The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-05
Italy.
The Paris correspondent OF the London Times
writes az folows


private letters from various parts of Italy con
cur In stating the great effect produced there by
the re establishment OF the empire in France. in
deed, the events that take plnce in this country
generally have considerable influence in the la
Ian peninsula. Before the coup detat of the I'd of
DecemDer the liberal party, which ia that of the ma
Jority of the Italians was divided into two great
scctions-the constitutonaIists and the repub,i-
Cans; the former more numerous, particularly in
Piedmont and the Two Sicilies Since the 2d De-
..noer tairo party has arisen that OF Bonapart.
lsts-whlch, since the re establishment of the en-
pre-, mas much increased, and promises to absorb
sne republican party. notwithstanding the circu-
ars OF the London and Swiss committees, the par
Of ~ .ne republic appear TO be losing all hope
~ sssapiishng IN Italy their favorte form of gov
ornment. From information / have received. il
wooio seem that the population of the Iornbard
.asd,. kingdom, and of Central Italy, haye al
redoy begun TO turn their eyes to France and tn
cherish the hope that a French army NAV ue,
cross the Alpa with the object of reconsttutineib
OLD Kingdom OF Italy, and of uniting The iron
crown win tne French imperial diadem while,
again, the same party In the kingdom of Naples
begin to dream of restoration of a Murat dypas
ty. There exist in Italy, however, a national and
constitutional party, comprising very many OF the
enlightened classes, who are IN favor OF the as
tendency OF the Italian element in the govern.
ment; that party sympathizes with Piedmont,
where the representative and liberal system is
maintained, owing, it is just to say, to the loyalty
OF the KING, as well as to the prudence and paiIo
i'iAi VI men Oh tndt country. Ple0-
mont and France are the drapeaur to which the
Italians appear to rally. The party which calls it.
sell national and independent desires to unite these
two powers, by giving Savoy and Nice to France,
and forming the whole peninsula into two allied
and federated gdoms-Norhern Italy for the
house OF Savoy, and Southern Italy for the family
OF Murat. This arrangement is as yet only con-
hned to aspirations and hopes; but it is certain
that the re- establishment of the empire in France
has excited great expectations among the people
OF italy, and 10 cause of uneasiness to foreign
governments The French government, it ia true,
omits MOI hing to aay the fears of the latter and
II MAINTAINS itself as yet terms of harmony with
tnem. IL takes, moreover, especial care to avoid
hurung the amour pr0pre or awakening the enmi-
~ OF the Pontihcal government, because it still
has need OF the aid of the French clergy, to whom
u already owes so much and because il has en-
tlreiy abandoned the hope of seeing the Pontif in
farls and consecrating the Emperor. Plus TX,
have reason to believe, is still rather favoraby in
cEned ne is seduced by the 1attering idea OF see
Ing himself the object of the ovations which he
would be sure to receive from the French people;
but the Sacred College, and particularly Cardinal
Antonei, as also the diplomatic body, regard such
step with no favorable eye, and will do their ut
most to prevent 1T. Notwithstanding the assur-
ances of M. de RaynevaI, few persons at Rome be-
ieve that his holiness will visit France in the
spring. 1t ls not forgotten that, though in IS4S
every thing was arranged by the Duke d Harcourt
to induce the Pope to embark at Civta Vecchia for
France, the Russian and Austrian ministers sue
ceeded in making him change his route, and pro-
coed to Gaeta."
The correspondent of the London Daily Ne,os at
Rome reports that the priests kept aIoof from all
reJolclngs on the proclamation of the Emperor of
the French, and the army cold