tomorrow,
believe that would be disastrous step for Sar-
DINA and for Human Liberty. For this kingdom
is almost walled IN 10y enemies-Austria, Tus-
canv. Rome (alas y and Naples-all intensely
hating 1t and seeking It's downfall because OF
the Light and Hope which its policy and Its ex-
ample are difusing among the nations. With
the Pope it is directly at variance, on questions
of contested jurisdiction deemed vital alike by
the Spiritual and the Temporal power and re-
peated efforts at adjustment have only resulted
in repeated failures. This feud Is OF itself
source of weakness, since nlnety-nlne IN every
hundred of the population are at least normally
Roman Catholic, and the great mass of the Pea
| santrv intensely So while the Priesthood natur-
ally side with the Ecclesiastical as against the
Political contestant And behind Austria, noto-
riousy hostile to the present policy of Sardinia,
stands the black. colossal shadow OF the Auto
! crat, with no power east of the Rhine and the
Adratic. able or willing to resist him, and only
waiting for an excuse to pour his leglons over
| the sunny plains of Southern Europe Demo
cratic Revolution IN Sardinia, no matter how
peacefully effected, would inevitably while
France Is crippled as al present, he the signal (aS
with Naples and Spain successfully some
twenty five to thirty years ago. for overwhem-
ing invasion in the intere st and by the forces
utter Despotism Well informed men believe
that if the present King were to abdlcate to-mor
row. he would Immediately be chosen President
by an immense majority Of the People.
Yet there is an earnest outspoken Democratic
party IN Sardinia, and tins city is It's focus
Genoa IN fact, has never been reconclled to the
decree which arbitrarily merged her political ex-
istence IN that o. the present Kingdom. She
fondy cherishes the recollection Of her ancient
| Liza ot,l remembers
| in her day of greatness she was the center and
soul OF a Republic. Hence her Revolutionary
struggle in ls4s hence the activity and boldneSs
of her Republican propaganda now To see
Italy Federal Republic, whereof Piedmont,
Savoy, Genoa and Sardinia should be separate
| and sovereign States, along with Venice, LON
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| satisfy her essential aspirations
Yet Genoa is clearly benefited by her present
political connection. From her lovely bay she
looks out over the Mediterranean to Sardinia
Africa and the Levant but has scarcely glimpse
of Italy No river bears It's products to her eX-
pectant wharves; only the most Insignificant
mlll-streams brawl idly down to her harbor and
the adjacent shore steep, naked mountains rise
! abruptly behind her, scarcely allowing room for
her lofty edifces and narrow streets while
| from only few miles back the waters are hur
rying to lon the Pc and be borne away by that
rapid unnavigable stream TO the furthest limit OF
| Italy No commercial City was ever more hard
| " dealt with by Nature on the land side than
! Genoa no one ever st God more IN need OF lntl-
mate political connections suggestive OF and ce-
mented by works of Internal improvement.
| eko no n 4
very tolerable Railroad has already been con-
structed from Turn to Arquata, some seventy
miles on the way TO Genoa, and the remaining
thirty odd miles are now under contract to be
completed IN 1852. The portion constructed
was easy while the residue is exceedingly
difficult, following the valleys of impetuous
mountain torrents, which to-day discharge
each minute five gallons and tomorrow hve
thousand hogsheads These valleys (or rath-
er clefts) are quite commonly SO narrow
and their sides so steep and rock bound that
the Railroad track has to be raised several feet
on solid masonry topreserve 1t from being washed
away by the foods which follow every violent or
protracted rain. Expensive arches to admit the
passage Of the streams whenever crossed, and OF
the roads, are also numerous, so that these thirty
miles, IN spite OF the abundance and cheaPness
! of Labor here, will cost at least Three Millions
| of Dollars. Yet the road will pay when III full
operation, and viii prove new day-sprng OF
prosperity TO Genoa. From Turn, branches or
feeders will run to the Alps IN various directions,
| beneitng that city considerably, but Genoa IN
| fnltely more since nine-tenths of the produce
even of Piedmont Will run past Turin with
out reloading to find purchasers and exporters
here. Genoa Is now Jealous of TURNS political
| ascendency, which is Just as sensible as would